diff --git a/manifests/main/config.pp b/manifests/main/config.pp
index 89fb9c0..e435b10 100644
--- a/manifests/main/config.pp
+++ b/manifests/main/config.pp
@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@ class cd_alloy::main::config (
 
 ) inherits cd_alloy::params {
 
-  include cd_alloy::main::install
+  include cd_alloy::main::service
 
 }
diff --git a/manifests/main/dirs.pp b/manifests/main/dirs.pp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5f213ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/manifests/main/dirs.pp
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+ Module name: cd_alloy
+# Author: Arne Teuke (arne_teuke@confdroid.com)
+# @summary Class manages required directories for the cd_alloy module
+###############################################################################
+class cd_alloy::main::dirs (
+
+) inherits cd_alloy::params {
+
+  require cd_alloy::main::install
+
+  # main config dir
+  file { $ay_main_dir:
+    ensure    =>  directory,
+    path      =>  $ay_main_dir,
+    owner     =>  'root',
+    group     =>  'root',
+    mode      =>  '0770',
+    selrange  =>  s0,
+    selrole   =>  object_r,
+    seltype   =>  etc_t,
+    seluser   =>  system_u,
+  }
+}
diff --git a/manifests/main/files.pp b/manifests/main/files.pp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c4ed043
--- /dev/null
+++ b/manifests/main/files.pp
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+ Module name: cd_alloy
+# Author: Arne Teuke (arne_teuke@confdroid.com)
+# @summary Class manages required config files for the cd_alloy module
+###############################################################################
+class cd_alloy::main::files (
+
+) inherits cd_alloy::params {
+
+  require cd_alloy::main::dirs
+
+}
diff --git a/manifests/main/install.pp b/manifests/main/install.pp
index 7c9637b..d20a365 100644
--- a/manifests/main/install.pp
+++ b/manifests/main/install.pp
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ class cd_alloy::main::install (
 
   require cd_alloy::main::yumrepo
 
-  package {$reqpackages:
+  package {$repackages:
     ensure => $pkg_ensure,
   }
 
diff --git a/manifests/main/service.pp b/manifests/main/service.pp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0709947
--- /dev/null
+++ b/manifests/main/service.pp
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+ Module name: cd_alloy
+# Author: Arne Teuke (arne_teuke@confdroid.com)
+# @summary Class manages the alloy service
+###############################################################################
+class cd_alloy::main::service (
+
+) inherits cd_alloy::params {
+
+  require cd_alloy::main::files
+
+}
diff --git a/manifests/params.pp b/manifests/params.pp
index 9444e5d..14be952 100644
--- a/manifests/params.pp
+++ b/manifests/params.pp
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ## cd_alloy::params.pp
 # Module name: cd_alloy
 # Author: Arne Teuke (arne_teuke@confdroid.com)
-# @param  [string]  reqpackages which packages to install
+# @param  [string]  repackages which packages to install
 # @param  [string]  pkg_ensure  'latest' or 'present'
 # @summary Class contains all parameters for the cd_alloy module.
 ##############################################################################
@@ -12,6 +12,13 @@ $pkg_ensure     = 'latest',
 
 ) {
 
+# service
+$ay_service     = 'alloy'
+
+# dirs
+$ay_main_dir    = '/etc/alloy'
+
+
   # includes must be last
   include cd_alloy::main::config