diff --git a/roles/backup/defaults/main.yml b/roles/backup/defaults/main.yml
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+---
+backup_borg: True
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diff --git a/roles/backup/tasks/borg.yml b/roles/backup/tasks/borg.yml
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+---
+- name: install borg
+  apt: name="borgbackup" state=present
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diff --git a/roles/backup/tasks/main.yml b/roles/backup/tasks/main.yml
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+---
+- include: borg.yml
+  when: backup_borg
+  tags: ['backup', 'borg']