diff --git a/manifests/main/config.pp b/manifests/main/config.pp
index afb85ff..b9a15a3 100644
--- a/manifests/main/config.pp
+++ b/manifests/main/config.pp
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 class confdroid_ntp::main::config (
 
 ) inherits confdroid_ntp::params {
-#  include confdroid_ntp::main::service
+  include confdroid_ntp::main::service
 
 #  if $ay_manage_nagios == true {
 #    include confdroid_ntp::monitoring::target
diff --git a/manifests/main/dirs.pp b/manifests/main/dirs.pp
index 0920f11..27166de 100644
--- a/manifests/main/dirs.pp
+++ b/manifests/main/dirs.pp
@@ -7,4 +7,8 @@ class confdroid_ntp::main::dirs (
 
 ) inherits confdroid_ntp::params {
   require confdroid_ntp::main::install
+
+  # /var/log/chrony
+
+  # /var/lib/chrony
 }
diff --git a/manifests/main/files.pp b/manifests/main/files.pp
index 8696a7a..d655180 100644
--- a/manifests/main/files.pp
+++ b/manifests/main/files.pp
@@ -7,4 +7,8 @@ class confdroid_ntp::main::files (
 
 ) inherits confdroid_ntp::params {
   require confdroid_ntp::main::dirs
+
+  # main configuration file
+
+  # log rotation
 }
diff --git a/manifests/main/service.pp b/manifests/main/service.pp
index 52c9f79..fd241c0 100644
--- a/manifests/main/service.pp
+++ b/manifests/main/service.pp
@@ -7,4 +7,11 @@ class confdroid_ntp::main::service (
 
 ) inherits confdroid_ntp::params {
   require confdroid_ntp::main::files
+
+  service { $cy_service_name:
+    ensure     => running,
+    hasstatus  => true,
+    hasrestart => true,
+    enable     => true,
+  }
 }
diff --git a/manifests/params.pp b/manifests/params.pp
index d78565d..b3db0ff 100644
--- a/manifests/params.pp
+++ b/manifests/params.pp
@@ -16,6 +16,13 @@ class confdroid_ntp::params (
 # defaults
   $fqdn               = $facts['networking']['fqdn']
 
+# dirs
+
+# files
+
+# service
+  $cy_service_name    = 'chronyd'
+
 # includes must be last
   include confdroid_ntp::main::config
 }
diff --git a/templates/chrony.conf b/templates/chrony.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cb2492a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/chrony.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+################################################################################
+#  configuration file as it comes with default installation of chrony package  #
+################################################################################
+
+# Use public servers from the pool.ntp.org project.
+# Please consider joining the pool (https://www.pool.ntp.org/join.html).
+pool 2.rocky.pool.ntp.org iburst
+
+# Use NTP servers from DHCP.
+sourcedir /run/chrony-dhcp
+
+# Record the rate at which the system clock gains/losses time.
+driftfile /var/lib/chrony/drift
+
+# Allow the system clock to be stepped in the first three updates
+# if its offset is larger than 1 second.
+makestep 1.0 3
+
+# Enable kernel synchronization of the real-time clock (RTC).
+rtcsync
+
+# Enable hardware timestamping on all interfaces that support it.
+#hwtimestamp *
+
+# Increase the minimum number of selectable sources required to adjust
+# the system clock.
+#minsources 2
+
+# Allow NTP client access from local network.
+#allow 192.168.0.0/16
+
+# Serve time even if not synchronized to a time source.
+#local stratum 10
+
+# Require authentication (nts or key option) for all NTP sources.
+#authselectmode require
+
+# Specify file containing keys for NTP authentication.
+keyfile /etc/chrony.keys
+
+# Save NTS keys and cookies.
+ntsdumpdir /var/lib/chrony
+
+# Insert/delete leap seconds by slewing instead of stepping.
+#leapsecmode slew
+
+# Get TAI-UTC offset and leap seconds from the system tz database.
+leapsectz right/UTC
+
+# Specify directory for log files.
+logdir /var/log/chrony
+
+# Select which information is logged.
+#log measurements statistics tracking