diff --git a/playbook.yaml b/playbook.yaml
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+---
+
+# execute this role
+- name: "install and configure the Zabbix Server"
+  hosts: "all"
+  become: true
+  roles:
+    - role: "zabbix_prereq"
+    - role: "zabbix_server"
diff --git a/roles/requirements.yml b/roles/requirements.yml
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+---
+
+roles:
+  - name: "zabbix_prereq"
+    src: "https://gitlab.simoncor.net/ansible/ans-zabbix-prereq.git"
+    scm: "git"
+  - name: "zabbix_server"
+    src: "https://gitlab.simoncor.net/ansible/ans-zabbix-server.git"
+    scm: "git"