diff --git a/roles/sftp_share/.ansible-lint b/roles/sftp_share/.ansible-lint
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+++ b/roles/sftp_share/.ansible-lint
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+---
+profile: production
+strict: true
+
+# Enable checking of loop variable prefixes in roles
+loop_var_prefix: "^(__|{role}_)"
+
+skip_list:
+  - var-naming[no-role-prefix]
+
+warn_list:
+  - role-name[path]
+  - var-naming[no-role-prefix]
+
+exclude_paths:
+  - .github/
diff --git a/roles/sftp_share/.gitignore b/roles/sftp_share/.gitignore
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index 0000000..292f339
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/sftp_share/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+.vscode
+.idea
+.ansible
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/roles/sftp_share/.yamllint b/roles/sftp_share/.yamllint
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index 0000000..611db54
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/sftp_share/.yamllint
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+---
+rules:
+  brackets:
+    forbid: false
+    min-spaces-inside: 0
+    max-spaces-inside: 2
+    min-spaces-inside-empty: -1
+    max-spaces-inside-empty: 2
diff --git a/roles/sftp_share/README.md b/roles/sftp_share/README.md
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index 0000000..2a9c476
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+++ b/roles/sftp_share/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+SFTP Share Ansible Role
+=========
+
+Creates a user account and directories for secured SFTP data exchange (one user = one share).
+
+The role creates a dedicated SSH config under `/etc/ssh/sshd_config.d/`, configuring:
+
+- chroot into the directory of the share
+- limits commands to `internal-sftp`
+- further controls SFTP permissions for the share
+
+Disk quota management is not included.
+
+Requirements
+------------
+
+None
+
+Role Variables
+--------------
+
+`sftp_username` — user account name on the sFTP server  
+`sftp_pubkey` — the public part of the SSH key the user will be using to connect to the server
+`sftp_root` — directory to put the SFTP shares under
+`sftp_transfers_groupname` — group owning `{{sftp_root}}/{{sftp_username}}-uploads/transfers`
+`sftp_permissions` — list of permissions, see below for supported (default: `open,close,read,write,lstat,fstat,opendir,readdir,remove,mkdir,rmdir,realpath,rename`)
+
+List Of SFTP Operations
+------------------------
+`open` — open a file for reading or writing  
+`close` — close an opened file  
+`read` — read data from a file  
+`write` — write data to a file  
+`lstat` — get file attributes without following symlinks  
+`fstat` — get attributes of an opened file  
+`setstat` — change file attributes (chmod, chown, etc.)  
+`fsetstat` — change attributes of an opened file  
+`opendir` — open a directory for reading  
+`readdir` — read the contents of a directory  
+`remove` — delete a file  
+`mkdir` — create a new directory  
+`rmdir` — remove an empty directory  
+`realpath` — resolve absolute path of a file or directory (inside chroot)  
+`stat` — get file attributes (follows symlinks)  
+`rename` — rename a file or directory  
+`readlink` — read the target of a symbolic link  
+`symlink` — create a symbolic link  
+
+For example: 
+
+- Default: `open,close,read,write,lstat,fstat,opendir,readdir,remove,mkdir,rmdir,realpath,rename`  
+- Read only: `open,close,read,lstat,fstat,opendir,readdir,realpath,stat`  
+- Required to establish an SFTP connection: `realpath`
+
+Dependencies
+------------
+
+None
+
+Example Playbook
+----------------
+
+See `molecule/default/converge.yml` for an example role invocation.
+
+License
+-------
+
+BSD
+
+Author Information
+------------------
+
+malyuk.ss@genlab.llc
diff --git a/roles/sftp_share/conda.dev.yml b/roles/sftp_share/conda.dev.yml
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+++ b/roles/sftp_share/conda.dev.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+---
+name: ansible-sftp-share
+channels:
+  - conda-forge
+dependencies:
+  - python~=3.12.0
+  - pip>=24.2
+  - actionlint
+  - pip:
+      - -r requirements.txt
+      - -r requirements.ci.txt
diff --git a/roles/sftp_share/conda.prod.yml b/roles/sftp_share/conda.prod.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2f50d61
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/sftp_share/conda.prod.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+---
+name: ansible-sftp-share
+channels:
+  - conda-forge
+dependencies:
+  - python~=3.12.0
+  - pip>=24.2
+  - pip:
+      - -r requirements.txt
diff --git a/roles/sftp_share/defaults/main.yml b/roles/sftp_share/defaults/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d742061
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/sftp_share/defaults/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+---
+sftp_permissions: "open,close,read,write,lstat,fstat,opendir,readdir,remove,mkdir,rmdir,realpath,rename"
diff --git a/roles/sftp_share/handlers/main.yml b/roles/sftp_share/handlers/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..46760ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/sftp_share/handlers/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+- name: Restart sshd
+  ansible.builtin.systemd_service:
+    name: ssh
+    state: restarted
+    enabled: true
+    daemon_reload: true
diff --git a/roles/sftp_share/meta/main.yml b/roles/sftp_share/meta/main.yml
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index 0000000..06a754f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/sftp_share/meta/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+---
+galaxy_info:
+  role_name: "sftp_share"
+  namespace: genlab
+  author: "Sergey Malyuk"
+  company: "Genlab, LLC"
+  description: ""
+  license: "MIT"
+  min_ansible_version: "2.1"
+
+  platforms:
+    - name: "Ubuntu"
+      versions: [ "focal", "jammy", "noble" ]
+
+  galaxy_tags: [ ]
+
+dependencies: []
diff --git a/roles/sftp_share/molecule/default/converge.yml b/roles/sftp_share/molecule/default/converge.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a6cba4e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/sftp_share/molecule/default/converge.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+---
+- name: Converge
+  hosts: all
+
+  pre_tasks:
+    - name: Create test group
+      ansible.builtin.group:
+        name: testgrp
+        state: present
+
+    - name: Ensure OpenSSH server is installed
+      ansible.builtin.apt:
+        name: openssh-server
+        state: present
+        update_cache: true
+
+    - name: Ensure the `/root/.ssh` directory exists
+      ansible.builtin.file:
+        state: directory
+        path: "/root/.ssh"
+        mode: "0700"
+        owner: root
+        group: root
+
+    - name: Provide an SSH private key for testing purposes
+      ansible.builtin.copy:
+        src: "ssh/id_ed25519"
+        dest: "/root/.ssh/id_ed25519"
+        mode: "0600"
+        owner: root
+        group: root
+
+  roles:
+    - role: genlab.sftp_share
+      sftp_username: "testusr"
+      sftp_pubkey: "{{ lookup('file', 'ssh/id_ed25519.pub') }}"
+      sftp_root: "/primary/data"
+      sftp_transfers_groupname: "testgrp"
+      sftp_permissions: "open,close,read,lstat,fstat,opendir,readdir,realpath,stat"  # read-only
diff --git a/roles/sftp_share/molecule/default/molecule.yml b/roles/sftp_share/molecule/default/molecule.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d82158e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/sftp_share/molecule/default/molecule.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+---
+dependency:
+  name: galaxy
+
+driver:
+  name: docker
+
+platforms:
+  - name: ubuntu
+    image: geerlingguy/docker-${MOLECULE_DISTRO:-ubuntu2404}-ansible:latest
+    pre_build_image: true
+    command: ${MOLECULE_DOCKER_COMMAND:-""}
+    volumes:
+      - /sys/fs/cgroup:/sys/fs/cgroup:rw
+    cgroupns_mode: host
+    privileged: true
+
+provisioner:
+  name: ansible
+
+verifier:
+  name: ansible
+
+lint: |
+  set -e
+  yamllint .
+  ansible-lint .
