diff --git a/profiles/base/accounts/group/peerd b/profiles/base/accounts/group/peerd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7a3cf5a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/profiles/base/accounts/group/peerd
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+group:peerd
+gid:260
+users:peerd
diff --git a/profiles/base/accounts/user/peerd b/profiles/base/accounts/user/peerd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0db48ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/profiles/base/accounts/user/peerd
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+user:peerd
+uid:260
+gid:260
+gecos:peer discovery services daemon
+home:/dev/null
+shell:/bin/false