diff --git a/roles/borgbackup-client/tasks/main.yml b/roles/borgbackup-client/tasks/main.yml
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+---
+- name: Install borgbackup
+  apt:
+    update_cache: true
+    name:
+      - borgbackup
+    state: present
+  register: apt_result
+  retries: 3
+  until: apt_result is succeeded
+
+- name: Install borgbackup
+  apt:
+    update_cache: true
+    name:
+      - borgmatic
+    state: present
+  register: apt_result
+  retries: 3
+  until: apt_result is succeeded
+  when: ansible_lsb.release >= 10
+  
+- name: Ensures /etc/borgbackup exists
+  file:
+    path: /etc/borgbackup
+    state: directory
+    mode: 0700
+    owner: root
+  
+- name: Deploy ssh private key
+  template:
+    src: "borgbackup/id_ed25519.j2"
+    dest: "/etc/borgbackup/id_ed25519"
+    mode: 0600
+    owner: root
+
+- name: Deploy borgbackup script
+  template:
+    src: "borgbackup/backup.sh.j2"
+    dest: "/etc/borgbackup/backup.sh"
+    mode: 0700
+    owner: root
+  when: ansible_lsb.release <= 9
+
+- name: Deploy borgmatic config
+  template:
+    src: "borgbackup/config.yaml.j2"
+    dest: "/etc/borgbackup/config.yaml"
+  when: ansible_lsb.release >= 10
+
+- name: Deploy borg cron
+  template:
+    src: "cron.d/borgbackup.j2"
+    dest: "/etc/cron.d/borgbackup"
+
diff --git a/roles/borgbackup-client/templates/borgbackup/backup.sh.j2 b/roles/borgbackup-client/templates/borgbackup/backup.sh.j2
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diff --git a/roles/borgbackup-client/templates/borgbackup/id_ed25519.j2 b/roles/borgbackup-client/templates/borgbackup/id_ed25519.j2
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diff --git a/roles/borgbackup-client/templates/cron.d/borgbackup b/roles/borgbackup-client/templates/cron.d/borgbackup
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