diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 90e550c..20fa719 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -18,6 +18,12 @@ version = "1.2.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "cf1de2fe8c75bc145a2f577add951f8134889b4795d47466a54a5c846d691693"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "boxfnonce"
+version = "0.1.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "5988cb1d626264ac94100be357308f29ff7cbdd3b36bda27f450a4ee3f713426"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "cc"
 version = "1.0.67"
@@ -30,6 +36,16 @@ version = "1.0.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "baf1de4339761588bc0619e3cbc0120ee582ebb74b53b4efbf79117bd2da40fd"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "daemonize"
+version = "0.4.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "70c24513e34f53b640819f0ac9f705b673fcf4006d7aab8778bee72ebfc89815"
+dependencies = [
+ "boxfnonce",
+ "libc",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "futures-core"
 version = "0.3.14"
@@ -112,6 +128,7 @@ name = "mister_ojd_server"
 version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
+ "daemonize",
  "inotify",
  "local_ipaddress",
  "nix",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index b40c3a4..0da15fe 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ edition = "2018"
 
 [dependencies]
 anyhow = "1.0"
+daemonize = "0.4"
 inotify = "0.9"
 local_ipaddress = "0.1"
 nix = "0.20"
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 3040392..e410684 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use anyhow::{anyhow, Context, Result};
+use daemonize::Daemonize;
 use inotify::{Inotify, EventMask, WatchMask};
 use nix::{ioctl_read, ioctl_read_buf};
 use serde_json::{json, Value};
@@ -38,6 +39,10 @@ ioctl_read!(get_num_buttons, JSIOCG_MAGIC, JSIOCGBUTTONS, u8);
 ioctl_read_buf!(get_gamepad_name, JSIOCG_MAGIC, JSIOCGNAME, u8);
 
 fn main() {
+    if let Err(e) = daemonize_me() {
+        panic!("Unable to daemonize application: {}", e);
+    }
+
     loop {
         println!("Waiting for Open Joystick Display");
 
@@ -78,6 +83,19 @@ fn main() {
     }
 }
 
+fn daemonize_me() -> Result<()> {
+    let stdout = File::create("/tmp/ojd_server.out")?;
+    let stderr = File::create("/tmp/ojd_server.err")?;
+
+    let daemon = Daemonize::new()
+        .stdout(stdout)
+        .stderr(stderr);
+
+    let _ = daemon.start()?;
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
 fn connect_to_ojd() -> Result<TcpStream> {
     let mut ip_addr = local_ipaddress::get().context("Unable to retrieve local IP address")?;
     ip_addr.push_str(":56709");