diff --git a/group_vars/asgard/vars.yml b/group_vars/asgard/vars.yml
index ba289e8..80a04a3 100644
--- a/group_vars/asgard/vars.yml
+++ b/group_vars/asgard/vars.yml
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ services:
     smtp_host: "{{ vault_services.git.smtp_host }}"
     smtp_user: "{{ vault_services.git.smtp_user }}"
     smtp_passwd: "{{ vault_services.git.smtp_passwd }}"
+    ssh_port: 2770
   notes:
     domain: "{{ vault_services.notes.domain }}"
     database_name: "{{ vault_services.notes.database_name }}"
diff --git a/host_vars/yggdrasil/vars.yml b/host_vars/yggdrasil/vars.yml
index fe2abc7..73472f9 100644
--- a/host_vars/yggdrasil/vars.yml
+++ b/host_vars/yggdrasil/vars.yml
@@ -44,6 +44,6 @@ services_host_services:
     address: "{{ vpn_bridge_prefix }}.4"
   git:
     address: "{{ vpn_bridge_prefix }}.5"
-    tcp: [2770]
+    tcp: ["{{ services.git.ssh_port }}"]
   notes:
     address: "{{ vpn_bridge_prefix }}.6"
diff --git a/plays/services/main.yml b/plays/services/main.yml
index 7aaf8a5..6997cd0 100644
--- a/plays/services/main.yml
+++ b/plays/services/main.yml
@@ -113,3 +113,16 @@
       vars:
         services_service_name: "cloud"
       tags: "always"
+
+    - name: "deploy"
+      ansible.builtin.include_role:
+        name: "deploy/git"
+        apply:
+          tags:
+            - "services:{{ services_service_name }}"
+            - "services:deploy"
+            - "services:deploy:{{ services_service_name }}"
+            - "services:{{ services_service_name }}:deploy"
+      vars:
+        services_service_name: "git"
+      tags: "always"
diff --git a/plays/services/roles/deploy/git/tasks/main.yml b/plays/services/roles/deploy/git/tasks/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7f2a238
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plays/services/roles/deploy/git/tasks/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+- name: "set the user variables"
+  ansible.builtin.import_role:
+    name: "include"
+    vars_from: "user"
+
+- name: "set the version variables"
+  ansible.builtin.import_role:
+    name: "deploy/include"
+    vars_from: "versions"
+
+- block:
+
+    - name: "configure systemd service"
+      ansible.builtin.template:
+        src:  "./systemd/{{ item }}.j2"
+        dest: "{{ services_service_user_home }}/.config/systemd/user/{{ item }}"
+        mode: 0644
+      loop:
+        - "pod-git.service"
+        - "container-git-gitea.service"
+      register: services_deploy_git_systemd_files
+
+    - name: "systemd user daemon reload"
+      ansible.builtin.systemd:
+        daemon_reload: true
+        scope: "user"
+      when:
+        services_deploy_git_systemd_files.changed
+
+    - name: "enable the service"
+      ansible.builtin.systemd:
+        name: "pod-{{ services_service_name }}.service"
+        enabled: true
+        scope: "user"
+
+    - name: "start the service"
+      ansible.builtin.systemd:
+        name: "pod-{{ services_service_name }}.service"
+        state: "started"
+        scope: "user"
+      register: services_deploy_git_service_start
+
+    - name: "restart the service"
+      ansible.builtin.systemd:
+        name: "pod-{{ services_service_name }}.service"
+        state: restarted
+        scope: user
+      when:
+        services_deploy_git_systemd_files.changed and
+        not services_deploy_git_service_start.changed
+
+  become_user: "{{ services_service_user_name }}"
diff --git a/playbooks/filesystem/yggdrasil/var/lib/yggdrasil/home/pod-git/.config/systemd/user/container-git-gitea.service.j2 b/plays/services/roles/deploy/git/templates/systemd/container-git-gitea.service.j2
similarity index 81%
rename from playbooks/filesystem/yggdrasil/var/lib/yggdrasil/home/pod-git/.config/systemd/user/container-git-gitea.service.j2
rename to plays/services/roles/deploy/git/templates/systemd/container-git-gitea.service.j2
index 449eac2..e65891d 100644
--- a/playbooks/filesystem/yggdrasil/var/lib/yggdrasil/home/pod-git/.config/systemd/user/container-git-gitea.service.j2
+++ b/plays/services/roles/deploy/git/templates/systemd/container-git-gitea.service.j2
