diff --git a/src/views/users.html b/src/views/users.html
index fff97530b..874429b70 100644
--- a/src/views/users.html
+++ b/src/views/users.html
@@ -523,17 +523,17 @@
                 <p class="has-error" ng-show="externalLdap.error.acceptSelfSignedCerts">{{ 'users.externalLdap.errorSelfSignedCert' | tr }}</p>
               </div>
 
-              <div class="form-group" ng-class="{ 'has-error': externalLdap.error.baseDn }">
+              <div class="form-group" ng-class="{ 'has-error': externalLdap.error.baseDn }" ng-show="externalLdap.provider !== 'cloudron'">
                 <label class="control-label" for="inputExternalLdapConfigBaseDn">{{ 'users.externalLdap.baseDn' | tr }}</label>
-                <input type="text" class="form-control" ng-model="externalLdap.baseDn" id="inputExternalLdapConfigBaseDn" name="baseDn" ng-disabled="externalLdap.busy" placeholder="ou=users,dc=example,dc=com" required>
+                <input type="text" class="form-control" ng-model="externalLdap.baseDn" id="inputExternalLdapConfigBaseDn" name="baseDn" ng-disabled="externalLdap.busy" placeholder="ou=users,dc=example,dc=com" ng-required="externalLdap.provider !== 'cloudron'">
               </div>
 
-              <div class="form-group" ng-class="{ 'has-error': externalLdap.error.filter }">
+              <div class="form-group" ng-class="{ 'has-error': externalLdap.error.filter }" ng-show="externalLdap.provider !== 'cloudron'">
                 <label class="control-label" for="inputExternalLdapConfigFilter">{{ 'users.externalLdap.filter' | tr }}</label>
-                <input type="text" class="form-control" ng-model="externalLdap.filter" id="inputExternalLdapConfigFilter" name="filter" ng-disabled="externalLdap.busy" placeholder="(objectClass=inetOrgPerson)" required>
+                <input type="text" class="form-control" ng-model="externalLdap.filter" id="inputExternalLdapConfigFilter" name="filter" ng-disabled="externalLdap.busy" placeholder="(objectClass=inetOrgPerson)"  ng-required="externalLdap.provider !== 'cloudron'">
               </div>
 
-              <div class="form-group" ng-class="{ 'has-error': externalLdap.error.usernameField }">
+              <div class="form-group" ng-class="{ 'has-error': externalLdap.error.usernameField }" ng-show="externalLdap.provider !== 'cloudron'">
                 <label class="control-label" for="inputExternalLdapConfigUsernameField">{{ 'users.externalLdap.usernameField' | tr }}</label>
                 <input type="text" class="form-control" ng-model="externalLdap.usernameField" id="inputExternalLdapConfigUsernameField" name="usernameField" ng-disabled="externalLdap.busy" placeholder="uid or sAMAcountName">
               </div>
@@ -546,22 +546,22 @@
                 </div>
               </div>
 
-              <div class="form-group" ng-class="{ 'has-error': externalLdap.error.groupBaseDn }" ng-show="externalLdap.syncGroups">
+              <div class="form-group" ng-class="{ 'has-error': externalLdap.error.groupBaseDn }" ng-show="externalLdap.syncGroups && externalLdap.provider !== 'cloudron'">
                 <label class="control-label" for="inputExternalLdapConfigGroupBaseDn">{{ 'users.externalLdap.groupBaseDn' | tr }}</label>
-                <input type="text" class="form-control" ng-model="externalLdap.groupBaseDn" id="inputExternalLdapConfigGroupBaseDn" name="groupBaseDn" ng-disabled="externalLdap.busy" placeholder="ou=groups,dc=example,dc=com" ng-required="externalLdap.syncGroups">
+                <input type="text" class="form-control" ng-model="externalLdap.groupBaseDn" id="inputExternalLdapConfigGroupBaseDn" name="groupBaseDn" ng-disabled="externalLdap.busy" placeholder="ou=groups,dc=example,dc=com" ng-required="externalLdap.syncGroups && externalLdap.provider !== 'cloudron'">
               </div>
 
