diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 5299b28c6..8e1a91e01 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ mod_ssi_exprparser.h
 scgi-responder
 sconsbuild/
 stamp-h1
+subprojects/
 test_common
 test_configfile
 test_mod
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 5776e0b7e..0e5032ce4 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -24,3 +24,9 @@ subdir('tests')
 
 # monolithic build (contains all plugins):
 # $ meson configure -D build_static=true -D buildtype=minsize
+
+# using https://wrapdb.mesonbuild.com/
+# $ mkdir -p subprojects
+# $ for i in liblzma libxml2 lua lz4 pcre pcre2 sqlite3 xxhash zlib zstd; do meson wrap install $i; done
+# $ for i in liblzma libxml2 lua lz4 pcre pcre2 sqlite3 xxhash zlib zstd; do meson wrap update $i; done
+# $ meson configure --wrap-mode=forcefallback ...