diff --git a/create_deployment_user.yml b/create_deployment_user.yml
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+- name: Create required deployment users
+  hosts: all
+  become: yes # Run tasks with root/sudo privileges
+
+  tasks:
+  - name: Create Ansible user
+    user:
+      name: ansible # Username
+      groups: sudo
+      expires: -1
+      password: "{{ 'mypassword' | password_hash('sha512') }}" # Encrypted password
+      state: present # Ensure the user is present
+      createhome: yes # Create the user's home directory
+      generate_ssh_key: yes # Generate an SSH key pair for the user
+      ssh_key_bits: 2048
+      ssh_key_file: .ssh/id_rsa
diff --git a/homelab.code-workspace b/homelab.code-workspace
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+{
+	"folders": [
+		{
+			"path": "."
+		}
+	],
+	"settings": {}
+}
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