diff --git a/pyinfra-metadata.toml b/pyinfra-metadata.toml
index 88e4361ea..aeea935c8 100644
--- a/pyinfra-metadata.toml
+++ b/pyinfra-metadata.toml
@@ -275,6 +275,18 @@ path = "src/pyinfra/facts/launchd.py"
 type = "fact"
 tags = ["service-management", "system"]
 
+[pyinfra.plugins."s6-ops"]
+name = "s6"
+path = "src/pyinfra/operations/s6.py"
+type = "operation"
+tags = ["service-management"]
+
+[pyinfra.plugins."s6-facts"]
+name = "s6"
+path = "src/pyinfra/facts/s6.py"
+type = "fact"
+tags = ["service-management", "system"]
+
 [pyinfra.plugins."systemd-ops"]
 name = "systemd"
 path = "src/pyinfra/operations/systemd.py"
diff --git a/src/pyinfra/facts/s6.py b/src/pyinfra/facts/s6.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..68dfdc098
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/pyinfra/facts/s6.py
@@ -0,0 +1,115 @@
+from typing_extensions import override
+
+from pyinfra.api import FactBase, QuoteString
+from pyinfra.api.command import make_formatted_string_command, StringCommand
+
+
+class S6RepositoryList(FactBase[list[str]]):
+    """Returns the name of every set in a repository, including the set named "current"."""
+
+    @override
+    def requires_command(self, repository=None):
+        return "s6-rc-repo-list"
+        # and envfile, but that comes bundled in execline dependency of s6
+
+    @override
+    def command(self, repository=None):
+        """
+        + repository: path of the repository to inspect. If `None`, the compiled-in default will be used, most likely `/var/lib/s6/repository`.
+        """
+        if repository:
+            return make_formatted_string_command("s6-rc-repo-list -r {0}", QuoteString(repository))
+
+        return StringCommand("s6-rc-repo-list")
+
+        # if no repository passed, try to get its location from the s6-frontend configuration file
+        # return StringCommand(
+        #    '[ ! -z "$S6_CONF" ] || S6_CONF=/etc/s6.conf && envfile "$S6_CONF" sh -c \'s6-rc-repo-list -r "$repodir"\'; echo EXIT CODE: $?'
+        # )
+
+    @override
+    def process(self, output):
+        return output
+
+
+class S6SetStatus(FactBase[dict[str, str]]):
+    """Returns a dict of name -> rx (prescription) for each service in a given set.
+
+    If the set does not exist, nothing is returned.
+
+    > [!IMPORTANT]
+    > The fact only returns `None` when the set doesn't exist if `3` is in the `_success_exit_codes`
+    > parameter for the fact. It will throw an exception otherwise due to a limitation in pyinfra.
+
+    """
+
+    @override
+    def requires_command(self, the_set="current", repository=None):
+        return "s6-rc-set-status"
+        # and sh
+
+    @override
+    def command(self, the_set="current", repository=None):
+        """
+        + the_set: the set to inspect.
+        + repository: path of the repository to inspect, default `None`, which means to use the compiled-in default repository most likely `/var/lib/s6/repository`.
+        """
+        if repository:
+            return make_formatted_string_command(
+                "s6-rc-set-status -r {0} {1}; echo EXIT CODE: $?",
+                QuoteString(repository),
+                QuoteString(the_set),
+            )
+
+        return make_formatted_string_command(
+            "s6-rc-set-status {0}; echo EXIT CODE: $?", QuoteString(the_set)
+        )
+        # extra escaping needed for make_formatted_string_command, but not in StringCommand
+        # return make_formatted_string_command(
+        #    '[ ! -z \\"$S6_CONF\\" ] || S6_CONF=/etc/s6.conf && envfile \\"$S6_CONF\\" sh -c \\\'s6-rc-set-status -r \\"$repodir\\" {0}\\\'; echo EXIT CODE: $?',
+        #    QuoteString(the_set),
+        # )
+
+    @override
+    def process(self, output):
+        # exit code 3: nonexistent set
+        # NOTE: will have to always specify 3 as success exit code when using this fact
+        if output[-1] == "EXIT CODE: 3":
+            return
+
+        return {
+            triplet[0]: triplet[-1]
+            for triplet in map(lambda line: line.partition("/"), output[:-1])
+        }
+
+
+class S6LiveStatus(FactBase[dict[str, bool]]):
+    """Returns a dict of name -> status for each service in the live state.
+
+    True when the service is "running", meaning the service is managed by an `s6-supervise`s, False
+    otherwise.
+    """
+
+    @override
+    def requires_command(self):
+        return "s6-rc"
+
+    # @override
+    # def check_preconditions(self, state, host):
+    #    if not host.run_shell_command('[ ! -z "$S6_CONF" ] || [ -f /etc/s6.conf ]')[0]:
+    #        return "couldn't find s6-frontend configuration"
+
+    @override
+    def command(self):
+        return "s6-rc -c list"
+
+    @override
+    def process(self, output):
+        # example of an output line:
+        #    seatd-srv/longrun//up/explicit
+        # returns
+        #    { "seatd-srv": True }
+        return {
+            statusline[0]: True if statusline[3] == "up" else False
+            for statusline in map(lambda line: line.split("/"), output)
+        }
diff --git a/src/pyinfra/operations/s6.py b/src/pyinfra/operations/s6.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a13c7a517
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/pyinfra/operations/s6.py
@@ -0,0 +1,615 @@
+"""Manage s6-rc services (https://www.skarnet.org/software/s6-rc/)."""
+
+import re
+import shlex
+from collections.abc import Sequence
+
+from pyinfra import host, logger
+from pyinfra.api import (
+    QuoteString,
+    StringCommand,
+    OperationError,
+    OperationValueError,
+    operation,
+    Host,
+)
+from pyinfra.api.command import make_formatted_string_command
+from pyinfra.facts.s6 import S6LiveStatus, S6SetStatus, S6RepositoryList
+from pyinfra.facts.files import FileContents
+from pyinfra.facts.server import Command
+
+
+def _get_s6_frontend_conf_contents(host: Host) -> list[str] | None:
+    """Attempts to locate and return the contents of an s6-frontend configuration.
+
+    Does not return anything if no configuration is found.
+
+    + host: pyinfra host object on which to perform this lookup.
+    """
+    conf_envvar = host.get_fact(Command, 'printf %s "$S6_CONF"')
+    if conf_envvar != "":
+        if contents := host.get_fact(FileContents, conf_envvar):
+            return contents
+
+    if contents := host.get_fact(FileContents, "/etc/s6.conf"):
+        return contents
+
+    return None
+
+
+def _get_value_from_conf(key: str, content: list[str] | None) -> str | None:
+    """Get the value associated with a key in an s6-frontend configuration.
+
+    If no repodir is found, nothing is returned.
+
+    + key: the key associated with the value, e.g. "repodir".
+    + content: the file contents, as a list of strings. if `None`, this function returns nothing.
+    """
+    # simplistic check for now, avoiding complicated syntax
+    # does not account for a statement broken over multiple lines with backslashes
+    # assume the key is unique
+    if content is not None:
+        if match := re.search(
+            # https://skarnet.org/software/execline/envfile.html#syntax
+            r"^\s*" + re.escape(key) + r'\s*=\s*(/[^\s]*|"/.*")\s*$',
+            "\n".join(content),
+            re.MULTILINE,
+        ):
+            return match.group(1)
+
+    return None
+
+    ## TODO edge case
+    # for line, next_line in itertools.pairwise(content):
+    #    # ignore commented, empty and whitespace lines
+    #    if line == "":
+    #        continue
+    #    elif re.search(r'^\s*#', line, re.ASCII):
+    #        continue
+    #    elif re.fullmatch(r'\s+', line, re.ASCII):
+    #        continue
+
+    #    # line continuation detected
+    #    if line.endswith("\\"):
+    #        if next_line.endswith("\\"):
+    #            pass
+    #    elif "=" not in line:
+    #        return False
+
+
+# def _s6_frontend_repo_lookup(host: Host):
+#    """Attempts to find an s6-rc repository.
+#
+#    The algorithm is as follows:
+#
+#    The environment variable `S6_CONF` is checked for a valid filesystem path, and if it is, check
+#    whether the file defines a repodir. Otherwise check whether the file `/etc/s6.conf` exists and
+#    if it defines a repodir. If both fail, no value is returned.
+#    """
+#    conf_envvar = host.get_fact(Command, 'printf %s "$S6_CONF"')
+#
+#    if conf_envvar != "":
+#        conf = host.get_fact(FileContents, conf_envvar)
+#        if repodir := _get_repodir_from_conf(conf):
+#            return repodir
+#
+#    if s6_conf := host.get_fact(FileContents, "/etc/s6.conf"):
+#        if repodir := _get_repodir_from_conf(s6_conf):
+#            return repodir
+#
+#    # for compatibility with older versions of s6-frontend. the envvar used to have a different name
+#    # and config file was called something else.
