diff --git a/common/download.sh b/common/download.sh
index c883c27..92248e2 100755
--- a/common/download.sh
+++ b/common/download.sh
@@ -46,10 +46,14 @@ else
                    --arch ${ARCH}
 fi
 
-if [ ${DISTRIBUTION} = 'fedora' ]; then
+if [ ${DISTRIBUTION} = 'fedora' -o \
+     ${DISTRIBUTION} = 'debian' -a ${RELEASE} = 'jessie' ]
+then
   # Improve systemd support:
   # - The fedora template does it but the fedora images from the download
   #   template apparently don't.
+  # - The debian template does it but the debian image from the download
+  #   template apparently not.
   utils.lxc.stop
   echo  >> /var/lib/lxc/${CONTAINER}/config
   echo "# settings for systemd with PID 1:" >> /var/lib/lxc/${CONTAINER}/config
diff --git a/conf/debian-jessie b/conf/debian-jessie
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..68d3a5a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/conf/debian-jessie
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+# support systemd as PID 1
+lxc.autodev = 1
+lxc.kmsg = 0
+
+# Default pivot location
+lxc.pivotdir = lxc_putold
+
+# Default mount entries
+lxc.mount.entry = proc proc proc nodev,noexec,nosuid 0 0
+lxc.mount.entry = sysfs sys sysfs defaults 0 0
+
+# Default console settings
+lxc.tty = 4
+lxc.pts = 1024
+
+# Default capabilities
+lxc.cap.drop = sys_module mac_admin mac_override sys_time
+
+# When using LXC with apparmor, the container will be confined by default.
+# If you wish for it to instead run unconfined, copy the following line
+# (uncommented) to the container's configuration file.
+#lxc.aa_profile = unconfined
+
+# To support container nesting on an Ubuntu host while retaining most of
+# apparmor's added security, use the following two lines instead.
+#lxc.aa_profile = lxc-container-default-with-nesting
+#lxc.hook.mount = /usr/share/lxc/hooks/mountcgroups
+
+# If you wish to allow mounting block filesystems, then use the following
+# line instead, and make sure to grant access to the block device and/or loop
+# devices below in lxc.cgroup.devices.allow.
+#lxc.aa_profile = lxc-container-default-with-mounting
+
+# Default cgroup limits
+lxc.cgroup.devices.deny = a
+## Allow any mknod (but not using the node)
+lxc.cgroup.devices.allow = c *:* m
+lxc.cgroup.devices.allow = b *:* m
+## /dev/null and zero
+lxc.cgroup.devices.allow = c 1:3 rwm
+lxc.cgroup.devices.allow = c 1:5 rwm
+## consoles
+lxc.cgroup.devices.allow = c 5:0 rwm
+lxc.cgroup.devices.allow = c 5:1 rwm
+## /dev/{,u}random
+lxc.cgroup.devices.allow = c 1:8 rwm
+lxc.cgroup.devices.allow = c 1:9 rwm
+## /dev/pts/*
+lxc.cgroup.devices.allow = c 5:2 rwm
+lxc.cgroup.devices.allow = c 136:* rwm
+## rtc
+lxc.cgroup.devices.allow = c 254:0 rm
+## fuse
+lxc.cgroup.devices.allow = c 10:229 rwm
+## tun
+lxc.cgroup.devices.allow = c 10:200 rwm
+## full
+lxc.cgroup.devices.allow = c 1:7 rwm
+## hpet
+lxc.cgroup.devices.allow = c 10:228 rwm
+## kvm
+lxc.cgroup.devices.allow = c 10:232 rwm
+## To use loop devices, copy the following line to the container's
+## configuration file (uncommented).
+#lxc.cgroup.devices.allow = b 7:* rwm