diff --git a/smartgears/sdi_service/defaults/main.yml b/smartgears/sdi_service/defaults/main.yml
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+---
+sdi_service_install: False
+sdi_service_upgrade: False
+sdi_service_version: 1.0.0-4.4.0-146794
+sdi_service_name: sdi-service
+
+sdi_group_id: org.gcube.spatial.data
+sdi_extension: war
+sdi_service_file: '{{ sdi_service_name }}-{{ sdi_service_version }}.{{ sdi_extension }}'
+
diff --git a/smartgears/sdi_service/handlers/main.yml b/smartgears/sdi_service/handlers/main.yml
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+---
+- name: Restart smartgears
+  service: name='tomcat-instance-{{ smartgears_http_port }}' state=restarted
diff --git a/smartgears/sdi_service/tasks/main.yml b/smartgears/sdi_service/tasks/main.yml
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+---
+- block:
+    - name: Remove the old sdi files
+      file: path={{ smartgears_instance_path }}/webapps/{{ sdi_service_name }} state=absent
+      when: sdi_service_upgrade
+
+    # NOTE: Install as the smartgears user so we do not mess with the permissions
+    - name: Get the sdi-service 
+      maven_artifact: artifact_id={{ sdi_service_name }} version={{ sdi_service_version | default(omit) }} group_id={{ sdi_group_id }} extension={{ sdi_extension | default('war') }} repository_url={{ smartgears_global_base_url }} dest={{ smartgears_user_home }}/{{ sdi_service_file }}
+  
+    - name: Create the sdi working directory
+      file: path={{ smartgears_instance_path }}/webapps/{{ sdi_service_name }} state=directory owner={{ smartgears_user }} group={{ smartgears_user }}
+  
+    - name: Unarchive the sdi war
+      unarchive: copy=no src={{ smartgears_user_home }}/{{ sdi_service_file }} dest={{ smartgears_instance_path }}/webapps/{{ sdi_service_name }} creates={{ smartgears_instance_path }}/webapps/{{ sdi_service_name }}/WEB-INF/lib
+      notify: Restart smartgears
+
+  become: True
+  become_user: '{{ d4science_user }}'
+  when: sdi_service_install 
+  tags: [ 'smartgears', 'sdi_service', 'tomcat' ]
+
+- block:
+    - name: Remove the old sdi files
+      file: path={{ smartgears_instance_path }}/webapps/{{ sdi_service_name }} state=absent
+
+  become: True
+  become_user: '{{ d4science_user }}'
+  when: not sdi_service_install 
+  tags: [ 'smartgears', 'sdi_service', 'tomcat' ]