diff --git a/roles/sftp_share/molecule/default/ssh/id_ed25519 b/roles/sftp_share/molecule/default/ssh/id_ed25519
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f18502b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/sftp_share/molecule/default/ssh/id_ed25519
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+-----BEGIN OPENSSH PRIVATE KEY-----
+b3BlbnNzaC1rZXktdjEAAAAABG5vbmUAAAAEbm9uZQAAAAAAAAABAAAAMwAAAAtzc2gtZW
+QyNTUxOQAAACBSSKh3Oc0GgnvSzCmvloaoBVpa3/ZcEUhimzih81XMUAAAAJCpucRAqbnE
+QAAAAAtzc2gtZWQyNTUxOQAAACBSSKh3Oc0GgnvSzCmvloaoBVpa3/ZcEUhimzih81XMUA
+AAAEDKy8xJ6QdOj+DG1oromiQ0TmwnTWFcMwjUMdqIZFd8blJIqHc5zQaCe9LMKa+WhqgF
+Wlrf9lwRSGKbOKHzVcxQAAAAC3Jvb3RAdWJ1bnR1AQI=
+-----END OPENSSH PRIVATE KEY-----
diff --git a/roles/sftp_share/molecule/default/ssh/id_ed25519.pub b/roles/sftp_share/molecule/default/ssh/id_ed25519.pub
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6c1eb0d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/sftp_share/molecule/default/ssh/id_ed25519.pub
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+ssh-ed25519 AAAAC3NzaC1lZDI1NTE5AAAAIFJIqHc5zQaCe9LMKa+WhqgFWlrf9lwRSGKbOKHzVcxQ root@ubuntu
diff --git a/roles/sftp_share/molecule/default/verify.yml b/roles/sftp_share/molecule/default/verify.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..43a853e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/sftp_share/molecule/default/verify.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+---
+- name: Verify
+  hosts: all
+  gather_facts: false
+  any_errors_fatal: true
+  vars:
+    sftp_username: "testusr"
+    sftp_pubkey: "{{ lookup('file', 'ssh/id_ed25519.pub') }}"
+    sftp_root: "/primary/data"
+    sftp_transfers_groupname: "testgrp"
+
+  tasks:
+    - name: Gather user SFTP directory info
+      ansible.builtin.stat:
+        path: "{{ sftp_root }}/{{ sftp_username }}-uploads"
+      register: sftp_root_stat
+
+    - name: Assert that user SFTP directory has correct owner
+      ansible.builtin.assert:
+        that:
+          - sftp_root_stat.stat.pw_name == "root"
+          - sftp_root_stat.stat.gr_name == "root"
+        success_msg: "SFTP directory {{ sftp_root }}/{{ sftp_username }}-uploads has correct owner root:root"
+        fail_msg: |
+         "SFTP directory {{ sftp_root }}/{{ sftp_username }}-uploads does not have correct owner root:root,
+          actual owner is {{ sftp_root_stat.stat.pw_name }}:{{ sftp_root_stat.stat.gr_name }}"
+
+    - name: Gather transfers directory info
+      ansible.builtin.stat:
+        path: "{{ sftp_root }}/{{ sftp_username }}-uploads/transfers"
+      register: transfers_stat
+
+    - name: Assert that transfers directory has correct owner
+      ansible.builtin.assert:
+        that:
+          - transfers_stat.stat.pw_name == sftp_username
+          - transfers_stat.stat.gr_name == sftp_transfers_groupname
+        success_msg: "Directory {{ sftp_root }}/{{ sftp_username }}-uploads/transfers has correct owner {{ sftp_username }}:{{ sftp_transfers_groupname }}"
+        fail_msg: |
+         "Directory {{ sftp_root }}/{{ sftp_username }}-uploads/transfers does not have correct owner {{ sftp_username }}:{{ sftp_transfers_groupname }},
+          actual owner is {{ transfers_stat.stat.pw_name }}:{{ transfers_stat.stat.gr_name }}"
+
+    - name: Assert that transfers directory has correct permissions
+      ansible.builtin.assert:
+        that:
+          - transfers_stat.stat.mode == "2770"
+        success_msg: "Directory {{ sftp_root }}/{{ sftp_username }}-uploads/transfers has correct permissions 2770"
+        fail_msg: |
+         "Directory {{ sftp_root }}/{{ sftp_username }}-uploads/transfers does not have correct permissions 2770,
+          actual permissions are {{ sftp_root_stat.stat.mode }}"
+
+    - name: Get user info
+      ansible.builtin.getent:
+        database: passwd
+        key: "{{ sftp_username }}"
+      register: user_info
+
+    - name: Check user exists
+      ansible.builtin.assert:
+        that:
+          - user_info is defined
+        success_msg: "User {{ sftp_username }} exists"
+        fail_msg: "User {{ sftp_username }} does not exist"
+
+    - name: Check that sshd refuses non-SFTP connection attempts
+      changed_when: false
+      failed_when: ssh.stdout != expected
+      register: ssh
+      vars:
+        expected: "This service allows sftp connections only."
