diff --git a/smartgears/sharelatex_connector/defaults/main.yml b/smartgears/sharelatex_connector/defaults/main.yml
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+---
+sharelatex_connector_install: False
+sharelatex_connector_version: 1.0.0
+#sharelatex_connector_version: latest
+sharelatex_connector_name: sharelatex-connector
+sharelatex_connector_group_id: org.gcube.data.access
+sharelatex_connector_extension: war
+sharelatex_connector_file: '{{ sharelatex_connector_name }}-{{ sharelatex_connector_version }}.{{ sharelatex_connector_extension }}'
+sharelatex_connector_repository_url: 'http://maven.research-infrastructures.eu/nexus/content/repositories/{{ gcube_repository }}'
+
diff --git a/smartgears/sharelatex_connector/tasks/main.yml b/smartgears/sharelatex_connector/tasks/main.yml
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+---
+- block: 
+    - name: Remove the old sharelatex-connector files
+      file: path={{ smartgears_instance_path }}/webapps/{{ sharelatex_connector_name }} state=absent
+
+  become: True
+  become_user: '{{ d4science_user }}'
+  when: ( not sharelatex_connector_install ) or ( smartgears_upgrade ) 
+  tags: [ 'smartgears', 'sharelatex_connector', 'tomcat' ]
+  
+- block:
+    # NOTE: Install as the smartgears user so we do not mess with the permissions
+    - name: Get the sharelatex-connector war
+      maven_artifact: artifact_id={{ sharelatex_connector_name }} version={{ sharelatex_connector_version | default(omit) }} group_id={{ sharelatex_connector_group_id }} extension={{ sharelatex_connector_extension | default('war') }} repository_url={{ sharelatex_connector_repository_url }} dest={{ smartgears_user_home }}/{{ sharelatex_connector_file }}
+  
+    - name: Create the data trasfer working directory
+      file: path={{ smartgears_instance_path }}/webapps/{{ sharelatex_connector_name }} state=directory owner={{ smartgears_user }} group={{ smartgears_user }}
+  
+    - name: Unarchive the sharelatex_connector war
+      unarchive: copy=no src={{ smartgears_user_home }}/{{ sharelatex_connector_file }} dest={{ smartgears_instance_path }}/webapps/{{ sharelatex_connector_name }} creates={{ smartgears_instance_path }}/webapps/{{ sharelatex_connector_name }}/WEB-INF/lib
+      notify: Restart smartgears
+
+    - name: Set the sharelatex-connector properties
+      template: src=sharelatex-web.xml.j2 dest={{ smartgears_instance_path }}/webapps/{{ sharelatex_connector_name }}/WEB-INF/web.xml
+
+  become: True
+  become_user: '{{ d4science_user }}'
+  when: sharelatex_connector_install 
+  tags: [ 'smartgears', 'sharelatex_connector', 'tomcat' ]
diff --git a/smartgears/sharelatex_connector/templates/sharelatex-web.xml.j2 b/smartgears/sharelatex_connector/templates/sharelatex-web.xml.j2
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+<web-app>
+	<context-param>
+		<param-name>internalLoginUrl</param-name>
+		<param-value>http://localhost:{{ sharelatex_container_public_port }}/login</param-value>
+	</context-param>
+	<context-param>
+		<param-name>hostName</param-name>
+		<param-value>{{ sharelatex.d4science.org }}</param-value>
+	</context-param>
+	<context-param>
+		<param-name>mongoHost</param-name>
+		<param-value>{{ sharelatex_mongodb_host }}</param-value>
+	</context-param>
+	<context-param>
+		<param-name>mongoPort</param-name>
+		<param-value>27017</param-value>
+	</context-param>
+		<context-param>
+		<param-name>mongoDatabaseName</param-name>
+		<param-value>{{ sharelatex_mongodb_db }}</param-value>
+	</context-param>
+<!--  	<context-param>
+		<param-name>mongoLogin</param-name>
+		<param-value></param-value>
+	</context-param>
+	<context-param>
+		<param-name>mongoPwd</param-name>
+		<param-value></param-value>
+	</context-param> -->
+	<servlet>
+		<servlet-name>org.gcube.data.access.sharelatex.connector.Connector</servlet-name>
+	</servlet>
+	<servlet-mapping>
+		<servlet-name>org.gcube.data.access.sharelatex.connector.Connector</servlet-name>
+		<url-pattern>/gcube/service/*</url-pattern>
+	</servlet-mapping>
+</web-app>