Repository: owncloud/ocis
Pull request #5700 (2023-03-01 16:01:41)

Invitations service
This PR introduces an invitation service that will alloww adding guest accounts.

It is based on the [MS Graph API for invitations](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/api/invitation-post?view=graph-rest-1.0&tabs=http) and will use the second option:
> When the user is invited, a user entity (of userType `Guest`) is created and can now be used to control access to resources. The invited user has to go through the redemption process to access any resources they have been invited to.

## Todo
- [ ] requires https://github.com/owncloud/libre-graph-api/pull/98
- [ ] introduce `User.Invite.All` permission
- [ ] check user has `User.Invite.All` or `User.ReadWrite.All` (or the current equivalent) permissions
- [ ] make provisioning endpoint configurable (should work with user and educationUser)
- [ ] forward current auth token or
- [ ] use configured bearer token
- [ ] tests
- [ ] web ui ...

## new service TODO from https://github.com/owncloud/ocis/issues/5710

- [x] Provide a readme.md for that service
- [ ] ~~If a new CLI command(s) is introduced, that command must be described in the readme.~~ autogenerated
- [x] Add the service to the makefile in the ocis repo root
- [x] Make the service startable for binary and individual startup
  - For single binary add service to `ocis/pkg/runtime`
  - For individual startup add service to `ocis/pkg/commands`
- [x] Add the service to `.drone.star` to enable ci
- [x] Make the service appear in `owncloud.dev`
(needs a description what needs to be added so it appears automatically)
- [ ] If there is no extra description, make the readme the description text for that service in owncloud.dev
- [x] Inform doc team in an _early stage_ to review the readme AND the environment variables created.
(the description must reflect the behaviour AND usually has a positive code quality impact)
- [x] Create proper description strings for envvars - see other services for examples, especially when it comes to multiple values
(base description, set of available values, description of each value)
- [ ] When suggestable commits are created for text changes and you agree, collect them to a batch and commit them. Do not forget to rebase locally to avoid overwriting the changes made.
- [x] If new envvars are introduced which serve the same purpose but in multiple services, an additional envvar must be added at the beginning of the list starting with `OCIS_` (global envvar).
- [x] Ensure that a service has a debug port (see issue: #5712)


update-docs[bot]: Thanks for opening this pull request! The maintainers of this repository would appreciate it if you would create a [changelog](https://github.com/owncloud/ocis/blob/master/changelog/README.md) item based on your changes.

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ownclouders: :boom: Acceptance test [<strong>Core-API-Tests-ocis-storage-10</strong>](https://drone.owncloud.com/owncloud/ocis/19674/61/1) failed. Further test are cancelled...
<!-- id: pr-5700 -->

mmattel: You need to add the `invitations` service to the list in the makefile in the repo root.
kobergj: Since this is a new service this list might be helpful not to forget anything: https://github.com/owncloud/ocis/issues/5710
butonic: @mmattel can you point to a service that adds the cli in the readme? And how do I make the docs use the README.md?

mmattel: > @mmattel can you point to a service that adds the cli in the readme? And how do I make the docs use the README.md?

Have a look at the referenced issue, I removed that item and added a better description in:
`Make the service appear in owncloud.dev...` covering that topic. You may just need to copy/paste it.
butonic: ![Invitations drawio](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/956847/222708515-07899707-b1e9-4b00-ae8f-24002a2ec645.png)

mmattel: Q: will the invitations service introduce a new port for its work?
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Patch:
diff --git a/.drone.star b/.drone.star
index b6b65700969..a874f32becf 100644
--- a/.drone.star
+++ b/.drone.star
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ config = {
         "services/groups",
         "services/idm",
         "services/idp",
+        "services/invitations",
         "services/nats",
         "services/notifications",
         "services/ocdav",
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 056c7c57a57..3f3d02c53fe 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ OCIS_MODULES = \
 	services/groups \
 	services/idm \
 	services/idp \
+	services/invitations \
 	services/nats \
 	services/notifications \
 	services/ocdav \
diff --git a/docs/services/invitations/_index.md b/docs/services/invitations/_index.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..718690bd07d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/services/invitations/_index.md
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+---
+title: IDP
+weight: 20
+geekdocRepo: https://github.com/owncloud/ocis
+geekdocEditPath: edit/master/docs/services/invitations
+geekdocFilePath: _index.md
+geekdocCollapseSection: true
+---
+
+## Abstract
+
+This service provides an invitations service to invite guests into the organization.
+
+## Table of Contents
+
+{{< toc-tree >}}
diff --git a/docs/services/invitations/configuration.md b/docs/services/invitations/configuration.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3cc3dea0d88
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/services/invitations/configuration.md
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+---
+title: Service Configuration
+date: 2023-03-02T15:27:00+01:00
+weight: 20
+geekdocRepo: https://github.com/owncloud/ocis
+geekdocEditPath: edit/master/docs/services/invitations
+geekdocFilePath: configuration.md
+geekdocCollapseSection: true
+---
+
+## Example YAML Config
+
+{{< include file="services/_includes/invitations-config-example.yaml"  language="yaml" >}}
+
+{{< include file="services/_includes/invitations_configvars.md" >}}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index ff387132efd..77a3ff43953 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/KimMachineGun/automemlimit v0.2.4
 	github.com/Masterminds/semver v1.5.0
 	github.com/MicahParks/keyfunc v1.5.1
+	github.com/Nerzal/gocloak/v13 v13.1.0
 	github.com/armon/go-radix v1.0.0
 	github.com/bbalet/stopwords v1.0.0
 	github.com/blevesearch/bleve/v2 v2.3.6
@@ -113,6 +114,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/Masterminds/sprig v2.22.0+incompatible // indirect
 	github.com/Microsoft/go-winio v0.6.0 // indirect
 	github.com/OneOfOne/xxhash v1.2.8 // indirect
+	github.com/Nerzal/gocloak/v13 v13.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/ProtonMail/go-crypto v0.0.0-20220930113650-c6815a8c17ad // indirect
 	github.com/RoaringBitmap/roaring v0.9.4 // indirect
 	github.com/acomagu/bufpipe v1.0.3 // indirect
@@ -185,6 +187,8 @@ require (
 	github.com/go-logfmt/logfmt v0.5.1 // indirect
 	github.com/go-logr/logr v1.2.3 // indirect
 	github.com/go-logr/stdr v1.2.2 // indirect
+	github.com/go-redis/redis/v8 v8.11.5 // indirect
+	github.com/go-resty/resty/v2 v2.7.0 // indirect
 	github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql v1.6.0 // indirect
 	github.com/go-task/slim-sprig v0.0.0-20210107165309-348f09dbbbc0 // indirect
 	github.com/gobwas/glob v0.2.3 // indirect
@@ -260,6 +264,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/nats-io/nuid v1.0.1 // indirect
 	github.com/nxadm/tail v1.4.8 // indirect
 	github.com/opencontainers/runtime-spec v1.0.2 // indirect
+	github.com/opentracing/opentracing-go v1.2.0 // indirect
 	github.com/oxtoacart/bpool v0.0.0-20190530202638-03653db5a59c // indirect
 	github.com/patrickmn/go-cache v2.1.0+incompatible // indirect
 	github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 // indirect
@@ -276,6 +281,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/russellhaering/goxmldsig v1.2.0 // indirect
 	github.com/russross/blackfriday/v2 v2.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/sciencemesh/meshdirectory-web v1.0.4 // indirect
+	github.com/segmentio/ksuid v1.0.4 // indirect
 	github.com/sergi/go-diff v1.2.0 // indirect
 	github.com/sethvargo/go-password v0.2.0 // indirect
 	github.com/shurcooL/httpfs v0.0.0-20190707220628-8d4bc4ba7749 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 19580569b29..da604f53ea4 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -435,6 +435,8 @@ github.com/Microsoft/go-winio v0.4.16/go.mod h1:XB6nPKklQyQ7GC9LdcBEcBl8PF76WugX
 github.com/Microsoft/go-winio v0.5.2/go.mod h1:WpS1mjBmmwHBEWmogvA2mj8546UReBk4v8QkMxJ6pZY=
 github.com/Microsoft/go-winio v0.6.0 h1:slsWYD/zyx7lCXoZVlvQrj0hPTM1HI4+v1sIda2yDvg=
 github.com/Microsoft/go-winio v0.6.0/go.mod h1:cTAf44im0RAYeL23bpB+fzCyDH2MJiz2BO69KH/soAE=
+github.com/Nerzal/gocloak/v13 v13.1.0 h1:ret4pZTIsSQGZHURDMJ4jXnUmHyEoRykBqDTsAKoj8c=
+github.com/Nerzal/gocloak/v13 v13.1.0/go.mod h1:rRBtEdh5N0+JlZZEsrfZcB2sRMZWbgSxI2EIv9jpJp4=
 github.com/OneOfOne/xxhash v1.2.2/go.mod h1:HSdplMjZKSmBqAxg5vPj2TmRDmfkzw+cTzAElWljhcU=
 github.com/OneOfOne/xxhash v1.2.8 h1:31czK/TI9sNkxIKfaUfGlU47BAxQ0ztGgd9vPyqimf8=
 github.com/OneOfOne/xxhash v1.2.8/go.mod h1:eZbhyaAYD41SGSSsnmcpxVoRiQ/MPUTjUdIIOT9Um7Q=
@@ -823,6 +825,8 @@ github.com/go-playground/validator/v10 v10.4.1/go.mod h1:nlOn6nFhuKACm19sB/8EGNn
 github.com/go-redis/redis/v8 v8.11.5 h1:AcZZR7igkdvfVmQTPnu9WE37LRrO/YrBH5zWyjDC0oI=
 github.com/go-redis/redis/v8 v8.11.5/go.mod h1:gREzHqY1hg6oD9ngVRbLStwAWKhA0FEgq8Jd4h5lpwo=
 github.com/go-resty/resty/v2 v2.1.1-0.20191201195748-d7b97669fe48/go.mod h1:dZGr0i9PLlaaTD4H/hoZIDjQ+r6xq8mgbRzHZf7f2J8=
+github.com/go-resty/resty/v2 v2.7.0 h1:me+K9p3uhSmXtrBZ4k9jcEAfJmuC8IivWHwaLZwPrFY=
+github.com/go-resty/resty/v2 v2.7.0/go.mod h1:9PWDzw47qPphMRFfhsyk0NnSgvluHcljSMVIq3w7q0I=
