diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index b00af803d..a43b14dd5 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -6,3 +6,10 @@ target/*
 *.iml
 /target
 _site/
+
+# Created by https://www.gitignore.io/api/ansible
+
+### Ansible ###
+*.retry
+
+# End of https://www.gitignore.io/api/ansible
diff --git a/playbook.yaml b/playbook.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cbca85d9d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/playbook.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+---
+
+- hosts: all
+  become: yes
+  gather_facts: yes
+
+  tasks:
+  - name: Copy systemd descriptor
+    copy:
+      src: src/main/systemd/spring-petclinic.service
+      dest: /etc/systemd/system/spring-petclinic.service
+    notify:
+    - reload systemd
+
+  - name: Copy spring-petclinic
+    copy:
+      src: target/spring-petclinic-1.5.1.jar
+      dest: /opt/spring-petclinic.jar
+      owner: deploy
+      mode: u+rwx
+    notify:
+    - restart service
+
+  handlers:
+  - name: reload systemd
+    systemd:
+      name: spring-petclinic
+      daemon_reload: yes
+  
+  - name: restart service
+    service: 
+      name: spring-petclinic
+      state: restarted
+
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f64e6d122..fb1cfd38a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -124,12 +124,13 @@
         <artifactId>spring-boot-maven-plugin</artifactId>
         <executions>
           <execution>
-            <!-- Spring Boot Actuator displays build-related information 
+            <!-- Spring Boot Actuator displays build-related information
               if a META-INF/build-info.properties file is present -->
             <goals>
               <goal>build-info</goal>
             </goals>
             <configuration>
+              <executable>true</executable>
               <additionalProperties>
                 <encoding.source>${project.build.sourceEncoding}</encoding.source>
                 <encoding.reporting>${project.reporting.outputEncoding}</encoding.reporting>
@@ -157,7 +158,7 @@
         </executions>
       </plugin>
 
-      <!-- Spring Boot Actuator displays build-related information if a git.properties 
+      <!-- Spring Boot Actuator displays build-related information if a git.properties
         file is present at the classpath -->
       <plugin>
         <groupId>pl.project13.maven</groupId>
diff --git a/src/main/systemd/spring-petclinic.service b/src/main/systemd/spring-petclinic.service
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d0faf84d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/systemd/spring-petclinic.service
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=spring-petclinic
+After=syslog.target
+
+[Service]
+User=deploy
+ExecStart=/opt/spring-petclinic.jar
+SuccessExitStatus=143
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target