diff --git a/group_vars/all/vars.yml b/group_vars/all/vars.yml
index efb4bce..5e34af8 100644
--- a/group_vars/all/vars.yml
+++ b/group_vars/all/vars.yml
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 ---
-vm_net_interface_name: eth0
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+vm_net_interface_name: eth0
+desired_keyboard_layout: de
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diff --git a/roles/system_settings/tasks/main.yml b/roles/system_settings/tasks/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4426e70
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/system_settings/tasks/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+- name: Set keyboard layout
+  command: "setxkbmap -layout {{ desired_keyboard_layout }}"
+
diff --git a/setup.yml b/setup.yml
index 4c27d6f..8ae9a80 100644
--- a/setup.yml
+++ b/setup.yml
@@ -2,4 +2,5 @@
 - hosts: localhost
   connection: local
   roles:
+    - system_settings
     - tor_gateway
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