diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 514fff4..12e5e2b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -5,3 +5,5 @@ roles/ednz_cloud.*
 vault_config.yml
 consul_config.yml
 **/certificates/**
+**/secrets/credentials.yml
+**/secrets/vault.yml
diff --git a/playbooks/tasks/misc/load_all_vars.yml b/playbooks/tasks/misc/load_all_vars.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9142d0d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/playbooks/tasks/misc/load_all_vars.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,216 @@
+---
+# hashistack variable injection playbook
+- name: "Load global variables"
+  block:
+    - name: "Stat global configuration file"
+      ansible.builtin.stat:
+        path: "{{ configuration_directory }}/{{ configuration_global_vars_file }}"
+      register: _global_config_file
+      delegate_to: localhost
+
+    - name: "Make sure global configuration file exists"
+      ansible.builtin.assert:
+        that:
+          - _global_config_file.stat.exists
+        fail_msg: >-
+          Main configuration file {{ _global_config_file.stat.path }} was not found, cannot continue without it.
+      delegate_to: localhost
+
+    - name: "Load global variables"
+      ansible.builtin.include_vars:
+        dir: "{{ configuration_directory }}"
+        files_matching: "{{ configuration_global_vars_file }}"
+        depth: 1
+      delegate_to: localhost
+
+- name: "Load credentials variables"
+  block:
+    - name: "Stat credentials file"
+      ansible.builtin.stat:
+        path: "{{ sub_configuration_directories['secrets'] }}/{{ configuration_credentials_vars_file }}"
+      register: _credentials_file
+      delegate_to: localhost
+
+    - name: "Stat vault credentials file"
+      ansible.builtin.stat:
+        path: "{{ sub_configuration_directories['secrets'] }}/vault.yml"
+      register: _vault_credentials_file
+      delegate_to: localhost
+
+    - name: "Make sure credentials file exists"
+      ansible.builtin.assert:
+        that:
+          - _credentials_file.stat.exists
+        fail_msg: >-
+          Credentials file {{ _credentials_file.stat.path }} was not found, cannot continue without it.
+      delegate_to: localhost
+
+    - name: "Load credentials variables"
+      ansible.builtin.include_vars:
+        dir: "{{ sub_configuration_directories['secrets'] }}"
+        files_matching: "{{ configuration_credentials_vars_file }}"
+        depth: 1
+        name: _credentials
+      delegate_to: localhost
+
+    - name: "Load vault credentials if vault.yml exists"
+      ansible.builtin.include_vars:
+        dir: "{{ sub_configuration_directories['secrets'] }}"
+        files_matching: "vault.yml"
+        depth: 1
+        name: _vault_credentials
+      when: _vault_credentials_file.stat.exists
+      delegate_to: localhost
+
+    - name: "Merge vault credentials into _credentials"
+      vars:
+        _config_to_merge:
+          vault: "{{ _vault_credentials }}"
+      ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+        _credentials: "{{ _credentials | combine(_vault_credentials, recursive=true) }}"
+      when: _vault_credentials_file.stat.exists
+      delegate_to: localhost
+
+- name: "Load group specific variables"
+  block:
+    - name: "Stat group specific config file"
+      ansible.builtin.stat:
+        path: "{{ configuration_directory }}/{{ group_name }}/{{ configuration_global_vars_file }}"
+      register: _group_config_file
+      loop: "{{ group_names }}"
+      loop_control:
+        loop_var: group_name
+
+    - name: Load group specific variables
+      ansible.builtin.include_vars:
+        dir: "{{ configuration_directory }}/{{ item.group_name }}"
