diff --git a/roles/redshift/tasks/main.yml b/roles/redshift/tasks/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d94ab9f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/redshift/tasks/main.yml
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+---
+
+- name: Install redshift
+  package:
+    name: redshift
+    state: present
+
+
+- name: Ensure .config folder for redshift exists
+  file:
+    path: ~/.config/redshift
+    state: directory
+
+- name: Template redshift config
+  template:
+    src: redshift.conf.j2
+    dest: ~/.config/redshift/redshift.conf
+
+- name: Template redshift autostart file
+  template:
+    src: redshift-gtk.desktop.j2
+    dest: redshift-gtk.desktop
+
diff --git a/roles/redshift/templates/redshift-gtk.desktop.j2 b/roles/redshift/templates/redshift-gtk.desktop.j2
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+[Desktop Entry]
+Version=1.0
+Name=Redshift
+Exec=redshift-gtk
+Icon=redshift
+Terminal=false
+Type=Application
+Categories=Utility;
+StartupNotify=true
+Hidden=false
+X-GNOME-Autostart-enabled=true
+
diff --git a/redshift/redshift.conf b/roles/redshift/templates/redshift.conf.j2
similarity index 100%
rename from redshift/redshift.conf
rename to roles/redshift/templates/redshift.conf.j2