diff --git a/tasks/setup.yaml b/tasks/setup.yaml
index 3b15a9a..278e8f4 100644
--- a/tasks/setup.yaml
+++ b/tasks/setup.yaml
@@ -5,3 +5,12 @@
     name:
       - buildbot-worker
     executable: pip3
+
+# source of unit file from https://github.com/buildbot/buildbot-contrib/blob/master/worker/contrib/systemd/buildbot-worker%40.service
+- name: buildbot-worker systemd service unit
+  copy:
+    src: systemd/buildbot-worker@.service
+    dest: /etc/systemd/system/buildbot-worker@.service
+  notify:
+    - systemd daemon reload
+    - restart buildbot-worker service