diff --git a/debian/aptly-api.conf b/debian/aptly-api.conf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b154da05
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/aptly-api.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+  "rootDir": "/var/lib/aptly-api"
+}
diff --git a/debian/aptly-api.default b/debian/aptly-api.default
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a407ec52
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/aptly-api.default
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# Default settings for aptly-api
+LISTEN_ADDRESS='localhost:8080'
diff --git a/debian/aptly-api.install b/debian/aptly-api.install
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e1d67361
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/aptly-api.install
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+debian/aptly-api.conf etc
diff --git a/debian/aptly-api.postinst b/debian/aptly-api.postinst
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..9d263609
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/aptly-api.postinst
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# postinst script for aptly-api
+#
+# see: dh_installdeb(1)
+
+set -e
+
+# summary of how this script can be called:
+#        * <postinst> `configure' <most-recently-configured-version>
+#        * <old-postinst> `abort-upgrade' <new version>
+#        * <conflictor's-postinst> `abort-remove' `in-favour' <package>
+#          <new-version>
+#        * <postinst> `abort-remove'
+#        * <deconfigured's-postinst> `abort-deconfigure' `in-favour'
+#          <failed-install-package> <version> `removing'
+#          <conflicting-package> <version>
+# for details, see http://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ or
+# the debian-policy package
+
+
+case "$1" in
+    configure|reconfigure)
+
+        # create an aptly-api group and user
+        if ! grep -q aptly-api /etc/passwd; then
+        adduser --system --home /var/lib/aptly-api --no-create-home aptly-api
+        addgroup --system aptly-api
+        adduser aptly-api aptly-api
+        fi
+
+        # setup /var/lib/aptly-api
+        if [ ! -d /var/lib/aptly-api ]; then
+            mkdir -p /var/lib/aptly-api
+        fi
+        chown aptly-api:aptly-api /var/lib/aptly-api
+
+        # set config file permissions
+        # it may contain secrets so it is not world readable
+        chown root:aptly-api /etc/aptly-api.conf
+        chmod 640 /etc/aptly-api.conf
+    ;;
+
+    abort-upgrade|abort-remove|abort-deconfigure)
+    ;;
+
+    *)
+        echo "postinst called with unknown argument \`$1'" >&2
+        exit 1
+    ;;
+esac
+
+# dh_installdeb will replace this with shell code automatically
+# generated by other debhelper scripts.
+
+#DEBHELPER#
+
+exit 0
diff --git a/debian/aptly-api.postrm b/debian/aptly-api.postrm
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d22a7064
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/aptly-api.postrm
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# postrm script for aptly-api
+#
+# see: dh_installdeb(1)
+
+set -e
+
+# summary of how this script can be called:
+#        * <postrm> `remove'
+#        * <postrm> `purge'
+#        * <old-postrm> `upgrade' <new-version>
+#        * <new-postrm> `failed-upgrade' <old-version>
+#        * <new-postrm> `abort-install'
+#        * <new-postrm> `abort-install' <old-version>
+#        * <new-postrm> `abort-upgrade' <old-version>
+#        * <disappearer's-postrm> `disappear' <overwriter>
+#          <overwriter-version>
+# for details, see http://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ or
+# the debian-policy package
+
+
+case "$1" in
+    purge|remove|upgrade|failed-upgrade|abort-install|abort-upgrade|disappear)
+      # Only remove /var/lib/aptly-api on purge
+      if [ "${1}" = "purge" ] ; then
+          rm -rf /var/lib/aptly-api
+      fi
+    ;;
+
+    *)
+        echo "postrm called with unknown argument \`$1'" >&2
+        exit 1
+    ;;
+esac
+
+# dh_installdeb will replace this with shell code automatically
+# generated by other debhelper scripts.
+
+#DEBHELPER#
+
+exit 0
diff --git a/debian/aptly-api.service b/debian/aptly-api.service
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7a67ed2a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/aptly-api.service
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=Aptly API
+After=network.target
+Documentation=man:aptly(1)
+
+[Service]
+User=aptly-api
+Group=aptly-api
+WorkingDirectory=/var/lib/aptly-api
+EnvironmentFile=/etc/default/aptly-api
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/aptly api serve \
+            -config=/etc/aptly-api.conf \
+            -listen=${LISTEN_ADDRESS}
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
diff --git a/debian/aptly.install b/debian/aptly.install
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f738a823
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/aptly.install
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+usr/bin/aptly
diff --git a/debian/aptly.manpages b/debian/aptly.manpages
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c261d746
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/aptly.manpages
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+man/aptly.1
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 828f51d3..a0b95a2c 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+aptly (1.3.0-3) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
+
+  * Create aptly-api package. (Closes: #902032)
+
+ -- Alexandre Viau <aviau@debian.org>  Fri, 22 Jun 2018 13:51:50 -0400
+
 aptly (1.3.0-2) unstable; urgency=medium
 
   * Team upload, many thanks to Alexandre Viau for this work
diff --git a/debian/compat b/debian/compat
index ec635144..b4de3947 100644
--- a/debian/compat
+++ b/debian/compat
@@ -1 +1 @@
-9
+11
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 84d772fd..1fff10b4 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ Source: aptly
 Section: utils
 Priority: optional
 Maintainer: Sebastien Delafond <seb@debian.org>
-Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 9.0.0),
+Uploaders: Alexandre Viau <aviau@debian.org>
+Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 11),
                dh-golang,
                golang-any,
                golang-go.tools,
@@ -19,7 +20,7 @@ Architecture: any
 Depends: bzip2, xz-utils, gnupg, gpgv, ${shlibs:Depends}, ${misc:Depends}
 Suggests: graphviz
 Built-Using: ${misc:Built-Using}
-Description: Swiss army knife for Debian repository management
+Description: Swiss army knife for Debian repository management - main package
  It offers several features making it easy to manage Debian package
  repositories:
  .
@@ -31,3 +32,24 @@ Description: Swiss army knife for Debian repository management
   - controlled update of one or more packages in snapshot from upstream
     mirror, tracking dependencies
   - merge two or more snapshots into one
+ .
+ This is the main package, it contains the aptly command-line utility.
+
+Package: aptly-api
+Architecture: any
+Depends: ${misc:Depends}, aptly, adduser
+Built-Using: ${misc:Built-Using}
+Description: Swiss army knife for Debian repository management - API
+ It offers several features making it easy to manage Debian package
+ repositories:
+ .
+  - make mirrors of remote Debian/Ubuntu repositories, limiting by
+    components/architectures
+  - take snapshots of mirrors at any point in time, fixing state of
+    repository at some moment of time
+  - publish snapshot as Debian repository, ready to be consumed by apt
+  - controlled update of one or more packages in snapshot from upstream
+    mirror, tracking dependencies
+  - merge two or more snapshots into one
+ .
+ This package contains the aptly-api service.