diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6436584..9f63734 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ vi lutim.conf
 ```
 
 ## Configuration
+
 * hypnotoad: address and port to listen to, user and group which runs hypnotoad (if you run LUTIm with a different user from what is defined here, be sure that the user which launchs hypnotoad is able to setuid/setgid to the defined user/group, otherwise it will not work and you'll have 100% CPU consumption. Launch hypnotoad with the root user or with the user which is defined here);
 * contact: write something which make people able to contact you (contact form URL, email address, whatever) ;
 * secrets: an array of random string. Used by Mojolicious for encrypting session cookies.
@@ -76,10 +77,23 @@ vi lutim.conf
 * always\_encrypt: if set to 1, all images will be encrypted.
 
 ## Usage
+
+### Command line
 ```
 carton exec hypnotoad script/lutim
 ```
 
+### Init script
+```
+cp utilities/lutim.init /etc/init.d/lutim
+cp utilities/lutim.default /etc/default/lutim
+chmod +x /etc/init.d/lutim
+chown root:root /etc/init.d/lutim /etc/default/lutim
+vim /etc/default/lutim
+
+/etc/init.d/lutim start
+```
+
 ## Update
 ```
 git pull
diff --git a/utilities/lutim.default b/utilities/lutim.default
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..db9072f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utilities/lutim.default
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# LDIR is the path where you installed Lutim
+# It has to end with a final /
+LDIR=/var/lutim/
diff --git a/utilities/lutim.init b/utilities/lutim.init
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..21b88b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utilities/lutim.init
@@ -0,0 +1,191 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# vim: set ts=4 sw=4 sts=4 tw=0:
+# vim: set expandtab:
+
+### BEGIN INIT INFO
+# Provides:          lutim
+# Required-Start:    $local_fs $remote_fs $network $syslog
+# Required-Stop:     $local_fs $remote_fs $network $syslog
+# Default-Start:     2 3 4 5
+# Default-Stop:      0 1 6
+# Short-Description: starts lutim with hypnotoad
+# Description:       starts lutim with hypnotoad
+### END INIT INFO
+
+
+PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin
+DAEMON=script/lutim
+NAME=lutim
+DESC=lutim
+
+if [ -f "/etc/default/lutim" ]
+then
+    . /etc/default/lutim
+    if [ -z $LDIR ]
+    then
+        echo "LDIR variable is empty, please fill it in /etc/default/lutim"
+        exit 0
+    fi
+else
+    echo "Missing /etc/default/lutim file"
+    exit 0
+fi
+
+if [ ! -f "$LDIR$DAEMON" ]
+then
+    echo "Missing $LDIR$DAEMON file"
+    exit 0
+fi
+
+set -e
+
+. /lib/lsb/init-functions
+
+do_start()
+{
+    # Return
+    # 0 if daemon has been started
+    # 1 if daemon was already running
+    # 2 if daemon could not be started
+
+    cd $LDIR
+    carton exec hypnotoad $DAEMON >/dev/null 2>&1
+    return "$?"
+}
+
+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
+
+    cd $LDIR
+    carton exec hypnotoad -s $DAEMON >/dev/null 2>&1
+    return "$?"
+}
+
+do_status()
+{
+    cd $LDIR
+    if [ -f "script/hypnotoad.pid" ]
+    then
+        pgrep -lf $DAEMON >/dev/null 2>&1
+        if [ "$?" = "0" ]; then
+            log_progress_msg "$NAME is running"
+        else
+            log_progress_msg "$NAME is NOT running"
+        fi
+    else
+        log_progress_msg "$NAME is NOT running"
+    fi
+}
+
+case "$1" in
+    start)
+        log_daemon_msg "Starting $NAME"
+        cd $LDIR
+        if [ -f "script/hypnotoad.pid" ]
+        then
+             pgrep -lf $DAEMON >/dev/null 2>&1
+             if [ "$?" = "0" ]
+             then
+                 log_progress_msg "$NAME is already running. Unable to start."
+                 log_end_msg 1;
+             else
+                 do_start
+                 case "$?" in
+                     0|1)
+                         log_progress_msg "done"
+                         log_end_msg 0
+                         ;;
+                     2)
+                         log_progress_msg "failed"
+                         log_end_msg 1
+                         ;;
+                 esac
+             fi
+        else
+            do_start
+            case "$?" in
+                0|1)
+                    log_progress_msg "done"
+                    log_end_msg 0
+                    ;;
+                2)
+                    log_progress_msg "failed"
+                    log_end_msg 1
+                    ;;
+            esac
+        fi
+        ;;
+    stop)
+        log_daemon_msg "Stopping $NAME"
+        cd $LDIR
+        if [ -f "script/hypnotoad.pid" ]
+        then
+            pgrep -lf $DAEMON >/dev/null 2>&1
+            if [ "$?" = "0" ]; then
+                do_stop
+                case "$?" in
+                    0|1)
+                        log_progress_msg "done"
+                        log_end_msg 0
+                        ;;
+                    *)
+                        log_progress_msg "failed"
+                        log_end_msg 1
+                        ;;
+                esac
+            else
+                log_progress_msg "$NAME is NOT running. Unable to stop"
+                log_end_msg 1
+            fi
+        else
+            log_progress_msg "$NAME is NOT running. Unable to stop"
+            log_end_msg 1
+        fi
+        ;;
+    status)
+        log_daemon_msg "Checking $NAME status"
+        do_status
+        log_end_msg 0
+        ;;
+    reload)
+        log_daemon_msg "Reloading $NAME"
+        do_start
+        case "$?" in
+            0|1)
+                log_progress_msg "done"
+                log_end_msg 0
+                ;;
+            2)
+                log_progress_msg "failed"
+                log_end_msg 1
+                ;;
+        esac
+        ;;
+    restart)
+        log_daemon_msg "Restarting $NAME"
+        do_stop
+        sleep 1
+        do_start
+        case "$?" in
+            0|1)
+                log_progress_msg "done"
+                log_end_msg 0
+                ;;
+            2)
+                log_progress_msg "failed";
+                log_end_msg 1
+                ;;
+        esac
+        ;;
+    *)
+        echo "Usage: $0 {start|stop|status|reload|restart}" >&2
+        exit 3
+        ;;
+esac
+
+exit 0