diff --git a/parse_server/defaults/main.yml b/parse_server/defaults/main.yml
index aee7d62f..f502ab50 100644
--- a/parse_server/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/parse_server/defaults/main.yml
@@ -7,5 +7,17 @@ parse_server_npm_modules:
 
 parse_server_http_port: 1337
 parse_server_db: parse_db
-parse_server_mongodb_url: 'mongodb://localhost:27017/{{ parse_server_db }}'
+parse_server_mongodb_uri: 'mongodb://localhost:27017/{{ parse_server_db }}'
 
+parse_server_app_id: 'foo'
+#parse_server_master_key: 'use a vault file'
+parse_server_app_name: '{{ parse_server_app_id }}'
+
+parse_server_dashboard_install: True
+parse_server_dashboard_http_port: 4040
+parse_dashboard_user: parse
+#parse_dashboard_passwd: 'use a vault file'
+# Encrypt the password with something like https://www.bcrypt-generator.com/
+parse_dashboard_passwd_encrypted: 'true'
+parse_server_dashboard_npm_modules:
+  - parse-dashboard
diff --git a/parse_server/tasks/main.yml b/parse_server/tasks/main.yml
index 1cb0562e..0accb629 100644
--- a/parse_server/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/parse_server/tasks/main.yml
@@ -10,4 +10,31 @@
     npm: name={{ item }} global=yes state=present production=true
     with_items: '{{ parse_server_npm_modules }}'
 
+  - name: Install the parse server startup script
+    template: src=parse_server.upstart.j2 dest=/etc/init/parse_server.conf mode=0644
+
+  - name: Ensure that the parse service is started and enabled
+    service: name=parse_server state=started enabled=yes
+
   tags: [ 'parse', 'parse_server' ]
+
+- block:
+
+  - name: Install the parse server dashboard
+    npm: name={{ item }} global=yes state=present production=true
+    with_items: '{{ parse_server_dashboard_npm_modules }}'
+
+  - name: Install the parse dashboard environment variables file
+    template: src=parse-server-dashboard dest=/etc/default/parse-server-dashboard
+
+  - name: Install the parse dashboard configuration file
+    template: src=parse-dashboard-config.json dest={{ parse_server_user_home }}/parse-dashboard-config.json
+
+  - name: Install the parse dashboard startup script
+    template: src=parse_server_dashboard.upstart.j2 dest=/etc/init/parse_server_dashboard.conf mode=0644
+
+  - name: Ensure that the parse dashboard service is started and enabled
+    service: name=parse_server_dashboard state=started enabled=yes
+
+  when: parse_server_dashboard_install
+  tags: [ 'parse', 'parse_server', 'parse_server_dashboard' ]
diff --git a/parse_server/templates/parse-server-dashboard b/parse_server/templates/parse-server-dashboard
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7949e70d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parse_server/templates/parse-server-dashboard
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+export PARSE_DASHBOARD_TRUST_PROXY=1
+export MOUNT_PATH=/dashboard
diff --git a/parse_server/templates/parse_server.upstart.j2 b/parse_server/templates/parse_server.upstart.j2
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2bf04d2e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parse_server/templates/parse_server.upstart.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+description "Parse server"
+start on (local-filesystems and net-device-up IFACE!=lo)
+stop on runlevel [016]
+
+respawn
+respawn limit 10 5
+setuid {{ parse_server_user }}
+setgid {{ parse_server_user }}
+
+script
+  exec /usr/bin/parse-server --appId "{{ parse_server_app_id }}" --masterKey "{{ parse_server_master_key }}" --databaseURI {{ parse_server_mongodb_uri }}
+end script
diff --git a/parse_server/templates/parse_server_dashboard.upstart.j2 b/parse_server/templates/parse_server_dashboard.upstart.j2
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ee79fafe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/parse_server/templates/parse_server_dashboard.upstart.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+description "Parse server dashboard"
+start on (local-filesystems and net-device-up IFACE!=lo)
+stop on runlevel [016]
+
+respawn
+respawn limit 10 5
+setuid {{ parse_server_user }}
+setgid {{ parse_server_user }}
+
+script
+  . /etc/default/parse-server-dashboard
+  export PARSE_DASHBOARD_TRUST_PROXY
+  export MOUNT_PATH
+  exec /usr/bin/parse-dashboard --config parse-dashboard-config.json
+end script