diff --git a/dotfiles.yml b/dotfiles.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..55bb41c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dotfiles.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+dotfiles:
+  - from: autostart
+    to: .autostart
+  - from: git/gitconfig
+    to: .gitconfig
+  - from: gnupg/dirmngr.conf
+    to: .gnupg/dirmngr.conf
+  - from: gnupg/gpg-agent.conf
+    to: .gnupg/gpg-agent.conf
+  - from: gnupg/gpg.conf
+    to: .gnupg/gpg.conf
+  - from: i3
+    to: .i3
+  - from: tmux/tmux.conf
+    to: .tmux.conf
+  - from: vim/vimrc
+    to: .config/nvim/init.vim
+  - from: vim/vimrc
+    to: .vimrc
+  - from: x/Xresources
+    to: .Xresources
+  - from: x/xinitrc
+    to: .xinitrc
+  - from: zsh/zprofile
+    to: .zprofile
+  - from: zsh/zshrc
+    to: .zshrc
+  - from: zsh/zshrc.d
+    to: .zshrc.d
diff --git a/playbook.yml b/playbook.yml
index 9155a18..b27d50f 100644
--- a/playbook.yml
+++ b/playbook.yml
@@ -115,8 +115,24 @@
           ExecStart=-/sbin/agetty --autologin {{ user }} --noclear %I $TERM
       become: true
 
-    - name: run dotbot
-      command: ./dotbot
+    - name: load dotfile list
+      include_vars:
+        file: dotfiles.yml
+
+    - name: link this folder to ~/.dotfiles
+      file:
+        state: link
+        force: true
+        path: "{{ ansible_user_dir }}/.dotfiles"
+        src: "{{ playbook_dir }}"
+
+    - name: link dotfiles
+      file:
+        state: link
+        force: true
+        path: "{{ ansible_user_dir }}/{{ item.to }}"
+        src: ~/.dotfiles/{{ item.from }}
+      with_items: "{{ dotfiles }}"
 
     - name: create directories
       file: