diff --git a/ELK/elasticHQ/defaults/main.yml b/ELK/elasticHQ/defaults/main.yml
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+---
+elastic_hq_repo_url: https://github.com/ElasticHQ/elasticsearch-HQ.git
+elastic_hq_user: elastichq
+elastic_hq_home: /srv/elastichq
+elastic_hq_http_port: 5000
+elastic_hq_use_nginx_proxy: True 
+
+elastic_hq_python_pkgs:
+  - python3
+  - python3-pip
+
+elastic_hq_start_cmd: './manage.py runserver'
diff --git a/ELK/elasticHQ/meta/main.yml b/ELK/elasticHQ/meta/main.yml
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+---
+dependencies:
+  - { role: '../../library/roles/nginx', when: elastic_hq_use_nginx_proxy }
diff --git a/ELK/elasticHQ/tasks/main.yml b/ELK/elasticHQ/tasks/main.yml
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+---
+- block:
+    - name: Install git
+      apt: pkg=git update_cache=yes cache_valid_time=1800
+
+    - name: Install the minimal python 3 env
+      apt: pkg={{ item }} update_cache=yes cache_valid_time=1800
+      with_items: '{{ elastic_hq_python_pkgs }}'
+
+    - name: Create a user to run the elasticHQ service
+      user: name={{ elastic_hq_user }} home={{ elastic_hq_home }} createhome=no shell=/usr/sbin/nologin system=yes
+
+    - name: Create the user home directory
+      file: dest={{ elastic_hq_home }} state=directory owner={{ elastic_hq_user }} group={{ elastic_hq_user }}
+
+    - name: Get the elasticHQ distribution
+      git: repo={{ elastic_hq_repo_url }} dest={{ elastic_hq_home }}
+
+    # - name: Get the elasticHQ dependencies
+    #   pip: chdir={{ elastic_hq_home }} executable=pip3 requirements=requirements.tx
+
+  tags: [ 'elasticsearch', 'elastic_hq' ]
+  
diff --git a/ELK/elasticHQ/templates/elastichq.systemd.j2 b/ELK/elasticHQ/templates/elastichq.systemd.j2
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+[Unit]
+Description=ElasticHQ - Monitoring and Management Web Application for ElasticSearch instances and clusters.
+After=network.target
+
+[Service]
+Type=simple
+WorkingDirectory={{ elastic_hq_home }}
+StandardOutput=syslog
+StandardError=syslog
+Restart=on-failure
+RemainAfterExit=yes
+
+User={{ elastic_hq_user }}
+Group={{ elastic_hq_user }}
+
+ExecStart={{ elastic_hq_start_cmd }} 
+