 github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql v1.6.0 h1:BCTh4TKNUYmOmMUcQ3IipzF5prigylS7XXjEkfCHuOE=
 github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql v1.6.0/go.mod h1:DCzpHaOWr8IXmIStZouvnhqoel9Qv2LBy8hT2VhHyBg=
 github.com/go-stack/stack v1.8.0/go.mod h1:v0f6uXyyMGvRgIKkXu+yp6POWl0qKG85gN/melR3HDY=
@@ -1362,6 +1366,7 @@ github.com/open-policy-agent/opa v0.50.0/go.mod h1:9jKfDk0L5b9rnhH4M0nq10cGHbYOx
 github.com/opencontainers/runtime-spec v1.0.2 h1:UfAcuLBJB9Coz72x1hgl8O5RVzTdNiaglX6v2DM6FI0=
 github.com/opencontainers/runtime-spec v1.0.2/go.mod h1:jwyrGlmzljRJv/Fgzds9SsS/C5hL+LL3ko9hs6T5lQ0=
 github.com/opentracing/opentracing-go v1.1.0/go.mod h1:UkNAQd3GIcIGf0SeVgPpRdFStlNbqXla1AfSYxPUl2o=
+github.com/opentracing/opentracing-go v1.2.0 h1:uEJPy/1a5RIPAJ0Ov+OIO8OxWu77jEv+1B0VhjKrZUs=
 github.com/opentracing/opentracing-go v1.2.0/go.mod h1:GxEUsuufX4nBwe+T+Wl9TAgYrxe9dPLANfrWvHYVTgc=
 github.com/openzipkin/zipkin-go v0.1.6/go.mod h1:QgAqvLzwWbR/WpD4A3cGpPtJrZXNIiJc5AZX7/PBEpw=
 github.com/oracle/oci-go-sdk v24.3.0+incompatible/go.mod h1:VQb79nF8Z2cwLkLS35ukwStZIg5F66tcBccjip/j888=
@@ -1489,6 +1494,8 @@ github.com/sciencemesh/meshdirectory-web v1.0.4 h1:1YSctF6PAXhoHUYCaeRTj7rHaF7b3
 github.com/sciencemesh/meshdirectory-web v1.0.4/go.mod h1:fJSThTS3xf+sTdL0iXQoaQJssLI7tn7DetHMHUl4SRk=
 github.com/sean-/seed v0.0.0-20170313163322-e2103e2c3529 h1:nn5Wsu0esKSJiIVhscUtVbo7ada43DJhG55ua/hjS5I=
 github.com/sean-/seed v0.0.0-20170313163322-e2103e2c3529/go.mod h1:DxrIzT+xaE7yg65j358z/aeFdxmN0P9QXhEzd20vsDc=
+github.com/segmentio/ksuid v1.0.4 h1:sBo2BdShXjmcugAMwjugoGUdUV0pcxY5mW4xKRn3v4c=
+github.com/segmentio/ksuid v1.0.4/go.mod h1:/XUiZBD3kVx5SmUOl55voK5yeAbBNNIed+2O73XgrPE=
 github.com/sergi/go-diff v1.0.0/go.mod h1:0CfEIISq7TuYL3j771MWULgwwjU+GofnZX9QAmXWZgo=
 github.com/sergi/go-diff v1.1.0/go.mod h1:STckp+ISIX8hZLjrqAeVduY0gWCT9IjLuqbuNXdaHfM=
 github.com/sergi/go-diff v1.2.0 h1:XU+rvMAioB0UC3q1MFrIQy4Vo5/4VsRDQQXHsEya6xQ=
@@ -1812,6 +1819,7 @@ golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20210503060351-7fd8e65b6420/go.mod h1:9nx3DQGgdP8bBQD5qx
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20210525063256-abc453219eb5/go.mod h1:9nx3DQGgdP8bBQD5qxJ1jj9UTztislL4KSBs9R2vV5Y=
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20210726213435-c6fcb2dbf985/go.mod h1:9nx3DQGgdP8bBQD5qxJ1jj9UTztislL4KSBs9R2vV5Y=
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20211015210444-4f30a5c0130f/go.mod h1:9nx3DQGgdP8bBQD5qxJ1jj9UTztislL4KSBs9R2vV5Y=
+golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20211029224645-99673261e6eb/go.mod h1:9nx3DQGgdP8bBQD5qxJ1jj9UTztislL4KSBs9R2vV5Y=
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20211112202133-69e39bad7dc2/go.mod h1:9nx3DQGgdP8bBQD5qxJ1jj9UTztislL4KSBs9R2vV5Y=
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20211216030914-fe4d6282115f/go.mod h1:9nx3DQGgdP8bBQD5qxJ1jj9UTztislL4KSBs9R2vV5Y=
 golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20220127200216-cd36cc0744dd/go.mod h1:CfG3xpIq0wQ8r1q4Su4UZFWDARRcnwPjda9FqA0JpMk=
diff --git a/ocis-pkg/config/config.go b/ocis-pkg/config/config.go
index 7e38b1a1fff..7d71a792da2 100644
--- a/ocis-pkg/config/config.go
+++ b/ocis-pkg/config/config.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import (
 	groups "github.com/owncloud/ocis/v2/services/groups/pkg/config"
 	idm "github.com/owncloud/ocis/v2/services/idm/pkg/config"
 	idp "github.com/owncloud/ocis/v2/services/idp/pkg/config"
+	invitations "github.com/owncloud/ocis/v2/services/invitations/pkg/config"
 	nats "github.com/owncloud/ocis/v2/services/nats/pkg/config"
 	notifications "github.com/owncloud/ocis/v2/services/notifications/pkg/config"
 	ocdav "github.com/owncloud/ocis/v2/services/ocdav/pkg/config"
@@ -87,6 +88,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	Groups            *groups.Config         `yaml:"groups"`
 	IDM               *idm.Config            `yaml:"idm"`
 	IDP               *idp.Config            `yaml:"idp"`
+	Invitations       *invitations.Config    `yaml:"invitations"`
 	Nats              *nats.Config           `yaml:"nats"`
 	Notifications     *notifications.Config  `yaml:"notifications"`
 	OCDav             *ocdav.Config          `yaml:"ocdav"`
diff --git a/ocis-pkg/config/defaultconfig.go b/ocis-pkg/config/defaultconfig.go
index 89579f7d8f1..3afd0896c8a 100644
--- a/ocis-pkg/config/defaultconfig.go
+++ b/ocis-pkg/config/defaultconfig.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import (
 	groups "github.com/owncloud/ocis/v2/services/groups/pkg/config/defaults"
 	idm "github.com/owncloud/ocis/v2/services/idm/pkg/config/defaults"
 	idp "github.com/owncloud/ocis/v2/services/idp/pkg/config/defaults"
+	invitations "github.com/owncloud/ocis/v2/services/invitations/pkg/config/defaults"
 	nats "github.com/owncloud/ocis/v2/services/nats/pkg/config/defaults"
 	notifications "github.com/owncloud/ocis/v2/services/notifications/pkg/config/defaults"
 	ocdav "github.com/owncloud/ocis/v2/services/ocdav/pkg/config/defaults"
@@ -60,6 +61,7 @@ func DefaultConfig() *Config {
 		Groups:            groups.DefaultConfig(),
 		IDM:               idm.DefaultConfig(),
 		IDP:               idp.DefaultConfig(),
+		Invitations:       invitations.DefaultConfig(),
 		Nats:              nats.DefaultConfig(),
 		Notifications:     notifications.DefaultConfig(),
 		OCDav:             ocdav.DefaultConfig(),
diff --git a/ocis/pkg/command/invitations.go b/ocis/pkg/command/invitations.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..984d8adf85a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ocis/pkg/command/invitations.go
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+package command
+
+import (
+	"github.com/owncloud/ocis/v2/ocis-pkg/config"
+	"github.com/owncloud/ocis/v2/ocis-pkg/config/configlog"
+	"github.com/owncloud/ocis/v2/ocis-pkg/config/parser"
+	"github.com/owncloud/ocis/v2/ocis/pkg/command/helper"
+	"github.com/owncloud/ocis/v2/ocis/pkg/register"
+	"github.com/owncloud/ocis/v2/services/invitations/pkg/command"
+	"github.com/urfave/cli/v2"
+)
+
+// InvitationsCommand is the entrypoint for the invitations command.
+func InvitationsCommand(cfg *config.Config) *cli.Command {
+	return &cli.Command{
+		Name:     cfg.Invitations.Service.Name,
+		Usage:    helper.SubcommandDescription(cfg.Invitations.Service.Name),
+		Category: "services",
+		Before: func(c *cli.Context) error {
+			configlog.Error(parser.ParseConfig(cfg, true))
+			cfg.Invitations.Commons = cfg.Commons
+			return nil
+		},
+		Subcommands: command.GetCommands(cfg.Invitations),
+	}
+}
+
+func init() {
+	register.AddCommand(InvitationsCommand)
+}
diff --git a/ocis/pkg/runtime/service/service.go b/ocis/pkg/runtime/service/service.go
index f3a10eb4582..06cc367ed94 100644
--- a/ocis/pkg/runtime/service/service.go
+++ b/ocis/pkg/runtime/service/service.go
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import (
 	groups "github.com/owncloud/ocis/v2/services/groups/pkg/command"
 	idm "github.com/owncloud/ocis/v2/services/idm/pkg/command"
 	idp "github.com/owncloud/ocis/v2/services/idp/pkg/command"
+	invitations "github.com/owncloud/ocis/v2/services/invitations/pkg/command"
 	nats "github.com/owncloud/ocis/v2/services/nats/pkg/command"
 	notifications "github.com/owncloud/ocis/v2/services/notifications/pkg/command"
 	ocdav "github.com/owncloud/ocis/v2/services/ocdav/pkg/command"
@@ -108,6 +109,7 @@ func NewService(options ...Option) (*Service, error) {
 	s.ServicesRegistry[opts.Config.StorageSystem.Service.Name] = storageSystem.NewSutureService
 	s.ServicesRegistry[opts.Config.Graph.Service.Name] = graph.NewSutureService
 	s.ServicesRegistry[opts.Config.IDM.Service.Name] = idm.NewSutureService
+	s.ServicesRegistry[opts.Config.Invitations.Service.Name] = invitations.NewSutureService
 	s.ServicesRegistry[opts.Config.OCS.Service.Name] = ocs.NewSutureService
 	s.ServicesRegistry[opts.Config.Store.Service.Name] = store.NewSutureService
 	s.ServicesRegistry[opts.Config.Thumbnails.Service.Name] = thumbnails.NewSutureService
diff --git a/services/invitations/Makefile b/services/invitations/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..717e7ff5d23
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/invitations/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+SHELL := bash
+NAME := invitations
+
+include ../../.make/recursion.mk
+
+############ tooling ############
+ifneq (, $(shell command -v go 2> /dev/null)) # suppress `command not found warnings` for non go targets in CI
+include ../../.bingo/Variables.mk
+endif
+
+############ go tooling ############
+include ../../.make/go.mk
+
+############ release ############
+include ../../.make/release.mk
+
+############ docs generate ############
+include ../../.make/docs.mk
+
+.PHONY: docs-generate
+docs-generate: config-docs-generate
+
+############ generate ############
+include ../../.make/generate.mk
+
+.PHONY: ci-go-generate
+ci-go-generate: $(MOCKERY) # CI runs ci-node-generate automatically before this target
+	$(MOCKERY) --dir pkg/backends/keycloak --output pkg/mocks --case underscore --name GoCloak
+
+
+.PHONY: ci-node-generate
+ci-node-generate:
+
+############ licenses ############
+.PHONY: ci-node-check-licenses
+ci-node-check-licenses:
+
+.PHONY: ci-node-save-licenses
+ci-node-save-licenses:
diff --git a/services/invitations/README.md b/services/invitations/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ea1596a7327
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/invitations/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+# Invitations Service
+
+The invitations service provides an [Invitation Manager](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/api/invitation-post?view=graph-rest-1.0&tabs=http) that can be used to invite external users aka Guests to an organization.
