diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 98d0548..0f7c85f 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 ---
-etesync_dav__user: 'etesync_dav'
+etesync_dav__version: 'latest'
+etesync_dav__executable: '/usr/local/bin/etesync-dav'
+etesync_dav__port: '37358'
 
 # should we do a version check? (recomended)
 submodules_versioncheck: false
diff --git a/handlers/main.yml b/handlers/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..44d10d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/handlers/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+---
+- name: Run systemctl enable etesync-dav.service
+  become: true
+  ansible.builtin.systemd:
+    name: 'etesync-dav.service'
+    enabled: true
+    state: 'started'
+    daemon_reload: true
+
+- name: Run systemctl restart etesync-dav.service
+  become: true
+  ansible.builtin.systemd:
+    name: 'etesync-dav.service'
+    enabled: true
+    state: 'restarted'
diff --git a/tasks/download_etesync_dav.yml b/tasks/download_etesync_dav.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e976a13
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tasks/download_etesync_dav.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+---
+- name: "Download etesync-dav version v{{ etesync_dav__version_target }}"
+  become: true
+  ansible.builtin.get_url:
+    url: "{{ etesync_dav__dl_url }}"
+    dest: "{{ etesync_dav__executable }}"
+    owner: root
+    group: root
+    mode: "0755"
+  notify: 'Run systemctl restart etesync-dav.service'
diff --git a/tasks/get_version_of_etesync_dav.yml b/tasks/get_version_of_etesync_dav.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3d5d0f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tasks/get_version_of_etesync_dav.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+---
+- name: "Determine 'latest' version release"
+  when: etesync_dav__version == "latest"
+  block:
+    - name: "Get latest etesync-dav release metadata"
+      ansible.builtin.uri:
+        url: "{{ etesync_dav__repo_api }}"
+        return_content: true
+      register: etesync_dav__remote_metadata
+      become: false
+      when: not ansible_check_mode
+
+    - name: "Fail if running in check mode without versions set."
+      ansible.builtin.fail:
+        msg: |
+          "You are running this playbook in check mode:
+          Please set the desired version with the variable
+          'etesync_dav__version', because the URI module cannot detect the latest version in this mode."
+      when: ansible_check_mode and (etesync_dav__version == 'latest')
+
+    - name: "Set fact latest etesync-dav release"
+      ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+        etesync_dav__remote_version: "{{ etesync_dav__remote_metadata.json.tag_name[1:] }}"
+      when: not ansible_check_mode
+
+    - name: "Set etesync-dav version target (latest)"
+      ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+        etesync_dav__version_target: "{{ etesync_dav__remote_version }}"
+      when: not ansible_check_mode
+
+- name: "Set etesync-dav version target {{ etesync_dav__version }}"
+  ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+    etesync_dav__version_target: "{{ etesync_dav__version }}"
+  when: etesync_dav__version != "latest"
+
+- name: "Generate etesync-dav download URL"
+  ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+    etesync_dav__dl_url: "https://github.com/etesync/etesync-dav/releases/download/v{{ etesync_dav__version_target }}/linux-amd64-etesync-dav"
diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index f188539..c34d849 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -2,3 +2,12 @@
 - name: Run optional versionscheck
   ansible.builtin.include_tasks: versioncheck.yml
   when: submodules_versioncheck | bool
+
+- name: Get Version of etesync-dav
+  ansible.builtin.include_tasks: tasks/get_version_of_etesync_dav.yml
+
+- name: Download etesync-dav
+  ansible.builtin.include_tasks: download_etesync_dav.yml
+
+- name: Setup Systemd service
+  ansible.builtin.include_tasks: setup_systemd.yml
diff --git a/tasks/setup_systemd.yml b/tasks/setup_systemd.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1673f7b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tasks/setup_systemd.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+---
+- name: Generate etesync-dav.service
+  become: true
+  ansible.builtin.template:
+    src: 'templates/etesync-dav.service.j2'
+    dest: '/usr/lib/systemd/system/etesync-dav.service'
+    mode: '0644'
+    owner: 'root'
+    group: 'root'
+  notify:
+    - 'Run systemctl restart etesync-dav.service'
+    - 'Run systemctl enable etesync-dav.service'
diff --git a/templates/etesync-dav.service.j2 b/templates/etesync-dav.service.j2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b0b2352
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/etesync-dav.service.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+{{ ansible_managed | comment }}
+[Unit]
+Description=Cal/CardDAV frontend for Etesync
+
+[Service]
+Type=simple
+Environment=ETESYNC_LISTEN_PORT={{ etesync_dav__port }}
+ExecStart={{ etesync_dav__executable }}
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=default.target
diff --git a/vars/main.yml b/vars/main.yml
index 8296272..ece2320 100644
--- a/vars/main.yml
+++ b/vars/main.yml
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 ---
-etesync_dav__repo: 'https://github.com/etesync/server.git'
-etesync_dav__repo_api: 'https://api.github.com/repos/etesync/server/tags'
-etesync_dav__venv: "{{ etesync_dav__venv_path }}/{{ etesync_dav_version_target }}"
+etesync_dav__repo_api: 'https://api.github.com/repos/etesync/etesync-dav/releases/latest'
 
 # versionscheck
-playbook_version_number: 15   # should be a integer
+playbook_version_number: 16
 playbook_version_path: 'role-l3d.etesync_dav.version'