diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,77 +1,23 @@
-# XPUB Library
-Library running on Flask and SQLight (maybe to be replaced with a python shelve)
+# Varia's XPPL
 
-requirements.txt
-$ pip3 install -r requirements.txt
+The [XPUB] library living at [Varia].
 
-install rqlite
-install pyrqlite
-install sqlalchemy-rqlite
+> https://books.vvvvvvaria.org/
 
-initialize rqlite database
-$ ./rqlited ~.node
+[XPUB]: http://xpub.nl/#0/-128/128
+[Varia]: https://varia.zone/
 
-initialise database
-$ bash init_db.sh
+# Hack It
 
-run script 
-python3 run.py
+Install [Pipenv] and then run the development server with:
 
+```bash
+$ pipenv install --dev --three
+$ pipenv run dev
+```
 
-## API 
+[Pipenv]: https://pipenv.readthedocs.io/en/latest/install/#pragmatic-installation-of-pipenv
 
-has currently 2 entrypoints:
-
-/api/books
-GETs all the books in the database
-
-/api/book/id
-GETs a specific book by its id
-
-
-## Installation
-Further installnotes (bugs)
-
-* create the covers folder inside the uploadsfolder
-* don't forget to chmod the uploads and coverfolder ;-)
-
-* For Macusers -> brew install imagemagick@6 in order to install wand
-
-For those on mac and using homebrew, it seems like Wand doesn't support imagemagick 7 yet as mentioned in other answers.
-There's a new brew formula for Imagemagick 6 which can be used to install the older version in the meanwhile:
-brew install imagemagick@6
-Create a symlink to this newly installed dylib file as mentioned in other answer to get things working.
-ln -s /usr/local/Cellar/imagemagick@6/<your specific 6 version>/lib/libMagickWand-6.Q16.dylib /usr/local/lib/libMagickWand.dylib
-
-
-## install rqlite
-
-### Linux
-To download and start rqlite on Linux, execute the following in a shell.
-
-curl -L https://github.com/rqlite/rqlite/releases/download/v4.3.0/rqlite-v4.3.0-linux-amd64.tar.gz -o rqlite-v4.3.0-linux-amd64.tar.gz
-tar xvfz rqlite-v4.3.0-linux-amd64.tar.gz
-cd rqlite-v4.3.0-linux-amd64
-./rqlited ~/node.1
-
-### OSX
-To download and start rqlite on OSX, execute the following in a shell.
-
-curl -L https://github.com/rqlite/rqlite/releases/download/v4.3.0/rqlite-v4.3.0-darwin-amd64.tar.gz -o rqlite-v4.3.0-darwin-amd64.tar.gz
-tar xvfz rqlite-v4.3.0-darwin-amd64.tar.gz
-cd rqlite-v4.3.0-darwin-amd64
-./rqlited ~/node.1
-
-
-## install pyrqlite
-
-git clone https://github.com/rqlite/pyrqlite.git
-pip install ./pyrqlite
-
-
-## install sqlalchemy-rqlite
-
-git clone https://github.com/rqlite/sqlalchemy-rqlite.git 
-cd sqlalchemy-rqlite
-sudo python3 ./setup.py install
+# Deploy It
 
