diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index aa682be..6bb3106 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -29,4 +29,48 @@ congress_bin: "/openstack/venvs/congress-{{ congress_venv_tag }}/bin"
 congress_venv_download_url: http://127.0.0.1/venvs/untagged/ubuntu/congress.tgz
 
 congress_requires_pip_packages:
-  - virtualenv
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+  - virtualenv
+
+## System info
+congress_system_user_name: congress
+congress_system_group_name: congress
+congress_system_shell: /bin/false
+congress_system_comment: congress system user
+congress_system_user_home: "/var/lib/{{ congress_system_user_name }}"
+
+## Database credentials
+congress_db_name: congress
+congress_db_user: root
+congress_db_login_host: ""
+congress_db_login_user: ""
+congress_db_login_password: ""
+congress_db_user_password: ""
+
+## Service Type and Data
+congress_service_region: RegionOne
+congress_service_name: congress
+congress_service_proto: http
+congress_service_type: nfv-orchestration
+congress_service_description: "congress service"
+congress_service_publicuri: "{{ congress_service_publicuri_proto }}://{{ external_lb_vip_address }}:{{ congress_service_port }}"
+congress_service_publicurl: "{{ congress_service_publicuri }}"
+congress_service_internaluri: "{{ congress_service_internaluri_proto }}://{{ internal_lb_vip_address }}:{{ congress_service_port }}"
+congress_service_internalurl: "{{ congress_service_internaluri }}"
+congress_service_adminuri: "{{ congress_service_adminuri_proto }}://{{ internal_lb_vip_address }}:{{ congress_service_port }}"
+congress_service_adminurl: "{{ congress_service_adminuri }}"
+congress_service_registry_proto: "{{ congress_service_proto }}"
+congress_service_publicuri_proto: "{{ openstack_service_publicuri_proto | default(congress_service_proto) }}"
+congress_service_adminuri_proto: "{{ openstack_service_adminuri_proto | default(congress_service_proto) }}"
+congress_service_internaluri_proto: "{{ openstack_service_internaluri_proto | default(congress_service_proto) }}"
+
+#NOTE:  move password to tests/test-vars.yml
+congress_service_password: password
+
+## Keystone
+congress_service_project_domain_id: default
+congress_service_project_name: service
+congress_service_user_domain_id: default
+congress_service_user_name: congress
+congress_keystone_auth_plugin: password
+
+congress_service_in_ldap: false
diff --git a/tasks/congress_init.yml b/tasks/congress_init.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..19378a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tasks/congress_init.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+---
+# Copyright 2017, taseer94@gmail.com
+# All rights reserved.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+- name: Ensure congress service
+  keystone:
+    command: "ensure_service"
+    endpoint: "{{ keystone_service_adminurl }}"
+    login_user: "{{ keystone_admin_user_name }}"
+    login_password: "{{ keystone_auth_admin_password }}"
+    login_project_name: "{{ keystone_admin_tenant_name }}"
+    service_name: "{{ congress_service_name }}"
+    service_type: "{{ congress_service_type }}"
+    description: "{{ congress_service_description }}"
+    insecure: "{{ keystone_service_adminuri_insecure }}"
+  register: add_service
+  until: add_service|success
+  retries: 5
+  delay: 2
+
+# Create an admin user
+- name: Ensure congress user
+  keystone:
+    command: "ensure_user"
+    endpoint: "{{ keystone_service_adminurl }}"
+    login_user: "{{ keystone_admin_user_name }}"
+    login_password: "{{ keystone_auth_admin_password }}"
+    login_project_name: "{{ keystone_admin_tenant_name }}"
+    user_name: "{{ congress_service_user_name }}"
+    tenant_name: "{{ congress_service_project_name }}"
+    password: "{{ congress_service_password }}"
+    insecure: "{{ keystone_service_adminuri_insecure }}"
+  register: add_service
+  when: not congress_service_in_ldap | bool
+  until: add_service|success
+  retries: 5
+  delay: 10
+
+- name: Ensure congress user to admin role
+  keystone:
+    command: "ensure_user_role"
+    endpoint: "{{ keystone_service_adminurl }}"
+    login_user: "{{ keystone_admin_user_name }}"
+    login_password: "{{ keystone_auth_admin_password }}"
+    login_project_name: "{{ keystone_admin_tenant_name }}"
+    user_name: "{{ congress_service_user_name }}"
+    tenant_name: "{{ congress_service_project_name }}"
+    role_name: "{{ congress_role_name }}"
+    insecure: "{{ keystone_service_adminuri_insecure }}"
+  register: add_service
+  when: not congress_service_in_ldap | bool
+  until: add_service|success
+  retries: 5
+delay: 10
+
+# Create an endpoint
+- name: Ensure congress endpoint
+  keystone:
+    command: "ensure_endpoint"
+    endpoint: "{{ keystone_service_adminurl }}"
+    login_user: "{{ keystone_admin_user_name }}"
+    login_password: "{{ keystone_auth_admin_password }}"
+    login_project_name: "{{ keystone_admin_tenant_name }}"
+    region_name: "{{ congress_service_region }}"
+    service_name: "{{ congress_service_name }}"
+    service_type: "{{ congress_service_type }}"
+    insecure: "{{ keystone_service_adminuri_insecure }}"
+    endpoint_list:
+      - url: "{{ congress_service_publicurl }}"
+        interface: "public"
+      - url: "{{ congress_service_internalurl }}"
+        interface: "internal"
+      - url: "{{ congress_service_adminurl }}"
+        interface: "admin"
+  register: add_service
+  until: add_service|success
+  retries: 5
+delay: 10
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diff --git a/tasks/congress_install.yml b/tasks/congress_install.yml
index 8a465cc..55ef43b 100644
--- a/tasks/congress_install.yml
+++ b/tasks/congress_install.yml
@@ -14,74 +14,85 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-- name: Install required pip packages
-  pip:
-    name: "{{ congress_requires_pip_packages | join(' ') }}"
-    state: "{{ congress_package_state }}"
-  register: install_packages
-  until: install_packages|success
-  retries: 5
-  delay: 2
+- name: clone congress repo
+  git:
+    repo: "{{ congress_git_repo }}"
+    dest: /opt/congress
+    clone: yes
 
