diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 749dc05..61ceebe 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -13,41 +13,18 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-# Defines that the role will be deployed on a host machine
-is_metal: true
-
-## APT Cache options
-cache_timeout: 600
-
-haproxy_apt_repo_url: "http://ppa.launchpad.net/vbernat/haproxy-1.5/ubuntu"
-haproxy_apt_repo:
-  repo: "deb {{ haproxy_apt_repo_url }} {{ ansible_distribution_release }} main"
-  state: "present"
-
-# Haproxy GPG Keys
-haproxy_gpg_keys:
-  - key_name: 'haproxy'
-    keyserver: 'hkp://keyserver.ubuntu.com:80'
-    fallback_keyserver: 'hkp://p80.pool.sks-keyservers.net:80'
-    hash_id: '0xcffb779aadc995e4f350a060505d97a41c61b9cd'
-
-haproxy_pre_apt_packages:
-  - python-software-properties
-  - software-properties-common
-  - debconf-utils
-
-haproxy_apt_packages:
-  - haproxy
-  - hatop
-  - rsyslog  # Used for local logging
-  - vim-haproxy
-  - psmisc
-
 ## Haproxy Configuration
 haproxy_rise: 3
 haproxy_fall: 3
 haproxy_interval: 12000
 
+## Haproxy standard API
+haproxy_repo: {}
+haproxy_gpg_keys: []
+haproxy_pre_packages: []
+haproxy_packages: []
+haproxy_pinned_packages: []
+
 ## Haproxy Stats
 haproxy_stats_enabled: False
 haproxy_stats_bind_address: 127.0.0.1
@@ -84,3 +61,5 @@ haproxy_ssl_pem: /etc/ssl/private/haproxy.pem
 haproxy_ssl_ca_cert: /etc/ssl/certs/haproxy-ca.pem
 haproxy_ssl_self_signed_subject: "/C=US/ST=Texas/L=San Antonio/O=IT/CN={{ external_lb_vip_address }}/subjectAltName=IP.1={{ external_lb_vip_address }}"
 haproxy_ssl_cipher_suite: "{{ ssl_cipher_suite }}"
+
+haproxy_hatop_download_url: "http://hatop.googlecode.com/files/hatop-0.7.7.tar.gz"
diff --git a/files/haproxy.default b/files/haproxy.default
index 2da23cf..88c7e49 100644
--- a/files/haproxy.default
+++ b/files/haproxy.default
@@ -1,8 +1,2 @@
 # Set ENABLED to 1 if you want the init script to start haproxy.
 ENABLED=1
-
-# Add extra flags here.
-#EXTRAOPTS="-de -m 16"
-
-# Conf.d style configuration dir. Init script has been hacked to support this.
-CONFIG_DIR=/etc/haproxy/conf.d
diff --git a/files/haproxy.sh b/files/haproxy.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index 5f76cfc..0000000
--- a/files/haproxy.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,171 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-### BEGIN INIT INFO
-# Provides:          haproxy
-# Required-Start:    $local_fs $network $remote_fs
-# Required-Stop:     $local_fs $remote_fs
-# Default-Start:     2 3 4 5
-# Default-Stop:      0 1 6
-# Short-Description: fast and reliable load balancing reverse proxy
-# Description:       This file should be used to start and stop haproxy.
-### END INIT INFO
-
-# Author: Arnaud Cornet <acornet@debian.org>
-
-PATH=/sbin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin
-PIDFILE=/var/run/haproxy.pid
-CONFIG=/etc/haproxy/haproxy.cfg
-HAPROXY=/usr/sbin/haproxy
-EXTRAOPTS=
-ENABLED=0
-
-test -x $HAPROXY || exit 0
-
-if [ -e /etc/default/haproxy ]; then
-        . /etc/default/haproxy
-fi
-
-test -f "$CONFIG" || exit 0
-test "$ENABLED" != "0" || exit 0
-
-[ -f /etc/default/rcS ] && . /etc/default/rcS
-. /lib/lsb/init-functions
-
-CONFIG_DIR_FILES=""
-if [ ! -z "$CONFIG_DIR" ]; then
-  for file in $CONFIG_DIR/*; do
-    CONFIG_DIR_FILES="$CONFIG_DIR_FILES -f $file"
-  done
-fi
-
-haproxy_start()
-{
-        start-stop-daemon --start --pidfile "$PIDFILE" \
-                --exec $HAPROXY -- -f "$CONFIG" $CONFIG_DIR_FILES -D -p "$PIDFILE" \
-                $EXTRAOPTS || return 2
-        return 0
-}
-
-haproxy_stop()
-{
-        if [ ! -f $PIDFILE ] ; then
-                # This is a success according to LSB
-                return 0
-        fi
-        for pid in $(cat $PIDFILE) ; do
-                /bin/kill $pid || return 4
-        done
-        rm -f $PIDFILE
-        return 0
-}
-
-haproxy_reload()
