diff --git a/defaults/main.yaml b/defaults/main.yaml
index b5c65c8..26ec316 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yaml
+++ b/defaults/main.yaml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 nodepool_config_elements_dir: /etc/nodepool/elements
 nodepool_config_images_dir: /opt/nodepool/images
 nodepool_config_script_dir: /etc/nodepool/scripts
+nodepool_config_zmq_publishers: []
 
 # tasks/install.yaml
 nodepool_git_dest: /opt/git/openstack-infra/nodepool
diff --git a/files/nodepool.service b/files/nodepool.service
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..325b569
--- /dev/null
+++ b/files/nodepool.service
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=Nodepool Service
+
+[Service]
+Type=simple
+User=nodepool
+Group=nodepool
+EnvironmentFile=-/etc/sysconfig/nodepool
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/nodepoold -d
+
+StandardOutput=syslog
+StandardError=syslog
diff --git a/files/nodepool.sudoers b/files/nodepool.sudoers
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..32f4851
--- /dev/null
+++ b/files/nodepool.sudoers
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+nodepool ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD:ALL
+Defaults:nodepool !requiretty
diff --git a/files/nodepool.sysconfig b/files/nodepool.sysconfig
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a3520a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/files/nodepool.sysconfig
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+DIB_IMAGE_CACHE=/opt/nodepool/cache
diff --git a/tasks/config.yaml b/tasks/config.yaml
index 0c1f216..d1e5e03 100644
--- a/tasks/config.yaml
+++ b/tasks/config.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,29 @@
 ---
+- name: Create system user account.
+  user:
+    createhome: yes
+    home: /var/lib/nodepool
+    name: nodepool
+
+- name: Create required directories.
+  file:
+    group: nodepool
+    owner: nodepool
+    path: "{{ item }}"
+    state: directory
+  with_items:
+    - /etc/nodepool
+    - "{{ nodepool_config_images_dir }}"
+    - /var/lib/nodepool
+    - /var/log/nodepool
+
 - name: Template nodepool configuration file.
   template:
     dest: /etc/nodepool/nodepool.yaml
     src: nodepool.yaml.j2
+
+- name: Copy sudoers file into place.
+  copy:
+    dest: /etc/sudoers.d/nodepool
+    src: nodepool.sudoers
+    validate: 'visudo -cf %s'
diff --git a/tasks/install.yaml b/tasks/install.yaml
index a2ecbd7..dd224c8 100644
--- a/tasks/install.yaml
+++ b/tasks/install.yaml
@@ -20,8 +20,3 @@
 
 - include: install/pip.yaml
   when: nodepool_install_method == 'pip'
-
-- name: Create nodepool directory.
-  file:
-    path: /etc/nodepool
-    state: directory
diff --git a/tasks/main.yaml b/tasks/main.yaml
index 8ef1218..e5e03ab 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yaml
+++ b/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 - name: Include OS-specific variables.
   include_vars: "{{ ansible_os_family }}.yaml"
 
+- name: Include nodepool configuration defaults.
+  include_vars: nodepool.yaml
+
 - include: install.yaml
 
 - include: config.yaml
diff --git a/tasks/service.yaml b/tasks/service.yaml
index ed97d53..9d7b9f8 100644
--- a/tasks/service.yaml
+++ b/tasks/service.yaml
@@ -1 +1,16 @@
 ---
+- name: Copy systemd file into place.
+  copy:
+    dest: /etc/systemd/system
+    src: nodepool.service
+
+- name: Copy sysconfig file into place.
+  copy:
+    dest: /etc/sysconfig/nodepool
+    src: nodepool.sysconfig
+
+- name: Enable nodepool service.
+  service:
+    enabled: yes
+    name: nodepool
+    state: started
diff --git a/templates/nodepool.yaml.j2 b/templates/nodepool.yaml.j2
index 85d564b..f1e53a8 100644
--- a/templates/nodepool.yaml.j2
+++ b/templates/nodepool.yaml.j2
@@ -2,4 +2,18 @@ elements-dir: {{ nodepool_config_elements_dir }}
 images-dir: {{nodepool_config_images_dir }}
 script-dir: {{ nodepool_config_script_dir }}
 
+# TODO(pabelanger): Remove hardcoded variable.
+dburi: sqlite:////var/lib/nodepool/nodepool.db
+
+{% set _zmq_publishers = { 'zmq-publishers': nodepool_config_zmq_publishers } -%}
+{{ _zmq_publishers | to_nice_yaml }}
+{% set _diskimages = { 'diskimages': diskimages } -%}
+{{ _diskimages | to_nice_yaml }}
+{% set _labels = { 'labels': labels } -%}
+{{ _labels | to_nice_yaml }}
+{% set _providers = { 'providers': providers } -%}
+{{ _providers | to_nice_yaml }}
+{% set _targets = { 'targets': targets } -%}
+{{ _targets | to_nice_yaml }}
+
 # {{ ansible_managed }}
diff --git a/tests/files/nodepool.yaml b/tests/files/nodepool.yaml
index eebe419..a996a9f 100644
--- a/tests/files/nodepool.yaml
+++ b/tests/files/nodepool.yaml
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ diskimages:
     elements:
       - centos
       - vm
-    release: trusty
   - name: ubuntu-trusty
     elements:
       - ubuntu
diff --git a/vars/nodepool.yaml b/vars/nodepool.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..21b18db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vars/nodepool.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+diskimages: []
+labels: []
+providers: []
+targets: []