diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 0a764a4..1f02023 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 env
+inventory
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f70b8a9..e5d8f3a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -19,3 +19,10 @@ cd communistquotes
 sudo docker run -it --rm --name communistquotes --env-file env communistquotes
 sudo docker run -it --rm --name communistquotes --env-file ../env communistquotes
 ```
+
+## Deploy
+
+Copy `inventory.example` to `inventory`, and enter your server's ssh address. Then run the following command:
+```
+ansible-playbook ansible.yml --become
+```
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diff --git a/ansible.cfg b/ansible.cfg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..960a7c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+[defaults]
+inventory=inventory
+
+[ssh_connection]
+pipelining = True
diff --git a/ansible.yml b/ansible.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2741c6e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+---
+- hosts: all
+
+  # Install python if required
+  # https://www.josharcher.uk/code/ansible-python-connection-failure-ubuntu-server-1604/
+  gather_facts: False
+  pre_tasks:
+    - name: install python for Ansible
+      raw: test -e /usr/bin/python || (apt -y update && apt install -y python-minimal python-setuptools)
+      args:
+        executable: /bin/bash
+      register: output
+      changed_when: output.stdout != ""
+    - setup: # gather facts
+
+  tasks:
+  - name: clone/update git repo
+    git:
+      repo: 'https://0xacab.org/radical_coder/pinko.red.git'
+      dest: /pinkored
+
+  - name: Build image using cache source
+    docker_image:
+      name: communistquotes:latest
+      build:
+        path: /pinkored/communistquotes/
+        pull: yes
+      source: build
+
+  - name:  add all template files
+    template: src=env dest=/pinkored/env
+
+  - name: create crontab
+    cron:
+      name: "communist-quotes"
+      hour: "*/3"
+      job: "docker run -it --rm --name communistquotes --env-file /pinkored/env communistquotes >> /var/log/communistquotes.log 2>&1"
diff --git a/inventory.example b/inventory.example
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..18dcaa3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/inventory.example
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+[pinko.red]
+# define the username and hostname that you use for ssh connection, and specify the domain
+myuser@example.com
+# you can also use a host that is defined in your ssh config
+myserver
+
+[all:vars]
+ansible_connection=ssh