-- name: Retrieve checksum for venv download
-  uri:
-    url: "{{ congress_venv_download_url | replace('tgz', 'checksum') }}"
-    return_content: yes
-  register: congress_venv_checksum
-  when: not congress_developer_mode | bool
+- name: install congress
+  shell: python setup.py install
+  args:
+    chdir: /opt/congress
 
-- name: Attempt venv download
-  get_url:
-    url: "{{ congress_venv_download_url }}"
-    dest: "/var/cache/{{ congress_venv_download_url | basename }}"
-    checksum: "sha1:{{ congress_venv_checksum.content | trim }}"
-  register: congress_get_venv
-  when: not congress_developer_mode | bool
+#- name: Install required pip packages
+#  pip:
+#    name: "{{ congress_requires_pip_packages | join(' ') }}"
+#    state: "{{ congress_package_state }}"
+#  register: install_packages
+#  until: install_packages|success
+#  retries: 5
+#  delay: 2
 
-- name: Remove existing venv
-  file:
-    path: "{{ congress_bin | dirname }}"
-    state: absent
-  when: congress_get_venv | changed
+#- name: Retrieve checksum for venv download
+#  uri:
+#    url: "{{ congress_venv_download_url | replace('tgz', 'checksum') }}"
+#    return_content: yes
+#  register: congress_venv_checksum
+#  when: not congress_developer_mode | bool
 
-- name: Create congress venv dir
-  file:
-    path: "{{ congress_bin | dirname }}"
-    state: directory
-  register: congress_venv_dir
-  when: not congress_developer_mode | bool
+#- name: Attempt venv download
+#  get_url:
+#    url: "{{ congress_venv_download_url }}"
+#    dest: "/var/cache/{{ congress_venv_download_url | basename }}"
+#    checksum: "sha1:{{ congress_venv_checksum.content | trim }}"
+#  register: congress_get_venv
+#  when: not congress_developer_mode | bool
 
-- name: Unarchive pre-built venv
-  unarchive:
-    src: "/var/cache/{{ congress_venv_download_url | basename }}"
-    dest: "{{ congress_bin | dirname }}"
-    copy: "no"
-  when:
-    - not congress_developer_mode | bool
-    - congress_get_venv | changed or congress_venv_dir | changed
+#- name: Remove existing venv
+#  file:
+#    path: "{{ congress_bin | dirname }}"
+#    state: absent
+#  when: congress_get_venv | changed
 
-- name: Install pip packages
-  pip:
-    name: "{{ congress_pip_packages | join(' ') }}"
-    state: "{{ congress_package_state }}"
-    virtualenv: "{{ congress_bin | dirname }}"
-    virtualenv_site_packages: "no"
-  register: install_packages
-  until: install_packages|success
-  retries: 5
-  delay: 2
-  when: congress_developer_mode | bool
+#- name: Create congress venv dir
+#  file:
+#    path: "{{ congress_bin | dirname }}"
+#    state: directory
+#  register: congress_venv_dir
+#  when: not congress_developer_mode | bool
 
