diff --git a/roles/public_dns/README.md b/roles/public_dns/README.md
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+# public_dns
+
+Role description here.
diff --git a/roles/public_dns/defaults/main.yml b/roles/public_dns/defaults/main.yml
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+---
diff --git a/roles/public_dns/handlers/main.yml b/roles/public_dns/handlers/main.yml
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+---
diff --git a/roles/public_dns/meta/main.yml b/roles/public_dns/meta/main.yml
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+---
diff --git a/roles/public_dns/molecule/default/converge.yml b/roles/public_dns/molecule/default/converge.yml
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+---
+- name: Converge
+  hosts: all
+  gather_facts: true
+
+  roles:
+    - role: public_dns
diff --git a/roles/public_dns/molecule/default/molecule.yml b/roles/public_dns/molecule/default/molecule.yml
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+---
+dependency:
+  name: galaxy
+  options:
+    requirements-file: ../../requirements.yml
+
+driver:
+  name: docker
+
+platforms:
+  - name: instance
+    # Project-owned image built from .docker/molecule-debian13/Dockerfile
+    # and hosted in the Forgejo container registry.
+    # Build/push with: make molecule-image / make molecule-image-push
+    image: forgejo.nyumbani.baobab.band/sjat/molecule-debian13:latest
+    pre_build_image: true
+    privileged: true          # required for systemd
+    cgroupns_mode: host
+    volumes:
+      - /sys/fs/cgroup:/sys/fs/cgroup:rw
+    command: /lib/systemd/systemd
+
+provisioner:
+  name: ansible
+  inventory:
+    host_vars:
+      instance:
+        ansible_user: root
+
+verifier:
+  name: ansible
diff --git a/roles/public_dns/molecule/default/verify.yml b/roles/public_dns/molecule/default/verify.yml
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+---
+- name: Verify
+  hosts: all
+  gather_facts: true
+
+  tasks:
+    - name: Add verification tasks here
+      ansible.builtin.assert:
+        that: true
+        msg: "Replace this with real assertions"
+      tags: [verify]
diff --git a/roles/public_dns/tasks/main.yml b/roles/public_dns/tasks/main.yml
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+---