diff --git a/group_vars/maria/plain.yml b/group_vars/maria/plain.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f697ab5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/group_vars/maria/plain.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+---
+
+hetzner_server_type: cpx11
+hetzner_server_labels: "stage={{ stage }} service=maria"
+
+mysql_databases: [
+  {
+    name: "demo01",
+    collation: "utf8_general_ci",
+    encoding: "utf8",
+  }
+]
+
+mysql_users: [
+  {
+    name: "demo01",
+    host: "%",
+    password: "demo01",
+    priv: "demo01.*:ALL",
+  }
+]
+
+mysql_root_username: "root"
+mysql_root_password: "maria-admin"
diff --git a/group_vars/stage_dev/plain.yml b/group_vars/stage_dev/plain.yml
index 6ac1478..bae4983 100644
--- a/group_vars/stage_dev/plain.yml
+++ b/group_vars/stage_dev/plain.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ shared_service_elastic_03: "10.0.0.4"
 shared_service_iam_ip: "10.0.0.13"
 shared_service_keycloak_ip: "10.0.0.6"
 shared_service_mail_ip: "10.0.0.8"
+shared_service_maria_ip: "10.0.0.19"
 shared_service_pg_master_ip: "10.0.0.17"
 shared_service_pg_slave_ip: "10.0.0.18"
 shared_service_webdav_ip: "10.0.0.16"
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ shared_service_docker_registry_hostname: "dev-docker-registry-01.smardigo.digita
 shared_service_iam_hostname: "dev-iam-01.smardigo.digital"
 shared_service_keycloak_hostname: "dev-keycloak-01.smardigo.digital"
 shared_service_mail_hostname: "dev-mail-01.smardigo.digital"
+shared_service_maria_hostname: "dev-maria-01.smardigo.digital"
 shared_service_pg_master_hostname: "dev-postgres-01.smardigo.digital"
 shared_service_pg_slave_hostname: "dev-postgres-02.smardigo.digital"
 shared_service_webdav_hostname: "dev-webdav-01.smardigo.digital"
@@ -52,6 +54,10 @@ shared_service_hosts: [
     ip: "{{ shared_service_mail_ip }}",
     name: "{{ shared_service_mail_hostname }}"
   },
+  {
+    ip: "{{ shared_service_maria_ip }}",
+    name: "{{ shared_service_maria_hostname }}"
+  },
   {
     ip: "{{ shared_service_pg_master_ip }}",
     name: "{{ shared_service_pg_master_hostname }}"
diff --git a/roles/maria/defaults/main.yml b/roles/maria/defaults/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..091ca6a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/maria/defaults/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+---
+mysql_root_password: "abc123"
diff --git a/roles/maria/tasks/main.yml b/roles/maria/tasks/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1fa52c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/maria/tasks/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+---
+
+- name: "Send mattermost message"
+  uri:
+    url: "{{ mattermost_hook_smardigo }}"
+    method: POST
+    body: "{{ lookup('template','mattermost-deploy-start.json.j2') }}"
+    body_format: json
+    headers:
+      Content-Type: "application/json"
+  delegate_to: 127.0.0.1
+  become: false
+  when:
+    - send_status_messages
+
+- name: Update
+  apt: update_cache=yes force_apt_get=yes cache_valid_time=3600
+
+- name: MariaDB | install
+  package:
+    name: "{{ item }}"
+    state: latest
+  with_items:
+    - mariadb-server
+    - python3-pymysql
+
+- name: Fix binding..
+  ansible.builtin.lineinfile:
+    path: /etc/mysql/mariadb.conf.d/50-server.cnf
+    regexp: '^bind-address'
+    line: 'bind-address={{ ansible_all_ipv4_addresses | ansible.netcommon.ipaddr(shared_service_network) | first }}'
+
+- name: Ensure service is started
+  service:
+    name: mariadb
+    state: restarted
+    enabled: yes
+
+- name: Check if root password is set
+  shell: >
+    mysqladmin -u root status
+  changed_when: false
+  failed_when: false
+  register: root_pwd_check
+
+- name: Set MariaDB root password for the first time
+  mysql_user:
+    name: root
+    password: "{{ mysql_root_password }}"
+    host_all: yes
+    login_unix_socket: /var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock
+    state: present
+  when: root_pwd_check.rc == 0
+
+- name: Ensure MySQL databases are present.
+  mysql_db:
+    name: "{{ item.name }}"
+    collation: "{{ item.collation | default('utf8_general_ci') }}"
+    encoding: "{{ item.encoding | default('utf8') }}"
+    state: "{{ item.state | default('present') }}"
+    config_file: "/etc/mysql/mariadb.conf.d/50-client.cnf"
+    login_password: "{{ mysql_root_password }}"
+  with_items: "{{ mysql_databases }}"
+
+- name: Ensure MySQL users are present.
+  mysql_user:
+    name: "{{ item.name }}"
+    password: "{{ item.password }}"
+    priv: "{{ item.priv | default('*.*:USAGE') }}"
+    state: "{{ item.state | default('present') }}"
+    append_privs: "{{ item.append_privs | default('no') }}"
+    encrypted: "{{ item.encrypted | default('no') }}"
+    config_file: "/etc/mysql/mariadb.conf.d/50-client.cnf"
+    login_password: "{{ mysql_root_password }}"
+    host: "{{ item.host }}"
+  with_items: "{{ mysql_users }}"
+
+- name: "Send mattermost messsge"
+  uri:
+    url: "{{ mattermost_hook_smardigo }}"
+    method: POST
+    body: "{{ lookup('template','mattermost-deploy-end.json.j2') }}"
+    body_format: json
+    headers:
+      Content-Type: "application/json"
+  delegate_to: 127.0.0.1
+  become: false
+  when:
+    - send_status_messages
diff --git a/smardigo.yml b/smardigo.yml
index 40c0e9a..ce22e97 100644
--- a/smardigo.yml
+++ b/smardigo.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
         - awx_config
 
     - name: "Set current server infos as fact: hetzner_server_infos_json"
-      set_fact: 
+      set_fact:
         hetzner_server_infos_json: "{{ hetzner_server_infos.hcloud_server_info }}"
       delegate_to: 127.0.0.1
       become: false
@@ -67,10 +67,10 @@
       when: "'postgres' in group_names"
     - role: prometheus
       when: "'prometheus' in group_names"
-
+    - role: maria
+      when: "'maria' in group_names"
     - role: awx
       when: "'awx' in group_names"
-
     - role: iam
       when: "'iam' in group_names"
     - role: webdav
diff --git a/stage-dev b/stage-dev
index 7115b81..311734b 100644
--- a/stage-dev
+++ b/stage-dev
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ dev-iam-01
 [keycloak]
 dev-keycloak-01
 
+[maria]
+dev-maria-01
+
 [postfix]
 dev-mail-01
 
@@ -39,6 +42,7 @@ elastic
 harbor
 iam
 keycloak
+maria
 postfix
 postgres
 prometheus