diff --git a/service_darwin.go b/service_darwin.go
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+++ b/service_darwin.go
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+package service
+
+/*
+#include <mach-o/dyld.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+int
+GetExecPath(char* path) {
+	uint32_t size = 32*1024;
+	if (_NSGetExecutablePath(path, &size) == 0) {
+		// Despite Apple docs, size does NOT get set in call.
+		return strlen(path);
+	} else {
+		return 0;
+	}
+}
+*/
+import "C"
+
+import (
+	"unsafe"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"log/syslog"
+	"os"
+	"os/exec"
+	"os/signal"
+	"text/template"
+)
+
+// BUG(kardia): I have not confirmed this service works as intended on launchd.
+func newService(name, displayName, description string) (s *darwinLaunchdService, err error) {
+	s = &darwinLaunchdService{
+		name:        name,
+		displayName: displayName,
+		description: description,
+	}
+
+	s.logger, err = syslog.New(syslog.LOG_INFO, name)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return s, nil
+}
+
+type darwinLaunchdService struct {
+	name, displayName, description string
+	logger                         *syslog.Writer
+}
+
+func (s *darwinLaunchdService) getServiceFilePath() string {
+	return "/Library/LaunchDaemons/" + s.name + ".plist"
+}
+
+func (s *darwinLaunchdService) Install() error {
+	var confPath = s.getServiceFilePath()
+	_, err := os.Stat(confPath)
+	if err == nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("Init already exists: %s", confPath)
+	}
+
+	f, err := os.Create(confPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	defer f.Close()
+
+	path, err := getExePath()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	var to = &struct {
+		Name        string
+		Display     string
+		Description string
+		Path        string
+	}{
+		s.name,
+		s.displayName,
+		s.description,
+		path,
+	}
+
+	t := template.Must(template.New("upstartScript").Parse(upstartScript))
+	err = t.Execute(f, to)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	cmd := exec.Command("launchctl", "load", confPath)
+	err = cmd.Run()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (s *darwinLaunchdService) Remove() error {
+	confPath := s.getServiceFilePath()
+	cmd := exec.Command("launchctl", "unload", confPath)
+	err := cmd.Run()
+
+	// Don't worry about his error if not found.
+	os.Remove(confPath)
+	return err
+}
+
+func (s *darwinLaunchdService) Run(onStart, onStop func() error) error {
+	var err error
+
+	err = onStart()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	var sigChan = make(chan os.Signal, 3)
+
+	signal.Notify(sigChan, os.Interrupt, os.Kill)
+
+	<-sigChan
+
+	return onStop()
+}
+
+func (s *darwinLaunchdService) LogError(format string, a ...interface{}) error {
+	return s.logger.Err(fmt.Sprintf(format, a...))
+}
+func (s *darwinLaunchdService) LogWarning(format string, a ...interface{}) error {
+	return s.logger.Warning(fmt.Sprintf(format, a...))
+}
+func (s *darwinLaunchdService) LogInfo(format string, a ...interface{}) error {
+	return s.logger.Info(fmt.Sprintf(format, a...))
+}
+
+func getExePath() (exePath string, err error) {
+	buffer := make([]byte, 32*1024)
+	size := C.GetExecPath((*C.char)(unsafe.Pointer(&buffer[0])))
+	if size == 0 {
+		return "", errors.New("Unable to get exec path.")
+	}
+	buffer = buffer[:size]
+	ret := string(buffer)
+	return ret, nil
+}
+
+var upstartScript = `<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>
+<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple Computer//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN"
+"http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd" >
+<plist version='1.0'>
+<dict>
+<key>Label</key><string>{{.Name}}</string>
+<key>ProgramArguments</key>
+<array>
+        <string>{{.Path}}</string>
+</array>
+<key>KeepAlive</key><true/>
+<key>Disabled</key><false/>
+</dict>
+</plist>
+`