diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f17ad41176cf7a633c4254e6406b1724d068a10a..126417705e43dfc353f0fc1a3308287304129297 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -7,10 +7,35 @@ Basic server configuration used for most unix based servers at HsH.
 * **apt** proxy, sources.list and sources.list.d
 * **openvmtools** use them for vmware
 * **locale** setup your servers locales
-* **python-packages** we are using for salt grains or modules.
+* **time** use the configured time server and zone
+* **snmpd** let whats up gold talk to you
+* **python-packages** we are using for salt grains or modules
  * **netifaces** useful information in grains about net cfg
- * **psutil** who needs that?!
+ * **psutil** TODO: who needs that?!
 
+### hshbase
+
+Installs everything
+
+### hshbase.apt
+
+Configures apt package manager on debian and ubuntu machines
+
+### hshbase.time
+
+Install NTP, and sets timezone + timeserver
+
+### hshbase.openvmtools
+
+Install the package open-vm-tools
+
+### hshbase.locale
+
+Install system locales and additional ones optionally
+
+### hshbase.snmpd
+
+Install snmpd ready to be used with [Whats Up Gold](https://whatsup.fh-h.de/)
 
 ## Configuration
 
diff --git a/hshbase/defaults.yaml b/hshbase/defaults.yaml
index 7f8041127493f9ad287b8e142c2b91ce6c874188..ecbeb53885107b91c51649776c64fa8ea597ee0f 100644
--- a/hshbase/defaults.yaml
+++ b/hshbase/defaults.yaml
@@ -10,3 +10,4 @@ hshbase:
     system: en_US.UTF-8
     present:
       - de_DE.UTF-8
+  snmpd: True
diff --git a/hshbase/init.sls b/hshbase/init.sls
index da8c9036126518f2e0b95f80e405d711c6d7bdde..c4f6ed6a3bec22e7cec80f343dfee757e88a46c2 100644
--- a/hshbase/init.sls
+++ b/hshbase/init.sls
@@ -2,24 +2,9 @@
 
 # Include all submodules by default - they ca be disable in pillar, if necessary
 include:
+  - .pythonpackages
   - .apt
   - .openvmtools
   - .time
   - .locale
-
-# Always ships this packages - we need them for grains
-{% if grains['os'] == 'Debian' and grains['oscodename'] != 'squeeze' or grains['os'] == 'Ubuntu' %}
-salt-python-packages:
-  pkg.installed:
-    - pkgs:
-      - python-netifaces
-      - python-psutil
-
-{% elif grains['os'] == 'FreeBSD' %}
-salt-python-packages:
-  pkg.installed:
-    - pkgs:
-      - net/py-netifaces
-      - py27-psutil
-
-{% endif %}
+  - .snmpd
diff --git a/hshbase/pythonpackages.sls b/hshbase/pythonpackages.sls
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..e8367fbfa75b952e9578d8fc05480b6aa61e34b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hshbase/pythonpackages.sls
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+# Always ships this packages - we need them for grains
+{% if grains['os'] == 'Debian' and grains['oscodename'] != 'squeeze' or grains['os'] == 'Ubuntu' %}
+hsh_python_packages_salt:
+  pkg.installed:
+    - pkgs:
+      - python-netifaces
+      - python-psutil
+
+{% elif grains['os'] == 'FreeBSD' %}
+hsh_python_packages_salt:
+  pkg.installed:
+    - pkgs:
+      - net/py-netifaces
+      - py27-psutil
+
+{% endif %}
diff --git a/hshbase/snmpd/files/default.snmpd b/hshbase/snmpd/files/default.snmpd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..60af2f267910958b4889af07f9640aa3e463d941
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hshbase/snmpd/files/default.snmpd
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# Don't load any MIBs by default.
+# You might comment this lines once you have the MIBs downloaded.
+export MIBS=UCD-SNMP-MIB
diff --git a/hshbase/snmpd/files/snmpd.conf b/hshbase/snmpd/files/snmpd.conf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..b2d713e2b48ef0b514dd44a95130d4928bfc5eb0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hshbase/snmpd/files/snmpd.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+# Listen on all interfaces - default is good
+agentAddress    udp:161,udp6:[::1]:161
+# Credentials for SNMPv3 - used in What's Up Gold
+createUser      hshuser MD5 "hshmonitoringtest" 
+defaultMonitors yes
+# specific disk monitoring
+disk    /       10000
+disk    /var    5%
+# also list all other disks
+includeAllDisks 10%
+iquerySecName   hshuser
+linkUpDownNotifications yes
+# maximum load threshold (1min, 5min, 15min)
+load    12 10 5
+master  agentx
+rouser  hshuser
+sysContact      HsH Webteam
+sysLocation     HsH IT VDC
+# 72 is alright for now. (No idea)
+sysServices     72
+# default systemonly view is fine
+view    systemonly included .1.3.6.1.2.1.1
+view    systemonly included .1.3.6.1.2.1.25.1
diff --git a/hshbase/snmpd/init.sls b/hshbase/snmpd/init.sls
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..239a909f2c54749a4b2423680e81e9f48d790b29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hshbase/snmpd/init.sls
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+{% from "hshbase/map.jinja" import hshbase with context %}
+
+{% if hshbase.snmpd %}
+
+{% if grains['os'] == 'Debian' or grains['os'] == 'Ubuntu' %}
+hsh_snmpd_installed:
+  pkg.installed:
+    - pkgs: [snmpd, snmp-mibs-downloader]
+
+/etc/snmp/snmpd.conf:
+  file.managed:
+    - source: salt://hshbase/snmpd/files/snmpd.conf
+    - mode: 644
+    - user: root
+    - group: root
+
+/etc/default/snmpd:
+  file.managed:
+    - source: salt://hshbase/snmpd/files/default.snmpd
+    - mode: 644
+    - user: root
+    - group: root
+
+hsh_snmpd_service_running:
+  service.running:
+    - name: snmpd
+    - reload: True
+    - enable: True
+    - watch:
+      - file: /etc/snmp/snmpd.conf
+      - file: /etc/default/snmpd
+    - require:
+      - file: /etc/snmp/snmpd.conf
+      - file: /etc/default/snmpd
+      - pkg: hsh_snmpd_installed
+{% endif %}
+
+{% endif %}