diff --git a/playbooks/gateways.yml b/playbooks/gateways.yml
index 015f1e8..f595b30 100755
--- a/playbooks/gateways.yml
+++ b/playbooks/gateways.yml
@@ -29,3 +29,4 @@
     - service-bind-slave
     - network-routing
     - system-sysctl-gateway
+    - service-respondd
diff --git a/roles/handlers/handlers/main.yml b/roles/handlers/handlers/main.yml
index d91953f..c88c76d 100644
--- a/roles/handlers/handlers/main.yml
+++ b/roles/handlers/handlers/main.yml
@@ -76,6 +76,12 @@
   systemd:
     name: ffmwu-ip-rules
     state: restarted
+
+- name: restart respondd
+  systemd:
+    name: "respondd-{{ item.id }}"
+    state: restarted
+  with_items: "{{ meshes }}"
     
 - name: iptables-restore
   shell: iptables-restore < /etc/iptables/rules.v4
diff --git a/roles/service-respondd/README.md b/roles/service-respondd/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e8a5579
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/service-respondd/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+# Ansible role service-respondd
+
+Diese Ansible role installiert und konfiguriert die respondd Implementierung `mesh-announce`.
+Pro Mesh Netzwerk muss eine `mesh-announce`-Instanz laufen.
+
+- installiert `mesh-announce` (Github Clone)
+- installiert pro Mesh Netzwerk eine systemd unit
+
+## Benötigte Variablen
+
+- Dictionary `meshes`
+´´´
+meshes:
+  - id: xx
+    site_code: # string
+´´´
diff --git a/roles/service-respondd/tasks/main.yml b/roles/service-respondd/tasks/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3e49feb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/service-respondd/tasks/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+---
+- name: clone respondd repo
+  git:
+    repo: https://github.com/freifunk-mwu/mesh-announce.git
+    dest: /home/admin/clones/mesh-announce
+    version: mwu-respondd
+  become: false
+
+- name: write systemd unit files
+  template:
+    src: respondd.service.j2
+    dest: "/etc/systemd/system/respondd-{{ item.id }}.service"
+    owner: root
+    group: root
+    mode: 0644
+  notify:
+    - reload systemd
+    - restart respondd
+  with_items: "{{ meshes }}"
+
+- name: configure systemd unit files
+  systemd:
+    name: "respondd-{{ item.id }}"
+    enabled: yes
+    state: started
+  with_items: "{{ meshes }}"
diff --git a/roles/service-respondd/templates/respondd.service.j2 b/roles/service-respondd/templates/respondd.service.j2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..56789d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/service-respondd/templates/respondd.service.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=respondd instance {{ item.id }}
+
+[Service]
+ExecStart=/home/admin/clones/mesh-announce/respondd.py -i {{ item.id }}BR -b {{ item.id }}BAT -s {{ item.site_code }} -d /home/admin/clones/mesh-announce/
+Restart=always
+Environment=PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target