diff --git a/roles/ftp/tasks/main.yml b/roles/ftp/tasks/main.yml
index ecc0b03..e830dce 100644
--- a/roles/ftp/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/ftp/tasks/main.yml
@@ -1,8 +1,17 @@
+---
 - name: install proftpd
   apt:
     name: proftpd
     state: present
     update_cache: yes
+- name: enable proftpd service
+  service:
+    name: proftpd
+    enabled: yes
+- name: start proftpd service
+  service:
+    name: proftpd
+    state: started
 
 
 # make `/mirror/root` dir
@@ -12,20 +21,24 @@
 # double check perms
 
 # proftpd requires modules (how to install ?)
-- name: Copy assets
+- name: copy over config files
   copy:
-    src: "{{ role_path }}/templates/proftpd.conf"
-    dest: /etc/proftpd/proftpd.conf
-    # owner: root
-    # group: root
-    # mode: "0755"
+    src: "{{ role_path }}/templates/{{ item.src }}"
+    dest: "/etc/proftpd/{{ item.dest }}"
+    owner: root
+    group: root
+    mode: "{{ item.mode }}"
+  loop:
+    - { src: blacklist.dat, dest: blacklist.dat, mode: "644" }
+    - { src: dhparams.pem, dest: dhparams.pem, mode: "644" }
+    - { src: ldap.conf, dest: ldap.conf, mode: "600" }
+    - { src: modules.conf, dest: modules.conf, mode: "644" }
+    - { src: proftpd.conf, dest: proftpd.conf, mode: "644" }
+    - { src: sql.conf, dest: sql.conf, mode: "600" }
+    - { src: tls.conf, dest: tls.conf, mode: "644" }
+    - { src: virtuals.conf, dest: virtuals.conf, mode: "644" }
 
-
-# also need to get
-# /etc/proftpd/blacklist.dat (binary)
-# /etc/proftpd/dhparams.pem (maybe not)
-# /etc/proftpd/ldap.conf (unable to read)
-# /etc/proftpd/modules.conf (and maybe everything in /usr/lib/proftpd/)
-# /etc/proftpd/sql.conf (unable to read)
-# /etc/proftpd/tls.conf 
-# /etc/proftpd/virtuals.conf 
\ No newline at end of file
+- name: reload proftpd service
+  service:
+    name: proftpd
+    state: reloaded
diff --git a/roles/ftp/templates/proftpd/blacklist.dat b/roles/ftp/templates/blacklist.dat
similarity index 100%
rename from roles/ftp/templates/proftpd/blacklist.dat
rename to roles/ftp/templates/blacklist.dat
diff --git a/roles/ftp/templates/proftpd/ldap.conf b/roles/ftp/templates/ldap.conf
similarity index 100%
rename from roles/ftp/templates/proftpd/ldap.conf
rename to roles/ftp/templates/ldap.conf
diff --git a/roles/ftp/templates/proftpd/modules.conf b/roles/ftp/templates/modules.conf
similarity index 100%
rename from roles/ftp/templates/proftpd/modules.conf
rename to roles/ftp/templates/modules.conf
diff --git a/roles/ftp/templates/proftpd/proftpd.conf b/roles/ftp/templates/proftpd.conf
similarity index 100%
rename from roles/ftp/templates/proftpd/proftpd.conf
rename to roles/ftp/templates/proftpd.conf
diff --git a/roles/ftp/templates/proftpd/conf.d/.gitkeep b/roles/ftp/templates/proftpd/conf.d/.gitkeep
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29..0000000
diff --git a/roles/ftp/templates/proftpd/sql.conf b/roles/ftp/templates/sql.conf
similarity index 100%
rename from roles/ftp/templates/proftpd/sql.conf
rename to roles/ftp/templates/sql.conf
diff --git a/roles/ftp/templates/proftpd/tls.conf b/roles/ftp/templates/tls.conf
similarity index 100%
rename from roles/ftp/templates/proftpd/tls.conf
rename to roles/ftp/templates/tls.conf
diff --git a/roles/ftp/templates/proftpd/virtuals.conf b/roles/ftp/templates/virtuals.conf
similarity index 100%
rename from roles/ftp/templates/proftpd/virtuals.conf
rename to roles/ftp/templates/virtuals.conf