diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
index ecc0037..504822d 100644
--- a/.dockerignore
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -3,7 +3,5 @@
 /.dotfiles-update
 .mypy_cache
 .venv
-.git
 .zcompdump*
-
 .vagrant
diff --git a/ansible/aur_packages/README.md b/ansible/aur_packages/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6d31bb6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/aur_packages/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+# Archlinux User Repository (AUR)
+
+Role to install [Archlinux User Repository (AUR)](https://aur.archlinux.org/packages) packages.
+
+Add extra packages to the defaults in [vars/main.yml](vars/main.yml) by providing the `aur_extra` variable:
+
+```yaml
+- hosts: all
+
+  vars:
+    aur_extra:
+      - bretellofier
+      - yay
+
+  roles:
+    - role: aur-packages
+```
diff --git a/ansible/aur_packages/meta/main.yml b/ansible/aur_packages/meta/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dac1c52
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/aur_packages/meta/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+collections:
+  # - { name: community.general, version: 3.1.0 }
+  - community.general
+# dependencies:
+#   - role: yay
diff --git a/ansible/aur_packages/tasks/build_package.yml b/ansible/aur_packages/tasks/build_package.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8c03885
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/aur_packages/tasks/build_package.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+---
+- debug:
+    msg: "Installing AUR package: {{ package }}"
+
+- name: Clone package repo
+  become: true
+  become_method: sudo
+  become_user: nobody
+  git:
+    repo: "https://aur.archlinux.org/{{ package }}.git"
+    dest: "/home/build/{{ package }}"
+    # version: master
+    clone: true
+    force: true
+
+- name: Build package
+  become: true
+  become_method: sudo
+  become_user: nobody
+  shell: |
+    cd "/home/build/{{package}}"
+    makepkg --force --syncdeps --rmdeps --noconfirm --install
+  environment:
+    GOCACHE: /tmp/go_cache/
diff --git a/ansible/aur_packages/tasks/main.yml b/ansible/aur_packages/tasks/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7f8e60b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/aur_packages/tasks/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+---
+- name: Create build directory
+  file:
+    path: "/home/build"
+    state: directory
+    mode: "0700"
+    owner: nobody
+
+- name: Install aur packages
+  block:
+    - name: Allow nobody user to run pacman
+      community.general.sudoers:
+        name: allow-nobody-pacman
+        user: nobody
+        commands:
+          - /usr/sbin/pacman
+        # noexec: true # required by makepkg
+        state: present
+
+    - name: Install packages
+      include_tasks: ./build_package.yml
+      vars:
+        package: "{{ item }}"
+      loop: "{{ aur_packages + aur_extra }} "
+
+  always:
+    - name: Disallow nobody user to run pacman
+      community.general.sudoers:
+        name: allow-nobody-pacman
+        user: nobody
+        commands:
+          - /usr/sbin/pacman
+        noexec: true
+        state: absent
diff --git a/ansible/aur_packages/vars/main.yml b/ansible/aur_packages/vars/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fdcf1bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/aur_packages/vars/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+aur_packages:
+  - bretellofier
+  - yay
+aur_extra: []
diff --git a/ansible/dotfiles/README.md b/ansible/dotfiles/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b7db7cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/dotfiles/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# dotfiles
+
+Role to install dotfiles and do initial configuration of a new host.
+
+Installed packages can be found in [vars/main.yml](vars/main.yml).
diff --git a/ansible/dotfiles/meta/main.yml b/ansible/dotfiles/meta/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8dd5161
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/dotfiles/meta/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+---
+collections:
+  - community.general
diff --git a/ansible/dotfiles/tasks/main.yml b/ansible/dotfiles/tasks/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e7e2d14
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/dotfiles/tasks/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,149 @@
+---
+- name: Install required system packages (debian)
+  apt:
+    install_recommends: false
+    update_cache: true
+    pkg: "{{ packages + packages_debian }}"
+    state: present
+  when: ansible_facts['os_family'] == "Debian"
+  become: true
+
+- name: Install required system packages (arch)
+  pacman:
+    update_cache: true
+    name: "{{ packages + packages_archlinux }}"
+    state: present
+  when: ansible_facts['os_family'] == "Archlinux"
+  become: true
+
+- name: Clone dotfiles repo
+  git:
+    repo: https://git.decapod.one/brethil/dotfiles
+    dest: "{{ dotfiles_path }}"
+    clone: true
+    update: false
+  register: git_clone_result
+
+- debug:
+    var: git_clone_result['after']
+  when: git_clone_result['before'] == "null"
+
+- name: Update dotfiles repo
+  git:
+    repo: https://git.decapod.one/brethil/dotfiles
+    dest: "{{ dotfiles_path }}"
+    clone: false
+    update: false
+  when: git_clone_result['before'] != "null"
+  register: git_update_result
+
+- debug:
+    var: git_update_result['after']
+  when: git_update_result['before'] != "null"
+
+- name: directories
+  file:
+    dest: "{{ item }}"
+    state: directory
+    mode: "0700"
+  loop: "{{ directories }}"
+  vars:
+    directories:
+      - "$HOME/bin"
+      - "$HOME/projects"
+      - "$HOME/git"
+      - "$HOME/.config/git"
+      - "$HOME/.ssh/"
+      - "$HOME/.ssh/sockets"
+      - "$HOME/.ipython/profile_default"
+
+- name: Set zsh as default shell
+  user:
+    name: "{{ ansible_user }}"
+    shell: /usr/bin/zsh
+  become: true
+
+- name: Update zshrc
+  blockinfile:
+    path: $HOME/.zshrc
+    marker: "# {mark} brethil dotfiles"
+    block: |
+      export DOTFILES={{ dotfiles_path }}
+      source $DOTFILES/brethil_dotfile.sh
+    create: true
+    mode: 600
+
+- name: Update .ssh/config
+  blockinfile:
+    path: $HOME/.ssh/config
+    marker: "# {mark} brethil dotfiles"
+    insertbefore: "BOF"
+    block: |
+      TCPKeepAlive=yes
+      ServerAliveCountMax=6
+      ## Uncomment to enable compression for all ssh sessions
+      #Compression=yes
+
+      ControlMaster auto
+      ControlPath ~/.ssh/sockets/%r@%n:%p
+      ControlPersist yes
+
+      Host *
+          ServerAliveInterval 300
+    create: true
+
+- name: dotfiles symlinks
+  file:
+    src: "{{ dotfiles_path }}/{{ item.key }}"
+    dest: "{{ item.value }}"
+    state: link
+    force: yes
+  loop: "{{ files | dict2items }}"
+  vars:
+    files:
+      "tmux.conf": "~/.tmux.conf"
+      "vim/vimrc": "~/.vimrc"
+      "pdbrc.py": "~/.pdbrc.py"
+      "gitignore": "~/.config/git/ignore"
+      "ipython/profile_default/ipython_config.py": "~/.ipython/profile_default/ipython_config.py"
+      "ipython/profile_default/startup": "~/.ipython/profile_default/startup"
+
+- name: Exec vim undodir migration (if required)
+  command: |
+    mv ${HOME}/.vim_runtime/temp_dirs/undodir ${HOME}/.vim/undo
+  args:
+    removes: .vim_runtime/temp_dirs/undodir
+
+- name: Install and update vim plugins
+  command: |
+    vim -c 'PlugInstall|PlugUpdate|qa!'
+  environment:
+    - DOTFILES: "{{ dotfiles_path }}"
+  args:
+    creates: .vim/vim-plug
+
+- name: Get git config facts
+  community.general.git_config:
+    name: "include.path"
+    scope: global
+  register: config_value
+
+- name: Set up git config include if required
+  community.general.git_config:
+    name: "include.path"
+    value: "{{ dotfiles_path }}/gitconfig"
+    scope: global
+  when: config_value is not defined
+
+- name: check gitignore migration
+  stat: path=${HOME}/.gitignore
+  register: gitignore
+
+- name: gitignore migration
+  shell: |
+    set -eu
+
+    mkdir -p ${HOME}/.config/git
+    ln -s {{ dotfiles_path }}/gitignore ${HOME}/.config/git/ignore 
+    rm -f ~/.gitignore
+  when: gitignore.stat.exists
diff --git a/ansible/ansible-packages.yml b/ansible/dotfiles/vars/main.yml
similarity index 80%
rename from ansible/ansible-packages.yml
rename to ansible/dotfiles/vars/main.yml
index 3559210..dddde0e 100644
--- a/ansible/ansible-packages.yml
+++ b/ansible/dotfiles/vars/main.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+---
