diff --git a/playbooks/apt_i3.yaml b/playbooks/apt_i3.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6320e31
--- /dev/null
+++ b/playbooks/apt_i3.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+---
+- name: Install packages
+  hosts: localhost
+  connection: local
+  become: false
+  vars:
+    uid: "{{ lookup('env','USER') }}"
+  tasks:
+    - name: Install apt packages
+      become: true
+      ansible.builtin.apt:
+        autoclean: true
+        autoremove: true
+        install_recommends: true
+        pkg:
+          - ansible
+          - arandr
+          - cargo
+          - composer
+          - cups
+          - curl
+          - dbus-broker
+          - dia
+          - evince
+          - fcitx5
+          - file-roller
+          - firmware-linux
+          - flameshot
+          - git
+          - hiera-eyaml
+          - i3
+          - inkscape
+          - isort
+          - j4-dmenu-desktop
+          - kitty
+          - libreoffice
+          - lightdm
+          - lxpolkit
+          - mesa-utils
+          - mesa-utils-bin
+          - meson
+          - network-manager-gnome
+          - network-manager-config-connectivity-debian
+          - nextcloud-desktop
+          - nheko
+          - nitrogen
+          - nodejs
+          - npm
+          - pass
+          - pavucontrol
+          - picom
+          - pipewire
+          - pipewire-audio
+          - pipx
+          - plocate
+          - plymouth
+          - plymouth-themes
+          - plymouth-label
+          - pkexec
+          - pulseaudio-utils
+          - puppet-lint
+          - python3-deepdiff
+          - python3-openstackclient
+          - python3-yamlfix
+          - python3-xdg
+          - qt5ct
+          - rsync
+          - rofi
+          - scdaemon
+          - shfmt
+          - simple-scan
+          - thunar
+          - thunderbird
+          - tsocks
+          - unzip
+          - waypipe
+          - wget
+          - x11-server-utils
+          - xclip
+          - xdg-desktop-portal
+          - xdg-desktop-portal-gtk
+          - xss-lock
+          - yapf3
+          - yq
+          - zsh
+        state: latest
+        update_cache: true
+    - name: Remove apt packages
+      become: true
+      ansible.builtin.apt:
+        autoclean: true
+        autoremove: true
+        install_recommends: true
+        pkg: [nano]
+        state: absent
+        update_cache: true
diff --git a/playbooks/apt.yaml b/playbooks/apt_sway.yaml
similarity index 100%
rename from playbooks/apt.yaml
rename to playbooks/apt_sway.yaml
diff --git a/playbooks/i3.yaml b/playbooks/i3.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2faf37b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/playbooks/i3.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+---
+- name: Set up i3
+  vars:
+    uid: "{{ lookup('env','USER') }}"
+    TZ: "{{ lookup('env','TZ') }}"
+    wallpaper_path: /home/{{ uid }}/.config/wallpaper/debian.jpg
+  hosts: localhost
+  connection: local
+  become: false
+  tasks:
+    - name: Install autotiling
+      ansible.builtin.command:
+        cmd: pipx install autotiling
+        creates: /home/{{ uid }}/.local/bin/autotiling
+    - name: Create i3 dir
+      ansible.builtin.file:
+        dest: /home/{{ uid }}/.config/i3
+        state: directory
+    - name: Install i3 config
+      ansible.builtin.template:
+        src: ../templates/i3_config.j2
+        dest: /home/{{ uid }}/.config/i3/config
+        owner: '{{ uid }}'
+        group: '{{ uid }}'
+        mode: '0640'
+      notify: Reload i3
+    - name: Create wallpaper dir
+      ansible.builtin.file:
+        dest: /home/{{ uid }}/.config/wallpaper
+        state: directory
+    - name: Setup wall paper
+      ansible.builtin.copy:
+        dest: '{{ wallpaper_path }}'
+        src: ../data/debian.jpg
+      notify: Reload i3
+  handlers:
+    - name: Reload i3
+      ansible.builtin.command:
+        cmd: i3msg reload
diff --git a/setup.yaml b/setup.yaml
index fa4acb4..4098836 100644
--- a/setup.yaml
+++ b/setup.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 ---
-- import_playbook: playbooks/apt.yaml
-- import_playbook: playbooks/env.yaml
+#- import_playbook: playbooks/apt_sway.yaml
+- import_playbook: playbooks/apt_i3.yaml
+#- import_playbook: playbooks/env.yaml
 - import_playbook: playbooks/firefox.yaml
 - import_playbook: playbooks/fonts.yaml
 - import_playbook: playbooks/kubectl.yaml
@@ -12,8 +13,9 @@
 - import_playbook: playbooks/slack.yaml
 - import_playbook: playbooks/ssh.yaml
 - import_playbook: playbooks/sunet.yaml
-- import_playbook: playbooks/sway.yaml
-- import_playbook: playbooks/uwsm.yaml
+- import_playbook: playbooks/i3.yaml
+#- import_playbook: playbooks/sway.yaml
+#- import_playbook: playbooks/uwsm.yaml
 - import_playbook: playbooks/zoom.yaml
 - import_playbook: playbooks/zsh.yaml
 # needs pass
diff --git a/templates/i3_config.j2 b/templates/i3_config.j2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..654dacd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/i3_config.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,215 @@
+# This file has been auto-generated by i3-config-wizard(1).
