diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
 # ---> Ansible
 *.retry
-
+ansible/hosts.yml
+ansible/group_vars/all/*
+ansible/roles/20-common-20-ssh/defaults/*
+ansible/roles/20-common-20-ssh/files/root/.ssh/*
+!*.example
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c0aade5..ad4ee47 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,3 +1,41 @@
 # ansible-mail-infra
 
-Set up infrastructure for all things e-mail
\ No newline at end of file
+Set up infrastructure for all things e-mail
+
+## Prep
+
+On your Ansible controller make sure the `sshpass` binary exists if Ansible has to connect to target machines via SSH username-password authentication instead of SSH key authentication. The binary usually comes with a package of the same name.
+
+We're assuming that you're running Ansible as a Python package inside a virtual environment. Install Ansible like so:
+```
+pip install ansible
+```
+
+We're also assuming that secrets are stored in a HashiCorp Vault instance to which you have access. These role access Vault via `hvac`, the HashiCorp Vault API client for Python 3.x, see [github.com/hvac/hvac](https://github.com/hvac/hvac) for reference. Install it like so:
+```
+pip install hvac
+```
+
+## Vars
+
+* For Vault access copy [ansible/roles/20-common-20-ssh/defaults/main.yml.example](ansible/roles/20-common-20-ssh/defaults/main.yml.example) to a proper `ansible/roles/20-common-20-ssh/defaults/main.yml` and set Vault credentials and locations as needed.
+
+* Create your inventory, copy [ansible/hosts.yml.example](ansible/hosts.yml.example) into a proper `ansible/hosts.yml` file with at least one host in host group `all`.
+
+* Replace [ansible/group_vars/all/vars.yml.example](ansible/group_vars/all/vars.yml.example) with a proper `ansible/group_vars/all/vars.yml` file and set at least `ansible_user`. It defaults to `ansible_user: 'root'`.
+
+* In [ansible/roles/20-common-20-ssh/files/root/.ssh](ansible/roles/20-common-20-ssh/files/root/.ssh) copy both [authorized_keys.example](ansible/roles/20-common-20-ssh/files/root/.ssh/authorized_keys.example) and [known_hosts.example](ansible/roles/20-common-20-ssh/files/root/.ssh/known_hosts.example) to proper files. They contain SSH authorized_keys and public SSH host keys you want installed on target machines.
+
+## Run it
+
+On first run execute it like so:
+```
+ansible-playbook --tags 'first_run' --inventory hosts.yml playbook.yml
+```
+
+The `first_run` tag ensures that `ansible_password` variable gets set which in turn causes Ansible to log in to target machines via SSH username-password authentication.
+
+On subsequent runs like so:
+```
+ansible-playbook --inventory hosts.yml playbook.yml
+```
diff --git a/ansible/group_vars/all/vars.yml.example b/ansible/group_vars/all/vars.yml.example
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..13b092a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/group_vars/all/vars.yml.example
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+ansible_user: 'root'
diff --git a/ansible/hosts.yml.example b/ansible/hosts.yml.example
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ca58c21
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/hosts.yml.example
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+all:
+    hosts:
+        fully.qualified.domain.name:
diff --git a/ansible/playbook.yml b/ansible/playbook.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a35069d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/playbook.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+- name: 'Set up SSH'
+  hosts: all
+  roles:
+    - role: 20-common-20-ssh
diff --git a/ansible/roles/20-common-20-change-local-account-password/tasks/main.yml b/ansible/roles/20-common-20-change-local-account-password/tasks/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/ansible/roles/20-common-20-ssh/defaults/main.yml.example b/ansible/roles/20-common-20-ssh/defaults/main.yml.example
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b9e710f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/roles/20-common-20-ssh/defaults/main.yml.example
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+root_home_dir_abs: '/root'
+ansible_hashi_vault_auth_method: 'token'
+ansible_hashi_vault_token: 'hvs.xxxxxxxxxx'
+ansible_hashi_vault_engine_mount_point: 'kv'
+ansible_hashi_vault_token_validate: 'false'
+ansible_hashi_vault_url: 'http://localhost:8200/'
diff --git a/ansible/roles/20-common-20-ssh/files/etc/ssh/sshd_config b/ansible/roles/20-common-20-ssh/files/etc/ssh/sshd_config
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7c40eed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/roles/20-common-20-ssh/files/etc/ssh/sshd_config
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+PubkeyAuthentication yes
+PasswordAuthentication no
+PermitEmptyPasswords no
+UsePAM no
+PermitRootLogin without-password
+PrintMotd yes
diff --git a/ansible/roles/20-common-20-ssh/files/root/.ssh/authorized_keys.example b/ansible/roles/20-common-20-ssh/files/root/.ssh/authorized_keys.example
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9f10465
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/roles/20-common-20-ssh/files/root/.ssh/authorized_keys.example
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+ssh-ed25519 AAAAC3NzaC1lZ... comment
diff --git a/ansible/roles/20-common-20-ssh/files/root/.ssh/known_hosts.example b/ansible/roles/20-common-20-ssh/files/root/.ssh/known_hosts.example
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..686bf91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/roles/20-common-20-ssh/files/root/.ssh/known_hosts.example
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+host.name ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1...
