diff --git a/.puppet-lint.rc b/.puppet-lint.rc
deleted file mode 100644
index 269b058..0000000
--- a/.puppet-lint.rc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
---no-variable_scope-check
---no-top_scope_facts
---no-140chars-check
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diff --git a/Jenkinsfile b/Jenkinsfile
deleted file mode 100644
index 03e1e65..0000000
--- a/Jenkinsfile
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,130 +0,0 @@
-pipeline {
-    agent {
-      label 'puppet'
-    }
-
-    post {
-        always {
-            deleteDir() /* clean up our workspace */
-        }
-        success {
-            updateGitlabCommitStatus state: 'success'
-        }
-        failure {
-            updateGitlabCommitStatus state: 'failed'
-            step([$class: 'Mailer', notifyEveryUnstableBuild: true, recipients: 'support@confdroid.com', sendToIndividuals: true])
-        }
-    }
-
-    options {
-          gitLabConnection('gitlab.confdroid.com')
-    }
-
-    stages {
-
-      stage('pull master') {
-        steps {
-          sshagent(['edd05eb6-26b5-4c7b-a5cc-ea2ab899f4fa']) {
-            sh '''
-                git config user.name "Jenkins Server"
-                git config user.email jenkins@confdroid.com
-                # Ensure we're on the development branch (triggered by push)
-                git checkout development
-                # Create jenkins branch from development
-                git checkout -b jenkins-build-$BUILD_NUMBER
-                # Optionally merge master into jenkins to ensure compatibility
-                git merge origin/master --no-ff || { echo "Merge conflict detected"; exit 1; }
-            '''
-        }
-      }
-    }
-
-      stage('puppet parser') {
-        steps {
-          sh '''for file in $(find . -iname \'*.pp\'); do
-            /opt/puppetlabs/bin/puppet parser validate --color false --render-as s --modulepath=modules $file || exit 1;
-            done;'''
-          }
-        }
-
-      stage('check templates') {
-        steps{
-          sh '''for file in $(find . -iname \'*.erb\');
-            do erb -P -x -T "-" $file | ruby -c || exit 1;
-            done;'''
-        }
-      }
-
-      stage('puppet-lint') {
-        steps {
-          sh '''/usr/local/bin/puppet-lint . \\
-                --no-variable_scope-check \\
-                || { echo "Puppet lint failed"; exit 1; }
-            '''
-          }
-        }
-
-      stage('SonarScan') {
-         steps {
-            withCredentials([string(credentialsId: 'sonar-token', variable: 'SONAR_TOKEN')]) {
-              sh '''
-              /opt/sonar-scanner/bin/sonar-scanner \
-                -Dsonar.projectKey=confdroid_ssh \
-                -Dsonar.sources=. \
-                -Dsonar.host.url=https://sonarqube.confdroid.com \
-                -Dsonar.token=$SONAR_TOKEN
-                '''
-              }
-            }
-          }
-
-      stage('create Puppet documentation') {
-        steps {
-          sh '/opt/puppetlabs/bin/puppet strings'
-        }
-      }
-
-      stage('update repo') {
-        steps {
-          sshagent(['edd05eb6-26b5-4c7b-a5cc-ea2ab899f4fa']) {
-            sh '''
-                git config user.name "Jenkins Server"
-                git config user.email jenkins@confdroid.com
-                git add -A && git commit -am "Recommit for updates in build $BUILD_NUMBER" || echo "No changes to commit"
-                git push -o merge_request.create \
-                         -o merge_request.target=master \
-                         -o merge_request.title="Auto-merge for build $BUILD_NUMBER" \
-                         -o merge_request.description="Automated changes from Jenkins build $BUILD_NUMBER" \
-                         -o merge_request.merge_when_pipeline_succeeds=true \
-                         origin jenkins-build-$BUILD_NUMBER
-            '''
-        }
-      }
-    }
-      stage('Mirror to Gitea') {
-        steps {
-          withCredentials([usernamePassword(
-            credentialsId: 'Jenkins-gitea',
-            usernameVariable: 'GITEA_USER',
-            passwordVariable: 'GITEA_TOKEN')]) {
-            script {
-              // Checkout from GitLab (already done implicitly)
-                sh '''
-                  git checkout master
-                  git pull origin master
-                  git branch -D development
-                  git branch -D jenkins-build-$BUILD_NUMBER
-                  git rm -f Jenkinsfile
-                  git rm -r --cached .vscode || echo "No .vscode to remove from git"
-                  git rm -r --cached .puppet-lint.rc || echo "No .puppet-lint.rc to remove from git"
-                  git commit --amend --no-edit --allow-empty
-                  git remote add master https://sourcecode.confdroid.com/confdroid/confdroid_ssh.git
-                  git -c credential.helper="!f() { echo username=${GITEA_USER}; echo password=${GITEA_TOKEN}; }; f" \
-                  push master --mirror
-                  '''
-          }
-        }
-      }
-    }
-  }
-}
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diff --git a/doc/puppet_classes/confdroid_ssh_3A_3Aparams.html b/doc/puppet_classes/confdroid_ssh_3A_3Aparams.html
index 9c3ea31..083dcf6 100644
--- a/doc/puppet_classes/confdroid_ssh_3A_3Aparams.html
+++ b/doc/puppet_classes/confdroid_ssh_3A_3Aparams.html
@@ -1198,7 +1198,7 @@
         <span class='type'>(<tt>String</tt>)</span>
       
       
-        <em class="default">(defaults to: <tt>&#39;file&#39;</tt>)</em>
+        <em class="default">(defaults to: <tt>&#39;absent&#39;</tt>)</em>
       
       
         &mdash;
@@ -1324,7 +1324,7 @@ class confdroid_ssh::params (
   String $ssh_source_range                  = &#39;0.0.0.0/0&#39;,
 
   # sshd configuration 
-  String  $ssh_custom_ensure                = &#39;file&#39;,
+  String  $ssh_custom_ensure                = &#39;absent&#39;,
   Boolean $ssh_manage_config                = true,
   String  $ssh_address_family               = &#39;any&#39;,
   String  $ssh_listen_address               = &#39;0.0.0.0&#39;,
diff --git a/manifests/params.pp b/manifests/params.pp
index fa28b2d..e6fc5aa 100644
--- a/manifests/params.pp
+++ b/manifests/params.pp
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ class confdroid_ssh::params (
   String $ssh_source_range                  = '0.0.0.0/0',
 
   # sshd configuration 
-  String  $ssh_custom_ensure                = 'file',
+  String  $ssh_custom_ensure                = 'absent',
   Boolean $ssh_manage_config                = true,
   String  $ssh_address_family               = 'any',
   String  $ssh_listen_address               = '0.0.0.0',