diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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@@ -16,6 +16,18 @@ require('appmetrics-dash').attach();
 ```
 to the very top of your main JavaScript source file.
 
+Alternatively, to use preloading:
+
+```sh
+$ node --require appmetrics-dash/attach app.js
+```
+
+or in Node.js from versions 8.0.0 and 6.12.0 onwards, use the NODE_OPTIONS environment variable:
+
+```sh
+$ export NODE_OPTIONS="--require appmetrics-dash/attach"
+```
+
 If you want to add the dashboard to one specific HTTP server then use:
 
 ```js
@@ -31,6 +43,18 @@ If you are not creating an HTTP server then use:
 require('appmetrics-dash').monitor();
 ```
 
+or run your program with
+
+```sh
+$ node --require appmetrics-dash/monitor app.js
+```
+
+or via the NODE_OPTIONS environment variable:
+
+```sh
+$ export NODE_OPTIONS="--require appmetrics-dash/monitor"
+```
+
 This creates a new server for the dashboard on port 3001 by default. The path defaults to ```/appmetrics-dash```.
 E.g. http://localhost:3001/appmetrics-dash
 
diff --git a/attach.js b/attach.js
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+++ b/attach.js
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+/*******************************************************************************
+ * Copyright 2015 IBM Corp.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ ******************************************************************************/
+// For preloading
+'use strict';
+require('./lib/appmetrics-dash.js').attach();
diff --git a/monitor.js b/monitor.js
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+++ b/monitor.js
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+/*******************************************************************************
+ * Copyright 2015 IBM Corp.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ ******************************************************************************/
+// For preloading
+'use strict';
+require('./lib/appmetrics-dash.js').monitor();