diff --git a/roles/wget/tasks/Darwin.yaml b/roles/wget/tasks/Darwin.yaml
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+---
+- name: install homebrew package
+  homebrew:
+    name: wget
+    state: latest
diff --git a/roles/wget/tasks/Debian.yaml b/roles/wget/tasks/Debian.yaml
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+---
+- name: install apt package
+  apt:
+    name: wget
+    state: latest
diff --git a/roles/wget/tasks/main.yaml b/roles/wget/tasks/main.yaml
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+---
+- include_tasks: '{{ansible_os_family}}.yaml'
+
+- name: create directories
+  file:
+    state: directory
+    dest: '{{item}}'
+  with_items:
+    - ~/.config/wget
+    - ~/.cache/wget
+
+- name: create config file
+  copy:
+    content: |
+      hsts-file = {{ansible_env.HOME}}/.cache/wget/hsts
+    dest: ~/.config/wget/rc