diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index d842f9f1b..017809930 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -19,3 +19,6 @@
 [submodule "images/isle-mysql"]
 	path = images/isle-mysql
 	url = https://github.com/Islandora-Collaboration-Group/isle-mysql.git
+[submodule "ansible"]
+	path = ansible
+	url = https://github.com/Islandora-Collaboration-Group/ISLE-Ansible.git
diff --git a/ansible b/ansible
new file mode 160000
index 000000000..11b4ec491
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Subproject commit 11b4ec491ec94441be8fdc6983966aed2bfb7b42
diff --git a/ansible/docker_install.yml b/ansible/docker_install.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 9b5f9c1b0..000000000
--- a/ansible/docker_install.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
----
-
-- hosts:  isle-prod-project.institution # change this to real host name
-  become: yes
-
-  roles:
-    - dependencies
-    - users_groups
-    - docker
-    - docker_compose
-    - git_clone
-    - docker_images
diff --git a/ansible/host_vars/host_local_macos_isle_localdomain.yml b/ansible/host_vars/host_local_macos_isle_localdomain.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 58a2ab5d4..000000000
--- a/ansible/host_vars/host_local_macos_isle_localdomain.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,53 +0,0 @@
----
-###
-#
-# Ansible Connection & General Configuration Section
-#
-###
-
-ansible_connection: ssh
-ansible_ssh_host:   10.10.10.130 # edit here for IP address of ISLE Host Server
-ansible_ssh_user:   vagrant # edit here for deploy user
-
-user_name: islandora
-pub_locale: ~/Users/enduser/.ssh/id_rsa.pub # edit here for local enduser id_rsa.pub path
-user_password:  islandora
-user_shell: /bin/bash
-group_id_number: 10000
-user_id_number: 10000
-
-
-isle_repo: https://github.com/Islandora-Collaboration-Group/ISLE.git
-isle_repo_path: /opt/ISLE
-
-### Docker
-
-docker_version: 'ce'
-docker_package: "docker-{{ docker_version }}"
-
-docker_user: islandora
-
-### Docker-Compose
-
-docker_compose_version: "1.19.0"
-docker_compose_url: "https://github.com/docker/compose/releases/download/{{ docker_compose_version }}/docker-compose-Linux-x86_64"
-docker_compose_path: /usr/local/bin/docker-compose
-
-### ISLE Images
-
-isle_docker_image_mysql: islandoracollabgroup/isle-mysql:{{ isle_docker_image_tag }}
-isle_docker_image_fedora: islandoracollabgroup/isle-fedora:{{ isle_docker_image_tag }}
-isle_docker_image_solr: islandoracollabgroup/isle-solr:{{ isle_docker_image_tag }}
-isle_docker_image_apache: islandoracollabgroup/isle-apache:{{ isle_docker_image_tag }}
-isle_docker_image_proxy: islandoracollabgroup/isle-proxy:{{ isle_docker_image_tag }}
-
-isle_docker_image_tag: latest
-
-
-### For Debian / Ubuntu Hosts
-docker_apt_repo: "deb [arch=amd64] https://download.docker.com/linux/{{ ansible_distribution|lower }} {{ ansible_distribution_release }} {{ docker_apt_release_type }}"
-docker_apt_release_type: stable
-
-### For RHEL / CentOS Hosts
-
-docker_yum_repo: https://download.docker.com/linux/centos/docker-{{ docker_version }}.repo
diff --git a/ansible/host_vars/isle-prod-project.institution.yml b/ansible/host_vars/isle-prod-project.institution.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 1eaf1d063..000000000
--- a/ansible/host_vars/isle-prod-project.institution.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,50 +0,0 @@
----
-###
-#
-# Ansible Connection & General Configuration Section
-#
-###
-
-ansible_connection: ssh
-ansible_ssh_host:   # edit here for IP address of ISLE Host Server
-ansible_ssh_user:   # edit here for deploy user
-
-user_name: islandora
-pub_locale: # edit here for local id_rsa.pub path
-user_password:  islandora
-user_shell: /bin/bash
-
-isle_repo: https://github.com/Islandora-Collaboration-Group/ISLE.git
-isle_repo_path: /opt/ISLE
-
-### Docker
-
-docker_version: 'ce'
-docker_package: "docker-{{ docker_version }}"
-
-docker_user: islandora
-
-### Docker-Compose
-
-docker_compose_version: "1.19.0"
-docker_compose_url: "https://github.com/docker/compose/releases/download/{{ docker_compose_version }}/docker-compose-Linux-x86_64"
-docker_compose_path: /usr/local/bin/docker-compose
-
-### ISLE Images
-
-isle_docker_image_mysql: islandoracollabgroup/isle-mysql:{{ isle_docker_image_tag }}
-isle_docker_image_fedora: islandoracollabgroup/isle-fedora:{{ isle_docker_image_tag }}
-isle_docker_image_solr: islandoracollabgroup/isle-solr:{{ isle_docker_image_tag }}
-isle_docker_image_apache: islandoracollabgroup/isle-apache:{{ isle_docker_image_tag }}
-isle_docker_image_proxy: islandoracollabgroup/isle-proxy:{{ isle_docker_image_tag }}
-
-isle_docker_image_tag: latest
-
-
-### For Debian / Ubuntu Hosts
-docker_apt_repo: "deb [arch=amd64] https://download.docker.com/linux/{{ ansible_distribution|lower }} {{ ansible_distribution_release }} {{ docker_apt_release_type }}"
-docker_apt_release_type: stable
-
-### For RHEL / CentOS Hosts
-
-docker_yum_repo: https://download.docker.com/linux/centos/docker-{{ docker_version }}.repo
diff --git a/ansible/inventory b/ansible/inventory
deleted file mode 100644
index a04ff8e33..000000000
--- a/ansible/inventory
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-# Please fill in / edit the following
-# 1. Change isle-prod-project.institution value below to correct hostname. Please note ansible > host_vars > isle-prod-project.institution.yml will need to match this new name
-# 2. Change the bracketed [isle-prod-project.institution] below to the correct hostname as well.
-# 4. Add the correct Ansible deploy user account to the end of ansible_ssh_user=
-# 5. Add the correct path to the Ansible deploy user's id_rsa.pub file after the ansible_ssh_private_key_file=
-
-[isle-prod-project.institution]
-isle-prod-project.institution ansible_connection=ssh ansible_ssh_user= ansible_ssh_private_key_file=
-
-[host_local_macos_isle_localdomain]
-host_local_macos_isle_localdomain ansible_connection=ssh ansible_ssh_user=vagrant ansible_ssh_private_key_file=
diff --git a/ansible/roles/dependencies/tasks/centos.yml b/ansible/roles/dependencies/tasks/centos.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index a18c9cfbe..000000000
--- a/ansible/roles/dependencies/tasks/centos.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,54 +0,0 @@
----
-
-- name: Add the epel repo
-  command: yum -y install epel-release
-
-- name: Set selinux to permissive
-  selinux: policy=targeted state=permissive
-
-- name: systemctl stop firewalld.service
-  systemd: state=stopped name=firewalld enabled=no
-
-- name: systemctl stop iptables
-  systemd: state=stopped name=iptables enabled=yes
-
-- name: systemctl stop ip6tables
-  systemd: state=stopped name=ip6tables enabled=yes
-
-- name: Ensure that all host dependencies are installed
-  yum:
-    name: "{{ item }}"
-    state: latest
-  with_items:
-    - libselinux-python
-    - libsemanage-python
-    - yum-utils
-    - ntp
-    - openssh-clients
-    - rsync
-    - curl
-    - wget
-    - git
-    - zip
-    - unzip
-    - vim
-    - nano
-    - emacs-nox
-    - htop
-
-
-- name: be sure ntpd is running and enabled
-  service: name=ntpd state=running enabled=yes
-
-- name: Add Docker GPG key for CENTOS
-  rpm_key:
-    key: https://download.docker.com/linux/centos/gpg
-    state: present
-
-- name: Add the Docker repository for RHEL / CENTOS
-  get_url:
-    url: "{{ docker_yum_repo }}"
-    dest: "/etc/yum.repos.d/docker-{{ docker_version }}.repo"
-    owner: root
-    group: root
-    mode: 0644
diff --git a/ansible/roles/dependencies/tasks/main.yml b/ansible/roles/dependencies/tasks/main.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 05f959d0d..000000000
--- a/ansible/roles/dependencies/tasks/main.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
----
-
-- include: ubuntu.yml
-  when: ansible_os_family == 'Debian'
-  tags:
-    - dependencies