+dotfiles_path: "$HOME/.dotfiles"
+
 packages:
   - "bmon"
   - "byobu"
@@ -7,26 +10,27 @@ packages:
   - "git"
   - "grc"
   - "htop"
+  - "iotop"
   - "nmap"
   - "ripgrep"
   - "tmux"
   - "tree"
   - "vim"
   - "zsh"
-  - "iotop"
 packages_debian:
-  - "pylint"
+  - "bat"
   - "ipython3"
+  - "mtr-tiny"
   - "python3-pip"
   - "python3-setuptools"
   - "virtualenv"
-  - "bat"
-  - "mtr-tiny"
 packages_archlinux:
-  - "man"
-  - "ipython"
-  - "python-pylint"
-  - "python-virtualenv"
+  - "ansible-language-server"
   - "bash-language-server"
+  - "base-devel"
   - "bat"
+  - "ipython"
+  - "man"
   - "mtr"
+  - "python-virtualenv"
+  - "sudo"
diff --git a/ansible/playbooks/setup.yml b/ansible/playbooks/setup.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index b189ab3..0000000
--- a/ansible/playbooks/setup.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,137 +0,0 @@
----
-- name: Setup dotfiles
-  hosts: all
-  vars_files:
-    - ../ansible-packages.yml
-  vars:
-    dotfiles_path: "$HOME/.dotfiles"
-
-  tasks:
-    - name: Install required system packages (debian)
-      apt:
-        install_recommends: no
-        update_cache: yes
-        pkg: "{{ packages + packages_debian }}"
-      when: ansible_facts['os_family'] == "Debian"
-      become: true
-
-    - name: Install required system packages (arch)
-      pacman:
-        update_cache: yes
-        name: "{{ packages + packages_archlinux }}"
-      when: ansible_facts['os_family'] == "Archlinux"
-      become: true
-
-    - name: Clone dotfiles repo
-      git:
-        repo: https://git.decapod.one/brethil/dotfiles
-        dest: "{{ dotfiles_path }}"
-      when: local_development is not defined
-
-    - name: directories
-      file:
-        dest: "{{ item }}"
-        state: directory
-        mode: 0700
-      loop: "{{ directories }}"
-      vars:
-        directories:
-          - "$HOME/bin"
-          - "$HOME/projects"
-          - "$HOME/git"
-          - "$HOME/.config/git"
-          - "$HOME/.ssh/"
-          - "$HOME/.ssh/sockets"
-
-    - name: Install antibody
-      shell: |
-        set -euo pipefail
-        curl -sfL https://git.io/antibody | sh -s - -b $HOME/bin/
-        $HOME/bin/antibody bundle "{{ dotfiles_path }}/antibody_plugins.txt"
-      args:
-        executable: /bin/bash
-        creates: bin/antibody
-
-    - name: Set zsh as default shell
-      user:
-        name: "{{ ansible_user }}"
-        shell: /usr/bin/zsh
-      become: true
-
-    - name: Update zshrc
-      blockinfile:
-        path: $HOME/.zshrc
-        marker: "# {mark} brethil dotfiles"
-        block: |
-          export DOTFILES={{ dotfiles_path }}
-          source $DOTFILES/brethil_dotfile.sh
-        create: true
-        mode: 600
-
-    - name: Update .ssh/config
-      blockinfile:
-        path: $HOME/.ssh/config
-        marker: "# {mark} brethil dotfiles"
-        insertbefore: "BOF"
-        block: |
-          TCPKeepAlive=yes
-          ServerAliveCountMax=6
-          ## Uncomment to enable compression for all ssh sessions
-          #Compression=yes
-
-          ControlMaster auto
-          ControlPath ~/.ssh/sockets/%r@%n:%p
-          ControlPersist yes
-
-          Host *
-              ServerAliveInterval 300
-        create: true
-
-    - name: dotfiles symlinks
-      file:
-        src: "{{ dotfiles_path }}/{{ item.key }}"
-        dest: "{{ item.value }}"
-        state: link
-        force: yes
-      loop: "{{ files | dict2items }}"
-      vars:
-        files:
-          "tmux.conf": "~/.tmux.conf"
-          "vim/vimrc": "~/.vimrc"
-          "pdbrc.py": "~/.pdbrc.py"
-          # "ipython": "~/.ipython" # FIXME: ipython config is more complex
-          "ansible/ansible.cfg": "~/.ansible.cfg"
-          "gitignore": "~/.config/git/ignore"
-
-    - name: Exec vim undodir migration (if required)
-      command: |
-        mv ${HOME}/.vim_runtime/temp_dirs/undodir ${HOME}/.vim/undo
-      args:
-        removes: .vim_runtime/temp_dirs/undodir
-
-    - name: Install vim plugins
-      command: |
-        env DOTFILES={{ dotfiles_path }} vim -c 'PlugInstall|qa!'
-      args:
-        creates: .vim/vim-plug
-
-    - name: Get git config facts
-      community.general.git_config:
