diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
index 5c02181d9..f5d5bb106 100644
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -5,12 +5,14 @@ env:
   - GOROOT=/usr/local/go
   - PATH=$PATH:$GOROOT/bin:$GOPATH/bin
 script:
-  - sudo apt-get -y install zip libsqlite3-dev sqlite3 1> /dev/null 2> /dev/null
+  - sudo apt-get -y install zip libsqlite3-dev sqlite3 rpm 1> /dev/null 2> /dev/null
+  - gem install fpm
+  - rbenv rehash
   - make deps
   - make test
   - make test_postgres
   - make test_mysql
-  - make dpkg
+  - make packages
 services:
   - postgres
   - mysql
@@ -29,5 +31,5 @@ publish:
     bucket: downloads.drone.io
     access_key: $AWS_KEY
     secret_key: $AWS_SECRET
-    source: debian/drone.deb
+    source: packaging/output/drone.*
     target: $DRONE_BRANCH/
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 2b77de6c9..19c3e825f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -6,11 +6,12 @@ drone.sublime-workspace
 *~
 ~*
 *.sqlite
-*.deb
+drone.deb
+drone.rpm
 *.out
 *.rice-box.go
 
 cli/cli
 client/client
 server/server
-debian/drone/usr
+packaging/root/usr/local
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 2136d9fe1..99b6103e8 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -20,8 +20,9 @@ test_postgres:
 	TEST_DRIVER="postgres" TEST_DATASOURCE="host=127.0.0.1 user=postgres dbname=postgres sslmode=disable" go test -short github.com/drone/drone/server/datastore/database
 
 build:
-	go build -o debian/drone/usr/local/bin/drone  -ldflags "-X main.revision $(SHA)" github.com/drone/drone/cli
-	go build -o debian/drone/usr/local/bin/droned -ldflags "-X main.revision $(SHA)" github.com/drone/drone/server
+	mkdir -p packaging/root/usr/local/bin
+	go build -o packaging/root/usr/local/bin/drone  -ldflags "-X main.revision $(SHA)" github.com/drone/drone/cli
+	go build -o packaging/root/usr/local/bin/droned -ldflags "-X main.revision $(SHA)" github.com/drone/drone/server
 
 install:
 	install -t /usr/local/bin debian/drone/usr/local/bin/drone 
@@ -32,28 +33,53 @@ run:
 
 clean:
 	find . -name "*.out" -delete
-	rm -f debian/drone/usr/local/bin/drone
-	rm -f debian/drone/usr/local/bin/droned
-	rm -f debian/drone.deb
-	rm -f server/server
-	rm -f cli/cli
+	rm -rf packaging/output
+	rm -f packaging/root/usr/local/bin/drone
+	rm -f packaging/root/usr/local/bin/droned
+	mkdir -p packaging/output
 
 lessc:
 	lessc --clean-css server/app/styles/drone.less server/app/styles/drone.css
 
-dpkg: build embed deb
+packages: clean build embed deb rpm
 
 # embeds content in go source code so that it is compiled
 # and packaged inside the go binary file.
 embed:
-	rice --import-path="github.com/drone/drone/server" append --exec="debian/drone/usr/local/bin/droned"
+	rice --import-path="github.com/drone/drone/server" append --exec="packaging/root/usr/local/bin/droned"
 