+#    conf_envvar_old = host.get_fact(Command, 'printf %s "$S6_FRONTEND_CONF"')
+#
+#    if conf_envvar_old != "":
+#        conf = host.get_fact(FileContents, conf_envvar_old)
+#        if repodir := _get_repodir_from_conf(conf):
+#            return repodir
+#
+#    if frontend_conf := host.get_fact(FileContents, "/etc/s6-frontend.conf"):
+#        if repodir := _get_repodir_from_conf(frontend_conf):
+#            return repodir
+#
+#    return
+
+
+def _make_format_fields(n):
+    """Returns "{0} {1} ... {n-1}"."""
+    return " ".join([f"{{{i}}}" for i in range(n)])
+
+
+def _make_live_command(op: str, services: Sequence):
+    """
+    + op: the operation, e.g. "start", "stop", "restart".
+    + services: the service(s) to operate on.
+    """
+    return make_formatted_string_command(
+        f"s6 live {op} " + _make_format_fields(len(services)), *map(QuoteString, services)
+    )
+
+
+def _make_set_change_command(
+    services: list,
+    current_rxs: dict,
+    wanted_rx: str,
+    repository: str | None = None,
+    the_set: str = "current",
+):
+    """Returns a command like "s6-rc-set-change -r /etc/s6/repo current active httpd".
+
+    + services: the services to be assigned a specific prescription.
+    + current_rxs: the current prescriptions for all services (from the `S6SetStatus` fact).
+    + wanted_rx: the prescription to assign to each service.
+    + repository: path to the repository containing the set.
+    + the_set: name of the set to operate on.
+
+    If every service already matches the desired prescription, None is returned.
+    """
+    if wanted_rx not in {"always", "active", "usable", "masked"}:
+        raise ValueError(
+            f'wanted_rx must be one of "always", "active", "usable", or "masked", got {wanted_rx}.'
+        )
+
+    # services that need their prescription changed (not all of them; those that are already in the
+    # desired state are excluded from this list)
+    service_subset = []
+
+    for srv in services:
+        try:
+            if current_rxs[srv] != wanted_rx:
+                service_subset.append(srv)
+        except KeyError:
+            service_subset.append(srv)
+
+    if service_subset:
+        #    _rx_to_subcommand = {
+        #        "always": "make-essential",
+        #        "active": "enable",
+        #        "usable": "disable",
+        #        "masked": "mask",
+        #    }
+
+        # example of the string passed into make_formatted_string_command:
+        # s6-rc-set-change -r {5} {6} usable {0} {1} {2} {3} {4}
+        if repository:
+            return make_formatted_string_command(
+                f"s6-rc-set-change -r {{{len(service_subset)}}} {{{len(service_subset) + 1}}} {wanted_rx} "
+                + _make_format_fields(len(service_subset)),
+                *map(QuoteString, service_subset),
+                QuoteString(repository),
+                QuoteString(the_set),
+            )
+
+        return make_formatted_string_command(
+            f"s6-rc-set-change {{{len(service_subset)}}} {wanted_rx} "
+            + _make_format_fields(len(service_subset)),
+            *map(QuoteString, service_subset),
+            QuoteString(the_set),
+        )
+
+    return None
+
+
+def _make_all_set_change_commands(
+    prescriptions: dict,
+    repository: str | None = None,
+    the_set: str = "current",
+    force_prescriptions: bool = True,
+):
+    """Returns all commands necessary to bring the prescriptions to the desired state.
+
+    + prescriptions: map of service -> prescription, which is one of "always", "active", "usable", "masked".
+    + repository: path to a repository containing the set.
+    + the_set: the set to change the prescriptions of.
+    + force_prescriptions: whether to ensure there are no other services in the set or to only modify the prescriptions of the specified services, leaving others untouched.
+
+    Returns a length-4 array of `StringCommand`s or `None`s, for each prescription type, depending
+    on whether any services needed to be switched to that prescription. This is essentially 4
+    invocations of `_make_rx_command` for each type of prescription.
+    """
+
+    _working_rx_set = set(prescriptions.values())
+    if not _working_rx_set <= {"always", "active", "usable", "masked"}:
+        raise OperationValueError(
+            'prescriptions must be one of "always", "active", "usable", or "masked"'
+        )
+
+    # bin services by desired prescription
+    service_bins: dict[str, list[str]] = {
+        "wanted_always": [],
+        "wanted_active": [],
+        "wanted_usable": [],
+        "wanted_masked": [],
+    }
+
+    if "always" in _working_rx_set:
+        service_bins["wanted_always"].extend(
+            [srv for srv in prescriptions if prescriptions[srv] == "always"]
+        )
+    if "active" in _working_rx_set:
+        service_bins["wanted_active"].extend(
+            [srv for srv in prescriptions if prescriptions[srv] == "active"]
+        )
+    if "usable" in _working_rx_set:
+        service_bins["wanted_usable"].extend(
+            [srv for srv in prescriptions if prescriptions[srv] == "usable"]
+        )
+    if "masked" in _working_rx_set:
+        service_bins["wanted_masked"].extend(
+            [srv for srv in prescriptions if prescriptions[srv] == "masked"]
+        )
+
+    current_rxs = host.get_fact(S6SetStatus, the_set, repository)
+
+    if force_prescriptions:
+        # mask all services not present in `prescriptions` arg
+        service_bins["wanted_masked"].extend(
+            [srv for srv in current_rxs if srv not in prescriptions]
+        )
+
+    return [
+        _make_set_change_command(
+            service_set, current_rxs, wanted_rx.removeprefix("wanted_"), repository, the_set=the_set
+        )
+        for wanted_rx, service_set in service_bins.items()
+    ]
+
+
+@operation(is_idempotent=False)
+def set_create(name: str, repository: str | None = None):
+    """Create a new set.
+
+    + name: name for the new set.
+    + repository: repository to save the set in.
+    """
+    if repository:
+        yield make_formatted_string_command(
+            "s6-rc-set-new -r {0} {1}", QuoteString(repository), QuoteString(name)
+        )
+    else:
+        yield make_formatted_string_command("s6-rc-set-new -r {0}", QuoteString(name))
+
+
+@operation(is_idempotent=False)
+def set_delete(the_sets: str | Sequence[str], repository: str | None = None):
+    """Delete sets.
+
+    + the_sets: name or list of names of the sets to delete.
+    + repository: path to the repository containing the sets
+    """
+    if isinstance(the_sets, str):
+        the_sets = (the_sets,)
+
+    if "current" in the_sets:
+        raise OperationValueError('cannot delete the set "current"')
+
+    if repository:
+        yield make_formatted_string_command(
+            f"s6-rc-set-delete -r {{{len(the_sets)}}} " + _make_format_fields(len(the_sets)),
+            *map(QuoteString, the_sets),
+            QuoteString(repository),
+        )
+    else:
+        yield make_formatted_string_command(
+            "s6-rc-set-delete " + _make_format_fields(len(the_sets)), *map(QuoteString, the_sets)
+        )
+
+
+@operation()
+def set_copy(dest: str, repository: str | None = None, source="current", force: bool = False):
+    """Save the contents of the given set as a new set.
+
+    + dest: name of the saved copy.
+    + repository: path to the repository containing the set.
+    + source: name of the set to copy.
+    + force: whether to overwrite an existing set of the same name if it exists.
+    """
+    source_set_contents = host.get_fact(S6SetStatus, the_set=source, repository=repository)
+    dest_set_contents = host.get_fact(S6SetStatus, the_set=dest, repository=repository)
+    if source_set_contents != dest_set_contents:
+        if repository:
+            yield make_formatted_string_command(
+                f"s6-rc-set-copy -r {{0}}{' -f' if force else ''} {{1}} {{2}}",
+                QuoteString(repository),
+                QuoteString(source),
+                QuoteString(dest),
+            )
+        else:
+            yield make_formatted_string_command(
+                f"s6-rc-set-copy{' -f' if force else ''} {{0}} {{1}}",
+                QuoteString(source),
+                QuoteString(dest),
+            )
+    else:
+        host.noop(f'the set "{dest}" exists and is identical to "{source}"')
+
+    # TODO
+    # backing up a set when it would have been overwritten by -f requires more thought. try to use
+    # $S6_CONF, envfile, and whether the fact that the friendly set names are symlinks to unique
+    # names changes anything (e.g. `readlink /etc/s6/repo/sources/default` gives `.default:YN2tP3`).
