diff --git a/roles/rabbitmq_cluster/files/enabled_plugins b/roles/rabbitmq_cluster/files/enabled_plugins
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index 0000000000..352dfc4de1
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+++ b/roles/rabbitmq_cluster/files/enabled_plugins
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+[rabbitmq_management].
diff --git a/roles/rabbitmq_cluster/tasks/main.yml b/roles/rabbitmq_cluster/tasks/main.yml
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+++ b/roles/rabbitmq_cluster/tasks/main.yml
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+- name: install needed packages
+  package: name={{ item }} state=present
+  with_items:
+  - rabbitmq-server
+  tags:
+  - rabbitmq_cluster
+  - packages
+
+- name: deploy CA certificate
+  copy: src="{{private}}/files/rabbitmq/{{env}}/pki/ca.crt"
+        dest=/etc/rabbitmq/ca.crt
+        owner=root group=root mode=0644
+  tags:
+  - rabbitmq_cluster
+  - config
+
+- name: deploy node certificate
+  copy: src="{{private}}/files/rabbitmq/{{env}}/pki/issued/{{inventory_hostname}}.crt"
+        dest=/etc/rabbitmq/node.crt
+        owner=root group=root mode=0644
+  tags:
+  - rabbitmq_cluster
+  - config
+
+- name: deploy node private key
+  copy: src="{{private}}/files/rabbitmq/{{env}}/pki/private/{{inventory_hostname}}.key"
+        dest=/etc/rabbitmq/node.key
+        owner=root group=root mode=0600
+  tags:
+  - rabbitmq_cluster
+  - config
+
+- name: enable plugins
+  copy: src=enabled_plugins dest=/etc/rabbitmq/enabled_plugins owner=root group=root mode=0644
+  with_items:
+  - rabbitmq.config
+  - enabled_plugins
+  tags:
+  - rabbitmq_cluster
+  - config
+
+- name: deploy configuration
+  template: src=rabbitmq.config dest=/etc/rabbitmq/rabbitmq.config owner=root group=root mode=0644
+  tags:
+  - rabbitmq_cluster
+  - config
+
+#- name: start rabbitmq
+#  service: name=rabbitmq-server state=started enabled=yes
+#  tags: rabbitmq
diff --git a/roles/rabbitmq_cluster/templates/rabbitmq.config b/roles/rabbitmq_cluster/templates/rabbitmq.config
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+++ b/roles/rabbitmq_cluster/templates/rabbitmq.config
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+[
+ {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,
+  [
+  ]}
+].