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@@ -5,3 +5,20 @@ Ansible configs for the Skylab Homelab
 Main entrypoint is through the `ansible` script in this repository. The script sets up
 basic environment variables to avoid conflicts with other environments and sets the
 inventory.
+
+Bootstrap checklist:
+
+1. Install a supported operating system: [Rocky Linux](https://rockylinux.org)
+2. During installation create a user named `ansible` with any password
+3. After installation copy SSH key to the `ansible` user
+4. Enable password-less sudo access for the `ansible` user with this command:
+
+```bash
+sudo tee /etc/sudoers.d/30-ansible <<<"ansible ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD:ALL"
+```
+
+5. Change the UID of the `ansible` user to `1400` with this command:
+
+```bash
+sudo usermod -u 1400 ansible
+```