+        files_matching: "{{ configuration_global_vars_file }}"
+        depth: 1
+      loop: "{{ _group_config_file.results }}"
+      when: item.stat.exists
+        and item.group_name in group_names
+      loop_control:
+        loop_var: item
+      delegate_to: localhost
+
+- name: "Load host specific variables"
+  block:
+    - name: "Stat host specific config file"
+      ansible.builtin.stat:
+        path: "{{ configuration_directory }}/{{ group_name }}/{{ inventory_hostname }}/{{ configuration_global_vars_file }}"
+      register: _host_config_file
+      loop: "{{ group_names }}"
+      loop_control:
+        loop_var: group_name
+      delegate_to: localhost
+
+    - name: Load host specific variables
+      ansible.builtin.include_vars:
+        dir: "{{ configuration_directory }}/{{ item.group_name }}/{{ inventory_hostname }}"
+        files_matching: "{{ configuration_global_vars_file }}"
+      loop: "{{ _host_config_file.results }}"
+      when: item.stat.exists
+      loop_control:
+        loop_var: item
+      delegate_to: localhost
+
+- name: "Ensure remote directories exists"
+  ansible.builtin.file:
+    path: "{{ item }}"
+    state: directory
+    owner: root
+    group: root
+    mode: 0755
+    recurse: yes
+  loop:
+    - "{{ hashistack_remote_config_dir }}"
+    - "{{ hashistack_remote_data_dir }}"
+
+- name: "Load custom CA certificates"
+  block:
+    - name: "Check if CA directory exists"
+      ansible.builtin.stat:
+        path: "{{ sub_configuration_directories['certificates'] }}/ca"
+      register: _hashistack_ca_directory
+      delegate_to: localhost
+
+    - name: "Find custom ca certificates to copy"
+      ansible.builtin.find:
+        paths: "{{ sub_configuration_directories['certificates'] }}/ca"
+        patterns: "*.crt"
+      register: _hashistack_cacert_files
+      delegate_to: localhost
+      when: _hashistack_ca_directory.stat.exists and _hashistack_ca_directory.stat.isdir
+
+    - ansible.builtin.debug:
+        msg: "{{ _hashistack_cacert_files }}"
+
+    - name: "Ensure remote ca directory exists"
+      ansible.builtin.file:
+        path: "{{ hashistack_remote_config_dir }}/ca"
+        state: directory
+        owner: root
+        group: root
+        mode: 0755
+
+    - name: "Copy custom ca certificates"
+      ansible.builtin.copy:
+        src: "{{ item.path }}"
+        dest: "{{ hashistack_remote_config_dir }}/ca/{{ item.path | basename }}"
+        owner: root
+        group: root
+        mode: 0644
+      loop: "{{ _hashistack_cacert_files.files }}"
+      register: _hashistack_copied_ca
+
+    - name: "Copy and update trust store"
+      block:
+        - name: "Copy ca certificates to /usr/loca/share/ca-certificates"
+          ansible.builtin.file:
+            state: link
+            src: "{{ item.dest }}"
+            dest: "/usr/local/share/ca-certificates/hashistack-customca-{{ item.dest | basename }}"
+            owner: root
+            group: root
+          loop: "{{ _hashistack_copied_ca.results }}"
+          register: _hashistack_usr_local_share_ca_certificates
+
+        - name: "Update the trust store"
+          ansible.builtin.command: update-ca-certificates
+          changed_when: false
+          when: _hashistack_usr_local_share_ca_certificates.changed
+
+    # - name: "Initialize list of CA certificates"
+    #   ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+    #     hashistack_cacert_extra_files: []
+    #   delegate_to: localhost
+
+    # - name: "Add custom CA to list of extra certificates"
+    #   ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+    #     hashistack_cacert_extra_files: "{{
+    #       hashistack_cacert_extra_files | default([])
