diff --git a/manifests/server.pp b/manifests/server.pp
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+# = Class: zaqar::server
+#
+# This class manages the Zaqar server.
+#
+# [*enabled*]
+#   (Optional) Service enable state for zaqar-server.
+#   Defaults to true.
+#
+# [*manage_service*]
+#   (Optional) Whether the service is managed by this puppet class.
+#   Defaults to true.
+#
+class zaqar::server(
+  $manage_service = true,
+  $enabled        = true,
+) {
+
+  include ::zaqar
+  include ::zaqar::params
+
+  if $manage_service {
+    if $enabled {
+      $service_ensure = 'running'
+    } else {
+      $service_ensure = 'stopped'
+    }
+  }
+
+  if $manage_service {
+    service { $::zaqar::params::service_name:
+      ensure => $service_ensure,
+      enable => $enabled,
+    }
+    Zaqar_config<||> ~> Service[$::zaqar::params::service_name]
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/spec/classes/zaqar_server_spec.rb b/spec/classes/zaqar_server_spec.rb
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+require 'spec_helper'
+describe 'zaqar::server' do
+
+  let :facts do
+    { :osfamily => 'RedHat' }
+  end
+
+  describe 'with a zaqar server enabled' do
+    let :pre_condition do
+      "class {'::zaqar': admin_password => 'foo'}"
+    end
+
+    it { is_expected.to contain_service('openstack-zaqar').with(
+        :ensure => 'running',
+        :enable => true
+    )}
+
+  end
+
+end