+
+    # + force_backup: whether to backup an existing set that would be overwritten by `force`.
+    # if force_backup:
+    #    # requires knowing path of the repository.
+    #    # regex will break if repodir key pair in /etc/s6-frontend.conf spans several lines.
+    #    lines = host.get_fact(
+    #        FindInFile,
+    #        "/etc/s6-frontend.conf",
+    #        r"repodir\s*=",
+    #        interpolate_variables=False,
+    #        extended_regex=True,
+    #    )
+    #    if lines is None:
+    #        raise OperationError(
+    #            "no repodir found in /etc/s6-frontend.conf, or file doesn't exist"
+    #        )
+    #    if len(lines) != 1:
+    #        # no OperationWarning
+    #        logger.warning(
+    #            "multiple repodir definitions found in /etc/s6-frontend.conf, using the first one"
+    #        )
+    #    if (m := _repodir_pattern.fullmatch(lines[0])) is None:
+    #        raise OperationError("failed to match repodir line in /etc/s6-frontend.conf")
+    #    repodir = m[1]
+
+    #    if host.get_fact(Directory, os.path.join(repodir, dest)):
+    #        yield from _raise_or_remove_invalid_path(
+    #            "directory", os.path.join(repodir, dest), True, True, False
+    #        )
+
+    #    # no -f since the old set has already been moved
+    #    yield make_formatted_string_command(
+    #        "s6 set copy {0} {1}", QuoteString(source), QuoteString(dest)
+    #    )
+
+
+@operation(is_idempotent=False)
+def set_commit(repository: str | None = None, the_set: str = "current"):
+    """Check the given set and commit it.
+
+    + repository: path to the repository containing the set.
+    + the_set: name of the set to check and commit.
+    """
+    if repository is not None:
+        yield make_formatted_string_command(
+            "s6-rc-set-fix -r {0} {1}", QuoteString(repository), QuoteString(the_set)
+        )
+        yield make_formatted_string_command(
+            "s6-rc-set-commit -r {0} {1}", QuoteString(repository), QuoteString(the_set)
+        )
+    else:
+        yield make_formatted_string_command("s6-rc-set-fix {0}", QuoteString(the_set))
+        yield make_formatted_string_command("s6-rc-set-commit {0}", QuoteString(the_set))
+
+
+# TODO switch to s6-rc-set-install, need to find livedir dynamically like repodir, add repository argument
+@operation(is_idempotent=False)
+def live_install(the_set: str = "current"):
+    """Install a compiled (committed) service database into the live state.
+
+    + repository: path to the repository containing the set.
+    + the_set: name of the set containing an already compiled service database to be installed into the live state.
+    """
+    yield make_formatted_string_command("s6 live install -s {0}", QuoteString(the_set))
+
+
+@operation(
+    is_idempotent=False,
+    # TODO verify idempotency paths
+    idempotent_notice="Not idempotent by default. If `do_commit=False`, then the operation is idempotent.",
+)
+def manage_set(
+    the_set: str = "current",
+    present: bool = True,
+    prescriptions: dict[str, str] | None = None,
+    force_prescriptions: bool = True,
+    do_commit: bool = True,
+):
+    """Manage sets in a repository.
+
+    The repository is automatically found by inspecting the `S6_CONF` environment variable or
+    trying the hardcoded path `/etc/s6.conf`, in line with `s6-frontend` behavior. `manage_set`
+    combines smaller operations into one:
+        - ensuring existence or non-existence, like `files.file` does
+        - ensuring specific prescriptions within sets, with support for ensuring only prescriptions
+          on only a subset of the services in a set
+        - committing a set, which is a stateless operation
+
+    + the_set: name of the set to manage.
+    + present: whether the set should be present in the repository.
+    + prescriptions: the prescriptions to ensure in the set. A map of service name -> prescription, where the prescription is any of "always", "active", "usable", "masked". May be `None`, which allows management of set presence only.
+    + force_prescriptions: whether the `prescriptions` should be the *only* prescriptions in the set (i.e. other services will be removed)
+    + do_commit: whether to commit the current(ly loaded) set. delaying this step can allow for other operations to modify the current set, with the final result being committed at the end.
+
+    """
+
+    # automatically find the configured s6-frontend repository to use in commands. the value can be
+    # `None`, which happens when no configuration file was found. in this case, s6 commands will use
+    # the compiled-in default repository.
+    s6_conf_lines = _get_s6_frontend_conf_contents(host)
+    if s6_conf_lines is None:
+        # TODO should it really be a warning instead of info?
+        logger.warning(
+            "could not find an s6-frontend configuration on remote host, will use compiled-in default repository for s6 commands"
+        )
+    elif s6_conf_lines == []:
+        logger.warning(
+            "remote host's s6-frontend configuration is an empty file, will use compiled-in default repository for s6 commands"
+        )
+    # repodir will be `None` if not found, but possibility of None is handled, resulting in the
+    # compiled-in default repository being used.
+    repodir = _get_value_from_conf(key="repodir", content=s6_conf_lines)
+
+    # if not (repodir := _get_value_from_conf(key="repodir", content=s6_conf_lines)):
+    #    raise OperationError(
+    #        f"failed to extract a repodir from remote s6-frontend config: {s6_conf_lines}"
+    #    )
+
+    if present:
+        # remove noops from this set as conditions are satisfied
+        noops = {"create", "prescribe", "commit"}
+
+        # create a new set if it doesn't exist
+        existing_sets = host.get_fact(S6RepositoryList, repository=repodir)
+        if the_set not in existing_sets:
+            noops.remove("create")
+            if repodir is not None:
+                yield make_formatted_string_command(
+                    "s6-rc-set-new -r {0} {1}", QuoteString(repodir), QuoteString(the_set)
+                )
+            else:
+                yield make_formatted_string_command("s6-rc-set-new {0}", QuoteString(the_set))
+
+        if prescriptions:
+            if any(
+                cmds := _make_all_set_change_commands(
+                    prescriptions, repodir, the_set=the_set, force_prescriptions=force_prescriptions
+                )
+            ):
+                noops.remove("prescribe")
+                yield from filter(lambda cmd: cmd is not None, cmds)
+
+        # non-idempotent, I don't know of a way of checking whether the to-be compiled database
+        # matches the existing compiled service database
+        if do_commit:
+            noops.remove("commit")
+            yield from set_commit._inner(repository=repodir, the_set=the_set)
+
+        # "global" noop if all 3 branches noop
+        if noops == {"create", "prescribe", "commit"}:
+            host.noop(
+                f'the set "{the_set}" already exists, has the desired prescriptions, and no commit was requested'
+            )
+
+    # present=False
+    else:
+        if the_set in host.get_fact(S6RepositoryList, repository=repodir):
+            if repodir is not None:
+                yield make_formatted_string_command(
+                    "s6-rc-set-delete -r {0} {1}", QuoteString(repodir), QuoteString(the_set)
+                )
+            else:
+                yield make_formatted_string_command("s6-rc-set-delete {0}", QuoteString(the_set))
+        else:
+            host.noop(f'the set "{the_set}" is already nonexistent')
+
+
+@operation(
+    # TODO verify idempotency paths
+    is_idempotent=False,
+    idempotent_notice="It is not idempotent only when at least one of `commit_set` or `install_set` are `True`.",
+)
+def service(
+    service: str | Sequence[str],
+    running: bool | None = None,
+    restarted: bool | None = None,
+    reloaded: bool | None = None,
+    command: str | None = None,
+    enabled: bool | None = None,
+    reload_signal: str = "SIGHUP",
+    the_set: str = "current",
+    enabled_rx: str = "active",
+    disabled_rx: str = "usable",
+    commit_set: bool = False,
+    install_set: bool = False,
+):
+    """
+    Manage the state of s6-supervised services.
+
+    + service: name(s) of the service(s) to manage.
+    + running: whether the service(s) should be under an s6-supervise.
+    + restarted: whether the service(s) should be restarted.
+    + reloaded: whether the service(s) should be reloaded by sending a signal, SIGHUP by default. Whether the service is reloaded depends on how it handles the signal.
+    + command: custom command to run after the auto-computed commands. This must be an s6 subcommand, e.g. "system reboot" gives the command "s6 system reboot".
+    + enabled: whether the service should be given an "active" or "usable" prescription.
+    + reload_signal: the signal to send to the service(s) when a reload is desired.
+    + the_set: name of the set to use when managing enabled status, using the set named "current" by default.
+    + enabled_rx: name of the prescription to assign to the service(s) when enabled, which could be either "active" or "always".
+    + disabled_rx: name of the prescription to assign to the service(s) when disabled, which could be either "usable" or "masked".
