diff --git a/manifests/main/install.pp b/manifests/main/install.pp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a7c1b84
--- /dev/null
+++ b/manifests/main/install.pp
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+## confdroid_gitea::main::install.pp
+# Module name: confdroid_gitea
+# Author: 12ww1160 (12ww1160@confdroid.com)
+# @summary installs required packages for the confdroid_gitea Puppet module.
+##############################################################################
+class confdroid_gitea::main::install (
+
+) inherits confdroid_gitea::params {
+  if $ga_host_fqdn == $fqdn {
+    package { $ga_reqpackages:
+      ensure => $ga_pkg_ensure,
+    }
+  }
+}
+
diff --git a/manifests/main/user.pp b/manifests/main/user.pp
index cab27d1..98fd6ac 100644
--- a/manifests/main/user.pp
+++ b/manifests/main/user.pp
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ class confdroid_gitea::main::user (
 
 ) inherits confdroid_gitea::params {
   if $ga_host_fqdn == $fqdn {
+    require confdroid_gitea::main::install
     user { $ga_user:
       ensure     => 'present',
       managehome => true,
diff --git a/manifests/params.pp b/manifests/params.pp
index 22f43a7..4ef35d8 100644
--- a/manifests/params.pp
+++ b/manifests/params.pp
@@ -11,10 +11,14 @@
 # @param [String] ga_dl_url The download URL for Gitea.
 # @param [String] ga_dl_version The version of Gitea to download.
 # @param [String] ga_user The system user for Gitea.
+# @param [Array] ga_reqpackages The required packages for Gitea.
+# @param [String] ga_pkg_ensure The ensure state for required packages.
 ##############################################################################
 class confdroid_gitea::params (
 
   # main
+  Array $ga_reqpackages   = ['git', 'wget', 'tar'],
+  String $ga_pkg_ensure   = 'present',
   String $ga_host_fqdn    = 'gitea.example.net',
   String $ga_working_dir  = '/opt/gitea',
   String $ga_dl_url       = 'https://dl.gitea.com/gitea',
@@ -34,6 +38,11 @@ class confdroid_gitea::params (
   $os_name                          = $facts['os']['name']
   $os_release                       = $facts['os']['release']['major']
 
+# directories
+  
+
+# files
+
 # includes must be last
   include confdroid_gitea::main::config
 }