diff --git a/playbooks/groups/gallery.yml b/playbooks/groups/gallery.yml
index 30db6b66e6..b25b39805b 100644
--- a/playbooks/groups/gallery.yml
+++ b/playbooks/groups/gallery.yml
@@ -49,3 +49,20 @@
 
   handlers:
   - include: $handlers/restart_services.yml
+
+- name: deploy gallery itself
+  hosts: gallery-stg
+  user: root
+  gather_facts: True
+  accelerate: True
+
+  vars_files:
+   - /srv/web/infra/ansible/vars/global.yml
+   - ${private}/vars.yml
+   - ${vars}/${ansible_distribution}.yml
+
+  roles:
+  - /srv/web/infra/ansible/roles/gallery
+
+  handlers:
+  - include: $handlers/restart_services.yml
diff --git a/roles/gallery/tasks/main.yml b/roles/gallery/tasks/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c61401cd40
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/gallery/tasks/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+---
+# Configuration for the gallery webapp
+
+- name: clean yum metadata
+  command: yum clean all
+  tags:
+  - packages
+
+- name: install needed packages
+  yum: pkg=$item state=installed
+  with_items:
+  - gallery3
+  - gallery3-openid
+  - php-gd
+  tags:
+  - packages