diff --git a/ocne2/create_instance.yml b/ocne2/create_instance.yml
index 9fca8cf..1f267fd 100644
--- a/ocne2/create_instance.yml
+++ b/ocne2/create_instance.yml
@@ -316,6 +316,10 @@
     install_type: "{{ ocne_type if ocne_type is defined else (lookup('file', 'default_vars.yml') | from_yaml).ocne_type | default('none') }}"
   ansible.builtin.import_playbook: "deploy_ocne_{{ install_type }}.yml"
 
+- name: Provision Podman and Container Tools
+  ansible.builtin.import_playbook: provision_podman.yml
+  when: use_podman
+
 - name: Print instances
   hosts: all
   become: true
diff --git a/ocne2/default_vars.yml b/ocne2/default_vars.yml
index 4028748..c5e99b6 100644
--- a/ocne2/default_vars.yml
+++ b/ocne2/default_vars.yml
@@ -30,4 +30,5 @@ num_cp_nodes: 3
 num_wk_nodes: 3
 update_all: false
 #oci_yum_region: ".uk-london-1"
-use_fss: false
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+use_fss: false
+use_podman: false
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ocne2/provision_podman.yml b/ocne2/provision_podman.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..66cf3cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ocne2/provision_podman.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+---
+# Copyright (c) 2024 Oracle and/or its affiliates.
+# This software is made available to you under the terms of the Universal Permissive License (UPL), Version 1.0.
+# The Universal Permissive License (UPL), Version 1.0 (see COPYING or https://oss.oracle.com/licenses/upl)
+# See LICENSE.TXT for details.
+
+- name: Install Podman and Container Tools
+  hosts: server
+  vars_files:
+    - default_vars.yml
+  become: true
+
+  tasks:
+
+    - name: Install Oracle Linux 8 container tools packages
+      ansible.builtin.dnf:
+        name:
+          - "@container-tools:ol8"
+          - conntrack
+          - curl
+        state: present
+      when: ansible_distribution == 'OracleLinux' and ansible_distribution_major_version == '8'
+      retries: 5
+      delay: 10
+
+    - name: Install Oracle Linux 9 container tools packages
+      ansible.builtin.dnf:
+        name:
+          - podman
+          - podman-docker
+          - conntrack
+          - curl
+        state: present
+      when: ansible_distribution == 'OracleLinux' and ansible_distribution_major_version == '9'
+      retries: 5
+      delay: 10