diff --git a/service-provider-setup/setup-k8s.yml b/service-provider-setup/setup-k8s.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6139b36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/service-provider-setup/setup-k8s.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+- name: Install Stack Orchestrator if it isn't present
+  import_playbook: ../stack-orchestrator-setup/setup-laconic-so.yml
+
+- name: Setup k8s
+  hosts: "{{ target_host }}"
+
+  vars:
+    target_host: "localhost"
+
+  tasks:
+    - name: Install Python and pip
+      apt:
+        name: "{{ item }}"
+        state: present
+      become: true
+      loop:
+        - python3
+        - python3-pip
+
+    - name: Install Ansible on remote host
+      pip:
+        name: ansible
+        extra_args: --user
+      when: target_host != "localhost"
+
+    - name: Ensure ~/.local/bin is in PATH in .bashrc
+      lineinfile:
+        path: ~/.bashrc
+        line: 'export PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"'
+        state: present
+        create: yes
diff --git a/service-provider-setup/setup-user.yml b/service-provider-setup/setup-user.yml
index 415966e..f0f2e11 100644
--- a/service-provider-setup/setup-user.yml
+++ b/service-provider-setup/setup-user.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 - name: Configure system
-  hosts: deployment_host
+  hosts: "{{ target_host }}"
   become: yes
 
   tasks:
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
       user:
         name: so
         password: "{{ 'so-service-provider' | password_hash('sha512') }}"
-        shell: /bin/bash
+        shell: /bin/zsh
         state: present
 
     - name: Add 'so' user to sudoers group
diff --git a/stack-orchestrator-setup/README.md b/stack-orchestrator-setup/README.md
index 7903e48..c101486 100644
--- a/stack-orchestrator-setup/README.md
+++ b/stack-orchestrator-setup/README.md
@@ -81,9 +81,11 @@ To run the playbook on a remote host:
   ```bash
   # For bash users
   echo 'export PATH="$HOME/bin:$PATH"' >> ~/.bashrc
+  source ~/.bashrc
 
   # For zsh users
   echo 'export PATH="$HOME/bin:$PATH"' >> ~/.zshrc
+  source ~/.zshrc
   ```
 
 - Once the PATH is set, verify the installation by running the following commands: