diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cd753d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+matterbridge-gen-config:
+	ansible-playbook playbooks/manual/generate-matterbridge-config.yml
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/playbooks/manual/generate-matterbridge-config.yml b/playbooks/manual/generate-matterbridge-config.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f01ba7f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/playbooks/manual/generate-matterbridge-config.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+- name: Generate config locally
+  hosts: localhost
+  connection: local
+  gather_facts: true
+  tasks:
+    - name: generate matterbridge tomlfile locally
+      ansible.builtin.include_role:
+        name: matterbridge
+        tasks_from: gen_config
diff --git a/roles/matterbridge/tasks/gen_config.yml b/roles/matterbridge/tasks/gen_config.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1e0718e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/matterbridge/tasks/gen_config.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+- name: import Vault-encrypted variables
+  include_vars: vault.yml
+
+- name: Render config file locally
+  template:
+    src: matterbridge.toml
+    dest: ./matterbridge.toml
+  delegate_to: localhost
+  run_once: false  # remove this if you want one config per host
diff --git a/roles/matterbridge/tasks/main.yml b/roles/matterbridge/tasks/main.yml
index ec78f04..8845b89 100644
--- a/roles/matterbridge/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/matterbridge/tasks/main.yml
@@ -73,3 +73,4 @@
     name: matterbridge
     state: started
     enabled: yes
+