diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a04e788..26c6d3d 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -9,9 +9,20 @@ build: ./bin ui-build
 ./bin:
 	mkdir -p bin
 
+./bin/echo:
+	$(GO) build -o ./bin/echo ./bin/echo
+
 ui-%:
 	cd ui && make $*
 
+$(HOME)/.config/systemd/user/echo.service: ./bin/echo
+	cat ./devloop/systemd/echo.service.in | sed -e 's|%BASE%|$(shell pwd)/bin|' | tee -a $(HOME)/.config/systemd/user/echo.service
+
+local-dev: $(HOME)/.config/systemd/user/echo.service
+
+local-clean:
+	rm $(HOME)/.config/systemd/user/echo.service
+
 dev:
 	docker compose up
 
diff --git a/devloop/systemd/echo.service.in b/devloop/systemd/echo.service.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6ceaa81
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devloop/systemd/echo.service.in
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=Runs a dummy service to test broadcast
+
+[Service]
+ExecStart=%BASE%/echo