diff --git a/examples/ansible/README.txt b/examples/ansible/README.txt
index 3bb22ec27..0270a138e 100644
--- a/examples/ansible/README.txt
+++ b/examples/ansible/README.txt
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ To install this module:
 1. Install Ansible (via a package manager).
 
 2. Install the "vdo.py" module file by copying it into the site-packages
-   subdirectory for Ansible.
+   subdirectory for Ansible, or place the file in ./library/.
 
    Example for RHEL 7.3:
    /usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/ansible/modules/extras/system/vdo.py
diff --git a/examples/ansible/test_vdocreate.yml b/examples/ansible/test_vdocreate.yml
index 7edd02862..37430b0d9 100644
--- a/examples/ansible/test_vdocreate.yml
+++ b/examples/ansible/test_vdocreate.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,5 @@
     vdo:
       name: vdo1
       state: present
-      volumegroup: VDO
-      physicalsize: 260G
       logicalsize: 1T
+      device: /dev/volumegroup/logicalvolume
diff --git a/examples/ansible/test_vdocreate_alloptions.yml b/examples/ansible/test_vdocreate_alloptions.yml
index 19c2d9e23..1bae6ad93 100644
--- a/examples/ansible/test_vdocreate_alloptions.yml
+++ b/examples/ansible/test_vdocreate_alloptions.yml
@@ -11,9 +11,8 @@
       state: present
       compression: enabled
       deduplication: enabled
-      volumegroup: VDO
-      physicalsize: 260G
       logicalsize: 1T
+      device: /dev/volumgroup/logicalvolume
       blockmapcachesize: 21G
       readcache: enabled
       readcachesize: 64M
diff --git a/packaging/rpm/README.md b/packaging/rpm/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9c70b1482
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packaging/rpm/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# Overview
+A spec file for VDO to create an RPM with.
+
+# TODO
+- The files now install to the location that `make install` has configured. The locations do not use a logical or POSIX-compliant location.
+- Permissions of files and directoies are now undetermined, likely incorrect.
+- The service (/vdo.service) may need to be registered.
+- The configuration file (/etc/vdoconf.yml) may need to be listed as a ghost file.
+- A dependency on kvdo exists, but that package is not ready.
diff --git a/packaging/rpm/vdo.spec b/packaging/rpm/vdo.spec
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d51b8b4ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packaging/rpm/vdo.spec
@@ -0,0 +1,149 @@
+Name: vdo
+Version: 1
+Release: 1%{?dist}
+Summary: A set of userspace tools for managing pools deduplicated and/or compressed block storage.
+
+License: GNU General Public License v2.0
+URL: https://github.com/dm-vdo/vdo
+Source0: https://github.com/dm-vdo/vdo/archive/master.zip
+
+BuildRequires: gcc zlib-devel
+Requires: kvdo
+
+%description
+VDO (which includes kvdo and vdo) is software that provides inline block-level deduplication, compression, and thin provisioning capabilities for primary storage. VDO installs within the Linux device mapper framework, where it takes ownership of existing physical block devices and remaps these to new, higher-level block devices with data-efficiency capabilities.
