diff --git a/packages/appserver-db/PKGBUILD b/packages/appserver-db/PKGBUILD
index 4d5eef73fa8..43c88b6eecc 100644
--- a/packages/appserver-db/PKGBUILD
+++ b/packages/appserver-db/PKGBUILD
@@ -34,4 +34,8 @@ package() {
   mkdir -p "${pkgdir}/opt/zextras/libexec/scripts/migrations"
   rsync -a "store/db/migration/" \
     "${pkgdir}/opt/zextras/libexec/scripts/migrations"
+
+  # systemd unit
+  install -Dm 644 packages/appserver-db/${pkgname}.service \
+    "${pkgdir}/lib/systemd/system/${pkgname}.service"
 }
diff --git a/packages/appserver-db/carbonio-appserver-db.service b/packages/appserver-db/carbonio-appserver-db.service
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..cc4b6303c72
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/appserver-db/carbonio-appserver-db.service
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=Carbonio Appserver DB Daemon
+After=carbonio-configd.service
+Wants=carbonio-configd.service
+PartOf=carbonio-appserver.target carbonio-ce.target carbonio.target
+
+[Service]
+User=zextras
+EnvironmentFile=-/opt/zextras/data/systemd.env
+ExecStart=/opt/zextras/common/bin/mysqld_safe \
+  --defaults-file=${mysql_mycnf} \
+  --external-locking \
+  --log-error=${mysql_errlogfile} \
+  --malloc-lib=/opt/zextras/common/lib/libjemalloc.so \
+  --ledir=/opt/zextras/common/sbin
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=carbonio-appserver.target carbonio-ce.target carbonio.target
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/appserver-service/PKGBUILD b/packages/appserver-service/PKGBUILD
index a2fe2e55cf9..376aa3b11fa 100644
--- a/packages/appserver-service/PKGBUILD
+++ b/packages/appserver-service/PKGBUILD
@@ -70,6 +70,10 @@ package() {
     "${pkgdir}/etc/carbonio/mailbox-nslookup/service-discover/policies.json"
   install -Dm 644 packages/appserver-service/carbonio-mailbox-nslookup-service-protocol.json \
     "${pkgdir}/etc/carbonio/mailbox-nslookup/service-discover/service-protocol.json"
+
+  # systemd unit
+  install -Dm 644 packages/appserver-service/carbonio-appserver.service \
+    "${pkgdir}/lib/systemd/system/carbonio-appserver.service"
 }
 
 postinst() {
diff --git a/packages/appserver-service/carbonio-appserver.service b/packages/appserver-service/carbonio-appserver.service
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..61b4d0811d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/appserver-service/carbonio-appserver.service
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=Carbonio Appserver Daemon
+After=carbonio-appserver-db.service
+Wants=carbonio-appserver-db.service
+PartOf=carbonio-appserver.target carbonio-ce.target carbonio.target
+
+[Service]
+User=zextras
+PIDFile=/opt/zextras/log/zmmailboxd_java.pid
+EnvironmentFile=-/opt/zextras/data/systemd.env
+ExecStartPre=/opt/zextras/bin/zmtlsctl
+ExecStart=/opt/zextras/common/bin/java \
+  -Dfile.encoding=UTF-8 \
+  $mailboxd_java_options \
+  -Xms${java_xms}m \
+  -Xmx${java_xmx}m \
+  -Djava.io.tmpdir=/opt/zextras/mailboxd/work \
+  -Djava.library.path=/opt/zextras/lib \
+  -Dzimbra.config=/opt/zextras/conf/localconfig.xml \
+  --module-path /opt/zextras/mailboxd/common/endorsed \
+  -Djetty.base=/opt/zextras/mailboxd \
+  -Djetty.home=/opt/zextras/common/jetty_home \
+  -DSTART=/opt/zextras/mailboxd/etc/start.config \
+  -jar /opt/zextras/common/jetty_home/start.jar \
+  --module=zimbra,server,mail,servlet,servlets,jsp,jstl,jmx,resources,websocket,ext,plus,rewrite,continuation,webapp,setuid \
+  jetty.home=/opt/zextras/common/jetty_home \
+  jetty.base=/opt/zextras/mailboxd \
+  /opt/zextras/mailboxd/etc/jetty.xml
+RestartSec=3
+Restart=on-failure
+SuccessExitStatus=143
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=carbonio-appserver.target carbonio-ce.target carbonio.target
diff --git a/packages/common-appserver-conf/PKGBUILD b/packages/common-appserver-conf/PKGBUILD
index 68db8aac8ef..36d2e00477b 100644
--- a/packages/common-appserver-conf/PKGBUILD
+++ b/packages/common-appserver-conf/PKGBUILD
@@ -197,6 +197,10 @@ package() {
     "${pkgdir}/opt/zextras/conf/rights/rights.xml"
   install -D "store/src/main/resources/conf/rights/user-rights.xml" \
     "${pkgdir}/opt/zextras/conf/rights/user-rights.xml"
+
+  # systemd unit
+  install -Dm 644 packages/common-appserver-conf/carbonio-milter.service \
+    "${pkgdir}/lib/systemd/system/carbonio-milter.service"
 }
 
