diff --git a/orientdb/defaults/main.yml b/orientdb/defaults/main.yml
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+---
+orientdb_install: False
+orientdb_version: 2.2.10
+orientdb_dir: 'orientdb-community'
+orientdb_tar_file: '{{ orientdb_dir }}-{{ orientdb_version }}.tar.gz'
+orientdb_binary_distribution_url: 'http://orientdb.com/download.php?file={{ orientdb_tar_file }}' 
+orientdb_user: orientdb
+orientdb_home_prefix: /home
diff --git a/orientdb/tasks/main.yml b/orientdb/tasks/main.yml
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+---
+- block:
+    - name: Create the orientdb user
+      user: name={{ orientdb_user }} home={{ orientdb_home_prefix }}/{{ orientdb_user }} createhome=yes shell=/bin/bash
+      
+    # - name: Get the orientdb distribution
+    #   get_url: url={{ orientdb_binary_distribution_url }} dest=/srv/{{ orientdb_tar_file }} validate_certs=False
+
+    - name: Unpack the orientdb distribution
+      become: True
+      become_user: '{{ orientdb_user }}'
+      unarchive: src={{ orientdb_binary_distribution_url }} dest={{ orientdb_home_prefix }}/{{ orientdb_user }} copy=no
+      args:
+        creates: '{{ orientdb_home_prefix }}/{{ orientdb_user }}/{{ orientdb_dir }}-{{ orientdb_version }}'
+
+    - name: Link to the latest version
+      become: True
+      become_user: '{{ orientdb_user }}'
+      file: src={{ orientdb_dir }}-{{ orientdb_version }} dest={{ orientdb_home_prefix }}/{{ orientdb_user }}/{{ orientdb_dir }} state=link
+
+  tags: orientdb
+  when: orientdb_install