diff --git a/ansible/roles/release/files/upload_release.py b/ansible/roles/release/files/upload_release.py
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+#!/usr/bin/python
+import argparse
+import glob
+import os
+
+from github import Github
+'''
+upload_release.py - Uploads one or more files to a specified release for a Github repository
+
+Author: Jordan Wright <jordan-wright>
+'''
+
+
+def main():
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
+        description='Upload assets to a given repository release')
+    parser.add_argument('--repo', help='The repository to upload the asset to')
+    parser.add_argument('--version', help='The version of the release')
+    parser.add_argument(
+        '--assets',
+        help='The files to upload to the Github release',
+        nargs='+')
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    try:
+        API_KEY = os.environ['GITHUB_API_KEY']
+    except KeyError as e:
+        print os.environ
+        print('Error: Missing GITHUB_API_KEY  environment variable')
+        return
+
+    g = Github(API_KEY)
+
+    # Verify the repo exists
+    try:
+        repo = g.get_repo(args.repo, lazy=False)
+    except Exception as e:
+        print('Error getting repo {}: {}'.format(args.repo, e))
+        return
+
+    # Verify the release exists
+    try:
+        release = None
+        for r in repo.get_releases():
+            if r.tag_name == args.version:
+                release = r
+                break
+        if not release:
+            print('Release {} not found'.format(args.version))
+            return
+    except Exception as e:
+        print('Error getting release {}: {}'.format(args.version, e))
+        return
+
+    for asset in args.assets:
+        try:
+            release.upload_asset(asset)
+            print('Uploaded {} to release {}'.format(asset, args.version))
+        except Exception as e:
+            print('Error uploading asset {}: {}'.format(asset, e))
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()
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diff --git a/ansible/roles/release/tasks/main.yml b/ansible/roles/release/tasks/main.yml
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+- name: update packages
+  apt:
+    update_cache: yes
+    upgrade: yes
+
+- name: add https apt transport for Docker repository
+  apt:
+    name: apt-transport-https
+    state: present
+
+- name: install docker key
+  apt_key:
+    id: "{{ apt_docker_fingerprint }}"
+    url: "{{ apt_docker_keyserver }}"
+
+- name: add docker repository
+  apt_repository:
+    repo: "{{ apt_docker_repo }}"
+    mode: '644'
+    update_cache: yes
+    state: present
+
+- name: install docker repository
+  apt:
+    name: "docker-ce"
+    state: present
+
+- name: install git
+  apt:
+    name: git
+    state: present
+
+- name: install python/pip
+  apt:
+    name: python-pip
+    state: present
+
+- name: install pygithub
+  command: "pip install git+https://github.com/PyGithub/PyGithub.git@master"
+
+- name: download golang
+  get_url:
+    url: "{{ go_download_location }}"
+    dest: /usr/local/src/{{ go_tarball }}
+    checksum: "sha256:{{ go_tarball_checksum }}"
+
+- name: extract golang tarball
+  unarchive:
+    src: /usr/local/src/{{ go_tarball }}
+    dest: /usr/local
+    copy: no
+
+- name: install docker module
+  pip:
+    name: docker
+
+- name: download the xgo docker image
+  docker_image:
+    name: "{{ xgo_image }}"
+
+- name: clone the xgo helper
+  shell: "/usr/local/go/bin/go get {{ xgo_golang_package }}"
+
+- name: clone the gophish repo
+  shell: "/usr/local/go/bin/go get {{ gophish_golang_package }}"
+
+- name: build gophish
+  docker_container:
+    name: "gophish_build"
+    image: "{{ xgo_image }}"
+    auto_remove: true
+    volumes:
+      - "{{ gophish_directory }}/bin:/build"
+      - "/root/.xgo-cache:/deps-cache:ro"
