diff --git a/cassandra/defaults/main.yml b/cassandra/defaults/main.yml
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+---
+cassandra_install_from_external_repo: True
+cassandra_install_packages: True
+cassandra_latest_version: True
+cassandra_start_server: 'no'
+cassandra_cluster_enabled: False
+cassandra_allowed_hosts:
+  - 127.0.0.1/8
+  - '{{ ansible_default_ipv4.address }}/32'
diff --git a/cassandra/handlers/main.yml b/cassandra/handlers/main.yml
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+---
+- name: Update apt cache
+  apt: update_cache=yes
+  ignore_errors: true
+
+- name: Restart cassandra
+  service: name=cassandra state=restarted
diff --git a/cassandra/tasks/main.yml b/cassandra/tasks/main.yml
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+---
+- name: Install the cassandra apt key
+  raw: apt-key adv --keyserver hkp://keyserver.ubuntu.com:80 --recv 350200F2B999A372
+  when: cassandra_install_from_external_repo
+  tags: cassandra
+
+- name: Install the cassandra repository
+  copy: content="deb http://debian.datastax.com/community stable main" dest=/etc/apt/sources.list.d/cassandra.sources.list owner=root group=root mode=044
+  when: cassandra_install_from_external_repo
+  register: external_repo
+  tags: cassandra
+
+- name: Update the apt cache
+  apt: update_cache=yes
+  when: ( external_repo | changed )
+  ignore_errors: True
+  tags: cassandra
+
+- name: Install the latest version of cassandra server
+  apt: pkg={{ item }} state=latest
+with_items:
+    - cassandra
+    - cassandra-tools
+  when:
+    - cassandra_install_from_external_repo
+    - cassandra_install_packages
+    - cassandra_latest_version
+  tags: cassandra
+
+- name: Ensure mongodb is started
+  service: name=cassandra state=started enabled=yes
+  when: ( cassandra_start_server is defined ) and ( cassandra_start_server == 'yes' )
+  tags: cassandra
+
+- name: Ensure cassandra is stopped and disabled
+  service: name=cassandra state=stopped enabled=no
+  when: ( cassandra_start_server is defined ) and ( cassandra_start_server == 'no' )
+  tags: cassandra
+