diff --git a/ansible/roles/poudrierenginx/meta/main.yaml b/ansible/roles/poudrierenginx/meta/main.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ecea872
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/roles/poudrierenginx/meta/main.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+dependencies:
+  - syslog
diff --git a/ansible/roles/poudrierenginx/tasks/freebsd.yaml b/ansible/roles/poudrierenginx/tasks/freebsd.yaml
index 3be9ee3..4777d27 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/poudrierenginx/tasks/freebsd.yaml
+++ b/ansible/roles/poudrierenginx/tasks/freebsd.yaml
@@ -41,13 +41,14 @@
       dest: /usr/local/etc/nginx/nginx.conf
     - src: headers.include
       dest: /usr/local/etc/nginx/conf.d/headers.include
-# - name: Install newsyslog configuration
-#   copy:
-#     src: "files/{{ item.src }}"
-#     dest: "{{ item.dest }}"
-#     mode: 0600
-#     owner: root
-#     group: wheel
-#   loop:
-#     - src: newsyslog.conf
-#       dest: /usr/local/etc/newsyslog.conf.d/nginx.conf
+
+- name: Install newsyslog configuration
+  copy:
+    src: "files/{{ item.src }}"
+    dest: "{{ item.dest }}"
+    mode: 0600
+    owner: root
+    group: wheel
+  loop:
+    - src: newsyslog.conf
+      dest: /usr/local/etc/newsyslog.conf.d/nginx.conf
diff --git a/ansible/roles/syslog/files/syslogd_rc.conf b/ansible/roles/syslog/files/syslogd_rc.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7376416
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/roles/syslog/files/syslogd_rc.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# One -s disables connections from remote machines, two disables
+# network entirely which blocks logging to remote machines
+
+syslogd_enable="YES"
+syslogd_flags="-ss -v -v"
diff --git a/ansible/roles/syslog/tasks/common.yaml b/ansible/roles/syslog/tasks/common.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fef1101
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/roles/syslog/tasks/common.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+- import_tasks: tasks/freebsd.yaml
+  when: 'os_flavor == "freebsd"'
+
+- import_tasks: tasks/linux.yaml
+  when: 'os_flavor == "linux"'
+
+- include_tasks:
+    file: tasks/peruser.yaml
+    apply:
+      become: yes
+      become_user: "{{ initialize_user }}"
+  when: users is defined
+  loop: "{{ users | dict2items | community.general.json_query('[?value.initialize==`true`].key') }}"
+  loop_control:
+    loop_var: initialize_user
diff --git a/ansible/roles/syslog/tasks/freebsd.yaml b/ansible/roles/syslog/tasks/freebsd.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4c83ffc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/roles/syslog/tasks/freebsd.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+- name: Create directories
+  file:
+    name: "{{ item }}"
+    state: directory
+    mode: 0755
+    owner: root
+    group: wheel
+  loop:
+    - /usr/local/etc/newsyslog.conf.d
+
+- name: Install service configuration
+  copy:
+    src: "files/{{ item }}_rc.conf"
+    dest: "/etc/rc.conf.d/{{ item }}"
+    mode: 0644
+    owner: root
+    group: wheel
+  loop:
+    - syslogd
diff --git a/ansible/roles/syslog/tasks/linux.yaml b/ansible/roles/syslog/tasks/linux.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..43ba876
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/roles/syslog/tasks/linux.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+# - name: Build aur packages
+#   register: buildaur
+#   become_user: "{{ build_user.name }}"
+#   command: "aurutils-sync --no-view {{ item }}"
+#   args:
+#     creates: "/var/cache/pacman/custom/{{ item }}-*.pkg.tar.*"
+#   loop:
+#     - foo
+
+# - name: Update cache
+#   when: buildaur.changed
+#   pacman:
+#     name: []
+#     state: present
+#     update_cache: true
+    
+# - name: Install packages
+#   package:
+#     name:
+#       - foo
+#     state: present
+
+# - name: Enable services
+#   systemd:
+#     enabled: yes
+#     name: "{{ item }}"
+#     daemon_reload: yes
+#   loop:
+#     - foo.service
diff --git a/ansible/roles/syslog/tasks/main.yaml b/ansible/roles/syslog/tasks/main.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6805b9d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/roles/syslog/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+- import_tasks: tasks/common.yaml
+  # when: foo is defined
diff --git a/ansible/roles/syslog/tasks/peruser.yaml b/ansible/roles/syslog/tasks/peruser.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..111e886
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/roles/syslog/tasks/peruser.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+- include_role:
+    name: per_user
+
+# - name: Create directories
+#   file:
+#     name: "{{ account_homedir.stdout }}/{{ item }}"
+#     state: directory
+#     mode: 0700
+#     owner: "{{ account_name.stdout }}"
+#     group: "{{ group_name.stdout }}"
+#   loop:
+#     - ".config/foo"
+
+# - name: Copy files
+#   copy:
+#     src: "files/{{ item.src }}"
+#     dest: "{{ account_homedir.stdout }}/{{ item.dest }}"
+#     mode: 0600
+#     owner: "{{ account_name.stdout }}"
+#     group: "{{ group_name.stdout }}"
+#   loop:
+#     - src: foo.conf
+#       dest: .config/foo/foo.conf
+
+- import_tasks: tasks/peruser_freebsd.yaml
+  when: 'os_flavor == "freebsd"'
+
+- import_tasks: tasks/peruser_linux.yaml
+  when: 'os_flavor == "linux"'
diff --git a/ansible/roles/syslog/tasks/peruser_freebsd.yaml b/ansible/roles/syslog/tasks/peruser_freebsd.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/ansible/roles/syslog/tasks/peruser_linux.yaml b/ansible/roles/syslog/tasks/peruser_linux.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29