diff --git a/PLAN.md b/PLAN.md
index 0e0fab5..508df5c 100644
--- a/PLAN.md
+++ b/PLAN.md
@@ -437,9 +437,16 @@ something long in one, switch away and back, refresh — it's all still there.
   replace, exec in place. Config default moved to `~/.config/hamlab` (existing
   `~/apps/hamlab` still found by the installer and the CLI). Tested in
   containers: Debian 12, Ubuntu 22.04, Fedora 40, Rocky 8, openSUSE Leap 15.5, Alpine
-  3.18/3.20 (OpenRC + doas, non-root), plus the four lab hosts. Not done: an OpenRC
-  backend for the Services tab; runit/s6/sysvinit service files; public hosting for
-  `install.sh` (the Gitea repo is private, so the one-liner needs `HAMLAB_TOKEN`).
+  3.18/3.20 (OpenRC + doas, non-root), plus the four lab hosts. **procd (OpenWrt) added
+  2026-09-26** (`internal/setup/hamlab.procd`): detected on `/sbin/procd` + `/etc/rc.common`
+  ahead of the OpenRC branch, installed to the same `/etc/init.d/hamlab` path and told apart
+  from OpenRC at uninstall by `USE_PROCD=1` in the file. Verified on the new router
+  (`gate`, OpenWrt 25.12.5, running as root): `S95`/`K10` symlinks, procd supervising the
+  instance, Docker tab and stacks working through the hub. The Updates tab needed no change
+  — apk-tools 3 answers `apk version -l '<'` the same way Alpine's does. Not done: an
+  OpenRC or procd backend for the Services tab (it is systemd-only and says so cleanly);
+  runit/s6/sysvinit service files; public hosting for `install.sh` (the Gitea repo is
+  private, so the one-liner needs `HAMLAB_TOKEN`).
 - **Users, sessions and settings that follow the account** — **shipped 2026-09-22**
   (`internal/api/users.go`, `config.User`, `store.Session`/`UserState`, `Login.tsx`,
   `Users.tsx` — a hub-only **Users** tab in the rail, added the same day at Mitchell's
diff --git a/internal/setup/hamlab.procd b/internal/setup/hamlab.procd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d25c5d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/setup/hamlab.procd
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+#!/bin/sh /etc/rc.common
+# Ham Lab web console (written by hamlab install)
+
+USE_PROCD=1
+# after network and firewall, before the tail of the boot
+START=95
+STOP=10
+
+start_service() {
+	procd_open_instance hamlab
+	procd_set_param command "@BIN@" serve
+	procd_set_param env HAMLAB_CONFIG="@CONFIG@" HOME="@HOME@" USER="@USER@"
+	procd_set_param user "@USER@"
+	procd_set_param group "@GROUP@"
+	procd_set_param pidfile /var/run/hamlab.pid
+	# respawn: settle 3s, 5 retries inside that window, then give up counting
+	procd_set_param respawn 3600 3 0
+	procd_set_param stdout 1
+	procd_set_param stderr 1
+	procd_close_instance
+}
+
+service_triggers() {
+	procd_add_reload_trigger network
+}
diff --git a/internal/setup/setup.go b/internal/setup/setup.go
index 261601d..a456f75 100644
--- a/internal/setup/setup.go
+++ b/internal/setup/setup.go
@@ -37,9 +37,14 @@ var systemdUnit string
 //go:embed hamlab.openrc
 var openrcScript string
 
+//go:embed hamlab.procd
+var procdScript string
+
 const (
-	unitPath    = "/etc/systemd/system/hamlab.service"
-	openrcPath  = "/etc/init.d/hamlab"
+	unitPath   = "/etc/systemd/system/hamlab.service"
+	openrcPath = "/etc/init.d/hamlab"
+	// procd (OpenWrt) uses the same path as OpenRC; the two are told apart by content.
+	procdPath   = "/etc/init.d/hamlab"
 	sudoersPath = "/etc/sudoers.d/hamlab-quiet"
 )
 
@@ -228,6 +233,19 @@ func Install(args []string, version string) error {
 				return err
 			}
 		}
+	case exists("/sbin/procd") && exists("/etc/rc.common"):
+		initSys = "procd"
+		if err := os.WriteFile(procdPath, []byte(fill(procdScript, vars)), 0o755); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		if err := run(procdPath, "enable"); err != nil {
+			say("warning: %s enable: %v", procdPath, err)
+		}
+		if !o.noStart {
+			if err := run(procdPath, "restart"); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		}
 	case exists("/sbin/openrc-run") || exists("/usr/sbin/openrc-run") || have("rc-service"):
 		initSys = "OpenRC"
 		if err := os.WriteFile(openrcPath, []byte(fill(openrcScript, vars)), 0o755); err != nil {
@@ -258,7 +276,7 @@ func Install(args []string, version string) error {
 	url := scheme + "://" + browseAddr(cfg.Listen)
 	switch {
 	case initSys == "":
-		say("\nNo systemd or OpenRC here, so nothing starts it at boot.\nRun it under your own supervisor, as %s:\n  HAMLAB_CONFIG=%s %s serve", acct.name, cfgPath, dest)
+		say("\nNo systemd, procd or OpenRC here, so nothing starts it at boot.\nRun it under your own supervisor, as %s:\n  HAMLAB_CONFIG=%s %s serve", acct.name, cfgPath, dest)
 	case o.noStart:
 	case healthy(cfg.Listen, cfg.TLS == "auto"):
 		say("\nHam Lab is up: %s", url)
@@ -294,9 +312,15 @@ func Uninstall(args []string) error {
 		_ = run("systemctl", "daemon-reload")
 	}
 	if b, err := os.ReadFile(openrcPath); err == nil {
-		dataDir = configDirFrom(string(b), "export HAMLAB_CONFIG=")
-		_ = run("rc-service", "hamlab", "stop")
-		_ = run("rc-update", "del", "hamlab", "default")
+		if strings.Contains(string(b), "USE_PROCD=1") {
+			dataDir = configDirFrom(string(b), "HAMLAB_CONFIG=")
+			_ = run(procdPath, "stop")
+			_ = run(procdPath, "disable")
+		} else {
+			dataDir = configDirFrom(string(b), "export HAMLAB_CONFIG=")
+			_ = run("rc-service", "hamlab", "stop")
+			_ = run("rc-update", "del", "hamlab", "default")
+		}
 		os.Remove(openrcPath)
 	}
 	os.Remove(sudoersPath)