-        name: "include.path"
-        scope: global
-      register: config_value
-    - debug:
-        msg: "Git config include.path={{ config_value }}"
-
-    - name: Set up git config include if required
-      community.general.git_config:
-        name: "include.path"
-        value: "{{ dotfiles_path }}/gitconfig"
-        scope: global
-      when: config_value is not defined
-
-    - name: git global .gitignore
-      copy:
-        src: ../../gitignore
-        dest: ~/.gitignore
-        mode: "0600"
diff --git a/ansible/playbooks/update.yml b/ansible/playbooks/update.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 4c1e035..0000000
--- a/ansible/playbooks/update.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
----
-- hosts: all
-  become: true
-  vars:
-    DOTFILES: "$HOME/.dotfiles"
-
-  tasks:
-    - name: dotfiles
-      ansible.builtin.command: git pull --rebase --autostash
-      args:
-        chdir: "{{ DOTFILES }}"
-
-    - name: antibody
-      command: antibody update
-
-    - name: vim
-      ansible.builtin.shell: DOTFILES={{DOTFILES}} vim -c 'PlugUpdate|qa!'
-
-    - name: check gitignore migration
-      stat: path=${HOME}/.gitignore
-      register: gitignore
-
-    - name: gitignore migration
-      command: mkdir -p ${HOME}/.config/git && ln -s ${DOTFILES}/gitignore ${HOME}/.config/git/ignore && rm -f ~/.gitignore
-      when: gitignore.stat.exists
diff --git a/ansible/playbooks/yay.yaml b/ansible/playbooks/yay.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index aed5f11..0000000
--- a/ansible/playbooks/yay.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,49 +0,0 @@
----
-- hosts: all
-
-  tasks:
-    - name: Build directory
-      shell:
-        cmd: mkdir /home/build
-        creates: /home/build
-      register: build_dir
-
-    - name: Prepare build dir
-      shell: |
-        chgrp nobody /home/build
-        chmod g+ws /home/build
-      when:
-        - build_dir is defined
-
-    - name: yay repo
-      become: yes
-      become_method: sudo
-      become_user: nobody
-      git:
-        repo: https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git
-        dest: /home/build/yay
-        version: master
-      register: repo
-
-    - name: Install go (yay dependency)
-      community.general.pacman:
-        name:
-          - go
-        state: present
-
-    - name: build
-      become: yes
-      become_method: sudo
-      become_user: nobody
-      shell: |
-        cd /home/build/yay
-        makepkg
-      environment:
-        - GOCACHE: /home/build
-        - ANSIBLE_REMOTE_TMP: /home/build
-
-    - name: Install yay
-      community.general.pacman:
-        name:
-          - /home/build/yay/yay-*.tar.zst
-        state: present
diff --git a/ansible/yay/tasks/main.yml b/ansible/yay/tasks/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fb78cbe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/yay/tasks/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+---
+- name: Create build directory
+  file:
+    path: "/home/build"
+    state: directory
+    mode: "0700"
+    owner: nobody
+
+- name: Make sure requirements are installed
+  community.general.pacman:
+    update_cache: yes
+    name:
+      - base-devel
+      - git
+      - go
+      - sudo
+    state: present
+  become: true
+
+- name: Clone yay repo
+  become: true
+  become_method: sudo
+  become_user: nobody
+  git:
+    repo: https://aur.archlinux.org/yay.git
+    dest: /home/build/yay
+    version: master
+    clone: true
+    force: true
+
+- name: build
+  become: true
+  become_method: sudo
+  become_user: nobody
+  shell: |
+    cd /home/build/yay
+    makepkg -f
+  environment:
+    - GOCACHE: /tmp/gocache
+    - ANSIBLE_REMOTE_TMP: /tmp/ansible
+
+- name: Get built package
+  shell: |
+    ls -rt /home/build/yay/yay*.pkg.tar.zst | grep -v debug | tail -1
+  register: yay_package
+
+- debug:
+    msg: "Built {{ yay_package.stdout }}"
+
+- name: Install yay
+  community.general.pacman:
+    name: "{{ yay_package.stdout }}"
+    state: present
diff --git a/dev/Dockerfile.archlinux b/dev/Dockerfile.archlinux
index 80d2ab5..ff10b66 100644
--- a/dev/Dockerfile.archlinux
+++ b/dev/Dockerfile.archlinux
@@ -1,16 +1,18 @@
 FROM archlinux:latest
 ENV TERM=xterm-256color
 