+    #       + [{'src': item.path, 'dest': '/etc/ssl/certs/hashistack-custom-' + item.path | basename}] }}"
+    #   loop: "{{ _hashistack_cacert_files.files }}"
+    #   delegate_to: localhost
+    #   when: _hashistack_cacert_files.matched > 0
+
+- name: "Merge consul configurations"
+  ansible.builtin.import_tasks:
+    file: "consul/consul_vars.yml"
+  when:
+    - enable_consul | bool
+    - "('consul_servers' in group_names) or ('consul_agents' in group_names)"
+
+- name: "Merge vault configurations"
+  ansible.builtin.import_tasks:
+    file: "vault/vault_vars.yml"
+  when:
+    - enable_vault | bool
+    - "'vault_servers' in group_names"
+
+- debug:
+    msg: "{{ deploy_haproxy_frontends }}"
+
+- debug:
+    msg: "{{ deploy_haproxy_backends }}"
+# - fail:
diff --git a/playbooks/tasks/misc/load_ca_certificates.yml b/playbooks/tasks/misc/load_ca_certificates.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5999284
--- /dev/null
+++ b/playbooks/tasks/misc/load_ca_certificates.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+---
+- name: "Check if CA directory exists"
+  ansible.builtin.stat:
+    path: "{{ sub_configuration_directories['certificates'] }}/ca"
+  register: _hashistack_ca_directory
+  delegate_to: localhost
+
+- name: "Find custom ca certificates to copy"
+  ansible.builtin.find:
+    paths: "{{ sub_configuration_directories['certificates'] }}/ca"
+    patterns: "*.crt"
+  register: _hashistack_cacert_files
+  delegate_to: localhost
+  when: _hashistack_ca_directory.stat.exists and _hashistack_ca_directory.stat.isdir
+
+- ansible.builtin.debug:
+    msg: "{{ _hashistack_cacert_files }}"
+
+- name: "Ensure remote ca directory exists"
+  ansible.builtin.file:
+    path: "{{ hashistack_remote_config_dir }}/ca"
+    state: directory
+    owner: root
+    group: root
+    mode: 0755
+
+- name: "Copy custom ca certificates"
+  ansible.builtin.copy:
+    src: "{{ item.path }}"
+    dest: "{{ hashistack_remote_config_dir }}/ca/{{ item.path | basename }}"
+    owner: root
+    group: root
+    mode: 0644
+  loop: "{{ _hashistack_cacert_files.files }}"
+  register: _hashistack_copied_ca
+
+- name: "Copy and update trust store"
+  block:
+    - name: "Copy ca certificates to /usr/loca/share/ca-certificates"
+      ansible.builtin.file:
+        state: link
+        src: "{{ item.dest }}"
+        dest: "/usr/local/share/ca-certificates/hashistack-customca-{{ item.dest | basename }}"
+        owner: root
+        group: root
+      loop: "{{ _hashistack_copied_ca.results }}"
+      register: _hashistack_usr_local_share_ca_certificates
+
+    - name: "Update the trust store"
+      ansible.builtin.command: update-ca-certificates
+      changed_when: false
+      when: _hashistack_usr_local_share_ca_certificates.changed
diff --git a/playbooks/tasks/misc/load_credentials_vars.yml b/playbooks/tasks/misc/load_credentials_vars.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d448f78
--- /dev/null
+++ b/playbooks/tasks/misc/load_credentials_vars.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+---
+- name: "Stat credentials file"
+  ansible.builtin.stat:
+    path: "{{ sub_configuration_directories['secrets'] }}/{{ configuration_credentials_vars_file }}"
+  register: _credentials_file
+  delegate_to: localhost
+
+- name: "Stat vault credentials file"
+  ansible.builtin.stat:
+    path: "{{ sub_configuration_directories['secrets'] }}/vault.yml"
+  register: _vault_credentials_file
+  delegate_to: localhost
+
+- name: "Make sure credentials file exists"
+  ansible.builtin.assert:
+    that:
+      - _credentials_file.stat.exists
+    fail_msg: >-
+      Credentials file {{ _credentials_file.stat.path }} was not found, cannot continue without it.
