diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 60137583..68c2645c 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -81,6 +81,11 @@ assets = [
         "/usr/bin/ffplayout",
         "755"
     ],
+    [
+        "target/x86_64-unknown-linux-musl/release/ffpapi",
+        "/usr/bin/ffpapi",
+        "755"
+    ],
     ["assets/ffplayout.yml", "/etc/ffplayout/ffplayout.yml", "644"],
     ["assets/logo.png", "/usr/share/ffplayout/logo.png", "644"],
     ["README.md", "/usr/share/doc/ffplayout-engine/README", "644"],
@@ -94,6 +99,7 @@ name = "ffplayout-engine"
 license = "GPL-3.0"
 assets = [
     { source = "target/x86_64-unknown-linux-musl/release/ffplayout", dest = "/usr/bin/ffplayout", mode = "755" },
+    { source = "target/x86_64-unknown-linux-musl/release/ffpapi", dest = "/usr/bin/ffpapi", mode = "755" },
     { source = "assets/ffplayout.yml", dest = "/etc/ffplayout/ffplayout.yml", mode = "644", config = true },
     { source = "assets/ffplayout-engine.service", dest = "/lib/systemd/system/ffplayout-engine.service", mode = "644" },
     { source = "README.md", dest = "/usr/share/doc/ffplayout-engine/README", mode = "644", doc = true },
diff --git a/assets/ffpapi.service b/assets/ffpapi.service
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3cd83f38
--- /dev/null
+++ b/assets/ffpapi.service
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=Rest API for ffplayout
+After=network.target remote-fs.target
+
+[Service]
+ExecStart= /usr/bin/ffpapi
+ExecReload=/bin/kill -1 $MAINPID
+Restart=always
+RestartSec=1
+User=www-data
+Group=www-data
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
diff --git a/cross_compile_all.sh b/cross_compile_all.sh
index 7e0f0a0c..957d4852 100755
--- a/cross_compile_all.sh
+++ b/cross_compile_all.sh
@@ -25,16 +25,18 @@ for target in "${targets[@]}"; do
         fi
 
         cp ./target/${target}/release/ffplayout.exe .
-        zip -r "ffplayout-engine-v${version}_${target}.zip" assets docs LICENSE README.md ffplayout.exe -x *.db
-        rm -f ffplayout.exe
+        cp ./target/${target}/release/ffpapi.exe .
+        zip -r "ffplayout-engine-v${version}_${target}.zip" assets docs LICENSE README.md ffplayout.exe ffpapi.exe -x *.db
+        rm -f ffplayout.exe ffpapi.exe
     else
         if [[ -f "ffplayout-engine-v${version}_${target}.tar.gz" ]]; then
             rm -f "ffplayout-engine-v${version}_${target}.tar.gz"
         fi
 
         cp ./target/${target}/release/ffplayout .
-        tar -czvf "ffplayout-engine-v${version}_${target}.tar.gz" --exclude='*.db' assets docs LICENSE README.md ffplayout
-        rm -f ffplayout
+        cp ./target/${target}/release/ffpapi .
+        tar -czvf "ffplayout-engine-v${version}_${target}.tar.gz" --exclude='*.db' assets docs LICENSE README.md ffplayout ffpapi
+        rm -f ffplayout ffpapi
     fi
 
     echo ""