-{
-        $HAPROXY -f "$CONFIG" $CONFIG_DIR_FILES -p $PIDFILE -D $EXTRAOPTS -sf $(cat $PIDFILE) \
-                || return 2
-        return 0
-}
-
-haproxy_status()
-{
-        if [ ! -f $PIDFILE ] ; then
-                # program not running
-                return 3
-        fi
-
-        for pid in $(cat $PIDFILE) ; do
-                if ! ps --no-headers p "$pid" | grep haproxy > /dev/null ; then
-                        # program running, bogus pidfile
-                        return 1
-                fi
-        done
-
-        return 0
-}
-
-
-case "$1" in
-start)
-        log_daemon_msg "Starting haproxy" "haproxy"
-        haproxy_start
-        ret=$?
-        case "$ret" in
-        0)
-                log_end_msg 0
-                ;;
-        1)
-                log_end_msg 1
-                echo "pid file '$PIDFILE' found, haproxy not started."
-                ;;
-        2)
-                log_end_msg 1
-                ;;
-        esac
-        exit $ret
-        ;;
-stop)
-        log_daemon_msg "Stopping haproxy" "haproxy"
-        haproxy_stop
-        ret=$?
-        case "$ret" in
-        0|1)
-                log_end_msg 0
-                ;;
-        2)
-                log_end_msg 1
-                ;;
-        esac
-        exit $ret
-        ;;
-reload|force-reload)
-        log_daemon_msg "Reloading haproxy" "haproxy"
-        haproxy_reload
-        ret=$?
-        case "$ret" in
-        0|1)
-                log_end_msg 0
-                ;;
-        2)
-                log_end_msg 1
-                ;;
-        esac
-        exit $ret
-        ;;
-restart)
-        log_daemon_msg "Restarting haproxy" "haproxy"
-        haproxy_stop
-        haproxy_start
-        ret=$?
-        case "$ret" in
-        0)
-                log_end_msg 0
-                ;;
-        1)
-                log_end_msg 1
-                ;;
-        2)
-                log_end_msg 1
-                ;;
-        esac
-        exit $ret
-        ;;
-status)
-        haproxy_status
-        ret=$?
-        case "$ret" in
-        0)
-                echo "haproxy is running."
-                ;;
-        1)
-                echo "haproxy dead, but $PIDFILE exists."
-                ;;
-        *)
-                echo "haproxy not running."
-                ;;
-        esac
-        exit $ret
-        ;;
-*)
-        echo "Usage: /etc/init.d/haproxy {start|stop|reload|restart|status}"
-        exit 2
-        ;;
-esac
diff --git a/meta/main.yml b/meta/main.yml
index 39a9abe..decbedb 100644
--- a/meta/main.yml
+++ b/meta/main.yml
@@ -23,10 +23,20 @@ galaxy_info:
     - name: Ubuntu
       versions:
         - trusty
+        - xenial
+    - name: EL
+      versions:
+        - 7
   categories:
     - cloud
     - python
     - development
     - openstack
 dependencies:
-  - apt_package_pinning
+  - role: apt_package_pinning
+    apt_pinned_packages: [{ package: "*", release: LP-PPA-vbernat-haproxy-1.5, priority: "1001" }]
+    apt_package_pinning_file_name: "haproxy_pin.pref"
+    when:
+      - ansible_pkg_mgr == 'apt'
+      - haproxy_ssl | bool
+      - ansible_distribution_version | version_compare('16.04', '<')
diff --git a/tasks/haproxy_add_ppa_repo.yml b/tasks/haproxy_add_ppa_repo.yml
index fab2efe..f7cc6c0 100644
--- a/tasks/haproxy_add_ppa_repo.yml
+++ b/tasks/haproxy_add_ppa_repo.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
+# NOTE(cloudnull) This file can be removed when we drop 14.04 support
+
 #TODO(evrardjp): Replace the next 2 tasks by a standard apt with cache
 #when https://github.com/ansible/ansible-modules-core/pull/1517 is merged
 #in 1.9.x or we move to 2.0 (if tested working)
@@ -38,7 +40,7 @@
   until: install_packages|success
   retries: 5
   delay: 2
-  with_items: haproxy_pre_apt_packages
+  with_items: "{{ haproxy_pre_packages }}"
   tags:
     - haproxy-pre-apt-packages
 
