diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index e69de29b..e6e25abe 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+[submodule "ids-defaults"]
+	path = ids-defaults
+	url = gogs@git.schroedercity.com:voltron/NodeMgmt.git
+	branch = master
diff --git a/ids-defaults b/ids-defaults
new file mode 160000
index 00000000..890ec1ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ids-defaults
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Subproject commit 890ec1bac1d5b0af0079e1b16660f85cb27d07e1