diff --git a/ansible1/.yamllint b/ansible1/.yamllint
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8c1c4ca75
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible1/.yamllint
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+---
+extends: default
+
+rules:
+  line-length:
+    max: 120
+    level: warning
+
+ignore: |
+  .github/workflows/ci.yml
+  .github/workflows/cd.yml
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ansible1/playbook-develop-ubuntu.yml b/ansible1/playbook-develop-ubuntu.yml
index 365551367..5d5b4b814 100644
--- a/ansible1/playbook-develop-ubuntu.yml
+++ b/ansible1/playbook-develop-ubuntu.yml
@@ -6,3 +6,4 @@
   become_user: root
   roles:
     - packages
+    - postgresql
diff --git a/ansible1/roles/packages/handlers/main.yml b/ansible1/roles/packages/handlers/main.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 5206c9821..000000000
--- a/ansible1/roles/packages/handlers/main.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
----
-- name: Reload shell
-  shell: exec $SHELL
diff --git a/ansible1/roles/postgresql/handlers/main.yml b/ansible1/roles/postgresql/handlers/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0d7e5b861
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible1/roles/postgresql/handlers/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+- name: restart postgresql
+  service:
+    name: postgresql
+    state: restarted
diff --git a/ansible1/roles/postgresql/tasks/main.yml b/ansible1/roles/postgresql/tasks/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..17ac52df1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible1/roles/postgresql/tasks/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+---
+- name: Install packages
+  apt: "name={{ item }} state=present"
+  with_items:
+    - postgresql
+    - postgresql-server
+
+- name: Install Python packages
+  pip: "name={{ item }} state=present"
+  sudo: yes
+  with_items:
+    - postgresql-{{ postges_version }}
+    - postgresql-client-{{ postges_version }}
+    - postgresql-contrib-{{ postges_version }}
+
+- name: Configure PostgreSQL. Set listen_address
+  lineinfile: dest=/etc/postgresql/{{ postges_version }}/main/postgresql.conf
+    regexp="max_connections =" line="max_connections = 1000" state=present
+  notify: restart postgresql
+  sudo: yes
+
+- name: Configure PostgreSQL. Set SSL
+  lineinfile: dest=/etc/postgresql/{{ postges_version }}/main/postgresql.conf
+    regexp="ssl =" line="ssl = false" state=present
+  notify: restart postgresql
+  sudo: yes
+
+- name: Configure PostgreSQL. Set autovacuum
+  lineinfile: dest=/etc/postgresql/{{ postges_version }}/main/postgresql.conf
+    regexp="autovacuum =" line="autovacuum = on" state=present
+  notify: restart postgresql
+  sudo: yes
+
+- name: Configure PostgreSQL. Set hosts in pg_hba.conf
+  template:
+    src=pg_hba.conf.j2 dest=/etc/postgresql/{{ postgresql_version }}/main/pg_hba.conf
+    backup=yes
+  notify: restart postgresql
+  sudo: yes
+
+- name: Install psycopg2
+  pip: name=psycopg2
+  sudo: yes
+
+- name: Create PostgreSQL DB
+  postgresql_db: name={{ postgres_db_development_name }}
+  sudo: yes
+  sudo_user: { { postgres_user } }
+
+- name: Create PostgreSQL DB
+  postgresql_db: name={{ postgres_db_test_name }}
+  sudo: yes
+  sudo_user: { { postgres_user } }
+
+- name: Include encrypted secrets
+  include_vars:
+    file: vars/secrets.yml
+
+- name: Create PostgreSQL user and grant access
+  postgresql_user: db={{ postgres_db_development_name }} user={{ postgres_user }} password={{ postgres_user_password }}
+  sudo: yes
+  sudo_user: { { postgres_user } }
+
+- name: Run rake db:migrate
+  shell: |
+    rake db:migrate
diff --git a/ansible1/roles/postgresql/vars/main.yml b/ansible1/roles/postgresql/vars/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f7d085ebe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible1/roles/postgresql/vars/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+postgres_user: "postgres"
+postgres_db_development_name: "zero_waste_development"
+postgres_db_test_name: "zero_waste_test"
+postges_version: 12