diff --git a/playbooks/hosts/insim.fedorainfracloud.org.yml b/playbooks/hosts/insim.fedorainfracloud.org.yml
index 2d1435a5fb..e1b9e42a91 100644
--- a/playbooks/hosts/insim.fedorainfracloud.org.yml
+++ b/playbooks/hosts/insim.fedorainfracloud.org.yml
@@ -25,3 +25,15 @@
   - include: "{{ tasks }}/cloud_setup_basic.yml"
   - name: set hostname (required by some services, at least postfix need it)
     shell: "hostname {{inventory_hostname}}"
+
+  tasks:
+  - name: install basic packages
+    dnf: state=present pkg={{ item }}
+    with_items:
+    - java-devel
+    - postgresql-server
+    - httpd
+    - git
+    - maven
+    - wget
+    - emacs-nox