diff --git a/manifests/swh/deploy/journal_publisher.pp b/manifests/swh/deploy/journal_publisher.pp
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+# Deployment of the swh.storage.listener
+
+class profile::swh::deploy::journal_publisher {
+  $conf_directory = hiera('swh::deploy::journal_publisher::conf_directory')
+  $conf_file = hiera('swh::deploy::journal_publisher::conf_file')
+  $user = hiera('swh::deploy::journal_publisher::user')
+  $group = hiera('swh::deploy::journal_publisher::group')
+
+  $publisher_config = hiera('swh::deploy::journal_publisher::config')
+
+  include ::systemd
+
+  $service_name = 'swh-journal-publisher'
+  $service_file = "/etc/systemd/system/${service_name}.service"
+
+  package_name = 'python3-swh.journal'
+
+  package {$package_name:
+    ensure => latest,
+    notify => Service[$service_name],
+  }
+
+  file {$conf_directory:
+    ensure => directory,
+    owner  => 'root',
+    group  => $group,
+    mode   => '0750',
+  }
+
+  file {$conf_file:
+    ensure  => present,
+    owner   => 'root',
+    group   => $group,
+    mode    => '0640',
+    require => File[$conf_directory],
+    content => inline_template('<%= @publisher_config.to_yaml %>'),
+    notify  => Service[$service_name],
+  }
+
+  # Template uses variables
+  #  - $user
+  #  - $group
+  #
+  file {$service_file:
+    ensure  => present,
+    owner   => 'root',
+    group   => 'root',
+    mode    => '0644',
+    content => template('profile/swh/deploy/journal_publisher/swh-journal-publisher.service.erb'),
+    require => Package[$package_name],
+    notify  => [
+      Exec['systemd-daemon-reload'],
+      Service[$service_name],
+    ],
+  }
+
+  service {$service_name:
+    ensure  => running,
+    enable  => false,
+    require => File[$service_file],
+  }
+}
diff --git a/templates/swh/deploy/journal_publisher/swh-journal-publisher.service.erb b/templates/swh/deploy/journal_publisher/swh-journal-publisher.service.erb
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+# Journal Publisher unit file
+# Managed by puppet class profile::swh::deploy::journal_publisher
+# Changes will be overwritten
+
+[Unit]
+Description=Software Heritage Journal Publisher
+Requires=network.target kafka.service
+After=network.target kafka.service
+
+[Service]
+User=<%= @user %>
+Group=<%= @group %>
+Type=simple
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/python3 -m swh.journal.publisher
+Restart=always
+RestartSec=5s
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target