+    + commit_set: whether to commit the current(ly loaded) set. Delaying this step can allow for other operations to modify the current set, with the final result being committed at the end.
+    + install_set: whether to install the compiled service database (the result of a commit operation) into the live state. This is analogous to systemd's daemon-reload, but not completely: systemd recognizes changes to service files after a reboot, but s6 does not. It only recognizes changes when an s6 live install command is executed. Live state replacement and enablement/disablement of services are coupled in s6.
+
+    Specifying multiple services results in fewer commands executed, especially in the case of
+    changing the enabled status of the service, where the service database is recompiled per command
+    by default.
+
+    Note that this operation does not give as granular control over prescriptions as the
+    `manage_set` operation does; all services will be assigned the same prescription.
+    """
+    if enabled_rx not in {"active", "always"}:
+        raise ValueError('enabled_rx must be either "active" or "always"')
+    if disabled_rx not in {"usable", "masked"}:
+        raise ValueError('disabled_rx must be either "usable" or "masked"')
+
+    if isinstance(service, str):
+        service = (service,)
+
+    if (running, restarted, reloaded) != (None,) * 3:
+        # dict[str, bool] whether each service given in the services arg are running.
+        live_statuses = {srv: host.get_fact(S6LiveStatus)[srv] for srv in service}
+        all_up = all(live_statuses.values())
+        some_up = any(live_statuses.values())
+        all_down_services = [srv for srv, stat in live_statuses.items() if not stat]
+        all_up_services = [srv for srv, stat in live_statuses.items() if stat]
+
+        if running is False:
+            if some_up:
+                yield _make_live_command("stop", all_up_services)
+            else:
+                host.noop(f"all specified services are already down: {', '.join(service)}")
+
+        if running is True:
+            if not all_up:
+                yield _make_live_command("start", all_down_services)
+            else:
+                host.noop(f"all specified services are already up: {', '.join(service)}")
+
+        if restarted:
+            if some_up:
+                yield _make_live_command("restart", all_up_services)
+            else:
+                host.noop(f"all specified services are down: {', '.join(service)}")
+
+        if reloaded:
+            if some_up:
+                # TODO use s6-svc instead of frontend?
+                yield make_formatted_string_command(
+                    "s6 process kill -s {0} "
+                    + " ".join([f"{{{i + 1}}}" for i in range(len(all_up_services))]),
+                    QuoteString(reload_signal),
+                    *map(QuoteString, all_up_services),
+                )
+            else:
+                host.noop(f"all specified services are down: {', '.join(service)}")
+
+    # TODO: test masked services present in `services` arg on a real system
+    if enabled is not None:
+        if enabled is True:
+            yield from manage_set._inner(
+                the_set=the_set, prescriptions={srv: enabled_rx for srv in service}
+            )
+
+        if enabled is False:
+            yield from manage_set._inner(
+                the_set=the_set, prescriptions={srv: disabled_rx for srv in service}
+            )
+
+        if commit_set:
+            if not (s6_conf_lines := _get_s6_frontend_conf_contents(host)):
+                raise OperationError(
+                    "failed to find an s6-frontend configuration on the remote host"
+                )
+            repodir = _get_value_from_conf(key="repodir", content=s6_conf_lines)
+
+            # if not (repodir := _get_value_from_conf(key="repodir", content=s6_conf_lines)):
+            #    raise OperationError(
+            #        f"failed to extract a repodir from remote s6-frontend config: {s6_conf_lines}"
+            #    )
+
+            yield from set_commit._inner(repository=repodir)
+
+    if install_set:
+        yield from live_install._inner()
+
+    if command:
+        yield StringCommand("s6", *map(QuoteString, shlex.split(command)))
diff --git a/src/pyinfra/operations/server.py b/src/pyinfra/operations/server.py
index 448f36d1a..e7ad9dbf8 100644
--- a/src/pyinfra/operations/server.py
+++ b/src/pyinfra/operations/server.py
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
     pacman,
     pkg,
     runit,
+    s6,
     systemd,
     sysvinit,
     upstart,
@@ -716,6 +717,9 @@ def service(
     elif host.get_fact(Which, command="sv"):
         service_operation = runit.service
 
+    elif host.get_fact(Which, command="s6"):
+        service_operation = s6.service
+
     # NOTE: must run before the sysvinit check: BSDs ship `service` in base (distinct from the
     # Linux sysvinit wrapper), so matching on Which command="service" first would misroute BSD
     # hosts to sysvinit. See https://github.com/pyinfra-dev/pyinfra/issues/1496.
@@ -736,7 +740,9 @@ def service(
 
     else:
         raise OperationError(
-            ("No init system found (no systemctl, initctl, /etc/init.d or /etc/rc.d found)"),
+            (
+                "No init system found (no systemctl, rc-service, initctl, sv, s6, /etc/init.d or /etc/rc.d found)"
+            ),
         )
 
     yield from service_operation._inner(
diff --git a/tests/facts/s6.S6LiveStatus/no_running_services.yaml b/tests/facts/s6.S6LiveStatus/no_running_services.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8b27f25b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/facts/s6.S6LiveStatus/no_running_services.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+command: s6-rc -c list
+requires_command: s6-rc
+output: |
+  NetworkManager-srv/longrun//down/
+  NetworkManager-log/longrun//down/
+  avahi-daemon-log/longrun//down/
+  avahi-daemon-srv/longrun//down/
+fact:
+  NetworkManager-srv: false
+  NetworkManager-log: false
+  avahi-daemon-log: false
+  avahi-daemon-srv: false
+
diff --git a/tests/facts/s6.S6LiveStatus/no_stopped_services.yaml b/tests/facts/s6.S6LiveStatus/no_stopped_services.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6236ce33d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/facts/s6.S6LiveStatus/no_stopped_services.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+command: s6-rc -c list
+requires_command: s6-rc
+output: |
+  NetworkManager-log/longrun//up/explicit
+  NetworkManager-srv/longrun//up/explicit
+  avahi-daemon-srv/longrun//up/explicit
+  avahi-daemon-log/longrun//up/explicit
+fact:
+  NetworkManager-srv: true
+  NetworkManager-log: true
+  avahi-daemon-srv: true
+  avahi-daemon-log: true
diff --git a/tests/facts/s6.S6LiveStatus/standard.yaml b/tests/facts/s6.S6LiveStatus/standard.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a3fe2c630
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/facts/s6.S6LiveStatus/standard.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+command: s6-rc -c list
+requires_command: s6-rc
+output: |
+  NetworkManager-log/longrun//up/explicit
+  NetworkManager-srv/longrun//up/explicit
+  avahi-daemon-srv/longrun//down/
+  avahi-daemon-log/longrun//down/
+fact:
+  NetworkManager-log: true
+  NetworkManager-srv: true
+  avahi-daemon-log: false
+  avahi-daemon-srv: false
+
diff --git a/tests/facts/s6.S6RepositoryList/explicit.yaml b/tests/facts/s6.S6RepositoryList/explicit.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1a226bc1a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/facts/s6.S6RepositoryList/explicit.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+arg:
+  repository: /etc/s6/repo
+command: s6-rc-repo-list -r /etc/s6/repo
+requires_command: s6-rc-repo-list
+output: |
+  kiosk
+  current
+  default
+  minimal
+  recovery
+fact: [
+  kiosk,
+  current,
+  default,
+  minimal,
+  recovery
+]
diff --git a/tests/facts/s6.S6RepositoryList/implicit.yaml b/tests/facts/s6.S6RepositoryList/implicit.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..289edb7d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/facts/s6.S6RepositoryList/implicit.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+command: s6-rc-repo-list
+requires-command: s6-rc-repo-list
+output: |
+  kiosk
+  current
+  default
+  minimal
+  recovery
+fact: [
+  kiosk,
+  current,
+  default,
+  minimal,
+  recovery
+]
diff --git a/tests/facts/s6.S6SetStatus/explicit_repo.yaml b/tests/facts/s6.S6SetStatus/explicit_repo.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6d9d5dc5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/facts/s6.S6SetStatus/explicit_repo.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+arg:
+  repository: "/etc/s6/repo"
+command: "s6-rc-set-status -r /etc/s6/repo current; echo EXIT CODE: $?"
+requires_command: s6-rc-set-status
+output: |
+  swap/always
+  NetworkManager-srv/active
+  NetworkManager-log/active
+  avahi-daemon-srv/usable
+  avahi-daemon-log/usable
+  EXIT CODE: 0
+fact:
+  swap: always
+  NetworkManager-srv: active
+  NetworkManager-log: active
+  avahi-daemon-srv: usable
+  avahi-daemon-log: usable
diff --git a/tests/facts/s6.S6SetStatus/implicit_repo.yaml b/tests/facts/s6.S6SetStatus/implicit_repo.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..59e7587c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/facts/s6.S6SetStatus/implicit_repo.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+command: 's6-rc-set-status current; echo EXIT CODE: $?'
