diff --git a/playbooks/standardserver.yml b/playbooks/standardserver.yml
index e66533ae..8fe49fa8 100644
--- a/playbooks/standardserver.yml
+++ b/playbooks/standardserver.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
   roles:
   - { role: etckeeper-pre, tags: [etckeeper-pre, always] }
   - { role: apt, tags: [apt] }
+  - { role: nullmailer, tags: [nullmailer] }
   - { role: openssh, tags: [openssh] }
   - { role: system, tags: [system] }
   - { role: tmpfs, tags: [tmpfs] }
diff --git a/roles/nullmailer/defaults/main.yml b/roles/nullmailer/defaults/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..20a4c157
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/nullmailer/defaults/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+---
+nullmailer_remote_server: 'mail.bremen.freifunk.net'
+mail_root_target: 'server@bremen.freifunk.net'
diff --git a/roles/nullmailer/handlers/main.yml b/roles/nullmailer/handlers/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7a4f0b52
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/nullmailer/handlers/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+- name: restart nullmailer
+  service:
+    name: nullmailer
+    state: restarted
diff --git a/roles/nullmailer/tasks/main.yml b/roles/nullmailer/tasks/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2fa2e82f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/nullmailer/tasks/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+---
+- name: Install local mailserver
+  apt:
+    name: nullmailer
+
+- name: Copy nullmailer remote
+  template:
+    src: remotes
+    dest: /etc/nullmailer/remotes
+    mode: '0640'
+    owner: root
+    group: "{{ group }}"
+  notify: restart nullmailer
+  vars:
+    group: "{{ (ansible_distribution == 'Debian' or ansible_distribution == 'Ubuntu') | ternary('mail', 'nullmail') }}"
+
+- name: Copy nullmailer adminaddr
+  copy:
+    dest: /etc/nullmailer/adminaddr
+    content: "{{ mail_root_target }}\n"
+    mode: 0644
+    owner: root
+    group: root
+  notify: restart nullmailer
diff --git a/roles/nullmailer/templates/remotes b/roles/nullmailer/templates/remotes
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9163fc91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/nullmailer/templates/remotes
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{{ nullmailer_remote_server }} smtp{% if nullmailer_remote_user is defined %} --user={{ nullmailer_remote_user }} --pass={{ nullmailer_remote_password }}{% endif %}