diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
index 2d43539..904d8da 100644
--- a/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -2,7 +2,5 @@
     "search.exclude": {
         "/playbooks/roles/": true,
         "/playbooks/resources/": true,
-        "/ansible_collections/": true,
-        "/galaxy-roles/": true,
     },
 }
diff --git a/roles/certbot/meta/main.yaml b/roles/certbot/meta/main.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9b678e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/certbot/meta/main.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+---
+dependencies:
+  - role: distribution_check
+    vars:
+      distribution_check__distribution_support_spec:
+        - name: Debian
+          major_versions:
+            - 11
+            - 12
+            - 13
diff --git a/roles/distribution_check/README.md b/roles/distribution_check/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..38e06fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/distribution_check/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+# Role `distribution_check`
+
+This role checks if the distribution of the hosts is supported (part of the provided distribution support spec.) and fails if it's not.
+
+If a hosts distribution and either an accompanying distribution version, major version or release is supported, the role doesn't fail for the host in question.
+
+## Required Arguments
+
+For the required arguments look at the [`argument_specs.yaml`](./meta/argument_specs.yaml).
+
+## `hosts`
+
+The `hosts` for this role need to be the machines for which you want to make sure their distribution is supported.
diff --git a/roles/distribution_check/meta/argument_specs.yaml b/roles/distribution_check/meta/argument_specs.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1d8bab9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/distribution_check/meta/argument_specs.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+argument_specs:
+  main:
+    options:
+      distribution_check__distribution_support_spec:
+        description: A spec specifying the supported distribution.
+        type: list
+        elements: dict
+        required: true
+        options:
+          name:
+            description: The name of the supported distribution.
+            type: str
+            required: true
+          versions:
+            description: The supported versions of the supported distribution.
+            type: list
+            elements: str
+            required: false
+          major_versions:
+            description: The supported major versions of the supported distribution.
+            type: list
+            elements: str
+            required: false
+          releases:
+            description: The supported releases of the supported distribution.
+            type: list
+            elements: str
+            required: false
diff --git a/roles/distribution_check/tasks/main.yaml b/roles/distribution_check/tasks/main.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6522fc9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/distribution_check/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+- name: set fact holding list of supported distribution names
+  ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+    distribution_check__supported_distribution_names: "{{ distribution_check__distribution_support_spec
+      | community.general.json_query('[].name') }}"
+
+- name: fail on unsupported distribution (name)
+  ansible.builtin.fail:
+    msg: The hosts distribution (name) isn't supported.
+  when: ansible_facts['distribution'] not in distribution_check__supported_distribution_names
+
+- name: set facts for holding lists of supported distribution versions, major versions and releases
+  block:
+    - name: set fact holding list of supported distribution versions
+      ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+        distribution_check__supported_distribution_versions: "{{ distribution_check__distribution_support_spec
+          | community.general.json_query(distribution_check__supported_distribution_versions_query) }}"
+      vars:
+        distribution_check__supported_distribution_versions_query: "[?name=='{{ ansible_facts['distribution'] }}'].versions | [].to_string(@)"
+
+    - name: set fact holding list of supported distribution major versions
+      ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+        distribution_check__supported_distribution_major_versions: "{{ distribution_check__distribution_support_spec
+          | community.general.json_query(distribution_check__supported_distribution_major_versions_query) }}"
+      vars:
+        distribution_check__supported_distribution_major_versions_query: "[?name=='{{ ansible_facts['distribution'] }}'].major_versions | [].to_string(@)"
+
+    - name: set fact holding list of supported distribution releases
+      ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+        distribution_check__supported_distribution_releases: "{{ distribution_check__distribution_support_spec
+          | community.general.json_query(distribution_check__supported_distribution_releases_query) }}"
+      vars:
+        distribution_check__supported_distribution_releases_query: "[?name=='{{ ansible_facts['distribution'] }}'].releases | [].to_string(@)"
+
+- name: check for distribution version, major version and release support
+  block:
+    - name: set fact on whether the distribution version is supported
+      ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+        distribution_check__distribution_version_supported: "{{ ansible_facts['distribution_version'] in distribution_check__supported_distribution_versions }}"
+
+    - name: set fact on whether the distribution major version is supported
+      ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+        distribution_check__distribution_major_version_supported: "{{ ansible_facts['distribution_major_version'] in distribution_check__supported_distribution_major_versions }}"  # noqa: yaml[line-length]
+
+    - name: set fact on whether the distribution release is supported
+      ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+        distribution_check__distribution_release_supported: "{{ ansible_facts['distribution_release'] in distribution_check__supported_distribution_releases }}"
+
+- name: fail, if neither the distributions version, major version or release is supported
+  ansible.builtin.fail:
+    msg: Neither the hosts distribution version, major version or release is supported.
+  when: not (distribution_check__distribution_version_supported
+             or distribution_check__distribution_major_version_supported
+             or distribution_check__distribution_release_supported)
diff --git a/roles/docker/meta/main.yaml b/roles/docker/meta/main.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9b678e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/docker/meta/main.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+---
+dependencies:
+  - role: distribution_check
+    vars:
+      distribution_check__distribution_support_spec:
+        - name: Debian
+          major_versions:
+            - 11
+            - 12
+            - 13
diff --git a/roles/dokuwiki/meta/main.yml b/roles/dokuwiki/meta/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9b678e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/dokuwiki/meta/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+---
+dependencies:
+  - role: distribution_check
+    vars:
+      distribution_check__distribution_support_spec:
+        - name: Debian
+          major_versions:
+            - 11
+            - 12
+            - 13
diff --git a/roles/nginx/meta/main.yaml b/roles/nginx/meta/main.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..78bb770
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/nginx/meta/main.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+---
+dependencies:
+  - role: distribution_check
+    vars:
+      distribution_check__distribution_support_spec:
+        - name: Debian
+          major_versions:
+            - "11"
+            - "12"
+            - "13"