diff --git a/hosts b/hosts
index 4f6fe62..5b09f77 100644
--- a/hosts
+++ b/hosts
@@ -4,5 +4,13 @@
 leaf-1
 leaf-2
 
+[head]
+172.42.42.38
+
+[compute]
+
+[all:vars]
+ansible_ssh_user=ubuntu
+
 [switches:vars]
 ansible_ssh_user=root
diff --git a/roles/compute-node/files/99-cord-sudoers b/roles/compute-node/files/99-cord-sudoers
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2a00bee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/compute-node/files/99-cord-sudoers
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+ubuntu ALL=(ALL:ALL) NOPASSWD:ALL
diff --git a/roles/compute-node/files/id_rsa b/roles/compute-node/files/id_rsa
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e4a3947
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/compute-node/files/id_rsa
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+-----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY-----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+-----END RSA PRIVATE KEY-----
diff --git a/roles/compute-node/files/id_rsa.pub b/roles/compute-node/files/id_rsa.pub
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..36daa90
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/compute-node/files/id_rsa.pub
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAADAQABAAABAQDiLFqQhAWWlJd3c0n3xu1s7sO3Sj2KgOXRktlra/WDR1aJ+fRbmCSqj1VKRjZ8/BS2DGfKjJUWIRzUzIs3ECR3pQeX5jMXDh0MKsSm7lcMI8KS+TJ13Y/c6K7GaF4OqOmSU8xZ12xZIgDTrWpJ0FD6lib1Crm196S85VwA8+SgHbZ+0+uCc5Ki+9PAd+dkf+B+Ij4jFRxbAuSd6JR6fDmg77cmJ7UZuffIWp/emT5Uboz7xgeBkpjT9MFoUEcH5pwo3f/IiGedDN/BHItfm3GdjJoMjQeNUslCIUrRcqBMaGbhTsKalaQQfpYsX9w6z35yFAMNLA7FEP9UjDpbixcj cord@cord.lab
diff --git a/roles/compute-node/tasks/main.yml b/roles/compute-node/tasks/main.yml
index d64adfe..58bea5f 100644
--- a/roles/compute-node/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/compute-node/tasks/main.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,40 @@
     name=ubuntu
     password="$6$TjhJuOgh8xp.v$z/4GwFbn5koVmkD6Ex9wY7bgP7L3uP2ujZkZSs1HNdzQdz9YclbnZH9GvqMC/M1iwC0MceL05.13HoFz/bai0/"
 
+- name: Authorize SSH Key
+  become: yes
+  authorized_key:
+    key="{{ pub_ssh_key }}"
+    user=ubuntu
+    state=present
+
+- name: Verify Private SSH Key
+  become: yes
+  stat:
+    path=/home/ubuntu/.ssh/id_rsa
+  register: private_key
+
+- name: Ensure Private SSH Key
+  become: yes
+  copy:
+    src=files/{{ item }}
+    dest=/home/ubuntu/.ssh/{{ item }}
+    owner=ubuntu
+    group=ubuntu
+    mode=0600
+  with_items:
+    - id_rsa
+    - id_rsa.pub
+
+- name: Ensure CORD SUDO
+  become: yes
+  copy:
+    src=files/99-cord-sudoers
+    dest=/etc/sudoers.d/99-cord-sudoers
+    owner=root
+    group=root
+    mode=0600
+
 - name: Verify i40e Driver
   command: modinfo --field=version i40e
   register: i40e_version
diff --git a/roles/compute-node/vars/main.yml b/roles/compute-node/vars/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6d1a0cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/compute-node/vars/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+pub_ssh_key: "{{ lookup('file', 'files/id_rsa.pub') }}"