diff --git a/roles/timesync_setup/defaults/main.yml b/roles/timesync_setup/defaults/main.yml
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+---
+timesyncd_setup_timezone: Europe/Berlin
+timesyncd_setup_ntp_servers:
+  - rustime02.rus.uni-stuttgart.de
+  - ntp2.fau.de
+  - rustime01.rus.uni-stuttgart.de
+  - ntp1.fau.de
diff --git a/roles/timesync_setup/handlers/main.yml b/roles/timesync_setup/handlers/main.yml
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+---
+# handlers file for systemd-timesyncd
+- name: reload ntp
+  become: true
+  listen: reload_ntp
+  ansible.builtin.shell:
+    timedatectl set-ntp false || true;
+    timedatectl set-ntp true || true;
+
+- name: reload timesyncd
+  become: true
+  listen: reload_timesyncd
+  ansible.builtin.service:
+    name: systemd-timesyncd
+    state: reloaded
+
+- name: restart timesyncd
+  become: true
+  listen: restart_timesyncd
+  ansible.builtin.service:
+    name: systemd-timesyncd
+    state: restarted
+
+- name: reconfigure timezone
+  become: true
+  listen: reconfigure_timezone
+  ansible.builtin.shell:
+    DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive \
+      dpkg-reconfigure --frontend noninteractive tzdata
+
+- name: sync rtc
+  become: true
+  listen: sync_rtc
+  ansible.builtin.command:
+    timedatectl set-local-rtc 0
diff --git a/roles/timesync_setup/tasks/main.yml b/roles/timesync_setup/tasks/main.yml
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+---
+- name: set timezone in /etc/localtime
+  become: true
+  ansible.builtin.file:
+    src: /usr/share/zoneinfo/{{ timesyncd_setup_timezone }}
+    dest: /etc/localtime
+    state: link
+    force: true
+  notify:
+    - reconfigure_timezone
+    - reload_ntp
+
+- name: set timezone in /etc/timezone
+  become: true
+  ansible.builtin.lineinfile:
+    state: present
+    dest: /etc/timezone
+    regexp: '.*'
+    line: '{{ timesyncd_setup_timezone }}'
+    insertbefore: EOF
+    create: true
+    mode: '0644'
+  notify:
+    - reconfigure_timezone
+    - reload_ntp
+
+- name: set timezone via systemd
+  become: true
+  ansible.builtin.command:
+    timedatectl set-timezone {{ timesyncd_setup_timezone }}
+
+- name: set ntp config in /etc/systemd/timesyncd.conf
+  become: true
+  community.general.ini_file:
+    path: /etc/systemd/timesyncd.conf
+    section: Time
+    option: NTP
+    value: '{{ timesyncd_setup_ntp_servers | join(" ") }}'
+    backup: true
+  notify:
+    - reload_ntp
+    - restart_timesyncd
+    - sync_rtc
+
+- name: enable systemd-timesyncd unit
+  become: true
+  service:
+    name: systemd-timesyncd
+    enabled: true
+  notify:
+    - reload_ntp
+    - restart_timesyncd
+    - sync_rtc
+
+- name: flush handlers
+  ansible.builtin.meta: flush_handlers
+
+# - name: wait for timesyncd to synchronize
+#   ansible.builtin.command: systemctl status systemd-timesyncd
+#   retries: 60
+#   delay: 3
+#   register: task_result
+#   until:
+#     - task_result.rc == 0
+#     - task_result.stdout is search('[Ss]ynchroniz.* to time server')