+
+Users invited via this Invitation Manager (libre graph API) will have `userType="Guest"`, whereas users belonging to the organization have `userType="Member"`.
+
+The corresponding CS3 API [user types](https://cs3org.github.io/cs3apis/#cs3.identity.user.v1beta1.UserType) used to reperesent this are: `USER_TYPE_GUEST` and `USER_TYPE_PRIMARY`.
+
+## Provisioning backends
+
+When oCIS is used for user management the users are created using the `/graph/v1.0/users` endpoint. For larger deployments the keycloak admin API can be used to provision users. We might even make the endpoint, credentials and body configurable using templates.
+
+## Bridging provisioning delay
+
+When a guest account has to be provisioned in an external user management there might be a delay between creating the user and it being available in the local ocis system. In the first iteration the invitations service will only keep track of invites in memory. This list could be persisted in future iterations.
diff --git a/services/invitations/cmd/invitations/main.go b/services/invitations/cmd/invitations/main.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3290c0b3065
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/invitations/cmd/invitations/main.go
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"os"
+
+	"github.com/owncloud/ocis/v2/services/invitations/pkg/command"
+	"github.com/owncloud/ocis/v2/services/invitations/pkg/config/defaults"
+)
+
+func main() {
+	if err := command.Execute(defaults.DefaultConfig()); err != nil {
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/services/invitations/pkg/backends/keycloak/backend.go b/services/invitations/pkg/backends/keycloak/backend.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..fa42f2c51d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/invitations/pkg/backends/keycloak/backend.go
@@ -0,0 +1,140 @@
+// Package keycloak offers an invitation backend for the invitation service.
+package keycloak
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"crypto/tls"
+	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/Nerzal/gocloak/v13"
+	"github.com/google/uuid"
+	"github.com/owncloud/ocis/v2/ocis-pkg/log"
+	"github.com/owncloud/ocis/v2/services/invitations/pkg/invitations"
+)
+
+const (
+	idAttr       = "OWNCLOUD_ID"
+	userTypeAttr = "OWNCLOUD_USER_TYPE"
+	userTypeVal  = "Guest"
+)
+
+var userRequiredActions = []string{"UPDATE_PASSWORD", "VERIFY_EMAIL"}
+
+// Backend represents the keycloak backend.
+type Backend struct {
+	logger       log.Logger
+	client       GoCloak
+	clientID     string
+	clientSecret string
+	clientRealm  string
+	userRealm    string
+}
+
+// New instantiates a new keycloak.Backend with a default gocloak client.
+func New(
+	logger log.Logger,
+	baseURL, clientID, clientSecret, clientRealm, userRealm string,
+	insecureSkipVerify bool,
+) *Backend {
+	client := gocloak.NewClient(baseURL)
+	restyClient := client.RestyClient()
+	restyClient.SetTLSClientConfig(&tls.Config{InsecureSkipVerify: insecureSkipVerify}) //nolint:gosec
+	return NewWithClient(logger, client, clientID, clientSecret, clientRealm, userRealm)
+}
+
+// NewWithClient creates a new backend with the supplied GoCloak client.
+func NewWithClient(
+	logger log.Logger,
+	client GoCloak,
+	clientID, clientSecret, clientRealm, userRealm string,
+) *Backend {
+	return &Backend{
+		logger: log.Logger{
+			Logger: logger.With().
+				Str("invitationBackend", "keycloak").
+				Str("clientID", clientID).
+				Str("clientRealm", clientRealm).
+				Str("userRealm", userRealm).
+				Logger(),
+		},
+		client:       client,
+		clientID:     clientID,
+		clientSecret: clientSecret,
+		clientRealm:  clientRealm,
+		userRealm:    userRealm,
+	}
+}
+
+// CreateUser creates a user in the keycloak backend.
+func (b Backend) CreateUser(ctx context.Context, invitation *invitations.Invitation) (string, error) {
+	token, err := b.getToken(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	u := uuid.New()
+
+	b.logger.Info().
+		Str(idAttr, u.String()).
+		Str("email", invitation.InvitedUserEmailAddress).
+		Msg("Creating new user")
+	user := gocloak.User{
+		Email:    &invitation.InvitedUserEmailAddress,
+		Enabled:  gocloak.BoolP(true),
+		Username: &invitation.InvitedUserEmailAddress,
+		Attributes: &map[string][]string{
+			idAttr:       {u.String()},
+			userTypeAttr: {userTypeVal},
+		},
+		RequiredActions: &userRequiredActions,
+	}
+
+	id, err := b.client.CreateUser(ctx, token.AccessToken, b.userRealm, user)
+	if err != nil {
+		b.logger.Error().
+			Str(idAttr, u.String()).
+			Str("email", invitation.InvitedUserEmailAddress).
+			Err(err).
+			Msg("Failed to create user")
+		return "", err
+	}
+
+	return id, nil
+}
+
+// CanSendMail returns true because keycloak does allow to send mail.
+func (b Backend) CanSendMail() bool { return true }
+
+// SendMail sends a mail to the user with details on how to reedeem the invitation.
+func (b Backend) SendMail(ctx context.Context, id string) error {
+	token, err := b.getToken(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	params := gocloak.ExecuteActionsEmail{
+		UserID:  &id,
+		Actions: &userRequiredActions,
+	}
+	return b.client.ExecuteActionsEmail(ctx, token.AccessToken, b.userRealm, params)
+}
+
+func (b Backend) getToken(ctx context.Context) (*gocloak.JWT, error) {
+	b.logger.Debug().Msg("Logging into keycloak")
+	token, err := b.client.LoginClient(ctx, b.clientID, b.clientSecret, b.clientRealm)
+	if err != nil {
+		b.logger.Error().Err(err).Msg("failed to get token")
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get token: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	rRes, err := b.client.RetrospectToken(ctx, token.AccessToken, b.clientID, b.clientSecret, b.clientRealm)
+	if err != nil {
+		b.logger.Error().Err(err).Msg("failed to introspect token")
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to retrospect token: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	if !*rRes.Active {
+		b.logger.Error().Msg("token not active")
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("token is not active")
+	}
+
+	return token, nil
+}
diff --git a/services/invitations/pkg/backends/keycloak/gocloak.go b/services/invitations/pkg/backends/keycloak/gocloak.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a72b8a6e9d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/invitations/pkg/backends/keycloak/gocloak.go
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+package keycloak
+
+import (
+	"context"
+
+	"github.com/Nerzal/gocloak/v13"
+)
+
+// GoCloak represents the parts of gocloak.GoCloak that we use, mainly here for mockery.
+//
+//go:generate mockery --name=GoCloak
+type GoCloak interface {
+	CreateUser(ctx context.Context, token, realm string, user gocloak.User) (string, error)
+	ExecuteActionsEmail(ctx context.Context, token, realm string, params gocloak.ExecuteActionsEmail) error
+	LoginClient(ctx context.Context, clientID, clientSecret, realm string) (*gocloak.JWT, error)
+	RetrospectToken(ctx context.Context, accessToken, clientID, clientSecret, realm string) (*gocloak.IntroSpectTokenResult, error)
+}
diff --git a/services/invitations/pkg/command/health.go b/services/invitations/pkg/command/health.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d9c6de1619b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/invitations/pkg/command/health.go
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+package command
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"net/http"
+
+	"github.com/owncloud/ocis/v2/ocis-pkg/config/configlog"
+	"github.com/owncloud/ocis/v2/services/invitations/pkg/config"
+	"github.com/owncloud/ocis/v2/services/invitations/pkg/config/parser"
+	"github.com/owncloud/ocis/v2/services/invitations/pkg/logging"
+	"github.com/urfave/cli/v2"
+)
+
+// Health is the entrypoint for the health command.
+func Health(cfg *config.Config) *cli.Command {
+	return &cli.Command{
+		Name:     "health",
+		Usage:    "check health status",
+		Category: "info",
+		Before: func(c *cli.Context) error {
+			return configlog.ReturnError(parser.ParseConfig(cfg))
+		},
+		Action: func(c *cli.Context) error {
+			logger := logging.Configure(cfg.Service.Name, cfg.Log)
+
+			resp, err := http.Get(
+				fmt.Sprintf(
+					"http://%s/healthz",
+					cfg.Debug.Addr,
+				),
+			)
+
+			if err != nil {
+				logger.Fatal().
+					Err(err).
+					Msg("Failed to request health check")
+			}
+
+			defer resp.Body.Close()
+
+			if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
+				logger.Fatal().
+					Int("code", resp.StatusCode).
+					Msg("Health seems to be in bad state")
+			}
+
+			logger.Debug().
+				Int("code", resp.StatusCode).
+				Msg("Health got a good state")
+
+			return nil
+		},
+	}
+}
diff --git a/services/invitations/pkg/command/root.go b/services/invitations/pkg/command/root.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..dde7035578e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/invitations/pkg/command/root.go
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+package command
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"os"
+
+	"github.com/owncloud/ocis/v2/ocis-pkg/clihelper"
+	ociscfg "github.com/owncloud/ocis/v2/ocis-pkg/config"
+	"github.com/owncloud/ocis/v2/services/invitations/pkg/config"
+	"github.com/thejerf/suture/v4"
+	"github.com/urfave/cli/v2"
+)
+
+// GetCommands provides all commands for this service
+func GetCommands(cfg *config.Config) cli.Commands {
+	return []*cli.Command{
+		// start this service
+		Server(cfg),
+
+		// interaction with this service
+
+		// infos about this service
+		Health(cfg),
+		Version(cfg),
+	}
+}
+
+// Execute is the entry point for the ocis invitations command.
+func Execute(cfg *config.Config) error {
+	app := clihelper.DefaultApp(&cli.App{
+		Name:     "invitations",
+		Usage:    "Serve invitations API for oCIS",
+		Commands: GetCommands(cfg),
+	})
+
+	return app.Run(os.Args)
+}
+
+// SutureService allows for the webdav command to be embedded and supervised by a suture supervisor tree.
