diff --git a/files/nodepool-launcherv3.init b/files/nodepool-launcherv3.init
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+#! /bin/sh
+### BEGIN INIT INFO
+# Provides:          nodepool-launcher
+# Required-Start:    $remote_fs $syslog
+# Required-Stop:     $remote_fs $syslog
+# Default-Start:     2 3 4 5
+# Default-Stop:      0 1 6
+# Short-Description: Nodepool Launcher
+# Description:       Trunk gating system
+### END INIT INFO
+
+# Do NOT "set -e"
+
+# PATH should only include /usr/* if it runs after the mountnfs.sh script
+PATH=/sbin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin
+DESC="Nodepool Launcher"
+NAME=nodepool-launcher
+DAEMON=/usr/local/bin/nodepool-launcher
+PIDFILE=/var/run/$NAME/$NAME.pid
+SCRIPTNAME=/etc/init.d/$NAME
+USER=nodepool
+
+# 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/$NAME
+
+# Load the VERBOSE setting and other rcS variables
+. /lib/init/vars.sh
+
+# Define LSB log_* functions.
+# Depend on lsb-base (>= 3.0-6) to ensure that this file is present.
+. /lib/lsb/init-functions
+
+#
+# Function that starts the daemon/service
+#
+do_start()
+{
+	# Return
+	#   0 if daemon has been started
+	#   1 if daemon was already running
+	#   2 if daemon could not be started
+
+        mkdir -p /var/run/$NAME
+	chown $USER /var/run/$NAME
+	ulimit -n 8192
+	start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --pidfile $PIDFILE -c $USER --exec $DAEMON --test > /dev/null \
+		|| return 1
+	start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --pidfile $PIDFILE -c $USER --exec $DAEMON -- \
+		$DAEMON_ARGS -p $PIDFILE \
+		|| 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 --signal 9 --pidfile $PIDFILE
+	RETVAL="$?"
+	[ "$RETVAL" = 2 ] && return 2
+	rm -f /var/run/$NAME/*
+	return "$RETVAL"
+}
+
+#
+# Function that stops the daemon/service
+#
+do_graceful_stop()
+{
+	PID=`cat $PIDFILE`
+	kill -INT $PID
+	# Old nodepoold used USR1
+	# New nodepoold ignores it while INT is being handled
+	kill -USR1 $PID
+
+	# wait until really stopped
+	if [ -n "${PID:-}" ]; then
+		i=0
+		while kill -0 "${PID:-}" 2> /dev/null;  do
+			if [ $i -eq '0' ]; then
+				echo -n " ... waiting "
+			else
+				echo -n "."
+			fi
+			i=$(($i+1))
+			sleep 1
+		done
+	fi
+
+	rm -f /var/run/$NAME/*
+}
+
+#
+# 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 $NAME
+	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)
+	#
+	# If do_reload() is not implemented then leave this commented out
+	# and leave 'force-reload' as an alias for 'restart'.
+	#
+	log_daemon_msg "Reloading $DESC" "$NAME"
+	do_reload
+	log_end_msg $?
+	;;
+  restart)
+	#
+	# If the "reload" option is implemented then remove the
+	# 'force-reload' alias
+	#
+	log_daemon_msg "Restarting $DESC" "$NAME"
+	do_graceful_stop
+	do_start
+	;;
+  *)
+	#echo "Usage: $SCRIPTNAME {start|stop|restart|reload|force-reload}" >&2
+	echo "Usage: $SCRIPTNAME {start|stop|status|restart|force-reload}" >&2
+	exit 3
+	;;
+esac
+
+:
diff --git a/manifests/launcher.pp b/manifests/launcher.pp
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+# Copyright 2015 2015 IBM
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+# not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+# a copy of the License at
+#
+#      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+# WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+# License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+# under the License.
+
+# == Class: nodepool::launcher
+#
+class nodepool::launcher(
+  $statsd_host = undef,
+  $nodepool_ssh_public_key = undef,
+  $launcher_logging_conf_template = 'nodepool/nodepool-launcher.logging.conf.erb',
+) {
+
+  if ! defined(File['/home/nodepool/.ssh']) {
+    file { '/home/nodepool/.ssh':
+      ensure  => directory,
+      mode    => '0500',
+      owner   => 'nodepool',
+      group   => 'nodepool',
+      require => User['nodepool'],
+    }
+  }
+
+  if ($nodepool_ssh_public_key != undef) {
+    file { '/home/nodepool/.ssh/id_rsa.pub':
+      ensure  => present,
+      content => $nodepool_ssh_public_key,
+      mode    => '0644',
+      owner   => 'nodepool',
+      group   => 'nodepool',
+      require => File['/home/nodepool/.ssh'],
+    }
+  }
+
+  file { '/etc/init.d/nodepool-launcher':
+    ensure => present,
+    mode   => '0555',
+    owner  => 'root',
+    group  => 'root',
+    source => 'puppet:///modules/nodepool/nodepool-launcherv3.init',
+  }
+
+  file { '/etc/default/nodepool-launcher':
+    ensure  => present,
+    content => template('nodepool/nodepool-launcherv3.default.erb'),
+    mode    => '0444',
+    owner   => 'root',
+    group   => 'root',
+  }
+
+  file { '/etc/nodepool/launcher-logging.conf':
+    ensure  => present,
+    mode    => '0444',
+    owner   => 'root',
+    group   => 'root',
+    content => template($launcher_logging_conf_template),
+  }
+
+  service { 'nodepool-launcher':
+    name       => 'nodepool-launcher',
+    enable     => true,
+    hasrestart => true,
+    require    => [
+      File['/etc/init.d/nodepool-launcher'],
+      File['/etc/default/nodepool-launcher'],
+      File['/etc/nodepool/launcher-logging.conf'],
+    ],
+  }
+}
diff --git a/templates/nodepool-launcherv3.default.erb b/templates/nodepool-launcherv3.default.erb
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+++ b/templates/nodepool-launcherv3.default.erb
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+<% if @statsd_host != nil && @statsd_host != "" -%>
+export STATSD_HOST=<%= @statsd_host %>
+export STATSD_PORT=8125
+<% end -%>
+DAEMON_ARGS="-c /etc/nodepool/nodepool.yaml -l /etc/nodepool/launcher-logging.conf"