diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 82d82acd..1d159f87 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@
 /.coveralls-stamp
 /release/
 /profile.out
+/cmd/envetcd/envetcd
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e1366f17..3e545e96 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ release-linux-amd64: $(EXECUTABLE) $(EXECUTABLE)-linux-amd64
 	@mkdir -p release
 	@tar czf release/$(EXECUTABLE)-$(VERSION)-linux-amd64.tgz $(EXECUTABLE)-$(VERSION)-linux-amd64
 	@rm -rf $(EXECUTABLE)-$(VERSION)-linux-amd64
+	@cp $(EXECUTABLE)-linux-amd64 release/
 
 release-darwin-amd64: $(EXECUTABLE) $(EXECUTABLE)-darwin-amd64
 	$(eval VERSION=$(shell ./$(EXECUTABLE) -v | awk '{print $$3}'))
@@ -79,6 +80,7 @@ release-darwin-amd64: $(EXECUTABLE) $(EXECUTABLE)-darwin-amd64
 	@mkdir -p release
 	@tar czf release/$(EXECUTABLE)-$(VERSION)-darwin-amd64.tgz $(EXECUTABLE)-$(VERSION)-darwin-amd64
 	@rm -rf $(EXECUTABLE)-$(VERSION)-darwin-amd64
+	@cp $(EXECUTABLE)-darwin-amd64 release/
 
 clean:
 	@rm -rf \
diff --git a/cmd/envetcd/cli.go b/cmd/envetcd/cli.go
index 12b61125..7c6ab342 100644
--- a/cmd/envetcd/cli.go
+++ b/cmd/envetcd/cli.go
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/codegangsta/cli"
 	"github.com/zvelo/envetcd"
-	"github.com/zvelo/zvelo-services/util"
 )
 
 // Exit codes are int values that represent an exit code for a particular error.
@@ -24,28 +23,6 @@ const (
 	exitCodeEnvEtcdError
 )
 
-func setup(c *cli.Context) error {
-	util.InitLogger(c.GlobalString("log-level"))
-
-	config = configT{
-		EnvEtcd: &envetcd.Config{
-			Etcd:              util.NewEtcdConfig(c),
-			Hostname:          c.GlobalString("hostname"),
-			System:            c.GlobalString("system"),
-			Service:           c.GlobalString("service"),
-			Prefix:            c.GlobalString("prefix"),
-			Sanitize:          !c.GlobalBool("no-sanitize"),
-			Upcase:            !c.GlobalBool("no-upcase"),
-			UseDefaultGateway: c.GlobalBool("use-default-gateway"),
-		},
-		Output:   c.String("output"),
-		WriteEnv: c.GlobalString("write-env"),
-		CleanEnv: c.GlobalBool("clean-env"),
-	}
-
-	return nil
-}
-
 // Run accepts a slice of arguments and returns an int representing the exit
 // status from the command.
 func run(c *cli.Context) {
diff --git a/cmd/envetcd/main.go b/cmd/envetcd/main.go
index d11d2a90..3937c959 100644
--- a/cmd/envetcd/main.go
+++ b/cmd/envetcd/main.go
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import (
 
 const (
 	name    = "envetcd"
-	version = "0.2.2"
+	version = "0.3.6"
 )
 
 type configT struct {
@@ -21,8 +21,9 @@ type configT struct {
 }
 
 var (
-	app    = cli.NewApp()
-	config configT
+	app       = cli.NewApp()
+	config    configT
+	templates = cli.StringSlice{}
 )
 
 func init() {
@@ -67,6 +68,15 @@ func init() {
 			EnvVar: "ENVETCD_OUTPUT",
 			Usage:  "write stdout from the command to this file",
 		},
+		cli.StringSliceFlag{
+			Name:   "templates, t",
+			EnvVar: "ENVETCD_TEMPLATES",
+			Usage: "replace values in this template file using those pulled from etcd," +
+				"filename should end in '.tmpl'," +
+				"the substituted file will be written without the '.tmpl' suffix," +
+				"may be supplied multiple times",
+			Value: &templates,
+		},
 		cli.BoolFlag{
 			Name:   "clean-env, c",
 			EnvVar: "ENVETCD_CLEAN_ENV",
@@ -82,16 +92,33 @@ func init() {
 			EnvVar: "ENVETCD_NO_UPCASE",
 			Usage:  "don't convert all environment keys to uppercase",
 		},
-		cli.BoolFlag{
-			Name:   "use-default-gateway, d",
-			EnvVar: "ENVETCD_USE_DEFAULT_GATEWAY",
-			Usage:  "expose the default gateway as $ENVETCD_DEFAULT_GATEWAY",
-		},
 	}...)
 	app.Before = setup
 	app.Action = run
 }
 
