diff --git a/group_vars/connect/plain.yml b/group_vars/connect/plain.yml
index 4a5640a..ff6d8cf 100644
--- a/group_vars/connect/plain.yml
+++ b/group_vars/connect/plain.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,12 @@
 
 service: "connect"
 
-connect_version: '8.2.0-SMARCH-56-1-SNAPSHOT'
+connect_process_search_module: "external"
+connect_loglevel_message_queue: "DEBUG"
+connect_loglevel_document_index: "DEBUG"
+connect_loglevel_workflow_index: "DEBUG"
+connect_loglevel_workflow_analysis: "DEBUG"
+connect_image_version: "8.3.0-SMARCH-70-1-SNAPSHOT"
 
 hetzner_server_type: cx21
 hetzner_server_labels: "stage={{ stage }} service={{ service }}"
@@ -66,6 +71,9 @@ connect_iam_user_management_url: "https://{{ shared_service_keycloak_hostname }}
 connect_jwt_enabled: true
 connect_jwt_secret: 908ae14462d049d3be84964ef379c7c6
 
+# TODO shouldn't be here at all -> currently the connect service needs knowlegde of the webdav secret -> smells like hell!
+webdav_jwt_secret: "5646aee6dadc4c19b15f4b65f1e6549f"
+
 #connect_csrf_token_name: "< see vault >"
 #connect_csrf_token_value: "< see vault >"
 
diff --git a/group_vars/stage_dev/plain.yml b/group_vars/stage_dev/plain.yml
index bae4126..6ac1478 100644
--- a/group_vars/stage_dev/plain.yml
+++ b/group_vars/stage_dev/plain.yml
@@ -6,16 +6,17 @@ alertmanager_channel_smardigo: "#monitoring-qa"
 
 # TODO read configuration with hetzner rest api
 shared_service_network: "10.0.0.0/16"
+shared_service_awx_ip: "10.0.0.10"
+shared_service_docker_ip: "10.0.0.7"
 shared_service_elastic_01: "10.0.0.2"
 shared_service_elastic_02: "10.0.0.3"
 shared_service_elastic_03: "10.0.0.4"
-shared_service_awx_ip: "10.0.0.10"
-shared_service_docker_ip: "10.0.0.7"
 shared_service_iam_ip: "10.0.0.13"
 shared_service_keycloak_ip: "10.0.0.6"
 shared_service_mail_ip: "10.0.0.8"
 shared_service_pg_master_ip: "10.0.0.17"
 shared_service_pg_slave_ip: "10.0.0.18"
+shared_service_webdav_ip: "10.0.0.16"
 
 shared_service_awx_hostname: "dev-awx-01.smardigo.digital"
 shared_service_docker_registry_hostname: "dev-docker-registry-01.smardigo.digital"
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ shared_service_keycloak_hostname: "dev-keycloak-01.smardigo.digital"
 shared_service_mail_hostname: "dev-mail-01.smardigo.digital"
 shared_service_pg_master_hostname: "dev-postgres-01.smardigo.digital"
 shared_service_pg_slave_hostname: "dev-postgres-02.smardigo.digital"
+shared_service_webdav_hostname: "dev-webdav-01.smardigo.digital"
 
 shared_service_hosts: [
   {
@@ -57,6 +59,10 @@ shared_service_hosts: [
   {
     ip: "{{ shared_service_pg_slave_ip }}",
     name: "{{ shared_service_pg_slave_hostname }}"
+  },
+  {
+    ip: "{{ shared_service_webdav_ip }}",
+    name: "{{ shared_service_webdav_hostname }}"
   }
 ]
 
diff --git a/roles/connect/vars/main.yml b/roles/connect/vars/main.yml
index e56bc3f..4abcc61 100644
--- a/roles/connect/vars/main.yml
+++ b/roles/connect/vars/main.yml
@@ -34,6 +34,12 @@ connect_environment: [
 
   "ADMIN_LOGIN: \"{{ connect_admin_username }}\"",
   "ADMIN_PASSWORD: \"{{ connect_admin_password }}\"",
+  "SMA_JWT_ENABLED: \"{{ connect_jwt_enabled | default('false') }}\"",
+  "SMA_JWT_SECRET: \"{{ connect_jwt_secret | default('') }}\"",
+  "SMA_CSRF_TOKEN_NAME: \"{{ connect_csrf_token_name | default('') }}\"",
+  "SMA_CSRF_TOKEN_VALUE: \"{{ connect_csrf_token_value | default('') }}\"",
+  "SPRING_PROFILES_INCLUDE: \"{{ spring_profiles_include | default('swagger') }}\"",
+  "RIBBON_DISPLAY_ON_ACTIVE_PROFILES: \"{{ ribbon_display_on_active_profiles | default('dev') }}\"",
 
   "DATASOURCE_URL: \"jdbc:postgresql://{{ connect_postgres_host }}:{{ service_port_postgres }}/{{ connect_postgres_database_name }}\"",
   "DATASOURCE_USERNAME: \"{{ connect_postgres_admin_username }}\"",
@@ -63,13 +69,7 @@ connect_environment: [
   "IAM_CLIENT_ENABLED: \"{{ smardigo_iam_client_enabled | default('false') }}\"",
   "EXTERNAL_IAM_SERVER_URL: \"{{ smardigo_iam_client_server_url | default('') }}\"",
 
-  "SPRING_PROFILES_INCLUDE: \"{{ spring_profiles_include | default('swagger') }}\"",
-  "RIBBON_DISPLAY_ON_ACTIVE_PROFILES: \"{{ ribbon_display_on_active_profiles | default('dev') }}\"",
-
-  "SMA_JWT_ENABLED: \"{{ connect_jwt_enabled | default('false') }}\"",
-  "SMA_JWT_SECRET: \"{{ connect_jwt_secret | default('') }}\"",
-  "SMA_CSRF_TOKEN_NAME: \"{{ connect_csrf_token_name | default('') }}\"",
-  "SMA_CSRF_TOKEN_VALUE: \"{{ connect_csrf_token_value | default('') }}\"",
+  "PROCESS_SEARCH_MODULE: \"{{ connect_process_search_module | default('embedded') }}\"",
 
   "ELASTIC_HOST: \"{{ connect_elastic_host | default('') }}\"",
   "ELASTIC_PREFIX: \"{{ connect_elastic_prefix }}\"",
@@ -79,6 +79,12 @@ connect_environment: [
   "ELASTIC_SEARCH_INDEX: \"{{ connect_elastic_search_index | default('search') }}\"",
   "ELASTIC_MESSAGE_INDEX: \"{{ connect_elastic_message_index | default('message') }}\"",
   "ELASTIC_ANALYSIS_INDEX: \"{{ connect_elastic_analysis_index | default('analysis') }}\"",
+  
+  "SMA_ENABLE_WEBDAV_DOC_EDITING: \"true\"",
+  "SMA_WEBDAV_BASE_PATH: \"https://{{ shared_service_webdav_hostname }}\"",
+  "SMA_WEBDAV_HOST_URL: \"https://{{ shared_service_webdav_hostname }}/\"",
+  "SMA_WEBDAV_FRONTEND_URL: \"https://{{ shared_service_webdav_hostname }}.smardigo.digital/\"",
+  "SMA_WEBDAV_JWT_SECRET: \"{{ webdav_jwt_secret }}\"",
 
   "LOG_LEVEL_MESSAGE_QUEUE: \"{{ connect_loglevel_message_queue | default('INFO') }}\"",
   "LOG_LEVEL_DOCUMENT_INDEX: \"{{ connect_loglevel_document_index | default('INFO') }}\"",