diff --git a/contrib/darkhttpd/files/darkhttpd b/contrib/darkhttpd/files/darkhttpd
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b40e86a3660
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/darkhttpd/files/darkhttpd
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# darkhttpd system service
+
+type            = process
+command         = /usr/bin/darkhttpd ${ROOT:-/var/www/htdocs} --addr ${ADDR:-127.0.0.1} --port ${PORT:-8080} --uid _darkhttpd --gid _darkhttpd --chroot --log /var/log/darkhttpd/access.log
+env-file        = /etc/default/darkhttpd
+logfile         = /var/log/darkhttpd.log
diff --git a/contrib/darkhttpd/files/darkhttpd.default b/contrib/darkhttpd/files/darkhttpd.default
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6bdffd63ecf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/darkhttpd/files/darkhttpd.default
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+ROOT=/var/www/htdocs
+ADDR=127.0.0.1
+PORT=8080
diff --git a/contrib/darkhttpd/files/sysusers.conf b/contrib/darkhttpd/files/sysusers.conf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7aaf61dcd1b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/darkhttpd/files/sysusers.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# create darkhttp user
+
+u _darkhttpd - "darkhttpd daemon user" /var/empty /usr/bin/nologin
diff --git a/contrib/darkhttpd/files/tmpfiles.conf b/contrib/darkhttpd/files/tmpfiles.conf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b76c76afbc7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/darkhttpd/files/tmpfiles.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# create darkhttpd state directories
+
+d /var/www/htdocs 0755 _darkhttpd _darkhttpd -
+d /var/log/darkhttpd 0750 _darkhttpd _darkhttpd -
diff --git a/contrib/darkhttpd/template.py b/contrib/darkhttpd/template.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a22cd33cc77
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+++ b/contrib/darkhttpd/template.py
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+pkgname = "darkhttpd"
+pkgver = "1.15"
+pkgrel = 0
+build_style = "makefile"
+make_use_env = True
+pkgdesc = "Single-threaded static content webserver"
+maintainer = "ttyyls <contact@behri.org>"
+license = "ISC"
+url = "https://unix4lyfe.org/darkhttpd"
+source = f"https://github.com/emikulic/darkhttpd/archive/v{pkgver}.tar.gz"
+sha256 = "ea48cedafbf43186f4a8d1afc99b33b671adee99519658446022e6f63bd9eda9"
+hardening = ["vis", "cfi"]
+# no tests defined
+options = ["!check"]
+
+
+def do_install(self):
+    self.install_license("COPYING")
+    self.install_bin("darkhttpd")
+    self.install_service(self.files_path / "darkhttpd")
+    self.install_file(
+        self.files_path / "sysusers.conf",
+        "usr/lib/sysusers.d",
+        name="darkhttpd.conf",
+    )
+    self.install_file(
+        self.files_path / "tmpfiles.conf",
+        "usr/lib/tmpfiles.d",
+        name="darkhttpd.conf",
+    )
+    self.install_file(
+        self.files_path / "darkhttpd.default",
+        "etc/default",
+        name="darkhttpd",
+    )