diff --git a/roles/rabbitmq/files/enabled_plugins b/roles/rabbitmq/files/enabled_plugins
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..352dfc4de1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/rabbitmq/files/enabled_plugins
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+[rabbitmq_management].
diff --git a/roles/rabbitmq/files/rabbitmq.config b/roles/rabbitmq/files/rabbitmq.config
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7f06159c86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/rabbitmq/files/rabbitmq.config
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+[
+ {rabbit,
+  [
+   {log_levels, [{connection, none}]},
+   {default_user_tags, [administrator]},
+   {heartbeat, 600},
+   {channel_max, 128}
+  ]},
+ {kernel,
+  [
+  ]},
+ {rabbitmq_management,
+  [
+  ]},
+
+ {rabbitmq_management_agent,
+  [
+  ]},
+ {rabbitmq_shovel,
+  [{shovels,
+    [
+    ]}
+  ]},
+ {rabbitmq_stomp,
+  [
+  ]},
+ {rabbitmq_mqtt,
+  [
+  ]},
+ {rabbitmq_amqp1_0,
+  [
+  ]},
+ {rabbitmq_auth_backend_ldap,
+  [
+  ]}
+].
diff --git a/roles/rabbitmq/tasks/main.yml b/roles/rabbitmq/tasks/main.yml
index 5fbadf7e57..c01634c4e6 100644
--- a/roles/rabbitmq/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/rabbitmq/tasks/main.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,18 @@
   yum: pkg={{ item }} state=present
   with_items:
   - rabbitmq-server
-  tags: rabbitmq
+  tags:
+  - rabbitmq
+  - packages
+
+- name: install the configuration
+  copy: src={{item}} dest=/etc/rabbitmq/{{item}} owner=root group=root mode=0644
+  with_items:
+  - rabbitmq.config
+  - enabled_plugins
+  tags:
+  - rabbitmq
+  - config
 
 - name: start rabbitmq
   service: name=rabbitmq-server state=started enabled=yes