+requires_command: s6-rc-set-status
+output: |
+  swap/always
+  NetworkManager-srv/active
+  NetworkManager-log/active
+  avahi-daemon-srv/usable
+  avahi-daemon-log/usable
+  EXIT CODE: 0
+fact:
+  swap: always
+  NetworkManager-srv: active
+  NetworkManager-log: active
+  avahi-daemon-srv: usable
+  avahi-daemon-log: usable
diff --git a/tests/facts/s6.S6SetStatus/nonexistent_set.yaml b/tests/facts/s6.S6SetStatus/nonexistent_set.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d9e7b4b73
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/facts/s6.S6SetStatus/nonexistent_set.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+arg:
+  repository: /etc/s6/repo
+command: "s6-rc-set-status -r /etc/s6/repo current; echo EXIT CODE: $?"
+requires_command: s6-rc-set-status
+output: |
+  EXIT CODE: 3
+fact: null
diff --git a/tests/facts/s6.S6SetStatus/nonstandard_repository.yaml b/tests/facts/s6.S6SetStatus/nonstandard_repository.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4123c0e8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/facts/s6.S6SetStatus/nonstandard_repository.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+arg:
+  repository: /etc/s6/repo
+command: "s6-rc-set-status -r /etc/s6/repo current; echo EXIT CODE: $?"
+requires_command: s6-rc-set-status
+output: |
+  swap/always
+  NetworkManager-srv/active
+  NetworkManager-log/active
+  avahi-daemon-srv/usable
+  avahi-daemon-log/usable
+  EXIT CODE: 0
+fact:
+  swap: always
+  NetworkManager-srv: active
+  NetworkManager-log: active
+  avahi-daemon-srv: usable
+  avahi-daemon-log: usable
diff --git a/tests/facts/s6.S6SetStatus/nonstandard_repository_set.yaml b/tests/facts/s6.S6SetStatus/nonstandard_repository_set.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1fa7d8a22
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/facts/s6.S6SetStatus/nonstandard_repository_set.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+arg:
+  the_set: recovery
+  repository: /etc/s6/repo
+command: "s6-rc-set-status -r /etc/s6/repo recovery; echo EXIT CODE: $?"
+requires_command: s6-rc-set-status
+output: |
+  swap/always
+  tty1/active
+  ttyS/active
+  EXIT CODE: 0
+fact:
+  swap: always
+  tty1: active
+  ttyS: active
diff --git a/tests/facts/s6.S6SetStatus/nonstandard_set.yaml b/tests/facts/s6.S6SetStatus/nonstandard_set.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2b1a852a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/facts/s6.S6SetStatus/nonstandard_set.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+arg:
+  repository: /etc/s6/repo
+  the_set: recovery
+command: "s6-rc-set-status -r /etc/s6/repo recovery; echo EXIT CODE: $?"
+requires_command: s6-rc-set-status
+output: |
+  swap/always
+  tty1/active
+  ttyS/active
+  EXIT CODE: 0
+fact:
+  swap: always
+  tty1: active
+  ttyS: active
diff --git a/tests/operations/s6.manage_set/commit.yaml b/tests/operations/s6.manage_set/commit.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a342c1fc3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/operations/s6.manage_set/commit.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+args:
+  - default
+kwargs:
+  do_commit: true
+facts:
+  server.Command:
+    'command=printf %s "$S6_CONF"': ""
+  files.FileContents:
+    path=/etc/s6.conf: null
+  s6.S6RepositoryList:
+    repository=None:
+      - current
+      - default
+commands:
+  - s6-rc-set-fix default
+  - s6-rc-set-commit default
diff --git a/tests/operations/s6.manage_set/compiled-in_repo.yaml b/tests/operations/s6.manage_set/compiled-in_repo.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a549203ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/operations/s6.manage_set/compiled-in_repo.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+kwargs:
+  the_set: "default"
+  present: false
+  prescriptions: null
+  do_commit: false
+facts:
+  server.Command:
+    'command=printf %s "$S6_CONF"': ""
+  files.FileContents:
+    path=/etc/s6.conf: null
+  s6.S6RepositoryList:
+    repository=None:
+      - current
+      - default
+  #s6.S6SetStatus:
+  #  repository=None, the_set=current:
+commands:
+  - s6-rc-set-delete default
diff --git a/tests/operations/s6.manage_set/create_missing.yaml b/tests/operations/s6.manage_set/create_missing.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..70be02e1e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/operations/s6.manage_set/create_missing.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+args:
+  - default
+kwargs:
+  present: true
+  prescriptions: null
+  do_commit: false
+facts:
+  server.Command:
+    'command=printf %s "$S6_CONF"': ""
+  files.FileContents:
+    path=/etc/s6.conf: null
+  s6.S6RepositoryList:
+    repository=None:
+      - current
+commands:
+  - s6-rc-set-new default
diff --git a/tests/operations/s6.manage_set/delete.yaml b/tests/operations/s6.manage_set/delete.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..805c3f8f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/operations/s6.manage_set/delete.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+args:
+  - default
+kwargs:
+  present: false
+facts:
+  server.Command:
+    'command=printf %s "$S6_CONF"': ""
+  files.FileContents:
+    path=/etc/s6.conf: null
+  s6.S6RepositoryList:
+    repository=None:
+      - current
+      - default
+      - desktop
+      - kiosk
+  # shows that "default" set exists
+  s6.S6SetStatus:
+    repository=None, the_set=default:
+      tipidee: active
+commands:
+  - s6-rc-set-delete default
diff --git a/tests/operations/s6.manage_set/disable.yaml b/tests/operations/s6.manage_set/disable.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4fd3d5ac2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/operations/s6.manage_set/disable.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+args:
+  - default
+kwargs:
+  prescriptions:
+    tipidee: "usable"
+facts:
+  server.Command:
+    'command=printf %s "$S6_CONF"': ""
+  files.FileContents:
+    path=/etc/s6.conf: null
+  s6.S6RepositoryList:
+    repository=None:
+      - current
+      - default
+      - desktop
+      - kiosk
+  s6.S6SetStatus:
+    repository=None, the_set=default:
+      tipidee: "active"
+commands:
+  - s6-rc-set-change default usable tipidee
+  - s6-rc-set-fix default
+  - s6-rc-set-commit default
diff --git a/tests/operations/s6.manage_set/enable.yaml b/tests/operations/s6.manage_set/enable.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d859806f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/operations/s6.manage_set/enable.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+args:
+  - default
+kwargs:
+  prescriptions:
+    tipidee: active
+facts:
+  server.Command:
+    'command=printf %s "$S6_CONF"': ""
+  files.FileContents:
+    path=/etc/s6.conf: null
+  s6.S6RepositoryList:
+    repository=None:
+      - current
+      - default
+      - desktop
+      - kiosk
+  s6.S6SetStatus:
+    repository=None, the_set=default:
+      tipidee: usable
+commands:
+  - s6-rc-set-change default active tipidee
+  - s6-rc-set-fix default
+  - s6-rc-set-commit default
diff --git a/tests/operations/s6.manage_set/force_prescriptions.yaml b/tests/operations/s6.manage_set/force_prescriptions.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e6799c2d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/operations/s6.manage_set/force_prescriptions.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+args:
+  - default
+kwargs:
+  prescriptions:
+    tipidee: "usable"
+  force_prescriptions: true
+facts:
+  server.Command:
+    'command=printf %s "$S6_CONF"': ""
+  files.FileContents:
+    path=/etc/s6.conf: null
+  s6.S6RepositoryList:
+    repository=None:
+      - current
+      - default
+      - desktop
+      - kiosk
+  s6.S6SetStatus:
+    repository=None, the_set=default:
+      nftables: "usable"
+      mysqld: "masked"
+      tipidee: "usable"
+commands:
+  - s6-rc-set-change default masked nftables
+  - s6-rc-set-fix default
+  - s6-rc-set-commit default
diff --git a/tests/operations/s6.manage_set/lookup_repo_envvar.yaml b/tests/operations/s6.manage_set/lookup_repo_envvar.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f68197e9f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/operations/s6.manage_set/lookup_repo_envvar.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+args:
+  - default
+kwargs:
+  present: true
+  do_commit: false
+facts:
+  server.Command:
+    'command=printf %s "$S6_CONF"': 
+      /etc/s6-stuff/repositories/bleeding-edge
+  files.FileContents:
+    path=/etc/s6-stuff/repositories/bleeding-edge:
+      [ "repodir = /etc/s6-stuff/repositories/bleeding-edge" ]
+  s6.S6RepositoryList:
+    repository=/etc/s6-stuff/repositories/bleeding-edge:
+      - current
+      - desktop
+      - kiosk
+commands:
+  - s6-rc-set-new -r /etc/s6-stuff/repositories/bleeding-edge default
diff --git a/tests/operations/s6.manage_set/lookup_repo_no_envvar.yaml b/tests/operations/s6.manage_set/lookup_repo_no_envvar.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5d7a70342
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/operations/s6.manage_set/lookup_repo_no_envvar.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+args:
+  - default
+kwargs:
+  present: true
+  do_commit: false