-
-- include: centos.yml
-  when: ansible_os_family == 'RedHat'
-  tags:
-    - dependencies
diff --git a/ansible/roles/dependencies/tasks/ubuntu.yml b/ansible/roles/dependencies/tasks/ubuntu.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index f736f8e46..000000000
--- a/ansible/roles/dependencies/tasks/ubuntu.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,41 +0,0 @@
----
-
-- name: Apt-get update
-  apt: update_cache=yes
-
-- name: Ensure that all host dependencies are installed
-  apt:
-    name: "{{ item }}"
-    state: present
-  with_items:
-    - software-properties-common
-    - python-software-properties
-    - ntp
-    - openssh-client
-    - rsync
-    - curl
-    - wget
-    - git
-    - zip
-    - unzip
-    - vim
-    - nano
-    - emacs24-nox
-    - htop
-    - apt-transport-https
-    - ca-certificates
-
-- name: turn off ufw
-  ufw: state=disabled
-
-- name: Ensure the ntp service is started and enabled
-  service: name=ntp enabled=yes
-
-- name: Add Docker apt/gpg key
-  shell: "curl -sSL https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu/gpg | sudo apt-key add -"
-
-- name: Add Docker repository for Debian / Ubuntu Systems
-  apt_repository:
-    repo: "{{ docker_apt_repo }}"
-    state: present
-    update_cache: yes
diff --git a/ansible/roles/docker/tasks/install.yml b/ansible/roles/docker/tasks/install.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 98428910b..000000000
--- a/ansible/roles/docker/tasks/install.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
----
-
-- name: Ensure Docker is installed
-  package: name={{ docker_package }} state=latest
-
-- name: Ensure Docker is started and enabled at boot.
-  service:
-    name: docker
-    state: started
-    enabled: yes
-
-- name: Add the appropriate user to the Docker group to run without sudo
-  command: sudo usermod -aG docker {{ docker_user }}
diff --git a/ansible/roles/docker/tasks/main.yml b/ansible/roles/docker/tasks/main.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 10f89c86c..000000000
--- a/ansible/roles/docker/tasks/main.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
----
-
-- include: install.yml
-  tags:
-    - docker
diff --git a/ansible/roles/docker_compose/tasks/install.yml b/ansible/roles/docker_compose/tasks/install.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 5bc9f7f43..000000000
--- a/ansible/roles/docker_compose/tasks/install.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
----
-
-- name: Ensure that Docker Compose is installed
-  get_url:
-    url: "{{ docker_compose_url }}"
-    dest: "{{ docker_compose_path }}"
-    mode: 0755
diff --git a/ansible/roles/docker_compose/tasks/main.yml b/ansible/roles/docker_compose/tasks/main.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index e66db30fd..000000000
--- a/ansible/roles/docker_compose/tasks/main.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
----
-
-- include: install.yml
-  tags:
-    - docker_compose
diff --git a/ansible/roles/docker_images/tasks/images_pull.yml b/ansible/roles/docker_images/tasks/images_pull.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index ad701f078..000000000
--- a/ansible/roles/docker_images/tasks/images_pull.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
----
-
-- name: Pull all four of the ISLE images
-  shell: docker pull "{{ item }}"
-  with_items:
-    - "{{ isle_docker_image_mysql }}"
-    - "{{ isle_docker_image_fedora }}"
-    - "{{ isle_docker_image_solr }}"
-    - "{{ isle_docker_image_apache }}"
-    - "{{ isle_docker_image_proxy }}"
diff --git a/ansible/roles/docker_images/tasks/main.yml b/ansible/roles/docker_images/tasks/main.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index dfbc19756..000000000
--- a/ansible/roles/docker_images/tasks/main.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
----
-
-- include: images_pull.yml
-  tags:
-    - docker_images
