diff --git a/homu.sls b/homu.sls
index 8827f6e0..47c23214 100644
--- a/homu.sls
+++ b/homu.sls
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ https://github.com/barosl/homu:
     - rev: 6796bb1fd14fa87dbafcd2b0e467a6c950f53aa9
     - target: /home/servo/homu
     - user: servo
+    - require_in:
+      - pip: install_homu
 
 /home/servo/homu/cfg.toml:
   file.managed:
@@ -11,6 +13,36 @@ https://github.com/barosl/homu:
     - user: servo
     - group: servo
     - mode: 644
+    - require_in:
+      - service: homu
+    - watch_in:
+      - service: homu
 
-# TODO: add rules to launch the service
+/home/servo/homu/_venv:
+  virtualenv.managed:
+    - system_site_packages: False
+    - require_in:
+      - pip: install_homu
 
+install_homu:
+  pip.installed:
+    - bin_env: /home/servo/homu/_venv
+    - editable: /home/servo/homu
+
+homu:
+  service:
+    - running
+    - enable: True
+    - require:
+      - pip: install_homu
+
+/etc/init/homu.conf
+  file.managed:
+    - source: salt://homu/homu.conf
+    - user: root
+    - group: root
+    - mode: 644
+    - require_in:
+      - service: homu
+    - watch_in:
+      - service: homu
diff --git a/homu/homu.conf b/homu/homu.conf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3f85aef5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/homu/homu.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+exec /home/servo/homu/_venv/bin/homu
+
+setuid servo
+setgid servo
+
+start on (local-filesystems and net-device-up IFACE!=lo)
+stop on runlevel [016]
+
+env HOME=/home/servo