diff --git a/roles/enable_lmod/tasks/main.yml b/roles/enable_lmod/tasks/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..4676f706030c27b4b86e35a342e26fb3ae9ad74b
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+++ b/roles/enable_lmod/tasks/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+---
+- include_vars: "{{ ansible_os_family }}.yml"
+
+- name: install lua
+  yum: name={{ item }} state=installed
+  with_items:
+    - lua
+    - lua-filesystem
+    - lua-posix
+  sudo: true
+  when: ansible_os_family == 'RedHat'
+
+- name: install lua
+  apt: name={{ item }} state=installed
+  with_items:
+    - lua5.2
+    - lua5.2
+    - lua-filesystem
+    - lua-bitop
+    - lua-posix
+    - liblua5.2-0
+    - liblua5.2-dev
+    - tcl
+  sudo: true
+  when: ansible_os_family == 'Debian'
+
+- name: link bash
+  file: src={{ soft_dir }}/lmod/lmod/init/bash dest=/etc/profile.d/lmod.sh state=link
+  sudo: true
+
+- name: link csh
+  file: src={{ soft_dir }}/lmod/lmod/init/cshrc dest=/etc/profile.d/lmod.csh state=link
+  sudo: true
diff --git a/roles/enable_lmod/vars/Debian.yml b/roles/enable_lmod/vars/Debian.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..f1a8d1448746c5492a52b1e29983120d6faf9831
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/enable_lmod/vars/Debian.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+---
+lua_include: /usr/include/lua5.2
diff --git a/roles/enable_lmod/vars/RedHat.yml b/roles/enable_lmod/vars/RedHat.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..533e08b0df15750498e38a23db460db834944a9b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/enable_lmod/vars/RedHat.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+---
+lua_include: /usr/local
diff --git a/roles/enable_lmod/vars/main.yml b/roles/enable_lmod/vars/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..ce2423328fad285e5b22b30a5257051c4475c96b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/enable_lmod/vars/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+source_dir: /tmp
+soft_dir: /usr/local
+lmod_version: 5.8.6
diff --git a/roles/link_usr_local/tasks/main.yml b/roles/link_usr_local/tasks/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..7f3e211f98ec1ec266cf0117b663e77f05e5c232
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/link_usr_local/tasks/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+---
+- name: stat usrlocal
+  stat: path={{ dest }}
+  register: stat_usrlocal
+
+- name: mv
+  command: mv /usr/local /usr/local_old
+  when: stat_usrlocal.stat.isdir == True
+  sudo: true
+
+- name: link
+  file: src="{{ src }}" dest="{{ dest }}" state=link
+  sudo: true
diff --git a/roles/lmod/tasks/main.yml b/roles/lmod/tasks/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..7c63b8f05e12e703f84c1442e620cbfc0e38521b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/lmod/tasks/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+---
+- include_vars: "{{ ansible_os_family }}.yml"
+
+- name: install lua
+  yum: name={{ item }} state=installed
+  with_items:
+    - lua
+    - lua-filesystem
+    - lua-posix
+  sudo: true
+  when: ansible_os_family == 'RedHat'
+
+- name: install lua
+  apt: name={{ item }} state=installed
+  with_items:
+    - lua5.2
+    - lua5.2
+    - lua-filesystem
+    - lua-bitop
+    - lua-posix
+    - liblua5.2-0
+    - liblua5.2-dev
+    - tcl
+  sudo: true
+  when: ansible_os_family == 'Debian'
+
+- name: Download LMOD
+  get_url:
+    url=http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/lmod/Lmod-{{ lmod_version }}.tar.bz2
+    dest={{source_dir}}/Lmod-{{ lmod_version }}.tar.bz2
+    mode=0444
+
+- name: Uncompress LMOD
+  unarchive:
+    src={{ source_dir }}/Lmod-{{ lmod_version }}.tar.bz2
+    dest={{ source_dir }}
+    copy=no
+    creates={{source_dir}}/Lmod-{{ lmod_version }}/README
+
+- name: Compile and install Lmod
+  shell: cd {{ source_dir }}/Lmod-{{ lmod_version }}; ./configure --prefix={{ soft_dir }} --with-mpathSearch=YES --with-caseIndependentSorting=YES && make install LUA_INCLUDE={{ lua_include }}
+  args:
+    creates: "{{ soft_dir }}/lmod/{{ lmod_version }}"
+  sudo: true
diff --git a/roles/lmod/vars/Debian.yml b/roles/lmod/vars/Debian.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..f1a8d1448746c5492a52b1e29983120d6faf9831
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/lmod/vars/Debian.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+---
+lua_include: /usr/include/lua5.2
diff --git a/roles/lmod/vars/RedHat.yml b/roles/lmod/vars/RedHat.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..533e08b0df15750498e38a23db460db834944a9b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/lmod/vars/RedHat.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+---
+lua_include: /usr/local
diff --git a/roles/lmod/vars/main.yml b/roles/lmod/vars/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..ce2423328fad285e5b22b30a5257051c4475c96b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/lmod/vars/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+source_dir: /tmp
+soft_dir: /usr/local
+lmod_version: 5.8.6