diff --git a/library/roles/powerdns-admin/defaults/main.yml b/library/roles/powerdns-admin/defaults/main.yml
index 4e49c219..7d480d3d 100644
--- a/library/roles/powerdns-admin/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/library/roles/powerdns-admin/defaults/main.yml
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ pdns_admin_prereqs:
   - python3
   - python3-pip
   - python3-virtualenv
+  - virtualenv
+  - python3-psycopg2
   - python3-dev
   - libmysqlclient-dev
   - libxmlsec1-dev
@@ -24,4 +26,3 @@ pdns_admin_prereqs:
   - libsasl2-dev
   - libldap2-dev
   - libssl-dev
-  - python3-psycopg2
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diff --git a/library/roles/powerdns-admin/meta/main.yml b/library/roles/powerdns-admin/meta/main.yml
index f1749521..a60de378 100644
--- a/library/roles/powerdns-admin/meta/main.yml
+++ b/library/roles/powerdns-admin/meta/main.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 ---
 dependencies:
   - role: '../../library/roles/nginx'
+  - role: '../../library/roles/node_js'
diff --git a/library/roles/powerdns-admin/tasks/main.yml b/library/roles/powerdns-admin/tasks/main.yml
index dc684a85..84b5175b 100644
--- a/library/roles/powerdns-admin/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/library/roles/powerdns-admin/tasks/main.yml
@@ -14,8 +14,7 @@
         - '{{ pdns_admin_logdir }}'
 
     - name: Install the pdns_admin prerequisite deb packages
-      apt: pkg={{ item }} state=present update_cache=yes cache_valid_time=1800
-      with_items: '{{ pdns_admin_prereqs }}'
+      apt: pkg={{ pdns_admin_prereqs }} state=present update_cache=yes cache_valid_time=1800
 
     - name: Clone pdns_admin
       git: repo={{ pdns_admin_git_repo_url }} dest={{ pdns_admin_home }}
@@ -24,7 +23,7 @@
       file: dest={{ pdns_admin_home }}/upload recurse=yes owner={{ pdns_admin_user }} group={{ pdns_admin_user }}
 
     - name: Install the pdns_admin configuration
-      template: src=config.py dest={{ pdns_admin_home }}/config.py
+      template: src=config.py dest={{ pdns_admin_home }}/config.py owner=root group={{ pdns_admin_user }} mode=0640
       notify: Restart pdns_admin
 
     - name: Create a python3 virtualenv
@@ -42,10 +41,21 @@
       notify: Restart pdns_admin
 
     - name: Initialise the database
-      shell: cd {{ pdns_admin_home }}; . {{ pdns_admin_home }}/flask/bin/activate ; ./create_db.py ; touch {{ pdns_admin_logdir }}/.db_initialised
+      shell: cd {{ pdns_admin_home }}; . {{ pdns_admin_home }}/flask/bin/activate ; export FLASK_APP=app/__init__.py ; flask db upgrade && touch {{ pdns_admin_logdir }}/.db_initialised
       args:
         creates: '{{ pdns_admin_logdir }}/.db_initialised'
 
+    - name: Create the assets files
+      shell: cd {{ pdns_admin_home }}; . {{ pdns_admin_home }}/flask/bin/activate ; yarn install --pure-lockfile ; flask assets build
+      args:
+        creates: '{{ pdns_admin_home }}/app/static/generated/login.js'
+
+    - name: Some directories must be writeable by the pdnsadmin user
+      file: dest={{ item }} recurse=yes owner={{ pdns_admin_user }} group={{ pdns_admin_user }}
+      with_items:
+        - '{{ pdns_admin_home }}/app/static/custom'
+        - '{{ pdns_admin_home }}/app/static/.webassets-cache'
+
     - name: Install the pdns_admin server systemd unit
       template: src=powerdns-admin.service dest=/etc/systemd/system/powerdns-admin.service mode=0644 owner=root group=root
       when: ansible_service_mgr == 'systemd'
diff --git a/library/roles/powerdns-admin/vars/main.yml b/library/roles/powerdns-admin/vars/main.yml
index 945e4fb8..c92b81ea 100644
--- a/library/roles/powerdns-admin/vars/main.yml
+++ b/library/roles/powerdns-admin/vars/main.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 ---
 http_port: 80
 https_port: 443
+
+node_js_repo_version: 10
+node_js_yarn_install: True
+
 nginx_letsencrypt_managed: True
 nginx_use_common_virthost: True
 nginx_virthosts: