diff --git a/ansible/README.md b/ansible/README.md
index 8014b8a76..e36f194d2 100644
--- a/ansible/README.md
+++ b/ansible/README.md
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 
 # Tomcat and Apache configuration
 If your application requires a WAR file deployment then you use the common ```tomcat_deploy``` and ```apache_vhost``` roles. This will ensure a consistent approach to Tomcat and Apache configuration.
+If your application requires a JAR deployment then use the ```exec_jar``` role.
 
 ## How to use them
 
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@ The easiest way to use these roles is to use parameterised includes in your main
     - deploy
 }}'
 
-- include: ../../tomcat_deploy/tasks/main.yml war_url='{{ logger_war_url }}' context_path='{{ logger_context_path }}' hostname='{{ logger_hostname }}'
+- include: ../../tomcat_deploy/tasks/main.yml war_url='{{ logger_artifact_url }}' context_path='{{ logger_context_path }}' hostname='{{ logger_hostname }}'
   tags:
     - logger
     - apache_vhost
diff --git a/ansible/logger-standalone.yml b/ansible/logger-standalone.yml
index 497cb75dd..998909b89 100644
--- a/ansible/logger-standalone.yml
+++ b/ansible/logger-standalone.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   roles:
     - common
     - java
-    - tomcat
+    - {role: tomcat, when: not exec_jar}
     - webserver
     - mysql
     - logger-service
diff --git a/ansible/roles/logger-service/handlers/main.yml b/ansible/roles/logger-service/handlers/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0c402b651
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/roles/logger-service/handlers/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+- name: restart logger
+  service: name=logger state=restarted enabled=yes
+  when:
+  - skip_handlers | default("false") | bool == false
diff --git a/ansible/roles/logger-service/tasks/main.yml b/ansible/roles/logger-service/tasks/main.yml
index 7336608c5..b40c356ed 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/logger-service/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/logger-service/tasks/main.yml
@@ -169,10 +169,55 @@
 
 - include_tasks: ../../tomcat_deploy/tasks/main.yml
   vars:
-    war_url: '{{ logger_war_url }}'
+    war_url: '{{ logger_artifact_url }}'
     context_path: '{{ logger_context_path }}'
     hostname: '{{ logger_hostname }}'
   tags:
     - logger-service
     - deploy
     - tomcat_vhost
+  when: not exec_jar
+
+- name: add logger-service jar and setup service
+  include_role:
+    name: exec-jar
+  vars:
+    service_name: 'logger'
+    jar_url: '{{ logger_artifact_url }}'
+    log_config_filename: "logback.xml"
+    java_headless: True
+  tags:
+    - deploy
+    - service
+    - logger-service
+  when: exec_jar
+
+- name: ensure target directories exist [data subdirectories etc.]
+  file: path={{item}} state=directory owner=logger group=logger
+  with_items:
+    - "{{data_dir}}/logger/config"
+    - "/var/log/atlas/logger"
+  notify:
+    - restart logger
+  tags:
+    - logger-service
+    - properties
+  when: exec_jar
+
+- name: set data ownership for /opt/atlas/logger
+  file: path=/opt/atlas/logger owner=logger group=logger recurse=true
+  notify:
+    - restart logger
+  tags:
+    - logger-service
+    - properties
+  when: exec_jar
+
+- name: set data ownership for /var/log/atlas/logger
+  file: path=/var/log/atlas/logger owner=logger group=logger recurse=true
+  notify:
+    - restart logger
+  tags:
+    - logger-service
+    - properties
+  when: exec_jar
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diff --git a/ansible/roles/logger-service/templates/logback.xml b/ansible/roles/logger-service/templates/logback.xml
index efc1e5f00..76779f892 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/logger-service/templates/logback.xml
+++ b/ansible/roles/logger-service/templates/logback.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <conversionRule conversionWord="wex" converterClass="org.springframework.boot.logging.logback.WhitespaceThrowableProxyConverter" />
 
     <variable name="appName" value="logger-service"/>
-    <variable name="LOG_DIR" value="/var/log/{{ tomcat | default('tomcat9')}}" />
+    <variable name="LOG_DIR" value="{{ jar_log_path | default('/var/log/' + tomcat ) | default('/var/log/tomcat9')}}" />
 
     <appender name="TOMCAT_LOG" class="ch.qos.logback.core.rolling.RollingFileAppender">
         <file>${LOG_DIR}/${appName}.log</file>
diff --git a/ansible/roles/logger-service/vars/main.yml b/ansible/roles/logger-service/vars/main.yml
index 037c24090..e68d77e74 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/logger-service/vars/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/logger-service/vars/main.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 version: "{{ logger_version | default('LATEST') }}"
 artifactId: "logger-service"
 groupId: "au.org.ala"
-classifier: ''
-packaging: "war"
-logger_war_url: "{{maven_repo_ws_url}}"
+classifier: "{{ logger_classifier | default('') }}"
+packaging: "{{ logger_packaging | default('war') }}"
+logger_artifact_url: "{{maven_repo_ws_url}}"
 content_type_options_header: "{{ logger_content_type_options_header | default(false) }}"