diff --git a/bin/makepdf b/bin/makepdf
index 8f7d59027d..3ec2d466f3 100755
--- a/bin/makepdf
+++ b/bin/makepdf
@@ -255,6 +255,8 @@ function build_pdf_manual()
 
 	# Create argument list, necessary as we have dynamic attributes coming from another file
 	# The param string needs to be properly constructed, please be careful, see comment below.
+	# Note regarding the attribute: allow-uri-read
+	# For details read the comment in ./lib/extensions/remote-include-processor.js
 
 	param=''
 	param+='-d book '
@@ -268,6 +270,7 @@ function build_pdf_manual()
 	param+='-a partialsdir='$(pwd)/modules/${source_root}/pages/_partials/' '
 	param+='-a revnumber='${branch}' '
 	param+='-a revdate="'${release_date}'" '
+	param+='-a allow-uri-read="" '
 	param+="$attributes"' '
 	param+='--base-dir '$(pwd)' '
 	param+='--out-file '${build_directory}/${branch}_ownCloud_${manual_infix}_Manual.pdf' '
diff --git a/lib/extensions/remote-include-processor.js b/lib/extensions/remote-include-processor.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9909d241d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/extensions/remote-include-processor.js
@@ -0,0 +1,203 @@
+/**
+ * This script mimics the capability of Asciidoc:
+ * Including content by URI in Antora
+ * https://docs.asciidoctor.org/asciidoc/latest/directives/include-uri/#reference-include-content-by-uri
+ * eg: include::https://raw.githubusercontent.com/asciidoctor/asciidoctor/master/README.adoc[]
+ *
+ * Note check if you need a leveloffset like [leveloffset=+1]
+ * This may be necessary for the makepdf script to avoid having the included content starting on a separate page.
+ *
+ * Note that the makepdf script needs to have the 'allow-uri-read="" ' attribute param set in the code.
+ *
+ * Note that no attributes in the included document can be resolved if they are defined outside of this repo
+ *
+ * Source:
+ * Add support for including content from a URL (i.e., remote include)
+ * https://gitlab.com/antora/antora/-/issues/246 
+ * https://github.com/feelpp/book.feelpp.org/blob/master/lib/remote-include-processor.js
+*/
+const CIRCUMFIX_COMMENT_SUFFIX_RX = / (?:\*[/)]|--%?>)$/
+const NEWLINE_RX = /\r\n?|\n/
+const TAG_DELIMITER_RX = /[,;]/
+const TAG_DIRECTIVE_RX = /\b(?:tag|(end))::(\S+)\[\]$/
+const LINES_DOTDOT_RX = /\.\./
+
+
+function getTags (attrs) {
+    if ( 'tag' in attrs ) {
+        const tag = attrs['tag']
+        if (tag && tag !== '!') {
+            return tag.charAt() === '!' ? new Map().set(tag.substr(1), false) : new Map().set(tag, true)
+        }
+    } else if ( 'tags' in attrs ) {
+        const tags = attrs['tags']
+        if (tags) {
+            let result = new Map()
+            let any = false
+            tags.split(TAG_DELIMITER_RX).forEach((tag) => {
+                if (tag && tag !== '!') {
+                    any = true
+                    tag.charAt() === '!' ? result.set(tag.substr(1), false) : result.set(tag, true)
+                }
+            })
+            if (any) return result
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+
+function applyTagFiltering (contents, tags) {
+  let selecting, selectingDefault, wildcard
+  if (tags.has('**')) {
+    if (tags.has('*')) {
+      selectingDefault = selecting = tags.get('**')
+      wildcard = tags.get('*')
+      tags.delete('*')
+    } else {
+      selectingDefault = selecting = wildcard = tags.get('**')
+    }
+    tags.delete('**')
+  } else {
+    selectingDefault = selecting = !Array.from(tags.values()).includes(true)
+    if (tags.has('*')) {
+      wildcard = tags.get('*')
+      tags.delete('*')
+    }
+  }
+
+  const lines = []
+  const tagStack = []
+  const usedTags = []
+  let activeTag
+  let lineNum = 0
+  let startLineNum
+  contents.split(NEWLINE_RX).forEach((line) => {
+    lineNum++
+    let m
+    let l = line
+    if (
+      (l.endsWith('[]') ||
+        (~l.indexOf('[] ') &&
+          (m = l.match(CIRCUMFIX_COMMENT_SUFFIX_RX)) &&
+          (l = l.substr(0, m.index)).endsWith('[]'))) &&
+      (m = l.match(TAG_DIRECTIVE_RX))
+    ) {
+      const thisTag = m[2]
+      if (m[1]) {
+        if (thisTag === activeTag) {
+          tagStack.shift()
+          ;[activeTag, selecting] = tagStack.length ? tagStack[0] : [undefined, selectingDefault]
+        } else if (tags.has(thisTag)) {
+          const idx = tagStack.findIndex(([name]) => name === thisTag)
+          if (~idx) {
+            tagStack.splice(idx, 1)
+            //console.warn(`line ${lineNum}: mismatched end tag in include: expected ${activeTag}, found ${thisTag}`)
+          }
+          //} else {
+          //  //console.warn(`line ${lineNum}: unexpected end tag in include: ${thisTag}`)
+          //}
+        }
+      } else if (tags.has(thisTag)) {
+        usedTags.push(thisTag)
+        tagStack.unshift([(activeTag = thisTag), (selecting = tags.get(thisTag))])
+      } else if (wildcard !== undefined) {
+        selecting = activeTag && !selecting ? false : wildcard
+        tagStack.unshift([(activeTag = thisTag), selecting])
+      }
+    } else if (selecting) {
+      if (!startLineNum) startLineNum = lineNum
+      lines.push(line)
+    }
+  })
+  // Q: use _.difference(Object.keys(tags), usedTags)?