-RUN pacman --noconfirm -Syu && pacman --noconfirm -Sy \
-	python \
-	openssh \
-	&& rm -rf /var/cache/pacman/*
+RUN --mount=type=cache,target=/var/cache/pacman \
+    pacman --noconfirm -Syu && pacman --noconfirm -Sy \
+        python \
+        openssh
 
 # uncomment to hardcode ssh_host keys in the image
 # RUN ssh-keygen -A
-COPY id_ed25519.pub /root/.ssh/authorized_keys
 
-WORKDIR /root/
-COPY entrypoint.sh /
-VOLUME ["/root/.dotfiles"]
-CMD ["bash", "/entrypoint.sh"]
+WORKDIR /root/.dotfiles
+
+COPY . .
+
+RUN cat dev/id_ed25519.pub >> /root/.ssh/authorized_keys
+
+CMD ["bash", "dev/entrypoint.sh"]
diff --git a/dev/Dockerfile.debian b/dev/Dockerfile.debian
index da61e5e..a8daaf8 100644
--- a/dev/Dockerfile.debian
+++ b/dev/Dockerfile.debian
@@ -1,17 +1,20 @@
 FROM debian:unstable
 ENV TERM=xterm-256color
 
-RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
-	openssh-server \
-	python python3 && \
-	rm -rf /var/cache/apt/* /etc/ssh/ssh_host_*
+
+RUN --mount=type=cache,target=/var/cache/apt \
+    apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
+        openssh-server \
+        python python3 \
+    && rm -rf /etc/ssh/ssh_host_*
 # ssh host keys are generated by entrypoint, remove rm /etc/ssh/ssh_host*
 # to hardcode ssh host keys into the image
 
 RUN mkdir /run/sshd
-COPY id_ed25519.pub /root/.ssh/authorized_keys
 
-WORKDIR /root/
-COPY entrypoint.sh /
-VOLUME ["/root/.dotfiles"]
-CMD ["bash", "/entrypoint.sh"]
+WORKDIR /root/.dotfiles
+
+COPY . .
+RUN cat dev/id_ed25519.pub >> /root/.ssh/authorized_keys
+
+CMD ["bash", "dev/entrypoint.sh"]
diff --git a/dev/Makefile b/dev/Makefile
index ef15579..9483271 100644
--- a/dev/Makefile
+++ b/dev/Makefile
@@ -25,23 +25,33 @@ arch archlinux: clean build-arch run
 build: build-arch
 
 build-debian: Dockerfile.debian
-	docker build -t brethil/dotfiles:dev -f Dockerfile.debian .
+	docker build -t brethil/dotfiles:dev -f Dockerfile.debian ..
 
 build-arch: Dockerfile.archlinux
-	docker build -t brethil/dotfiles:dev -f Dockerfile.archlinux .
+	docker build -t brethil/dotfiles:dev -f Dockerfile.archlinux ..
 
 run: _run
 	echo -e ${GREEN} "***" ${CLEAR} Watching logs from the container. Hit Ctrl+C to stop watching.
 	docker logs -f dotfiles-dev
 
-_run: Dockerfile.archlinux Dockerfile.debian build clean
-	docker run -d --name=dotfiles-dev -v ${PWD}/..:/root/.dotfiles brethil/dotfiles:dev
+_run: clean build
+	# docker run -d --rm --name=dotfiles-dev -v ${PWD}/..:/root/.dotfiles:ro brethil/dotfiles:dev
+	docker run -d --rm --name=dotfiles-dev brethil/dotfiles:dev
 	echo -en ${GREEN} "***" ${CLEAR} Started container, listening on
 	echo -e ${BOLD}${WHITE} `docker inspect -f '{{range .NetworkSettings.Networks}}{{.IPAddress}}{{end}}' dotfiles-dev`:22 ${CLEAR}
-	echo -e ${BLUE} "***" ${CLEAR} Run \`make clean\` to stop and remove the container
+	echo -e ${BLUE} "***" ${CLEAR} Run \`make clean\` to stop and remove the container, \`make run\` to check the logs.
 