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ ExecStart=/usr/bin/podman run \
                           --replace \
                           --label "io.containers.autoupdate=image" \
                           -dt \
-                          --add-host=pod-database:{{ services['database'].address }} \
+                          --add-host=pod-database:{{ services_all_services['database'].address }} \
                           -v /var/lib/yggdrasil/valkyrie-resolv.conf:/etc/resolv.conf:ro \
                           -v /var/lib/yggdrasil/data/pod-git/data/_data:/data \
                           -v /etc/timezone:/etc/timezone:ro \
@@ -29,24 +29,24 @@ ExecStart=/usr/bin/podman run \
                           -e USER_GID="1000" \
                           -e GITEA__database__DB_TYPE="postgres" \
                           -e GITEA__database__HOST="pod-database:5432" \
-                          -e GITEA__database__NAME="{{ services[service_name].database_name }}" \
-                          -e GITEA__database__USER="{{ services[service_name].database_user }}" \
-                          -e GITEA__database__PASSWD="{{ services[service_name].database_passwd }}" \
-                          -e GITEA__server__DOMAIN="{{ services[service_name].domain }}" \
+                          -e GITEA__database__NAME="{{ services[services_service_name].database_name }}" \
+                          -e GITEA__database__USER="{{ services[services_service_name].database_user }}" \
+                          -e GITEA__database__PASSWD="{{ services[services_service_name].database_passwd }}" \
+                          -e GITEA__server__DOMAIN="{{ services[services_service_name].domain }}" \
                           -e GITEA__server__ROOT_URL="https://%(DOMAIN)s/" \
                           -e GITEA__server__START_SSH_SERVER="true" \
-                          -e GITEA__server__SSH_PORT="{{ services[service_name].ssh_port }}" \
-                          -e GITEA__server__SSH_LISTEN_PORT="{{ services[service_name].ssh_port }}" \
+                          -e GITEA__server__SSH_PORT="{{ services[services_service_name].ssh_port }}" \
+                          -e GITEA__server__SSH_LISTEN_PORT="{{ services[services_service_name].ssh_port }}" \
                           -e GITEA__mailer__ENABLED="true" \
-                          -e GITEA__mailer__FROM="Gitea <git@{{ services[service_name].domain }}>" \
+                          -e GITEA__mailer__FROM="Gitea <git@{{ services[services_service_name].domain }}>" \
                           -e GITEA__mailer__MAILER_TYPE="smtp" \
-                          -e GITEA__mailer__HOST="{{ services[service_name].smtp_host }}" \
-                          -e GITEA__mailer__USER="{{ services[service_name].smtp_user }}" \
-                          -e GITEA__mailer__PASSWD="{{ services[service_name].smtp_passwd }}" \
+                          -e GITEA__mailer__HOST="{{ services[services_service_name].smtp_host }}" \
+                          -e GITEA__mailer__USER="{{ services[services_service_name].smtp_user }}" \
+                          -e GITEA__mailer__PASSWD="{{ services[services_service_name].smtp_passwd }}" \
                           -e GITEA__service__DISABLE_REGISTRATION="true" \
                           -e GITEA__service__ENABLE_NOTIFY_MAIL="true" \
                           --name=pod-git-gitea \
-                          docker.io/gitea/gitea:{{ versions.git.gitea }}
+                          docker.io/gitea/gitea:{{ services_deploy_versions.git.gitea }}
 ExecStop=/usr/bin/podman stop --ignore --cidfile %t/container-git-gitea.ctr-id -t 10
 ExecStopPost=/usr/bin/podman rm --ignore -f --cidfile %t/container-git-gitea.ctr-id
 PIDFile=%t/container-git-gitea.pid
diff --git a/playbooks/filesystem/yggdrasil/var/lib/yggdrasil/home/pod-git/.config/systemd/user/pod-git.service.j2 b/plays/services/roles/deploy/git/templates/systemd/pod-git.service.j2
similarity index 100%
rename from playbooks/filesystem/yggdrasil/var/lib/yggdrasil/home/pod-git/.config/systemd/user/pod-git.service.j2
rename to plays/services/roles/deploy/git/templates/systemd/pod-git.service.j2