+func setup(c *cli.Context) error {
+	util.InitLogger(c.GlobalString("log-level"))
+
+	config = configT{
+		EnvEtcd: &envetcd.Config{
+			Etcd:          util.NewEtcdConfig(c),
+			Hostname:      c.GlobalString("hostname"),
+			System:        c.GlobalString("system"),
+			Service:       c.GlobalString("service"),
+			Prefix:        c.GlobalString("prefix"),
+			Sanitize:      !c.GlobalBool("no-sanitize"),
+			Upcase:        !c.GlobalBool("no-upcase"),
+			TemplateFiles: c.StringSlice("templates"),
+		},
+		Output:   c.String("output"),
+		WriteEnv: c.GlobalString("write-env"),
+		CleanEnv: c.GlobalBool("clean-env"),
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 func main() {
 	app.Run(os.Args)
 }
diff --git a/envetcd.go b/envetcd.go
index 8c95c827..5cccf410 100644
--- a/envetcd.go
+++ b/envetcd.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"log"
 	"net"
 	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"regexp"
 	"sort"
 	"strconv"
@@ -24,7 +25,7 @@ var invalidRegexp = regexp.MustCompile(`[^a-zA-Z0-9_]`)
 
 // Config contains all of the parameters needed to run GetKeyPairs
 type Config struct {
-	Etcd              *util.EtcdConfig
+	Etcd             *util.EtcdConfig
 	Sanitize          bool
 	Upcase            bool
 	UseDefaultGateway bool
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	System            string
 	Service           string
 	Hostname          string
+	TemplateFiles     []string
 }
 
 var (
@@ -57,16 +59,66 @@ func init() {
 	}
 }
 
+func getEnvSlice(key string) []string {
+	ret := []string{}
+
+	vals := os.Getenv(key)
+	if len(vals) == 0 {
+		return ret
+	}
+
+	for _, val := range strings.Split(vals, ",") {
+		val = strings.TrimSpace(val)
+		if len(val) > 0 {
+			ret = append(ret, val)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return ret
+}
+
+func getEnvBool(key string, dflt bool) bool {
+	val := os.Getenv(key)
+	if len(val) == 0 {
+		return dflt
+	}
+
+	ret, err := strconv.ParseBool(val)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Printf("[WARN] error parsing environment bool ($%s): %s", key, err)
+		return dflt
+	}
+
+	return ret
+}
+
+func getEnvDefault(key, dflt string) string {
+	ret := os.Getenv(key)
+	if len(ret) == 0 {
+		return dflt
+	}
+	return ret
+}
+
+func initLogger() {
+	logLevel := "WARN"
+	if val := os.Getenv("LOG_LEVEL"); len(val) > 0 {
+		logLevel = val
+	}
+
+	util.InitLogger(logLevel)
+}
+
 // Set modifies the current environment with variables retrieved from etcd. Set
 // will not overwrite existing variables.
 // On linux systems, the default gateway will be automatically used as the etcd
 // endpoint.
-// If $ETCD_ENDPOINT is set, it will override the default gateway.
-// $ETCD_ENDPOINT should look like "http://127.0.0.1:4001".
+// If $ETCD_PEERS is set, it will override the default gateway.
+// $ETCD_PEERS should look like "http://127.0.0.1:4001".
 // service should be set by the application calling Set and not derived from
 // an environment variable.
 // Set will also use some other environment variables if they exist.
-// $ETCD_PREFIX defaults to "/config"
+// $ENVETCD_PREFIX defaults to "/config"
 // $HOSTNAME will be honored if it is set.
 // An error is returned only if there was an actual error. Inability to
 // determine the etcd endpoint as tolerated and not considered an error. In this
@@ -79,64 +131,49 @@ func Set(service string) error {
 		return nil
 	}
 	setRun = true
-	logLevel := os.Getenv("LOG_LEVEL")
-	if logLevel == "" {
-		logLevel = "WARN"
-	}
-	util.InitLogger(logLevel)
+	initLogger()
 
-	etcdEndpoint := os.Getenv("ETCD_ENDPOINT")
+	useDefaultGateway := getEnvBool("ETCD_USE_DEFAULT_GATEWAY", true)
 
-	useSync := true
-	if len(os.Getenv("ETCD_NO_SYNC")) > 0 {
-		useSync = false
-	}
-	useDefaultGateway := true
-	if len(os.Getenv("ENVETCD_USE_DEFAULT_GATEWAY")) > 0 {
-		if val, err := strconv.ParseBool(os.Getenv("ENVETCD_USE_DEFAULT_GATEWAY")); err != nil {
-			log.Printf("[INFO] envetcd.Set could not parse $ENVETCD_USE_DEFAULT_GATEWAY, defaulting to true: %v\n", err)
-		} else {
-			useDefaultGateway = val
-		}
-	}
+	peers := getEnvSlice("ETCD_PEERS")
 
