@charliebrownau @djsumdog @Paultron

sudo apt install libssl-dev

Let's list all the dependencies you'll need while we're at it.

sudo apt install make gcc g++ zlib1g-dev libboost-dev libssl-dev openssl libminiupnpc-dev git

Also, which init system do you use?
Because I might be able to prepare an init script for you, since they only provide a SoystemD one, though I can't support all of them.