diff --git a/manifests/init.pp b/manifests/init.pp
index a22dac9..9ae8e8f 100644
--- a/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/manifests/init.pp
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@
   $user_path_fix    = undef,
   $mounts           = {},
   $groups           = {},
+  $cpu_limit        = undef,
+  $memory_limit     = undef,
+  $ubuntu_group_path = '/etc/cgconfig.conf',
 ) {
 
   # variables preparation
@@ -34,6 +37,20 @@
         }
       }
     }
+    'Debian': {
+      case $::operatingsystemmajrelease {
+        '14.04','16.04': {
+          $package_name_default = [
+          'libcgroup1',
+          'cgroup-bin',
+          'cgroup-lite',
+          ]
+        }
+        default: {
+          fail('cgroups is only supported on Ubuntu 14.04 and 16.04.')
+        }
+      }
+    }
     default: {
       fail('cgroups is not supported on this platform.')
     }
@@ -71,17 +88,21 @@
     ensure => present,
   }
 
-  file { $config_file_path:
-    ensure  => file,
-    notify  => Service[$service_name],
-    content => template('cgroups/cgroup.conf.erb'),
-    require => Package[$package_name_real],
+  if ($::osfamily != 'Debian') {
+    file { $config_file_path:
+      ensure  => file,
+      notify  => Service[$service_name],
+      content => template('cgroups/cgroup.conf.erb'),
+      require => Package[$package_name_real],
+    }
   }
 
-  service { $service_name:
-    ensure  => running,
-    enable  => true,
-    require => Package[$package_name_real],
+  if ($::osfamily != 'Debian') {
+    service { $service_name:
+      ensure  => running,
+      enable  => true,
+      require => Package[$package_name_real],
+    }
   }
 
   create_resources('cgroups::group', $groups)
@@ -94,4 +115,14 @@
       require => Service[$service_name],
     }
   }
+
+  if ($::osfamily == 'Debian') {
+    file { $ubuntu_group_path:
+      ensure => file,
+      content => epp('cgroups/Ubuntu/cgconfig.conf.epp', {
+        cpu_limit    => $cpu_limit,
+        memory_limit => $memory_limit,
+      }),
+    }
+  }
 }
diff --git a/metadata.json b/metadata.json
index 78f8b26..3e5a5e2 100644
--- a/metadata.json
+++ b/metadata.json
@@ -27,6 +27,13 @@
       "operatingsystemrelease": [
         "11 SP2"
       ]
+    },
+    {
+      "operatingsystem": "Ubuntu",
+      "operatingsystemrelease": [
+        "14.04",
+        "16.04"
+      ]
     }
   ],
   "requirements": [
diff --git a/spec/classes/init_spec.rb b/spec/classes/init_spec.rb
index 290e1f2..cecdc3b 100644
--- a/spec/classes/init_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/init_spec.rb
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 require 'spec_helper'
 describe 'cgroups' do
+  ['Debian', 'RedHat'].each do |osfamily|
+    ['7.1', '14.04', '16.04'].each do |operatingsystemrelease|
+      ['7', '14.04', '16.04'].each do |operatingsystemmajrelease|
   let(:facts) do
     {
-      :operatingsystemmajrelease => '7',
-      :operatingsystemrelease    => '7.2',
-      :osfamily                  => 'RedHat',
+      :operatingsystemmajrelease => operatingsystemmajrelease,
+      :operatingsystemrelease    => operatingsystemrelease,
+      :osfamily                  => osfamily,
     }
   end
 
@@ -21,6 +24,12 @@
       :osfamily                  => 'Suse',
       :package_name              => 'libcgroup1',
     },
+    'Ubuntu' => {
+      :operatingsystemmajrelease => '14.04'
+      :operatingsystemrelease    => '14.04',
+      :osfamily                  => 'Debian',
+      :package_name              => 'libcgroup1',
+    },
   }
 
   describe 'with defaults for all parameters' do
diff --git a/spec/defines/group_spec.rb b/spec/defines/group_spec.rb
index 18e8084..3fcdf18 100644
--- a/spec/defines/group_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/defines/group_spec.rb
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
 require 'spec_helper'
 describe 'cgroups::group' do
   let(:title) { 'rspec/test' }
+  ['Debian', 'RedHat'].each do |osfamily|
+    ['7.1', '14.04', '16.04'].each do |operatingsystemrelease|
+      ['7', '14.04', '16.04'].each do |operatingsystemmajrelease|
   let(:facts) do
     {
-      :osfamily                  => 'RedHat',
-      :operatingsystemrelease    => '7.1',
-      :operatingsystemmajrelease => '7',
+      :osfamily                  => osfamily,
+      :operatingsystemrelease    => operatingsystemrelease,
+      :operatingsystemmajrelease => operatingsystemmajrelease,
     }
   end
   context 'with defaults for all parameters' do
diff --git a/templates/Ubuntu/cgconfig.conf.epp b/templates/Ubuntu/cgconfig.conf.epp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..98d2ba3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/Ubuntu/cgconfig.conf.epp
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+# This file is being maintained by Puppet.
+# DO NOT EDIT
+
+group limitgroup {
+  perm {
+    admin {
+      uid = root;
+      gid = root;
+    }
+    task {
+      uid = 500;
+      gid = 500;
+    }
+  }
+  cpu {
+    cpu.shares = "<%= $cpu_limit %>";
+  }
+  memory {
+    memory.limit_in_bytes = "<%= $memory_limit %>";
+  }
+}