diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 138b6dd..5b85cf4 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 *.pyc
 __pycache__/
-rqlite/
+./rqlite/
 xppl/cover/**
 xppl/uploads/**
 .tox
diff --git a/ansible/roles/rqlite/tasks/main.yml b/ansible/roles/rqlite/tasks/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6749d6a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/roles/rqlite/tasks/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+---
+
+- name: Ensure the Make package is installed.
+  become: true
+  yum:
+    name: make
+    state: present
+
+- name: Get RQLite installed into project directory.
+  make:
+    chdir: /var/xppl
+    target: install-rqlite
+    creates: /var/xppl/rqlite