diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 1ff8ad0b..cd6e5770 100755
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -31,3 +31,6 @@
 [submodule "mods/name_restrictions"]
 	path = mods/name_restrictions
 	url = https://github.com/MinetestForFun/name_restrictions.git
+[submodule "mods/mysql_auth"]
+	path = mods/mysql_auth
+	url = https://github.com/MinetestForFun/mysql_auth.git
diff --git a/mods/mysql_auth b/mods/mysql_auth
new file mode 160000
index 00000000..4a322bb9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mods/mysql_auth
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Subproject commit 4a322bb91dd9e09a930c4f0e388cdc8cc002de04
diff --git a/worlds/minetestforfun/world.mt b/worlds/minetestforfun/world.mt
index 528478b9..1702ce22 100755
--- a/worlds/minetestforfun/world.mt
+++ b/worlds/minetestforfun/world.mt
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ backend = redis
 redis_hash = IGNORED
 redis_address = localhost
 
+load_mod_mysql_auth = true
+
 load_mod_darkage = true
 load_mod_quartz = true
 load_mod_moreblocks = true