diff --git a/src/sysinfo.js b/src/sysinfo.js
index 66e8a1bd1..ab1efdc68 100644
--- a/src/sysinfo.js
+++ b/src/sysinfo.js
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ var assert = require('assert'),
     caas = require('./sysinfo/caas.js'),
     config = require('./config.js'),
     ec2 = require('./sysinfo/ec2.js'),
+    eth0 = require('./sysinfo/eth0.js'),
     util = require('util');
 
 var gCachedIp = null;
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ function getApi(callback) {
         case 'caas': return callback(null, caas);
         case 'digitalocean': return callback(null, caas);
         case 'ec2': return callback(null, ec2);
+        case 'eth0': return callback(null, eth0);
         default: return callback(new Error('Unkown provider ' + config.provider()));
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/sysinfo/eth0.js b/src/sysinfo/eth0.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..52b62ff4b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/sysinfo/eth0.js
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+'use strict';
+
+exports = module.exports = {
+    getIp: getIp
+};
+
+var assert = require('assert'),
+    os = require('os'),
+    SysInfoError = require('../sysinfo.js').SysInfoError;
+
+function getIp(callback) {
+    assert.strictEqual(typeof callback, 'function');
+
+    try {
+        var ip = os.networkInterfaces().eth0[0].address;
+        return callback(null, ip);
+    } catch (e) 
+        return callback(new SysInfoError(SysInfoError.INTERNAL_ERROR, e));
+    }
+}
+