-	if gatewayIP != nil && useDefaultGateway && len(etcdEndpoint) == 0 {
-		etcdEndpoint = fmt.Sprintf("http://%s:4001", gatewayIP.String())
+	if gatewayIP != nil && useDefaultGateway && len(peers) == 0 {
+		peers = []string{fmt.Sprintf("http://%s:4001", gatewayIP.String())}
+	} else {
+		useDefaultGateway = false
 	}
 
-	if len(etcdEndpoint) == 0 {
+	if len(peers) == 0 {
 		log.Println("[INFO] envetcd.Set returned after it could not determine the etcd endpoint")
 		return nil
 	}
 
 	config := &Config{
 		Etcd: &util.EtcdConfig{
-			Peers: []string{etcdEndpoint},
-			Sync:  useSync,
+			Peers:             peers,
+			Sync:              !getEnvBool("ETCD_NO_SYNC", false),
+			UseDefaultGateway: useDefaultGateway,
 		},
-		Sanitize:          true,
-		Upcase:            true,
-		UseDefaultGateway: useDefaultGateway,
-		Prefix:            os.Getenv("ETCD_PREFIX"),
-		Service:           service,
-		Hostname:          os.Getenv("HOSTNAME"),
+		Sanitize:      true,
+		Upcase:        true,
+		Prefix:        getEnvDefault("ENVETCD_PREFIX", "/config"),
+		Service:       service,
+		Hostname:      os.Getenv("HOSTNAME"),
+		TemplateFiles: getEnvSlice("ENVETCD_TEMPLATES"),
 	}
 
 	if len(config.Etcd.Peers[0]) == 0 {
 		config.Etcd.Peers[0] = "http://127.0.0.1:4001"
 	}
 
-	if len(config.Prefix) == 0 {
-		config.Prefix = "/config"
-	}
-
 	keyPairs, err := GetKeyPairs(config)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	log.Printf("[DEBUG] envetcd: %v => %v\n", "ETCD_ENDPOINT", etcdEndpoint)
-	keyPairs["ETCD_ENDPOINT"] = etcdEndpoint
+	etcdPeers := strings.Join(peers, ", ")
+	log.Printf("[DEBUG] envetcd: %v => %v\n", "ETCD_PEERS", etcdPeers)
+	keyPairs["ETCD_PEERS"] = etcdPeers
 
 	for key, value := range keyPairs {
 		if len(os.Getenv(key)) == 0 {
@@ -147,6 +184,51 @@ func Set(service string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func processTemplates(keyPairs KeyPairs, tplFiles []string) {
+	const ext = ".tmpl"
+
+	data := map[string]interface{}{}
+	arrays := map[string][]string{}
+	for key, value := range keyPairs {
+		data[key] = value
+		arrays[key] = []string{}
+		for _, val := range strings.Split(value, ",") {
+			val = strings.TrimSpace(val)
+			if len(val) > 0 {
+				arrays[key] = append(arrays[key], val)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	data["ARRAY"] = arrays
+
+	for _, tplFile := range tplFiles {
+		if filepath.Ext(tplFile) != ext {
+			tplFile += ext
+		}
+
+		tpl, err := template.ParseFiles(tplFile)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Printf("[WARN] error parsing template (%s): %s", tplFile, err)
+			continue
+		}
+
+		fName := tplFile[0 : len(tplFile)-len(ext)]
+		f, err := os.Create(fName)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Printf("[WARN] error creating file (%s): %s", fName, err)
+			continue
+		}
+		defer f.Close()
+
+		if err := tpl.Execute(f, data); err != nil {
+			log.Printf("[WARN] error writing file (%s): %s", fName, err)
+			continue
+		}
+
+		log.Printf("[INFO] wrote file %s", fName)
+	}
+}
+
 // GetKeyPairs takes a given config and client, and returns all key pairs
 func GetKeyPairs(config *Config) (KeyPairs, error) {
 	const noSort = false
@@ -205,8 +287,8 @@ func GetKeyPairs(config *Config) (KeyPairs, error) {
 		keyPairs["ENVETCD_HOSTNAME"] = config.Hostname
 	}
 
-	if config.UseDefaultGateway && gatewayIP != nil {
-		keyPairs["ENVETCD_DEFAULT_GATEWAY"] = gatewayIP.String()
+	if config.Etcd.UseDefaultGateway && len(config.Etcd.Peers) == 1 {
+		keyPairs["ENVETCD_DEFAULT_GATEWAY"] = config.Etcd.Peers[0]
 	}
 
 	var keys []string
@@ -223,6 +305,8 @@ func GetKeyPairs(config *Config) (KeyPairs, error) {
 		log.Printf("[DEBUG] envetcd: %v => %v\n", key, keyPairs[key])
 	}
 
+	processTemplates(keyPairs, config.TemplateFiles)
+
 	return keyPairs, nil
 }