diff --git a/.github/workflows/service.yml b/.github/workflows/service.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0bc8bb8008
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/service.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+# Copyright 2022-Present Couchbase, Inc.
+#
+# Use of this software is governed by the Business Source License included in
+# the file licenses/BSL-Couchbase.txt.  As of the Change Date specified in that
+# file, in accordance with the Business Source License, use of this software
+# will be governed by the Apache License, Version 2.0, included in the file
+# licenses/APL2.txt.
+
+name: service
+
+on:
+  push:
+    # Only run when we modify service files
+    paths:
+      - 'service/**'
+      - 'integration-test/**'
+    branches:
+      - 'main'
+      - 'release/*'
+      - 'feature/*'
+      - 'beryllium'
+      - 'CBG*'
+      - 'ci-*'
+      - 'api-ci-*'
+  pull_request:
+    # Only run when we modify service files
+    paths:
+      - 'service/**'
+      - 'integration-test/**'
+    branches:
+      - 'main'
+      - 'release/*'
+
+jobs:
+  scripts:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    name: Verify service script installation.
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      # build sync gateway since the executable is needed for service installation
+      - uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+        with:
+          go-version: 1.22.5
+      - name: "Build Sync Gateway"
+        run: mkdir -p ./bin && go build -o ./bin ./...
+      - name: "Run test scripts"
+        run: ./integration-test/service-install-tests.sh
diff --git a/integration-test/service-install-tests.sh b/integration-test/service-install-tests.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..1440cc373b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/integration-test/service-install-tests.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# Copyright 2024-Present Couchbase, Inc.
+#
+# Use of this software is governed by the Business Source License included
+# in the file licenses/BSL-Couchbase.txt.  As of the Change Date specified
+# in that file, in accordance with the Business Source License, use of this
+# software will be governed by the Apache License, Version 2.0, included in
+# the file licenses/APL2.txt.
+
+# This file is used by github CI or locally and runs a subset of test scripts to validate the service installation done by the package managers. This is intended to be run from Linux or Mac.
+
+set -eux -o pipefail
+
+IMAGES=(
+    "almalinux:9"
+    "amazonlinux:2"
+    "amazonlinux:2023"
+    "debian:10"
+    "debian:11"
+    "debian:12"
+    "redhat/ubi8"
+    "redhat/ubi9"
+    "rockylinux:9"
+    "ubuntu:20.04"
+    "ubuntu:22.04"
+    "ubuntu:24.04"
+
+    # not technically supported
+    "oraclelinux:9"
+)
+
+SCRIPT_DIR=$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")
+SYNC_GATEWAY_DIR=$(realpath ${SCRIPT_DIR}/..)
+
+if [ "$(uname)" == "Darwin" ]; then
+    sudo ${SYNC_GATEWAY_DIR}/integration-test/service-test.sh
+fi
+
+for IMAGE in "${IMAGES[@]}"; do
+    echo "Running tests for ${IMAGE}"
+    docker run --mount src=${SYNC_GATEWAY_DIR},target=/sync_gateway,type=bind ${IMAGE} /bin/bash -c "/sync_gateway/integration-test/service-test.sh"
+done
diff --git a/integration-test/service-test.sh b/integration-test/service-test.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..3320595672
--- /dev/null
+++ b/integration-test/service-test.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+#/bin/sh
+
+# Copyright 2024-Present Couchbase, Inc.
+#
+# Use of this software is governed by the Business Source License included
+# in the file licenses/BSL-Couchbase.txt.  As of the Change Date specified
+# in that file, in accordance with the Business Source License, use of this
+# software will be governed by the Apache License, Version 2.0, included in
+# the file licenses/APL2.txt.
+
+# This code is intneded to be run from within a docker container of a specific platform and runs a subset of the service scripts. The full service can not be validated since systemd does not work in docker contains. This is intended to run in /bin/sh to test dash environments on debian systems.
+
+set -eux -o pipefail
+
+SCRIPT_DIR=$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")
+
+cd ${SCRIPT_DIR}/../service
+
+./sync_gateway_service_install.sh --servicecmd
+
+# /etc/os-release doesn't exist on Darwin
+if [ -f /etc/os-release ]; then
+    . /etc/os-release
+    case ${ID} in
+        amzn)
+            yum install -y shadow-utils systemd
+            ;;
+    esac
+
+    groupadd -r sync_gateway
+    useradd -g sync_gateway sync_gateway
+
+    # bash would support export -f for a systemctl wrapper, but dash does not support exporting aliases or functions
+
+    mkdir -p /tmp/systemctl_wrapper
+
+    cat << 'EOF' > /tmp/systemctl_wrapper/systemctl
+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -eu -o pipefail
+
+case ${1:-} in
+start)
+    echo "No-op systemctl start in docker, since we're not running systemd"
+    ;;
+stop)
+    echo "No-op systemctl stop in docker, since we're not running systemd"
+    ;;
+*)
+    echo "Running systemctl $@"
+    command /usr/bin/systemctl "$@"
+    ;;
+esac
+EOF
+
+    chmod +x /tmp/systemctl_wrapper/systemctl
+
+    export PATH=/tmp/systemctl_wrapper:$PATH
+fi
+
+./sync_gateway_service_install.sh
+./sync_gateway_service_upgrade.sh
+./sync_gateway_service_uninstall.sh
+
+# test again with runas option
+./sync_gateway_service_install.sh --runas=root
+./sync_gateway_service_upgrade.sh
+./sync_gateway_service_uninstall.sh
+
+echo "Successful service test"
diff --git a/service/sync_gateway_service_install.sh b/service/sync_gateway_service_install.sh
index ba7e305979..68b7858091 100755
--- a/service/sync_gateway_service_install.sh
+++ b/service/sync_gateway_service_install.sh
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ LOGS_TEMPLATE_VAR=${RUNBASE_TEMPLATE_VAR}/logs
 SERVICE_CMD_ONLY=false
 
