diff --git a/hardware/common/apt.sls b/hardware/common/apt.sls
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f15394a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hardware/common/apt.sls
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+
+apt-proxy:
+  file.managed:
+    - name: /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/proxy
+    - contents: |
+         # SALT managed
+         Acquire::http::proxy "http://apt-cache.lan:3142";
+         Acquire::ftp::proxy "http://apt-cache.lan:3142";
+
+  
diff --git a/hardware/common/init.sls b/hardware/common/init.sls
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d864aa9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hardware/common/init.sls
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+{%
+set hardwaretype = salt['grains.get'](
+  'hardware',
+  default={}
+  )
+%}
+
+include:
+{%- if 'unknown' not in hardwaretype %}
+  - .apt
+{%- endif %}
diff --git a/hardware/init.sls b/hardware/init.sls
index 175fa31..97b51bc 100644
--- a/hardware/init.sls
+++ b/hardware/init.sls
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-{% if grains['hardware'] == 'RaspberryPi' %}
 include:
+  - .common
+{% if grains['hardware'] == 'RaspberryPi' %}
   - .raspberrypi
 {% endif %}