diff --git a/dokku b/dokku
index 2f0ec3b93..22bb1a280 100755
--- a/dokku
+++ b/dokku
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 set -eo pipefail
+
+export DOKKU_DISTRO=${DOKKU_DISTRO:="ubuntu"}
+export DOKKU_IMAGE=${DOKKU_IMAGE:="progrium/buildstep"}
 export DOKKU_ROOT=${DOKKU_ROOT:="/home/dokku"}
+
 export PLUGIN_PATH=${PLUGIN_PATH:="/var/lib/dokku/plugins"}
 
 [[ -f $DOKKU_ROOT/dokkurc ]] && source $DOKKU_ROOT/dokkurc
@@ -36,7 +40,7 @@ case "$1" in
 
   build)
     APP="$2"; IMAGE="dokku/$APP"; CACHE_DIR="$DOKKU_ROOT/$APP/cache"
-    id=$(cat | docker run -i -a stdin progrium/buildstep /bin/bash -c "mkdir -p /app && tar -xC /app")
+    id=$(cat | docker run -i -a stdin $DOKKU_DISTRO /bin/bash -c "mkdir -p /app && tar -xC /app")
     test $(docker wait $id) -eq 0
     docker commit $id $IMAGE > /dev/null
     [[ -d $CACHE_DIR ]] || mkdir $CACHE_DIR
diff --git a/plugins/00_dokku-standard/install b/plugins/00_dokku-standard/install
index 9625e8fdc..99e3bf41e 100755
--- a/plugins/00_dokku-standard/install
+++ b/plugins/00_dokku-standard/install
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@ fi
 
 # temporary hack for https://github.com/progrium/dokku/issues/82
 # redeploys all apps after a reboot
-cat<<EOF > /etc/init/dokku-redeploy.conf
+case "$DOKKU_DISTRO" in
+  ubuntu)
+    cat<<EOF > /etc/init/dokku-redeploy.conf
 description "Dokku app redeploy service"
 
 start on (started docker)
@@ -17,3 +19,21 @@ script
   sudo -i -u dokku /usr/local/bin/dokku deploy:all
 end script
 EOF
+    ;;
+
+  opensuse)
+    cat<<EOF > /etc/systemd/system/dokku-redeploy.service
+[Unit]
+Description=Dokku app redeploy service
+After=docker.target
+
+[Service]
+Type=simple
+User=dokku
+ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/dokku deploy:all
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
+EOF
+    ;;
+esac
diff --git a/plugins/nginx-vhosts/dependencies b/plugins/nginx-vhosts/dependencies
index 04914f084..dbb5a7325 100755
--- a/plugins/nginx-vhosts/dependencies
+++ b/plugins/nginx-vhosts/dependencies
@@ -1,8 +1,15 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 set -eo pipefail; [[ $DOKKU_TRACE ]] && set -x
 
-# latest stable NGINX 1.4.x with websocket support
-apt-get install -qq -y software-properties-common python-software-properties
-add-apt-repository -y ppa:nginx/stable
-apt-get update
-apt-get install -qq -y nginx dnsutils
+case "$DOKKU_DISTRO" in
+  ubuntu)
+    apt-get install -qq -y software-properties-common python-software-properties
+    add-apt-repository -y ppa:nginx/stable
+    apt-get update
+    apt-get install -qq -y nginx dnsutils
+    ;;
+
+  opensuse)
+    zypper -q in -y nginx bind-utils
+    ;;
+esac
diff --git a/plugins/nginx-vhosts/install b/plugins/nginx-vhosts/install
index ae5fa5079..afe9e20b0 100755
--- a/plugins/nginx-vhosts/install
+++ b/plugins/nginx-vhosts/install
@@ -1,12 +1,18 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 set -eo pipefail; [[ $DOKKU_TRACE ]] && set -x
 