-- name: Update virtualenv path
-  command: >
-    virtualenv-tools --update-path=auto --reinitialize {{ congress_bin | dirname }}
-  when:
-    - not congress_developer_mode | bool
-    - congress_get_venv | changed or congress_venv_dir | changed
+#- name: Unarchive pre-built venv
+#  unarchive:
+#    src: "/var/cache/{{ congress_venv_download_url | basename }}"
+#    dest: "{{ congress_bin | dirname }}"
+#    copy: "no"
+#  when:
+#    - not congress_developer_mode | bool
+#    - congress_get_venv | changed or congress_venv_dir | changed
 
-- name: Record the venv tag deployed
-  ini_file:
-    dest: "/etc/ansible/facts.d/openstack_ansible.fact"
-    section: congress
-    option: venv_tag
-    value: "{{ congress_venv_tag }}"
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+#- name: Install pip packages
+#  pip:
+#    name: "{{ congress_pip_packages | join(' ') }}"
+#    state: "{{ congress_package_state }}"
+#    virtualenv: "{{ congress_bin | dirname }}"
+#    virtualenv_site_packages: "no"
+#  register: install_packages
+#  until: install_packages|success
+#  retries: 5
+#  delay: 2
+#  when: congress_developer_mode | bool
+
+#- name: Update virtualenv path
+#  command: >
+#    virtualenv-tools --update-path=auto --reinitialize {{ congress_bin | dirname }}
+#  when:
+#    - not congress_developer_mode | bool
+#    - congress_get_venv | changed or congress_venv_dir | changed
+
+#- name: Record the venv tag deployed
+#  ini_file:
+#    dest: "/etc/ansible/facts.d/openstack_ansible.fact"
+#    section: congress
+#    option: venv_tag
+#    value: "{{ congress_venv_tag }}"
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diff --git a/tasks/congress_post_install.yml b/tasks/congress_post_install.yml
index 4346142..62dbf98 100644
--- a/tasks/congress_post_install.yml
+++ b/tasks/congress_post_install.yml
@@ -14,39 +14,31 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-- debug:
-    msg: "This is the post installation script"
+- name: creating congress database
+  mysql_db:
+    name: "{{ congress_db_name }}"
+    state: present
+    login_host: "{{ congress_db_login_host }}"
+    login_user: "{{ congress_db_login_user }}"
+    login_password: "{{ congress_db_login_password }}"
 
-- name: make configuration directory
-  file:
-    path: /etc/congress
-    state: directory
-
-- name: make snapshot directory
-  file:
-    path: /etc/congress/snapshot
-    state: directory
-
-- name: copy files
-  copy:
-    src: "/opt/requirements/etc/{{ item }}"
-    dest: /etc/congress
+- name: create congress user access
+  mysql_user:
+    name: "{{ congress_db_user }}"
+    password: "{{ congress_db_user_password }}"
+    login_host: "{{ congress_db_login_host }}"
+    login_user: "{{ congress_db_login_user }}"
+    login_password: "{{ congress_db_login_password }}"
+    priv: congress.*:ALL
+    host: "{{ item }}"
   with_items:
-    - api-paste.ini
-    - policy.json
-    - congress.conf.sample
+    - "%"
+    - "localhost"
 
-- debug:
-    msg: "Adding the database"
+- name: create congress database schema
+  shell: >
+      /usr/bin/congress-db-manage --config /etc/congress/congress.conf upgrade head
 
-- debug:
-    msg: "setting up congress accounts"
-
-- debug:
-    msg: "setting up congress service endpoints"
-
-- debug:
-    msg: "Setting up datasource drivers"
-
-- debug:
-    msg: "Install Congress client in the utility container"
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+- name: install congress client
+  pip:
+    name: python-congressclient
diff --git a/tasks/congress_pre_install.yml b/tasks/congress_pre_install.yml
index f90f887..1d5694f 100644
--- a/tasks/congress_pre_install.yml
+++ b/tasks/congress_pre_install.yml
@@ -23,4 +23,32 @@
   pip:
     name: "{{ item }}"
   with_items:
-    - virtualenv
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+    - virtualenv
+
+- name: create congress group
+  group:
+    name: "{{ congress_system_group_name }}"
+    state: present
+
+- name: create congress user
+  user:
+    name: "{{ congress_system_user_name }}"
+    group: "{{ congress_system_group_name }}"
+    createhome: no
+
+- name: make congress configuration directory
+  file:
+    path: "{{ item }}"
+    state: directory
+  with_items:
+    - /etc/congress
+    - /etc/congress/snapshot
+
+- name: copy files
+  copy:
+    src: "/opt/congress/etc/{{ item }}"
+    dest: /etc/congress
+  with_items:
+    - api-paste.ini
+    - policy.json
+#    - congress.conf.sample