diff --git a/index.ts b/index.ts
index e899e21..1da3715 100644
--- a/index.ts
+++ b/index.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import { sudoChownToRunningUser } from "./helpers/sudo.js";
 import { setupKernel } from "./kernel.js";
 import { runQemu } from "./qemu.js";
 import { Runit } from "./runit/index.js";
+import { setupDhcpcd } from "./services/dhcpcd.js";
 
 if (process.argv[2] === "generate-secrets") {
   await generateForgejoSecretsFile();
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ if (process.argv[2] === "generate-secrets") {
 
   await alpine.addPackages(["helix", "iproute2-ss", "socat"]);
   const runit = await Runit.setup(alpine);
+  await setupDhcpcd(alpine, runit);
   await setupForgejo(alpine, runit);
   const kernel = await setupKernel(alpine, kernelDir);
 
diff --git a/services/dhcpcd.ts b/services/dhcpcd.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4ee02ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/dhcpcd.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+import { Alpine } from "../alpine.js";
+import { Runit } from "../runit/index.js";
+
+export async function setupDhcpcd(alpine: Alpine, runit: Runit) {
+  await alpine.addPackages(["dhcpcd"]);
+
+  await alpine.symlink("/run/resolv.conf", "/etc/resolv.conf");
+  await alpine.fstab.addTmpfs("/var/lib/dhcpcd");
+
+  await runit.addService(
+    "dhcpcd",
+    `#!/bin/sh
+exec dhcpcd --nobackground
+`
+  );
+}