diff --git a/deployment/hives/inventory/static.example.yml b/deployment/hives/inventory/static.example.yml
index 6f8a2d8..d4f0894 100644
--- a/deployment/hives/inventory/static.example.yml
+++ b/deployment/hives/inventory/static.example.yml
@@ -18,8 +18,11 @@ hives:
       hive_name: hivename
       hive_streaming_enabled: "true"
       hive_environment_enabled: "true"
+      # Microphone type:
+      # - "usb", "i2s", or "none"
+      hive_mic_type: "i2s"
       # `hive_alsa_device` is auto-detected if not set
-      # Must have a USB sound card with capture capability
+      # Must have a sound card with capture capability
       # plugged in to the Pi
       # hive_alsa_device: hw:1,0
       hive_audio_channels: "1"
diff --git a/deployment/hives/playbooks/hive.yml b/deployment/hives/playbooks/hive.yml
index 1baf584..e4e31b0 100644
--- a/deployment/hives/playbooks/hive.yml
+++ b/deployment/hives/playbooks/hive.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 ---
 - name: Configure Raspberry Pis for hive usage
   import_playbook: pi_configuration.yml
+- name: Set up software for i2s microphones
+  import_playbook: i2s_mic_setup.yml
 - name: Set up Docker on Raspberry Pis
   import_playbook: docker_setup.yml
 - name: Checkout the latest bee_iot codebase
diff --git a/deployment/hives/playbooks/i2s_mic_setup.yml b/deployment/hives/playbooks/i2s_mic_setup.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8d5cb5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deployment/hives/playbooks/i2s_mic_setup.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+---
+- name: i2s microphone setup
+  hosts: hives
+  remote_user: pi
+
+  tasks:
+
+  - name: Package installs for i2s microphone setup
+    become: true
+    ansible.builtin.apt:
+      name:
+        - python3
+        - python3-pip
+      state: present
+
+  # Adafruit Python shell
+  - name: Install Adafruit Python shell
+    ansible.builtin.pip:
+      name:
+        - adafruit-python-shell
+      executable: pip3
+      state: present
+
+  # i2s mic setup scripts
+  - name: Check if script is installed
+    ansible.builtin.stat:
+      path: /home/pi/i2smic.py
+    register: i2smic_stat
+  - name: Get i2smic install script
+    when: not i2smic_stat.stat.exists
+    ansible.builtin.get_url:
+      url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/adafruit/Raspberry-Pi-Installer-Scripts/master/i2smic.py
+      dest: /home/pi/i2smic.py
+
+  - name: Alert to required re-run
+    ansible.builtin.debug:
+      verbosity: 0
+      msg:
+        - ""
+        - ""
+        - "!!! ATTENTION !!!"
+        - ""
+        - "*** i2s microphone install script is about to run! ***"
+        - ""
+        - "The script will reboot the Pi: the next task may fail because of this"
+        - ""
+        - "Re-run the playbook to continue"
+        - ""
+        - "It may take a few minutes for the Pi to come online"
+        - ""
+        - "Keep retrying the playbook until the Pi is back"
+        - ""
+        - ""
+
+  - name: Run the i2s microphone install script
+    when: not i2smic_stat.stat.exists
+    become: true
+    ansible.builtin.command:
+      cmd: yes | python3 i2smic.py
+      chdir: /home/pi
diff --git a/deployment/hives/playbooks/pi_configuration.yml b/deployment/hives/playbooks/pi_configuration.yml
index ec4b227..dad3bda 100644
--- a/deployment/hives/playbooks/pi_configuration.yml
+++ b/deployment/hives/playbooks/pi_configuration.yml
@@ -60,13 +60,25 @@
 
   # buster-backports libseccomp2 for Alpine Docker images
   # https://blog.samcater.com/fix-workaround-rpi4-docker-libseccomp2-docker-20/
+  #
+  # TODO: See if avoidable long term: not ideal
+  # See: https://www.raspberrypi.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=310387#p1856516
   - name: Add an apt key for buster-backports, needed for libseccomp2 for Alpine Docker images
+    become: true
+    ansible.builtin.apt_key:
+      keyserver: keyserver.ubuntu.com
+      id: 648ACFD622F3D138
+      state: present
+
+  - name: Add an apt key for buster-backports, needed for libseccomp2 for Alpine Docker images
+    become: true
     ansible.builtin.apt_key:
       keyserver: keyserver.ubuntu.com
-      id: 04EE7237B7D453EC648ACFD622F3D138
+      id: 04EE7237B7D453EC
       state: present
 
-  - name: Add specified repository into sources list
+  - name: Add buster-backports into sources list
+    become: true
     ansible.builtin.apt_repository:
       repo: deb http://httpredir.debian.org/debian buster-backports main contrib non-free
       state: present