diff --git a/btop.yml b/btop.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e725421
--- /dev/null
+++ b/btop.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+- hosts: btop
+  roles:
+  - role: btop
+    tags: btop
diff --git a/hosts b/hosts
index a3ff1b3..751a0c0 100644
--- a/hosts
+++ b/hosts
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ file0.pyrocufflink.blue
 [bitwarden_rs]
 bw0.pyrocufflink.blue
 
+[btop]
+chromie.pyrocufflink.blue
+
 [burp-client]
 bw0.pyrocufflink.blue
 cloud0.pyrocufflink.blue
diff --git a/roles/btop/files/btop.service b/roles/btop/files/btop.service
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0ee9d28
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/btop/files/btop.service
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+# vim: set ft=systemd :
+[Unit]
+Description=Run btop on tty1
+After=systemd-user-sessions.service
+Conflicts=getty@tty1.service
+
+[Service]
+RuntimeDirectory=%N
+LogsDirectory=%N
+Environment=XDG_CONFIG_HOME=%t
+Environment=LANG=en_US.UTF-8
+# btop *requires* write access to its configuration file, or it won't
+# even read it.  Thus, we copy the file from /etc to /run and tell
+# btop to use the ephemeral, writable copy.
+ExecStartPre=-/bin/cp %E/%N/btop.conf %t/%N/btop.conf
+ExecStartPre=-/bin/ln -s %L/%N/btop.log %t/%N/btop.log
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/btop
+StandardInput=tty
+StandardOutput=tty
+StandardError=journal+console
+TTYPath=/dev/tty1
+Restart=always
+CapabilityBoundingSet=
+ProtectSystem=strict
+DeviceAllow=/dev/tty1
+DevicePolicy=closed
+ProtectKernelTunables=yes
+ProtectKernelModules=true
+ProtectControlGroups=yes
+NoNewPrivileges=yes
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
diff --git a/roles/btop/handlers/main.yml b/roles/btop/handlers/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2bc8e2e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/btop/handlers/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+- name: reload systemd
+  systemd:
+    daemon_reload: true
+
+- name: restart btop
+  service:
+    name: btop
+    state: restarted
diff --git a/roles/btop/tasks/main.yml b/roles/btop/tasks/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..af58808
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/btop/tasks/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+- name: ensure btop is installed
+  package:
+    name: btop
+    state: present
+  tags:
+  - install
+
+- name: ensure btop systemd unit is installed
+  copy:
+    src: btop.service
+    dest: /etc/systemd/system/btop.service
+    owner: root
+    group: root
+    mode: u=rw,go=r
+  notify:
+  - reload systemd
+  - restart btop
+  tags:
+  - systemd
+
+- name: ensure btop configuration directory exists
+  file:
+    path: /etc/btop
+    owner: root
+    group: root
+    mode: u=rwx,go=rx
+    state: directory
+  tags:
+  - config
+- name: ensure btop is configured
+  template:
+    src: btop.conf.j2
+    dest: /etc/btop/btop.conf
+    owner: root
+    group: root
+    mode: u=rw,go=r
+  notify:
+  - restart btop
+  tags:
+  - config
+
+- name: ensure btop service is enabled
+  service:
+    name: btop
+    enabled: true
+  tags:
+  - service
+
+- meta: flush_handlers
+- name: ensure btop service is running
+  service:
+    name: btop
+    state: started
diff --git a/roles/btop/templates/btop.conf.j2 b/roles/btop/templates/btop.conf.j2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2c3aaa4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/btop/templates/btop.conf.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+proc_sorting = "cpu direct"
+
+log_level = "INFO"