diff --git a/opencpu/defaults/main.yml b/opencpu/defaults/main.yml
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+---
+# https://www.opencpu.org/download.html
+# It installs a local apache instance
+opencpu_install: True
+opencpu_version: 1.5
+opencpu_repo: 'ppa:opencpu/opencpu-{{ opencpu_version }}'
+opencpu_pkg_state: latest
+opencpu_pkgs:
+  - opencpu
+
+opencpu_proxy_port: 8004
+opencpu_context: /ocpu
+
diff --git a/opencpu/tasks/main.yml b/opencpu/tasks/main.yml
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+---
+- block:
+    
+    - name: Install the opencpu repository
+      apt_repository: repo={{ opencpu_repo }} update_cache=yes
+
+    - name: Install the opencpu package
+      apt: pkg={{ item }} state={{ opencpu_pkg_state }}
+      with_items: '{{ opencpu_pkgs }}'
+
+  tags: opencpu
+  when: opencpu_install