diff --git a/parse_server/defaults/main.yml b/parse_server/defaults/main.yml
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+---
+parse_server_user: parsesrv
+parse_server_user_home: /srv/parse
+parse_server_npm_modules:
+  - parse-server
+  - pm2
+
+parse_server_http_port: 1337
+parse_server_db: parse_db
+parse_server_mongodb_url: 'mongodb://localhost:27017/{{ parse_server_db }}'
+
diff --git a/parse_server/meta/main.yml b/parse_server/meta/main.yml
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+---
+dependencies:
+  - role: '../../library/roles/nginx'
+  - role: '../../library/roles/node_js'
diff --git a/parse_server/tasks/main.yml b/parse_server/tasks/main.yml
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+---
+- block:
+  - name: Create the parse user
+    user: name={{ parse_server_user }} home={{ parse_server_user_home }} createhome=no system=yes shell=/bin/bash
+
+  - name: Create the parse home directory
+    file: dest={{ parse_server_user_home }} owner={{ parse_server_user }} group={{ parse_server_user }} mode=0755 state=directory
+
+  - name: Install the parse server
+    npm: name={{ item }} global=yes state=present production=true
+    with_items: '{{ parse_server_npm_modules }}'
+
+  tags: [ 'parse', 'parse_server' ]
diff --git a/parse_server/vars/main.yml b/parse_server/vars/main.yml
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+---
+mongodb_version: 3.2
+node_js_repo_version: 8