-              <div class="form-group" ng-class="{ 'has-error': externalLdap.error.groupFilter }" ng-show="externalLdap.syncGroups">
+              <div class="form-group" ng-class="{ 'has-error': externalLdap.error.groupFilter }" ng-show="externalLdap.syncGroups && externalLdap.provider !== 'cloudron'">
                 <label class="control-label" for="inputExternalLdapConfigGroupFilter">{{ 'users.externalLdap.groupFilter' | tr }}</label>
-                <input type="text" class="form-control" ng-model="externalLdap.groupFilter" id="inputExternalLdapConfigGroupFilter" name="groupFilter" ng-disabled="externalLdap.busy" placeholder="(objectClass=groupOfNames)" ng-required="externalLdap.syncGroups">
+                <input type="text" class="form-control" ng-model="externalLdap.groupFilter" id="inputExternalLdapConfigGroupFilter" name="groupFilter" ng-disabled="externalLdap.busy" placeholder="(objectClass=groupOfNames)" ng-required="externalLdap.syncGroups && externalLdap.provider !== 'cloudron'">
               </div>
 
-              <div class="form-group" ng-class="{ 'has-error': externalLdap.error.groupnameField }" ng-show="externalLdap.syncGroups">
+              <div class="form-group" ng-class="{ 'has-error': externalLdap.error.groupnameField }" ng-show="externalLdap.syncGroups && externalLdap.provider !== 'cloudron'">
                 <label class="control-label" for="inputExternalLdapConfigGroupnameField">{{ 'users.externalLdap.groupnameField' | tr }}</label>
-                <input type="text" class="form-control" ng-model="externalLdap.groupnameField" id="inputExternalLdapConfigGroupnameField" name="groupnameField" ng-disabled="externalLdap.busy" placeholder="cn" ng-required="externalLdap.syncGroups">
+                <input type="text" class="form-control" ng-model="externalLdap.groupnameField" id="inputExternalLdapConfigGroupnameField" name="groupnameField" ng-disabled="externalLdap.busy" placeholder="cn" ng-required="externalLdap.syncGroups && externalLdap.provider !== 'cloudron'">
               </div>
 
-              <div class="form-group" ng-class="{ 'has-error': externalLdap.error.credentials }">
+              <div class="form-group" ng-class="{ 'has-error': externalLdap.error.credentials }" ng-show="externalLdap.provider !== 'cloudron'">
                 <label class="control-label" for="inputExternalLdapConfigBindDn">{{ 'users.externalLdap.bindUsername' | tr }}</label>
                 <input type="text" class="form-control" ng-model="externalLdap.bindDn" id="inputExternalLdapConfigBindDn" name="bindDn" ng-disabled="externalLdap.busy" placeholder="uid=admin,ou=Users,dc=example,dc=com">
               </div>
@@ -825,7 +825,7 @@
         </div>
       </div>
 
-      <div class="row" ng-show="externalLdap.currentConfig.provider !== 'noop'">
+      <div class="row" ng-show="externalLdap.currentConfig.provider !== 'noop' && externalLdap.currentConfig.provider !== 'cloudron'">
         <div class="col-xs-6">
           <span class="text-muted">{{ 'users.externalLdap.baseDn' | tr }}</span>
         </div>
@@ -834,7 +834,7 @@
         </div>
       </div>
 
-      <div class="row" ng-show="externalLdap.currentConfig.provider !== 'noop'">
+      <div class="row" ng-show="externalLdap.currentConfig.provider !== 'noop' && externalLdap.currentConfig.provider !== 'cloudron'">
         <div class="col-xs-6">
           <span class="text-muted">{{ 'users.externalLdap.filter' | tr }}</span>
         </div>
@@ -843,7 +843,7 @@
         </div>
       </div>
 
-      <div class="row" ng-show="externalLdap.currentConfig.provider !== 'noop'">
+      <div class="row" ng-show="externalLdap.currentConfig.provider !== 'noop' && externalLdap.currentConfig.provider !== 'cloudron'">
         <div class="col-xs-6">
           <span class="text-muted">{{ 'users.externalLdap.usernameField' | tr }}</span>
         </div>
@@ -861,7 +861,7 @@
         </div>
       </div>
 
