diff --git a/main.yaml b/main.yaml
index 7f3c3ed..a93d22f 100644
--- a/main.yaml
+++ b/main.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 ---
 - hosts: localhost
   roles:
+    - zsh
     - neovim
 
 - hosts: windows
diff --git a/roles/zsh/handlers/main.yaml b/roles/zsh/handlers/main.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e1f75b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/zsh/handlers/main.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+- name: install fzf binaries
+  command:
+    cmd: ~/.config/zsh/fzf/install --bin
diff --git a/roles/zsh/tasks/Darwin.yaml b/roles/zsh/tasks/Darwin.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d20dfd6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/zsh/tasks/Darwin.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+- name: install homebrew packages
+  homebrew:
+    name:
+      - zsh
+    state: latest
diff --git a/roles/zsh/tasks/Debian.yaml b/roles/zsh/tasks/Debian.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..110ae8b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/zsh/tasks/Debian.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+---
+- name: install apt packages
+  become: true
+  apt:
+    name:
+      - zsh
+      - zsh-doc
+      - pinentry-curses
+      - unzip
+    state: latest
diff --git a/roles/zsh/tasks/main.yaml b/roles/zsh/tasks/main.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..905a13e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/zsh/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+---
+- include_tasks: '{{ansible_os_family}}.yaml'
+
+- name: clone config repo
+  git:
+    repo: git@code.infektor.net:config/zsh.git
+    dest: ~/.config/zsh
+    version: master
+
+- name: clone plugin repos
+  git:
+    repo: '{{item.repo}}'
+    dest: '{{item.dest}}'
+  with_items:
+    - repo: https://github.com/zsh-users/zsh-autosuggestions.git
+      dest: ~/.config/zsh/zsh-autosuggestions
+    - repo: https://github.com/zsh-users/zsh-history-substring-search.git
+      dest: ~/.config/zsh/zsh-history-substring-search
+    - repo: https://github.com/zsh-users/zsh-syntax-highlighting.git
+      dest: ~/.config/zsh/zsh-syntax-highlighting
+    - repo: https://github.com/zsh-users/zsh-completions.git
+      dest: ~/.config/zsh/zsh-completions
+
+- name: clone fzf repo
+  git:
+    repo: https://github.com/junegunn/fzf.git
+    dest: ~/.config/zsh/fzf
+  notify: install fzf binaries
+- meta: flush_handlers
+
+- name: create directories
+  file:
+    state: directory
+    dest: '{{item}}'
+  with_items:
+    - ~/.local/bin
+    - ~/.local/share/zsh/site-functions
+
+- name: create symbolic links
+  file:
+    state: link
+    src: '{{item.src}}'
+    dest: '{{item.dest}}'
+  with_items:
+    - src: ~/.config/zsh/zlogin
+      dest: ~/.zlogin
+    - src: ~/.config/zsh/zlogout
+      dest: ~/.zlogout
+    - src: ~/.config/zsh/zprofile
+      dest: ~/.zprofile
+    - src: ~/.config/zsh/zshenv
+      dest: ~/.zshenv
+    - src: ~/.config/zsh/zshrc
+      dest: ~/.zshrc
+    - src: ~/.config/zsh/prompt_fresh_setup
+      dest: ~/.local/share/zsh/site-functions/prompt_fresh_setup
+    - src: ~/.config/zsh/build/_build-dir
+      dest: ~/.local/share/zsh/site-functions/_build-dir
+    - src: ~/.config/zsh/sandbox/_sandbox
+      dest: ~/.local/share/zsh/site-functions/_sandbox
+    - src: ~/.config/zsh/layout/_layout
+      dest: ~/.local/share/zsh/site-functions/_layout
+    - src: ~/.config/zsh/notes/_note
+      dest: ~/.local/share/zsh/site-functions/_note
+    - src: ~/.config/zsh/fzf/bin/fzf
+      dest: ~/.local/bin/fzf
+    - src: ~/.config/zsh/fzf/bin/fzf-tmux
+      dest: ~/.local/bin/fzf-tmux
+    - src: ~/.config/zsh/cmake-uninstall
+      dest: ~/.local/bin/cmake-uninstall
+    - src: ~/.config/zsh/$
+      dest: ~/.local/bin/$
+
+- name: get absolute path
+  shell: command -v zsh
+  register: zsh
+  changed_when: false
+
+- name: set default shell
+  user:
+    name: '{{lookup("env", "USER")}}'
+    shell: '{{zsh.stdout}}'
+  become: true