+      ansible.builtin.command: "ssh -l {{ sftp_username }} 127.0.0.1 -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no exit"
+
+    - name: Check that sFTP chroots into /transfers
+      changed_when: false
+      register: sftp
+      failed_when: sftp.stdout != expected
+      vars:
+        expected: "sftp> pwd\nRemote working directory: /transfers"
+      ansible.builtin.shell:
+        executable: /bin/bash
+        cmd: 'set -o pipefail; echo "pwd" | sftp -b - -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no {{ sftp_username | quote }}@127.0.0.1'
+
+    - name: Check that non-whitelisted sFTP permissions are denied
+      changed_when: false
+      register: sftp_mkdir
+      failed_when: sftp_mkdir.stderr != expected
+      vars:
+        expected: 'remote mkdir "/transfers/foo": Permission denied'
+      ansible.builtin.shell:
+        executable: /bin/bash
+        cmd: 'set -o pipefail; echo "mkdir foo" | sftp -b - -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no {{ sftp_username | quote }}@127.0.0.1'
diff --git a/roles/sftp_share/renovate.json b/roles/sftp_share/renovate.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5db72dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/sftp_share/renovate.json
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+  "$schema": "https://docs.renovatebot.com/renovate-schema.json",
+  "extends": [
+    "config:recommended"
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/roles/sftp_share/requirements.ci.txt b/roles/sftp_share/requirements.ci.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f99c76a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/sftp_share/requirements.ci.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+ansible-lint
+molecule==24.12.0
+molecule-plugins[docker]
+docker~=7.1.0
+requests==2.31.0  # pinned to the latest version not breaking Docker SDK
+yamllint
diff --git a/roles/sftp_share/requirements.txt b/roles/sftp_share/requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b7e1d8c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/sftp_share/requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+ansible~=11.11.0
diff --git a/roles/sftp_share/requirements.yml b/roles/sftp_share/requirements.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3d5f1cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/sftp_share/requirements.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# requirements file
+---
+collections: []
diff --git a/roles/sftp_share/tasks/main.yml b/roles/sftp_share/tasks/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f88a5a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/sftp_share/tasks/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+---
+- name: Create SFTP user - {{ sftp_username }}
+  ansible.builtin.user:
+    name: "{{ sftp_username }}"
+    state: present
+    create_home: true
+    shell: /sbin/nologin
+
+- name: Create SFTP user upload directory - {{ sftp_username }}
+  ansible.builtin.file:
+    state: directory
+    path: "{{ sftp_root }}/{{ sftp_username }}-uploads/"
+    mode: '0755'
+    owner: root
+    group: root
+
+- name: Create transfers directory - {{ sftp_username }}
+  ansible.builtin.file:
+    state: directory
+    path: "{{ sftp_root }}/{{ sftp_username }}-uploads/transfers/"
+    mode: '2770'
+    owner: "{{ sftp_username }}"
+    group: "{{ sftp_transfers_groupname }}"
+
+- name: Push sshd config - {{ sftp_username }}
+  ansible.builtin.template:
+    src: sshd_config.conf.j2
+    dest: "/etc/ssh/sshd_config.d/60-sftp-jail-{{ sftp_username }}.conf"
+    mode: '0600'
+    owner: "root"
+    group: "root"
+  notify: Restart sshd
+
+- name: Push public ssh key - {{ sftp_username }}
+  ansible.posix.authorized_key:
+    user: "{{ sftp_username }}"
+    key: "{{ sftp_pubkey }}"
+    state: present
diff --git a/roles/sftp_share/templates/sshd_config.conf.j2 b/roles/sftp_share/templates/sshd_config.conf.j2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0496ef2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/sftp_share/templates/sshd_config.conf.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+Match User {{ sftp_username }}
+    ChrootDirectory /primary/data/{{ sftp_username }}-uploads
+    ForceCommand internal-sftp -u 007 -p {{ sftp_permissions }} -d /transfers
+    AllowTcpForwarding no
+    X11Forwarding no
diff --git a/roles/sftp_share/vars/main.yml b/roles/sftp_share/vars/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ed97d53
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/sftp_share/vars/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+---