-      <div class="row" ng-show="externalLdap.currentConfig.provider !== 'noop' && externalLdap.currentConfig.syncGroups">
+      <div class="row" ng-show="externalLdap.currentConfig.provider !== 'noop' && externalLdap.currentConfig.provider !== 'cloudron' && externalLdap.currentConfig.syncGroups">
         <div class="col-xs-6">
           <span class="text-muted">{{ 'users.externalLdap.groupBaseDn' | tr }}</span>
         </div>
@@ -870,7 +870,7 @@
         </div>
       </div>
 
-      <div class="row" ng-show="externalLdap.currentConfig.provider !== 'noop' && externalLdap.currentConfig.syncGroups">
+      <div class="row" ng-show="externalLdap.currentConfig.provider !== 'noop' && externalLdap.currentConfig.provider !== 'cloudron' && externalLdap.currentConfig.syncGroups">
         <div class="col-xs-6">
           <span class="text-muted">{{ 'users.externalLdap.groupFilter' | tr }}</span>
         </div>
@@ -879,7 +879,7 @@
         </div>
       </div>
 
-      <div class="row" ng-show="externalLdap.currentConfig.provider !== 'noop' && externalLdap.currentConfig.syncGroups">
+      <div class="row" ng-show="externalLdap.currentConfig.provider !== 'noop' && externalLdap.currentConfig.provider !== 'cloudron' && externalLdap.currentConfig.syncGroups">
         <div class="col-xs-6">
           <span class="text-muted">{{ 'users.externalLdap.groupnameField' | tr }}</span>
         </div>
@@ -888,7 +888,7 @@
         </div>
       </div>
 
-      <div class="row" ng-show="externalLdap.currentConfig.provider !== 'noop'">
+      <div class="row" ng-show="externalLdap.currentConfig.provider !== 'noop' && externalLdap.currentConfig.provider !== 'cloudron'">
         <div class="col-xs-6">
           <span class="text-muted">{{ 'users.externalLdap.auth' | tr }}</span>
         </div>
diff --git a/src/views/users.js b/src/views/users.js
index 1f2421e8c..f584f89bc 100644
--- a/src/views/users.js
+++ b/src/views/users.js
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ angular.module('Application').controller('UsersController', ['$scope', '$locatio
 
     $scope.ldapProvider = [
         { name: 'Active Directory', value: 'ad' },
+        { name: 'Cloudron', value: 'cloudron' },
         { name: 'Jumpcloud', value: 'jumpcloud' },
         { name: 'Okta', value: 'okta' },
         { name: 'Univention Corporate Server (UCS)', value: 'univention' },
@@ -1024,7 +1025,22 @@ angular.module('Application').controller('UsersController', ['$scope', '$locatio
                 provider: $scope.externalLdap.provider
             };
 
-            if ($scope.externalLdap.provider !== 'noop') {
+            if ($scope.externalLdap.provider === 'cloudron') {
+                config.url = $scope.externalLdap.url;
+                config.acceptSelfSignedCerts = $scope.externalLdap.acceptSelfSignedCerts;
+                config.autoCreate = $scope.externalLdap.autoCreate;
+                config.syncGroups = $scope.externalLdap.syncGroups;
+                config.bindPassword = $scope.externalLdap.bindPassword;
+
+                // those values are known and thus overwritten
+                config.baseDn = 'ou=users,dc=cloudron';
+                config.filter = '(objectClass=inetOrgPerson)';
+                config.usernameField = 'username';
+                config.groupBaseDn = 'ou=groups,dc=cloudron';
+                config.groupFilter = '(objectClass=group)';
+                config.groupnameField = 'cn';
+                config.bindDn = 'cn=admin,ou=system,dc=cloudron';
+            } else if ($scope.externalLdap.provider !== 'noop') {
                 config.url = $scope.externalLdap.url;
                 config.acceptSelfSignedCerts = $scope.externalLdap.acceptSelfSignedCerts;
                 config.baseDn = $scope.externalLdap.baseDn;