diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index c91105c..99536e2 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -38,4 +38,4 @@ priority = "optional"
 assets = [
  [ "target/release/ezkvm", "usr/bin/", "755" ]
 ]
-
+maintainer-scripts = "debian/maintainer-scripts/"
diff --git a/debian/maintainer-scripts/postinst b/debian/maintainer-scripts/postinst
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..d0b3e3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/maintainer-scripts/postinst
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+addgroup ezkvm
+
+mkdir /etc/ezkvm
+chmod 775 /etc/ezkvm
+chown root:ezkvm /etc/ezkvm
+
+mkdir /var/ezkvm
+chmod 775 /var/ezkvm
+chown root:ezkvm /var/ezkvm
+