diff --git a/handlers/main.yml b/handlers/main.yml
index 998ed00..76d3161 100644
--- a/handlers/main.yml
+++ b/handlers/main.yml
@@ -1,2 +1,7 @@
 ---
-# handlers file for ensure_podman
\ No newline at end of file
+# handlers file for ensure_podman
+- name: 'ensure_podman.package_facts'
+  ansible.builtin.package_facts:
+- name: 'ensure_podman.service_facts'
+  ansible.builtin.service_facts:
+
diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index c60dda6..5e9f569 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -1,2 +1,65 @@
 ---
-# tasks file for ensure_podman
\ No newline at end of file
+# tasks file for ensure_podman
+- name: 'include variables'
+  when:
+    - ansible_system == 'Linux'
+  include_vars:
+    file: '{{ lookup("first_found", findme ) }}'
+    name: 'ensure_podman'
+  vars:
+    findme:
+      files:
+        - '{{ ansible_distribution }}-{{ ansible_distribution_major_version }}-{{ ansible_architecture }}.yml'
+        - '{{ ansible_distribution }}-{{ ansible_distribution_major_version }}-default.yml'
+        - '{{ ansible_distribution }}-default.yml'
+        - '{{ ansible_os_family }}-{{ ansible_distribution_major_version }}-{{ ansible_architecture }}.yml'
+        - '{{ ansible_os_family }}-{{ ansible_distribution_major_version }}-default.yml'
+        - '{{ ansible_os_family }}-default.yml'
+        - 'default.yml'
+      paths:
+        - '../vars/'
+      errors: 'ignore'
+- name: 'package discovery'
+  when:
+    - ansible_system == 'Linux'
+    - packages is not defined
+  ansible.builtin.package_facts:
+- name: 'service discovery'
+  when:
+    - ansible_system == 'Linux'
+    - services is not defined
+  ansible.builtin.service_facts:
+- name: 'ensure packages'
+  when:
+    - ansible_system == 'Linux'
+    - ensure_podman is defined
+    - ensure_podman.package_list is defined
+    - ensure_podman.package_list is iterable
+    - packages[item.name] is not defined
+  ansible.builtin.package:
+    name: '{{ item.name }}'
+    state: '{{ item.state }}'
+  loop: '{{ ensure_podman.package_list }}'
+  loop_control:
+    label: '{{ item.name }} will be {{ item.state }}'
+  notify:
+    - 'ensure_podman.package_facts'
+    - 'ensure_podman.service_facts'
+- name: 'ensure services'
+  when:
+    - ansible_system == 'Linux'
+    - ensure_podman is defined
+    - ensure_podman.service_list is defined
+    - ensure_podman.service_list is iterable
+  ansible.builtin.service:
+    enabled: '{{ item.enabled }}'
+    name: '{{ item.name }}'
+    state: '{{ item.state }}'
+  loop: '{{ ensure_podman.service_list }}'
+  loop_control:
+    label: '{{ item.name }} will be {{ item.state }}'
+  notify:
+    - 'ensure_podman.package_facts'
+    - 'ensure_podman.service_facts'
+- name: 'flush handlers'
+  meta: 'flush_handlers'
diff --git a/vars/CentOS-8.yml b/vars/CentOS-8.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e911115
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vars/CentOS-8.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+---
+# vars file for ensure_podman
+package_list:
+  - name: 'cockpit-podman'
+    state: 'present'
+  - name: 'podman'
+    state: 'present'
+service_list:
+  - name: 'podman.socket'
+    state: 'started'
+    enabled: 'yes'
diff --git a/vars/Fedora-31.yml b/vars/Fedora-31.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e911115
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vars/Fedora-31.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+---
+# vars file for ensure_podman
+package_list:
+  - name: 'cockpit-podman'
+    state: 'present'
+  - name: 'podman'
+    state: 'present'
+service_list:
+  - name: 'podman.socket'
+    state: 'started'
+    enabled: 'yes'
diff --git a/vars/Fedora-32.yml b/vars/Fedora-32.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e911115
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vars/Fedora-32.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+---
+# vars file for ensure_podman
+package_list:
+  - name: 'cockpit-podman'
+    state: 'present'
+  - name: 'podman'
+    state: 'present'
+service_list:
+  - name: 'podman.socket'
+    state: 'started'
+    enabled: 'yes'
diff --git a/vars/Fedora-33.yml b/vars/Fedora-33.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e911115
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vars/Fedora-33.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+---
+# vars file for ensure_podman
+package_list:
+  - name: 'cockpit-podman'
+    state: 'present'
+  - name: 'podman'
+    state: 'present'
+service_list:
+  - name: 'podman.socket'
+    state: 'started'
+    enabled: 'yes'
diff --git a/vars/default.yml b/vars/default.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b70da1a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vars/default.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+---
+# vars file for ensure_podman
\ No newline at end of file