diff --git a/roles/gitea/defaults/main.yml b/roles/gitea/defaults/main.yml
index 50646fe58..f7ce9f003 100644
--- a/roles/gitea/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/gitea/defaults/main.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,16 @@
 gitea_version: "1.6"
 gitea_install_path: "/usr/local/bin/gitea"
 
+iset_suffixes:
+  i386: "386"
+  x86_64: "amd64"
+  armv6l: "arm-6"
+  armv7l: "arm-7"
+
+gitea_iset_suffix: "{{ iset_suffixes[ansible_architecture | default("unknown architecture")] }}"
+
+gitea_download_url: "https://dl.gitea.io/gitea/{{ gitea_version }}/gitea-{{ gitea_version }}-linux-{{ gitea_iset_suffix }}"
+
 # Information needed to run Gitea
 gitea_user: gitea
 gitea_run_directory: /var/lib/gitea
diff --git a/roles/gitea/tasks/install.yml b/roles/gitea/tasks/install.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8c0a130aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/gitea/tasks/install.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+- name: Download Gitea binary
+  get_url:
+    url: "{{ gitea_download_url }}"
+    dest: "{{ gitea_install_path }}"
+    mode: 0775
+  tags:
+    - install
+  when: internet_available
+
+- name: Create 'gitea' service
+  template:
+    src: gitea.service.j2
+    dest: "/etc/systemd/system/gitea.service"
+  tags:
+    - systemd
+
+- name: Enable 'gitea' service
+  systemd:
+    daemon_reload: yes
+    name: gitea
+    enabled: yes
+    state: restarted
+  when: gitea_enabled
+
+- name: Disable 'gitea' service
+  systemd:
+    name: gitea
+    enabled: no
+    state: stopped
+  when: not gitea_enabled
+
+- name: Copy gitea httpd conf file
+  template:
+    src: gitea.conf.j2
+    dest: "/etc/{{ apache_config_dir }}/gitea.conf"
+
+- name: Enable httpd conf file if we are disabled (debuntu)
+  file:
+    src: /etc/{{ apache_config_dir }}/gitea.conf
+    dest: /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/gitea.conf
+    state: link
+  when: gitea_enabled and is_debuntu
+
+- name: Remove httpd conf file if we are disabled (OS's other than debuntu)
+  file:
+    path: /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/gitea.conf
+    state: absent
+  when: not gitea_enabled and is_debuntu
+
+- name: Restart Apache, so it picks up the new aliases
+  service:
+    name: "{{ apache_service }}"
+    state: restarted
+
+- name: Add 'gitea' to list of services at /etc/iiab/iiab.ini
+  ini_file:
+    dest: "{{ service_filelist }}"
+    section: gitea
+    option: "{{ item.option }}"
+    value: "{{ item.value }}"
+  with_items:
+    - option: name
+      value: gitea
+    - option: description
+      value: '"gitea is an email service."'
+    - option: gitea_run_directory
+      value: "{{ gitea_run_directory }}"
+    - option: gitea_url
+      value: "{{ gitea_url }}"
+    - option: gitea_full_url
+      value: "{{ gitea_full_url }}"
+    - option: gitea_enabled
+      value: "{{ gitea_enabled }}"