diff --git a/git.yml b/git.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..323109e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/git.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+
+- name: Install & template git configuration
+  hosts: git
+  become: true
+  roles:
+    - git
diff --git a/group_vars/git.yml b/group_vars/git.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8a0c006
--- /dev/null
+++ b/group_vars/git.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
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diff --git a/local.yml b/local.yml
index 99ff4d7..bb64759 100644
--- a/local.yml
+++ b/local.yml
@@ -26,3 +26,6 @@ vim:
   hosts:
     xenon:
 
+git:
+  hosts:
+    xenon:
diff --git a/roles/git/defaults/main.yml b/roles/git/defaults/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1fb408f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/git/defaults/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+---
+
+git_user: your-username
+git_email: your-email@example.com
+git_signkey:
+git_signingkey:
+git_do_sign: false
+
+git_user_home: "/home/{{ git_system_user }}"
+git_system_user: "{{ git_user }}"
+git_system_group: "{{ git_system_user }}"
+
+git_gpg_program: ~
+
+git_aliases: []
+
+git_credentials: []
diff --git a/roles/git/tasks/main.yml b/roles/git/tasks/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3146540
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/git/tasks/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+---
+
+- name: Template .gitconfig
+  template:
+    src: gitconfig.j2
+    dest: "{{ git_user_home }}/.gitconfig"
+    owner: "{{ git_system_user }}"
+    group: "{{ git_system_group }}"
+    mode: 0660
diff --git a/roles/git/templates/gitconfig.j2 b/roles/git/templates/gitconfig.j2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b7aede9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/git/templates/gitconfig.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+# This is Git's per-user configuration file.
+[user]
+# Please adapt and uncomment the following lines:
+	name = {{ git_user }}
+	email = {{ git_email }}
+{% if git_do_sign %}
+	signkey = {{ git_signkey }}
+	signingkey = {{ git_signingkey }}
+{% endif %}
+
+{% if git_do_sign %}
+[gpg]
+	program = {{ git_gpg_program }}
+
+{% endif %}
+[commit]
+
+{% if git_do_sign %}
+	gpgsign = true
+{% endif %}
+
+
+[alias]
+{% for alias in git_aliases %}
+        {{ alias.name }} = {{ alias.cmd }}
+{% endfor %}
+
+{% for cred in git_credentials %}
+[credential "{{ cred.remote_url }}"]
+	username = {{ cred.username }}
+{% if cred.helper is defined %}
+	helper = {{ cred.helper }}
+{% endif %}
+{% endfor %}