diff --git a/init.d/vdevd b/init.d/vdevd
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..5ae401f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/init.d/vdevd
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env watchman
+
+vdevd_dev='/dev'
+vdevd_rundir='/run/vdev'
+
+#service_respawn='true'
+service_command='/usr/bin/vdevd'
+service_args="-f $vdevd_dev"
+
+start() {
+	mkdir -p "$vdevd_rundir"
+	"$service_command" -1 "$vdevd_dev"
+	watchman.start
+}