diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index 04a1d53..e91305d 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@
 	dh_installdocs
 	dh_installexamples samples/*
 	dh_installinit -- defaults 99 01
+	dh_installsystemd --no-enable
 	dh_link
 	dh_compress
 	dh_fixperms
diff --git a/debian/service b/debian/service
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6d3f8e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/service
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=monitoring a system via ps-like commands
+
+[Service]
+Environment=PIDFILE=/var/run/ps-watcher.pid
+EnvironmentFile=-/etc/default/ps-watcher
+ExecStart=/usr/sbin/ps-watcher -c $CONFIG --daemon $DAEMON_OPTS
+ExecReload=/bin/kill -HUP $MAINPID
+KillMode=process
+Restart=on-failure
+Type=notify
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target