diff --git a/Rakefile.ci b/Rakefile.ci
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+ENV['CHAKE_NODES'] = 'nodes-ci.yaml'
+ENV['CHAKE_RSYNC_OPTIONS'] = '--exclude .vagrant/ --exclude docs/_build'
+require 'chake'
diff --git a/ci b/ci
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+++ b/ci
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+rake -f Rakefile.ci "$@"
diff --git a/cookbooks/ci/recipes/default.rb b/cookbooks/ci/recipes/default.rb
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+++ b/cookbooks/ci/recipes/default.rb
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+# nothing yet
diff --git a/nodes-ci.yaml b/nodes-ci.yaml
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+++ b/nodes-ci.yaml
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+ci.spb.lappis:
+  run_list:
+    - role[ci_server]
diff --git a/roles/ci_server.rb b/roles/ci_server.rb
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+name 'ci_server'
+description 'Continuous integration server'
+run_list 'recipe[ci]'
+
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