diff --git a/main.yaml b/main.yaml
index b18eda6..2941eec 100644
--- a/main.yaml
+++ b/main.yaml
@@ -26,3 +26,13 @@
       user: "{{ item }}"
     become: true
     with_items: "{{ members | json_query('json[*].login') }}"
+
+  - name: install essential packages
+    apt: name={{ item }} state=latest
+    with_items:
+    - htop
+    - vim
+    - tmux
+    - fail2ban
+    - ufw
+    - sudo