diff --git a/roles/torrent/files/bittorrent-sysconfig b/roles/torrent/files/bittorrent-sysconfig
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cf272f9b31
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/torrent/files/bittorrent-sysconfig
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+SEEDDIR=/srv/torrent/btholding
+SEEDOPTS="--max_upload_rate 350 --display_interval 300"
+SEEDLOG=/var/log/bittorrent/btseed.log
diff --git a/roles/torrent/files/btseed.service b/roles/torrent/files/btseed.service
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a7f6c073b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/torrent/files/btseed.service
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=Bittorrent seed
+After=syslog.target network.target
+
+[Service]
+EnvironmentFile=-/etc/sysconfig/bittorrent
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/btseed $SEEDOPTS $SEEDDIR
+User=torrent
+Group=torrent
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
diff --git a/roles/torrent/tasks/main.yml b/roles/torrent/tasks/main.yml
index 3693504821..1bf3900be0 100644
--- a/roles/torrent/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/torrent/tasks/main.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,13 @@
   tags:
   - packages
 
+- name: install systemd unit for btseed
+  copy: src=btseed.service dst=/etc/systemd/system/btseed.service
+  notify:
+  - reload systemd
+  tags:
+  - packages
+
 - name: Create the required directories
   file: path={{ item.file }} owner={{ item.owner }}
         group={{ item.group }} mode={{ item.mode }} state=directory
@@ -42,8 +49,19 @@
   - { file: torrentjsonstats.py, dest: /usr/local/bin/torrentjsonstats.py, mode: 755 }
   - { file: torrent-hashes.py, dest: /usr/local/bin/torrent-hashes.py, mode: 755 }
   - { file: pull_opentracker_data.sh, dest: /usr/local/bin/pull_opentracker_data.sh, mode: 755 }
+  - { file: bittorrent-sysconfig, dest: /etc/sysconfig/bittorrent, mode: 644 }
   # Directory
   - { file: torrent-generator, dest: /srv/torrent/torrent-generator, mode: 755 }
   - { file: spins-generator, dest: /srv/torrent/spins-generator, mode: 755 }
   tags:
   - config
+
+- name: set btseed to start
+  service: name=btseed state=started enabled=yes
+  tags:
+  - config
+
+- name: set opentracker-ivp4 to start
+  service: name=opentracker-ipv4 state=started enabled=yes
+  tags:
+  - config