diff --git a/scripts/create-akanda-raw-image.sh b/scripts/create-akanda-raw-image.sh
index 7bcbd61..d35d49c 100755
--- a/scripts/create-akanda-raw-image.sh
+++ b/scripts/create-akanda-raw-image.sh
@@ -97,9 +97,11 @@ rm /tmp/akanda.sh
 
 echo "[*] Add init scripts...."
 cp $APPLIANCE_SCRIPT_DIR/etc/init.d/ssh /etc/init.d/ssh
+cp $APPLIANCE_SCRIPT_DIR/etc/init.d/bird6 /etc/init.d/bird6
 cp $APPLIANCE_SCRIPT_DIR/etc/init.d/metadata /etc/init.d/metadata
 cp $APPLIANCE_SCRIPT_DIR/etc/init.d/akanda-router-api-server /etc/init.d/akanda-router-api-server
 chmod 555 /etc/init.d/ssh
+chmod 555 /etc/init.d/bird6
 chmod 555 /etc/init.d/metadata
 chmod 555 /etc/init.d/akanda-router-api-server
 
diff --git a/scripts/etc/init.d/bird6 b/scripts/etc/init.d/bird6
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..2db233e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/etc/init.d/bird6
@@ -0,0 +1,139 @@
+#! /bin/sh
+### BEGIN INIT INFO
+# Provides:          bird6
+# Required-Start:    $remote_fs $syslog
+# Required-Stop:     $remote_fs $syslog
+# Default-Start:     2 3 4 5
+# Default-Stop:      0 1 6
+### END INIT INFO
+
+# Author: Ondřej Surý <ondrej@sury.org>
+#
+
+# PATH should only include /usr/* if it runs after the mountnfs.sh script
+PATH=/sbin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin
+DESC="BIRD Internet Routing Daemon (IPv6)"
+NAME=bird6
+DAEMON=/usr/sbin/$NAME
+BIRD_ARGS=""
+SCRIPTNAME=/etc/init.d/$NAME
+
+# Exit if the package is not installed
+[ -x "$DAEMON" ] || exit 0
+
+# read the RUN variables
+. /etc/bird/envvars
+
+# Define LSB log_* functions.
+# Depend on lsb-base (>= 3.0-6) to ensure that this file is present.
+. /lib/lsb/init-functions
+
+# Create /run/bird with correct permissions
+/usr/lib/bird/prepare-environment
+
+#
+# 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 --name $NAME --exec $DAEMON --test > /dev/null \
+		|| return 1
+	start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --name $NAME --exec $DAEMON -- \
+		-u $BIRD_RUN_USER -g $BIRD_RUN_GROUP $BIRD_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 --name $NAME --exec $DAEMON
+	RETVAL="$?"
+	[ "$RETVAL" = 2 ] && return 2
+	# Wait for children to finish too if this is a daemon that forks
+	# and if the daemon is only ever run from this initscript.
+	start-stop-daemon --stop --quiet --oknodo --retry=0/30/KILL/5 --name $NAME --exec $DAEMON
+	[ "$?" = 2 ] && return 2
+	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 --name $NAME --exec $DAEMON
+	return 0
+}
+
+case "$1" in
+  start)
+	log_daemon_msg "Starting $DESC" "$NAME"
+	do_start
+	case "$?" in
+		0|1) log_end_msg 0 ;;
+		2) log_end_msg 1 ;;
+	esac
+	;;
+  stop)
+	log_daemon_msg "Stopping $DESC" "$NAME"
+	do_stop
+	case "$?" in
+		0|1) log_end_msg 0 ;;
+		2) 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)
+	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|restart|reload|force-reload}" >&2
+	exit 3
+	;;
+esac
+
+: