diff --git a/hosts b/hosts
index 268bb96..42615d3 100644
--- a/hosts
+++ b/hosts
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@ run_options=""
 [next_cassandra:vars]
 run_options="-e CASSANDRA_SEEDS=172.23.41.1"
 
+[neutron-controller]
+openstack01-node01
+
 [nova-controller]
 openstack01-node01
 
diff --git a/neutron-controller.yml b/neutron-controller.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8ce60b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/neutron-controller.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+---
+- hosts: all
+  name: Dummy to gather facts
+  tasks: []
+
+- hosts: neutron-controller
+  become: True
+  roles:
+     - neutron-controller
diff --git a/roles/neutron-controller/tasks/main.yml b/roles/neutron-controller/tasks/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..af83aca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/neutron-controller/tasks/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+# Build and install a docker image for neutron-controller.
+---
+- set_fact:
+    env_vars: >
+        -e "KEYSTONE_HOST={{ hostvars[groups['keystone'][0]]['ansible_default_ipv4']['address'] }}"
+        -e "METADATA_SECRET=geheim"
+        -e "MY_IP={{ hostvars[groups['neutron-controller'][0]]['ansible_default_ipv4']['address'] }}"
+        -e "MYSQL_HOST={{ hostvars[groups['databases'][0]]['ansible_default_ipv4']['address'] }}"
+        -e "MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=geheim"
+        -e "NEUTRON_PASSWORD=geheim"
+        -e "NEUTRON_USER=neutron"
+        -e "NOVA_CONTROLLER_HOST={{ hostvars[groups['nova-controller'][0]]['ansible_default_ipv4']['address'] }}"
+        -e "NOVA_PASSWORD=geheim"
+        -e "NOVA_USER=nova"
+        -e "OVERLAY_INTERFACE_IP_ADDRESS={{ hostvars[groups['neutron-controller'][0]]['ansible_default_ipv4']['address'] }}"
+        -e "PROVIDER_INTERFACE_NAME={{ hostvars[groups['neutron-controller'][0]]['ansible_default_ipv4']['interface'] }}"
+        -e "RABBIT_PASSWORD=geheim"
+        -e "RABBIT_USER=openstack"
+
+- name: install service file.
+  template:
+    src: templates/neutron-controller.service
+    dest: /etc/systemd/system/neutron-controller.service
+    mode: 644
+    owner: root
+    group: root
+
+- command: systemctl daemon-reload
+
+- name: Initialize neutron
+  command: >
+    /usr/bin/docker run --rm
+    {{ env_vars }}
+    --add-host=mariadb:{{ hostvars[groups['databases'][0]]['ansible_default_ipv4']['address'] }}
+    --add-host=keystone:{{ hostvars[groups['keystone'][0]]['ansible_default_ipv4']['address'] }}
+    --network host
+    hpc/neutroncontroller
+    /etc/bootstrap.sh
+  tags: bootstrap
+
+- name: make sure service is started
+  systemd:
+    name: neutron-controller.service
+    state: restarted
diff --git a/roles/neutron-controller/templates/neutron-controller.service b/roles/neutron-controller/templates/neutron-controller.service
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..485d4e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/neutron-controller/templates/neutron-controller.service
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=Openstack neutron-controller Container
+After=docker.service
+Requires=docker.service
+
+[Service]
+TimeoutStartSec=0
+Restart=always
+ExecStartPre=-/usr/bin/docker rm -f %n
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/docker run --name %n \
+  {{ env_vars | replace('\n', '') }} \
+  --add-host=nova-controller:{{ hostvars[groups['nova-controller'][0]]['ansible_default_ipv4']['address'] }} \
+  --add-host=mariadb:{{ hostvars[groups['databases'][0]]['ansible_default_ipv4']['address'] }} \
+  --add-host=keystone:{{ hostvars[groups['keystone'][0]]['ansible_default_ipv4']['address'] }} \
+  --privileged \
+  --network host \
+  -p 8774:8774 \
+  -p 8778:8778 \
+  hpc/neutroncontroller /etc/run.sh
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target