+
+%prep
+%setup -q -n %{name}-master
+
+%build
+make %{?_smp_mflags}
+
+%install
+rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
+
+%make_install
+
+%files
+%license /COPYING
+%doc /examples/ansible/README.txt
+%doc /examples/ansible/test_vdocreate.yml
+%doc /examples/ansible/test_vdocreate_alloptions.yml
+%doc /examples/ansible/test_vdoremove.yml
+%doc /examples/ansible/vdo.py
+%doc /examples/ansible/vdo.pyc
+%doc /examples/ansible/vdo.pyo
+%doc /examples/nagios/nagios_check_albserver.pl
+%doc /examples/nagios/nagios_check_vdostats_logicalSpace.pl
+%doc /examples/nagios/nagios_check_vdostats_physicalSpace.pl
+%doc /examples/nagios/nagios_check_vdostats_savingPercent.pl
+%doc /examples/systemd/VDO.mount.example
+
+/man8/vdo.8
+/man8/vdodumpconfig.8
+/man8/vdodumpmetadata.8
+/man8/vdoforcerebuild.8
+/man8/vdoformat.8
+/man8/vdostats.8
+/statistics/Command.py
+/statistics/Command.pyc
+/statistics/Command.pyo
+/statistics/Field.py
+/statistics/Field.pyc
+/statistics/Field.pyo
+/statistics/KernelStatistics.py
+/statistics/KernelStatistics.pyc
+/statistics/KernelStatistics.pyo
+/statistics/LabeledValue.py
+/statistics/LabeledValue.pyc
+/statistics/LabeledValue.pyo
+/statistics/StatFormatter.py
+/statistics/StatFormatter.pyc
+/statistics/StatFormatter.pyo
+/statistics/StatStruct.py
+/statistics/StatStruct.pyc
+/statistics/StatStruct.pyo
+/statistics/VDOReleaseVersions.py
+/statistics/VDOReleaseVersions.pyc
+/statistics/VDOReleaseVersions.pyo
+/statistics/VDOStatistics.py
+/statistics/VDOStatistics.pyc
+/statistics/VDOStatistics.pyo
+/statistics/__init__.py
+/statistics/__init__.pyc
+/statistics/__init__.pyo
+/utils/Command.py
+/utils/Command.pyc
+/utils/Command.pyo
+/utils/FileUtils.py
+/utils/FileUtils.pyc
+/utils/FileUtils.pyo
+/utils/Logger.py
+/utils/Logger.pyc
+/utils/Logger.pyo
+/utils/Timeout.py
+/utils/Timeout.pyc
+/utils/Timeout.pyo
+/utils/Transaction.py
+/utils/Transaction.pyc
+/utils/Transaction.pyo
+/utils/YAMLObject.py
+/utils/YAMLObject.pyc
+/utils/YAMLObject.pyo
+/utils/__init__.py
+/utils/__init__.pyc
+/utils/__init__.pyo
+/vdo
+/vdo.service
+/vdodumpconfig
+/vdoforcerebuild
+/vdoformat
+/vdomgmnt/CommandLock.py
+/vdomgmnt/CommandLock.pyc
+/vdomgmnt/CommandLock.pyo
+/vdomgmnt/Configuration.py
+/vdomgmnt/Configuration.pyc
+/vdomgmnt/Configuration.pyo
+/vdomgmnt/Constants.py
+/vdomgmnt/Constants.pyc
+/vdomgmnt/Constants.pyo
+/vdomgmnt/Defaults.py
+/vdomgmnt/Defaults.pyc
+/vdomgmnt/Defaults.pyo
+/vdomgmnt/KernelModuleService.py
+/vdomgmnt/KernelModuleService.pyc
+/vdomgmnt/KernelModuleService.pyo
+/vdomgmnt/MgmntLogger.py
+/vdomgmnt/MgmntLogger.pyc
+/vdomgmnt/MgmntLogger.pyo
+/vdomgmnt/MgmntUtils.py
+/vdomgmnt/MgmntUtils.pyc
+/vdomgmnt/MgmntUtils.pyo
+/vdomgmnt/Service.py
+/vdomgmnt/Service.pyc
+/vdomgmnt/Service.pyo
+/vdomgmnt/SizeString.py
+/vdomgmnt/SizeString.pyc
+/vdomgmnt/SizeString.pyo
+/vdomgmnt/Utils.py
+/vdomgmnt/Utils.pyc
+/vdomgmnt/Utils.pyo
+/vdomgmnt/VDOKernelModuleService.py
+/vdomgmnt/VDOKernelModuleService.pyc
+/vdomgmnt/VDOKernelModuleService.pyo
+/vdomgmnt/VDOOperation.py
+/vdomgmnt/VDOOperation.pyc
+/vdomgmnt/VDOOperation.pyo
+/vdomgmnt/VDOService.py
+/vdomgmnt/VDOService.pyc
+/vdomgmnt/VDOService.pyo
+/vdomgmnt/__init__.py
+/vdomgmnt/__init__.pyc
+/vdomgmnt/__init__.pyo
+/vdoprepareupgrade
+/vdoreadonly
+/vdostats
+
+%changelog
+* Tue Oct 31 2017 Robert de Bock <robert@meinit.nl>
+- Initial build.