diff --git a/evolinux-base/defaults/main.yml b/evolinux-base/defaults/main.yml
index f9a0a5de..6f462f15 100644
--- a/evolinux-base/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/evolinux-base/defaults/main.yml
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ evolinux_apt_public_sources: True
 evolinux_apt_upgrade: True
 evolinux_apt_remove_aptitude: True
 
+# etc-evolinux
+
+evolinux_etcevolinux_include: True
+
 # etc-git
 
 evolinux_etcgit_include: True
diff --git a/evolinux-base/tasks/etc-evolinux.yml b/evolinux-base/tasks/etc-evolinux.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2aee963f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/evolinux-base/tasks/etc-evolinux.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+---
+
+- name: /etc/evolinux exists
+  file:
+    dest: /etc/evolinux
+    owner: root
+    group: root
+    mode: "0700"
+    state: directory
diff --git a/evolinux-base/tasks/main.yml b/evolinux-base/tasks/main.yml
index e30a7fcf..f775fe13 100644
--- a/evolinux-base/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/evolinux-base/tasks/main.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@
     name: etc-git
   when: evolinux_etcgit_include
 
+- name: /etc/evolinux base
+  include: etc-evolinux.yml
+  when: evolinux_etcevolinux_include
+
 - name: Hostname
   include: hostname.yml
   when: evolinux_hostname_include