diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..36d2389
--- /dev/null
+++ b/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+
+
+
+Redmine sample data
+
+To import a copy of an existing Redmine database, place a copy of the MySQL dump file
+at `scratch/redmine_dump.sql.gz`. _(One of the daily backups on our production
+Redmine server is suitable. See `/var/lib/mysql.backups/daily/redmine/`.)_
+
+
diff --git a/roles/easyredmine/tasks/database.yml b/roles/easyredmine/tasks/database.yml
index a1b3f2a..0535283 100644
--- a/roles/easyredmine/tasks/database.yml
+++ b/roles/easyredmine/tasks/database.yml
@@ -4,3 +4,47 @@
     - mysql-devel
     - mariadb-server
     - MySQL-python
+
+
+- service: name='{{ redmine_db_service_provider }}'
+           state=started
+  sudo: yes
+
+- mysql_db: name='{{ redmine_db_name }}'
+            state=present
+            encoding=utf8
+  sudo: yes
+  register: redmine_db_created
+
+# source database may not have same name as VM db.
+# So remove CREATE or USE statements from dump.
+# while unpacking.
+- name: unpack mysql dump file
+  shell: "/usr/bin/gunzip -c {{ redmine_db_dump_file }} | /usr/bin/sed '/^CREATE DATABASE \\|^USE /d' > {{ _redmine_db_import_file }}"
+  args:
+    creates: '{{ _redmine_db_import_file }}'
+  when: do_redmine_db_import == True
+
+- stat: path='{{ _redmine_db_import_success }}'
+  register: redmine_db_import_done
+  when: do_redmine_db_import == True
+
+- name: import database
+  mysql_db: name='{{ redmine_db_name }}'
+            state=import
+            target='{{ _redmine_db_import_file }}'
+  register: redmine_db_import
+  when: do_redmine_db_import == True and (redmine_db_import_done.stat.exists == False or redmine_db_created|changed)
+  
+- file: path='{{ _redmine_db_import_success }}'
+        state=touch
+  when: do_redmine_db_import == True and redmine_db_import_done.stat.exists == False and redmine_db_import|success 
+
+- name: create db user
+  mysql_user: name='{{ redmine_db_user }}'
+              password='{{ redmine_db_password }}'
+              append_privs=yes
+              priv='{{ redmine_db_name }}.*:ALL'
+              state=present
+  sudo: yes
+
diff --git a/roles/easyredmine/tasks/main.yml b/roles/easyredmine/tasks/main.yml
index c774960..b673e43 100644
--- a/roles/easyredmine/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/easyredmine/tasks/main.yml
@@ -8,88 +8,18 @@
 #         mode=0644
 #   sudo: yes
 
-- yum: name=epel-release
-  sudo: yes
+- include: database.yml
 
-- get_url: url=https://oss-binaries.phusionpassenger.com/yum/definitions/el-passenger.repo
-           dest=/etc/yum.repos.d/passenger.repo
-  sudo: yes
-- rpm_key: key=https://packagecloud.io/gpg.key
-  sudo: yes
+- include: redmine.yml
 
-# this makecache is mostly because I can not find any other way to fully import the GPG.
-# key for the Passenger repo. 'rpm --import' is not sufficient.
-- command: yum -q makecache -y --disablerepo='*' --enablerepo='passenger*'
-  sudo: yes
-  changed_when: False
+- include: nginx.yml
 
-- yum: name='{{ item }}'
-  sudo: yes
-  with_items:
-    - unzip
-    - rubygems
-    - ruby-devel
-    - zlib-devel
-    - openssl-devel
-    - gcc-c++
-    - mysql-devel
-    - ImageMagick-devel
-    - mariadb-server
-    - MySQL-python
-    - nginx
-    - passenger
-
-- gem: name='{{ item }}'
-  sudo: yes
-  with_items:
-    - bundler
-    - redmine-installer
-
-- stat: path='{{ cache_dir }}/{{ installer_package }}'
-  register: has_installer_package
-
-- name: download installer
-  get_url: url='http://software.apidb.org/source/{{ installer_package }}'
-           dest='{{ cache_dir }}'
-           mode=0640
-           force=no
-  when: has_installer_package.stat.exists == False
-
-- service: name='{{ redmine_db_service }}'
-           state=started
-  sudo: yes
-
-- mysql_db: name='{{ redmine_db_name }}'
-            state=present
-            encoding=utf8
-  sudo: yes
-
-- mysql_user: name='{{ redmine_db_user }}'
-              password='{{ redmine_db_password }}'
-              append_privs=yes
-              priv='{{ redmine_db_name }}.*:ALL'
-              state=present
-  sudo: yes
-
-#- command: ~/bin/redmine install '{{ cache_dir }}/{{ installer_package }}'
+#- command: ~/bin/redmine install '{{ installer_package }}'
 #  sudo: no
-
-- template: dest=/etc/nginx/conf.d/easyredmine.conf
-            src=easyredmine.conf.j2
-  sudo: yes
-  notify: restart nginx
-
-- template: dest=/etc/nginx/conf.d/passenger.conf
-            src=passenger.conf.j2
-  sudo: yes
-  notify: restart nginx
-
-- service: name=nginx
-           state=started
-  sudo: yes
+# when: redmine_db_created|changed
 
 
-# {{ redmine_root }}
+# {{ redmine_root_dir }}
 # 1
 # {{ redmine_db_name }}
 # {{ redmine_db_host }}
diff --git a/roles/easyredmine/tasks/nginx.yml b/roles/easyredmine/tasks/nginx.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6492885
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/easyredmine/tasks/nginx.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+- get_url: url=https://oss-binaries.phusionpassenger.com/yum/definitions/el-passenger.repo
+           dest=/etc/yum.repos.d/passenger.repo
+  sudo: yes
+- rpm_key: key=https://packagecloud.io/gpg.key
+  sudo: yes
+
+# this makecache is mostly because I can not find any other way to fully
+# import the GPG. key for the Passenger repo. 'rpm --import' is not
+# sufficient.
+- command: yum -q makecache -y --disablerepo='*' --enablerepo='passenger*'
+  sudo: yes
+  changed_when: False
+
+- yum: name=epel-release
+  sudo: yes
+
+- yum: name='{{ item }}'
+  sudo: yes
+  with_items:
+    - nginx
+    - passenger
+
+- template: dest=/etc/nginx/conf.d/easyredmine.conf
+            src=easyredmine.conf.j2
+  sudo: yes
+  notify: restart nginx
+
+- template: dest=/etc/nginx/conf.d/passenger.conf
+            src=passenger.conf.j2
+  sudo: yes
+  notify: restart nginx
+
+- service: name=nginx
+           state=started
+  sudo: yes
diff --git a/roles/easyredmine/tasks/redmine.yml b/roles/easyredmine/tasks/redmine.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0118e6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/easyredmine/tasks/redmine.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+- yum: name='{{ item }}'
+  sudo: yes
+  with_items:
+    - unzip
+    - rubygems
+    - ruby-devel
+    - zlib-devel
+    - openssl-devel
+    - gcc-c++
+    - ImageMagick-devel
+    - expect # for install_wrapper
+
+- gem: name='{{ item }}'
+  sudo: yes
+  with_items:
+    - bundler
+    - redmine-installer
+
+- stat: path='{{ installer_package }}'
+  register: has_installer_package
+  sudo: no
+
+- name: download installer
+  get_url: url='{{ installer_package_url }}'
+           dest='{{ cache_dir }}'
+           mode=0640
+           force=no
+  when: has_installer_package.stat.exists == False
+  sudo: no
+
+- template: dest='{{ _redmine_install_wrapper }}'
+            src=install_wrapper.j2
+            mode=750
+  sudo: no
+
+- name: delete contents of redmine root directory
+  file: path='{{ redmine_root_dir }}'
+        state=absent
+  sudo: yes
+  when: redmine_db_created|changed
+
+- file: path='{{ redmine_root_dir }}'
+        state=directory
+        owner=vagrant
+        mode=755
+  sudo: yes
+  register: mk_redmine_root_dir
+
+- name: run redmine installer
+  command: '{{ _redmine_install_wrapper }}'
+  when: mk_redmine_root_dir|changed
+  sudo: no
diff --git a/roles/easyredmine/templates/easyredmine.conf.j2 b/roles/easyredmine/templates/easyredmine.conf.j2
index b666404..e47dd02 100644
--- a/roles/easyredmine/templates/easyredmine.conf.j2
+++ b/roles/easyredmine/templates/easyredmine.conf.j2
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 server {
   listen 80;
   server_name {{ ansible_fqdn }};
-  root {{ redmine_root }}/public;
+  root {{ redmine_root_dir }}/public;
   passenger_enabled on;
 }
diff --git a/roles/easyredmine/templates/install_wrapper.j2 b/roles/easyredmine/templates/install_wrapper.j2
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..d8ef583
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/easyredmine/templates/install_wrapper.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+#!/usr/bin/expect
+
+# EuPathDB wrapper on EasyRedmine installer for
+# non-interactive installs by Ansible
+
+set timeout -1
+
+spawn ~/bin/redmine install /vagrant/scratch/easyredmine_package_u2072_d201511101601.zip  
+
+expect -re {[\r\n]+Path for redmine_root}
+send "{{ redmine_root_dir }}\r"
+
+# Database Configuration
+expect -re {[\r\n]+> }
+send "1\r"; # MySQL
+
+expect -re {[\r\n]+Database: }
+send "{{ redmine_db_name }}\r"
+
+expect -re {[\r\n]+Host }
+send  "{{ redmine_db_host }}\r"
+
+expect -re {[\r\n]+Username:}
+send "{{ redmine_db_user }}\r"
+
+expect -re {[\r\n]+Password:}
+send "{{ redmine_db_password }}\r"
+
+expect -re {[\r\n]+Encoding}
+send "{{ redmine_db_encoding }}\r"
+
+expect -re {[\r\n]+Port}
+send "{{ redmine_db_port }}\r"
+
+# Email sending configuration
+expect -re {[\r\n]+> }
+send "2\r"; # Sendmail
+
+expect -re {[\r\n]+Location}
+send "{{ sendmail_path }}\r"
+
+expect -re {[\r\n]+Arguments}
+send -- "{{ sendmail_args }}\r"
+
+# What web-server do you want
+expect -re {[\r\n]+> }
+send "4\r"; # Passenger (nginx)
+
+interact
diff --git a/roles/easyredmine/templates/installer_inputs.txt.j2 b/roles/easyredmine/templates/installer_inputs.txt.j2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c7d768c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/easyredmine/templates/installer_inputs.txt.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+{{ redmine_root_dir }}
+1
+{{ redmine_db_name }}
+{{ redmine_db_host }}
+{{ redmine_db_user }}
+{{ redmine_db_password }}
+{{ redmine_db_encoding }}
+{{ redmine_db_port }}
+2
+{{ sendmail_path }}
+{{ sendmail_args }}
diff --git a/roles/easyredmine/vars/main.yml b/roles/easyredmine/vars/main.yml
index a7fc4c2..073a1fd 100644
--- a/roles/easyredmine/vars/main.yml
+++ b/roles/easyredmine/vars/main.yml
@@ -1,16 +1,19 @@
 ---
 # vars file for easyredmine
+do_redmine_db_import: False
 
 cache_dir: /vagrant/scratch
 
-installer_package: easyredmine_package_u2072_d201511101601.zip
+installer_package: '{{ cache_dir }}/easyredmine_package_u2072_d201511101601.zip'
+
+installer_package_url: 'http://software.apidb.org/source/{{ installer_package }}'
   
-mysql_dump: redmine_2015-11-10_03h09m.Tuesday.sql.gz
+redmine_db_dump_file: '{{ cache_dir }}/redmine_dump.sql.gz'
 
 
-redmine_root: /opt/easyredmine
+redmine_root_dir: /opt/easyredmine
 
-redmine_db_service: mariadb
+redmine_db_service_provider: mariadb # or mysqld
 redmine_db_name: easyredmine
 redmine_db_host: localhost
 redmine_db_user: redmine
@@ -22,4 +25,8 @@ redmine_email_addr: mheiges@uga.edu
 redmine_email_port: 587
 
 sendmail_path: /usr/sbin/sendmail
-sendmail_args: -i -t
\ No newline at end of file
+sendmail_args: -i -t
+
+_redmine_db_import_file: /tmp/redmine_dump.sql
+_redmine_db_import_success: /tmp/redmine_db_import_success
+_redmine_install_wrapper: /home/vagrant/bin/install_wrapper
\ No newline at end of file