+type SutureService struct {
+	cfg *config.Config
+}
+
+// NewSutureService creates a new webdav.SutureService
+func NewSutureService(cfg *ociscfg.Config) suture.Service {
+	cfg.Invitations.Commons = cfg.Commons
+	return SutureService{
+		cfg: cfg.Invitations,
+	}
+}
+
+func (s SutureService) Serve(ctx context.Context) error {
+	s.cfg.Context = ctx
+	if err := Execute(s.cfg); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/services/invitations/pkg/command/server.go b/services/invitations/pkg/command/server.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..75cdea5f51b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/invitations/pkg/command/server.go
@@ -0,0 +1,117 @@
+package command
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/oklog/run"
+	"github.com/owncloud/ocis/v2/ocis-pkg/config/configlog"
+	"github.com/owncloud/ocis/v2/ocis-pkg/version"
+	"github.com/owncloud/ocis/v2/services/invitations/pkg/config"
+	"github.com/owncloud/ocis/v2/services/invitations/pkg/config/parser"
+	"github.com/owncloud/ocis/v2/services/invitations/pkg/logging"
+	"github.com/owncloud/ocis/v2/services/invitations/pkg/metrics"
+	"github.com/owncloud/ocis/v2/services/invitations/pkg/server/debug"
+	"github.com/owncloud/ocis/v2/services/invitations/pkg/server/http"
+	"github.com/owncloud/ocis/v2/services/invitations/pkg/service/v0"
+	"github.com/owncloud/ocis/v2/services/invitations/pkg/tracing"
+	"github.com/urfave/cli/v2"
+)
+
+// Server is the entrypoint for the server command.
+func Server(cfg *config.Config) *cli.Command {
+	return &cli.Command{
+		Name:     "server",
+		Usage:    fmt.Sprintf("start the %s service without runtime (unsupervised mode)", cfg.Service.Name),
+		Category: "server",
+		Before: func(c *cli.Context) error {
+			return configlog.ReturnFatal(parser.ParseConfig(cfg))
+		},
+		Action: func(c *cli.Context) error {
+			logger := logging.Configure(cfg.Service.Name, cfg.Log)
+			err := tracing.Configure(cfg)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+
+			var (
+				gr          = run.Group{}
+				ctx, cancel = func() (context.Context, context.CancelFunc) {
+					if cfg.Context == nil {
+						return context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+					}
+					return context.WithCancel(cfg.Context)
+				}()
+				metrics = metrics.New(metrics.Logger(logger))
+			)
+
+			defer cancel()
+
+			metrics.BuildInfo.WithLabelValues(version.GetString()).Set(1)
+
+			{
+
+				svc, err := service.New(
+					service.Logger(logger),
+					service.Config(cfg),
+					//service.WithRelationProviders(relationProviders),
+				)
+				if err != nil {
+					logger.Error().Err(err).Msg("handler init")
+					return err
+				}
+				svc = service.NewInstrument(svc, metrics)
+				svc = service.NewLogging(svc, logger) // this logs service specific data
+				svc = service.NewTracing(svc)
+
+				server, err := http.Server(
+					http.Logger(logger),
+					http.Context(ctx),
+					http.Config(cfg),
+					http.Service(svc),
+				)
+
+				if err != nil {
+					logger.Info().
+						Err(err).
+						Str("transport", "http").
+						Msg("Failed to initialize server")
+
+					return err
+				}
+
+				gr.Add(func() error {
+					return server.Run()
+				}, func(err error) {
+					logger.Error().
+						Err(err).
+						Str("transport", "http").
+						Msg("Shutting down server")
+
+					cancel()
+				})
+			}
+
+			{
+				server, err := debug.Server(
+					debug.Logger(logger),
+					debug.Context(ctx),
+					debug.Config(cfg),
+				)
+
+				if err != nil {
+					logger.Info().Err(err).Str("transport", "debug").Msg("Failed to initialize server")
+					return err
+				}
+
+				gr.Add(server.ListenAndServe, func(err error) {
+					logger.Error().Err(err)
+					_ = server.Shutdown(ctx)
+					cancel()
+				})
+			}
+
+			return gr.Run()
+		},
+	}
+}
diff --git a/services/invitations/pkg/command/version.go b/services/invitations/pkg/command/version.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..01a85f800fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/invitations/pkg/command/version.go
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+package command
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+
+	"github.com/owncloud/ocis/v2/ocis-pkg/registry"
+	"github.com/owncloud/ocis/v2/ocis-pkg/version"
+
+	tw "github.com/olekukonko/tablewriter"
+	"github.com/owncloud/ocis/v2/services/invitations/pkg/config"
+	"github.com/urfave/cli/v2"
+)
+
+// Version prints the service versions of all running instances.
+func Version(cfg *config.Config) *cli.Command {
+	return &cli.Command{
+		Name:     "version",
+		Usage:    "print the version of this binary and the running service instances",
+		Category: "info",
+		Action: func(c *cli.Context) error {
+			fmt.Println("Version: " + version.GetString())
+			fmt.Printf("Compiled: %s\n", version.Compiled())
+			fmt.Println("")
+
+			reg := registry.GetRegistry()
+			services, err := reg.GetService(cfg.HTTP.Namespace + "." + cfg.Service.Name)
+			if err != nil {
+				fmt.Println(fmt.Errorf("could not get %s services from the registry: %v", cfg.Service.Name, err))
+				return err
+			}
+
+			if len(services) == 0 {
+				fmt.Println("No running " + cfg.Service.Name + " service found.")
+				return nil
+			}
+
+			table := tw.NewWriter(os.Stdout)
+			table.SetHeader([]string{"Version", "Address", "Id"})
+			table.SetAutoFormatHeaders(false)
+			for _, s := range services {
+				for _, n := range s.Nodes {
+					table.Append([]string{s.Version, n.Address, n.Id})
+				}
+			}
+			table.Render()
+			return nil
+		},
+	}
+}
diff --git a/services/invitations/pkg/config/config.go b/services/invitations/pkg/config/config.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ca499aeaed4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/invitations/pkg/config/config.go
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+package config
+
+import (
+	"context"
+
+	"github.com/owncloud/ocis/v2/ocis-pkg/shared"
+)
+
+// Config combines all available configuration parts.
+type Config struct {
+	Commons *shared.Commons `yaml:"-"` // don't use this directly as configuration for a service
+
+	Service Service `yaml:"-"`
+
+	Tracing *Tracing `yaml:"tracing"`
+	Log     *Log     `yaml:"log"`
+	Debug   Debug    `yaml:"debug"`
+
+	HTTP HTTP `yaml:"http"`
+
+	Keycloak     Keycloak      `yaml:"keycloak"`
+	TokenManager *TokenManager `yaml:"token_manager"`
+
+	Context context.Context `yaml:"-"`
+}
+
+// Keycloak configuration
+type Keycloak struct {
+	BasePath           string `yaml:"base_path" env:"INVITATIONS_KEYCLOAK_BASE_PATH" desc:"The URL to access keycloak."`
+	ClientID           string `yaml:"client_id" env:"INVITATIONS_KEYCLOAK_CLIENT_ID" desc:"The client id to authenticate with keycloak."`
+	ClientSecret       string `yaml:"client_secret" env:"INVITATIONS_KEYCLOAK_CLIENT_SECRET" desc:"The client secret to use in authentication."`
+	ClientRealm        string `yaml:"client_realm" env:"INVITATIONS_KEYCLOAK_CLIENT_REALM" desc:"The realm the client is defined in."`
+	UserRealm          string `yaml:"user_realm" env:"INVITATIONS_KEYCLOAK_USER_REALM" desc:"The realm users are defined."`
+	InsecureSkipVerify bool   `yaml:"insecure_skip_verify" env:"INVITATIONS_KEYCLOAK_INSECURE_SKIP_VERIFY" desc:"Disable TLS certificate validation for Keycloak connections. Do not set this in production environments."`
+}
diff --git a/services/invitations/pkg/config/debug.go b/services/invitations/pkg/config/debug.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a49030f8605
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/invitations/pkg/config/debug.go
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+package config
+
+// Debug defines the available debug configuration.
+type Debug struct {
+	Addr   string `yaml:"addr" env:"INVITATIONS_DEBUG_ADDR" desc:"Bind address of the debug server, where metrics, health, config and debug endpoints will be exposed."`
+	Token  string `yaml:"token" env:"INVITATIONS_DEBUG_TOKEN" desc:"Token to secure the metrics endpoint."`
+	Pprof  bool   `yaml:"pprof" env:"INVITATIONS_DEBUG_PPROF" desc:"Enables pprof, which can be used for profiling."`
+	Zpages bool   `yaml:"zpages" env:"INVITATIONS_DEBUG_ZPAGES" desc:"Enables zpages, which can be used for collecting and viewing in-memory traces."`
+}
diff --git a/services/invitations/pkg/config/defaults/defaultconfig.go b/services/invitations/pkg/config/defaults/defaultconfig.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..52d29addcb4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/invitations/pkg/config/defaults/defaultconfig.go
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+package defaults
+
+import (
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/owncloud/ocis/v2/services/invitations/pkg/config"
+)
+
+func FullDefaultConfig() *config.Config {
+	cfg := DefaultConfig()
+	EnsureDefaults(cfg)
+	Sanitize(cfg)
+	return cfg
+}
+
+func DefaultConfig() *config.Config {
+	return &config.Config{
+		Debug: config.Debug{
+			Addr:   "127.0.0.1:0", // :0 to pick any free local port
+			Token:  "",
+			Pprof:  false,
+			Zpages: false,
+		},
+		HTTP: config.HTTP{
+			Addr:      "127.0.0.1:0", // :0 to pick any free local port
+			Root:      "/graph/v1.0",
+			Namespace: "com.owncloud.graph",
+			CORS: config.CORS{
+				AllowedOrigins: []string{"*"},
+			},
+		},
+		Service: config.Service{
+			Name: "invitations",
+		},
+		Keycloak: config.Keycloak{
+			BasePath:     "https://keycloak.example.org/",
+			ClientID:     "invitations-service",
+			ClientSecret: "fake-secret",
+			ClientRealm:  "someRealm",
+			UserRealm:    "someRealm",
+		},
+	}
+}
+
+func EnsureDefaults(cfg *config.Config) {
+	// provide with defaults for shared logging, since we need a valid destination address for "envdecode".
+	if cfg.Log == nil && cfg.Commons != nil && cfg.Commons.Log != nil {
+		cfg.Log = &config.Log{
+			Level:  cfg.Commons.Log.Level,
+			Pretty: cfg.Commons.Log.Pretty,
+			Color:  cfg.Commons.Log.Color,
+			File:   cfg.Commons.Log.File,
+		}
+	} else if cfg.Log == nil {
+		cfg.Log = &config.Log{}
+	}
+	// provide with defaults for shared tracing, since we need a valid destination address for "envdecode".