+    env:
+      TARGETS: "linux/386 linux/amd64 windows/386 windows/amd64 darwin/386 darwin/amd64"
+    command: "github.com/gophish/gophish"
+
+- name: wait for linux 32-bit build
+  wait_for:
+    path: "{{ gophish_directory }}/bin/gophish-linux-386"
+
+- name: wait for linux 64-bit build
+  wait_for:
+    path: "{{ gophish_directory }}/bin/gophish-linux-amd64"
+
+- name: wait for the windows 32-bit build
+  wait_for:
+    path: "{{ gophish_directory }}/bin/gophish-windows-4.0-386.exe"
+
+- name: wait for the windows 64-bit build
+  wait_for:
+    path: "{{ gophish_directory }}/bin/gophish-windows-4.0-amd64.exe"
+
+- name: wait for the osx 32-bit build
+  wait_for:
+    path: "{{ gophish_directory }}/bin/gophish-darwin-10.6-386"
+
+- name: wait for the osx 64-bit build
+  wait_for:
+    path: "{{ gophish_directory }}/bin/gophish-darwin-10.6-amd64"
+
+- name: packaging linux-32 bit release
+  block:
+    - command: "cp {{ gophish_directory }}/bin/gophish-linux-386 {{ gophish_directory }}/gophish"
+      args:
+        creates: "{{ gophish_directory }}/gophish"
+    - archive:
+        path:
+          - "{{ gophish_directory }}/static/js/dist"
+          - "{{ gophish_directory }}/static/js/src/vendor/ckeditor"
+          - "{{ gophish_directory }}/static/css/dist"
+          - "{{ gophish_directory }}/static/images"
+          - "{{ gophish_directory }}/static/font"
+          - "{{ gophish_directory }}/static/db"
+          - "{{ gophish_directory }}/db"
+          - "{{ gophish_directory }}/templates"
+          - "{{ gophish_directory }}/README.md"
+          - "{{ gophish_directory }}/VERSION"
+          - "{{ gophish_directory }}/LICENSE"
+          - "{{ gophish_directory }}/config.json"
+          - "{{ gophish_directory }}/gophish"
+        dest: "{{ gophish_linux_32bit }}"
+        format: zip
+    - file:
+        path: "{{ gophish_directory }}/gophish"
+        state: absent
+  
+- name: packaging linux-64 bit release
+  block:
+    - command: "cp {{ gophish_directory }}/bin/gophish-linux-amd64 {{ gophish_directory }}/gophish"
+      args:
+        creates: "{{ gophish_directory }}/gophish"
+    - archive:
+        path:
+          - "{{ gophish_directory }}/static/js/dist"
+          - "{{ gophish_directory }}/static/js/src/vendor/ckeditor"
+          - "{{ gophish_directory }}/static/css/dist"
+          - "{{ gophish_directory }}/static/images"
+          - "{{ gophish_directory }}/static/font"
+          - "{{ gophish_directory }}/static/db"
+          - "{{ gophish_directory }}/db"
+          - "{{ gophish_directory }}/templates"
+          - "{{ gophish_directory }}/README.md"
+          - "{{ gophish_directory }}/VERSION"
+          - "{{ gophish_directory }}/LICENSE"
+          - "{{ gophish_directory }}/config.json"
+          - "{{ gophish_directory }}/gophish"
+        dest: "{{ gophish_linux_64bit }}"
+        format: zip
+    - file:
+        path: "{{ gophish_directory }}/gophish"
+        state: absent
+
+- name: packaging windows 32-bit release
+  block:
+    - command: "cp {{ gophish_directory }}/bin/gophish-windows-4.0-386.exe {{ gophish_directory }}/gophish.exe"
+      args:
+        creates: "{{ gophish_directory }}/gophish.exe"
+    - archive:
+        path:
+          - "{{ gophish_directory }}/static/js/dist"
+          - "{{ gophish_directory }}/static/js/src/vendor/ckeditor"
+          - "{{ gophish_directory }}/static/css/dist"
+          - "{{ gophish_directory }}/static/images"
+          - "{{ gophish_directory }}/static/font"
+          - "{{ gophish_directory }}/static/db"
+          - "{{ gophish_directory }}/db"
+          - "{{ gophish_directory }}/templates"
+          - "{{ gophish_directory }}/README.md"
+          - "{{ gophish_directory }}/VERSION"
+          - "{{ gophish_directory }}/LICENSE"
+          - "{{ gophish_directory }}/config.json"
