diff --git a/smartgears/http-proxy-servlet/defaults/main.yml b/smartgears/http-proxy-servlet/defaults/main.yml
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+++ b/smartgears/http-proxy-servlet/defaults/main.yml
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+---
+http_proxy_servlet_install: False
+maven_central_base_url: 'https://repo1.maven.org/maven2'
+http_proxy_servlet_ver: latest
+http_proxy_servlet_group_id: org.mitre.dsmiley.httpproxy
+http_proxy_servlet_name: smiley-http-proxy-servlet
+http_proxy_servlet_extension: jar
+http_proxy_servlet_file: '{{ http_proxy_servlet_name }}-{{ http_proxy_servlet_ver }}.{{ http_proxy_servlet_extension }}'
diff --git a/smartgears/http-proxy-servlet/tasks/main.yml b/smartgears/http-proxy-servlet/tasks/main.yml
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+---
+- block:
+    - name: Remove the old http-proxy-servlet files
+      file: path='{{ smartgears_instance_path }}/{{ http_proxy_servlet_name }}.{{ http_proxy_servlet_extension }}' state=absent
+      notify: Restart smartgears
+
+  become: True
+  become_user: '{{ d4science_user }}'
+  tags: [ 'smartgears', 'http_proxy_servlet', 'tomcat' ]
+  when: not http_proxy_servlet_install 
+
+- block:
+    - name: Get the http-proxy-servlet jar
+      maven_artifact: artifact_id={{ http_proxy_servlet_name }} version={{ http_proxy_servlet_version | default(omit) }} group_id='{{ http_proxy_servlet_group_id }}' extension={{ http_proxy_servlet_extension | default('war') }} repository_url={{ maven_central_base_url }} dest={{ smartgears_downloads_dir }}/{{ http_proxy_servlet_file }} verify_checksum=always
+      register: http_proxy_servlet_download
+  
+    - name: Remove the old http-proxy-servlet files
+      file: path='{{ smartgears_instance_path }}/{{ http_proxy_servlet_name }}.{{ http_proxy_servlet_extension }}' state=absent
+      notify: Restart smartgears
+      when: http_proxy_servlet_download is changed
+  
+    - name: Copy the http-proxy-servlet war file into the webapps directory
+      copy: src={{ smartgears_downloads_dir }}/{{ http_proxy_servlet_file }} dest={{ smartgears_instance_path }}/lib/{{ http_proxy_servlet_name }}.{{ http_proxy_servlet_extension }} remote_src=yes force=yes
+      notify: Restart smartgears
+
+  become: True
+  become_user: '{{ d4science_user }}'
+  tags: [ 'smartgears', 'http_proxy_servlet', 'tomcat' ]
+  when: http_proxy_servlet_install