diff --git a/playbook.yml b/playbook.yml
index 903a0bb9..5f7e3f2d 100644
--- a/playbook.yml
+++ b/playbook.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
       - matrix_riot
       - privatebin
       - codimd
+      - netdata
 
     smtp_host: postfix
     smtp_port: 587
diff --git a/roles/docker/defaults/main.yml b/roles/docker/defaults/main.yml
index b07c4715..745c6524 100644
--- a/roles/docker/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/docker/defaults/main.yml
@@ -31,4 +31,8 @@ privatebin:
 
 codimd:
   domain: "pad.{{ base_domain }}"
-  volume_folder: "{{ volume_root_folder }}/codimd"
\ No newline at end of file
+  volume_folder: "{{ volume_root_folder }}/codimd"
+
+netdata:
+  domain: "netdata.{{ base_domain }}"
+  
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/roles/docker/tasks/services/netdata.yml b/roles/docker/tasks/services/netdata.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..75ab51d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/docker/tasks/services/netdata.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+---
+
+- name: setup netdata docker container for system monitoring
+  docker_container:
+    name: netdata
+    image: netdata/netdata
+    hostname: "{{ netdata.domain }}"
+    capabilities:
+      - SYS_PTRACE
+    security_opts:
+      - apparmor:unconfined
+    volumes:
+      - /proc:/host/proc:ro
+      - /sys:/host/sys:ro
+      - /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock:ro
+    networks:
+      - name: external_services
+    env:
+      VIRTUAL_HOST : "{{ netdata.domain }}"
+      LETSENCRYPT_HOST: "{{ netdata.domain }}"
+      LETSENCRYPT_EMAIL: "{{ letsencrypt_email }}"
+      PGID: "999"
+
+