diff --git a/netconf-service/netconf-test.cpp b/netconf-service/netconf-test.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..aadaa51df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/netconf-service/netconf-test.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+/*
+ * ZeroTier One - Global Peer to Peer Ethernet
+ * Copyright (C) 2012-2013  ZeroTier Networks LLC
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+ * --
+ *
+ * ZeroTier may be used and distributed under the terms of the GPLv3, which
+ * are available at: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html
+ *
+ * If you would like to embed ZeroTier into a commercial application or
+ * redistribute it in a modified binary form, please contact ZeroTier Networks
+ * LLC. Start here: http://www.zerotier.com/
+ */
+
+/* Self-tester that makes both new and repeated requests to netconf */
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <time.h>
+#include <sys/time.h>
+
+#include <vector>
+#include <string>
+#include <iostream>
+
+#include "../node/Dictionary.hpp"
+#include "../node/Service.hpp"
+#include "../node/Identity.hpp"
+#include "../node/RuntimeEnvironment.hpp"
+#include "../node/Logger.hpp"
+
+using namespace ZeroTier;
+
+static void svcHandler(void *arg,Service &svc,const Dictionary &msg)
+{
+}
+
+int main(int argc,char **argv)
+{
+	RuntimeEnvironment renv;
+	renv.log = new Logger((const char *)0,(const char *)0,0);
+	Service svc(&renv,"netconf","./netconf.service",&svcHandler,(void *)0);
+
+	srand(time(0));
+
+	std::vector<Identity> population;
+	for(;;) {
+		if ((population.empty())||(rand() < (RAND_MAX / 4))) {
+		} else {
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/node/Node.cpp b/node/Node.cpp
index 9c748b4a1..e67dd5261 100644
--- a/node/Node.cpp
+++ b/node/Node.cpp
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@
 #include "Mutex.hpp"
 #include "Multicaster.hpp"
 #include "CMWC4096.hpp"
+#include "Service.hpp"
 
 #include "../version.h"
 
@@ -191,6 +192,10 @@ struct _NodeImpl
 	}
 };
 
+static void _netconfServiceMessageHandler(void *renv,Service &svc,const Dictionary &msg)
+{
+}
+
 Node::Node(const char *hp)
 	throw() :
 	_impl(new _NodeImpl)
@@ -209,6 +214,10 @@ Node::~Node()
 {
 	_NodeImpl *impl = (_NodeImpl *)_impl;
 
+#ifndef __WINDOWS__
+	delete impl->renv.netconfService;
+#endif
+
 	delete impl->renv.sysEnv;
 	delete impl->renv.topology;
 	delete impl->renv.sw;
@@ -337,6 +346,18 @@ Node::ReasonForTermination Node::run()
 		return impl->terminateBecause(Node::NODE_UNRECOVERABLE_ERROR,"unknown exception during initialization");
 	}
 
+#ifndef __WINDOWS__
+	try {
+		std::string netconfServicePath(_r->homePath + ZT_PATH_SEPARATOR_S + "services.d" + ZT_PATH_SEPARATOR_S + "netconf.service");
+		if (Utils::fileExists(netconfServicePath.c_str())) {
+			LOG("netconf.d/netconfi.service appears to exist, starting...");
+			_r->netconfService = new Service(_r,"netconf",netconfServicePath.c_str(),&_netconfServiceMessageHandler,_r);
+		}
+	} catch ( ... ) {
+		LOG("unexpected exception attempting to start services");
+	}
+#endif
+
 	try {
 		uint64_t lastPingCheck = 0;
 		uint64_t lastClean = Utils::now(); // don't need to do this immediately
diff --git a/node/RuntimeEnvironment.hpp b/node/RuntimeEnvironment.hpp
index 7797e6514..00d393afb 100644
--- a/node/RuntimeEnvironment.hpp
+++ b/node/RuntimeEnvironment.hpp
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 #define _ZT_RUNTIMEENVIRONMENT_HPP
 
 #include <string>
+#include "Constants.hpp"
 #include "Identity.hpp"
 #include "Condition.hpp"
 
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ class Topology;
 class SysEnv;
 class Multicaster;
 class CMWC4096;
+class Service;
 
 /**
  * Holds global state for an instance of ZeroTier::Node
@@ -67,6 +69,9 @@ public:
 		sw((Switch *)0),
 		topology((Topology *)0),
 		sysEnv((SysEnv *)0)
+#ifndef __WINDOWS__
+		,netconfService((Service *)0)
+#endif
 	{
 	}
 
@@ -88,6 +93,10 @@ public:
 	Switch *sw;
 	Topology *topology;
 	SysEnv *sysEnv;
+
+#ifndef __WINDOWS__
+	Service *netconfService; // may be null
+#endif
 };
 
 } // namespace ZeroTier
diff --git a/node/Service.hpp b/node/Service.hpp
index 8b9407e70..c8b729c72 100644
--- a/node/Service.hpp
+++ b/node/Service.hpp
@@ -72,7 +72,11 @@ public:
 	 * @param handler Handler function to call when service generates output
 	 * @param arg First argument to service
 	 */
-	Service(const RuntimeEnvironment *renv,const char *name,const char *path,void (*handler)(void *,Service &,const Dictionary &),void *arg);
+	Service(const RuntimeEnvironment *renv,
+	        const char *name,
+	        const char *path,
+	        void (*handler)(void *,Service &,const Dictionary &),
+	        void *arg);
 
 	virtual ~Service();
 
diff --git a/node/Utils.hpp b/node/Utils.hpp
index de7acf0e4..a222ca4fa 100644
--- a/node/Utils.hpp
+++ b/node/Utils.hpp
@@ -119,6 +119,15 @@ public:
 	 */
 	static uint64_t getLastModified(const char *path);
 
+	/**
+	 * @param path Path to check
+	 * @return True if file or directory exists at path location
+	 */
+	static inline bool fileExists(const char *path)
+	{
+		return (getLastModified(path) != 0);
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * @param t64 Time in ms since epoch
 	 * @return RFC1123 date string