+	if cfg.Tracing == nil && cfg.Commons != nil && cfg.Commons.Tracing != nil {
+		cfg.Tracing = &config.Tracing{
+			Enabled:   cfg.Commons.Tracing.Enabled,
+			Type:      cfg.Commons.Tracing.Type,
+			Endpoint:  cfg.Commons.Tracing.Endpoint,
+			Collector: cfg.Commons.Tracing.Collector,
+		}
+	} else if cfg.Tracing == nil {
+		cfg.Tracing = &config.Tracing{}
+	}
+
+	if cfg.Commons != nil {
+		cfg.HTTP.TLS = cfg.Commons.HTTPServiceTLS
+	}
+
+	if cfg.TokenManager == nil && cfg.Commons != nil && cfg.Commons.TokenManager != nil {
+		cfg.TokenManager = &config.TokenManager{
+			JWTSecret: cfg.Commons.TokenManager.JWTSecret,
+		}
+	} else if cfg.TokenManager == nil {
+		cfg.TokenManager = &config.TokenManager{}
+	}
+}
+
+func Sanitize(cfg *config.Config) {
+	// sanitize config
+	if cfg.HTTP.Root != "/" {
+		cfg.HTTP.Root = strings.TrimSuffix(cfg.HTTP.Root, "/")
+	}
+}
diff --git a/services/invitations/pkg/config/http.go b/services/invitations/pkg/config/http.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..342b45fcaf1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/invitations/pkg/config/http.go
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+package config
+
+import "github.com/owncloud/ocis/v2/ocis-pkg/shared"
+
+// CORS defines the available cors configuration.
+type CORS struct {
+	AllowedOrigins   []string `yaml:"allow_origins" env:"OCIS_CORS_ALLOW_ORIGINS;INVITATIONS_CORS_ALLOW_ORIGINS" desc:"A comma-separated list of allowed CORS origins. See following chapter for more details: *Access-Control-Allow-Origin* at https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Headers/Access-Control-Allow-Origin"`
+	AllowedMethods   []string `yaml:"allow_methods" env:"OCIS_CORS_ALLOW_METHODS;INVITATIONS_CORS_ALLOW_METHODS" desc:"A comma-separated list of allowed CORS methods. See following chapter for more details: *Access-Control-Request-Method* at https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Headers/Access-Control-Request-Method"`
+	AllowedHeaders   []string `yaml:"allow_headers" env:"OCIS_CORS_ALLOW_HEADERS;INVITATIONS_CORS_ALLOW_HEADERS" desc:"A comma-separated list of allowed CORS headers. See following chapter for more details: *Access-Control-Request-Headers* at https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Headers/Access-Control-Request-Headers."`
+	AllowCredentials bool     `yaml:"allow_credentials" env:"OCIS_CORS_ALLOW_CREDENTIALS;INVITATIONS_CORS_ALLOW_CREDENTIALS" desc:"Allow credentials for CORS.See following chapter for more details: *Access-Control-Allow-Credentials* at https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Headers/Access-Control-Allow-Credentials."`
+}
+
+// HTTP defines the available http configuration.
+type HTTP struct {
+	Addr      string                `yaml:"addr" env:"INVITATIONS_HTTP_ADDR" desc:"The bind address of the HTTP service."`
+	Namespace string                `yaml:"-"`
+	Root      string                `yaml:"root" env:"INVITATIONS_HTTP_ROOT" desc:"Subdirectory that serves as the root for this HTTP service."`
+	CORS      CORS                  `yaml:"cors"`
+	TLS       shared.HTTPServiceTLS `yaml:"tls"`
+}
diff --git a/services/invitations/pkg/config/log.go b/services/invitations/pkg/config/log.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..76875dfb46c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/invitations/pkg/config/log.go
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+package config
+
+// Log defines the available log configuration.
+type Log struct {
+	Level  string `mapstructure:"level" env:"OCIS_LOG_LEVEL;INVITATIONS_LOG_LEVEL" desc:"The log level. Valid values are: \"panic\", \"fatal\", \"error\", \"warn\", \"info\", \"debug\", \"trace\"."`
+	Pretty bool   `mapstructure:"pretty" env:"OCIS_LOG_PRETTY;INVITATIONS_LOG_PRETTY" desc:"Activates pretty log output."`
+	Color  bool   `mapstructure:"color" env:"OCIS_LOG_COLOR;INVITATIONS_LOG_COLOR" desc:"Activates colorized log output."`
+	File   string `mapstructure:"file" env:"OCIS_LOG_FILE;INVITATIONS_LOG_FILE" desc:"The path to the log file. Activates logging to this file if set."`
+}
diff --git a/services/invitations/pkg/config/parser/parse.go b/services/invitations/pkg/config/parser/parse.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f0a3e666730
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/invitations/pkg/config/parser/parse.go
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+package parser
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+
+	ociscfg "github.com/owncloud/ocis/v2/ocis-pkg/config"
+	"github.com/owncloud/ocis/v2/services/invitations/pkg/config"
+	"github.com/owncloud/ocis/v2/services/invitations/pkg/config/defaults"
+
+	"github.com/owncloud/ocis/v2/ocis-pkg/config/envdecode"
+)
+
+// ParseConfig loads configuration from known paths.
+func ParseConfig(cfg *config.Config) error {
+	_, err := ociscfg.BindSourcesToStructs(cfg.Service.Name, cfg)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	defaults.EnsureDefaults(cfg)
+
+	// load all env variables relevant to the config in the current context.
+	if err := envdecode.Decode(cfg); err != nil {
+		// no environment variable set for this config is an expected "error"
+		if !errors.Is(err, envdecode.ErrNoTargetFieldsAreSet) {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+
+	defaults.Sanitize(cfg)
+
+	return Validate(cfg)
+}
+
+func Validate(cfg *config.Config) error {
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/services/invitations/pkg/config/reva.go b/services/invitations/pkg/config/reva.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8f80aabf2bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/invitations/pkg/config/reva.go
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+package config
+
+// TokenManager is the config for using the reva token manager
+type TokenManager struct {
+	JWTSecret string `yaml:"jwt_secret" env:"OCIS_JWT_SECRET;INVITATIONS_JWT_SECRET" desc:"The secret to mint and validate jwt tokens."`
+}
diff --git a/services/invitations/pkg/config/service.go b/services/invitations/pkg/config/service.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d1eac383f0b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/invitations/pkg/config/service.go
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+package config
+
+// Service defines the available service configuration.
+type Service struct {
+	Name string `yaml:"-"`
+}
diff --git a/services/invitations/pkg/config/tracing.go b/services/invitations/pkg/config/tracing.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8b9cafecddb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/invitations/pkg/config/tracing.go
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+package config
+
+// Tracing defines the available tracing configuration.
+type Tracing struct {
+	Enabled   bool   `yaml:"enabled" env:"OCIS_TRACING_ENABLED;INVITATIONS_TRACING_ENABLED" desc:"Activates tracing."`
+	Type      string `yaml:"type" env:"OCIS_TRACING_TYPE;INVITATIONS_TRACING_TYPE" desc:"The type of tracing. Defaults to \"\", which is the same as \"jaeger\". Allowed tracing types are \"jaeger\" and \"\" as of now."`
+	Endpoint  string `yaml:"endpoint" env:"OCIS_TRACING_ENDPOINT;INVITATIONS_TRACING_ENDPOINT" desc:"The endpoint of the tracing agent."`
+	Collector string `yaml:"collector" env:"OCIS_TRACING_COLLECTOR;INVITATIONS_TRACING_COLLECTOR" desc:"The HTTP endpoint for sending spans directly to a collector, i.e. http://jaeger-collector:14268/api/traces. Only used if the tracing endpoint is unset."`
+}
diff --git a/services/invitations/pkg/invitations/invitations.go b/services/invitations/pkg/invitations/invitations.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..876aeceb2d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/invitations/pkg/invitations/invitations.go
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+package invitations
+
+import libregraph "github.com/owncloud/libre-graph-api-go"
+
+// Invitation represents an invitation as per https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/api/resources/invitation?view=graph-rest-1.0
+type Invitation struct {
+	// The display name of the user being invited.
+	InvitedUserDisplayName string `json:"invitedUserDisplayName,omitempty"`
+
+	// The email address of the user being invited. Required.
+	InvitedUserEmailAddress string `json:"invitedUserEmailAddress"`
+
+	// Additional configuration for the message being sent to the
+	// invited user, including customizing message text, language
+	// and cc recipient list.
+	InvitedUserMessageInfo *InvitedUserMessageInfo `json:"invitedUserMessageInfo,omitempty"`
+	// The userType of the user being invited. By default, this is
+	// `Guest``. You can invite as `Member`` if you are a company
+	// administrator.
+	InvitedUserType string `json:"invitedUserType,omitempty"`
+	// The URL the user should be redirected to once the invitation
+	// is redeemed. Required.
+	InviteRedirectUrl string `json:"inviteRedirectUrl"`
+	// The URL the user can use to redeem their invitation. Read-only.
+	InviteRedeemUrl string `json:"inviteRedeemUrl,omitempty"`
+	// Reset the user's redemption status and reinvite a user while
+	// retaining their user identifier, group memberships, and app
+	// assignments. This property allows you to enable a user to
+	// sign-in using a different email address from the one in the
+	// previous invitation.
+	ResetRedemption string `json:"resetRedemption,omitempty"`
+	// Indicates whether an email should be sent to the user being
+	// invited. The default is false.
+	SendInvitationMessage bool `json:"sendInvitationMessage,omitempty"`
+	// The status of the invitation. Possible values are:
+	// `PendingAcceptance`, `Completed`, `InProgress`, and `Error`.
+	Status string `json:"status,omitempty"`
+
+	// Relations
+
+	// The user created as part of the invitation creation. Read-Only
+	InvitedUser *libregraph.User `json:"invitedUser,omitempty"`
+}
+
+type InvitedUserMessageInfo struct {
+	// Additional recipients the invitation message should be sent
+	// to. Currently only 1 additional recipient is supported.
+	CcRecipients []Recipient `json:"ccRecipients"`
+
+	// Customized message body you want to send if you don't want
+	// the default message.
+	CustomizedMessageBody string `json:"customizedMessageBody"`
+
+	// The language you want to send the default message in. If the
+	// customizedMessageBody is specified, this property is ignored,
+	// and the message is sent using the customizedMessageBody. The
+	// language format should be in ISO 639. The default is en-US.
+	MessageLanguage string `json:"messageLanguage"`
+}
+type Recipient struct {
+	// The recipient's email address.
+	EmailAddress EmailAddress `json:"emailAddress"`
+}
+type EmailAddress struct {
+	// The email address of the person or entity.
+	Aaddress string `json:"address"`
+
+	// The display name of the person or entity.
+	Name string `json:"name"`
+}
diff --git a/services/invitations/pkg/logging/logging.go b/services/invitations/pkg/logging/logging.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a450db15ad9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/invitations/pkg/logging/logging.go
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+package logging
+
+import (
+	"github.com/owncloud/ocis/v2/ocis-pkg/log"
+	"github.com/owncloud/ocis/v2/services/invitations/pkg/config"
+)
+
+// LoggerFromConfig initializes a service-specific logger instance.
+func Configure(name string, cfg *config.Log) log.Logger {
+	return log.NewLogger(
+		log.Name(name),
+		log.Level(cfg.Level),
+		log.Pretty(cfg.Pretty),
+		log.Color(cfg.Color),
+		log.File(cfg.File),
+	)
+}
diff --git a/services/invitations/pkg/metrics/metrics.go b/services/invitations/pkg/metrics/metrics.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b034799b951
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/invitations/pkg/metrics/metrics.go
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+package metrics
+
+import "github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
+
+var (
+	// Namespace defines the namespace for the defines metrics.
