diff --git a/manifests/swh/deploy/archiver.pp b/manifests/swh/deploy/archiver.pp
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+# Deployment of swh.storage.archiver.director instance
+# Only asynchronous version possible.
+# Cron not installed since we need to run one synchronous batch first
+# to catch up
+
+class profile::swh::deploy::storage::archiver {
+  $conf_directory = hiera('swh::deploy::storage::archiver::conf_directory')
+  $conf_file = hiera('swh::deploy::storage::archiver::conf_file')
+  $user = hiera('swh::deploy::storage::archiver::user')
+  $group = hiera('swh::deploy::storage::archiver::group')
+
+  $objstorage_path = hiera('swh::deploy::storage::archiver::objstorage_path')
+  $batch_max_size = hiera('swh::deploy::storage::archiver::batch_max_size')
+  $archival_max_age = hiera('swh::deploy::storage::archiver::archival_max_age')
+  $retention_policy = hiera('swh::deploy::storage::archiver::retention_policy')
+  $db_host = hiera('swh::deploy::storage::archiver::db::host')
+  $db_user = hiera('swh::deploy::storage::archiver::db::user')
+  $db_dbname = hiera('swh::deploy::storage::archiver::db::dbname')
+  $db_password = hiera('swh::deploy::storage::archiver::db::password')
+
+  $log_file = hiera('swh::deploy::storage::archiver::log::file')
+
+  $swh_packages = ['python3-swh.storage']
+
+  package {$swh_packages:
+    ensure  => latest,
+    require => Apt::Source['softwareheritage'],
+  }
+
+  file {$conf_directory:
+    ensure => directory,
+    owner  => 'root',
+    group  => $group,
+    mode   => '0750',
+  }
+
+  file {$conf_file:
+    ensure  => present,
+    owner   => 'root',
+    group   => $group,
+    mode    => '0640',
+    content => template('profile/swh/deploy/storage/archiver.ini.erb'),
+    require => [
+      File[$conf_directory],
+      Package[$swh_packages],
+    ]
+  }
+
+  # cron {'swh-storage-archiver':
+  #   ensure   => present,
+  #   user     => $user,
+  #   command  => "/usr/bin/python3 -m swh.storage.archiver.director --config-path ${conf_file} --async 2>&1 > ${log_file}",
+  #   hour     => fqdn_rand(24, 'stats_export_hour'),
+  #   minute   => fqdn_rand(60, 'stats_export_minute'),
+  #   month    => '*',
+  #   monthday => '*',
+  #   weekday  => '*',
+  #   require  => [
+  #     File[$conf_file]
+  #   ]
+  # }
+
+}
diff --git a/templates/swh/deploy/storage/archiver.ini.erb b/templates/swh/deploy/storage/archiver.ini.erb
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+# swh.storage.archiver.director configuration file
+# File managed by puppet - modifications will be overwritten
+
+[main]
+objstorage_path = <%= @objstorage_path %>
+batch_max_size = <%= @batch_max_size %>
+archival_max_age = <%= @archival_max_age %>
+retention_policy = <%= @retention_policy %>
+dbconn = host=<%= @db_host %> user=<%= @db_user %> dbname=<%= @db_dbname %> password=<%= @db_password %>