diff --git a/hieradata/nodes/metacpan-dev.yaml b/hieradata/nodes/metacpan-dev.yaml
index 348bf161..6727cf2a 100644
--- a/hieradata/nodes/metacpan-dev.yaml
+++ b/hieradata/nodes/metacpan-dev.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,12 @@
 ---
+
+classes:
+    - minion_queue
+
+minion_queue::service::workers: 1
+minion_queue::service::ensure: running
+minion_queue::service::enable: true
+
 metacpan::user: 'vagrant'
 metacpan::group: 'vagrant'
 
diff --git a/modules/minion_queue/manifests/init.pp b/modules/minion_queue/manifests/init.pp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5659857d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/minion_queue/manifests/init.pp
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+# == Class: minion_queue
+#
+# Probably requires metacpan::system::postgress
+# but that's not a specific dependency for now
+#
+# Add the following to hiera
+#
+# classes:
+#    - minion_queue
+#
+# minion_queue::service::workers: 1
+# minion_queue::service::ensure: running
+# minion_queue::service::enable: true
+#
+#
+class minion_queue(
+) {
+
+  include minion_queue::service
+
+}
diff --git a/modules/minion_queue/manifests/service.pp b/modules/minion_queue/manifests/service.pp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..762e2833
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/minion_queue/manifests/service.pp
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+# Install init script for minion_queue
+# See init.pp for details
+class minion_queue::service (
+    $workers = hiera('minion_queue::service::workers', 1 ),
+    $service_ensure = hiera('minion_queue::service::ensure', 'stopped' ),
+    $service_enable = hiera('minion_queue::service::enable', false ),
+    $user = hiera('metacpan::user', 'metacpan'),
+    $group = hiera('metacpan::group', 'metacpan'),
+) {
+    include perl
+
+    $service_name = "minion_queue"
+    $perlbin   = $perl::params::bin_dir
+
+    $init     = "/etc/init.d/${service_name}"
+
+    file { $init:
+        ensure  => file,
+        mode    => '0755',
+        owner   => $user,
+        group   => $group,
+        content => template('minion_queue/init.pl.erb'),
+    }
+
+    service { $service_name:
+        ensure  => $service_enable,
+        enable  => $service_enable,
+    }
+}
diff --git a/modules/minion_queue/templates/init.pl.erb b/modules/minion_queue/templates/init.pl.erb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fe1e66b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/minion_queue/templates/init.pl.erb
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+#!<%= @perlbin %>/perl
+<%# vim: set syn=perl.eruby ts=4 sts=4 sw=4 et sta: %>
+# Generated by puppet.
+
+### BEGIN INIT INFO
+# Provides:          <%= @name %>
+# Required-Start:    $all
+# Required-Stop:
+# Default-Start:     2 3 4 5
+# Default-Stop:      0 1 6
+# Short-Description: Starts <%= @name %>
+# Description:       Starts <%= @name %>
+### END INIT INFO`
+
+use strict;
+use warnings;
+
+use Daemon::Control;
+use File::Path 2.06 ();    # core
+
+my $name = "minion_queue";
+
+my $code_base_name = 'metacpan-api';
+
+my $user = '<%= @user %>';
+my $home = "/home/${user}/${code_base_name}";
+
+my %dirs = (
+    pid => "$home/var/run",
+    log => "$home/var/log",
+);
+my $carton    = '<%= @perlbin %>/carton';
+my $workers   = <%= @workers %>;
+
+my $carton_dir = "/home/${user}/carton";
+my $carton_path = "${carton_dir}/${code_base_name}";
+
+# TODO: Should we use the ./bin/carton wrapper instead of setting this here?
+$ENV{PERL_CARTON_PATH} = $carton_path;
+
+# We need the right perl in the ENV
+$ENV{PATH} = '<%= @perlbin %>:' . $ENV{PATH};
+
+#  carton exec bin/queue.pl
+my @program_args = (
+    'exec', "${home}/bin/queue.pl",
+    'minion', 'worker',
+    '-j', $workers
+);
+
+my $args = {
+    directory    => $home,
+    fork         => 2,
+    group        => $user,
+    lsb_desc     => "Starts $name",
+    lsb_sdesc    => "Starts $name",
+    name         => $name,
+    pid_file     => "$dirs{pid}/${name}.pid",
+    program      => $carton,
+    program_args => \@program_args,
+    stderr_file  => "$dirs{log}/${name}.log",
+    user         => $user,
+};
+
+exit Daemon::Control->new($args)->run;