diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index e052d2e..85951ea 100755
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 [submodule "modules/qmining/qmining-page"]
-	path = submodules/qmining-page
+    path = submodules/qmining-page
     url = git@gitlab.com:MrFry/qmining-page.git
     update = merge
 [submodule "modules/dataEditor/qmining-data-editor"]
-	path = submodules/qmining-data-editor
+    path = submodules/qmining-data-editor
     url = git@gitlab.com:MrFry/qmining-data-editor.git
     update = merge
 [submodule "qminingPublic/moodle-test-userscript"]
-	path = submodules/moodle-test-userscript
+    path = submodules/moodle-test-userscript
     url = git@gitlab.com:MrFry/moodle-test-userscript.git
     update = merge
diff --git a/.gitmodules.https b/.gitmodules.https
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..6e49cfa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitmodules.https
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+[submodule "modules/qmining/qmining-page"]
+    path = submodules/qmining-page
+    url = https://gitlab.com/MrFry/qmining-page
+    update = merge
+[submodule "modules/dataEditor/qmining-data-editor"]
+    path = submodules/qmining-data-editor
+    url = https://gitlab.com/MrFry/qmining-data-editor
+    update = merge
+[submodule "qminingPublic/moodle-test-userscript"]
+    path = submodules/moodle-test-userscript
+    url = https://gitlab.com/MrFry/moodle-test-userscript
+    update = merge
diff --git a/.gitmodules.ssh b/.gitmodules.ssh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..85951ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitmodules.ssh
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+[submodule "modules/qmining/qmining-page"]
+    path = submodules/qmining-page
+    url = git@gitlab.com:MrFry/qmining-page.git
+    update = merge
+[submodule "modules/dataEditor/qmining-data-editor"]
+    path = submodules/qmining-data-editor
+    url = git@gitlab.com:MrFry/qmining-data-editor.git
+    update = merge
+[submodule "qminingPublic/moodle-test-userscript"]
+    path = submodules/moodle-test-userscript
+    url = git@gitlab.com:MrFry/moodle-test-userscript.git
+    update = merge
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 06eb18c..8bfd120 100755
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -38,13 +38,17 @@ threads, and serve more requests at once. The used cores can be limited with env
 
 Run `./scripts/setup.sh`, then `npm run dev` for development, or `npm run start` for prod.
 
+**Gitlab specific notes**: You need a gitlab account with SSH keys set up in order to be able to use
+SSH for cloning this (and any) project. This includes git modules of this project. See
+`CLONE_WITH_HTTPS` in environment variables below.
+
 On the first run there will be a number of errors, that some files weren't found. Please create them
 according to the messages, these are necessary for the server to function.
 
 There will be also a lot of information about files and other necessary things being created. **Please
 read them very carefully, you should know about what was created!**
 
-The setup script can be also used to update and rebuild all git submodules.
+The setup script can be also used to update and rebuild all git modules.
 
 ## Web server paths
 
@@ -91,7 +95,7 @@ The server doesn't require that much maintenance, but you are advised to:
  * Check and moderate the forum(s) of the page
  * Sync the server with other peers (this can be automated)
  * Check `./data/p2p/thirdPartyPeers.json` file for new peers, and decide if you should use them
- * Regularly check if there is an update to this server and git submodules, and update them
+ * Regularly check if there is an update to this server and git modules, and update them
  * Watch out for directories that can get big:
    * `./stats`: server statistics and logs
    * `./data/dbs/backup`: backup of databases
@@ -138,6 +142,8 @@ result can be found in the directory it was ran.
 
 ## Environment variables
 
+### For the server
+
  | Name | Type | Description |
  | --- | --- | --- |
  | PORT | number | The port the http server should run on |
@@ -148,6 +154,13 @@ result can be found in the directory it was ran.
  | NS_NOLOG | boolean | If logging should be skipped |
  | NS_SQL_DEBUG_LOG | boolean | If the SQL queries should be logged |
 
+### For the setup script
+
+ | Name | Type | Description |
+ | --- | --- | --- |
+ | CLONE_WITH_HTTPS | boolean | By default git clones with ssh, which can cause troubles. Set this
+ to use https for git modules |
+
 ## npm scripts
 
  | Name | Description |
@@ -159,9 +172,9 @@ result can be found in the directory it was ran.
  | npm run test | Runs jest tests |
  | npm run test-debug | Runs jest tests in watch mode with debugger attached |
 
-## Git submodules
+## Git modules
 
-Details about the specific git submodule should be found in its directory.
+Details about the specific git module should be found in its directory.
 
 # qmining-page
 
@@ -234,7 +247,7 @@ https://gitlab.com/MrFry/moodle-test-userscript
 │   ├── ustats                     website accesses count per user
 │   ├── uvstats                    website accesses count per day per user
 │   └── vstats                     website accessed paths per day
-├── submodules                     git submodules
+├── submodules                     git modules
 │   ├── moodle-test-userscript     userscript
 │   ├── qmining-data-editor        data editor frontend
 │   └── qmining-page               qmining frontend
diff --git a/scripts/setup.sh b/scripts/setup.sh
index 7d284e9..431be56 100755
--- a/scripts/setup.sh
+++ b/scripts/setup.sh
@@ -7,9 +7,11 @@ hr() { [ -t 0 ] && printf '\033[0;32m%*s\033[0m\n' "$(tput cols)" '' | tr ' ' '=
 
 log() { hr; echo -e "\033[0;34m${1}\033[0m"; hr; }
 
+error() { echo -e "\033[0;41m${1}\033[0m"; }
+
 checkFile() {
     if [ ! -f "${1}" ]; then
-        echo -e "\033[0;41m${1} does not exist!\033[0m"
+        error "${1} does not exist!"
         exit 1
     fi
 }
@@ -37,7 +39,7 @@ checkFile "$PWD/src/server.ts"
 checkFile "$PWD/package.json"
 checkFile "$PWD/package-lock.json"
 if [ ! -f "${domainPath}" ]; then
-    echo -e "\033[0;41m${domainPath} does not exist!\033[0m"
+    error "${domainPath} does not exist!"
     echo "Please create it, and re-run this script."
     echo "Expected content: domain, ex.:'frylabs.net' (without http:// and /)"
     exit 1
@@ -62,6 +64,10 @@ cp -vrn ./defaultPublicFiles/* ./publicDirs/qminingPublic/
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Git submodules
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+if [ ! -z "$CLONE_WITH_HTTPS" ]; then
+    ./scripts/switchGitProtocol.sh "https"
+fi
+
 log 'Updating / Cloning project'
 git pull || exit 1
 git submodule update --init --recursive --remote || exit 1
diff --git a/scripts/switchGitProtocol.sh b/scripts/switchGitProtocol.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..c8646e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/switchGitProtocol.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+gitDir=".git"
+gitmoduleFile=".gitmodules"
+sshGitmodulesFile=".gitmodules.ssh"
+httpsGitmodulesFile=".gitmodules.https"
+
+function error() { echo -e "\033[0;41m${1}\033[0m"; exit 1; }
+
+if [ ! -d "${gitDir}" ]; then
+    error "${gitDir} does not exist! Maybe you ran this script in the wrong directory"
+fi
+
+if [ "$1" != "ssh" ] && [ "$1" != "https" ]; then
+    error "Invalid param! Valid params are: 'ssh', 'https'"
+fi
+
+if [ "$1" == "ssh" ]; then
+    cp -v "$sshGitmodulesFile" "$gitmoduleFile"
+elif [ "$1" == "https" ]; then
+    cp -v "$httpsGitmodulesFile" "$gitmoduleFile"
+fi