@@ -54,7 +56,7 @@
   ignore_errors: True
   retries: 5
   delay: 2
-  with_items: haproxy_gpg_keys
+  with_items: "{{ haproxy_gpg_keys }}"
   tags:
     - haproxy-apt-keys
 
@@ -68,25 +70,18 @@
   until: add_keys_fallback|success
   retries: 5
   delay: 2
-  with_items: haproxy_gpg_keys
+  with_items: "{{ haproxy_gpg_keys }}"
   when: add_keys|failed and (item.fallback_keyserver is defined or item.fallback_url is defined)
   tags:
     - haproxy-apt-keys
 
-- name: Drop haproxy repo pin
-  template:
-    src: "haproxy_pin.pref.j2"
-    dest: "/etc/apt/preferences.d/haproxy_pin.pref"
-    owner: "root"
-    group: "root"
-    mode: "0644"
-  tags:
-    - haproxy-repo-pin
-
 - name: Add haproxy repo(s)
   apt_repository:
-    repo: "{{ haproxy_apt_repo.repo }}"
-    state: "{{ haproxy_apt_repo.state }}"
+    repo: "{{ haproxy_repo.repo }}"
+    state: "{{ haproxy_repo.state }}"
+  when:
+    - haproxy_repo.repo is defined
+    - haproxy_repo.state is defined
   register: add_repos
   until: add_repos|success
   retries: 5
diff --git a/tasks/haproxy_install.yml b/tasks/haproxy_install.yml
index 6ee6793..68773ba 100644
--- a/tasks/haproxy_install.yml
+++ b/tasks/haproxy_install.yml
@@ -13,54 +13,27 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-#TODO(evrardjp): Replace the next 2 tasks by a standard apt with cache
-#when https://github.com/ansible/ansible-modules-core/pull/1517 is merged
-#in 1.9.x or we move to 2.0 (if tested working)
-- name: Check apt last update file
-  stat:
-    path: /var/cache/apt
-  register: apt_cache_stat
+- include: haproxy_install_apt.yml
+  when:
+    - ansible_pkg_mgr == 'apt'
   tags:
-    - haproxy-apt-packages
+    - install-apt
 
-- name: Update apt if needed
-  apt:
-    update_cache: yes
-  when: "ansible_date_time.epoch|float - apt_cache_stat.stat.mtime > {{cache_timeout}}"
+- include: haproxy_install_yum.yml
+  when:
+    - ansible_pkg_mgr == 'yum'
   tags:
-    - haproxy-apt-packages
+    - install-yum
 