+# It will not be overwritten, so edit it as you like.
+#
+# Should you change your keyboard layout some time, delete
+# this file and re-run i3-config-wizard(1).
+#
+
+# i3 config file (v4)
+#
+# Please see https://i3wm.org/docs/userguide.html for a complete reference!
+
+set $mod Mod4
+
+# Font for window titles. Will also be used by the bar unless a different font
+# is used in the bar {} block below.
+font pango:monospace 8
+
+# This font is widely installed, provides lots of unicode glyphs, right-to-left
+# text rendering and scalability on retina/hidpi displays (thanks to pango).
+#font pango:DejaVu Sans Mono 8
+
+# Start XDG autostart .desktop files using dex. See also
+# https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/XDG_Autostart
+exec --no-startup-id dex --autostart --environment i3
+
+# Other autostart
+exec --no-startup-id autotiling
+exec --no-startup-id picom -b
+exec --no-startup-id xrandr --output DP-1 --auto --left-of eDP-1
+exec --no-startup-id nitrogen --restore
+
+# The combination of xss-lock, nm-applet and pactl is a popular choice, so
+# they are included here as an example. Modify as you see fit.
+
+# xss-lock grabs a logind suspend inhibit lock and will use i3lock to lock the
+# screen before suspend. Use loginctl lock-session to lock your screen.
+exec --no-startup-id xss-lock --transfer-sleep-lock -- i3lock --nofork
+
+# NetworkManager is the most popular way to manage wireless networks on Linux,
+# and nm-applet is a desktop environment-independent system tray GUI for it.
+exec --no-startup-id nm-applet
+
+# Use pactl to adjust volume in PulseAudio.
+set $refresh_i3status killall -SIGUSR1 i3status
+bindsym XF86AudioRaiseVolume exec --no-startup-id pactl set-sink-volume @DEFAULT_SINK@ +10% && $refresh_i3status
+bindsym XF86AudioLowerVolume exec --no-startup-id pactl set-sink-volume @DEFAULT_SINK@ -10% && $refresh_i3status
+bindsym XF86AudioMute exec --no-startup-id pactl set-sink-mute @DEFAULT_SINK@ toggle && $refresh_i3status
+bindsym XF86AudioMicMute exec --no-startup-id pactl set-source-mute @DEFAULT_SOURCE@ toggle && $refresh_i3status
+
+# Use Mouse+$mod to drag floating windows to their wanted position
+floating_modifier $mod
+
+# start a terminal
+bindsym $mod+Return exec kitty #i3-sensible-terminal
+
+# Gaps
+smart_gaps on
+gaps inner 3 
+gaps outer 2 
+
+# No title bars
+default_border pixel 2
+
+# kill focused window
+bindsym $mod+Shift+c kill
+
+# start dmenu (a program launcher)
+#bindsym $mod+d exec --no-startup-id dmenu_run
+# A more modern dmenu replacement is rofi:
+bindsym $mod+d exec "rofi -modi drun,run -show drun -show-icons"
+# There also is i3-dmenu-desktop which only displays applications shipping a
+# .desktop file. It is a wrapper around dmenu, so you need that installed.
