diff --git a/wiki/manifests/init.pp b/wiki/manifests/init.pp
index 56240e5..b2dc98b 100644
--- a/wiki/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/wiki/manifests/init.pp
@@ -74,3 +74,55 @@ class wiki::collab inherits wiki::graphingwiki::common {
     }
 
 }
+
+
+class wiki::collab::base {
+
+    include wiki::graphingwiki
+    include wiki::opencollab
+    include wiki::collab
+
+    include user::system
+    realize(User["collab"], Group["collab"])
+
+    if $wiki_datadir {
+        file { "${wiki_datadir}":
+            ensure  => directory,
+            mode    => 0755,
+            owner   => root,
+            group   => root,
+        }
+
+        file { "/srv/wikis":
+            ensure  => link,
+            target  => "${wiki_datadir}",
+            require => File["${wiki_datadir}"],
+        }
+    } else {
+        file { "/srv/wikis":
+            ensure  => directory,
+            mode    => 0755,
+            owner   => root,
+            group   => root,
+        }
+    }
+
+    file { [ "/srv/wikis/collab",
+             "/srv/wikis/collab/archive",
+             "/srv/wikis/collab/cache",
+             "/srv/wikis/collab/config",
+             "/srv/wikis/collab/dockbook",
+             "/srv/wikis/collab/htdocs",
+             "/srv/wikis/collab/log",
+             "/srv/wikis/collab/underlay",
+             "/srv/wikis/collab/user",
+             "/srv/wikis/collab/wikis",
+             "/srv/wikis/collab/run", ]:
+        ensure  => directory,
+        mode    => 2770,
+        owner   => collab,
+        group   => collab,
+        require => [ File["/srv/wikis"], User["collab"], Group["collab"], ],
+    }
+
+}