diff --git a/local.yml b/local.yml
index d76f51c..c6e3a4a 100644
--- a/local.yml
+++ b/local.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
+---
 - hosts: localhost
   vars_files:
     - vars/vault.yml
+    - vars/main.yml
   connection: local
   become: yes
 
@@ -11,6 +13,8 @@
       changed_when: False
 
   tasks:
+    - include_tasks: tasks/collections.yml
+    - include_tasks: tasks/timezone.yml
     - include_tasks: tasks/users.yml
     - include_tasks: tasks/cron.yml
     - include_tasks: tasks/packages.yml
diff --git a/tasks/collections.yml b/tasks/collections.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4f12cda
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tasks/collections.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+---
+- name: Check whether community.general is installed
+  ansible.builtin.command:
+    cmd: ansible-galaxy collection list community.general
+  register: collection_list
+  changed_when: false
+  failed_when: false
+
+- name: Install community.general collection
+  ansible.builtin.command:
+    cmd: ansible-galaxy collection install community.general
+  when: collection_list.rc != 0 or
+        'community.general' not in collection_list.stdout
diff --git a/tasks/command-picker.yml b/tasks/command-picker.yml
index 0d9795c..408c859 100644
--- a/tasks/command-picker.yml
+++ b/tasks/command-picker.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+---
 - name: Create .bashrc.d directory
   file:
     path: /home/robert/.bashrc.d
diff --git a/tasks/cron.yml b/tasks/cron.yml
index 90b2627..1aa0cb7 100644
--- a/tasks/cron.yml
+++ b/tasks/cron.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+---
 - name: install cron job (ansible-pull)
   cron:
     user: root
diff --git a/tasks/packages.yml b/tasks/packages.yml
index 6878abc..386abff 100644
--- a/tasks/packages.yml
+++ b/tasks/packages.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+---
 - name: Install packages
   apt:
     name:
@@ -8,4 +9,4 @@
       - fzf
       - tree
       - duf
-      - sudo
\ No newline at end of file
+      - sudo
diff --git a/tasks/timezone.yml b/tasks/timezone.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8889ede
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tasks/timezone.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+- name: Set system time zone
+  community.general.timezone:
+    name: "{{ system_timezone }}"
diff --git a/tasks/users.yml b/tasks/users.yml
index 9cf2de4..df4e8f4 100644
--- a/tasks/users.yml
+++ b/tasks/users.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+---
 - name: Check if robert user exists
   getent:
     database: passwd
diff --git a/vars/main.yml b/vars/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9e04605
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vars/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+---
+system_timezone: America/Denver