diff --git a/docs/reference/setup/repositories.asciidoc b/docs/reference/setup/repositories.asciidoc
index 3b56dff6e1f..43d908659a4 100644
--- a/docs/reference/setup/repositories.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/reference/setup/repositories.asciidoc
@@ -66,3 +66,19 @@ And your repository is ready for use. You can install it with :
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 yum install elasticsearch
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+
+Configure Elasticsearch to automatically start during bootup. If your
+distribution is using SysV, then you will need to run :
+
+[source,sh]
+--------------------------------------------------
+chkconfig --add elasticsearch
+--------------------------------------------------
+
+Otherwise if your distribution is using systemd :
+
+[source,sh]
+--------------------------------------------------
+sudo /bin/systemctl daemon-reload
+sudo /bin/systemctl enable elasticsearch.service
+--------------------------------------------------