diff --git a/smartgears/gcubeapp-setup/defaults/main.yml b/smartgears/gcubeapp-setup/defaults/main.yml
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+---
+gcubeapp_setup: False
+
+#gcubeapp_webapps:
+#  - { webapp_name: '', version: '' }
+  
diff --git a/smartgears/gcubeapp-setup/tasks/main.yml b/smartgears/gcubeapp-setup/tasks/main.yml
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+++ b/smartgears/gcubeapp-setup/tasks/main.yml
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+---
+- name: Install the gcube-app file to make the webapp smartgears compatible
+  template: src=gcube-app.xml.j2 dest={{ item.0.instance_path }}/webapps/{{ item.1.webapp_name }}/WEB-INF/gcube-app.xml owner={{ item.0.user }} group={{ item.0.user }}
+  with_together:
+        - '{{ tomcat_m_instances }}'
+        - '{{ gcubeapp_webapps | default (omit) }}'
+  notify: tomcat instances restart 
+  when: gcubeapp_setup
+  tags: [ 'smartgears', 'gcubeapp' ]
+
diff --git a/smartgears/gcubeapp-setup/templates/gcube-app.xml.j2 b/smartgears/gcubeapp-setup/templates/gcube-app.xml.j2
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+++ b/smartgears/gcubeapp-setup/templates/gcube-app.xml.j2
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+<application mode="online">
+
+        <name>{{ item.1.webapp_name }}</name>
+        <group>{{ item.1.webapp_group }}</group>
+        <version>{{ item.1.version }}</version>
+{% if item.1.persistence_location is defined %}
+        <persistence location="{{ item.1.persistence_location }}"/>
+{% endif %}
+        <exclude>/*</exclude>
+
+</application>
+