 postinst__apt() {
diff --git a/packages/common-appserver-conf/carbonio-milter.service b/packages/common-appserver-conf/carbonio-milter.service
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..55679762aa1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/common-appserver-conf/carbonio-milter.service
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=Carbonio Milter Daemon
+After=carbonio-configd.service
+Wants=carbonio-configd.service
+PartOf=carbonio-mta.target carbonio-ce.target carbonio.target
+
+[Service]
+User=zextras
+PIDFile=/opt/zextras/log/milter.pid
+EnvironmentFile=-/opt/zextras/data/systemd.env
+ExecStart=/opt/zextras/common/lib/jvm/java/bin/java \
+  -XX:ErrorFile=/opt/zextras/log \
+  -client \
+  $java_options \
+  -Dzimbra.home=/opt/zextras \
+  -Djava.library.path=$java_library_path \
+  -classpath ${java_ext_dirs}:/opt/zextras/lib/jars/*:/opt/zextras/conf \
+  -Dlog4j.configurationFile=file:/opt/zextras/conf/milter.log4j.properties \
+  -Dzimbra.config=/opt/zextras/conf/localconfig.xml \
+  com.zimbra.cs.milter.MilterServer
+Restart=on-failure
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=carbonio-mta.target carbonio-ce.target carbonio.target
diff --git a/packages/directory-server/PKGBUILD b/packages/directory-server/PKGBUILD
index 6ce604fae47..00d22ec3b23 100644
--- a/packages/directory-server/PKGBUILD
+++ b/packages/directory-server/PKGBUILD
@@ -61,6 +61,18 @@ package() {
   install -Ddm755 store/ldap/generated/ \
     "${pkgdir}/opt/zextras/common/etc/openldap/zimbra/"
   rsync -a store/ldap/generated/ "${pkgdir}/opt/zextras/common/etc/openldap/zimbra/"
+
+  # systemd units and target
+  mkdir -p "${pkgdir}/lib/systemd/system/${pkgname}.target.wants"
+  install -Dm 644 "packages/directory-server/${pkgname}.target" \
+    "${pkgdir}/lib/systemd/system/${pkgname}.target"
+
+  ln -sf "/lib/systemd/system/carbonio-configd.service" \
+    "${pkgdir}/lib/systemd/system/${pkgname}.target.wants/carbonio-configd.service"
+  ln -sf "/lib/systemd/system/carbonio-openldap.service" \
+    "${pkgdir}/lib/systemd/system/${pkgname}.target.wants/carbonio-openldap.service"
+  ln -sf "/lib/systemd/system/carbonio-stats.service" \
+    "${pkgdir}/lib/systemd/system/${pkgname}.target.wants/carbonio-stats.service"
 }
 
 postinst__apt() {
diff --git a/packages/directory-server/carbonio-directory-server.target b/packages/directory-server/carbonio-directory-server.target
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9e3b579bbeb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/directory-server/carbonio-directory-server.target
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=Carbonio Directory Server
+Documentation=man:systemd.special(7)
+Requires=multi-user.target
+After=multi-user.target
+PartOf=carbonio-ce.target carbonio.target
+AllowIsolate=yes