diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index f9bbe7b2..5dffe0bd 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ const (
 	configFile = "./arduino-connector.cfg"
 )
 
-func main() {
+func (p *program) run() {
 	var (
 		id   = flag.String("id", "", "id of the thing in aws iot")
 		uuid = flag.String("uuid", "", "A uuid generated the first time the connector is started")
diff --git a/service.go b/service.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f3076213
--- /dev/null
+++ b/service.go
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+// simple does nothing except block while running the service.
+package main
+
+import (
+	"log"
+
+	"github.com/kardianos/osext"
+	"github.com/kardianos/service"
+)
+
+var logger service.Logger
+
+type program struct{}
+
+// Start run the program asynchronously
+func (p *program) Start(s service.Service) error {
+	go p.run()
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Stop doesn nothing
+func (p *program) Stop(s service.Service) error {
+	return nil
+}
+
+func main() {
+	workingDirectory, _ := osext.ExecutableFolder()
+
+	svcConfig := &service.Config{
+		Name:             "ArduinoConnector",
+		DisplayName:      "Arduino Connector Service",
+		Description:      "Cloud connector and launcher for Intel IoT devices.",
+		WorkingDirectory: workingDirectory,
+	}
+
+	prg := &Program{}
+	s, err := service.New(prg, svcConfig)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	logger, err = s.Logger(nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if service.Interactive() {
+		log.Println("Installing service")
+		s.Install()
+	}
+	err = s.Run()
+	if err != nil {
+		logger.Error(err)
+	}
+}