 # creates a debian package for drone to install
 # `sudo dpkg -i drone.deb`
 deb:
-	mkdir -p debian/drone/usr/local/bin
-	mkdir -p debian/drone/var/lib/drone
-	dpkg-deb --build debian/drone
+	fpm -s dir -t deb -n drone -v 0.3 -p packaging/output/drone.deb \
+		--deb-priority optional --category admin \
+		--force \
+		--deb-compression bzip2 \
+	 	--after-install packaging/scripts/postinst.deb \
+	 	--before-remove packaging/scripts/prerm.deb \
+		--after-remove packaging/scripts/postrm.deb \
+		--url https://github.com/drone/drone \
+		--description "Drone continuous integration server" \
+		-m "Brad Rydzewski <brad@drone.io>" \
+		--license "Apache License 2.0" \
+		--vendor "drone.io" -a amd64 \
+		--config-files /etc/drone/drone.toml \
+		packaging/root/=/
+
+rpm:
+	fpm -s dir -t rpm -n drone -v 0.3 -p packaging/output/drone.rpm \
+		--rpm-compression bzip2 --rpm-os linux \
+		--force \
+	 	--after-install packaging/scripts/postinst.rpm \
+	 	--before-remove packaging/scripts/prerm.rpm \
+		--after-remove packaging/scripts/postrm.rpm \
+		--url https://github.com/drone/drone \
+		--description "Drone continuous integration server" \
+		-m "Brad Rydzewski <brad@drone.io>" \
+		--license "Apache License 2.0" \
+		--vendor "drone.io" -a amd64 \
+		--config-files /etc/drone/drone.toml \
+		packaging/root/=/
 
 # deploys drone to a staging server. this requires the following
 # environment variables are set:
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e2696ca03..6ca9d8b9e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -18,8 +18,13 @@ We have optimized the installation process for Ubuntu since that is what we test
 You can run the following commands to quickly download an install Drone on an Ubuntu machine.
 
 ```sh
+# Ubuntu, Debian
 wget downloads.drone.io/master/drone.deb
 sudo dpkg -i drone.deb
+
+# CentOS, RedHat
+wget downloads.drone.io/master/drone.rpm
+sudo yum localinstall drone.rpm
 ```
 
