diff --git a/group_vars/all.yml b/group_vars/all.yml
index ea422fcb..2d922f84 100644
--- a/group_vars/all.yml
+++ b/group_vars/all.yml
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ timemachine_enabled: false
 gitlab_enabled: false
 
 # IRC
-znc_enabled: false
 thelounge_enabled: false
 
 # Finance
@@ -326,17 +325,6 @@ youtubedlmaterial_port_http: "8998"
 ###
 openvpn_config_directory: "{{ docker_home }}/openvpn"
 
-
-###
-### ZNC
-###
-znc_available_externally: "false"
-znc_data_directory: "{{ docker_home }}/znc"
-znc_user_id: "0"
-znc_group_id: "0"
-znc_port: "6677"
-
-
 ###
 ### Stats
 ###
diff --git a/nas.yml b/nas.yml
index b3d30af3..aab7ea22 100644
--- a/nas.yml
+++ b/nas.yml
@@ -198,6 +198,11 @@
         - watchtower
       when: (watchtower_enabled | default(False))
 
+    - role: znc
+      tags:
+        - znc
+      when: (znc_enabled | default(False))
+
   tasks:
   - import_tasks: tasks/firefly.yml
     when: (firefly_enabled | default(False))
@@ -219,10 +224,6 @@
     when: (glances_enabled | default(False))
     tags: glances
 
-  - import_tasks: tasks/znc.yml
-    when: (znc_enabled | default(False))
-    tags: znc
-
   - import_tasks: tasks/miniflux.yml
     when: (miniflux_enabled | default(False))
     tags: miniflux
diff --git a/roles/znc/defaults/main.yml b/roles/znc/defaults/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ec9bb937
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/znc/defaults/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+---
+# enable or disable the application
+znc_enabled: false
+znc_available_externally: "false"
+
+# directories
+znc_data_directory: "{{ docker_home }}/znc"
+
+# uid / gid
+znc_user_id: "0"
+znc_group_id: "0"
+
+# network
+znc_hostname: "znc"
+znc_port: "6677"
+
+# specs
+znc_memory: "1g"
diff --git a/tasks/znc.yml b/roles/znc/tasks/main.yml
similarity index 79%
rename from tasks/znc.yml
rename to roles/znc/tasks/main.yml
index 2401b53b..084fa310 100644
--- a/tasks/znc.yml
+++ b/roles/znc/tasks/main.yml
@@ -3,10 +3,11 @@
   file:
     path: "{{ item }}"
     state: directory
+    # mode: 0755
   with_items:
     - "{{ znc_data_directory }}"
 
-- name: ZNC
+- name: Create ZNC Docker Container
   docker_container:
     name: znc
     image: znc
@@ -14,17 +15,18 @@
     volumes:
       - "{{ znc_data_directory }}:/znc-data:rw"
       - "/etc/timezone:/etc/timezone:ro"
+    network_mode: "bridge"
     ports:
       - "{{ znc_port }}:6677"
     env:
       PUID: "{{ znc_user_id }}"
       PGID: "{{ znc_group_id }}"
     restart_policy: unless-stopped
-    memory: 1g
+    memory: "{{ znc_memory }}"
     labels:
       traefik.enable: "{{ znc_available_externally }}"
-      traefik.http.routers.znc.rule: "Host(`znc.{{ ansible_nas_domain }}`)"
+      traefik.http.routers.znc.rule: "Host(`{{ znc_hostname }}.{{ ansible_nas_domain }}`)"
       traefik.http.routers.znc.tls.certresolver: "letsencrypt"
       traefik.http.routers.znc.tls.domains[0].main: "{{ ansible_nas_domain }}"
       traefik.http.routers.znc.tls.domains[0].sans: "*.{{ ansible_nas_domain }}"
-      traefik.http.services.znc.loadbalancer.server.port: "6677"
\ No newline at end of file
+      traefik.http.services.znc.loadbalancer.server.port: "6677"