diff --git a/couchbase/defaults/main.yml b/couchbase/defaults/main.yml
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+---
+couchbase_install_packages: True
+couchbase_start_server: True
+
+couchbase_console_port: 8091
+couchbase_xdcr_port: 8092
+couchbase_query_port: 8093
+
+couchbase_admin_port: 9100
+couchbase_scan_port: 9101
+couchbase_http_port: 9102
+couchbase_streamInit_port: 9103
+couchbase_streamCatchup_port: 9104
+couchbase_streamMaint_port: 9105
+
+couchbase_intREST_port: 9998
+couchbase_intGSI_port: 9999
+
+couchbase_memcachedSSL_port: 11207
+
+couchbase_intBacket_port: 11209
+
+couchbase_memcached1_port: 11210
+couchbase_memcached2_port: 11211
+couchbase_encrip1_port: 11214
+couchbase_encrip2_port: 11215
+
+couchbase_consoleSSL_port: 18091
+couchbase_xdcrSSL_port: 18092
+couchbase_N1QLSSL_port: 18093
+
+couchbase_epmd_port: 4369
+
+couchbase_dataExchangeFirst_port: 21100
+couchbase_dataExchangeLast_port: 21299
+
+couchbase_allowed_hosts:
+  - '{{ network.isti }}'
+  - '{{ network.nmis }}'
+  - '{{ ansible_default_ipv4.address }}/32'
+
diff --git a/couchbase/handlers/main.yml b/couchbase/handlers/main.yml
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+---
+- name: Restart couchbase
+  service: name=couchbase-server state=restarted
+  when: couchbase_start_server
+
+- name: Update apt cache
+  apt: update_cache=yes
+  ignore_errors: true
+
diff --git a/couchbase/tasks/main.yml b/couchbase/tasks/main.yml
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+---
+- name: Get the meta package for the couchbase repository
+  get_url: url=http://packages.couchbase.com/releases/couchbase-release/couchbase-release-1.0-2-amd64.deb dest=/root/couchbase-release-1.0-2-amd64.deb
+  register: couchbase_repository
+  tags: couchbase
+
+- name: Install the package source and the Couchbase public keys
+  shell: /usr/bin/dpkg -i /root/couchbase-release-1.0-2-amd64.deb
+  when: ( couchbase_repository | changed )
+  tags: couchbase
+
+- name: Install the latest version of couchbase community server
+  apt: pkg={{ item }} state=latest update_cache=yes
+  with_items:
+    - couchbase-server-community
+  when:
+    - couchbase_install_packages
+  tags: couchbase
+
+- name: Ensure couchbase is started and enabled
+  service: name=couchbase-server state=started enabled=yes
+  when: couchbase_start_server
+  tags: couchbase
+
+- name: Ensure couchbase is stopped and disabled
+  service: name=couchbase-server state=stopped enabled=no
+  when: not couchbase_start_server
+  tags: couchbase
+