diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 8cbea7f..782073f 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -85,3 +85,6 @@
 [submodule "roles/do1jlr.webhost"]
 	path = roles/do1jlr.webhost
 	url = https://github.com/roles-ansible/ansible_role_webhost.git
+[submodule "roles/do1jlr.weechat"]
+	path = roles/do1jlr.weechat
+	url = https://github.com/chaos-bodensee/role_weechat.git
diff --git a/group_vars/all/vars.yml b/group_vars/all/vars.yml
index 487d064..e741f6a 100644
--- a/group_vars/all/vars.yml
+++ b/group_vars/all/vars.yml
@@ -18,4 +18,3 @@ accounts:
 
 # version check for all supported roles
 submodules_versioncheck: true
-
diff --git a/host_vars/mail01.l3d.space/vars.yml b/host_vars/mail01.l3d.space/vars.yml
index 328d8c5..fb642c4 100644
--- a/host_vars/mail01.l3d.space/vars.yml
+++ b/host_vars/mail01.l3d.space/vars.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,13 @@ users:
     - l3d@derpy.l3d.yt
     - l3d@backup-rsa.l3d.yt
     - l3d@business.wingcon.com
+  weechat:
+    - l3d@pinkie.l3d.yt
+    - l3d@mobile.l3d.yt
+    - l3d@backup.l3d.yt
+    - l3d@derpy.l3d.yt
+    - l3d@backup-rsa.l3d.yt
+    - l3d@business.wingcon.com
   mailwebuser:
     - l3d@pinkie.l3d.yt
     - l3d@mobile.l3d.yt
@@ -18,6 +25,7 @@ users:
 accounts:
   - l3d
   - mailwebuser
+  - weechat
 
 # mail domains
 additional_dns_maildomains: 'mail.l3d.space imap.l3d.space smtp.l3d.space'
@@ -61,6 +69,17 @@ firewall_allowed_tcp_ports:
 mysql_bind_address: "{{ _mysql_bind_address }}"
 mysql_root_password: "{{ _mysql_root_password }}"
 
+# weechat
+weechat__install: true
+weechat__autostart: true
+weechat__user: 'weechat'
+weechat__home_directory: '/home/weechat'
+weechat__install_plugins: true
+weechat__use_custom_config: true
+weechat__custom_private_repo: 'gitea@backwesen.de:l3d/weechat-config.git'
+weechat__custom_gen_ssh_key_pair: true
+weechat__custom_version: 'main'
+
 # postfix
 postfix__myhostname: "{{ mailserver_domain }}"
 postfix__tls_cert: "{{ mailserver__ssl_cert }}"
diff --git a/roles/do1jlr.weechat b/roles/do1jlr.weechat
new file mode 160000
index 0000000..54caea0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/do1jlr.weechat
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Subproject commit 54caea0e8057369d76e9503dddee472f6601d387
diff --git a/site.yml b/site.yml
index 075bef3..3fd46a8 100644
--- a/site.yml
+++ b/site.yml
@@ -46,3 +46,4 @@
     - {role: do1jlr.dovecot, tags: [mail, dovecot, mailserver_dovecot]}
     - {role: postfix, tags: [mail, postfix]}
     - {role: do1jlr.rspamd, tags: [mail, rspamd]}
+    - {role: do1jlr.weechat, tags: [irc, weechat]}