-- name: Install HAProxy Packages
-  apt:
-    pkg: "{{ item }}"
-    state: latest
-  register: install_packages
-  until: install_packages|success
-  retries: 5
-  delay: 2
-  with_items: haproxy_apt_packages
-  tags:
-    - haproxy-apt-packages
+- include: haproxy_install_hatop.yml
 
-- name: Replace haproxy DEFAULT file
-  copy:
-    src: haproxy.default
-    dest: /etc/default/haproxy
-  tags:
-    - haproxy-config
-
-- name: Replace haproxy init script to allow conf.d
-  copy:
-    src: haproxy.sh
-    dest: /etc/init.d/haproxy
-    mode: "0755"
-  tags:
-    - haproxy-config
-
-- name: Create haproxy conf.d
+- name: Create haproxy conf.d dir
   file:
-    path: /etc/haproxy/conf.d
+    path: "{{ item.path }}"
     state: directory
-    recurse: yes
+    mode: "0755"
+  with_items:
+    - { path: "/etc/haproxy" }
+    - { path: "/etc/haproxy/conf.d" }
   tags:
     - haproxy-config
diff --git a/tasks/haproxy_install_apt.yml b/tasks/haproxy_install_apt.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5eaec60
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tasks/haproxy_install_apt.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+---
+# Copyright 2016, Rackspace US, Inc.
+#
+# 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.
+
+# NOTE(cloudnull) This can be removed when we drop 14.04 support
+- include: haproxy_add_ppa_repo.yml
+  when:
+    - haproxy_ssl | bool
+    - ansible_distribution_version | version_compare('16.04', '<')
+
+#TODO(evrardjp): Replace the next 2 tasks by a standard apt with cache
+#when https://github.com/ansible/ansible-modules-core/pull/1517 is merged
+#in 1.9.x or we move to 2.0 (if tested working)
+- name: Check apt last update file
+  stat:
+    path: /var/cache/apt
+  register: apt_cache_stat
+  tags:
+    - haproxy-apt-packages
+
+- name: Update apt if needed
+  apt:
+    update_cache: yes
+  when: "ansible_date_time.epoch|float - apt_cache_stat.stat.mtime > {{cache_timeout}}"
+  tags:
+    - haproxy-apt-packages
+
+- name: Install HAProxy Packages
+  apt:
+    pkg: "{{ item }}"
+    state: latest
+  register: install_packages
+  until: install_packages|success
+  retries: 5
+  delay: 2
+  with_items: haproxy_packages
+  tags:
+    - haproxy-apt-packages
+
+# NOTE(cloudnull) This can be removed when we drop 14.04 support
+- name: Replace haproxy DEFAULT file
+  copy:
+    src: haproxy.default
+    dest: /etc/default/haproxy
+  when:
+    - ansible_distribution_version | version_compare('16.04', '<')
+  tags:
+    - haproxy-config
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tasks/haproxy_install_hatop.yml b/tasks/haproxy_install_hatop.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..813826c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tasks/haproxy_install_hatop.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+---
+# Copyright 2016, Rackspace US, Inc.
+#
+# 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.
+
+- name: Download HATop
+  get_url:
+    url: "{{ haproxy_hatop_download_url }}"
+    dest: "/var/cache/{{ haproxy_hatop_download_url | basename }}"
+    force: yes
+
+- name: Create HATop directory
+  file:
+    path: "/opt/{{ haproxy_hatop_download_url | basename | replace('.tar.gz', '') }}"
+    state: directory
+
+- name: Unarchive HATop
+  unarchive:
+    src: "/var/cache/{{ haproxy_hatop_download_url | basename }}"
+    dest: "/opt"
+    copy: "no"
+
+- name: Install HATop
+  command: "install -m 755 bin/hatop /usr/local/bin"
+  args:
+    chdir: "/opt/{{ haproxy_hatop_download_url | basename | replace('.tar.gz', '') }}"
diff --git a/tasks/haproxy_install_yum.yml b/tasks/haproxy_install_yum.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8d495fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tasks/haproxy_install_yum.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+---
+# Copyright 2016, Rackspace US, Inc.
+#
+# 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.
+
+- name: Install yum packages
+  yum:
+    pkg: "{{ item }}"
+    state: present
+  register: install_packages
+  until: install_packages|success
+  retries: 5
+  delay: 2
+  with_items: haproxy_packages
+  tags:
+    - haproxy-yum-packages
diff --git a/tasks/haproxy_post_install.yml b/tasks/haproxy_post_install.yml
index d5d740a..6b16301 100644
--- a/tasks/haproxy_post_install.yml
+++ b/tasks/haproxy_post_install.yml
@@ -20,25 +20,42 @@
     sysctl_set: yes
     state: present
   when: haproxy_bind_on_non_local | bool
+  tags:
+    - haproxy-base-config
+    - haproxy-config
 
