diff --git a/openssh/config.ansible.yml b/openssh/config.ansible.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0524294
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openssh/config.ansible.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+- hosts: localhost
+  tasks:
+    - name: Populate sshd_config
+      template:
+        src: files/openssh_sshd_config
+        dest: /etc/ssh/sshd_config
+        mode: '0644'
+        owner: root
+        group: root
+    - name: Configure root .ssh directory
+      file:
+        state: directory
+        path: /root/.ssh
+        mode: '0755'
+        owner: root
+        group: root
+    - name: Configure root authorized_keys
+      template:
+        src: files/openssh_authorized_keys
+        dest: /root/.ssh/authroized_keys
+        mode: '0644'
+        owner: root
+        group: root
diff --git a/openssh/init.ansible.yml b/openssh/init.ansible.yml
index 24ca4e1..8ee824d 100644
--- a/openssh/init.ansible.yml
+++ b/openssh/init.ansible.yml
@@ -1 +1,3 @@
-- import_playbook:
+- import_playbook: pkg.ansible.yml
+- import_playbook: config.ansible.yml
+- import_playbook: service.ansible.yml
diff --git a/openssh/pkg.ansible.yml b/openssh/pkg.ansible.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6c28129
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openssh/pkg.ansible.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+- hosts: localhost
+  tasks:
+    - name: Install openssh package
+      package:
+        state: present
+        name:
+          - openssh-server
diff --git a/openssh/service.ansible.yml b/openssh/service.ansible.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6413ed5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openssh/service.ansible.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+- hosts: localhost
+  tasks:
+    - name: Enable openssh service
+      service:
+        name: sshd
+        state: started
+        enabled: true
diff --git a/top.ansible.yml b/top.ansible.yml
index 64e2750..4c92ea4 100644
--- a/top.ansible.yml
+++ b/top.ansible.yml
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@
 - import_playbook: system/init.ansible.yml
 - import_playbook: network/init.ansible.yml
 - import_playbook: apps/init.ansible.yml
+- import_playbook: openssh/init.ansible.yml