 ## Database
diff --git a/debian/drone/DEBIAN/conffiles b/debian/drone/DEBIAN/conffiles
deleted file mode 100644
index 980d34ea0..000000000
--- a/debian/drone/DEBIAN/conffiles
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-/etc/init/drone.conf
-/etc/drone/drone.toml
diff --git a/debian/drone/DEBIAN/control b/debian/drone/DEBIAN/control
deleted file mode 100644
index 2bafdcb3b..000000000
--- a/debian/drone/DEBIAN/control
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-Package: drone
-Version: 0.3
-Section: base
-Priority: optional
-Architecture: amd64
-Maintainer: Brad Rydzewski <brad@drone.io>
-Description: Drone continuous integration server
diff --git a/debian/drone/DEBIAN/postinst b/debian/drone/DEBIAN/postinst
deleted file mode 100755
index c68edbd0c..000000000
--- a/debian/drone/DEBIAN/postinst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-set -e
-
-case "$1" in
-  abort-upgrade|abort-remove|abort-deconfigure|configure)
-    ;;
-
-  *)
-    echo "postinst called with unknown argument \`$1'" >&2
-    exit 1
-    ;;
-esac
-
-echo "Starting drone ..."
-if [ -f /etc/init/drone.conf ]; then
-    if pidof /usr/local/bin/droned >/dev/null; then
-        service drone stop || exit $?
-    fi
-    service drone start && echo "Drone started."
-fi
-
-#DEBHELPER#
-
-exit 0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/debian/drone/DEBIAN/prerm b/debian/drone/DEBIAN/prerm
deleted file mode 100755
index a2150c193..000000000
--- a/debian/drone/DEBIAN/prerm
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-
-set -e
-set -u
-
-case "$1" in
-  remove|remove-in-favour|deconfigure|deconfigure-in-favour)
-    if [ -f /etc/init/drone.conf ]; then
-      echo "Stopping drone ..."
-      service drone stop || exit $?
-      echo "Drone Stopped."
-    fi
-    ;;
-
-  upgrade|failed-upgrade)
-    ;;
-
-  *)
-    echo "prerm called with unknown argument \`$1'" >&2
-    exit 1
-    ;;
-esac
-
-#DEBHELPER#
-
-exit 0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/debian/drone/etc/drone/drone.toml b/packaging/root/etc/drone/drone.toml
similarity index 100%
rename from debian/drone/etc/drone/drone.toml
rename to packaging/root/etc/drone/drone.toml
diff --git a/debian/drone/etc/init/drone.conf b/packaging/root/usr/share/drone/init/drone.conf
similarity index 100%
rename from debian/drone/etc/init/drone.conf
rename to packaging/root/usr/share/drone/init/drone.conf
diff --git a/packaging/root/usr/share/drone/systemd/drone.service b/packaging/root/usr/share/drone/systemd/drone.service
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dd590a18a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packaging/root/usr/share/drone/systemd/drone.service
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+#
+# systemd unit file for CentOS 7, Ubuntu bleeding edge
+#
+[Unit]
+Description=Drone
+# start us only once the network and logging subsystems are available
+After=syslog.target network.target
+
+# See these pages for lots of options:
+# http://0pointer.de/public/systemd-man/systemd.service.html
+# http://0pointer.de/public/systemd-man/systemd.exec.html
+[Service]
+Type=simple
+ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/droned --config=/etc/drone/drone.toml
+
+# if we crash, restart
+RestartSec=1
+Restart=on-failure
+
+# use syslog for logging
+StandardOutput=syslog
+StandardError=syslog
+SyslogIdentifier=droned
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packaging/root/var/lib/drone/.keep b/packaging/root/var/lib/drone/.keep
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb
diff --git a/packaging/scripts/postinst.deb b/packaging/scripts/postinst.deb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..167c54e3f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packaging/scripts/postinst.deb
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+set -e
+
+case "$1" in
+  abort-upgrade|abort-remove|abort-deconfigure|configure)
+    ;;
+
+  *)
+    echo "postinst called with unknown argument \`$1'" >&2
+    exit 1
+    ;;
+esac
+
+if [ -f /etc/drone/drone.toml ]; then
+  chmod 600 /etc/drone/drone.toml
+fi
+
+dist() {
+  lsb_release -i | awk '{print tolower($3)}' | sed -e 's/^ *//' -e 's/ *$//'
+}
+
+version() {
+  lsb_release -r | awk '{print $2}' | sed -e 's/^ *//' -e 's/ *$//'
+}
+
+upstart() {
+  if [ -d /etc/init ]; then
+    if [ -f /usr/local/bin/droned ]; then
+      if pidof /usr/local/bin/droned >/dev/null; then
+        initctl stop drone || :
+      fi
+    fi
+
+    echo "You have $(dist) $(version): using upstart to control Drone"
+    cp -r /usr/share/drone/init/drone.conf /etc/init/drone.conf
+    initctl start drone || :
+  else
+    echo "Couldn't find upstart to control Drone, cannot proceed."
+    echo "Open an issue and tell us about your system."
+    exit 1
+  fi
+}
+
+systemd() {
+  if which systemctl > /dev/null; then
+    echo "Your system $(dist) $(version): using systemd to control Drone"
+    cp /usr/share/drone/systemd/drone.service /lib/systemd/system/drone.service
+
+    systemctl daemon-reload || :
+    if [ "$1" = 1 ] ; then
+      # first time install