+	Namespace = "ocis"
+
+	// Subsystem defines the subsystem for the defines metrics.
+	Subsystem = "invitations"
+)
+
+// Metrics defines the available metrics of this service.
+type Metrics struct {
+	BuildInfo *prometheus.GaugeVec
+	Counter   *prometheus.CounterVec
+	Latency   *prometheus.SummaryVec
+	Duration  *prometheus.HistogramVec
+}
+
+// New initializes the available metrics.
+func New(opts ...Option) *Metrics {
+	options := newOptions(opts...)
+
+	m := &Metrics{
+		BuildInfo: prometheus.NewGaugeVec(prometheus.GaugeOpts{
+			Namespace: Namespace,
+			Subsystem: Subsystem,
+			Name:      "build_info",
+			Help:      "Build information",
+		}, []string{"version"}),
+		Counter: prometheus.NewCounterVec(prometheus.CounterOpts{
+			Namespace: Namespace,
+			Subsystem: Subsystem,
+			Name:      "invitation_total",
+			Help:      "How many invitation requests processed",
+		}, []string{}),
+		Latency: prometheus.NewSummaryVec(prometheus.SummaryOpts{
+			Namespace: Namespace,
+			Subsystem: Subsystem,
+			Name:      "invitation_latency_microseconds",
+			Help:      "Invitation request latencies in microseconds",
+		}, []string{}),
+		Duration: prometheus.NewHistogramVec(prometheus.HistogramOpts{
+			Namespace: Namespace,
+			Subsystem: Subsystem,
+			Name:      "invitation_duration_seconds",
+			Help:      "Invitation request time in seconds",
+		}, []string{}),
+	}
+
+	if err := prometheus.Register(m.BuildInfo); err != nil {
+		options.Logger.Error().
+			Err(err).
+			Str("metric", "BuildInfo").
+			Msg("Failed to register prometheus metric")
+	}
+
+	if err := prometheus.Register(m.Counter); err != nil {
+		options.Logger.Error().
+			Err(err).
+			Str("metric", "counter").
+			Msg("Failed to register prometheus metric")
+	}
+
+	if err := prometheus.Register(m.Latency); err != nil {
+		options.Logger.Error().
+			Err(err).
+			Str("metric", "latency").
+			Msg("Failed to register prometheus metric")
+	}
+
+	if err := prometheus.Register(m.Duration); err != nil {
+		options.Logger.Error().
+			Err(err).
+			Str("metric", "duration").
+			Msg("Failed to register prometheus metric")
+	}
+
+	return m
+}
diff --git a/services/invitations/pkg/metrics/options.go b/services/invitations/pkg/metrics/options.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4a1279c8e74
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/invitations/pkg/metrics/options.go
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+package metrics
+
+import (
+	"github.com/owncloud/ocis/v2/ocis-pkg/log"
+)
+
+// Option defines a single option function.
+type Option func(o *Options)
+
+// Options defines the available options for this package.
+type Options struct {
+	Logger log.Logger
+}
+
+// newOptions initializes the available default options.
+func newOptions(opts ...Option) Options {
+	opt := Options{}
+
+	for _, o := range opts {
+		o(&opt)
+	}
+
+	return opt
+}
+
+// Logger provides a function to set the logger option.
+func Logger(val log.Logger) Option {
+	return func(o *Options) {
+		o.Logger = val
+	}
+}
diff --git a/services/invitations/pkg/mocks/go_cloak.go b/services/invitations/pkg/mocks/go_cloak.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6289046719c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/invitations/pkg/mocks/go_cloak.go
@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+// Code generated by mockery v2.14.1. DO NOT EDIT.
+
+package mocks
+
+import (
+	context "context"
+
+	gocloak "github.com/Nerzal/gocloak/v13"
+
+	mock "github.com/stretchr/testify/mock"
+)
+
+// GoCloak is an autogenerated mock type for the GoCloak type
+type GoCloak struct {
+	mock.Mock
+}
+
+// CreateUser provides a mock function with given fields: ctx, token, realm, user
+func (_m *GoCloak) CreateUser(ctx context.Context, token string, realm string, user gocloak.User) (string, error) {
+	ret := _m.Called(ctx, token, realm, user)
+
+	var r0 string
+	if rf, ok := ret.Get(0).(func(context.Context, string, string, gocloak.User) string); ok {
+		r0 = rf(ctx, token, realm, user)
+	} else {
+		r0 = ret.Get(0).(string)
+	}
+
+	var r1 error
+	if rf, ok := ret.Get(1).(func(context.Context, string, string, gocloak.User) error); ok {
+		r1 = rf(ctx, token, realm, user)
+	} else {
+		r1 = ret.Error(1)
+	}
+
+	return r0, r1
+}
+
+// ExecuteActionsEmail provides a mock function with given fields: ctx, token, realm, params
+func (_m *GoCloak) ExecuteActionsEmail(ctx context.Context, token string, realm string, params gocloak.ExecuteActionsEmail) error {
+	ret := _m.Called(ctx, token, realm, params)
+
+	var r0 error
+	if rf, ok := ret.Get(0).(func(context.Context, string, string, gocloak.ExecuteActionsEmail) error); ok {
+		r0 = rf(ctx, token, realm, params)
+	} else {
+		r0 = ret.Error(0)
+	}
+
+	return r0
+}
+
+// LoginClient provides a mock function with given fields: ctx, clientID, clientSecret, realm
+func (_m *GoCloak) LoginClient(ctx context.Context, clientID string, clientSecret string, realm string) (*gocloak.JWT, error) {
+	ret := _m.Called(ctx, clientID, clientSecret, realm)
+
+	var r0 *gocloak.JWT
+	if rf, ok := ret.Get(0).(func(context.Context, string, string, string) *gocloak.JWT); ok {
+		r0 = rf(ctx, clientID, clientSecret, realm)
+	} else {
+		if ret.Get(0) != nil {
+			r0 = ret.Get(0).(*gocloak.JWT)
+		}
+	}
+
+	var r1 error
+	if rf, ok := ret.Get(1).(func(context.Context, string, string, string) error); ok {
+		r1 = rf(ctx, clientID, clientSecret, realm)
+	} else {
+		r1 = ret.Error(1)
+	}
+
+	return r0, r1
+}
+
+// RetrospectToken provides a mock function with given fields: ctx, accessToken, clientID, clientSecret, realm
+func (_m *GoCloak) RetrospectToken(ctx context.Context, accessToken string, clientID string, clientSecret string, realm string) (*gocloak.IntroSpectTokenResult, error) {
+	ret := _m.Called(ctx, accessToken, clientID, clientSecret, realm)
+
+	var r0 *gocloak.IntroSpectTokenResult
+	if rf, ok := ret.Get(0).(func(context.Context, string, string, string, string) *gocloak.IntroSpectTokenResult); ok {
+		r0 = rf(ctx, accessToken, clientID, clientSecret, realm)
+	} else {
+		if ret.Get(0) != nil {
+			r0 = ret.Get(0).(*gocloak.IntroSpectTokenResult)
+		}
+	}
+
+	var r1 error
+	if rf, ok := ret.Get(1).(func(context.Context, string, string, string, string) error); ok {
+		r1 = rf(ctx, accessToken, clientID, clientSecret, realm)
+	} else {
+		r1 = ret.Error(1)
+	}
+
+	return r0, r1
+}
+
+type mockConstructorTestingTNewGoCloak interface {
+	mock.TestingT
+	Cleanup(func())
+}
+
+// NewGoCloak creates a new instance of GoCloak. It also registers a testing interface on the mock and a cleanup function to assert the mocks expectations.
+func NewGoCloak(t mockConstructorTestingTNewGoCloak) *GoCloak {
+	mock := &GoCloak{}
+	mock.Mock.Test(t)
+
+	t.Cleanup(func() { mock.AssertExpectations(t) })
+
+	return mock
+}
diff --git a/services/invitations/pkg/server/debug/option.go b/services/invitations/pkg/server/debug/option.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6f7626a9def
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/invitations/pkg/server/debug/option.go
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+package debug
+
+import (
+	"context"
+
+	"github.com/owncloud/ocis/v2/ocis-pkg/log"
+	"github.com/owncloud/ocis/v2/services/invitations/pkg/config"
+)
+
+// Option defines a single option function.
+type Option func(o *Options)
+
+// Options defines the available options for this package.
+type Options struct {
+	Logger  log.Logger
+	Context context.Context
+	Config  *config.Config
+}
+
+// newOptions initializes the available default options.
+func newOptions(opts ...Option) Options {
+	opt := Options{}
+
+	for _, o := range opts {
+		o(&opt)
+	}
+
+	return opt
+}
+
+// Logger provides a function to set the logger option.
+func Logger(val log.Logger) Option {
+	return func(o *Options) {
+		o.Logger = val
+	}
+}
+
+// Context provides a function to set the context option.
+func Context(val context.Context) Option {
+	return func(o *Options) {
+		o.Context = val
+	}
+}
+
+// Config provides a function to set the config option.
+func Config(val *config.Config) Option {
+	return func(o *Options) {
+		o.Config = val
+	}
+}
diff --git a/services/invitations/pkg/server/debug/server.go b/services/invitations/pkg/server/debug/server.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..359df37b011
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/invitations/pkg/server/debug/server.go
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+package debug
+
+import (
+	"io"
+	"net/http"
+
+	"github.com/owncloud/ocis/v2/ocis-pkg/service/debug"
+	"github.com/owncloud/ocis/v2/ocis-pkg/version"
+	"github.com/owncloud/ocis/v2/services/invitations/pkg/config"
+)
+
+// Server initializes the debug service and server.
+func Server(opts ...Option) (*http.Server, error) {
+	options := newOptions(opts...)
+
+	return debug.NewService(
+		debug.Logger(options.Logger),
+		debug.Name(options.Config.Service.Name),
+		debug.Version(version.GetString()),
+		debug.Address(options.Config.Debug.Addr),
+		debug.Token(options.Config.Debug.Token),
+		debug.Pprof(options.Config.Debug.Pprof),
+		debug.Zpages(options.Config.Debug.Zpages),
+		debug.Health(health(options.Config)),
+		debug.Ready(ready(options.Config)),
+		debug.CorsAllowedOrigins(options.Config.HTTP.CORS.AllowedOrigins),
+		debug.CorsAllowedMethods(options.Config.HTTP.CORS.AllowedMethods),
+		debug.CorsAllowedHeaders(options.Config.HTTP.CORS.AllowedHeaders),
+		debug.CorsAllowCredentials(options.Config.HTTP.CORS.AllowCredentials),
+	), nil
+}
+
+// health implements the health check.
+func health(cfg *config.Config) func(http.ResponseWriter, *http.Request) {
+	return func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "text/plain")
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
+
+		// TODO: check if services are up and running
+
+		_, err := io.WriteString(w, http.StatusText(http.StatusOK))
+		// io.WriteString should not fail but if it does we want to know.
+		if err != nil {
+			panic(err)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// ready implements the ready check.
