diff --git a/maxscale/README.md b/maxscale/README.md
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+# maxscale
+
+Install MariaDB maxscale on a server.
diff --git a/maxscale/defaults/main.yml b/maxscale/defaults/main.yml
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+---
+
+maxscale_version: 2.4
+
+# The passwords needs to be either unencrypted or encrypted with maxpasswd on
+# the MaxScale server.
+maxscale_mysql_user: maxscale
+maxscale_mysql_password: Null
+encrypted_maxscale_mysql_password: Null
+maxscale_monitor_user: monitor_user
+maxscale_monitor_password: Null
+encrypted_maxscale_monitor_password: Null
+
+# Define this variable if you want ansible to create the two users on the MySQL server
+# through delegation
+maxscale_mysql_master: Null
+
+maxscale_mysql_servers: []
+# Example (port is optional and default to 3306):
+# maxscale_mysql_servers:
+#   - name: db1
+#     address: 192.0.2.102
+#     port: 3306
+
+maxscale_services:
+  - name: "Splitter"
+    router: "readwritesplit"
+    port: 3306
+
diff --git a/maxscale/handlers/main.yml b/maxscale/handlers/main.yml
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+---
+- name: 'restart maxscale'
+  service:
+    name: maxscale
+    state: restarted
diff --git a/maxscale/meta/main.yml b/maxscale/meta/main.yml
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+galaxy_info:
+  author: Evolix
+  description: Install MariaDB Maxscale
+
+  issue_tracker_url: https://gitea.evolix.org/evolix/ansible-roles/issues
+
+  license: GPLv2
+
+  min_ansible_version: 2.4
+
+  platforms:
+    - name: Debian
+      version:
+        - stretch
+        - buster
+
+dependencies: []
+  # List your role dependencies here, one per line.
+  # Be sure to remove the '[]' above, if you add dependencies
+  # to this list.
diff --git a/maxscale/tasks/config_stretch.yml b/maxscale/tasks/config_stretch.yml
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+- name: "Create key for password encryption"
+  command:
+    cmd: "/usr/bin/maxkeys"
+    creates: "/var/lib/maxscale/.secrets"
+
+- name: "Encrypt mysql password for saving in configuration"
+  command:
+    cmd: "/usr/bin/maxpasswd {{ maxscale_mysql_password|quote }}"
+  register: encrypt_maxscale_mysql_password_result
+  when: encrypted_maxscale_mysql_password is none
+
+- name: "Encrypt monitor password for saving in configuration"
+  command:
+    cmd: "/usr/bin/maxpasswd {{ maxscale_monitor_password|quote }}"
+  register: encrypt_maxscale_monitor_password_result
+  when: encrypted_maxscale_monitor_password is none
+
+- name: "Copy the configuration"
+  template:
+    src: "maxscale.cnf.j2"
+    dest: "/etc/maxscale.cnf"
+    owner: 'root'
+    group: 'root'
+    mode: '0644'
+  notify: 'restart maxscale'
+
diff --git a/maxscale/tasks/main.yml b/maxscale/tasks/main.yml
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+---
+
+- include: packages_stretch.yml
+
+- include: mysql_add_user.yml
+  when: maxscale_mysql_master is string
+
+- include: config_stretch.yml
+
diff --git a/maxscale/tasks/mysql_add_user.yml b/maxscale/tasks/mysql_add_user.yml
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+- name: "Create maxscale user on MySQL master"
+  mysql_user:
+    name: "{{ maxscale_mysql_user }}"
+    password: "{{ maxscale_mysql_password }}"
+    host: "{{ item }}"
+    priv: 'mysql.user:SELECT/mysql.db:SELECT/mysql.tables_priv:SELECT/mysql.roles_mapping:SELECT/*.*:SHOW DATABASES'
+    state: present
+  delegate_to: "{{ maxscale_mysql_master }}"
+  loop: "{{ ansible_facts['all_ipv4_addresses'] }}"
+
+- name: "Create monitor user on MySQL master"
+  mysql_user:
+    name: "{{ maxscale_monitor_user }}"
+    password: "{{ maxscale_monitor_password }}"
+    host: "{{ item }}"
+    priv: '*.*:REPLICATION CLIENT'
+    state: present
+  delegate_to: "{{ maxscale_mysql_master }}"
+  loop: "{{ ansible_facts['all_ipv4_addresses'] }}"
+
diff --git a/maxscale/tasks/packages_stretch.yml b/maxscale/tasks/packages_stretch.yml
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+- name: "Install MariaDB keys"
+  apt_key:
+    keyserver: keyserver.ubuntu.com
+    id: "{{ item }}"
+  loop:
+    - "0x13cfde6dd9ee9784f41af0f670e4618a8167ee24"
+    - "0x4c470fffefc4d3dc59778655ce1a3dd5e3c94f49"
+    - "0x199369e5404bd5fc7d2fe43bcbcb082a1bb943db"
+    - "0x177f4010fe56ca3336300305f1656f24c74cd1d8"
+    - "0x7b963f525ad3ae6259058d30135659e928c12247"
+
+- name: "Add MariaDB MaxScale repository"
+  apt_repository:
+    repo: "deb https://downloads.mariadb.com/MaxScale/{{ maxscale_version }}/debian {{ ansible_distribution_release }} main"
+    state: present
+    filename: mariadb-maxscale
+
+- name: "Install MariaDB MaxScale"
+  apt:
+    name: maxscale
+    state: present
+
diff --git a/maxscale/templates/maxscale.cnf.j2 b/maxscale/templates/maxscale.cnf.j2
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+[maxscale]
+threads=auto
+
+{% for server in maxscale_mysql_servers %}
+[{{ server['name'] }}]
+type=server
+address={{ server['address'] }}
+port={{ server['port']|default(3306) }}
+protocol=MariaDBBackend
+
+{% endfor %}
+[MariaDB-Monitor]
+type=monitor
+module=mariadbmon
+servers={% for server in maxscale_mysql_servers %}{{ server['name'] }}{% if not loop.last %}, {% endif %}{% endfor %}
+
+user={{ maxscale_monitor_user }}
+{% if encrypted_maxscale_monitor_password is none %}
+password={{ encrypt_maxscale_monitor_password_result['stdout'] }}
+{% else %}
+password={{ encrypted_maxscale_monitor_password }}
+{% endif %}
+monitor_interval=2000
+
+{% for service in maxscale_services %}
+[{{ service['name'] }}-Service]
+type=service
+router={{ service['router'] }}
+cluster=MariaDB-Monitor
+user={{ maxscale_mysql_user }}
+{% if encrypted_maxscale_mysql_password is none %}
+password={{ encrypt_maxscale_mysql_password_result['stdout'] }}
+{% else %}
+password={{ encrypted_maxscale_mysql_password }}
+{% endif %}
+
+[{{ service['name'] }}-Listener]
+type=listener
+service={{ service['name'] }}-Service
+protocol=MariaDBClient
+port={{ service['port'] }}
+{% endfor %}
+
diff --git a/maxscale/tests/inventory b/maxscale/tests/inventory
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+localhost
+
diff --git a/maxscale/tests/test.yml b/maxscale/tests/test.yml
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+---
+- hosts: test-kitchen
+  vars:
+    maxscale_mysql_password: maxscale-pwd
+    maxscale_monitor_password: mypwd
+    maxscale_mysql_servers:
+      - 127.0.0.1 # Need at least one server
+  roles:
+    - maxscale
diff --git a/maxscale/vars/main.yml b/maxscale/vars/main.yml
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+---
+# vars file for maxscale
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