diff --git a/ansible/roles/git_clone/tasks/git_clone.yml b/ansible/roles/git_clone/tasks/git_clone.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index af7d208b9..000000000
--- a/ansible/roles/git_clone/tasks/git_clone.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
----
-
-- name: Clone the git repository to ISLE install path
-  git:
-    repo: '{{ isle_repo }}'
-    dest: "{{ isle_repo_path }}"
-    version: master
-
-- name: Change perms to islandora:islandora
-  file:
-    path: /opt/ISLE
-    owner: islandora
-    group: islandora
-    mode: 0755
-    state: directory
-    recurse: yes
diff --git a/ansible/roles/git_clone/tasks/main.yml b/ansible/roles/git_clone/tasks/main.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 23b267f55..000000000
--- a/ansible/roles/git_clone/tasks/main.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
----
-
-- include: git_clone.yml
-  tags:
-    - git_clone
diff --git a/ansible/roles/users_groups/files/islandora b/ansible/roles/users_groups/files/islandora
deleted file mode 100644
index a43c89b9e..000000000
--- a/ansible/roles/users_groups/files/islandora
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-islandora ALL=(ALL:ALL) NOPASSWD:ALL
diff --git a/ansible/roles/users_groups/tasks/groups.yml b/ansible/roles/users_groups/tasks/groups.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index b2cc556e5..000000000
--- a/ansible/roles/users_groups/tasks/groups.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
----
-
-- name: create group
-  group: name={{ user_name }} state=present gid={{ group_id_number }}
diff --git a/ansible/roles/users_groups/tasks/main.yml b/ansible/roles/users_groups/tasks/main.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 50a674dfe..000000000
--- a/ansible/roles/users_groups/tasks/main.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
----
-
-- include: groups.yml
-  tags:
-    - users_groups
-
-- include: users.yml
-  tags:
-    - users_groups
-
-- include: ssh.yml
-  tags:
-    - users_groups
-
-- include: secure.yml
-  tags:
-    - users_groups
diff --git a/ansible/roles/users_groups/tasks/secure.yml b/ansible/roles/users_groups/tasks/secure.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 33996100a..000000000
--- a/ansible/roles/users_groups/tasks/secure.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
----
-- name: disallow root SSH access
-  lineinfile: dest=/etc/ssh/sshd_config regexp="^PermitRootLogin" line="PermitRootLogin no"
-
-- name: disallow password authentication
-  lineinfile: dest=/etc/ssh/sshd_config regexp="^PasswordAuthentication" line="PasswordAuthentication no"
-
-- name: Allow islandora user to sudo without password
-  copy: src=islandora dest=/etc/sudoers.d/islandora owner=root group=root mode=0440
diff --git a/ansible/roles/users_groups/tasks/ssh.yml b/ansible/roles/users_groups/tasks/ssh.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index d201b78fd..000000000
--- a/ansible/roles/users_groups/tasks/ssh.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
----
-- name: create ssh directories
-  file: path=/home/{{ user_name }}/.ssh owner={{ user_name }} group={{ user_name }} mode=0700 state=directory
-
-- name: set up authorized_keys ONLY FOR ISLANDORA USER
-  authorized_key: user={{ user_name }} key="{{ lookup('file', item) }}"
-  with_fileglob:
-    - "{{ pub_locale }}"
-
-- name: increase ssh timeout
-  lineinfile: dest=/etc/ssh/sshd_config line='ClientAliveInterval 60'
diff --git a/ansible/roles/users_groups/tasks/users.yml b/ansible/roles/users_groups/tasks/users.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 9347cff29..000000000
--- a/ansible/roles/users_groups/tasks/users.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
----
-- name: create user with groups
-  user:
-    name="{{ user_name }}"
-    group="{{ user_name }}"
-    shell="{{ user_shell }}"
-    createhome=yes
-    generate_ssh_key=yes
-    password="{{ user_password }}"
-    uid="{{ user_id_number }}"