-ansible: ../ansible/playbooks/setup.yml _run
-	ANSIBLE_HOST_KEY_CHECKING=False ansible-playbook -i ansible-hosts -e local_development=true  ../ansible/playbooks/setup.yml
+
+ansible: SHELL:=/bin/bash
+ansible: ../playbook.yml _run
+	@ip_address=$$(docker inspect dotfiles-dev --format '{{.NetworkSettings.IPAddress}}'); \
+	if [[ -z "$$ip_address" ]]; then \
+		echo "ip address is not defined, is your container running?" >&2; \
+		exit 1; \
+	else \
+		sed -i "s/172.18.0.2/$$ip_address/" ansible-hosts; \
+		ANSIBLE_HOST_KEY_CHECKING=False ansible-playbook -i ansible-hosts ../playbook.yml; \
+	fi
 
 release: build-arch ansible
 	docker commit -m "install and initialize dotfiles (ansible)"  dotfiles-dev brethil/dotfiles:latest
@@ -55,4 +65,4 @@ release: build-arch ansible
 clean:
 	echo -e ${GREEN} "***" ${CLEAR} Stopping and removing \"dockerfiles-dev\" container...
 	docker kill dotfiles-dev &>/dev/null &>/dev/null && echo -e ${GREEN} "***" ${CLEAR} Killed container: dotfiles-dev || echo -e ${BLUE} "***" ${CLEAR} no containers to stop
-	docker rm dotfiles-dev &>/dev/null && echo -e ${GREEN} "***" ${CLEAR} Removed container: dotfiles-dev || echo -e ${BLUE} "***" ${CLEAR} no containers to remove
+	docker stop dotfiles-dev &>/dev/null && echo -e ${GREEN} "***" ${CLEAR} Removed container: dotfiles-dev || echo -e ${BLUE} "***" ${CLEAR} no containers to remove
diff --git a/dev/README.md b/dev/README.md
index 2333924..01ab100 100644
--- a/dev/README.md
+++ b/dev/README.md
@@ -16,15 +16,19 @@ Start a builder in one shell:
 while true; do make _run; done
 ```
 
-_check for the docker IP of the started container_.
-
-Test the playbook in another shell:
+Check for the docker IP of the started container:
 
 ```bash
-ansible-playbook -v -i ./ansible-hosts playbooks/setup.yml
+docker inspect dotfiles-dev --format '{{.NetworkSettings.IPAddress}}'
 ```
 
-note: the ip address in `ansible-hosts` might have changed from `172.18.0.2`.
+Make sure that this matches the IP in [ansible-hosts](/dev/ansible-hosts)
+
+Test the playbook:
+
+```bash
+ansible-playbook -v -i ansible-hosts ../playbook.yml
+```
 
 ## Docker images
 
@@ -41,14 +45,11 @@ the local repository bind-mounted on `/root/.dotfiles`. To use a custom volume:
 docker run -v <volume>:/root/dofiles`
 ```
 
-**IMPORTANT** if bind-mounting an already existing repository, run
-`ansible` with `-e local_development=true` to avoid
-clobbering the git history if you have unpushed commit (it won't
-work if your repo is dirty).
-
 Ansible can now be used to test the installation.
 
-    make ansible
+```bash
+make ansible
+```
 
 ## Releasing
 
diff --git a/dev/ansible-hosts b/dev/ansible-hosts
index 22283ff..ca9377d 100644
--- a/dev/ansible-hosts
+++ b/dev/ansible-hosts
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-[dev]
-172.18.0.2 ansible_user=root ansible_python_interpreter=python3 DOTFILES=~/.dotfiles
+[docker]
+172.18.0.2 ansible_user=root ansible_python_interpreter=python3 alias=dotfiles_dev_container
diff --git a/ansible/ansible.cfg b/dev/ansible.cfg
similarity index 76%
rename from ansible/ansible.cfg
rename to dev/ansible.cfg
index d897379..dde61d0 100644
--- a/ansible/ansible.cfg
+++ b/dev/ansible.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 [defaults]
+
 forks = 10
 strategy=free
 pipelining = true
 internal_poll_interval = 0.001
+
+roles_path = ../ansible
diff --git a/playbook.yml b/playbook.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9c83847
--- /dev/null
+++ b/playbook.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+---
+- hosts: all
+
+  vars:
+    archlinux: ansible_facts['os_family'] == "Archlinux"
+
+  roles:
+    - dotfiles
+    - { role: aur_packages, when: archlinux, tags: ["aur", "aur-packages"] }