+facts:
+  server.Command:
+    'command=printf %s "$S6_CONF"': ""
+  files.FileContents:
+    path=/etc/s6.conf:
+      [ "repodir = /etc/s6-stuff/repositories/bleeding-edge" ]
+  s6.S6RepositoryList:
+    repository=/etc/s6-stuff/repositories/bleeding-edge:
+      - current
+      - desktop
+      - kiosk
+commands:
+  - s6-rc-set-new -r /etc/s6-stuff/repositories/bleeding-edge default
diff --git a/tests/operations/s6.manage_set/multi_disable.yaml b/tests/operations/s6.manage_set/multi_disable.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..23a366b49
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/operations/s6.manage_set/multi_disable.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+args:
+  - default
+kwargs:
+  prescriptions:
+    nftables: "usable"
+    mysqld: "usable"
+    tipidee: "usable"
+facts:
+  server.Command:
+    'command=printf %s "$S6_CONF"': ""
+  files.FileContents:
+    path=/etc/s6.conf: null
+  s6.S6RepositoryList:
+    repository=None:
+      - current
+      - default
+      - desktop
+      - kiosk
+  s6.S6SetStatus:
+    repository=None, the_set=default:
+      nftables: "active"
+      mysqld: "active"
+      tipidee: "active"
+commands:
+  - s6-rc-set-change default usable nftables mysqld tipidee
+  - s6-rc-set-fix default
+  - s6-rc-set-commit default
diff --git a/tests/operations/s6.manage_set/multi_enable.yaml b/tests/operations/s6.manage_set/multi_enable.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e8e392b05
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/operations/s6.manage_set/multi_enable.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+args:
+  - default
+kwargs:
+  prescriptions:
+    nftables: "active"
+    mysqld: "active"
+    tipidee: "active"
+facts:
+  server.Command:
+    'command=printf %s "$S6_CONF"': ""
+  files.FileContents:
+    path=/etc/s6.conf: null
+  s6.S6RepositoryList:
+    repository=None:
+      - current
+      - default
+      - desktop
+      - kiosk
+  s6.S6SetStatus:
+    repository=None, the_set=default:
+      nftables: "usable"
+      mysqld: "usable"
+      tipidee: "usable"
+commands:
+  - s6-rc-set-change default active nftables mysqld tipidee
+  - s6-rc-set-fix default
+  - s6-rc-set-commit default
diff --git a/tests/operations/s6.manage_set/multi_mixed.yaml b/tests/operations/s6.manage_set/multi_mixed.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f67d90ddc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/operations/s6.manage_set/multi_mixed.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+args:
+  - default
+kwargs:
+  prescriptions:
+    nftables: "always"
+    mysqld: "active"
+    php-fpm: "masked"
+    tipidee: "usable"
+facts:
+  server.Command:
+    'command=printf %s "$S6_CONF"': ""
+  files.FileContents:
+    path=/etc/s6.conf: null
+  s6.S6RepositoryList:
+    repository=None:
+      - current
+      - default
+      - desktop
+      - kiosk
+  s6.S6SetStatus:
+    repository=None, the_set=default:
+      nftables: "active"
+      mysqld: "usable"
+      php-fpm: "usable"
+      tipidee: "active"
+commands:
+  - s6-rc-set-change default always nftables
+  - s6-rc-set-change default active mysqld
+  - s6-rc-set-change default usable tipidee
+  - s6-rc-set-change default masked php-fpm
+  - s6-rc-set-fix default
+  - s6-rc-set-commit default
diff --git a/tests/operations/s6.manage_set/noop_commit.yaml b/tests/operations/s6.manage_set/noop_commit.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5e18615c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/operations/s6.manage_set/noop_commit.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+args:
+  - default
+kwargs:
+  do_commit: false
+facts:
+  server.Command:
+    'command=printf %s "$S6_CONF"': ""
+  files.FileContents:
+    path=/etc/s6.conf: null
+  s6.S6RepositoryList:
+    repository=None:
+      - current
+      - default
+commands: []
+noop_description: the set "default" already exists, has the desired prescriptions, and no commit was requested
diff --git a/tests/operations/s6.manage_set/noop_delete.yaml b/tests/operations/s6.manage_set/noop_delete.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..aae8be4d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/operations/s6.manage_set/noop_delete.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+args:
+  - default
+kwargs:
+  present: false
+facts:
+  server.Command:
+    'command=printf %s "$S6_CONF"': ""
+  files.FileContents:
+    path=/etc/s6.conf: null
+  s6.S6RepositoryList:
+    repository=None:
+      - current
+commands: []
+noop_description: the set "default" is already nonexistent
diff --git a/tests/operations/s6.manage_set/noop_prescribe.yaml b/tests/operations/s6.manage_set/noop_prescribe.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e2c741775
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/operations/s6.manage_set/noop_prescribe.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+args:
+  - default
+kwargs:
+  prescriptions:
+    nftables: "active"
+    mysqld: "masked"
+    tipidee: "usable"
+  do_commit: false
+facts:
+  server.Command:
+    'command=printf %s "$S6_CONF"': ""
+  files.FileContents:
+    path=/etc/s6.conf: null
+  s6.S6RepositoryList:
+    repository=None:
+      - current
+      - default
+      - desktop
+      - kiosk
+  s6.S6SetStatus:
+    repository=None, the_set=default:
+      nftables: "active"
+      mysqld: "masked"
+      tipidee: "usable"
+commands: []
+noop_description: the set "default" already exists, has the desired prescriptions, and no commit was requested
+
diff --git a/tests/operations/s6.manage_set/standard.yaml b/tests/operations/s6.manage_set/standard.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..877038a63
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/operations/s6.manage_set/standard.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+args:
+  - default
+kwargs:
+  prescriptions:
+    tipidee: "active"
+facts:
+  server.Command:
+    'command=printf %s "$S6_CONF"': ""
+  files.FileContents:
+    path=/etc/s6.conf: null
+  s6.S6RepositoryList:
+    repository=None:
+      - current
+      - default
+      - desktop
+      - kiosk
+  s6.S6SetStatus:
+    repository=None, the_set=default:
+      tipidee: "usable"
+commands:
+  - s6-rc-set-change default active tipidee
+  - s6-rc-set-fix default
+  - s6-rc-set-commit default
diff --git a/tests/operations/s6.service/all_at_once.yaml b/tests/operations/s6.service/all_at_once.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c009e49d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/operations/s6.service/all_at_once.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+args:
+  - [ nftables, mysqld, php-fpm, tipidee ]
+kwargs:
+  running: true
+  restarted: true
+  reloaded: true
+  enabled: true
+  the_set: webserver
+  enabled_rx: active
+facts:
+  server.Command:
+    'command=printf %s "$S6_CONF"': ""
+  files.FileContents:
+    path=/etc/s6.conf: null
+  s6.S6RepositoryList:
+    repository=None:
+      - current
+      - webserver
+  s6.S6SetStatus:
+    repository=None, the_set=webserver:
+      nftables: always
+      mysqld: active
+      php-fpm: masked
+      tipidee: usable
+  s6.S6LiveStatus:
+    nftables: true
+    mysqld: false
+    php-fpm: false
+    tipidee: false
+commands:
+  - s6 live start mysqld php-fpm tipidee
+  - s6 live restart nftables
+  - s6 process kill -s SIGHUP nftables
+  # enabled argument applies enabled_rx to all services, hence why nftables is here, despite having
+  # "always" rx
+  - s6-rc-set-change webserver active nftables php-fpm tipidee
+  - s6-rc-set-fix webserver
+  - s6-rc-set-commit webserver
diff --git a/tests/operations/s6.service/bring_down.yaml b/tests/operations/s6.service/bring_down.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c3ced0550
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/operations/s6.service/bring_down.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+args:
+  - tipidee
+kwargs:
+  running: false
+facts:
+  s6.S6LiveStatus:
+    tipidee: true
+commands:
+  - s6 live stop tipidee
diff --git a/tests/operations/s6.service/bring_up.yaml b/tests/operations/s6.service/bring_up.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..011cca817
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/operations/s6.service/bring_up.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+args:
+  - tipidee
+kwargs:
+  running: true
+facts:
+  s6.S6LiveStatus:
+    tipidee: false
+commands:
+  - s6 live start tipidee
diff --git a/tests/operations/s6.service/command.yaml b/tests/operations/s6.service/command.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0c56b5be9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/operations/s6.service/command.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+args:
+  - tipidee
+kwargs:
+  running: true
+  command: system reboot
+facts:
+  s6.S6LiveStatus:
+    tipidee: false
+commands:
+  - s6 live start tipidee
+  - s6 system reboot 
diff --git a/tests/operations/s6.service/command_injection.yaml b/tests/operations/s6.service/command_injection.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5d3e80275
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/operations/s6.service/command_injection.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+args:
+  - tipidee
+kwargs:
+  running: true
+  command: system reboot; rm -rf /
+facts:
+  s6.S6LiveStatus:
+    tipidee: false
+commands:
+  - s6 live start tipidee
+  - s6 system 'reboot;' rm -rf /
diff --git a/tests/operations/s6.service/disable.yaml b/tests/operations/s6.service/disable.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0e165c47c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/operations/s6.service/disable.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+args:
+  - tipidee
+kwargs:
+  running: null
+  enabled: false
+facts:
+  server.Command:
+    'command=printf %s "$S6_CONF"': ""
+  files.FileContents:
+    path=/etc/s6.conf: null
+  s6.S6RepositoryList:
+    repository=None:
+      - current
+  s6.S6SetStatus:
+    repository=None, the_set=current:
+      tipidee: "active"
+commands:
+  - s6-rc-set-change current usable tipidee
+  - s6-rc-set-fix current
+  - s6-rc-set-commit current
diff --git a/tests/operations/s6.service/disabled_rx_is_masked.yaml b/tests/operations/s6.service/disabled_rx_is_masked.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..029032cc7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/operations/s6.service/disabled_rx_is_masked.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+args:
+  - tipidee
+kwargs:
+  enabled: false
+  disabled_rx: "masked"
+facts:
+  server.Command:
+    'command=printf %s "$S6_CONF"': ""
+  files.FileContents:
+    path=/etc/s6.conf: null
+  s6.S6RepositoryList:
+    repository=None:
+      - current
+  s6.S6SetStatus:
+    repository=None, the_set=current:
+      tipidee: "active"
+commands:
+  - s6-rc-set-change current masked tipidee
+  - s6-rc-set-fix current
+  - s6-rc-set-commit current
+
diff --git a/tests/operations/s6.service/dont_restart_if_stopped.yaml b/tests/operations/s6.service/dont_restart_if_stopped.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e7f13361f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/operations/s6.service/dont_restart_if_stopped.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+args:
+  - tipidee
+kwargs:
+  restarted: true
+facts:
+  s6.S6LiveStatus:
+    tipidee: false
+commands: []
+noop_description: "all specified services are down: tipidee"
diff --git a/tests/operations/s6.service/enable.yaml b/tests/operations/s6.service/enable.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..58ed88fee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/operations/s6.service/enable.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+args:
+  - tipidee
+kwargs:
+  enabled: true
+facts:
+  server.Command:
+    'command=printf %s "$S6_CONF"': ""
+  files.FileContents:
+    path=/etc/s6.conf: null
+  s6.S6RepositoryList:
+    repository=None:
+      - current
+  s6.S6SetStatus:
+    repository=None, the_set=current:
+      tipidee: "usable"
+commands:
+  - s6-rc-set-change current active tipidee
+  - s6-rc-set-fix current
+  - s6-rc-set-commit current
diff --git a/tests/operations/s6.service/enabled_rx_is_always.yaml b/tests/operations/s6.service/enabled_rx_is_always.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3628549f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/operations/s6.service/enabled_rx_is_always.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+args:
+  - tipidee
+kwargs:
+  enabled: true
+  enabled_rx: always
+facts:
+  server.Command:
+    'command=printf %s "$S6_CONF"': ""
+  files.FileContents:
+    path=/etc/s6.conf: null
+  s6.S6RepositoryList:
+    repository=None:
+      - current
+  s6.S6SetStatus:
+    repository=None, the_set=current:
+      tipidee: usable
+commands:
+  - s6-rc-set-change current always tipidee
+  - s6-rc-set-fix current
+  - s6-rc-set-commit current
diff --git a/tests/operations/s6.service/multi_bring_down.yaml b/tests/operations/s6.service/multi_bring_down.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c959f5aeb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/operations/s6.service/multi_bring_down.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+args:
+  - [ nftables, mysqld, tipidee ]
+kwargs:
+  running: false
+facts:
+  s6.S6LiveStatus:
+    nftables: true
+    mysqld: true
+    tipidee: true
+commands:
+  - s6 live stop nftables mysqld tipidee
diff --git a/tests/operations/s6.service/multi_bring_up.yaml b/tests/operations/s6.service/multi_bring_up.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..08f0f3245
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/operations/s6.service/multi_bring_up.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+args:
+  - [ nftables, mysqld, tipidee ]
+kwargs:
+  running: true
+facts:
+  s6.S6LiveStatus:
+    nftables: false
+    mysqld: false
+    tipidee: false
+commands:
+  - s6 live start nftables mysqld tipidee
diff --git a/tests/operations/s6.service/multi_disable.yaml b/tests/operations/s6.service/multi_disable.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..03b6996c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/operations/s6.service/multi_disable.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+args:
+  - [ nftables, mysqld, tipidee ]
+kwargs:
+  running: null
+  enabled: false
+facts:
+  server.Command:
+    'command=printf %s "$S6_CONF"': ""
+  files.FileContents:
+    path=/etc/s6.conf: null
+  s6.S6RepositoryList:
+    repository=None:
+      - current
+  s6.S6SetStatus:
+    repository=None, the_set=current:
+      nftables: "active"
+      mysqld: "active"
+      tipidee: "active"
+commands:
+  - s6-rc-set-change current usable nftables mysqld tipidee
+  - s6-rc-set-fix current
+  - s6-rc-set-commit current
diff --git a/tests/operations/s6.service/multi_enable.yaml b/tests/operations/s6.service/multi_enable.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0de506ff6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/operations/s6.service/multi_enable.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+args:
+  - [ nftables, mysqld, tipidee ]
+kwargs:
+  running: null
+  enabled: true
+facts:
+  server.Command:
+    'command=printf %s "$S6_CONF"': ""
+  files.FileContents:
+    path=/etc/s6.conf: null
+  s6.S6RepositoryList:
+    repository=None:
+      - current
+  s6.S6SetStatus:
+    repository=None, the_set=current:
+      nftables: "usable"
+      mysqld: "usable"
+      tipidee: "usable"
+commands:
+  - s6-rc-set-change current active nftables mysqld tipidee
+  - s6-rc-set-fix current
+  - s6-rc-set-commit current
diff --git a/tests/operations/s6.service/multi_partial_disable.yaml b/tests/operations/s6.service/multi_partial_disable.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cfa1e63f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/operations/s6.service/multi_partial_disable.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+args:
+  - [ nftables, mysqld, tipidee ]
+kwargs:
+  running: null
+  enabled: false
+facts:
+  server.Command:
+    'command=printf %s "$S6_CONF"': ""
+  files.FileContents:
+    path=/etc/s6.conf: null
+  s6.S6RepositoryList:
+    repository=None:
+      - current
+  s6.S6SetStatus:
+    repository=None, the_set=current:
+      nftables: "active"
+      mysqld: "usable"
+      tipidee: "active"
+commands:
+  - s6-rc-set-change current usable nftables tipidee
+  - s6-rc-set-fix current
+  - s6-rc-set-commit current
diff --git a/tests/operations/s6.service/multi_partial_enable.yaml b/tests/operations/s6.service/multi_partial_enable.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e38e08d55
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/operations/s6.service/multi_partial_enable.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+args:
+  - [ nftables, mysqld, tipidee ]
+kwargs:
+  running: null
+  enabled: true
+facts:
+  server.Command:
+    'command=printf %s "$S6_CONF"': ""
+  files.FileContents:
+    path=/etc/s6.conf: null
+  s6.S6RepositoryList:
+    repository=None:
+      - current
+  s6.S6SetStatus:
+    repository=None, the_set=current:
+      nftables: "usable"
+      mysqld: "active"
+      tipidee: "usable"
+commands:
+  - s6-rc-set-change current active nftables tipidee
+  - s6-rc-set-fix current
+  - s6-rc-set-commit current
diff --git a/tests/operations/s6.service/multi_partial_restart.yaml b/tests/operations/s6.service/multi_partial_restart.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..11dae3171
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/operations/s6.service/multi_partial_restart.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+args:
+  - [ nftables, mysqld, tipidee ]
+kwargs:
+  restarted: true
+facts:
+  s6.S6LiveStatus:
+      nftables: true
+      mysqld: false
+      tipidee: true
+commands:
+  - s6 live restart nftables tipidee
diff --git a/tests/operations/s6.service/multi_reload.yaml b/tests/operations/s6.service/multi_reload.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7cff5d2e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/operations/s6.service/multi_reload.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+args:
+  - [ nftables, mysqld, tipidee ]
+kwargs:
+  reloaded: true
+facts:
+  s6.S6LiveStatus:
+    nftables: true
+    mysqld: true
+    tipidee: true
+commands:
+  - s6 process kill -s SIGHUP nftables mysqld tipidee
