diff --git a/salt/profile/countdown/countdown.sls b/salt/profile/countdown/countdown.sls
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+countdown_packages:
+  pkg.installed:
+    - pkgs:
+      - adobe-sourcesanspro-fonts
+      - git
+      - google-opensans-fonts
+      - inkscape
+      - optipng
+      - rsync
+
+countdown:
+  user.present:
+    - fullname: countdown.o.o
+    - home: /srv/www/countdown.opensuse.org
+
+{% set countdown_dirs = ['/srv/www/countdown.opensuse.org', '/srv/www/countdown.opensuse.org/output', '/srv/www/countdown.opensuse.org/public'] %}
+
+{% for dir in countdown_dirs %}
+{{ dir }}:
+  file.directory:
+    - user: countdown
+{% endfor %}
+
+/etc/cron.d/countdown.opensuse.org:
+  file.managed:
+    - contents:
+      - '0 * * * *     countdown   /srv/www/countdown.opensuse.org/svg/cron.sh -G -E && rsync -a --delete-after /srv/www/countdown.opensuse.org/output/ /srv/www/countdown.opensuse.org/public/'
+
+cron:
+  service.running:
+    - enable: True
+
+countdown_git:
+  git.latest:
+    - name: https://github.com/openSUSE/countdown.o.o.git
+    - target: /srv/www/countdown.opensuse.org/git
+    - user: countdown
+    - force_reset: True
+    - require:
+      - pkg: countdown_packages
+
+# TODO (after Leap 15 release?): change path in countdown.o.o cron.sh and get rid of these symlinks
+/home/counter.opensuse.org:
+  file.symlink:
+    - target: /srv/www/countdown.opensuse.org
+
+/srv/www/countdown.opensuse.org/svg:
+  file.symlink:
+    - target: /srv/www/countdown.opensuse.org/git
diff --git a/salt/profile/countdown/init.sls b/salt/profile/countdown/init.sls
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+include:
+  - profile.countdown.countdown