diff --git a/ansible/playbook.yaml b/ansible/playbook.yaml
index 82a5e13..d766097 100644
--- a/ansible/playbook.yaml
+++ b/ansible/playbook.yaml
@@ -6,3 +6,4 @@
     - users
     - zrepl
     - zsh
+    - base
diff --git a/ansible/roles/base/files/alacritty.termcap b/ansible/roles/base/files/alacritty.termcap
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bbbc65f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/roles/base/files/alacritty.termcap
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+#	Reconstructed via infocmp from file: /usr/share/terminfo/a/alacritty
+# (untranslatable capabilities removed to fit entry within 1023 bytes)
+# (sgr removed to fit entry within 1023 bytes)
+# (acsc removed to fit entry within 1023 bytes)
+# (terminfo-only capabilities suppressed to fit entry within 1023 bytes)
+alacritty|alacritty terminal emulator:\
+	:am:bs:hs:mi:ms:xn:\
+	:co#80:it#8:li#24:\
+	:AL=\E[%dL:DC=\E[%dP:DL=\E[%dM:DO=\E[%dB:IC=\E[%d@:\
+	:K2=\EOE:LE=\E[%dD:RI=\E[%dC:SF=\E[%dS:SR=\E[%dT:\
+	:UP=\E[%dA:ae=\E(B:al=\E[L:as=\E(0:bl=^G:bt=\E[Z:cd=\E[J:\
+	:ce=\E[K:cl=\E[H\E[2J:cm=\E[%i%d;%dH:cr=\r:\
+	:cs=\E[%i%d;%dr:ct=\E[3g:dc=\E[P:dl=\E[M:do=\n:\
+	:ds=\E]2;\007:ec=\E[%dX:ei=\E[4l:fs=^G:ho=\E[H:im=\E[4h:\
+	:is=\E[!p\E[?3;4l\E[4l\E>:k1=\EOP:k2=\EOQ:k3=\EOR:\
+	:k4=\EOS:k5=\E[15~:k6=\E[17~:k7=\E[18~:k8=\E[19~:\
+	:k9=\E[20~:kD=\E[3~:kI=\E[2~:kN=\E[6~:kP=\E[5~:kb=\177:\
+	:kd=\EOB:ke=\E[?1l\E>:kh=\EOH:kl=\EOD:kr=\EOC:\
+	:ks=\E[?1h\E=:ku=\EOA:le=^H:mb=\E[5m:md=\E[1m:me=\E[0m:\
+	:mh=\E[2m:mm=\E[?1034h:mo=\E[?1034l:mr=\E[7m:nd=\E[C:\
+	:rc=\E8:sc=\E7:se=\E[27m:sf=\n:so=\E[7m:sr=\EM:st=\EH:ta=^I:\
+	:te=\E[?1049l\E[23;0;0t:ti=\E[?1049h\E[22;0;0t:\
+	:ts=\E]2;:ue=\E[24m:up=\E[A:us=\E[4m:vb=\E[?5h\E[?5l:\
+	:ve=\E[?12l\E[?25h:vi=\E[?25l:vs=\E[?12;25h:
diff --git a/ansible/roles/base/tasks/common.yaml b/ansible/roles/base/tasks/common.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d7c1735
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/roles/base/tasks/common.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+- 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 }}"
+  loop: "{{ users | dict2items | community.general.json_query('[?value.initialize==`true`].key') }}"
+  loop_control:
+    loop_var: initialize_user
diff --git a/ansible/roles/base/tasks/freebsd.yaml b/ansible/roles/base/tasks/freebsd.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c8c33d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/roles/base/tasks/freebsd.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+- name: See if the alacritty termcap has been added
+  lineinfile:
+    name: /usr/share/misc/termcap
+    regexp: |-
+      ^alacritty\|
+    state: absent
+  check_mode: yes
+  changed_when: false
+  register: alacritty_cap
+
+- name: Append alacritty termcap info
+  blockinfile:
+    path: /usr/share/misc/termcap
+    block: "{{ lookup('file', 'alacritty.termcap') }}"
+    marker: "# {mark} ANSIBLE MANAGED BLOCK alacritty"
+  when: not alacritty_cap.found
+  register: wrote_alacritty_cap
+
+- name: Update cap_mkdb
+  command: cap_mkdb /usr/share/misc/termcap
+  when: wrote_alacritty_cap.changed
diff --git a/ansible/roles/base/tasks/linux.yaml b/ansible/roles/base/tasks/linux.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/ansible/roles/base/tasks/main.yaml b/ansible/roles/base/tasks/main.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5c1df6c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/roles/base/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+- import_tasks: tasks/common.yaml
diff --git a/ansible/roles/base/tasks/peruser.yaml b/ansible/roles/base/tasks/peruser.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..da9386d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/roles/base/tasks/peruser.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+- include_role:
+    name: per_user
+
+- 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/base/tasks/peruser_freebsd.yaml b/ansible/roles/base/tasks/peruser_freebsd.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/ansible/roles/base/tasks/peruser_linux.yaml b/ansible/roles/base/tasks/peruser_linux.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/ansible/roles/blank/tasks/peruser.yaml b/ansible/roles/blank/tasks/peruser.yaml
index cbd53eb..111e886 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/blank/tasks/peruser.yaml
+++ b/ansible/roles/blank/tasks/peruser.yaml
@@ -1,8 +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"
+  when: 'os_flavor == "linux"'