+  //const missingTags = Object.keys(tags).filter((e) => !usedTags.includes(e))
+  //if (missingTags.length) {
+  //  console.warn(`tag${missingTags.length > 1 ? 's' : ''} '${missingTags.join(',')}' not found in include`)
+  //}
+  return [lines, startLineNum || 1]
+}
+
+
+function getLines (attrs) {
+    if ( 'lines' in attrs ) {
+        const lines = attrs['lines']
+        if (lines) {
+            // console.warn(`have lines` + lines)
+            let result = [] // new Map()
+            let any = false
+            lines.split(TAG_DELIMITER_RX).forEach((line) => {
+                if (line && line !== '!') {
+                    let tryMultipleLines = line.split(LINES_DOTDOT_RX)
+                    if ( tryMultipleLines.length === 1 ) {
+                        any = true
+                        result.push([tryMultipleLines[0], tryMultipleLines[0]])
+                    }
+                    else if ( tryMultipleLines.length === 2 ) {
+                        any = true
+                        result.push([tryMultipleLines[0], tryMultipleLines[1]])
+                    }
+                }
+            })
+            if (any) return result
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+function applyLineFiltering (contents, linesToInclude) {
+    const lines = []
+    let lineNum = 0
+    let startLineNum
+    let registerCurrentLine = false
+
+    const nLinesPair = linesToInclude.length
+    let currentLinePair = 0
+    let startLine = linesToInclude[currentLinePair][0]
+    let endLine = linesToInclude[currentLinePair][1]
+    // console.warn(`applyLineFiltering ` + startLine + ' and ' + endLine )
+
+    contents.split(NEWLINE_RX).forEach((line) => {
+        lineNum++
+
+        if ( !registerCurrentLine ) {
+            if ( lineNum == startLine )
+                registerCurrentLine = true
+        }
+
+        if ( registerCurrentLine )
+        {
+            if (!startLineNum) startLineNum = lineNum
+            lines.push(line)
+
+            if ( lineNum == endLine ) {
+                registerCurrentLine = false
+                currentLinePair++
+                if ( currentLinePair >= nLinesPair )
+                    return [lines, startLineNum]
+                else {
+                    startLine = linesToInclude[currentLinePair][0]
+                    endLine = linesToInclude[currentLinePair][1]
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    })
+    return [lines, startLineNum || 1]
+}
+
+module.exports = function () {
+    this.includeProcessor(function () {
+        this.$option('position', '>>')
+        this.handles((target) => target.startsWith('https://'))
+        this.process((doc, reader, target, attrs) => {
+            const contents = require('child_process').execFileSync('curl', ['--silent', '-L', target], { encoding: 'utf8' })
+            let includeContents = contents
+            let startLineNum = 1
+            const tags = getTags(attrs)
+            const lines = getLines(attrs)
+            if (tags) [includeContents, startLineNum] = applyTagFiltering(includeContents, tags)
+            else if (lines) [includeContents, startLineNum] = applyLineFiltering(includeContents, lines)
+            reader.pushInclude(includeContents, target, target, startLineNum, attrs)
+            // reader.pushInclude(contents, target, target, 1, attrs)
+        })
+    })
+}
+
diff --git a/site.yml b/site.yml
index e3450a256b..bd24c4c584 100644
--- a/site.yml
+++ b/site.yml
@@ -79,5 +79,6 @@ asciidoc:
     owncloud-support-url: https://owncloud.com/support
   extensions:
     - ./lib/extensions/tabs.js
+    - ./lib/extensions/remote-include-processor.js
     - ./node_modules/asciidoctor-kroki/src/asciidoctor-kroki.js