diff --git a/roles/keepalived/handlers/main.yml b/roles/keepalived/handlers/main.yml
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+++ b/roles/keepalived/handlers/main.yml
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+- name: reload keepalived
+  service:
+    name: keepalived
+    state: reloaded
diff --git a/roles/keepalived/tasks/main.yml b/roles/keepalived/tasks/main.yml
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+++ b/roles/keepalived/tasks/main.yml
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+- name: ensure keepalived is installed
+  package:
+    name: keepalived
+    state: present
+  tags:
+  - install
+
+- name: ensure keepalived is configured
+  template:
+    src: keepalived.conf.j2
+    dest: /etc/keepalived/keepalived.conf
+    owner: root
+    group: root
+    mode: u=rw,go=r
+  notify: reload keepalived
+  tags:
+  - config
+
+- name: flush handlers
+  meta: flush_handlers
+
+- name: ensure keepalived starts at boot
+  service:
+    name: keepalived
+    enabled: true
+  tags:
+  - service
+
+- name: ensure keepalived is running
+  service:
+    name: keepalived
+    state: started
+  tags:
+  - service
diff --git a/roles/keepalived/templates/keepalived.conf.j2 b/roles/keepalived/templates/keepalived.conf.j2
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+++ b/roles/keepalived/templates/keepalived.conf.j2
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+{#- vim: set sw=3 sts=3 ts=3 et : -#}
+! Configuration File for keepalived
+{% if keepalived_global_defs|d %}
+
+global_defs {
+{{ keepalived_global_defs | indent(width=3, first=true) }}
+}
+{% endif %}
+{% if vrrp_track_process|d %}
+
+{% for name, config in vrrp_track_process | items %}
+vrrp_track_process {{ name }} {
+{{ config | indent(width=4, first=true) }}
+}
+{% endfor %}
+{% endif %}
+{% if vrrp_instance|d %}
+
+{% for name, config in vrrp_instance | items %}
+vrrp_instance {{ name }} {
+{{ config | indent(width=4, first=true) }}
+}
+{% endfor %}
+{% endif %}