diff --git a/installer/steps.go b/installer/steps.go
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+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Fabio Forni <development@redaril.me>
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MPL-2.0
+
+package installer
+
+import (
+	"log/slog"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/livingsilver94/backee/repo"
+	"github.com/livingsilver94/backee/service"
+)
+
+type StepWriter interface {
+	Setup(script string) error
+	InstallPackages(fullCmd []string) error
+	SymlinkFile(dst service.FilePath, src string) error
+	CopyFile(dst service.FilePath, src string) error
+	Finalize(script string) error
+}
+
+type Steps struct {
+	srv *service.Service
+	log *slog.Logger
+	wri StepWriter
+}
+
+func NewSteps(srv *service.Service, wri StepWriter) Steps {
+	return Steps{
+		srv: srv,
+		log: slog.Default().WithGroup(srv.Name),
+		wri: wri,
+	}
+}
+
+func (s Steps) Setup() error {
+	if s.srv.Setup == nil || *s.srv.Setup == "" {
+		return nil
+	}
+	s.log.Info("Running setup script")
+	return s.wri.Setup(*s.srv.Setup)
+}
+
+func (s Steps) InstallPackages() error {
+	if len(s.srv.Packages) == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+	s.log.Info("Installing OS packages")
+	return s.wri.InstallPackages(append(s.srv.PkgManager, s.srv.Packages...))
+}
+
+func (s Steps) LinkFiles(repo repo.Repo, vars repo.Variables) error {
+	if len(s.srv.Links) == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+	s.log.Info("Symlinking files")
+
+	lnDir, err := repo.LinkDir(s.srv.Name)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	tmpl := NewTemplate(s.srv.Name, vars)
+	dest := &strings.Builder{}
+	for srcFile, dstFile := range s.srv.Links {
+		err := tmpl.ReplaceString(dstFile.Path, dest)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		err = s.wri.SymlinkFile(
+			service.FilePath{Path: dest.String(), Mode: dstFile.Mode},
+			filepath.Join(lnDir, srcFile))
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		dest.Reset()
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (s Steps) CopyFiles(repo repo.Repo, vars repo.Variables) error {
+	if len(s.srv.Copies) == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+	s.log.Info("Copying files")
+
+	lnDir, err := repo.DataDir(s.srv.Name)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	tmpl := NewTemplate(s.srv.Name, vars)
+	dest := &strings.Builder{}
+	for srcFile, dstFile := range s.srv.Copies {
+		err := tmpl.ReplaceString(dstFile.Path, dest)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		err = s.wri.CopyFile(
+			service.FilePath{Path: dest.String(), Mode: dstFile.Mode},
+			filepath.Join(lnDir, srcFile))
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		dest.Reset()
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (s Steps) Finalize(vars repo.Variables) error {
+	if s.srv.Finalize == nil || *s.srv.Finalize == "" {
+		return nil
+	}
+	s.log.Info("Running finalizer script")
+	tmpl := NewTemplate(s.srv.Name, vars)
+	script := &strings.Builder{}
+	err := tmpl.ReplaceString(*s.srv.Finalize, script)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return runScript(script.String())
+}