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+[
+	{
+		"name": "Set timezone to Berlin",
+		"become": true,
+		"community.general.timezone": {
+			"name": "Europe/Berlin"
+		}
+	},
+	{
+		"name": "Limit syslogs",
+		"become": true,
+		"ansible.builtin.lineinfile": {
+			"dest": "/etc/systemd/journald.conf",
+			"regexp": "^#?\\s*SystemMaxFileSize",
+			"line": "SystemMaxFileSize=2G"
+		},
+		"notify": "restart journal"
+	},
+	{
+		"name": "install packages",
+		"become": true,
+		"ansible.builtin.apt": {
+			"pkg": [
+				"vim",
+				"htop",
+				"tmux",
+				"rsync"
+			]
+		}
+	},
+	{
+		"name": "Set vim as default editor",
+		"become": true,
+		"community.general.alternatives": {
+			"name": "editor",
+			"path": "/usr/bin/vim.basic"
+		}
+	},
+	{
+		"name": "Disable root login without key",
+		"become": true,
+		"ansible.builtin.lineinfile": {
+			"dest": "/etc/ssh/sshd_config",
+			"regexp": "^#?PermitRootLogin ",
+			"line": "PermitRootLogin without-password"
+		},
+		"notify": "restart sshd"
+	}
+]