diff --git a/ansible/configure-server.yml b/ansible/configure-server.yml
index cf37413..2446c5c 100644
--- a/ansible/configure-server.yml
+++ b/ansible/configure-server.yml
@@ -55,6 +55,37 @@
       line: "dtoverlay=pps-gpio,gpiopin=18"
       state: present
 
+  ## Enable UART for the GPS module
+  - name: Enable UART
+    lineinfile:
+      dest: /boot/config.txt
+      regexp: "^#?enable_uart="
+      line: "enable_uart=1"
+      insertafter: EOF
+      state: present
+
+  - name: Disable serial-getty@ttyS0
+    systemd:
+      name: serial-getty@ttyS0
+      enabled: no
+      state: stopped
+
+  - name: copy gpsd config files
+    ansible.builtin.copy:
+      src: files/gpsd
+      dest: /etc/default/gpsd
+      owner: root
+      group: root
+      mode: 0644
+    tags: gpsd
+
+  - name: start and enable gpsd
+    systemd:
+      name: gpsd
+      enabled: yes
+      state: started
+    tags: gpsd
+
 
 
 
diff --git a/ansible/files/gpsd b/ansible/files/gpsd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4722532
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/files/gpsd
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+START_DAEMON="true"
+USBAUTO="true"
+DEVICES="/dev/ttyS0"
+GPSD_OPTIONS="-n"
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