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+# Copyright (c) 2017 IBM Corporation.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or
+# implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+#
+# Example commands to configure the ansible controller:
+#
+# ubuntu@hamzy-dev:~$ cat << __EOF__ | sudo tee -a /etc/ansible/hosts
+# # @BEGIN
+# 9.114.111.114
+# hamzy-test ansible_host=9.114.111.114
+# 
+# [molteniron]
+# hamzy-test
+# # @END
+# __EOF__
+# ubuntu@hamzy-dev:~$ ansible molteniron -m ping
+# hamzy-test | SUCCESS => {
+#     "changed": false, 
+#     "ping": "pong"
+# }
+#
+# Remember to add the controller's public ssh key to:
+# ubuntu@9.114.111.114/24:/home/ubuntu/.ssh/authorized_keys
+#
+# Example command to deploy a molteniron server on a fresh install of
+# Ubuntu 16.04:
+#
+# ubuntu@hamzy-dev:~$ ansible-playbook molteniron-playbook.yml -f 10
+#
+
+---
+- name: deploy molteniron server
+  hosts: molteniron
+# strategy: debug
+  gather_facts: yes
+  become: true
+  become_user: root
+  become_method: 'sudo'
+
+  tasks:
+
+    - name: install base packages
+      apt: pkg={{item}} state=present update_cache=yes cache_valid_time=604800
+      with_items:
+        - sysstat
+        - build-essential
+        - python-dev
+        - python3-dev
+        - libmysqlclient-dev
+        - tox
+        - python2.7
+        - python3.5
+        - python-pip
+        - python-mysqldb
+        - mysql-server
+
+    - name: start mysql server
+      service: name=mysql state=started enabled=yes
+
+    - name: instal molteniron source code from git
+      git: repo=git://git.openstack.org/openstack/molteniron.git dest=/home/ubuntu/molteniron version=HEAD
+
+    - name: pip install molteniron from git repository
+      shell: pip install -U --force-reinstall -r requirements.txt > pip_install.log 2>&1
+      args:
+        chdir: /home/ubuntu/molteniron
+        creates: /home/ubuntu/molteniron/pip_install.log
+
+    - name: python install molteniron from git repository
+      shell: python setup.py install > python_install.log 2>&1
+      args:
+        chdir: /home/ubuntu/molteniron
+        creates: /home/ubuntu/molteniron/python_install.log
+
+    - name: authorize openstack_citest MYSQL access
+      mysql_user: login_user=root login_password="" check_implicit_admin=yes name=openstack_citest password=openstack_citest priv="*.*:ALL,GRANT" state=present
+
+    # @TODO(hamzy) handle case where server is already running
+    - name: start molteniron server
+      shell: moltenirond-helper start
+
+    - name: run the molteniron status command
+      shell: molteniron --output=result status --type=human