+func ready(cfg *config.Config) func(http.ResponseWriter, *http.Request) {
+	return func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "text/plain")
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
+
+		// TODO: check if services are up and running
+
+		_, err := io.WriteString(w, http.StatusText(http.StatusOK))
+		// io.WriteString should not fail but if it does we want to know.
+		if err != nil {
+			panic(err)
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/services/invitations/pkg/server/http/option.go b/services/invitations/pkg/server/http/option.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..12b06cfbbc3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/invitations/pkg/server/http/option.go
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+package http
+
+import (
+	"context"
+
+	"github.com/owncloud/ocis/v2/ocis-pkg/log"
+	"github.com/owncloud/ocis/v2/services/invitations/pkg/config"
+	svc "github.com/owncloud/ocis/v2/services/invitations/pkg/service/v0"
+	"github.com/urfave/cli/v2"
+)
+
+// Option defines a single option function.
+type Option func(o *Options)
+
+// Options defines the available options for this package.
+type Options struct {
+	Name      string
+	Namespace string
+	Logger    log.Logger
+	Context   context.Context
+	Config    *config.Config
+	Flags     []cli.Flag
+	Service   svc.Service
+}
+
+// newOptions initializes the available default options.
+func newOptions(opts ...Option) Options {
+	opt := Options{}
+
+	for _, o := range opts {
+		o(&opt)
+	}
+
+	return opt
+}
+
+// Name provides a name for the service.
+func Name(val string) Option {
+	return func(o *Options) {
+		o.Name = val
+	}
+}
+
+// Logger provides a function to set the logger option.
+func Logger(val log.Logger) Option {
+	return func(o *Options) {
+		o.Logger = val
+	}
+}
+
+// Context provides a function to set the context option.
+func Context(val context.Context) Option {
+	return func(o *Options) {
+		o.Context = val
+	}
+}
+
+// Config provides a function to set the config option.
+func Config(val *config.Config) Option {
+	return func(o *Options) {
+		o.Config = val
+	}
+}
+
+// Flags provides a function to set the flags option.
+func Flags(val []cli.Flag) Option {
+	return func(o *Options) {
+		o.Flags = append(o.Flags, val...)
+	}
+}
+
+// Namespace provides a function to set the namespace option.
+func Namespace(val string) Option {
+	return func(o *Options) {
+		o.Namespace = val
+	}
+}
+
+// Service provides a function to set the service option.
+func Service(val svc.Service) Option {
+	return func(o *Options) {
+		o.Service = val
+	}
+}
diff --git a/services/invitations/pkg/server/http/server.go b/services/invitations/pkg/server/http/server.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5c04542f446
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/invitations/pkg/server/http/server.go
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+package http
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"net/http"
+
+	"github.com/go-chi/chi/v5"
+	chimiddleware "github.com/go-chi/chi/v5/middleware"
+	"github.com/go-chi/render"
+	"github.com/owncloud/ocis/v2/ocis-pkg/account"
+	"github.com/owncloud/ocis/v2/ocis-pkg/cors"
+	"github.com/owncloud/ocis/v2/ocis-pkg/middleware"
+	ohttp "github.com/owncloud/ocis/v2/ocis-pkg/service/http"
+	"github.com/owncloud/ocis/v2/ocis-pkg/version"
+	"github.com/owncloud/ocis/v2/services/graph/pkg/service/v0/errorcode"
+	"github.com/owncloud/ocis/v2/services/invitations/pkg/invitations"
+	svc "github.com/owncloud/ocis/v2/services/invitations/pkg/service/v0"
+	"go-micro.dev/v4"
+)
+
+// Server initializes the http service and server.
+func Server(opts ...Option) (ohttp.Service, error) {
+	options := newOptions(opts...)
+	service := options.Service
+
+	svc, err := ohttp.NewService(
+		ohttp.TLSConfig(options.Config.HTTP.TLS),
+		ohttp.Logger(options.Logger),
+		ohttp.Namespace(options.Config.HTTP.Namespace),
+		ohttp.Name(options.Config.Service.Name),
+		ohttp.Version(version.GetString()),
+		ohttp.Address(options.Config.HTTP.Addr),
+		ohttp.Context(options.Context),
+		ohttp.Flags(options.Flags...),
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		options.Logger.Error().
+			Err(err).
+			Msg("Error initializing http service")
+		return ohttp.Service{}, err
+	}
+
+	mux := chi.NewMux()
+
+	mux.Use(chimiddleware.RealIP)
+	mux.Use(chimiddleware.RequestID)
+	mux.Use(middleware.TraceContext)
+	mux.Use(middleware.NoCache)
+	mux.Use(
+		middleware.Cors(
+			cors.Logger(options.Logger),
+			cors.AllowedOrigins(options.Config.HTTP.CORS.AllowedOrigins),
+			cors.AllowedMethods(options.Config.HTTP.CORS.AllowedMethods),
+			cors.AllowedHeaders(options.Config.HTTP.CORS.AllowedHeaders),
+			cors.AllowCredentials(options.Config.HTTP.CORS.AllowCredentials),
+		))
+	mux.Use(middleware.Secure)
+
+	mux.Use(middleware.Version(
+		options.Name,
+		version.String,
+	))
+	mux.Use(middleware.ExtractAccountUUID(
+		account.Logger(options.Logger),
+		account.JWTSecret(options.Config.TokenManager.JWTSecret),
+	))
+
+	// this logs http request related data
+	mux.Use(middleware.Logger(
+		options.Logger,
+	))
+
+	mux.Route(options.Config.HTTP.Root, func(r chi.Router) {
+		r.Post("/invitations", InvitationHandler(service))
+	})
+
+	err = micro.RegisterHandler(svc.Server(), mux)
+	if err != nil {
+		options.Logger.Fatal().Err(err).Msg("failed to register the handler")
+	}
+
+	svc.Init()
+	return svc, nil
+}
+
+func InvitationHandler(service svc.Service) func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+	return func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		ctx := r.Context()
+
+		i := &invitations.Invitation{}
+		err := json.NewDecoder(r.Body).Decode(i)
+		if err != nil {
+			errorcode.InvalidRequest.Render(w, r, http.StatusBadRequest, fmt.Sprintf("invalid request body: %v", err.Error()))
+			return
+		}
+
+		res, err := service.Invite(ctx, i)
+		if err != nil {
+			render.Status(r, http.StatusInternalServerError)
+			render.PlainText(w, r, err.Error())
+			return
+		}
+
+		render.Status(r, http.StatusCreated)
+		render.JSON(w, r, res)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/services/invitations/pkg/service/v0/errors.go b/services/invitations/pkg/service/v0/errors.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..05aece55854
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/invitations/pkg/service/v0/errors.go
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+package service
+
+import "errors"
+
+var (
+	ErrNotFound     = errors.New("query target not found")
+	ErrBadRequest   = errors.New("bad request")
+	ErrMissingEmail = errors.New("missing email address")
+	ErrBackend      = errors.New("backend error")
+)
diff --git a/services/invitations/pkg/service/v0/instrument.go b/services/invitations/pkg/service/v0/instrument.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..42c31b5097e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/invitations/pkg/service/v0/instrument.go
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+package service
+
+import (
+	"context"
+
+	"github.com/owncloud/ocis/v2/services/invitations/pkg/invitations"
+	"github.com/owncloud/ocis/v2/services/invitations/pkg/metrics"
+	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
+)
+
+// NewInstrument returns a service that instruments metrics.
+func NewInstrument(next Service, metrics *metrics.Metrics) Service {
+	return instrument{
+		next:    next,
+		metrics: metrics,
+	}
+}
+
+type instrument struct {
+	next    Service
+	metrics *metrics.Metrics
+}
+
+// Invite implements the Service interface.
+func (i instrument) Invite(ctx context.Context, invitation *invitations.Invitation) (*invitations.Invitation, error) {
+	timer := prometheus.NewTimer(prometheus.ObserverFunc(func(v float64) {
+		us := v * 1000000
+
+		i.metrics.Latency.WithLabelValues().Observe(us)
+		i.metrics.Duration.WithLabelValues().Observe(v)
+	}))
+
+	defer timer.ObserveDuration()
+
+	i.metrics.Counter.WithLabelValues().Inc()
+
+	return i.next.Invite(ctx, invitation)
+}
diff --git a/services/invitations/pkg/service/v0/logging.go b/services/invitations/pkg/service/v0/logging.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0115d9c80ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/invitations/pkg/service/v0/logging.go
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+package service
+
+import (
+	"context"
+
+	"github.com/owncloud/ocis/v2/ocis-pkg/log"
+	"github.com/owncloud/ocis/v2/services/invitations/pkg/invitations"
+)
+
+// NewLogging returns a service that logs messages.
+func NewLogging(next Service, logger log.Logger) Service {
+	return logging{
+		next:   next,
+		logger: logger,
+	}
+}
+
+type logging struct {
+	next   Service
+	logger log.Logger
+}
+
+// Invite implements the Service interface.
+func (l logging) Invite(ctx context.Context, invitation *invitations.Invitation) (*invitations.Invitation, error) {
+	l.logger.Debug().
+		Interface("invitation", invitation).
+		Msg("Invite")
+
+	return l.next.Invite(ctx, invitation)
+}
diff --git a/services/invitations/pkg/service/v0/option.go b/services/invitations/pkg/service/v0/option.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..35641c0a5fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/invitations/pkg/service/v0/option.go
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+package service
+
+import (
+	"github.com/owncloud/ocis/v2/ocis-pkg/log"
+	"github.com/owncloud/ocis/v2/services/invitations/pkg/config"
+)
+
+// Option defines a single option function.
+type Option func(o *Options)
+
+// Options defines the available options for this package.
+type Options struct {
+	Logger log.Logger
+	Config *config.Config
+}
+
+// newOptions initializes the available default options.
+func newOptions(opts ...Option) Options {
+	opt := Options{}
+
+	for _, o := range opts {
+		o(&opt)
+	}
+
+	return opt
+}
+
+// Logger provides a function to set the logger option.
+func Logger(val log.Logger) Option {
+	return func(o *Options) {
+		o.Logger = val
+	}
+}
+
+// Config provides a function to set the config option.
+func Config(val *config.Config) Option {
+	return func(o *Options) {
+		o.Config = val
+	}
+}
diff --git a/services/invitations/pkg/service/v0/service.go b/services/invitations/pkg/service/v0/service.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..791c8c39d2e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/invitations/pkg/service/v0/service.go
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+package service
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/owncloud/ocis/v2/ocis-pkg/log"
+	"github.com/owncloud/ocis/v2/services/invitations/pkg/backends/keycloak"
+	"github.com/owncloud/ocis/v2/services/invitations/pkg/config"
+	"github.com/owncloud/ocis/v2/services/invitations/pkg/invitations"
+)
+
+const (
+	OwnCloudInstanceRel = "http://invitations.owncloud/rel/server-instance"
+	OpenIDConnectRel    = "http://openid.net/specs/connect/1.0/issuer"
+)
+
+// Service defines the extension handlers.