 usage() {
-  echo "This script creates an init service to run a sync_gateway instance."
+  echo "This script creates a service to run a sync_gateway instance."
   echo "If you want to install more than one service instance"
   echo "create additional services with different names."
   echo ""
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ ubuntu)
     ;;
   esac
   ;;
-redhat* | rhel* | centos | ol)
+redhat* | rhel* | centos | ol | rocky | almalinux )
   case 1:${OS_MAJOR_VERSION:--} in
   $((OS_MAJOR_VERSION >= 7))*)
     if [ "$SERVICE_CMD_ONLY" = true ]; then
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ redhat* | rhel* | centos | ol)
     fi
     ;;
   *)
-    echo "ERROR: Unsupported RedHat/CentOS Version \"$VER\""
+    echo "ERROR: Unsupported RedHat/CentOS/Rocky/Alma Version \"$VER\""
     usage
     exit 1
     ;;
diff --git a/service/sync_gateway_service_uninstall.sh b/service/sync_gateway_service_uninstall.sh
index e5f94002f0..ef518c024c 100755
--- a/service/sync_gateway_service_uninstall.sh
+++ b/service/sync_gateway_service_uninstall.sh
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ LOGS_TEMPLATE_VAR=${RUNBASE_TEMPLATE_VAR}/logs
 SERVICE_CMD_ONLY=false
 
 usage() {
-  echo "This script removes an init service to run a sync_gateway instance."
+  echo "This script removes a service to run a sync_gateway instance."
 }
 
 ostype() {
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ ubuntu)
     ;;
   esac
   ;;
-redhat* | rhel* | centos | ol)
+redhat* | rhel* | centos | ol | rocky | almalinux )
   case 1:${OS_MAJOR_VERSION:--} in
   $((OS_MAJOR_VERSION >= 7))*)
     systemctl stop ${SERVICE_NAME}
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ redhat* | rhel* | centos | ol)
     fi
     ;;
   *)
-    echo "ERROR: Unsupported RedHat/CentOS Version \"$VER\""
+    echo "ERROR: Unsupported RedHat/CentOS/Rocky/Alma Version \"$VER\""
     usage
     exit 1
     ;;
diff --git a/service/sync_gateway_service_upgrade.sh b/service/sync_gateway_service_upgrade.sh
index 815d070589..46f0ce34a0 100755
--- a/service/sync_gateway_service_upgrade.sh
+++ b/service/sync_gateway_service_upgrade.sh
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ LOGS_TEMPLATE_VAR=${RUNBASE_TEMPLATE_VAR}/logs
 SERVICE_CMD_ONLY=false
 
 usage() {
-  echo "This script upgrades an init service to run a sync_gateway instance."
+  echo "This script upgrades a service to run a sync_gateway instance."
 }
 
 ostype() {
@@ -110,14 +110,14 @@ ubuntu)
     ;;
   esac
   ;;
-redhat* | rhel* | centos | ol)
+redhat* | rhel* | centos | ol | rocky | almalinux )
   case 1:${OS_MAJOR_VERSION:--} in
   $((OS_MAJOR_VERSION >= 7))*)
     systemctl stop ${SERVICE_NAME}
     systemctl start ${SERVICE_NAME}
     ;;
   *)
-    echo "ERROR: Unsupported RedHat/CentOS Version \"$VER\""
+    echo "ERROR: Unsupported RedHat/CentOS/Rocky/Alma Version \"$VER\""
     usage
     exit 1
     ;;