diff --git a/manifests/client.pp b/manifests/client.pp
index b76b136..8883a31 100644
--- a/manifests/client.pp
+++ b/manifests/client.pp
@@ -28,12 +28,18 @@ class xymon::client (
   $package_name               = $xymon::params::cli_package_name,
   $pkg_ensure                 = $xymon::params::cli_pkg_ensure,
   $pkg_provider               = $xymon::params::cli_pkg_provider,
+  $service_name               = $xymon::params::cli_service_name,
+  $service_default_path       = $xymon::params::cli_service_default_path,
+  $service_path               = $xymon::params::cli_service_path,
+  $service_tpl                = $xymon::params::cli_service_tpl,
 ) inherits xymon::params {
 
   include '::xymon::client::preconfig'
   include '::xymon::client::install'
+  include '::xymon::client::config'
 
   Class['::xymon::client::preconfig'] ->
-  Class['::xymon::client::install']
+  Class['::xymon::client::install'] ->
+  Class['::xymon::client::config']
 
 } # Public class: xymon::client
diff --git a/manifests/client/config.pp b/manifests/client/config.pp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..057c12f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/manifests/client/config.pp
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+# == Class: xymon::client::install
+#
+# Install Xymon client
+#
+class xymon::client::config {
+
+  File {
+    owner => root,
+    group => root,
+    mode  => 0644,
+  }
+
+  file { "${xymon::client::service_path}":
+    ensure  => present,
+    mode    => 0754,
+    content => template($xymon::client::service_tpl),
+  }
+
+
+} # Private class: xymon::client::config
diff --git a/manifests/params.pp b/manifests/params.pp
index b2a2ce7..6bc6fd2 100644
--- a/manifests/params.pp
+++ b/manifests/params.pp
@@ -4,15 +4,21 @@ class xymon::params {
   case $::osfamily {
     'Debian': {
 
-      # Client
+      ## Client
+      # Package
       $cli_download_dir           = '/opt/xymon/packages'
       $cli_download_url           = undef
       $cli_new_version            = '4.3.17'
-
       $cli_package_name           = undef
       $cli_pkg_ensure             = 'present'
       $cli_pkg_provider           = 'dpkg'
 
+      # Service
+      $cli_service_name           = 'xymon-client'
+      $cli_service_default_path   = '/etc/default/xymon-client'
+      $cli_service_path           = '/etc/init.d/xymon-client'
+      $cli_service_tpl            = 'xymon/client/xymon-client.deb_service.erb'
+
 
     }
     default: {
diff --git a/templates/client/xymon-client.deb_service.erb b/templates/client/xymon-client.deb_service.erb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..12204e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/client/xymon-client.deb_service.erb
@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+#! /bin/sh
+#
+# <%= scope.lookupvar('xymon::client::service_name') %>    This shell script takes care of starting and stopping
+#                 the xymon client.
+
+### BEGIN INIT INFO
+# Provides:          <%= scope.lookupvar('xymon::client::service_name') %> hobbit-client
+# Required-Start:    $remote_fs $network
+# Should-Start:      $all
+# Required-Stop:     $remote_fs
+# Default-Start:     2 3 4 5
+# Default-Stop:      0 1 6
+# Short-Description: Xymon system monitor client
+# Description:       Client to feed system data to a remote Xymon server.
+### END INIT INFO
+
+PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin
+DAEMON="/usr/lib/xymon/client/bin/xymonlaunch"
+NAME=<%= scope.lookupvar('xymon::client::service_name') %>
+DESC="Xymon Client"
+PIDFILE="/var/run/xymon/clientlaunch.pid"
+XYMONCLIENTHOME="/usr/lib/xymon/client"
+
+test -x $DAEMON || exit 0
+
+. /lib/lsb/init-functions
+. /usr/share/xymon/init-common.sh
+
+# Include <%= scope.lookupvar('xymon::client::service_name') %> defaults if available
+if [ -f <%= scope.lookupvar('xymon::client::service_default_path') %> ] ; then
+  . <%= scope.lookupvar('xymon::client::service_default_path') %>
+fi
+[ -z "$MACHINE" ] && MACHINE="$CLIENTHOSTNAME"
+[ -z "$MACHINEDOTS" ] && MACHINEDOTS="`hostname -f`"
+export XYMONSERVERS XYMONCLIENTHOME CLIENTHOSTNAME MACHINE MACHINEDOTS
+
+case "$1" in
+  start)
+  # do not run the client script on the server
+  [ -x /usr/lib/xymon/server/bin/xymond ] && exit 0
+
+  create_includefiles
+
+  if test "$TMPFSSIZE" && test -e /proc/mounts && ! grep -q /var/lib/xymon/tmp /proc/mounts; then
+    echo "Mounting tmpfs on /var/lib/xymon/tmp"
+    rm -f /var/lib/xymon/tmp/*
+    mount -t tmpfs -o"size=$TMPFSSIZE,mode=755,uid=$(id -u xymon)" tmpfs /var/lib/xymon/tmp
+  fi
+
+  log_daemon_msg "Starting $DESC" "$NAME"
+  start-stop-daemon --exec $DAEMON --chuid xymon --umask 022 --start \
+    -- \
+    --config=/etc/xymon/clientlaunch.cfg \
+    --log=/var/log/xymon/clientlaunch.log \
+    --pidfile=$PIDFILE
+  log_end_msg $?
+  ;;
+  stop)
+  log_daemon_msg "Stopping $DESC" "$NAME"
+  start-stop-daemon --exec $DAEMON --pidfile $PIDFILE --stop --retry 5
+  log_end_msg $?
+  ;;
+  status)
+  if test -s $PIDFILE
+  then
+    kill -0 `cat $PIDFILE`
+    if test $? -eq 0
+    then
+                        echo "Xymon client running with PID `cat $PIDFILE`"
+      exit 0
+    else
+      echo "Xymon client not running, removing stale PID file"
+      rm -f $PIDFILE
+      exit 1
+    fi
+  else
+    echo "Xymon client does not appear to be running"
+    exit 3
+  fi
+  ;;
+  restart)
+  if [ -x /usr/lib/xymon/server/bin/xymond ] ; then
+    log_action_msg "Xymon server installed. Please restart 'xymon' instead"
+    exit 0
+  fi
+  $0 stop
+  sleep 1
+  $0 start
+  ;;
+  reload|force-reload)
+  [ -x /usr/lib/xymon/server/bin/xymond ] && exit 0
+  create_includefiles
+  kill -HUP `cat /var/run/xymon/clientlaunch.pid`
+  ;;
+  rotate)
+  for PIDFILE in /var/run/xymon/*.pid
+  do
+    test -e $PIDFILE && kill -HUP `cat $PIDFILE`
+  done
+  ;;
+  *)
+  N=/etc/init.d/$NAME
+  echo "Usage: $N {start|stop|restart|force-reload|status|rotate}" >&2
+  exit 1
+  ;;
+esac
+
+exit 0
+