diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 9f11f5f..24f69ba 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -16,3 +16,6 @@ dist/
 
 # Compose override files
 compose.override.yml
+vault.yml
+ansible/roles/signage_player/files/morz-agent
+player/agent/agent-linux-arm64
diff --git a/ansible/group_vars/signage_players/vars.yml b/ansible/group_vars/signage_players/vars.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..13c7a5d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/group_vars/signage_players/vars.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+---
+morz_server_base_url: "http://10.0.0.70:8080"
+morz_mqtt_broker: "tcp://dockerbox.morz.de:1883"
+morz_heartbeat_every_seconds: 30
+morz_status_report_every_seconds: 60
+
+# Credentials kommen aus vault.yml (ansible-vault)
+morz_mqtt_username: "{{ vault_mqtt_username }}"
+morz_mqtt_password: "{{ vault_mqtt_password }}"
diff --git a/ansible/host_vars/info10/vars.yml b/ansible/host_vars/info10/vars.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..82a4a7c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/host_vars/info10/vars.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+ansible_host: 10.0.0.200
+ansible_user: morz
+screen_id: info01-dev
diff --git a/ansible/inventory.yml b/ansible/inventory.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5ce26f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/inventory.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+all:
+  children:
+    signage_players:
+      hosts:
+        info10:
diff --git a/ansible/roles/signage_player/defaults/main.yml b/ansible/roles/signage_player/defaults/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c2c940f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/roles/signage_player/defaults/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+---
+signage_user: morz
+signage_config_dir: /etc/signage
+signage_binary_dest: /usr/local/bin/morz-agent
+
+morz_server_base_url: "http://10.0.0.70:8080"
+morz_mqtt_broker: ""
+morz_mqtt_username: ""
+morz_mqtt_password: ""
+morz_heartbeat_every_seconds: 30
+morz_status_report_every_seconds: 60
diff --git a/ansible/roles/signage_player/handlers/main.yml b/ansible/roles/signage_player/handlers/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3db2938
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/roles/signage_player/handlers/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+---
+- name: Reload systemd
+  ansible.builtin.systemd:
+    daemon_reload: true
+  become: true
+
+- name: Restart morz-agent
+  ansible.builtin.systemd:
+    name: morz-agent
+    state: restarted
+  become: true
diff --git a/ansible/roles/signage_player/tasks/main.yml b/ansible/roles/signage_player/tasks/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cc616cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/roles/signage_player/tasks/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+---
+- name: Build agent binary for linux/arm64
+  ansible.builtin.command:
+    cmd: go build -o {{ role_path }}/files/morz-agent ./cmd/agent
+    chdir: "{{ playbook_dir }}/../player/agent"
+  environment:
+    GOOS: linux
+    GOARCH: arm64
+  delegate_to: localhost
+  changed_when: true
+
+- name: Ensure config directory exists
+  ansible.builtin.file:
+    path: "{{ signage_config_dir }}"
+    state: directory
+    owner: root
+    group: root
+    mode: "0755"
+  become: true
+
+- name: Deploy agent config
+  ansible.builtin.template:
+    src: config.json.j2
+    dest: "{{ signage_config_dir }}/config.json"
+    owner: root
+    group: "{{ signage_user }}"
+    mode: "0640"
+  become: true
+  notify: Restart morz-agent
+
+- name: Deploy agent binary
+  ansible.builtin.copy:
+    src: morz-agent
+    dest: "{{ signage_binary_dest }}"
+    owner: root
+    group: root
+    mode: "0755"
+  become: true
+  notify: Restart morz-agent
+
+- name: Deploy systemd unit
+  ansible.builtin.template:
+    src: morz-agent.service.j2
+    dest: /etc/systemd/system/morz-agent.service
+    owner: root
+    group: root
+    mode: "0644"
+  become: true
+  notify:
+    - Reload systemd
+    - Restart morz-agent
+
+- name: Enable and start morz-agent
+  ansible.builtin.systemd:
+    name: morz-agent
+    enabled: true
+    state: started
+    daemon_reload: false
+  become: true
diff --git a/ansible/roles/signage_player/templates/config.json.j2 b/ansible/roles/signage_player/templates/config.json.j2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..71e03fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/roles/signage_player/templates/config.json.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+  "screen_id": "{{ screen_id }}",
+  "server_base_url": "{{ morz_server_base_url }}",
+  "mqtt_broker": "{{ morz_mqtt_broker }}",
+  "mqtt_username": "{{ morz_mqtt_username }}",
+  "mqtt_password": "{{ morz_mqtt_password }}",
+  "heartbeat_every_seconds": {{ morz_heartbeat_every_seconds }},
+  "status_report_every_seconds": {{ morz_status_report_every_seconds }}
+}
diff --git a/ansible/roles/signage_player/templates/morz-agent.service.j2 b/ansible/roles/signage_player/templates/morz-agent.service.j2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e5fed7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/roles/signage_player/templates/morz-agent.service.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=Morz Infoboard Player Agent
+After=network-online.target
+Wants=network-online.target
+
+[Service]
+Type=simple
+User={{ signage_user }}
+ExecStart={{ signage_binary_dest }}
+Restart=on-failure
+RestartSec=10
+StandardOutput=journal
+StandardError=journal
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
diff --git a/ansible/site.yml b/ansible/site.yml
index ba0a1dd..09feb85 100644
--- a/ansible/site.yml
+++ b/ansible/site.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
-- name: Placeholder deployment entrypoint
-  hosts: all
+---
+- name: Deploy Morz Infoboard Player Agent
+  hosts: signage_players
   gather_facts: false
-  tasks:
-    - name: Show target host placeholder
-      ansible.builtin.debug:
-        msg: "Placeholder fuer spaeteres signage deployment auf {{ inventory_hostname }}"
+  roles:
+    - signage_player