diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
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--- a/LICENSE
+++ b/LICENSE
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-Copyright (c) 2026 greg 
+Copyright (c) 2026 Gregory Ballantine
 
 Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
 
diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
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+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+---
+
+# defaults/main.yml
+haproxy_backend_servers:
+  - name: web01
+    address: 192.168.1.10
+    port: 80
+  - name: web02
+    address: 192.168.1.11
+    port: 80
+
+haproxy_backend_balance: roundrobin
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diff --git a/handlers/main.yml b/handlers/main.yml
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/handlers/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+
+- name: reload haproxy
+  service:
+    name: "{{ haproxy_service_name }}"
+    state: reloaded
diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
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+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+---
+
+- name: Load OS-specific variables
+  include_vars: "{{ item }}"
+  with_first_found:
+    - "{{ ansible_os_family }}.yml"
+    - "default.yml"
+
+- name: Install HAProxy
+  package:
+    name: "{{ haproxy_package }}"
+    state: present
+
+- name: Ensure configuration directory exists
+  file:
+    path: "{{ haproxy_config_path | dirname }}"
+    state: directory
+    mode: '0755'
+
+- name: Deploy HAProxy configuration
+  template:
+    src: haproxy.cfg.j2
+    dest: "{{ haproxy_config_path }}"
+    validate: "haproxy -c -f %s"
+  notify: reload haproxy
+
+- name: Ensure HAProxy is started and enabled
+  service:
+    name: "{{ haproxy_service_name }}"
+    state: started
+    enabled: yes
diff --git a/templates/haproxy.cfg.jinja b/templates/haproxy.cfg.jinja
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+++ b/templates/haproxy.cfg.jinja
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+global
+    log /dev/log local0
+    chroot /var/lib/haproxy
+    stats socket /run/haproxy/admin.sock mode 660 level admin
+    user haproxy
+    group haproxy
+    daemon
+
+defaults
+    log     global
+    mode    http
+    option  httplog
+    timeout connect 5000
+    timeout client  50000
+    timeout server  50000
+
+frontend http_front
+    bind *:80
+    default_backend http_back
+
+backend http_back
+    balance {{ haproxy_backend_balance }}
+    {% for server in haproxy_backend_servers %}
+    server {{ server.name }} {{ server.address }}:{{ server.port | default(80) }} check
+    {% endfor %}
diff --git a/vars/Debian.yml b/vars/Debian.yml
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+++ b/vars/Debian.yml
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+---
+
+haproxy_package: haproxy
+haproxy_config_path: /etc/haproxy/haproxy.cfg
+haproxy_service_name: haproxy
diff --git a/vars/FreeBSD.yml b/vars/FreeBSD.yml
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index 0000000..10b7805
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vars/FreeBSD.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+
+haproxy_package: haproxy
+haproxy_config_path: /usr/local/etc/haproxy.conf
+haproxy_service_name: haproxy
diff --git a/vars/RedHat.yml b/vars/RedHat.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..24416b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vars/RedHat.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+
+haproxy_package: haproxy
+haproxy_config_path: /etc/haproxy/haproxy.cfg
+haproxy_service_name: haproxy