diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 8d72c19..654db7e 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 [package]
 name = "mqtt2statsd"
 description = "MQTT to StatsD bridge"
+authors = [ "n0m1s <git@homnomnom.fr>" ]
 license = "MIT"
 readme = "README.md"
 homepage = "https://git.homnomnom.fr/nomis/mqtt2statsd"
@@ -8,6 +9,24 @@ repository = "https://git.homnomnom.fr/nomis/mqtt2statsd"
 version = "0.1.0"
 edition = "2021"
 
+[package.metadata.deb]
+license-file = [ "LICENSE.txt", "2" ]
+depends = "$auto"
+section = "utility"
+revision = ""
+extended-description = """\
+A service that translates numeric MQTT messages into StatsD gauge metrics."""
+maintainer-scripts = "debian/systemd"
+systemd-units = { enable = false }
+assets = [
+    [ "target/release/mqtt2statsd", "/usr/bin/", "755" ],
+    [ "README.md", "usr/share/doc/mqtt2statsd/README", "644"],
+    [ "debian/config.toml", "etc/mqtt2statsd/config.toml", "644"]
+]
+conf-files = [
+    "etc/mqtt2statsd/config.toml"
+]
+
 [dependencies]
 clap = { version = "4.3", features = [ "derive", "cargo" ]}
 paho-mqtt = "0.12"
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 531b4dc..be4e63e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -2,10 +2,34 @@
 
 mqtt2statsd is a service that translates numeric MQTT messages into statsd gauge metrics.
 
-## Dependencies
+## Installing and running
 
-Ubuntu:
+Currently, only supported on debian-based distributions.
+For other distributions, see the "Building" section below.
+
+Download the provided `.deb` file, and install it using `apt`:
+```bash
+$ sudo apt install ./mqtt2statsd_0.1.0_amd64.deb
 ```
+
+Configure the MQTT and StasD server, as well as the topics to subscribe to in the
+configuration file `/etc/mqtt2statsd/config.toml`.
+
+Once configured, enable and start the systemd service:
+```bash
+$ sudo systemctl enable mqtt2statsd.service
+$ sudo systemctl start mqtt2statsd.service
+```
+
+## Configuration
+
+mqtt2statsd is configured via a toml configuration file.
+Check [example.toml](./example.toml) for an example configuration.
+
+## Building
+
+To build the package, you need the following dependencies (shown here for Ubuntu, actual package names may vary slightly)
+```bash
 $ sudo apt install \
 libssl-dev \
 pkg-config \
@@ -13,7 +37,22 @@ cmake \
 gcc
 ```
 
-## Configuration
+Then, install the latest version of rust with `rustup` ([documentation here](https://rustup.rs/)).
 
-mqtt2statsd is configured via a toml configuration file.
-Check [example.toml](./example.toml) for an example configuration.
+If building the debian package, install `cargo-deb` with:
+```bash
+$ cargo install cargo-deb
+```
+
+Clone the repository, and build the package:
+```bash
+$ git clone https://git.homnomnom.fr/nomis/mqtt2statsd.git
+$ cd mqtt2statsd
+$ cargo build --release
+$ cargo deb # optional, if building deb package
+```
+
+You can now run the mqtt2statsd:
+```bash
+$ ./target/release/mqtt2statsd ./example.toml
+```
diff --git a/debian/config.toml b/debian/config.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bb72f87
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/config.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+# How to subscribe to the MQTT server
+[mqtt]
+hostname = "localhost"
+#port = 1883             # optional, default: 1883
+#timeout = 60            # in seconds, optional, default: 60
+
+# Which Statsd server to send data to
+[statsd]
+hostname = "localhost"
+#port = 8125             # optional, default: 8125
+#prefix = "mqtt.stats"   # optional, default: "mqtt.stats"
+
+# List of topics to subscribe to, and corresponding stat
+#[[topics]]
+#mqtt = "$SYS/broker/messages/publish/sent"
+#statsd = "publish_message_sent"
+#
+#[[topics]]
+#mqtt = "$SYS/broker/clients/connected"
+#statsd = "connected_clients"
diff --git a/debian/systemd/mqtt2statsd.service b/debian/systemd/mqtt2statsd.service
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..23a443a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/systemd/mqtt2statsd.service
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=MQTT to StatsD bridge
+
+[Service]
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/mqtt2statsd /etc/mqtt2statsd/config.toml
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target