diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 8b13e0e..44bf371 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -167,3 +167,7 @@ trove_conductor_config_overrides: {}
 trove_taskmanager_config_overrides: {}
 trove_guestagent_config_overrides: {}
 trove_policy_overrides: {}
+
+trove_api_init_config_overrides: {}
+trove_conductor_init_config_overrides: {}
+trove_taskmanager_init_config_overrides: {}
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/trove-init-config-overrides-ffce7e419061c4da.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/trove-init-config-overrides-ffce7e419061c4da.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0b84eb4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/trove-init-config-overrides-ffce7e419061c4da.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+---
+features:
+  - New variables have been added to allow a deployer to customize
+    a trove systemd unit file to their liking.
+  - The task dropping the trove systemd unit files now uses the
+    ``config_template`` action plugin allowing deployers access to
+    customize the unit files as they see fit without having to
+    load extra options into the defaults and polute the generic
+    systemd unit file with jinja2 variables and conditionals.
+
diff --git a/tasks/trove_init.yml b/tasks/trove_init.yml
index 1d0680f..c080217 100644
--- a/tasks/trove_init.yml
+++ b/tasks/trove_init.yml
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
     system_user: "{{ trove_system_user_name }}"
     system_group: "{{ trove_system_group_name }}"
     service_home: "{{ trove_system_user_home }}"
+    init_config_overrides: "{{ trove_api_init_config_overrides }}"
   when: inventory_hostname in groups['trove_api']
 
 - include: trove_init_common.yml
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@
     system_user: "{{ trove_system_user_name }}"
     system_group: "{{ trove_system_group_name }}"
     service_home: "{{ trove_system_user_home }}"
+    init_config_overrides: "{{ trove_conductor_init_config_overrides }}"
   when: inventory_hostname in groups['trove_conductor']
 
 - include: trove_init_common.yml
@@ -40,4 +42,5 @@
     system_user: "{{ trove_system_user_name }}"
     system_group: "{{ trove_system_group_name }}"
     service_home: "{{ trove_system_user_home }}"
+    init_config_overrides: "{{ trove_taskmanager_init_config_overrides }}"
   when: inventory_hostname in groups['trove_taskmanager']
diff --git a/tasks/trove_init_systemd.yml b/tasks/trove_init_systemd.yml
index fae3808..99e1a10 100644
--- a/tasks/trove_init_systemd.yml
+++ b/tasks/trove_init_systemd.yml
@@ -40,12 +40,14 @@
     group: "root"
 
 - name: Place the systemd init script
-  template:
+  config_template:
     src: "trove-systemd-init.j2"
     dest: "/etc/systemd/system/{{ program_name }}.service"
     mode: "0644"
     owner: "root"
     group: "root"
+    config_overrides: "{{ init_config_overrides }}"
+    config_type: "ini"
   register: systemd_init
 
 - name: Reload the systemd daemon
diff --git a/templates/trove-systemd-init.j2 b/templates/trove-systemd-init.j2
index 2919b0f..cf9bf3b 100644
--- a/templates/trove-systemd-init.j2
+++ b/templates/trove-systemd-init.j2
@@ -21,5 +21,14 @@ TimeoutSec=300
 Restart=on-failure
 RestartSec=150
 
+# This creates a specific slice which all services will operate from
+#  The accounting options give us the ability to see resource usage through
+#  the `systemd-cgtop` command.
+Slice=trove.slice
+CPUAccounting=true
+BlockIOAccounting=true
+MemoryAccounting=false
+TasksAccounting=true
+
 [Install]
 WantedBy=multi-user.target