diff --git a/deploy/bitcoin.conf b/deploy/bitcoin.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c8fc04b056
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deploy/bitcoin.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+datadir=/var/lib/bitcoind
+txindex=1
diff --git a/deploy/bitcoind.service b/deploy/bitcoind.service
index a41e186232..0bfc4f26fe 100644
--- a/deploy/bitcoind.service
+++ b/deploy/bitcoind.service
@@ -8,9 +8,8 @@ Wants=network-online.target
 ConfigurationDirectory=bitcoin
 ConfigurationDirectoryMode=0710
 ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/bitcoind \
-  -datadir=/var/lib/bitcoind \
-  -chain=${CHAIN} \
-  -txindex
+  -conf=/etc/bitcoin/bitcoin.conf \
+  -chain=${CHAIN}
 ExecStartPre=/bin/chgrp bitcoin /etc/bitcoin
 Group=bitcoin
 MemoryDenyWriteExecute=true
diff --git a/deploy/setup b/deploy/setup
index 39612cf170..a8912f5ff7 100755
--- a/deploy/setup
+++ b/deploy/setup
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ id --user bitcoin || useradd --system bitcoin
 id --user ord || useradd --system ord
 
 cp deploy/bitcoind.service /etc/systemd/system/
+mkdir -p /etc/bitcoin
+cp deploy/bitcoin.conf /etc/bitcoin/bitcoin.conf
 systemctl daemon-reload
 systemctl enable bitcoind
 systemctl restart bitcoind