+          - "{{ gophish_directory }}/gophish.exe"
+        dest: "{{ gophish_windows_32bit }}"
+        format: zip
+    - file:
+        path: "{{ gophish_directory }}/gophish.exe"
+        state: absent
+
+- name: packaging windows 64-bit release
+  block:
+    - command: "cp {{ gophish_directory }}/bin/gophish-windows-4.0-amd64.exe {{ gophish_directory }}/gophish.exe"
+      args:
+        creates: "{{ gophish_directory }}/gophish.exe"
+    - archive:
+        path:
+          - "{{ gophish_directory }}/static/js/dist"
+          - "{{ gophish_directory }}/static/js/src/vendor/ckeditor"
+          - "{{ gophish_directory }}/static/css/dist"
+          - "{{ gophish_directory }}/static/images"
+          - "{{ gophish_directory }}/static/font"
+          - "{{ gophish_directory }}/static/db"
+          - "{{ gophish_directory }}/db"
+          - "{{ gophish_directory }}/templates"
+          - "{{ gophish_directory }}/README.md"
+          - "{{ gophish_directory }}/VERSION"
+          - "{{ gophish_directory }}/LICENSE"
+          - "{{ gophish_directory }}/config.json"
+          - "{{ gophish_directory }}/gophish.exe"
+        dest: "{{ gophish_windows_64bit }}"
+        format: zip
+    - file:
+        path: "{{ gophish_directory }}/gophish.exe"
+        state: absent
+
+- name: packaging osx 32-bit release
+  block:
+    - command: "cp {{ gophish_directory }}/bin/gophish-darwin-10.6-386 {{ gophish_directory }}/gophish"
+      args:
+        creates: "{{ gophish_directory }}/gophish"
+    - archive:
+        path:
+          - "{{ gophish_directory }}/static/js/dist"
+          - "{{ gophish_directory }}/static/js/src/vendor/ckeditor"
+          - "{{ gophish_directory }}/static/css/dist"
+          - "{{ gophish_directory }}/static/images"
+          - "{{ gophish_directory }}/static/font"
+          - "{{ gophish_directory }}/static/db"
+          - "{{ gophish_directory }}/db"
+          - "{{ gophish_directory }}/templates"
+          - "{{ gophish_directory }}/README.md"
+          - "{{ gophish_directory }}/VERSION"
+          - "{{ gophish_directory }}/LICENSE"
+          - "{{ gophish_directory }}/config.json"
+          - "{{ gophish_directory }}/gophish"
+        dest: "{{ gophish_osx_32bit }}"
+        format: zip
+    - file:
+        path: "{{ gophish_directory }}/gophish"
+        state: absent
+
+- name: packaging osx 64-bit release
+  block:
+    - command: "cp {{ gophish_directory }}/bin/gophish-darwin-10.6-amd64 {{ gophish_directory }}/gophish"
+      args:
+        creates: "{{ gophish_directory }}/gophish"
+    - archive:
+        path:
+          - "{{ gophish_directory }}/static/js/dist"
+          - "{{ gophish_directory }}/static/js/src/vendor/ckeditor"
+          - "{{ gophish_directory }}/static/css/dist"
+          - "{{ gophish_directory }}/static/images"
+          - "{{ gophish_directory }}/static/font"
+          - "{{ gophish_directory }}/static/db"
+          - "{{ gophish_directory }}/db"
+          - "{{ gophish_directory }}/templates"
+          - "{{ gophish_directory }}/README.md"
+          - "{{ gophish_directory }}/VERSION"
+          - "{{ gophish_directory }}/LICENSE"
+          - "{{ gophish_directory }}/config.json"
+          - "{{ gophish_directory }}/gophish"
+        dest: "{{ gophish_osx_64bit }}"
+        format: zip
+    - file:
+        path: "{{ gophish_directory }}/gophish"
+        state: absent
+
+- name: copy upload release script
+  copy:
+    src: "{{role_path}}/files/upload_release.py"
+    dest: "{{upload_release}}"
+    mode: 0700
+
+- name: upload assets to github release
+  shell: >
+    {{upload_release}} --repo gophish/gophish --version {{ version }} 
+    --assets {{ gophish_windows_32bit }} {{ gophish_windows_64bit }}
+    {{ gophish_linux_32bit }} {{ gophish_linux_64bit }}
+    {{ gophish_osx_32bit}} {{ gophish_osx_64bit }}
+  environment:
