diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8a12d0d8..e0d0a54b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -106,6 +106,25 @@ This is a small program that shows the usage of the [api](https://gitlab.com/ope
 data from TypeScript code. Feel free to copy the [minimal-connector](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/minimal-connector/)
 and write your own connector with it.
 
+## Add your connector
+You may want to integrate your connectors in the `docker-compose.yml` to
+deploy your whole StApps-backend-environment in a single command. Use the 
+`systemd` directory in this project as an example of how to deploy
+your connector(s) and configure `systemd` services and timers.
+
+The service will try to restart a named container. That means for successful 
+execution the container needs to be started once before with the appropriate 
+command. 
+```shell
+docker-compose up minimal-connector
+```
+
+To enable the service that runs the connector periodically execute:
+```shell
+systemctl --now enable /absolute/path/minimal-deployment/minimal-connector/minimal-connector.service /absolute/path/minimal-deployment/minimal-connector/minimal-connector.timer
+```
+This command will immediately start the service on execution.
+
 ## Round off your deployment with the [proxy](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/proxy)
 The backend is exposed on the port 3000 now. This means anyone can import data into your backend and you can only run
 one version of the backend at a time. Have a look at the [proxy](https://gitlab.com/openstapps/proxy/) to secure and
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index d35ee5da..3ee2b47c 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -32,3 +32,7 @@ services:
     links:
       - "backend"
 
+  minimal-connector:
+    image: registry.gitlab.com/openstapps/minimal-connector:core-0.23
+    container_name: minimal-connector-0.23
+    command: ["http://backend:3000", "minimal-connector", "f-u"]
diff --git a/start.sh b/start.sh
index 98980d39..2873137c 100755
--- a/start.sh
+++ b/start.sh
@@ -52,6 +52,11 @@ Useful commands:
 * In case you don't need the containers to be running anymore, you can also stop them using docker-compose command (example for database container):
 
     $SUDO docker-compose stop database
+
+* If you want to test the functionality of the "minimal-connector", use the following command.
+
+    $SUDO docker-compose up minimal-connector
+
 EOF
 
 read _
diff --git a/systemd/minimal-connector.service b/systemd/minimal-connector.service
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bc92ea9e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/systemd/minimal-connector.service
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=Restarts the "minimal-connector-0.23" container
+
+[Service]
+Type=oneshot
+User=root
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/env docker restart minimal-connector-0.23
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
diff --git a/systemd/minimal-connector.timer b/systemd/minimal-connector.timer
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ff2de4ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/systemd/minimal-connector.timer
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=Run the minimal-connector.service every 5 minutes. If you need other timer configurations, please refer to: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Systemd/Timers
+
+[Timer]
+OnCalendar=*:0/5
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=timers.target