diff --git a/ansible/roles/20-common-20-ssh/handlers/main.yml b/ansible/roles/20-common-20-ssh/handlers/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..685c3ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/roles/20-common-20-ssh/handlers/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+- name: 'Restart sshd'
+  listen: 'Restart sshd.service'
+  ansible.builtin.service:
+    name: 'sshd.service'
+    state: 'restarted'
diff --git a/ansible/roles/20-common-20-ssh/tasks/20-ssh.yml b/ansible/roles/20-common-20-ssh/tasks/20-ssh.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..01e9689
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/roles/20-common-20-ssh/tasks/20-ssh.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+- name: 'Get secrets'
+  no_log: 'true'
+  loop_control:
+    loop_var: 'server'
+  with_community.hashi_vault.vault_kv2_get:
+    - '{{ inventory_hostname | split(".") | reverse | join("/") }}/os/root/creds'
+  ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+    vault_data: '{{ server.secret }}'
+
+
+
+- name: 'If first run: set SSH password'
+  tags:
+    - 'first_run'
+    - 'never'
+  no_log: 'true'
+  ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+    ansible_password: '{{ vault_data.initial_password }}'
+
+
+
+- name: 'Make sure ''{{ root_home_dir_abs }}/.ssh'' exists with correct permissions'
+  file:
+    path: '{{ root_home_dir_abs }}/.ssh'
+    state: 'directory'
+    mode: 'u=rwX,go='
+    owner: '{{ ansible_user }}'
+    group: '{{ ansible_user }}'
+    recurse: 'yes'
+
+
+
+- name: 'Copy ''authorized_keys'' file to server'
+  copy:
+    src: 'root/.ssh/authorized_keys'
+    dest: '{{ root_home_dir_abs }}/.ssh/authorized_keys'
+    mode: '0600'
+    owner: '{{ ansible_user }}'
+    group: '{{ ansible_user }}'
+
+
+
+- name: 'Copy ''known_hosts'' file to server'
+  copy:
+    src: 'root/.ssh/known_hosts'
+    dest: '{{ root_home_dir_abs }}/.ssh/known_hosts'
+    mode: '0600'
+    owner: '{{ ansible_user }}'
+    group: '{{ ansible_user }}'
+
+
+
+- name: 'If on Red Hat or derivative OS: secure sshd'
+  register: 'rv_secure_sshd'
+  when: '(ansible_facts[''os_family''] | lower == ''redhat'')'
+  blockinfile:
+    block: "{{ lookup('file', 'etc/ssh/sshd_config') }}"
+    dest: "/etc/ssh/sshd_config"
+    state: 'present'
+    insertbefore: 'BOF'
+    marker: '{mark}'
+    marker_begin: '####### Managed remotely via config management ####### quico-ops start'
+    marker_end: '####### Managed remotely via config management ####### quico-ops end'
+    validate: '/usr/sbin/sshd -T -f %s'
+  notify:
+    - 'Restart sshd.service'
+
+
+
+- name: 'Flush handlers'
+  meta: flush_handlers
+
+
+
+- name: 'Reset connection'
+  ansible.builtin.meta: 'reset_connection'
+
+
+
+- name: 'Wait for SSH connection to return'
+  when: '(rv_secure_sshd.changed)'
+  ansible.builtin.wait_for_connection:
+    connect_timeout: '1'
+    delay: '1'
+    sleep: '2'
diff --git a/ansible/roles/20-common-20-ssh/tasks/main.yml b/ansible/roles/20-common-20-ssh/tasks/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f80e5e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/roles/20-common-20-ssh/tasks/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+- import_tasks: '20-ssh.yml'
+  tags:
+    - 'first_run'