diff --git a/tools/install.sh b/tools/install.sh
index 4c972d9..ec1f5ea 100644
--- a/tools/install.sh
+++ b/tools/install.sh
@@ -27,6 +27,15 @@ if [ ! -z "$1" ]; then
         echo "Ark server will now start on boot, if you want to remove this feature run the following line"
         echo "chkconfig arkmanager off"
       fi
+    elif [ -f /sbin/runscript ]; then
+      cp openrc/arkdaemon "${INSTALL_ROOT}/etc/init.d/arkmanager"
+      chmod +x "${INSTALL_ROOT}/etc/init.d/arkmanager"
+      sed -i "s@^DAEMON=\"/usr/bin@DAEMON=\"${EXECPREFIX}@" "${INSTALL_ROOT}/etc/init.d/arkmanager"
+      if [ -x /sbin/rc-update -a -z "${INSTALL_ROOT}" ]; then
+        rc-update add arkmanager default
+        echo "Ark server will now start on boot, if you want to remove this feature run the following line"
+        echo "rc-update del arkmanager default"
+      fi
     fi
 
     # Create a folder in /var/log to let Ark tools write its own log files
diff --git a/tools/openrc/arkdaemon b/tools/openrc/arkdaemon
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7104607
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/openrc/arkdaemon
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+#!/sbin/runscript
+# Short-Description: ARK manager deamon
+# Description:       ARK manager daemon used to start the server and keep it updated
+
+source /etc/arkmanager/arkmanager.cfg
+
+NAME="ShooterGameServer"
+LOGFILE="${logdir}/${NAME}.log"
+DAEMON="/usr/bin/arkmanager"
+
+depend(){
+    require net
+}
+
+start(){
+    ebegin "Starting ARK manager daemon"
+    su -s /bin/sh -c "$DAEMON start" $steamcmd_user
+    sleep 5
+    PID=`ps -ef | grep $NAME | grep -v grep | awk '{print $2}'`
+    if  [ -n "$PID" ];  then
+        eend 0
+    else
+        eend 1
+    fi
+}
+
+stop(){
+    ebegin "Stopping ARK manager daemon"
+    su -s /bin/sh -c "$DAEMON start" $steamcmd_user
+    sleep 5
+    PID=`ps -ef | grep $NAME | grep -v grep | awk '{print $2}'`
+    if  [ -n "$PID" ];  then
+        eend 0
+    else
+        eend 1
+    fi
+}
+