diff --git a/ubuntu/roles/icinga-client/tasks/main.yml b/ubuntu/roles/icinga-client/tasks/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c031f3a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ubuntu/roles/icinga-client/tasks/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+---
+# This role installs Icinga 2 and the plugins required on a Icinga client nodes
+
+- name: Add Icinga package repository key
+  apt_key: url="https://packages.icinga.com/icinga.key" state=present
+- name: Add Icinga apt repository
+  apt_repository: repo="https://packages.icinga.com/ubuntu icinga-xenial main" state=present
+- name: Update apt cache and install Icinga packages
+  apt: name={{ item }} state=latest update_cache=yes
+  with_items:
+     - icinga2
+     - monitoring-plugins
+- name: Ensure that icinga2 systemd service is enabled
+  systemd:
+    name: icinga2
+    enabled: yes
diff --git a/ubuntu/site.yml b/ubuntu/site.yml
index 58ad73c..fb698d0 100644
--- a/ubuntu/site.yml
+++ b/ubuntu/site.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,13 @@
   roles:
     - php
 
+- name: install Icinga 2 for client usage
+  host: icinga-clients
+  user: root
+
+  role:
+    - icinga-client
+
 #- name: Generate LE certs on required servers
 #  hosts: webservers
 #  user: root
@@ -73,7 +80,7 @@
         - listen [{{ ansible_default_ipv6.address }}]:443 ssl http2
         - server_name entropynet.net
         - root "/srv/www/entropynet.net"
-        - error_page 404 /404.html 
+        - error_page 404 /404.html
         - index index.html
         - access_log "/var/log/nginx/entropynet.net.access.log"
         - error_log "/var/log/nginx/entropynet.net.error.log"