+      systemctl enable drone || :
+      systemctl start drone || :
+    else
+      echo "Upgrading drone"
+      systemctl restart drone
+    fi
+  else
+    echo "Couldn't find systemd to control Drone, cannot proceed."
+    echo "Open an issue and tell us about your system."
+    exit 1
+  fi
+}
+
+validate_ver() {
+  echo "$(version) < $1" | bc
+}
+
+case "$(dist)" in
+  debian)
+    if [ $(validate_ver "8.0") -eq 1 ]; then
+      upstart
+    else
+      systemd $1
+    fi
+    ;;
+  ubuntu)
+    if [ $(validate_ver "14.10") -eq 1 ]; then
+      upstart
+    else
+      systemd $1
+    fi
+    ;;
+  *)
+    echo "\033[33m Your system $(dist) $(version) \033[0m"
+    echo "\033[33m This system is not supported, you can install service manually \033[0m"
+    ;;
+esac
+
+exit 0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packaging/scripts/postinst.rpm b/packaging/scripts/postinst.rpm
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..34d175950
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packaging/scripts/postinst.rpm
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+set -e
+
+if [ -f /etc/drone/drone.toml ]; then
+  chmod 600 /etc/drone/drone.toml
+fi
+
+if which systemctl > /dev/null; then
+  echo "Using systemd to control Drone"
+  cp /usr/share/drone/systemd/drone.service /lib/systemd/system/drone.service
+
+  systemctl daemon-reload || :
+  if [ "$1" = 1 ] ; then
+    # first time install
+    systemctl enable drone || :
+    systemctl start drone || :
+  else
+    echo "Upgrading drone"
+  fi
+else
+  echo "Couldn't find systemd to control Drone, cannot proceed."
+  echo "Open an issue and tell us about your system."
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+exit 0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packaging/scripts/postrm.deb b/packaging/scripts/postrm.deb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bd84cdbca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packaging/scripts/postrm.deb
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+set -e
+
+dist() {
+  lsb_release -i | awk '{print tolower($3)}' | sed -e 's/^ *//' -e 's/ *$//'
+}
+
+version() {
+  lsb_release -r | awk '{print $2}' | sed -e 's/^ *//' -e 's/ *$//'
+}
+
+upstart() {
+  rm -f /etc/init/drone.conf
+}
+
+systemd() {
+  rm -f /lib/systemd/system/drone.service
+}
+
+validate_ver() {
+  echo "$(version) < $1" | bc
+}
+
+case "$(dist)" in
+  debian)
+    if [ $(validate_ver "8.0") -eq 1 ]; then
+      upstart
+    else
+      systemd
+    fi
+    ;;
+  ubuntu)
+    if [ $(validate_ver "14.10") -eq 1 ]; then
+      upstart
+    else
+      systemd
+    fi
+    ;;
+  *)
+    echo "\033[33m Please remove service manually \033[0m"
+    ;;
+esac
+
+# https://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-maintainerscripts.html
+
+if [ "$1" = "purge" ] ; then
+  echo "Purging drone configuration"
+  rm -rf /etc/drone
+fi
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packaging/scripts/postrm.rpm b/packaging/scripts/postrm.rpm
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2d49887f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packaging/scripts/postrm.rpm
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+set -e
+
+# https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora_Draft_Documentation/0.1/html/RPM_Guide/ch09s04s05.html
+
+systemctl daemon-reload || :
+if [ "$1" -ge 1 ] ; then
+  # Package upgrade, not uninstall
+  systemctl try-restart drone || :
+fi
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packaging/scripts/prerm.deb b/packaging/scripts/prerm.deb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ccfe848ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packaging/scripts/prerm.deb
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+set -e
+
+dist() {
+  lsb_release -i | awk '{print tolower($3)}' | sed -e 's/^ *//' -e 's/ *$//'
+}
+
+version() {
+  lsb_release -r | awk '{print $2}' | sed -e 's/^ *//' -e 's/ *$//'
+}
+
+echo Stopping drone
+
+upstart() {
+  initctl stop drone || :
+}
+
+systemd() {
+  if [ "$1" -eq 0 ] ; then
+    systemctl --no-reload disable drone || :
+    systemctl stop drone || :
+  fi
+}
+
+validate_ver() {
+  echo "$(version) < $1" | bc
+}
+
+case "$(dist)" in
+  debian)
+    if [ $(validate_ver "8.0") -eq 1 ]; then
+      upstart
+    else
+      systemd $1
+    fi
+    ;;
+  ubuntu)
+    if [ $(validate_ver "14.10") -eq 1 ]; then
+      upstart
+    else
+      systemd $1
+    fi
+    ;;
+  *)
+    if [ -f /usr/local/bin/droned ]; then
+      if pidof /usr/local/bin/droned >/dev/null; then
+        kill -9 `pidof /usr/local/bin/droned`
+      fi
+    fi
+    ;;
+esac
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packaging/scripts/prerm.rpm b/packaging/scripts/prerm.rpm
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d6b3b7c9b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packaging/scripts/prerm.rpm
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+set -e
+
+if [ "$1" -eq 0 ] ; then
+  echo Stopping Drone
+  systemctl --no-reload disable drone || :
+  systemctl stop drone || :
+fi
\ No newline at end of file