diff --git a/files/.gitignore b/files/.gitignore
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+*.deb
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diff --git a/handlers/main.yml b/handlers/main.yml
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+---
+- name: reload systemd
+  sudo: yes
+  command: systemctl daemon-reload
diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
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+---
+- name: Copy Package to host
+  copy:
+    src: files/{{ item }}
+    dest: "/opt/ansiblepackages/{{ item }}"
+    owner: root
+    group: root
+    mode: '0600'
+    backup: yes
+  with_items:
+    - step-cli_0.15.16_amd64.deb
+    - step-ca_0.15.15_amd64.deb
+
+- name: install package
+  apt:
+    deb: "/opt/ansiblepackages/{{ item }}"
+  with_items:
+    - step-cli_0.15.16_amd64.deb
+    - step-ca_0.15.15_amd64.deb
+
+- name: create user for step-ca
+  user:
+    name: step
+    state: present
+    shell: /bin/false
+    system: yes
+    createhome: yes
+    home: /etc/step-ca
+
+- name: generate /etc/step-ca/password.txt
+  template:
+    src: password.txt.j2
+    dest: /etc/step-ca/password.txt
+    owner: step
+    group: step
+    mode: "0640"
+
+- name: link .step to /etc/step-ca
+  file:
+    state: link
+    src: /etc/step-ca
+    dest: ~/.step
+
+- name: init step-ca
+  command: step ca init --name="{{ pki_name }}" --dns stats --issuer="{{ pki_name }}" --address=:4343 --provisioner="{{ pki_name }}" --password-file=/etc/step-ca/password.txt --provisioner-password-file=/etc/step-ca/password.txt
+  args:
+    creates: /etc/step-ca/config
+
+- name: create /etc/step-ca/db
+  file:
+    state: directory
+    path: /etc/step-ca/db
+    owner: step
+    group: step
+    mode: "0770"
+
+- name: set permissions correct
+  file:
+    dest: /etc/step-ca
+    owner: step
+    group: step
+    mode: "0770"
+    recurse: yes
+
+- name: correct paths
+  replace:
+    path: "{{ item }}"
+    regexp: '\/root\/.step'
+    replace: "\/etc\/step-ca"
+  with_items:
+  - /etc/step-ca/config/ca.json
+  - /etc/step-ca/config/defaults.json
+
+- name: list provisioners
+  command: step ca provisioner list
+  register: povisionerlist
+
+- name: add acme provisioner
+  command: step ca provisioner add acme --type ACME
+  when: povisionerlist.stdout.find ("ACME") == -1
+  notify:
+    - restart step-ca
+
+- name: remove jwk provisioner
+  command: step ca provisioner remove "{{ pki_name }}" --type JWK
+  when: povisionerlist.stdout.find ("ACME") == 1
+  notify:
+    - restart step-ca
+
+- name: generate /etc/systemd/system/step-ca.service
+  template:
+    src: step-ca.service.j2
+    dest: /etc/systemd/system/step-ca.service
+    owner: root
+    group: root
+    mode: "0644"
+  notify:
+    - reload systemd
+
+- name: enable step-ca
+  systemd:
+    name: step-ca
+    enabled: yes
+    masked: no
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diff --git a/templates/password.txt.j2 b/templates/password.txt.j2
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+{{ pki_password }}
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diff --git a/templates/step-ca.service.j2 b/templates/step-ca.service.j2
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+[Unit]
+Description=step-ca service
+Documentation=https://smallstep.com/docs/step-ca
+Documentation=https://smallstep.com/docs/step-ca/certificate-authority-server-production
+After=network-online.target
+Wants=network-online.target
+StartLimitIntervalSec=30
+StartLimitBurst=3
+ConditionFileNotEmpty=/etc/step-ca/config/ca.json
+ConditionFileNotEmpty=/etc/step-ca/password.txt
+
+[Service]
+Type=simple
+User=step
+Group=step
+Environment=STEPPATH=/etc/step-ca
+WorkingDirectory=/etc/step-ca
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/step-ca config/ca.json --password-file password.txt
+ExecReload=/bin/kill --signal HUP $MAINPID
+Restart=on-failure
+RestartSec=5
+TimeoutStopSec=30
+StartLimitInterval=30
+StartLimitBurst=3
+
+; Process capabilities & privileges
+AmbientCapabilities=CAP_NET_BIND_SERVICE
+CapabilityBoundingSet=CAP_NET_BIND_SERVICE
+SecureBits=keep-caps
+NoNewPrivileges=yes
+
+; Sandboxing
+ProtectSystem=full
+ProtectHome=true
+RestrictNamespaces=true
+RestrictAddressFamilies=AF_UNIX AF_INET AF_INET6
+PrivateTmp=true
+PrivateDevices=true
+ProtectClock=true
+ProtectControlGroups=true
+ProtectKernelTunables=true
+ProtectKernelLogs=true
+ProtectKernelModules=true
+LockPersonality=true
+RestrictSUIDSGID=true
+RemoveIPC=true
+RestrictRealtime=true
+SystemCallFilter=@system-service
+SystemCallArchitectures=native
+MemoryDenyWriteExecute=true
+ReadWriteDirectories=/etc/step-ca/db
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
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