diff --git a/debian/big-brother.bigbro.init b/debian/big-brother.bigbro.init
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6625de6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/big-brother.bigbro.init
@@ -0,0 +1,136 @@
+#! /bin/sh
+### BEGIN INIT INFO
+# Provides:          bigbro
+# Required-Start:    $remote_fs $syslog $network
+# Required-Stop:     $remote_fs $syslog
+# Default-Start:     2 3 4 5
+# Default-Stop:      0 1 6
+# Short-Description: IPVS weight coordinator.
+# Description:       Service to allow pacemaker to start and
+#                    stop IPVS tunnels. Will monitor health of
+#                    the backend nodes.
+### END INIT INFO
+
+# Author: Braintreeps <code@getbraintree.com>
+
+# PATH should only include /usr/* if it runs after the mountnfs.sh script
+PATH=/sbin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin
+DESC="HA Service monitor"
+NAME=bigbro
+DAEMON=/usr/bin/$NAME
+INTERPRETER=ruby1.9.1
+PIDFILE=/var/run/$NAME.pid
+DAEMON_ARGS="--port 9000 --config /etc/big_brother/config.yml --data-dir /etc/big_brother --pid $PIDFILE --daemon"
+SCRIPTNAME=/etc/init.d/$NAME
+
+# Exit if the package is not installed
+[ -x "$DAEMON" ] || exit 0
+
+# Read configuration variable file if it is present
+[ -r /etc/default/$NAME ] && . /etc/default/$NAME
+
+# Define LSB log_* functions.
+# Depend on lsb-base (>= 3.0-6) to ensure that this file is present.
+. /lib/lsb/init-functions
+
+# Exit if there is no config file
+[ -x "/etc/big_brother/config.yml" ] || exit 0
+
+#
+# Function that starts the daemon/service
+#
+do_start()
+{
+  # Return
+  #   0 if daemon has been started
+  #   1 if daemon was already running
+  #   2 if daemon could not be started
+  start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --pidfile $PIDFILE --exec $DAEMON --test > /dev/null \
+    || return 1
+  start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --pidfile $PIDFILE --exec $DAEMON -- \
+    $DAEMON_ARGS \
+    || return 2
+  # Add code here, if necessary, that waits for the process to be ready
+  # to handle requests from services started subsequently which depend
+  # on this one.  As a last resort, sleep for some time.
+}
+
+#
+# Function that stops the daemon/service
+#
+do_stop()
+{
+  # Return
+  #   0 if daemon has been stopped
+  #   1 if daemon was already stopped
+  #   2 if daemon could not be stopped
+  #   other if a failure occurred
+  start-stop-daemon --stop --quiet --retry=TERM/30/KILL/5 --pidfile $PIDFILE --name $INTERPRETER
+  RETVAL="$?"
+  [ "$RETVAL" = 2 ] && return 2
+  # Many daemons don't delete their pidfiles when they exit.
+  rm -f $PIDFILE
+  return "$RETVAL"
+}
+
+#
+# Function that sends a SIGHUP to the daemon/service
+#
+do_reload() {
+  #
+  # If the daemon can reload its configuration without
+  # restarting (for example, when it is sent a SIGHUP),
+  # then implement that here.
+  #
+  start-stop-daemon --stop --signal 1 --quiet --pidfile $PIDFILE --name $INTERPRETER
+  return 0
+}
+
+case "$1" in
+  start)
+    [ "$VERBOSE" != no ] && log_daemon_msg "Starting $DESC" "$NAME"
+    do_start
+    case "$?" in
+      0|1) [ "$VERBOSE" != no ] && log_end_msg 0 ;;
+      2) [ "$VERBOSE" != no ] && log_end_msg 1 ;;
+    esac
+  ;;
+  stop)
+    [ "$VERBOSE" != no ] && log_daemon_msg "Stopping $DESC" "$NAME"
+    do_stop
+    case "$?" in
+      0|1) [ "$VERBOSE" != no ] && log_end_msg 0 ;;
+      2) [ "$VERBOSE" != no ] && log_end_msg 1 ;;
+    esac
+  ;;
+  status)
+    status_of_proc "$DAEMON" "$NAME" && exit 0 || exit $?
+  ;;
+  reload|force-reload)
+    log_daemon_msg "Reloading $DESC" "$NAME"
+    do_reload
+    log_end_msg $?
+  ;;
+  restart)
+    log_daemon_msg "Restarting $DESC" "$NAME"
+    do_stop
+    case "$?" in
+      0|1)
+      do_start
+      case "$?" in
+        0) log_end_msg 0 ;;
+        1) log_end_msg 1 ;; # Old process is still running
+        *) log_end_msg 1 ;; # Failed to start
+      esac
+      ;;
+      *)
+        # Failed to stop
+      log_end_msg 1
+      ;;
+    esac
+  ;;
+  *)
+    echo "Usage: $SCRIPTNAME {start|stop|status|restart|reload|force-reload}" >&2
+    exit 3
+  ;;
+esac
diff --git a/debian/big-brother.postinst.debhelper b/debian/big-brother.postinst.debhelper
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6047c2c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/big-brother.postinst.debhelper
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# Automatically added by dh_installinit
+if [ -x "/etc/init.d/bigbro" ]; then
+	update-rc.d bigbro defaults >/dev/null
+	invoke-rc.d bigbro start || exit $?
+fi
+# End automatically added section
diff --git a/debian/big-brother.postrm.debhelper b/debian/big-brother.postrm.debhelper
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cbf7aad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/big-brother.postrm.debhelper
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# Automatically added by dh_installinit
+if [ "$1" = "purge" ] ; then
+	update-rc.d bigbro remove >/dev/null
+fi
+# End automatically added section
diff --git a/debian/big-brother.prerm.debhelper b/debian/big-brother.prerm.debhelper
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fbe9c51
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/big-brother.prerm.debhelper
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# Automatically added by dh_installinit
+if [ -x "/etc/init.d/bigbro" ]; then
+	invoke-rc.d bigbro stop || exit $?
+fi
+# End automatically added section
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index a5e7dc8..e70e8d8 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -13,3 +13,6 @@
 
 %:
 	dh $@ --buildsystem=ruby --with ruby
+
+override_dh_installinit:
+	dh_installinit --name=bigbro