diff --git a/roles/mailserver_preperation/README.md b/roles/mailserver_preperation/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b13512a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/mailserver_preperation/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+Requirements:
+  - unbound for dns from localhost
+  - rspamd... maybe
+  ...
diff --git a/roles/mailserver_preperation/defaults/main.yml b/roles/mailserver_preperation/defaults/main.yml
index 5bdb6ce..d228818 100644
--- a/roles/mailserver_preperation/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/mailserver_preperation/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,12 +1,23 @@
 ---
-set_additional_nameserver: true
-additional_v4nameserver: '46.182.19.48'
-additional_v6nameserver: '2a02:2970:1002::18'
-additional_dns_maildomains: "{{ ansible_fqdn }}"
 
 # which is the reverse dns and dns name of this mail server
 mailserver_domain: "{{ ansible_fqdn }}"
 
+# configure proper dns resolution
+set_additional_nameserver: true
+additional_v4nameserver: '46.182.19.48'
+additional_v6nameserver: '2a02:2970:1002::18'
+
+# add additional entrys do your local /etc/hosts for the localhost entry
+additional_dns_maildomains: "{{ mailserver_domain }}"
+
+# mailser settings
+mailserver__user: 'vmail'
+mailserver__group: 'vmail'
+mailserver__home: '/var/vmail'
+mailserver__shell: '/bin/false'
+
+
 mailserver__domains: []
 #  - fqdn: example.com
 
diff --git a/roles/mailserver_preperation/tasks/hosts.yml b/roles/mailserver_preperation/tasks/hosts.yml
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index 0000000..220beee
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+++ b/roles/mailserver_preperation/tasks/hosts.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+---
+- name: "set {{ mailserver_domain }} as hostname"
+  become: true
+  hostname:
+    name: "{{ mailserver_domain }}"
+
+- name: Add hostname to /etc/hosts
+  become: true
+  lineinfile:
+    dest: /etc/hosts
+    regexp: "^127.0.1.1"
+    line: "127.0.1.1 {{ inventory_hostname }} {{ ansible_hostname }} {{ additional_dns_maildomains }}"
+    state: present
+
+- name: Set /etc/mailname
+  become: true
+  copy:
+    dest: "/etc/mailname"
+    content: "{{ mailserver_domain }}"
+
+- name: set own dns resolver
+  become: true
+  template:
+    src: templates/resolve.conf.j2
+    dest: /etc/resolv.conf
+    mode: 0644
+    owner: root
+    group: root
+
+
diff --git a/roles/mailserver_preperation/tasks/main.yml b/roles/mailserver_preperation/tasks/main.yml
index 9005040..b714e50 100644
--- a/roles/mailserver_preperation/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/mailserver_preperation/tasks/main.yml
@@ -2,33 +2,11 @@
 - include_tasks: versioncheck.yml
   when: submodules_versioncheck|bool
 
-- name: "set {{ inventory_hostname }} as hostname"
-  become: true
-  hostname:
-    name: "{{ inventory_hostname }}"
+- name: configure local hostnames
+  include_tasks: hosts.yml
 
-- name: Add hostname to /etc/hosts
-  become: true
-  lineinfile:
-    dest: /etc/hosts
-    regexp: "^127.0.1.1"
-    line: "127.0.1.1 {{ inventory_hostname }} {{ ansible_hostname }} {{ additional_dns_maildomains }}"
-    state: present
-
-- name: Set /etc/mailname
-  become: true
-  copy:
-    dest: "/etc/mailname"
-    content: "{{ inventory_hostname }}"
-
-- name: set own dns resolver
-  become: true
-  template:
-    src: templates/resolve.conf.j2
-    dest: /etc/resolv.conf
-    mode: 0644
-    owner: root
-    group: root
+- name: configure vmail user
+  include_tasks: user.yml
 
 - name: configure mariadb
   include_tasks: mariadb.yml
diff --git a/roles/mailserver_preperation/tasks/user.yml b/roles/mailserver_preperation/tasks/user.yml
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index 0000000..8846ea8
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+++ b/roles/mailserver_preperation/tasks/user.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+---
+- name: create mail group
+  group:
+    name: "{{ mailserver__group }}"
+    state: present
+
+- name: Create mail user
+  become: true
+  user:
+    name: "{{ mailserver__user }}"
+    home: "{{ mailserver__home }}"
+    group: "{{ mailserver__group }}"
+    shell: "{{ mailserver__shell }}"
+
+- name: Create mail user sieve directory
+  become: true
+  file:
+    path: "{{ mailserver__home }}/sieve/global"
+    state: directory
+    owner: vmail
+    group: vmail
+    mode: 0770
+    recurse: true
+
+- name: Create mail user mailbox directory
+  bevome: true
+  file:
+    path: /var/vmail/mailboxes
+    state: directory
+    owner: vmail
+    group: vmail
+    mode: 0770
diff --git a/roles/mailserver_preperation/vars/main.yml b/roles/mailserver_preperation/vars/main.yml
index 30d428c..aa39641 100644
--- a/roles/mailserver_preperation/vars/main.yml
+++ b/roles/mailserver_preperation/vars/main.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 ---
-playbook_version_number: 32 # should be int
+playbook_version_number: 33 # should be int
 playbook_version_path: 'role-mailserver_roles-ansile_github.com.version'