-if ! grep -q dokku-nginx-reload "/etc/sudoers"; then
-  touch /etc/sudoers.tmp
-  cp /etc/sudoers /tmp/sudoers.new
-  echo "%dokku ALL=(ALL)NOPASSWD:/etc/init.d/nginx reload # dokku-nginx-reload" >> /tmp/sudoers.new
-  EDITOR="cp /tmp/sudoers.new" visudo
-  rm /tmp/sudoers.new
+if [[ ! -f /etc/sudoers.d/dokku-nginx ]]; then
+  case "$DOKKU_DISTRO" in
+    ubuntu)
+      echo "%dokku ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD:/etc/init.d/nginx reload" >> /etc/sudoers.d/dokku-nginx
+      ;;
+
+    opensuse)
+      echo "%dokku ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD:/sbin/service nginx reload" >> /etc/sudoers.d/dokku-nginx
+      ;;
+  esac
+
+  chmod 0440 /etc/sudoers.d/dokku-nginx
 fi
 
 # if dokku.conf has not been created, create it
@@ -25,10 +31,19 @@ ssl_prefer_server_ciphers on;
 #ssl_certificate_key $DOKKU_ROOT/tls/server.key;
 EOF
 fi
-sed -i 's/# server_names_hash_bucket_size/server_names_hash_bucket_size/' /etc/nginx/nginx.conf
+
+echo 'server_names_hash_bucket_size 64' >| /etc/nginx/conf.d/server_names_hash_bucket_size.conf
 
 if [[ ! -f  "$DOKKU_ROOT/VHOST" ]]; then
   [[ $(dig +short $(< "$DOKKU_ROOT/HOSTNAME")) ]] && cp "$DOKKU_ROOT/HOSTNAME" "$DOKKU_ROOT/VHOST"
 fi
 
-/etc/init.d/nginx start
+case "$DOKKU_DISTRO" in
+  ubuntu)
+    /etc/init.d/nginx start
+    ;;
+
+  opensuse)
+    /sbin/service nginx start
+    ;;
+esac
diff --git a/plugins/nginx-vhosts/post-delete b/plugins/nginx-vhosts/post-delete
index 3c0ea3ce5..ab0578794 100755
--- a/plugins/nginx-vhosts/post-delete
+++ b/plugins/nginx-vhosts/post-delete
@@ -1,4 +1,12 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 set -eo pipefail; [[ $DOKKU_TRACE ]] && set -x
 
-sudo /etc/init.d/nginx reload > /dev/null
+case "$DOKKU_DISTRO" in
+  ubuntu)
+    sudo /etc/init.d/nginx reload > /dev/null
+    ;;
+
+  opensuse)
+    sudo /sbin/service nginx reload > /dev/null
+    ;;
+esac
diff --git a/plugins/nginx-vhosts/post-deploy b/plugins/nginx-vhosts/post-deploy
index e37145e35..d1f07ae96 100755
--- a/plugins/nginx-vhosts/post-deploy
+++ b/plugins/nginx-vhosts/post-deploy
@@ -101,8 +101,17 @@ EOF
 
   echo "-----> Running nginx-pre-reload"
   pluginhook nginx-pre-reload $APP $PORT
+
   echo "       Reloading nginx"
-  sudo /etc/init.d/nginx reload > /dev/null
+  case "$DOKKU_DISTRO" in
+    ubuntu)
+      sudo /etc/init.d/nginx reload > /dev/null
+      ;;
+
+    opensuse)
+      sudo /sbin/service nginx reload > /dev/null
+      ;;
+  esac
 else
   if [[ -f "$DOKKU_ROOT/$APP/URL" ]]; then
     echo "------> NO_VHOST set, deleting $APP/URL"
@@ -112,6 +121,15 @@ else
     echo "------> NO_VHOST set, deleting $APP/nginx.conf"
     rm "$DOKKU_ROOT/$APP/nginx.conf"
     echo "------> NO_VHOST set, reloading nginx after nginx.conf deletion"
+    case "$DOKKU_DISTRO" in
+      ubuntu)
+        sudo /etc/init.d/nginx reload > /dev/null
+        ;;
+
+      opensuse)
+        sudo /sbin/service nginx reload > /dev/null
+        ;;
+    esac
     sudo /etc/init.d/nginx reload > /dev/null
   fi
 fi