+See [ansible/README.md](ansible/README.md) for this.
diff --git a/ansible/README.md b/ansible/README.md
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+# XPPL Ansible Automation
+
+An automated deployment for the XPPL.
+
+## Run It
+
+You'll need to have SSH and Sudo access to [varia.zone] first.
+
+```bash
+$ sudo apt install -y ansible
+$ ansible-playbook --ask-become-pass plays/main.yml
+```
+
+[varia.zone]: https://varia.zone/
+
+## What Does It Do?
+
+* Clone the Python application into `/var/xppl/`.
+* Get the RQLite database running managed under [Supervisord].
+* Run the [Gunicorn] WSGI server to server the Python application.
+* Proxy the WSGI server with an NGINX configuration.
+
+[Gunicorn]: https://gunicorn.org/
+[Supervisord]: http://supervisord.org/introduction.html#features
diff --git a/ansible/ansible.cfg b/ansible/ansible.cfg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..26760bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/ansible.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+[defaults]
+forks=10
+internal_poll_interval=0.004
+inventory=inventory
+roles_path=roles
+
+[privilege_escalation]
+become=False
+become_method=sudo
+
+[ssh_connection]
+pipelining=True
diff --git a/ansible/inventory b/ansible/inventory
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8639d1f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/inventory
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+[dev]
+localhost ansible_connection=local
+
+[prod]
+varia.zone ansible_ssh_port=12345
diff --git a/ansible/plays/main.yml b/ansible/plays/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..12eb2ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/plays/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+
+- hosts: prod
+  roles:
+    - role: xppl
diff --git a/ansible/roles/xppl/.yamllint b/ansible/roles/xppl/.yamllint
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3a2255e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/roles/xppl/.yamllint
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+extends: default
+
+rules:
+  braces:
+    max-spaces-inside: 1
+    level: error
+  brackets:
+    max-spaces-inside: 1
+    level: error
+  line-length: disable
+  # NOTE(retr0h): Templates no longer fail this lint rule.
+  #               Uncomment if running old Molecule templates.
+  # truthy: disable
diff --git a/ansible/roles/xppl/README.md b/ansible/roles/xppl/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..442bf67
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/roles/xppl/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+Role Name
+=========
+
+A brief description of the role goes here.
+
+Requirements
+------------
+
+Any pre-requisites that may not be covered by Ansible itself or the role should
+be mentioned here. For instance, if the role uses the EC2 module, it may be a
+good idea to mention in this section that the boto package is required.
+
+Role Variables
+--------------
+
+A description of the settable variables for this role should go here, including
+any variables that are in defaults/main.yml, vars/main.yml, and any variables
+that can/should be set via parameters to the role. Any variables that are read
+from other roles and/or the global scope (ie. hostvars, group vars, etc.) should
+be mentioned here as well.
+
+Dependencies
+------------
+
+A list of other roles hosted on Galaxy should go here, plus any details in
+regards to parameters that may need to be set for other roles, or variables that
+are used from other roles.
+
+Example Playbook
+----------------
+
+Including an example of how to use your role (for instance, with variables
+passed in as parameters) is always nice for users too:
+
+    - hosts: servers
+      roles:
+         - { role: xppl, x: 42 }
+
+License
+-------
+
+BSD
+
+Author Information
+------------------
+
+An optional section for the role authors to include contact information, or a
+website (HTML is not allowed).
diff --git a/ansible/roles/xppl/defaults/main.yml b/ansible/roles/xppl/defaults/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ed97d53
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/roles/xppl/defaults/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+---
diff --git a/ansible/roles/xppl/handlers/main.yml b/ansible/roles/xppl/handlers/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ed97d53
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/roles/xppl/handlers/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+---
diff --git a/ansible/roles/xppl/meta/main.yml b/ansible/roles/xppl/meta/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aab6030
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/roles/xppl/meta/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+---
+
+galaxy_info:
+  author: decentral1se
+  description: Ansible automation for the XPPL.
+  license: GPLv3
+  min_ansible_version: 2.7.2
+  galaxy_tags: []
+
+dependencies: []
diff --git a/ansible/roles/xppl/molecule/default/Dockerfile.j2 b/ansible/roles/xppl/molecule/default/Dockerfile.j2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..25e1bef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/roles/xppl/molecule/default/Dockerfile.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# Molecule managed
+
+{% if item.registry is defined %}
+FROM {{ item.registry.url }}/{{ item.image }}
+{% else %}
+FROM {{ item.image }}
+{% endif %}
+
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y python sudo bash ca-certificates && apt-get clean
diff --git a/ansible/roles/xppl/molecule/default/molecule.yml b/ansible/roles/xppl/molecule/default/molecule.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..107602d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/roles/xppl/molecule/default/molecule.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+---
+dependency:
+  name: galaxy
+
+driver:
+  name: docker
+
+lint:
+  name: yamllint
+
+platforms:
+  - name: instance
+    image: debian:stretch
+
+provisioner:
+  name: ansible
+  lint:
+    name: ansible-lint
+
+scenario:
+  name: default
+
+verifier:
+  name: testinfra
+  lint:
+    name: flake8
diff --git a/ansible/roles/xppl/molecule/default/playbook.yml b/ansible/roles/xppl/molecule/default/playbook.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4d193a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/roles/xppl/molecule/default/playbook.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+
+- name: Converge
+  hosts: all
+  roles:
+    - role: xppl
diff --git a/ansible/roles/xppl/tasks/main.yml b/ansible/roles/xppl/tasks/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4b4a347
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/roles/xppl/tasks/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+---
+
+# create /var/xppl
+# clone the latest source there
+# get supervisord installed
+# get the rqlite database setup with supervisor
+# get the nginx certificate in place
+# run the gunicorn server
diff --git a/ansible/roles/xppl/vars/main.yml b/ansible/roles/xppl/vars/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ed97d53
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/roles/xppl/vars/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+---