diff --git a/manifests/init.pp b/manifests/init.pp
index 78ca700..07a811e 100644
--- a/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/manifests/init.pp
@@ -13,53 +13,56 @@
 #   class { 'zookeeper': }
 #
 class zookeeper(
-  $id                      = '1',
-  $datastore               = '/var/lib/zookeeper',
+  $id                       = '1',
+  $datastore                = '/var/lib/zookeeper',
   # datalogstore used to put transaction logs in separate location than snapshots
-  $datalogstore            = undef,
-  $initialize_datastore    = false,
+  $datalogstore             = undef,
+  $initialize_datastore     = false,
   # fact from which we get public ip address
-  $client_ip               = $::ipaddress,
-  $client_port             = 2181,
-  $election_port           = 2888,
-  $leader_port             = 3888,
-  $log_dir                 = '/var/log/zookeeper',
-  $cfg_dir                 = '/etc/zookeeper/conf',
-  $user                    = 'zookeeper',
-  $group                   = 'zookeeper',
-  $java_bin                = '/usr/bin/java',
-  $java_opts               = '',
-  $pid_dir                 = '/var/run/zookeeper',
-  $pid_file                = '$PIDDIR/zookeeper.pid',
-  $zoo_main                = 'org.apache.zookeeper.server.quorum.QuorumPeerMain',
+  $client_ip                = $::ipaddress,
+  $client_port              = 2181,
+  $election_port            = 2888,
+  $leader_port              = 3888,
+  $log_dir                  = '/var/log/zookeeper',
+  $cfg_dir                  = '/etc/zookeeper/conf',
+  $user                     = 'zookeeper',
+  $group                    = 'zookeeper',
+  $java_bin                 = '/usr/bin/java',
+  $java_opts                = '',
+  $pid_dir                  = '/var/run/zookeeper',
+  $pid_file                 = '$PIDDIR/zookeeper.pid',
+  $zoo_main                 = 'org.apache.zookeeper.server.quorum.QuorumPeerMain',
   $log4j_prop               = 'INFO,ROLLINGFILE',
-  $cleanup_sh              = '/usr/share/zookeeper/bin/zkCleanup.sh',
-  $servers                 = [],
-  $observers               = [],
-  $ensure                  = present,
-  $snap_count              = 10000,
+  $cleanup_sh               = '/usr/share/zookeeper/bin/zkCleanup.sh',
+  $servers                  = [],
+  $observers                = [],
+  $ensure                   = present,
+  $snap_count               = 10000,
   # since zookeeper 3.4, for earlier version cron task might be used
-  $snap_retain_count       = 3,
-  # interval in hours, purging enabled when >= 1
-  $purge_interval          = 0,
+  $snap_retain_count        = 3,
+  # interval in hours, purging enabled when > = 1
+  $purge_interval           = 0,
   # log4j properties
-  $rollingfile_threshold   = 'ERROR',
-  $tracefile_threshold     = 'TRACE',
-  $max_allowed_connections = 10,
-  $peer_type               = 'UNSET',
-  $start_with              = 'init.d',
-  $ensure_cron             = true,
-  $service_package         = 'zookeeperd',
-  $service_name            = 'zookeeper',
-  $packages                = ['zookeeper'],
-  $repo                    = undef,
-  $cdhver                  = undef,
-  $install_java            = false,
-  $java_package            = undef,
-  $min_session_timeout     = undef,
-  $max_session_timeout     = undef,
-  $manage_service          = true,
-  $manage_systemd          = true,
+  $rollingfile_threshold    = 'ERROR',
+  $tracefile_threshold      = 'TRACE',
+  $max_allowed_connections  = 10,
+  $peer_type                = 'UNSET',
+  $start_with               = 'init.d',
+  $ensure_cron              = true,
+  $service_package          = 'zookeeperd',
+  $service_name             = 'zookeeper',
+  $packages                 = ['zookeeper'],
+  $repo                     = undef,
+  $cdhver                   = undef,
+  $install_java             = false,
+  $java_package             = undef,
+  $min_session_timeout      = undef,
+  $max_session_timeout      = undef,
+  $manage_service           = true,
+  $manage_systemd           = true,
+  $reponame                 = undef,
+  $repourl                  = undef,
+  $repodescr                = undef
 ) {
 
