diff --git a/roles/pbx/defaults/main.yml b/roles/pbx/defaults/main.yml
index 11db76841..c703d8503 100644
--- a/roles/pbx/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/pbx/defaults/main.yml
@@ -5,3 +5,13 @@ pbx_installed: False
 asterisk_url: http://downloads.asterisk.org/pub/telephony/asterisk/
 asterisk_src_file: asterisk-16-current.tar.gz
 asterisk_src_dir: /opt/iiab/asterisk
+
+asterisk_db_host: localhost
+asterisk_db_user: asterisk
+asterisk_db_dbname: asterisk
+asterisk_db_password: changeme
+asterisk_db_cdrdbname: asteriskcdrdb
+
+freepbx_url: http://mirror.freepbx.org/modules/packages/freepbx/
+freepbx_src_file: freepbx-15.0-latest.tgz
+freepbx_src_dir: /opt/iiab/freepbx
diff --git a/roles/pbx/meta/main.yml b/roles/pbx/meta/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..239d8ab35
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/pbx/meta/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+ dependencies:
+     - { role: nodejs, tags: ['nodejs'], when: pbx_install }
+
diff --git a/roles/pbx/tasks/asterisk.yml b/roles/pbx/tasks/asterisk.yml
index 129fbeb11..8fdee19ee 100644
--- a/roles/pbx/tasks/asterisk.yml
+++ b/roles/pbx/tasks/asterisk.yml
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@
       regexp: 'rungroup ='
       line: 'rungroup = asterisk'
 
-- name: Enable & Start asterisk service
+- name: Asterisk - Enable & Start asterisk service
   systemd:
     daemon_reload: yes
     name: asterisk
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@
     state: started
   when: pbx_enabled
 
-- name: Disable & Stop asterisk service
+- name: Asterisk - Disable & Stop asterisk service
   systemd:
     daemon_reload: yes
     name: asterisk
diff --git a/roles/pbx/tasks/asterisk_dependencies.yml b/roles/pbx/tasks/asterisk_dependencies.yml
index 1191169eb..0738ddfe4 100644
--- a/roles/pbx/tasks/asterisk_dependencies.yml
+++ b/roles/pbx/tasks/asterisk_dependencies.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-- name: Install asterisk dependencies
+- name: Asterisk - Install dependencies
   package:
     name:
       - git
diff --git a/roles/pbx/tasks/freepbx.yml b/roles/pbx/tasks/freepbx.yml
index e69de29bb..391873d63 100644
--- a/roles/pbx/tasks/freepbx.yml
+++ b/roles/pbx/tasks/freepbx.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,142 @@
+- name: FreePBX - Install dependencies
+  include: freepbx_dependencies.yml
+
+- name: FreePBX - Download software to /opt/iiab/downloads
+  get_url:
+    url: "{{ freepbx_url }}/{{ freepbx_src_file }}"
+    dest: "{{ downloads_dir }}/{{ freepbx_src_file }}"
+    timeout: "{{ download_timeout }}"
+  when: internet_available
+
+- name: FreePBX - Check for /opt/iiab/downloads/{{ freepbx_src_file }}
+  stat:
+    path: "{{ downloads_dir }}/{{ freepbx_src_file }}"
+  register: freepbx_src
+
+- name: FreePBX - FAIL (force Ansible to exit) IF /opt/iiab/downloads/{{ freepbx_src_file }} doesn't exist
+  fail:
+    msg: "{ downloads_dir }}/{{ freepbx_src_file }} is REQUIRED in order to install."
+  when: not freepbx_src.stat.exists
+
+- name: FreePBX - Create install source directory
+  file: 
+    path: "{{ freepbx_src_dir }}"
+    state: directory
+
+- name: FreePBX - Extract source
+  unarchive: 
+    src: "{{ downloads_dir }}/{{ freepbx_src_file }}"
+    dest: "{{ freepbx_src_dir }}"
+    owner: root
+    group: root
+    extra_opts: [--strip-components=1]
+
+- name: FreePBX - Add mysql user
+  mysql_user:
+    name: "{{ asterisk_db_user }}"
+    password: "{{ asterisk_db_password }}"
+    priv: "{{ asterisk_db_dbname }}.*:ALL/{{ asterisk_db_cdrdbname }}.*:ALL"
+    login_host: "{{ asterisk_db_host }}"
+    host: "{{ (asterisk_db_host == 'localhost') | ternary('localhost', ansible_default_ipv4.address) }}"
+  state: present
+
+- name: FreePBX - Add mysql db
+  mysql_db:
+    name: "{{ asterisk_db_dbname }}"
+    encoding: utf8
+    collation: utf8_general_ci
+    login_host: "{{ asterisk_db_host }}"
+  state: present
+
+- name: FreePBX - Add cdr mysql db
+  mysql_db:
+    name: "{{ asterisk_db_cdrdbname }}"
+    encoding: utf8
+    collation: utf8_general_ci
+    login_host: "{{ asterisk_db_host }}"
+  state: present
+
+- name: FreePBX - Disable & Stop asterisk service
+  systemd:
+    daemon_reload: yes
+    name: asterisk
+    enabled: no
+    state: stopped
+
+# using named groups due to this: http://www.handverdrahtet.org/2016/01/ansible-using-numbered-backreference.html
+- name: FreePBX - Enable freepbx installation with remote mysql db
+  replace:
+    dest: "{{ freepbx_src_dir }}/installlib/installcommand.class.php"
+    regexp: "(?P<firstpart>\$amp_conf\[.AMPDBHOST.\] = .)localhost(.;)"
+    replace: "\g<firstpart>{{ asterisk_db_host }}\2"
+
+- name: Don't let freepbx take over the php sessions dir
+  blockinfile:
+    content: |
+      [blacklist]
+      directory = /var/lib/php/sessions
+    marker: "; {mark} ANSIBLE MANAGED BLOCK"
+    dest: /etc/asterisk/freepbx_chown.conf
+    owner: asterisk
+    group: asterisk
+    create: yes
+
+- name: Install freepbx (just ran once)
+  command: "{{ item }}"
+  args:
+    chdir: "{{ freepbx_src_dir }}/freepbx"
+    creates: /var/www/freepbx
+  with_items:
+    - ./start_asterisk start
+    - ./install -n --webroot /var/www/freepbx --dbuser {{ asterisk_db_user }} --dbpass {{ asterisk_db_password }} --dbname {{ asterisk_db_dbname }} --cdrdbname {{ asterisk_db_cdrdbname }}
+  register: freepbx_installation
+
+- name: Install systemd freepbx service
+  copy: src=freepbx.service.j2 dest=/etc/systemd/system/freepbx.service mode=755
+
+# http://community.freepbx.org/t/fixing-cdr-cel-on-ubuntu-debian-installation/30836
+# Test using `isql -v MySQL-asteriskcdrdb`
+- name: Fix asterisk cdr odbc connection (1)
+  blockinfile:
+    dest: /etc/odbcinst.ini
+    create: yes
+    marker: "; {mark} ANSIBLE MANAGED BLOCK"
+    content: |
+      [MySQL]
+      Description = ODBC for MySQL
+      Driver      = {{ libodbc_path }}
+      FileUsage   = 1
+  notify: Reload asterisk modules
+
+- name: Fix asterisk cdr odbc connection (2)
+  replace:
+    dest: /etc/odbc.ini
+    regexp: /var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock
+    replace: /var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock
+  notify: Reload asterisk modules
+
+- name: Install freepbx modules
+  command: "fwconsole ma downloadinstall {{ item }}"
+  args:
+    creates: /var/www/freepbx/admin/modules/{{ item }}
+  with_items:
+    - userman
+    - asteriskinfo
+    - backup
+    - outroutemsg
+
+- name: FreePBX - Enable and start FreePBX service
+  systemd:
+    daemon_reload: yes
+    name: freepbx
+    enabled: yes
+    state: started
+  when: pbx_enabled
+
+- name: FreePBX - Disable and Stop FreePBX service
+  systemd:
+    daemon_reload: yes
+    name: freepbx
+    enabled: no
+    state: stopped
+  when: pbx_enabled
diff --git a/roles/pbx/tasks/freepbx_dependencies.yml b/roles/pbx/tasks/freepbx_dependencies.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..381faf8f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/pbx/tasks/freepbx_dependencies.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+- name: FreePBX - Install dependencies
+  package:
+    name:
+    - wget
+    - git 
+    - unixodbc # for asterisk cdr
+    - sudo # required by freepbx install script
+    - net-tools # fwconsole requirement
+    - cron # required by freepbx ucp package
+    - sox # required for CDR web-playback
+    - php 
+    - php-pear
+    - php-cgi
+    - php-common
+    - php-curl
+    - php-mbstring
+    - php-gd
+    - php-mysql
+    - php-gettext
+    - php-bcmath
+    - php-zip
+    - php-xml
+    - php-imap
+    - php-json
+    - php-snmp 
+    - php-fpm
+    - libapache2-mod-php
+    - python-mysqldb # https://github.com/Yannik/ansible-role-freepbx/blob/master/tasks/freepbx.yml#L33
+  state: latest
diff --git a/roles/pbx/templates/freepbx.service.j2 b/roles/pbx/templates/freepbx.service.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..50a23eea8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/pbx/templates/freepbx.service.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=FreePBX VoIP Server
+After=mysql.service
+
+[Service]
+Type=oneshot
+RemainAfterExit=yes
+ExecStart=/usr/sbin/fwconsole start
+ExecStop=/usr/sbin/fwconsole stop
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target