diff --git a/deploy/roles/slurm/defaults/main.yml b/deploy/roles/slurm/defaults/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a7511c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deploy/roles/slurm/defaults/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+ansible_become_method: su
+ansible_become_user: spack
+ansible_become_flags: --login
diff --git a/deploy/roles/slurm/meta/main.yml b/deploy/roles/slurm/meta/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..51c29c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deploy/roles/slurm/meta/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+---
+- dependencies:
+    - spack
diff --git a/deploy/roles/slurm/tasks/main.yml b/deploy/roles/slurm/tasks/main.yml
index 3ffbd89..b3d50c3 100644
--- a/deploy/roles/slurm/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/deploy/roles/slurm/tasks/main.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,35 @@
 ---
-# https://github.com/dun/munge/issues/31
-- name: Copy munge service file
-  file:
-    dest: /lib/systemd/system/munge.service
-    src: munge.service
-  notify: restart systemctl
+- name: gather info
+  block:
+    - shell: "spack find -p munge arch={{ spack_arch }}"
+      register: munge_location_shell
+
+    - shell: "spack find -p slurm arch={{ spack_arch }}"
+      register: slurm_location_shell
+
+    - set_facts:
+        munge_location: "{{ munge_location_shell.stdout }}/lib/munge/systemd"
+        slurm_location: "{{ slurm_location_shell.stdout }}/etc"
+  become: yes
+  tags: slurm
+
+- name: install slurm on compute nodes
+  systemd:
+    name: "{{ item }}"
+    enabled: yes
+  with_items:
+    - "{{ munge_location }}/munge.service"
+    - "{{ slurm_location }}/slurmd.service"
+  when: "'compute' in group_names"
+  tags: slurm
+
+
+- name: install slurm on frontal
+  systemd:
+    name: "{{ item }}"
+    enabled: yes
+  with_items:
+    - "{{ slurm_location }}/slurmctld.service"
+    - "{{ slurm_location }}/slurmdbd.service"
+  when: "'frontal' in group_names"
+  tags: slurm