   validate_array($packages)
@@ -80,7 +83,11 @@
     repo_source       => $repo,
     cdhver            => $cdhver,
     install_java      => $install_java,
-    java_package      => $java_package
+    java_package      => $java_package,
+    reponame          => $reponame,
+    repourl           => $repourl,
+    repodescr         => $repodescr
+
   }->
   class { 'zookeeper::config':
     id                      => $id,
diff --git a/manifests/install.pp b/manifests/install.pp
index 5467144..d5d2edc 100644
--- a/manifests/install.pp
+++ b/manifests/install.pp
@@ -10,19 +10,22 @@
 # Should not be included directly
 #
 class zookeeper::install(
-  $ensure            = present,
-  $snap_retain_count = 3,
-  $cleanup_sh        = '/usr/lib/zookeeper/bin/zkCleanup.sh',
-  $datastore         = '/var/lib/zookeeper',
-  $user              = 'zookeeper',
-  $start_with        = 'init.d',
-  $ensure_cron       = true,
-  $service_package   = 'zookeeperd',
-  $packages          = ['zookeeper'],
-  $repo_source       = undef,
-  $cdhver            = cdhver,
-  $install_java      = false,
-  $java_package      = undef
+  $ensure             = present,
+  $snap_retain_count  = 3,
+  $cleanup_sh         = '/usr/lib/zookeeper/bin/zkCleanup.sh',
+  $datastore          = '/var/lib/zookeeper',
+  $user               = 'zookeeper',
+  $start_with         = 'init.d',
+  $ensure_cron        = true,
+  $service_package    = 'zookeeperd',
+  $packages           = ['zookeeper'],
+  $repo_source        = undef,
+  $cdhver             = cdhver,
+  $install_java       = false,
+  $java_package       = undef,
+  $reponame           = undef,
+  $repourl            = undef,
+  $repodescr          = undef
 ) {
   anchor { 'zookeeper::install::begin': }
   anchor { 'zookeeper::install::end': }
@@ -48,8 +51,11 @@
     'RedHat': {
 
       class { 'zookeeper::repo':
-        source => $repo_source,
-        cdhver => $cdhver,
+        source    => $repo_source,
+        cdhver    => $cdhver,
+        reponame  => $reponame,
+        repourl   => $repourl,
+        repodescr => $repodescr
       }
 
       class { 'zookeeper::os::redhat':
diff --git a/manifests/repo.pp b/manifests/repo.pp
index 255d466..af25d98 100644
--- a/manifests/repo.pp
+++ b/manifests/repo.pp
@@ -4,9 +4,12 @@
 #
 
 class zookeeper::repo(
-  $source = undef,
-  $cdhver = undef,
-  $ensure = present,
+  $source     = undef,
+  $cdhver     = undef,
+  $ensure     = present,
+  $reponame   = undef,
+  $repourl    = undef,
+  $repodescr  = undef
 ) {
 
   if $source {
@@ -76,6 +79,35 @@
               }
             }
           }
+          'custom':{
+            if $repodescr == undef or $repourl == undef or $reponame == undef {
+              fail("Invalid parameter settings for custom repo")
+            }
+            $osrel = $::operatingsystemmajrelease
+            case $osrel {
+              '6', '7': {
+                # parameter ensure is not supported before Puppet 3.5
+                if versioncmp($::puppetversion, '3.5.0') >= 0 {
+                  yumrepo { $reponame:
+                    ensure    => $ensure,
+                    descr     => $repodescr,
+                    baseurl   => $repourl,
+                    enabled   => 1,
+                    sslverify => 0,
+                    gpgcheck  => 0
+                  }
+                } else {
+                  yumrepo { $reponame:
+                    descr     => $repodescr,
+                    baseurl   => $repourl,
+                    enabled   => 1,
+                    sslverify => 0,
+                    gpgcheck  => 0
+                  }
+                }
+              }
+            }
+          }
           default: {
             fail("\"${module_name}\" provides no repository information for yum repository \"${source}\"")
           }