diff --git a/ipa-server/defaults/main.yml b/ipa-server/defaults/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..993e0396
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ipa-server/defaults/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+---
+ipa_server_install: False
+ipa_server_use_dns: True
+
+ipa_server_domain: example.org
+ipa_server_realm: '{{ ipa_server_domain | upper }}'
+
+ipa_server_packages:
+  - ipa-server
+
+ipa_server_dns_packages:
+  - ipa-server-dns
+
+ipa_installation_options: '--external-cert-file=/etc/pki/ipa/{{ ipa_letsencrypt_ca_filename }} --external-cert-file={{ letsencrypt_acme_certs_dir }}/fullchain --external-cert=file={{ letsencrypt_acme_certs_dir }}/privkey -r {{ ipa_server_realm }} -n {{ ipa_server_domain }} -a {{ ipa_admin_password }} -p {{ ipa_manager_password }} --hostname={{ ansible_fqdn }} -U --setup-dns --no-forwarders --no-reverse --zonemgr=s2i2s-master@isti.cnr.it'
+
+ipa_ssl_letsencrypt_managed: True
+ipa_letsencrypt_ca_filename: lets-encrypt-x3-cross-signed.pem
diff --git a/ipa-server/files/lets-encrypt-x3-cross-signed.pem b/ipa-server/files/lets-encrypt-x3-cross-signed.pem
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..edb4954e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ipa-server/files/lets-encrypt-x3-cross-signed.pem
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
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diff --git a/ipa-server/tasks/main.yml b/ipa-server/tasks/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..09e8d00d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ipa-server/tasks/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+---
+- block:
+#  - name: Create the acme hooks directory if it does not yet exist
+#    file: dest={{ letsencrypt_acme_services_scripts_dir }} state=directory owner=root group=root
+
+#  - name: Install a script that fix the letsencrypt certificate for ipa and then reload the service
+#    template: src=ipa-letsencrypt-acmetool.sh dest={{ letsencrypt_acme_services_scripts_dir }}/ipa owner=root group=root mode=4555
+
+  - name: Create the ipa certificate directory
+    file: dest=/etc/pki/ipa state=directory owner=root group=root mode=0750
+
+  - name: Install the Letsencrypt CA file with both the root and the trusted CAs
+    copy: src={{ ipa_letsencrypt_ca_filename }} dest=/etc/pki/ipa/{{ ipa_letsencrypt_ca_filename }} mode=0444
+
+  when:
+    - ipa_ssl_letsencrypt_managed
+    - letsencrypt_acme_install
+  tags: [ 'ipa', 'letsencrypt', 'ipa_letsencrypt' ]
+
+- block:
+  - name: Install the FreeIPA server packages
+    yum: pkg={{ ipa_server_packages }} state=present
+
+  - name: Install the FreeIPA DNS server packages
+    yum: pkg={{ ipa_server_dns_packages }} state=present
+
+  when:
+    - ipa_server_install
+    - ansible_distribution_file_variety == "RedHat"
+
+  tags: [ 'ipa' ]