diff --git a/abusehelper/files/botnet.init b/abusehelper/files/botnet.init
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c22784c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/abusehelper/files/botnet.init
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+# chkconfig: 2345 85 60
+# description: AbuseHelper botnets
+# processname: botnet
+
+### BEGIN INIT INFO
+# Provides: botnet
+# Required-Start: $local_fs $network $syslog
+# Should-Start:
+# Required-Stop:
+# Default-Start: 2 3 4 5
+# Default-Stop: 0 1 6
+# Short-Description: AbuseHelper botnets
+# Description: AbuseHelper botnets
+### END INIT INFO
+
+if [ $(id -u) != "0" ]; then
+    echo "This script must be run with root privileges." && exit 1
+fi
+
+if [ -s /etc/default/botnet ]; then
+    . /etc/default/botnet
+elif [ -s /etc/sysconfig/botnet ]; then
+    . /etc/sysconfig/botnet
+fi
+
+if [ -z "${BOTUSER}" ]; then
+    echo "$0: no BOTUSER defined"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+if [ -z "${BOTNETS}" ]; then
+    echo "$0: no BOTNETS defined"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+start_botnets() {
+    for botnet in ${BOTNETS}; do
+        echo -n "${botnet}: "
+        test -d ${botnet} || { echo "No such directory."; continue; }
+        su -s /bin/sh - ${BOTUSER} \
+            -c "umask 007 ; cd ${botnet} && botnet start ."
+    done
+}
+
+stop_botnets() {
+    for botnet in ${BOTNETS}; do
+        echo -n "${botnet}: "
+        test -d ${botnet} || { echo "No such directory."; continue; }
+        su -s /bin/sh - ${BOTUSER} \
+            -c "umask 007 ; cd ${botnet} && botnet stop ."
+    done
+}
+
+restart_botnets() {
+    for botnet in ${BOTNETS}; do
+        echo -n "${botnet}: "
+        test -d ${botnet} || { echo "No such directory."; continue; }
+        su -s /bin/sh - ${BOTUSER} \
+            -c "umask 007 ; cd ${botnet} && botnet restart ."
+    done
+}
+
+case "$1" in
+    start)
+        start_botnets
+        ;;
+    stop)
+        stop_botnets
+        ;;
+    restart)
+        restart_botnets
+        ;;
+    *)
+        echo "Usage: $0 {start|stop|restart}"
+        exit 1
+        ;;
+esac
+
+exit 0
diff --git a/abusehelper/manifests/init.pp b/abusehelper/manifests/init.pp
index f9bb072..11a6626 100644
--- a/abusehelper/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/abusehelper/manifests/init.pp
@@ -1,4 +1,12 @@
-# Install abusehelper from svn.
+# Install abusehelper.
+#
+# === Global variables
+#
+#   $abusehelper_botnets
+#       Array of botnet paths to start at boot.
+#
+#   $abusehelper_user
+#       User botnets run as. Defaults to 'abusehel'.
 #
 class abusehelper {
 
@@ -105,4 +113,35 @@ class abusehelper {
         }
     }
 
+    if !$abusehelper_user {
+        $abusehelper_user = "abusehel"
+    }
+
+    if $abusehelper_botnets {
+        file { "/etc/init.d/botnet":
+            ensure => present,
+            mode   => "0755",
+            owner  => "root",
+            group  => "root",
+            source => "puppet:///modules/abusehelper/botnet.init",
+            before => Service["botnet"],
+        }
+        file { "/etc/sysconfig/botnet":
+            ensure  => present,
+            name    => $::operatingsystem ? {
+                "debian" => "/etc/default/botnet",
+                "ubuntu" => "/etc/default/botnet",
+                default  => "/etc/sysconfig/botnet",
+            },
+            mode    => "0644",
+            owner   => "root",
+            group   => "root",
+            content => template("abusehelper/botnet.sysconfig.erb"),
+            before  => Service["botnet"],
+        }
+        service { "botnet":
+            enable => true,
+        }
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/abusehelper/templates/botnet.sysconfig.erb b/abusehelper/templates/botnet.sysconfig.erb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e1dc5d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/abusehelper/templates/botnet.sysconfig.erb
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+BOTUSER="<%= abusehelper_user %>"
+BOTNETS="<%= abusehelper_botnets.join(" ") %>"