diff --git a/services/service/main.tf b/services/service/main.tf
index f4198ba..18a23eb 100644
--- a/services/service/main.tf
+++ b/services/service/main.tf
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 resource "nomad_job" "service" {
   jobspec = templatefile("${path.module}/service_template.nomad", {
     name               = var.name
+    count              = var.instance_count
     priority           = var.priority
     image              = var.image
     image_pull_timeout = var.image_pull_timeout
diff --git a/services/service/service_template.nomad b/services/service/service_template.nomad
index 1dbb8d9..7b2a939 100644
--- a/services/service/service_template.nomad
+++ b/services/service/service_template.nomad
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ job "${name}" {
   priority = ${priority}
 
   group "${name}" {
+    count = ${count}
+
     network {
       mode = "bridge"
       %{ if service_port != null ~}
diff --git a/services/service/vars.tf b/services/service/vars.tf
index daf9a1e..e6905d0 100644
--- a/services/service/vars.tf
+++ b/services/service/vars.tf
@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@ variable "name" {
   description = "Name of the service"
 }
 
+variable "instance_count" {
+  type        = number
+  default     = 1
+  description = "Number of desired group instances"
+}
+
 variable "priority" {
   type        = number
   default     = 50