diff --git a/tasks/log_ingestor.yaml b/tasks/log_ingestor.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3b7db34
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tasks/log_ingestor.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+---
+- name: Add log ingestor config
+  ansible.builtin.template:
+    src: bec_log_ingestor.toml.j2
+    dest: /etc/bec_log_ingestor.toml
+    mode: "0755"
+
+- name: Add log ingestor systemd service
+  ansible.builtin.template:
+    src: bec_log_ingestor.service.j2
+    dest: /etc/systemd/system/bec_log_ingestor.service
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diff --git a/tasks/main.yaml b/tasks/main.yaml
index df00b4e..c5583cc 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yaml
+++ b/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -368,3 +368,6 @@
     src: bec.j2
     dest: /usr/local/bin/bec
     mode: "0755"
+
+- name: Log ingestor setup
+  include_tasks: log_ingestor.yaml
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diff --git a/templates/bec_log_ingestor.service.j2 b/templates/bec_log_ingestor.service.j2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2ee6f1a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/bec_log_ingestor.service.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+[Unit]
+Description=bec-log-ingestor service
+Requires=redis.service
+
+[Service]
+Type=oneshot
+RemainAfterExit=yes
+User={{ service_user }}
+WorkingDirectory={{ deployment_path }}
+ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/bec_log_ingestor -c /etc/bec_log_ingestor.toml
+Restart=on-failure
+RestartSec=5
+StartLimitBurst=3
+StartLimitIntervalSec=120
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
diff --git a/templates/bec_log_ingestor.toml.j2 b/templates/bec_log_ingestor.toml.j2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e9da4e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/templates/bec_log_ingestor.toml.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+[redis]
+chunk_size = 10
+blocktime_millis = 1000
+consumer_group = "log-ingestor"
+consumer_id = "log-ingestor"
+
+[redis.url]
+url = "redis://127.0.0.1"
+port = 6379
+
+[elastic]
+username = ""
+password = ""
+chunk_size = 100
+index = "logstash-bec_{{ deployment_name }}"
+beamline_name = "{{ deployment_name }}"
+
+[elastic.url]
+url = "https://esprdw01.psi.ch"
+port = 9200