+type Service interface {
+	// Invite creates a new invitation. Invitation adds an external user to the organization.
+	//
+	// When creating a new invitation you have several options available:
+	// 1. On invitation creation, Microsoft Graph can automatically send an
+	//    invitation email directly to the invited user, or your app can use
+	//    the inviteRedeemUrl returned in the creation response to craft your
+	//    own invitation (through your communication mechanism of choice) to
+	//    the invited user. If you decide to have Microsoft Graph send an
+	//    invitation email automatically, you can control the content and
+	//    language of the email using invitedUserMessageInfo.
+	// 2. When the user is invited, a user entity (of userType Guest) is
+	//    created and can now be used to control access to resources. The
+	//    invited user has to go through the redemption process to access any
+	//    resources they have been invited to.
+	Invite(ctx context.Context, invitation *invitations.Invitation) (*invitations.Invitation, error)
+}
+
+// Backend defines the behaviour of a user backend.
+type Backend interface {
+	// CreateUser creates a user in the backend and returns an identifier string.
+	CreateUser(ctx context.Context, invitation *invitations.Invitation) (string, error)
+	// CanSendMail should return true if the backend can send mail
+	CanSendMail() bool
+	// SendMail sends a mail to the user with details on how to reedeem the invitation.
+	SendMail(ctx context.Context, identifier string) error
+}
+
+// New returns a new instance of Service
+func New(opts ...Option) (Service, error) {
+	options := newOptions(opts...)
+
+	// Harcode keycloak backend for now, but this should be configurable in the future.
+	backend := keycloak.New(
+		options.Logger,
+		options.Config.Keycloak.BasePath,
+		options.Config.Keycloak.ClientID,
+		options.Config.Keycloak.ClientSecret,
+		options.Config.Keycloak.ClientRealm,
+		options.Config.Keycloak.UserRealm,
+		options.Config.Keycloak.InsecureSkipVerify,
+	)
+
+	return svc{
+		log:     options.Logger,
+		config:  options.Config,
+		backend: backend,
+	}, nil
+}
+
+type svc struct {
+	config  *config.Config
+	log     log.Logger
+	backend Backend
+}
+
+// Invite implements the service interface
+func (s svc) Invite(ctx context.Context, invitation *invitations.Invitation) (*invitations.Invitation, error) {
+	if invitation == nil {
+		return nil, ErrBadRequest
+	}
+
+	if invitation.InvitedUserEmailAddress == "" {
+		return nil, ErrMissingEmail
+	}
+
+	id, err := s.backend.CreateUser(ctx, invitation)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("%w: %s", ErrBackend, err)
+	}
+
+	// As we only have a single backend, and that backend supports email, we don't have
+	// any code to handle mailing ourself yet.
+	if s.backend.CanSendMail() {
+		err := s.backend.SendMail(ctx, id)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("%w: %s", ErrBackend, err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return invitation, nil
+}
diff --git a/services/invitations/pkg/service/v0/tracing.go b/services/invitations/pkg/service/v0/tracing.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2f5ea3b8159
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/invitations/pkg/service/v0/tracing.go
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+package service
+
+import (
+	"context"
+
+	"github.com/owncloud/ocis/v2/services/invitations/pkg/invitations"
+	invitationstracing "github.com/owncloud/ocis/v2/services/invitations/pkg/tracing"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/attribute"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace"
+)
+
+// NewTracing returns a service that instruments traces.
+func NewTracing(next Service) Service {
+	return tracing{
+		next: next,
+	}
+}
+
+type tracing struct {
+	next Service
+}
+
+// Invite implements the Service interface.
+func (t tracing) Invite(ctx context.Context, invitation *invitations.Invitation) (*invitations.Invitation, error) {
+	ctx, span := invitationstracing.TraceProvider.Tracer("invitations").Start(ctx, "Invite", trace.WithAttributes(
+		attribute.KeyValue{Key: "invitation", Value: attribute.StringValue(invitation.InvitedUserEmailAddress)},
+	))
+	defer span.End()
+
+	return t.next.Invite(ctx, invitation)
+}
diff --git a/services/invitations/pkg/tracing/tracing.go b/services/invitations/pkg/tracing/tracing.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..dfae5fc0c17
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/invitations/pkg/tracing/tracing.go
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+package tracing
+
+import (
+	pkgtrace "github.com/owncloud/ocis/v2/ocis-pkg/tracing"
+	"github.com/owncloud/ocis/v2/services/invitations/pkg/config"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace"
+)
+
+var (
+	// TraceProvider is the global trace provider for the proxy service.
+	TraceProvider = trace.NewNoopTracerProvider()
+)
+
+func Configure(cfg *config.Config) error {
+	var err error
+	if cfg.Tracing.Enabled {
+		if TraceProvider, err = pkgtrace.GetTraceProvider(cfg.Tracing.Endpoint, cfg.Tracing.Collector, cfg.Service.Name, cfg.Tracing.Type); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/services/proxy/pkg/config/defaults/defaultconfig.go b/services/proxy/pkg/config/defaults/defaultconfig.go
index cde2c9360a1..582dbd0da79 100644
--- a/services/proxy/pkg/config/defaults/defaultconfig.go
+++ b/services/proxy/pkg/config/defaults/defaultconfig.go
@@ -219,6 +219,10 @@ func DefaultPolicies() []config.Policy {
 					Endpoint: "/app/", // /app or /apps? ocdav only handles /apps
 					Service:  "com.owncloud.web.frontend",
 				},
+				{
+					Endpoint: "/graph/v1.0/invitations",
+					Service:  "com.owncloud.graph.invitations",
+				},
 				{
 					Endpoint: "/graph/",
 					Service:  "com.owncloud.graph.graph",


Test patch:
diff --git a/services/invitations/pkg/backends/keycloak/backend_test.go b/services/invitations/pkg/backends/keycloak/backend_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6b8ef808058
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/invitations/pkg/backends/keycloak/backend_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,202 @@
+// Package keycloak offers an invitation backend for the invitation service.
+// TODO: Maybe move this outside of the invitation service and make it more generic?
+
+package keycloak_test
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/Nerzal/gocloak/v13"
+	"github.com/owncloud/ocis/v2/ocis-pkg/log"
+	"github.com/owncloud/ocis/v2/services/invitations/pkg/backends/keycloak"
+	"github.com/owncloud/ocis/v2/services/invitations/pkg/invitations"
+	"github.com/owncloud/ocis/v2/services/invitations/pkg/mocks"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/test-go/testify/mock"
+)
+
+const (
+	clientID     = "test-id"
+	clientSecret = "test-secret"
+	clientRealm  = "client-realm"
+	userRealm    = "user-realm"
+	jwtToken     = "test-token"
+)
+
+func TestBackend_CreateUser(t *testing.T) {
+	type args struct {
+		invitation *invitations.Invitation
+	}
+	type mockInputs struct {
+		funcName string
+		args     []interface{}
+		returns  []interface{}
+	}
+	tests := []struct {
+		name          string
+		args          args
+		want          string
+		keycloakMocks []mockInputs
+		assertion     assert.ErrorAssertionFunc
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "Test without diplay name",
+			args: args{
+				invitation: &invitations.Invitation{
+					InvitedUserEmailAddress: "test@example.org",
+				},
+			},
+			want: "test-id",
+			keycloakMocks: []mockInputs{
+				{
+					funcName: "LoginClient",
+					args: []interface{}{
+						mock.Anything,
+						clientID,
+						clientSecret,
+						clientRealm,
+					},
+					returns: []interface{}{
+						&gocloak.JWT{
+							AccessToken: jwtToken,
+						},
+						nil,
+					},
+				},
+				{
+					funcName: "RetrospectToken",
+					args: []interface{}{
+						mock.Anything,
+						jwtToken,
+						clientID,
+						clientSecret,
+						clientRealm,
+					},
+					returns: []interface{}{
+						&gocloak.IntroSpectTokenResult{
+							Active: gocloak.BoolP(true),
+						},
+						nil,
+					},
+				},
+				{
+					funcName: "CreateUser",
+					args: []interface{}{
+						mock.Anything,
+						jwtToken,
+						userRealm,
+						mock.Anything, // can't match on the user because it generates a UUID internally.
+						// might be worth refactoring the UUID generation to outside of the func
+					},
+					returns: []interface{}{
+						"test-id",
+						nil,
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			assertion: func(t assert.TestingT, err error, args ...interface{}) bool {
+				return assert.Nil(t, err, args...)
+			},
+		},
+	}
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			ctx := context.Background()
+			c := &mocks.GoCloak{}
+			for _, m := range tt.keycloakMocks {
+				c.On(m.funcName, m.args...).Return(m.returns...)
+			}
+			b := keycloak.NewWithClient(log.NopLogger(), c, clientID, clientSecret, clientRealm, userRealm)
+			got, err := b.CreateUser(ctx, tt.args.invitation)
+			tt.assertion(t, err)
+			assert.Equal(t, tt.want, got)
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestBackend_SendMail(t *testing.T) {
+	type args struct {
+		id string
+	}
+	type mockInputs struct {
+		funcName string
+		args     []interface{}
+		returns  []interface{}
+	}
+	tests := []struct {
+		name          string
+		args          args
+		keycloakMocks []mockInputs
+		assertion     assert.ErrorAssertionFunc
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "Mail successfully sent",
+			args: args{
+				id: "test-id",
+			},
+			keycloakMocks: []mockInputs{
+				{
+					funcName: "LoginClient",
+					args: []interface{}{
+						mock.Anything,
+						clientID,
+						clientSecret,
+						clientRealm,
+					},
+					returns: []interface{}{
+						&gocloak.JWT{
+							AccessToken: jwtToken,
+						},
+						nil,
+					},
+				},
+				{
+					funcName: "RetrospectToken",
+					args: []interface{}{
+						mock.Anything,
+						jwtToken,
+						clientID,
+						clientSecret,
+						clientRealm,
+					},
+					returns: []interface{}{
+						&gocloak.IntroSpectTokenResult{
+							Active: gocloak.BoolP(true),
+						},
+						nil,
+					},
+				},
+				{
+					funcName: "ExecuteActionsEmail",
+					args: []interface{}{
+						mock.Anything,
+						jwtToken,
+						userRealm,
+						gocloak.ExecuteActionsEmail{
+							UserID:  gocloak.StringP("test-id"),
+							Actions: &[]string{"UPDATE_PASSWORD", "VERIFY_EMAIL"},
+						},
+					},
+					returns: []interface{}{
+						nil,
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			assertion: func(t assert.TestingT, err error, args ...interface{}) bool {
+				return assert.Nil(t, err, args...)
+			},
+		},
+	}
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			ctx := context.Background()
+			c := &mocks.GoCloak{}
+			for _, m := range tt.keycloakMocks {
+				c.On(m.funcName, m.args...).Return(m.returns...)
+			}
+			b := keycloak.NewWithClient(log.NopLogger(), c, clientID, clientSecret, clientRealm, userRealm)
+			tt.assertion(t, b.SendMail(ctx, tt.args.id))
+		})
+	}
+}