+  delegate_to: localhost
+
+- name: "Load credentials variables"
+  ansible.builtin.include_vars:
+    dir: "{{ sub_configuration_directories['secrets'] }}"
+    files_matching: "{{ configuration_credentials_vars_file }}"
+    depth: 1
+    name: _credentials
+  delegate_to: localhost
+
+- name: "Load vault credentials if vault.yml exists"
+  ansible.builtin.include_vars:
+    dir: "{{ sub_configuration_directories['secrets'] }}"
+    files_matching: "vault.yml"
+    depth: 1
+    name: _vault_credentials
+  when: _vault_credentials_file.stat.exists
+  delegate_to: localhost
+
+- name: "Merge vault credentials into _credentials"
+  vars:
+    _config_to_merge:
+      vault: "{{ _vault_credentials }}"
+  ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+    _credentials: "{{ _credentials | combine(_config_to_merge, recursive=true) }}"
+  when: _vault_credentials_file.stat.exists
+  delegate_to: localhost
+
+- name: "Debug _credentials"
+  ansible.builtin.debug:
+    msg: "{{ _credentials }}"
diff --git a/playbooks/tasks/misc/load_global_vars.yml b/playbooks/tasks/misc/load_global_vars.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e162ee9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/playbooks/tasks/misc/load_global_vars.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+---
+- name: "Stat global configuration file"
+  ansible.builtin.stat:
+    path: "{{ configuration_directory }}/{{ configuration_global_vars_file }}"
+  register: _global_config_file
+  delegate_to: localhost
+
+- name: "Make sure global configuration file exists"
+  ansible.builtin.assert:
+    that:
+      - _global_config_file.stat.exists
+    fail_msg: >-
+      Main configuration file {{ _global_config_file.stat.path }} was not found, cannot continue without it.
+  delegate_to: localhost
+
+- name: "Load global variables"
+  ansible.builtin.include_vars:
+    dir: "{{ configuration_directory }}"
+    files_matching: "{{ configuration_global_vars_file }}"
+    depth: 1
+  delegate_to: localhost
diff --git a/playbooks/tasks/misc/load_group_vars.yml b/playbooks/tasks/misc/load_group_vars.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d21a475
--- /dev/null
+++ b/playbooks/tasks/misc/load_group_vars.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+---
+- name: "Stat group specific config file"
+  ansible.builtin.stat:
+    path: "{{ configuration_directory }}/{{ group_name }}/{{ configuration_global_vars_file }}"
+  register: _group_config_file
+  loop: "{{ group_names }}"
+  loop_control:
+    loop_var: group_name
+
+- name: Load group specific variables
+  ansible.builtin.include_vars:
+    dir: "{{ configuration_directory }}/{{ item.group_name }}"
+    files_matching: "{{ configuration_global_vars_file }}"
+    depth: 1
+  loop: "{{ _group_config_file.results }}"
+  when: item.stat.exists
+    and item.group_name in group_names
+  loop_control:
+    loop_var: item
+  delegate_to: localhost
diff --git a/playbooks/tasks/misc/load_host_vars.yml b/playbooks/tasks/misc/load_host_vars.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c95c2b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/playbooks/tasks/misc/load_host_vars.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+---
+- name: "Stat host specific config file"
+  ansible.builtin.stat:
+    path: "{{ configuration_directory }}/{{ group_name }}/{{ inventory_hostname }}/{{ configuration_global_vars_file }}"
+  register: _host_config_file
+  loop: "{{ group_names }}"
+  loop_control:
+    loop_var: group_name
+  delegate_to: localhost
+
+- name: Load host specific variables
+  ansible.builtin.include_vars:
+    dir: "{{ configuration_directory }}/{{ item.group_name }}/{{ inventory_hostname }}"
+    files_matching: "{{ configuration_global_vars_file }}"
+  loop: "{{ _host_config_file.results }}"
+  when: item.stat.exists
+  loop_control:
+    loop_var: item
+  delegate_to: localhost