+    GITHUB_API_KEY: "{{github_token}}"
+  register:
+    upload
+
+- debug: msg="{{ upload.stdout }}"
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diff --git a/ansible/roles/release/vars/main.yml b/ansible/roles/release/vars/main.yml
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+apt_docker_dist: "https://download.docker.com/linux/{{ ansible_distribution|lower }}"
+apt_docker_repo: "deb [arch=amd64] {{ apt_docker_dist }} {{ ansible_distribution_release|lower }} stable" 
+apt_docker_keyserver: "{{ apt_docker_dist }}/gpg"
+apt_docker_fingerprint: "9DC858229FC7DD38854AE2D88D81803C0EBFCD88"
+
+gophish_golang_package: "github.com/gophish/gophish"
+gophish_directory: "/root/go/src/{{ gophish_golang_package }}"
+gophish_windows_32bit: "{{gophish_directory}}/bin/gophish-{{version}}-windows-32bit.zip"
+gophish_windows_64bit: "{{gophish_directory}}/bin/gophish-{{version}}-windows-64bit.zip"
+gophish_linux_32bit: "{{gophish_directory}}/bin/gophish-{{version}}-linux-32bit.zip"
+gophish_linux_64bit: "{{gophish_directory}}/bin/gophish-{{version}}-linux-64bit.zip"
+gophish_osx_32bit: "{{gophish_directory}}/bin/gophish-{{version}}-osx-32bit.zip"
+gophish_osx_64bit: "{{gophish_directory}}/bin/gophish-{{version}}-osx-64bit.zip"
+
+xgo_image: "karalabe/xgo-latest"
+xgo_golang_package: "github.com/karalabe/xgo"
+
+go_tarball: "go1.9.2.linux-amd64.tar.gz"
+go_download_location: "https://dl.google.com/go/{{go_tarball}}"
+go_tarball_checksum: "de874549d9a8d8d8062be05808509c09a88a248e77ec14eb77453530829ac02b"
+
+github_token: !vault |
+        $ANSIBLE_VAULT;[redacted]
+
+upload_release: "/usr/local/bin/upload_release.py"
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diff --git a/ansible/site.yml b/ansible/site.yml
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+---
+- hosts: localhost
+  connection: local
+
+  vars:
+    vault_do_token: !vault |
+          $ANSIBLE_VAULT;redacted
+
+  tasks:
+    - name: ensure ssh key exists
+      user:
+        name: "{{ ansible_user_id }}"
+        generate_ssh_key: yes
+        ssh_key_file: .ssh/gophish_dev
+        ssh_key_bits: 4096
+
+    - name: ensure ssh key is uploaded to DigitalOcean
+      digital_ocean:
+        state: present
+        command: ssh
+        name: gophish-dev
+        ssh_pub_key: "{{ lookup('file', '~/.ssh/gophish_dev.pub') }}"
+        api_token: "{{ vault_do_token }}"
+      register: gophish_ssh_key
+    
+    - name: create the droplet used to build releases
+      digital_ocean:
+        state: present
+        command: droplet
+        name: gophish-release
+        api_token: "{{ vault_do_token }}"
+        size_id: s-1vcpu-1gb
+        region_id: nyc1
+        image_id: debian-9-x64
+        wait_timeout: 500
+        ssh_key_ids: "{{ gophish_ssh_key.ssh_key.id }}"
+        unique_name: yes
+      register: gophish_droplet
+    
+    - debug:
+        msg: "ID is {{ gophish_droplet.droplet.id }}"
+
+    - debug:
+        msg: "IP is {{ gophish_droplet.droplet.ip_address }}"
+    
+    - name: add the droplet to our inventory
+      add_host:
+        name: "{{ gophish_droplet.droplet.ip_address }}"
+        groups: droplets
+        ansible_ssh_private_key_file: ~/.ssh/gophish_dev
+
+    - name: wait for port 22 to become available.
+      local_action: wait_for host="{{ gophish_droplet.droplet.ip_address }}" port=22 delay=5 timeout=600
+
+- hosts: droplets
+  remote_user: root
+  roles:
+    - release
+
+  environment:
+    PATH: "{{ ansible_env.path }}:/usr/local/go/bin"
+
+- hosts: localhost
+  connection: local
+
+  vars:
+    vault_do_token: !vault |
+          $ANSIBLE_VAULT;redacted
+
+  tasks:
+    - name: remove the droplet
+      digital_ocean:
+        state: absent
+        command: droplet
+        name: gophish-release
+        api_token: "{{ vault_do_token }}"
+        wait_timeout: 500
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