diff --git a/smartgears/grsf_api/defaults/main.yml b/smartgears/grsf_api/defaults/main.yml
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+---
+grsf_api_install: False
+grsf_api_ver: latest
+grsf_api_group_id: gr.forth.ics.isl
+grsf_api_name: grsf-api
+grsf_api_extension: war
+grsf_api_file: '{{ grsf_api_name }}-{{ grsf_api_ver }}.{{ grsf_api_extension }}'
diff --git a/smartgears/grsf_api/tasks/main.yml b/smartgears/grsf_api/tasks/main.yml
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+---
+- block:
+    - name: Remove the old grsf-api files
+      file: path={{ item }} state=absent
+      with_items:
+        - '{{ smartgears_instance_path }}/webapps/{{ grsf_api_name }}'
+        - '{{ smartgears_instance_path }}/webapps/{{ grsf_api_name }}.{{ grsf_api_extension }}'
+      notify: Restart smartgears
+
+  become: True
+  become_user: '{{ d4science_user }}'
+  tags: [ 'smartgears', 'grsf_api', 'tomcat' ]
+  when: not grsf_api_install 
+
+- block:
+    - name: Get the grsf-api war
+      maven_artifact: artifact_id={{ grsf_api_name }} version={{ grsf_api_version | default(omit) }} group_id={{ grsf_api_group_id }} extension={{ grsf_api_extension | default('war') }} repository_url={{ smartgears_global_base_url }} dest={{ smartgears_downloads_dir }}/{{ grsf_api_file }}
+      register: grsf_api_download
+  
+    - name: Remove the old grsf-api files
+      file: path={{ smartgears_instance_path }}/webapps/{{ grsf_api_name }} state=absent
+      notify: Restart smartgears
+      when: grsf_api_download is changed
+  
+    - name: Copy the GRSF publisher under the webapps directory
+      copy: src={{ smartgears_downloads_dir }}/{{ grsf_api_file }} dest={{ smartgears_instance_path }}/webapps/{{ grsf_api_name }}.{{ grsf_api_extension }} remote_src=yes force=yes
+      notify: Restart smartgears
+
+  become: True
+  become_user: '{{ d4science_user }}'
+  tags: [ 'smartgears', 'grsf_api', 'tomcat' ]
+  when: grsf_api_install