 - name: Drop base haproxy config
   template:
-    src: "{{ item }}"
-    dest: "/etc/haproxy/haproxy.cfg"
-  with_items:
-    - haproxy.cfg.j2
+    src: "haproxy.cfg.j2"
+    dest: "/etc/haproxy/conf.d/00-haproxy"
   notify: Restart haproxy
   tags:
     - haproxy-base-config
+    - haproxy-config
 
 - name: Drop haproxy logging config
   copy:
-    src: "{{ item }}"
+    src: "haproxy-logging.cfg"
     dest: "/etc/rsyslog.d/99-haproxy-local-logging.conf"
-  with_items:
-    - haproxy-logging.cfg
   notify: Restart rsyslog
   tags:
     - haproxy-base-config
+    - haproxy-config
 
 - include: haproxy_service_config.yml
+
+- name: Regenerate haproxy configuration
+  assemble:
+    src: "/etc/haproxy/conf.d"
+    dest: "/etc/haproxy/haproxy.cfg"
+  notify: Restart haproxy
+  tags:
+    - haproxy-base-config
+    - haproxy-config
+
+- name: Enable haproxy services
+  service:
+    name: "haproxy"
+    enabled: "yes"
+  tags:
+    - haproxy-config
diff --git a/tasks/haproxy_pre_install.yml b/tasks/haproxy_pre_install.yml
index 1476b27..41a33e3 100644
--- a/tasks/haproxy_pre_install.yml
+++ b/tasks/haproxy_pre_install.yml
@@ -13,11 +13,41 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
+# NOTE(cloudnull):
+#  While the haproxy distro packages provide for an haproxy
+#  group this group is being created upfront to support
+#  log aggregation links as well as ensure common user
+#  functionality across various distros that we support.
+- name: Create the haproxy system group
+  group:
+    name: "haproxy"
+    state: "present"
+    system: "yes"
+  tags:
+    - haproxy-group
+
+# NOTE(cloudnull):
+#  While the haproxy distro packages provide for an haproxy
+#  user this user is being created upfront to support
+#  log aggregation links as well as ensure common user
+#  functionality across various distros that we support.
+- name: Create the haproxy system user
+  user:
+    name: "haproxy"
+    group: "haproxy"
+    comment: "haproxy user"
+    shell: "/bin/false"
+    system: "yes"
+    createhome: "yes"
+    home: "/var/lib/haproxy"
+  tags:
+    - haproxy-user
+
 - name: Test for log directory or link
   shell: |
     if [ -h "/var/log/haproxy"  ]; then
-      chown -h syslog:adm "/var/log/haproxy"
-      chown -R syslog:adm "$(readlink /var/log/haproxy)"
+      chown -h haproxy:adm "/var/log/haproxy"
+      chown -R haproxy:adm "$(readlink /var/log/haproxy)"
     else
       exit 1
     fi
@@ -30,11 +60,9 @@
 