+# bindcode $mod+40 exec --no-startup-id j4-dmenu-desktop
+
+# change focus
+bindsym $mod+h focus left
+bindsym $mod+j focus down
+bindsym $mod+k focus up
+bindsym $mod+l focus right
+
+# alternatively, you can use the cursor keys:
+bindsym $mod+Left focus left
+bindsym $mod+Down focus down
+bindsym $mod+Up focus up
+bindsym $mod+Right focus right
+
+# move focused window
+bindsym $mod+Shift+h move left
+bindsym $mod+Shift+j move down
+bindsym $mod+Shift+k move up
+bindsym $mod+Shift+l move right
+
+# alternatively, you can use the cursor keys:
+bindsym $mod+Shift+Left move left
+bindsym $mod+Shift+Down move down
+bindsym $mod+Shift+Up move up
+bindsym $mod+Shift+Right move right
+
+# split in horizontal orientation
+bindsym $mod+b split h
+
+# split in vertical orientation
+bindsym $mod+v split v
+
+# enter fullscreen mode for the focused container
+bindsym $mod+f fullscreen toggle
+
+# change container layout (stacked, tabbed, toggle split)
+bindsym $mod+s layout stacking
+bindsym $mod+w layout tabbed
+bindsym $mod+e layout toggle split
+
+# toggle tiling / floating
+bindsym $mod+Shift+space floating toggle
+
+# change focus between tiling / floating windows
+bindsym $mod+space focus mode_toggle
+
+# focus the parent container
+bindsym $mod+a focus parent
+
+# focus the child container
+#bindsym $mod+d focus child
+
+# Define names for default workspaces for which we configure key bindings later on.
+# We use variables to avoid repeating the names in multiple places.
+set $ws1 "1"
+set $ws2 "2"
+set $ws3 "3"
+set $ws4 "4"
+set $ws5 "5"
+set $ws6 "6"
+set $ws7 "7"
+set $ws8 "8"
+set $ws9 "9"
+set $ws10 "10"
+
+# switch to workspace
+bindsym $mod+1 workspace number $ws1
+bindsym $mod+2 workspace number $ws2
+bindsym $mod+3 workspace number $ws3
+bindsym $mod+4 workspace number $ws4
+bindsym $mod+5 workspace number $ws5
+bindsym $mod+6 workspace number $ws6
+bindsym $mod+7 workspace number $ws7
+bindsym $mod+8 workspace number $ws8
+bindsym $mod+9 workspace number $ws9
+bindsym $mod+0 workspace number $ws10
+
+# move focused container to workspace
+bindsym $mod+Shift+1 move container to workspace number $ws1
+bindsym $mod+Shift+2 move container to workspace number $ws2
+bindsym $mod+Shift+3 move container to workspace number $ws3
+bindsym $mod+Shift+4 move container to workspace number $ws4
+bindsym $mod+Shift+5 move container to workspace number $ws5
+bindsym $mod+Shift+6 move container to workspace number $ws6
+bindsym $mod+Shift+7 move container to workspace number $ws7
+bindsym $mod+Shift+8 move container to workspace number $ws8
+bindsym $mod+Shift+9 move container to workspace number $ws9
+bindsym $mod+Shift+0 move container to workspace number $ws10
+
+# reload the configuration file
+bindsym $mod+Shift+r reload
+
+# exit i3 (logs you out of your X session)
+bindsym $mod+Shift+e exec "i3-nagbar -t warning -m 'You pressed the exit shortcut. Do you really want to exit i3? This will end your X session.' -B 'Yes, exit i3' 'i3-msg exit'"
+
+# resize window (you can also use the mouse for that)
+mode "resize" {
+        # These bindings trigger as soon as you enter the resize mode
+
+        # Pressing left will shrink the window’s width.
+        # Pressing right will grow the window’s width.
+        # Pressing up will shrink the window’s height.
+        # Pressing down will grow the window’s height.
+        bindsym j resize shrink width 10 px or 10 ppt
+        bindsym k resize grow height 10 px or 10 ppt
+        bindsym l resize shrink height 10 px or 10 ppt
+        bindsym semicolon resize grow width 10 px or 10 ppt
+
+        # same bindings, but for the arrow keys
+        bindsym Left resize shrink width 10 px or 10 ppt
+        bindsym Down resize grow height 10 px or 10 ppt
+        bindsym Up resize shrink height 10 px or 10 ppt
+        bindsym Right resize grow width 10 px or 10 ppt
+
+        # back to normal: Enter or Escape or $mod+r
+        bindsym Return mode "default"
+        bindsym Escape mode "default"
+        bindsym $mod+r mode "default"
+}
+
+bindsym $mod+r mode "resize"
+
+set $power_mode "power"
+bindsym $mod+Shift+q      mode $power_mode
+mode $power_mode {
+    bindsym p         exec systemctl poweroff
+    bindsym r         exec systemctl reboot
+    bindsym l         exec i3lock -c 000000, mode "default"
+    bindsym q         exec --no-startup-id swaymsg exit, mode "default"
+    bindsym h         exec systemctl hibernate
+    bindsym s         exec pm-suspend
+
+    bindsym Return    mode "default"
+    bindsym Escape    mode "default"
+}
+
+# Start i3bar to display a workspace bar (plus the system information i3status
+# finds out, if available)
+bar {
+	position top
+	tray_output eDP-1
+        status_command i3status
+}