diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index a01932f..c61eb0c 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -35,6 +35,12 @@ Install a syndic.
 
 Install salt cloud.
 
+``salt.ssh``
+------------
+
+Install salt-ssh with roster file.
+Configure pillar data under salt:ssh_roster to feed the template.
+
 ``Configuration``
 =================
 Every option available in the templates can be set in pillar. Settings under 'salt' will be overridden by more specific settings under ``salt['master']``, ``salt['minion']`` or ``salt['cloud']``
diff --git a/pillar.example b/pillar.example
index 48f9956..1baebc6 100644
--- a/pillar.example
+++ b/pillar.example
@@ -45,6 +45,12 @@ salt:
   reactor:
     - 'deploy':
       - /srv/salt/reactors/deploy.sls
+  ssh_roster:
+    prod1:
+      host: host.example.com
+      user: ubuntu
+      sudo: True
+      priv: /etc/salt/ssh_keys/sshkey.pem
 
 salt_cloud_certs:
   aws:
diff --git a/salt/files/roster.jinja b/salt/files/roster.jinja
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..32429f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/salt/files/roster.jinja
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#
+# This file is managed by Salt! Do not edit by hand!
+#
+{%- set roster = salt['pillar.get']('salt:ssh_roster') -%}
+{%- if roster %}
+  {%- for host, options in roster.items() %}
+{{ host }}:
+    {%- for k, v in options.items() %}
+  {{ k }}: {{ v }}
+    {%- endfor %}
+  {% endfor %}
+{%- endif -%}
diff --git a/salt/package-map.jinja b/salt/package-map.jinja
index 243d12d..69773d8 100644
--- a/salt/package-map.jinja
+++ b/salt/package-map.jinja
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@
     'Ubuntu':  {'salt-master': 'salt-master',
                 'salt-minion': 'salt-minion',
                 'salt-syndic': 'salt-syndic',
-                'salt-cloud': 'salt-cloud'},
+                'salt-cloud': 'salt-cloud',
+                'salt-ssh': 'salt-ssh'},
     'CentOS':  {'salt-master': 'salt-master',
                 'salt-minion': 'salt-minion',
                 'salt-syndic': 'salt-syndic',
diff --git a/salt/ssh.sls b/salt/ssh.sls
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2f6aece
--- /dev/null
+++ b/salt/ssh.sls
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+{% from "salt/package-map.jinja" import pkgs with context %}
+
+ensure salt-ssh is installed:
+  pkg.installed:
+    - name: {{ pkgs['salt-ssh'] }}
+
+ensure roster config:
+  file.managed:
+    - name: {{ pkgs.get('config_path', '/etc/salt') }}/roster
+    - source: salt://salt/files/roster.jinja
+    - template: jinja
+    - require:
+      - pkg: ensure salt-ssh is installed