 - name: Create haproxy log dir
   file:
-    path: "{{ item.path }}"
+    path: "/var/log/haproxy"
     state: directory
-    mode: "{{ item.mode|default('0755') }}"
-  with_items:
-    - { path: "/var/log/haproxy" }
+    mode: "0755"
   when: log_dir | changed
   tags:
     - haproxy-dirs
diff --git a/tasks/haproxy_ssl_configuration.yml b/tasks/haproxy_ssl_configuration.yml
index 18ec80b..05edfee 100644
--- a/tasks/haproxy_ssl_configuration.yml
+++ b/tasks/haproxy_ssl_configuration.yml
@@ -42,6 +42,13 @@
   tags:
     - haproxy-ssl
 
+- name: Ensure the private ssl directory exists
+  file:
+    dest: "/etc/ssl/private"
+    state: "directory"
+  tags:
+    - haproxy-ssl
+
 - name: Remove signed certs and keys for regen
   file:
     dest: "{{ haproxy_ssl_cert }}"
diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index 3b00de4..7403ef8 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -13,10 +13,17 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-- include: haproxy_pre_install.yml
+- name: Gather variables for each operating system
+  include_vars: "{{ item }}"
+  with_first_found:
+    - "{{ ansible_distribution | lower }}-{{ ansible_distribution_version | lower }}.yml"
+    - "{{ ansible_distribution | lower }}.yml"
+    - "{{ ansible_os_family | lower }}-{{ ansible_distribution_version.split('.')[0] }}.yml"
+    - "{{ ansible_os_family | lower }}.yml"
+  tags:
+    - always
 
-- include: haproxy_add_ppa_repo.yml
-  when: haproxy_ssl | bool
+- include: haproxy_pre_install.yml
 
 - include: haproxy_install.yml
 
diff --git a/templates/haproxy_pin.pref.j2 b/templates/haproxy_pin.pref.j2
deleted file mode 100644
index f2ed22f..0000000
--- a/templates/haproxy_pin.pref.j2
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-# {{ ansible_managed }}
-
-Package: *
-Pin: release o=LP-PPA-vbernat-haproxy-1.5
-Pin-Priority: 1001
diff --git a/vars/redhat-7.yml b/vars/redhat-7.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..30cff80
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vars/redhat-7.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+---
+# Copyright 2016, Rackspace US, Inc.
+#
+# 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.
+
+haproxy_packages:
+  - haproxy
+  - rsyslog  # Used for local logging
diff --git a/vars/ubuntu-14.04.yml b/vars/ubuntu-14.04.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..27cea2b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vars/ubuntu-14.04.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+---
+# Copyright 2016, Rackspace US, Inc.
+#
+# 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.
+
+## APT Cache options
+cache_timeout: 600
+
+haproxy_apt_repo_url: "http://ppa.launchpad.net/vbernat/haproxy-1.5/ubuntu"
+haproxy_repo:
+  repo: "deb {{ haproxy_apt_repo_url }} {{ ansible_distribution_release }} main"
+  state: "present"
+
+# Haproxy GPG Keys
+haproxy_gpg_keys:
+  - key_name: 'haproxy'
+    keyserver: 'hkp://keyserver.ubuntu.com:80'
+    fallback_keyserver: 'hkp://p80.pool.sks-keyservers.net:80'
+    hash_id: '0xcffb779aadc995e4f350a060505d97a41c61b9cd'
+
+haproxy_pre_packages:
+  - python-software-properties
+  - software-properties-common
+  - debconf-utils
+
+haproxy_packages:
+  - haproxy
+  - rsyslog  # Used for local logging
+  - vim-haproxy
+  - psmisc
diff --git a/vars/ubuntu-16.04.yml b/vars/ubuntu-16.04.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ae85e07
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vars/ubuntu-16.04.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+---
+# Copyright 2016, Rackspace US, Inc.
+#
+# 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.
+
+## APT Cache options
+cache_timeout: 600
+
+haproxy_pre_packages:
+  - python-software-properties
+  - software-properties-common
+  - debconf-utils
+
+haproxy_packages:
+  - haproxy
+  - rsyslog  # Used for local logging
+  - vim-haproxy
+  - psmisc