diff --git a/data/defaults.yaml b/data/defaults.yaml
--- a/data/defaults.yaml
+++ b/data/defaults.yaml
@@ -1973,6 +1973,15 @@
     - banco
   max_queue_length: "%{hiera('swh::deploy::worker::swh_storage_archiver::max_queue_length')}"
 
+swh::deploy::indexer_journal_client::config_file: "indexer/journal_client.yml"
+swh::deploy::indexer_journal_client::user: swhstorage
+swh::deploy::indexer_journal_client::group: swhstorage
+swh::deploy::indexer_journal_client::config:
+  brokers:
+    - getty.internal.softwareheritage.org
+  consumer_id: swh.indexer.journal_client
+  scheduler: "%{alias('swh::remote_service::scheduler::config::saatchi')}"
+
 swh::deploy::worker::swh_indexer::base::concurrency: 2
 swh::deploy::worker::swh_indexer::base::loglevel: info
 # Contains a password: in private data
diff --git a/site-modules/profile/manifests/swh/deploy/indexer_journal_client.pp b/site-modules/profile/manifests/swh/deploy/indexer_journal_client.pp
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/site-modules/profile/manifests/swh/deploy/indexer_journal_client.pp
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+# Deployment of the swh.indexer.journal_client
+
+class profile::swh::deploy::indexer_journal_client {
+  include ::profile::swh::deploy::journal
+
+  $conf_file = lookup('swh::deploy::indexer_journal_client::conf_file')
+  $user = lookup('swh::deploy::indexer_journal_client::user')
+  $group = lookup('swh::deploy::indexer_journal_client::group')
+
+  $config = lookup('swh::deploy::indexer_journal_client::config')
+  $service_name = 'swh-indexer-journal-client'
+  $unit_name = "${service_name}.service"
+
+  $packages = ['python3-swh.indexer']
+  package {$packages:
+    ensure => 'present',
+    notify => Service[$service_name],
+  }
+
+  file {$conf_file:
+    ensure  => present,
+    owner   => root,
+    group   => $group,
+    mode    => '0640',
+    content => inline_template("<%= @config.to_yaml %>\n"),
+    notify  => Service[$service_name],
+  }
+
+  # Template uses variables
+  #  - $user
+  #  - $group
+  #
+  ::systemd::unit {$unit_name:
+    ensure  => present,
+    content => template("profile/swh/deploy/journal/${unit_name}.erb"),
+  } ~> service {$service_name:
+    ensure => running,
+    enable => false,
+  }
+}
diff --git a/site-modules/profile/templates/swh/deploy/journal/swh-indexer-journal-client.service.erb b/site-modules/profile/templates/swh/deploy/journal/swh-indexer-journal-client.service.erb
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/site-modules/profile/templates/swh/deploy/journal/swh-indexer-journal-client.service.erb
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# Indexer Journal Client unit file
+# Managed by puppet class profile::swh::deploy::indexer_journal_client
+# Changes will be overwritten
+
+[Unit]
+Description=Software Heritage Indexer Journal Client
+After=network.target
+
+[Service]
+User=<%= @user %>
+Group=<%= @group %>
+Type=simple
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/python3 -m swh.indexer.journal_client
+Restart=always
+RestartSec=10
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target