diff --git a/tests/operations/s6.service/multi_restart.yaml b/tests/operations/s6.service/multi_restart.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..beab531a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/operations/s6.service/multi_restart.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+args:
+  - [ nftables, mysqld, tipidee ]
+kwargs:
+  restarted: true
+facts:
+  s6.S6LiveStatus:
+    nftables: true
+    mysqld: true
+    tipidee: true
+commands:
+  - s6 live restart nftables mysqld tipidee
diff --git a/tests/operations/s6.service/nonstandard_reload_signal.yaml b/tests/operations/s6.service/nonstandard_reload_signal.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bc0ef2769
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/operations/s6.service/nonstandard_reload_signal.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+args:
+  - tipidee
+kwargs:
+  reloaded: true
+  reload_signal: SIGUSR1
+facts:
+  s6.S6LiveStatus:
+    tipidee: true
+commands:
+  - s6 process kill -s SIGUSR1 tipidee
diff --git a/tests/operations/s6.service/reload.yaml b/tests/operations/s6.service/reload.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a4fa1f49c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/operations/s6.service/reload.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+args:
+  - tipidee
+kwargs:
+  reloaded: true
+facts:
+  s6.S6LiveStatus:
+    tipidee: true
+commands:
+  - s6 process kill -s SIGHUP tipidee
diff --git a/tests/operations/s6.service/restart.yaml b/tests/operations/s6.service/restart.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ac7f3ef50
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/operations/s6.service/restart.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+args:
+  - tipidee
+kwargs:
+  restarted: true
+facts:
+  s6.S6LiveStatus:
+    tipidee: true
+commands:
+  - s6 live restart tipidee
diff --git a/tests/operations/s6.set_copy/noop.yaml b/tests/operations/s6.set_copy/noop.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cb5ff7ede
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/operations/s6.set_copy/noop.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+kwargs:
+  source: current
+  dest: myset
+facts:
+  s6.S6SetStatus:
+    repository=None, the_set=current:
+      tipidee: true
+    repository=None, the_set=myset:
+      tipidee: true
+commands: []
+noop_description: the set "myset" exists and is identical to "current"
diff --git a/tests/operations/s6.set_copy/save.yaml b/tests/operations/s6.set_copy/save.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..826e73cdf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/operations/s6.set_copy/save.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+args:
+  # dest
+  - myset
+kwargs:
+  source: current
+facts:
+  s6.S6SetStatus:
+    repository=None, the_set=current:
+      tipidee: true
+    repository=None, the_set=myset: null
+commands:
+  - s6-rc-set-copy current myset
diff --git a/tests/operations/s6.set_copy/save_force.yaml b/tests/operations/s6.set_copy/save_force.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7e2d39eae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/operations/s6.set_copy/save_force.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+args:
+  - myset
+kwargs:
+  source: current
+  force: true
+facts:
+  s6.S6SetStatus:
+    repository=None, the_set=current:
+      tipidee: true
+    repository=None, the_set=myset:
+      tipidee: false
+commands:
+  - s6-rc-set-copy -f current myset
diff --git a/tests/operations/s6.set_delete/delete.yaml b/tests/operations/s6.set_delete/delete.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a424b89cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/operations/s6.set_delete/delete.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+args:
+  - myset
+  - /etc/s6/repo
+commands:
+  - s6-rc-set-delete -r /etc/s6/repo myset
diff --git a/tests/operations/s6.set_delete/multi_delete.yaml b/tests/operations/s6.set_delete/multi_delete.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..22ad4ad04
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/operations/s6.set_delete/multi_delete.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+args:
+  - [ myset_a, myset_b, myset_c ]
+  - /etc/s6/repo
+commands:
+  - s6-rc-set-delete -r /etc/s6/repo myset_a myset_b myset_c
diff --git a/tests/operations/server.service/invalid.json b/tests/operations/server.service/invalid.json
index d8b0fd902..066c6b05a 100644
--- a/tests/operations/server.service/invalid.json
+++ b/tests/operations/server.service/invalid.json
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@
             "command=initctl": false,
             "command=rc-service": false,
             "command=sv": false,
-            "command=service": false
+            "command=service": false,
+            "command=s6": false
         },
         "files.Directory": {
             "path=/etc/init.d": false,
@@ -19,6 +20,6 @@
     },
     "exception": {
         "name": "OperationError",
-        "message": "No init system found (no systemctl, initctl, /etc/init.d or /etc/rc.d found)"
+        "message": "No init system found (no systemctl, rc-service, initctl, sv, s6, /etc/init.d or /etc/rc.d found)"
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/operations/server.service/start_initd.json b/tests/operations/server.service/start_initd.json
index 848c4ff3f..0a5b46b1d 100644
--- a/tests/operations/server.service/start_initd.json
+++ b/tests/operations/server.service/start_initd.json
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@
             "command=initctl": false,
             "command=rc-service": false,
             "command=sv": false,
-            "command=service": false
+            "command=service": false,
+            "command=s6": false
         },
         "files.Directory": {
             "path=/etc/init.d": true,
diff --git a/tests/operations/server.service/start_initd_service.json b/tests/operations/server.service/start_initd_service.json
index dc76c44e6..54e3f61b8 100644
--- a/tests/operations/server.service/start_initd_service.json
+++ b/tests/operations/server.service/start_initd_service.json
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@
             "command=initctl": false,
             "command=rc-service": false,
             "command=sv": false,
-            "command=service": false
+            "command=service": false,
+            "command=s6": false
         },
         "files.Link": {
             "path=/etc/init.d": false
diff --git a/tests/operations/server.service/start_rcd.json b/tests/operations/server.service/start_rcd.json
index f10673108..3e8ae224d 100644
--- a/tests/operations/server.service/start_rcd.json
+++ b/tests/operations/server.service/start_rcd.json
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@
             "command=initctl": false,
             "command=rc-service": false,
             "command=sv": false,
-            "command=service": false
+            "command=service": false,
+            "command=s6": false
         },
         "files.Directory": {
             "path=/etc/init.d": false,
diff --git a/tests/operations/server.service/start_rcd_freebsd_with_service_command.json b/tests/operations/server.service/start_rcd_freebsd_with_service_command.json
index b78f5d3aa..724c193e4 100644
--- a/tests/operations/server.service/start_rcd_freebsd_with_service_command.json
+++ b/tests/operations/server.service/start_rcd_freebsd_with_service_command.json
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@
             "command=initctl": false,
             "command=rc-service": false,
             "command=sv": false,
-            "command=service": "/usr/sbin/service"
+            "command=service": "/usr/sbin/service",
+            "command=s6": false
         },
         "files.Directory": {
             "path=/etc/init.d": false,
diff --git a/tests/operations/server.service/start_rcd_netbsd.json b/tests/operations/server.service/start_rcd_netbsd.json
index f27130762..427c8fe85 100644
--- a/tests/operations/server.service/start_rcd_netbsd.json
+++ b/tests/operations/server.service/start_rcd_netbsd.json
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@
             "command=initctl": false,
             "command=rc-service": false,
             "command=sv": false,
-            "command=service": "/usr/sbin/service"
+            "command=service": "/usr/sbin/service",
+            "command=s6": false
         },
         "files.Directory": {
             "path=/etc/init.d": false,
diff --git a/tests/operations/server.service/start_s6.yaml b/tests/operations/server.service/start_s6.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4ce84f966
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/operations/server.service/start_s6.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+args:
+  - tipidee
+kwargs:
+  running: true
+facts:
+  server.Which:
+    command=systemctl: null
+    command=rc-service: null
+    command=initctl: null
+    command=sv: null
+    command=service: null
+    command=s6: /usr/bin/s6
+  files.Directory:
+    path=/etc/init.d: false
+    path=/etc/rc.d: false
+  s6.S6LiveStatus:
+    tipidee: false
+commands:
+  - s6 live start tipidee