diff --git a/config/k3s/default.nix b/config/k3s/default.nix
index 65e337e36..1e06be319 100644
--- a/config/k3s/default.nix
+++ b/config/k3s/default.nix
@@ -1,17 +1,22 @@
 {
-  config,
   lib,
   pkgs,
   ...
 }:
 {
-  # k3s config file stored in home directory
   home.file.".config/k3s/config.yaml" = lib.mkIf pkgs.stdenv.isLinux {
     source = ./config.yaml;
     force = true;
   };
 
-  # Activation script to sync config to /etc/rancher/k3s/
+  home.file.".config/k3s/k3s.service" = lib.mkIf pkgs.stdenv.isLinux {
+    source = pkgs.replaceVars ./k3s.service {
+      inherit (pkgs) coreutils;
+      k3s = pkgs.k3s;
+    };
+    force = true;
+  };
+
   home.activation.k3s-config = lib.mkIf pkgs.stdenv.isLinux (
     lib.hm.dag.entryAfter [ "writeBoundary" ] ''
       $DRY_RUN_CMD ${pkgs.bash}/bin/bash "${./activate.sh}"
diff --git a/config/k3s/k3s.service b/config/k3s/k3s.service
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..50badb59e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/k3s/k3s.service
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=Lightweight Kubernetes
+Documentation=https://k3s.io
+Wants=network-online.target
+After=network-online.target
+
+[Service]
+Type=notify
+EnvironmentFile=-/etc/default/%N
+EnvironmentFile=-/etc/sysconfig/%N
+KillMode=process
+Delegate=yes
+LimitNOFILE=1048576
+LimitNPROC=infinity
+LimitCORE=infinity
+TasksMax=infinity
+TimeoutStartSec=0
+Restart=always
+RestartSec=5s
+ExecStartPre=-@coreutils@/bin/rm -f /run/k3s/containerd/containerd.sock
+ExecStart=@k3s@/bin/k3s server
+ExecStopPost=-@k3s@/bin/k3s-killall.sh
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
diff --git a/home-manager/programs/k8s/default.nix b/home-manager/programs/k8s/default.nix
index 88f14adc8..613ced221 100644
--- a/home-manager/programs/k8s/default.nix
+++ b/home-manager/programs/k8s/default.nix
@@ -1,12 +1,17 @@
-{ pkgs, ... }:
+{ lib, pkgs, ... }:
 {
-  home.packages = with pkgs; [
-    k9s
-    kind
-    kubeconform
-    kubectl
-    kubectx
-    kubernetes-helm
-    kustomize
-  ];
+  home.packages =
+    with pkgs;
+    [
+      k9s
+      kind
+      kubeconform
+      kubectl
+      kubectx
+      kubernetes-helm
+      kustomize
+    ]
+    ++ lib.optionals stdenv.isLinux [
+      k3s
+    ];
 }
diff --git a/home-manager/services/default.nix b/home-manager/services/default.nix
index c7febbd75..c150251d2 100644
--- a/home-manager/services/default.nix
+++ b/home-manager/services/default.nix
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ let
   dockerPostgres = ./docker-postgres;
   dotfilesUpdater = import ./dotfiles-updater { inherit pkgs; };
   gasTown = import ./gas-town { inherit pkgs; };
+  k3s = ./k3s;
   keydApplicationMapper = ./keyd-application-mapper;
   makeUpdater = import ./make-updater { inherit pkgs; };
   neversslKeepalive = import ./neverssl-keepalive { inherit pkgs; };
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ in
   dockerPostgres
   dotfilesUpdater
   gasTown
+  k3s
   keydApplicationMapper
   makeUpdater
   neversslKeepalive
diff --git a/home-manager/services/k3s/default.nix b/home-manager/services/k3s/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0a4919121
--- /dev/null
+++ b/home-manager/services/k3s/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+{
+  config,
+  lib,
+  pkgs,
+  inputs,
+  ...
+}:
+let
+  inherit (inputs) host;
+  serviceFile = "${config.home.homeDirectory}/.config/k3s/k3s.service";
+in
+lib.mkIf (pkgs.stdenv.isLinux && host.isKyber) {
+  home.activation.setupK3s = lib.hm.dag.entryAfter [ "writeBoundary" ] ''
+    if ! ${pkgs.diffutils}/bin/diff -q "${serviceFile}" /etc/systemd/system/k3s.service >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+      $DRY_RUN_CMD sudo cp "${serviceFile}" /etc/systemd/system/k3s.service
+      $DRY_RUN_CMD sudo ${pkgs.systemd}/bin/systemctl daemon-reload
+      $DRY_RUN_CMD sudo ${pkgs.systemd}/bin/systemctl enable --now k3s
+    fi
+
+    K3S_KUBECONFIG="/etc/rancher/k3s/k3s.yaml"
+    KUBE_DIR="${config.home.homeDirectory}/.kube"
+    if [ -f "$K3S_KUBECONFIG" ]; then
+      $DRY_RUN_CMD mkdir -p "$KUBE_DIR"
+      $DRY_RUN_CMD sudo cp "$K3S_KUBECONFIG" "$KUBE_DIR/config"
+      $DRY_RUN_CMD sudo chown "$(id -u):$(id -g)" "$KUBE_DIR/config"
+      $DRY_RUN_CMD chmod 600 "$KUBE_DIR/config"
+    fi
+  '';
+}