diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fd85c701
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+*.hosts
+*.private
diff --git a/ansible/ansible.cfg b/ansible/ansible.cfg
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b5714dbd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/ansible.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+[defaults]
+hostfile      = my.hosts
+# ask_sudo_pass = True
diff --git a/ansible/config.yml b/ansible/config.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fa2e09a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/config.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+- hosts: all
+  tasks:
+    - group_by: key={{ ansible_distribution }}
+- hosts: MacOSX
+  gather_facts: false
+  tasks:
+    - name: install dependencies
+      homebrew: name={{ item }} state=present
+      with_items:
+        - git
+        - stow
+- hosts: Debian
+  gather_facts: false
+  tasks:
+  - name: install dependencies
+    apt: pkg={{ item }} state=present
+    with_items:
+      - git
+      - stow
+- hosts: all
+  gather_facts: false
+  tasks:
+    - name: clone dotfiles
+      git: repo=https://github.com/kejadlen/dotfiles.git dest=~/.dotfiles
+    - name: stow files
+      command: stow --target={{ ansible_env.HOME }} --stow {{ ansible_env.HOME }}/.dotfiles/{{ item }}
+      with_items:
+        - git
diff --git a/git/.gitconfig b/git/.gitconfig
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index 00000000..74d251f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/git/.gitconfig
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+[include]
+	path = ~/.gitconfig.private
+[color]
+	ui = auto
+	diff = true
+[core]
+	autocrlf = false
+	safecrlf = true
+	excludesfile = /Users/alpha/.gitignore
+	quotepath = false
+[alias]
+	; hist = log --pretty=format:\"%h %ad | %s%d [%an]\" --graph --date=short
+	co = checkout
+	g = grep --break --heading --line-number
+	standup = "!git log --all --date=short --no-merges --pretty=format:\"%h %ad %s%d\" --since=1.weeks --author=`git config user.email`"
+	; ready = rebase -i @{u}
+	ready = rebase -i develop
+	lol = log --graph --decorate --pretty=oneline --abbrev-commit
+	lola = log --graph --decorate --pretty=oneline --abbrev-commit --all
+	; ancestor = merge-base
+	s = status -sb
+	latest = for-each-ref --count=20 --sort=-committerdate --format='%(committerdate:short) %(refname:short)'
+	root = !pwd
+[difftool "sourcetree"]
+	cmd = opendiff \"$LOCAL\" \"$REMOTE\"
+	path = 
+[mergetool "sourcetree"]
+	cmd = /Applications/SourceTree.app/Contents/Resources/opendiff-w.sh \"$LOCAL\" \"$REMOTE\" -ancestor \"$BASE\" -merge \"$MERGED\"
+	trustExitCode = true
+[push]
+	default = current
+[difftool "kaleidoscope"]
+	cmd = ksdiff --partial-changeset --relative-path \"$MERGED\" -- \"$LOCAL\" \"$REMOTE\"
+[mergetool "kaleidoscope"]
+	cmd = ksdiff --merge --output \"$MERGED\" --base \"$BASE\" -- \"$LOCAL\" --snapshot \"$REMOTE\" --snapshot
+	trustExitCode = true
+[grep]
+	extendRegexp = true
+	lineNumber = true
+[pull]
+	rebase = true
+[apply]
+	whitespace = warn
+[merge]
+	conflictstyle = diff3
+	ff = false
+[init]
+	templatedir = /Users/alpha/.git_templates
+[diff]
+	algorithm = patience
+[fetch]
+	prune = true
diff --git a/git/.gitignore b/git/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a18e49b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/git/.gitignore
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+# vim
+doc/tags
+
+# direnv
+.envrc
+
+# Ruby
+.bundle
+
+# OS X
+.DS_Store
+
+# Xcode
+build/*
+*.pbxuser
+!default.pbxuser
+*.mode1v3
+!default.mode1v3
+*.mode2v3
+!default.mode2v3
+*.perspectivev3
+!default.perspectivev3
+*.xcworkspace
+!default.xcworkspace
+xcuserdata
+profile
+*.moved-aside