diff --git a/tasks/centos.yml b/tasks/centos.yml
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index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..6ab7d188743d5288caa6ef002779f749014e8f52
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+++ b/tasks/centos.yml
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+---
+- name: create the node_exporter account
+  user:
+    create_home: false
+    name: node_exporter
+    shell: "/bin/false"
+
+
+- name: Download node_exporter
+  get_url:
+    url: https://copr.fedorainfracloud.org/coprs/ibotty/prometheus-exporters/repo/epel-7/ibotty-prometheus-exporters-epel-7.repo
+    dest: /etc/yum.repos.d/_copr_ibotty-prometheus-exporters.repo
+
+- name: Install the 'node_exporter'
+  yum:
+    name: "node_exporter"
+    state: present
+
+- name: deploy the service definition file
+  template:
+    dest: /etc/systemd/system/node_exporter.service
+    src: node_exporter_centos.service
+
+- name: deploy additional service options config file
+  template:
+    dest: /etc/nodeexport.conf
+    src: nodeexport.conf
+
+- name: reload systemd to take the new service into account
+  systemd:
+    daemon_reload: yes
+    enabled: yes
+    name: node_exporter
+    state: started
diff --git a/tasks/debian.yml b/tasks/debian.yml
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+---
+- name: create the node_exporter account
+  user:
+    create_home: false
+    name: node_exporter
+    shell: "/bin/false"
+
+- name: unpack node_exporter
+  unarchive:
+    remote_src: yes
+    src: https://github.com/prometheus/node_exporter/releases/download/v0.18.1/node_exporter-0.18.1.linux-amd64.tar.gz
+    dest: /tmp
+
+- name: move the node_exporter to the final destination
+  copy:
+    dest: /usr/local/bin/node_exporter
+    src: /tmp/node_exporter-0.18.1.linux-amd64/node_exporter
+    owner: node_exporter
+    group: node_exporter
+    mode: "u+x"
+    remote_src: yes
+
+- name: deploy the service definition file
+  template:
+    dest: /etc/systemd/system/node_exporter.service
+    src: node_exporter.service
+
+- name: deploy additional service options config file
+  template:
+    dest: /etc/nodeexport.conf
+    src: nodeexport.conf
+
+- name: reload systemd to take the new service into account
+  systemd:
+    daemon_reload: yes
+    enabled: yes
+    name: node_exporter
+    state: started
diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index aed2a111835f5edf8abb1e3d5a3ad6174617cb4c..708a5de81ef068b21355c542201207468118bcf8 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -1,38 +1,7 @@
 ---
-- name: create the node_exporter account
-  user:
-    create_home: false
-    name: node_exporter
-    shell: "/bin/false"
+# tasks file for ansible_node_exporter
+- include: debian.yml tags=debian
+  when: ansible_os_family == 'Debian'
 
-- name: unpack node_exporter
-  unarchive:
-    remote_src: yes
-    src: https://github.com/prometheus/node_exporter/releases/download/v0.18.1/node_exporter-0.18.1.linux-amd64.tar.gz
-    dest: /tmp
-
-- name: move the node_exporter to the final destination
-  copy:
-    dest: /usr/local/bin/node_exporter
-    src: /tmp/node_exporter-0.18.1.linux-amd64/node_exporter
-    owner: node_exporter
-    group: node_exporter
-    mode: "u+x"
-    remote_src: yes
-
-- name: deploy the service definition file
-  template:
-    dest: /etc/systemd/system/node_exporter.service
-    src: node_exporter.service
-
-- name: deploy additional service options config file
-  template:
-    dest: /etc/nodeexport.conf
-    src: nodeexport.conf
-
-- name: reload systemd to take the new service into account
-  systemd:
-    daemon_reload: yes
-    enabled: yes
-    name: node_exporter
-    state: started
+- include: centos.yml tags=centos
+  when: ansible_distribution == "CentOS"
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diff --git a/templates/node_exporter_centos.service b/templates/node_exporter_centos.service
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index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..c93c5407106bfed1d657d5d578d54ea7bde95820
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/node_exporter_centos.service
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+[Unit]
+Description=Node Exporter
+Wants=network-online.target
+After=network-online.target
+
+[Service]
+User=node_exporter
+Group=node_exporter
+Type=simple
+EnvironmentFile=/etc/nodeexport.conf
+ExecStart=/usr/sbin/node_exporter $ARG1 $ARG2 $ARG3 $ARG5 $ARG6 $ARG7
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target