diff --git a/roles/fai/tasks/fai-nfsroot.yml b/roles/fai/tasks/fai-nfsroot.yml
index 69362e5..95a6153 100644
--- a/roles/fai/tasks/fai-nfsroot.yml
+++ b/roles/fai/tasks/fai-nfsroot.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,15 @@
     mode: '0644'
   when: false
 
+- name: "Create package_config for nfsroot"
+  become: true
+  ansible.builtin.template:
+    src: "etc/fai/NFSROOT.j2"
+    dest: "{{ fai_etc_dir }}/NFSROOT"
+    owner: root
+    group: root
+    mode: '0644'
+
 - name: "Test if nfsroot dir '{{ fai_dir_nfsroot }}' already exists"
   become: true
   ansible.builtin.stat:
diff --git a/roles/fai/templates/etc/fai/NFSROOT.j2 b/roles/fai/templates/etc/fai/NFSROOT.j2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6323fa0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/fai/templates/etc/fai/NFSROOT.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+# package list for creating the NFSROOT
+
+PACKAGES install-norec FULL
+nfs-common fai-nfsroot rpcbind
+rsync
+lshw procinfo
+dump reiserfsprogs xfsprogs xfsdump btrfs-progs
+hwinfo hdparm smartmontools nvme-cli
+rdate
+zile
+numactl
+udns-utils
+netcat-traditional nmap
+pxelinux syslinux-common
+ca-certificates # for get-config-dir-https and apt-transport-https
+usbutils pciutils
+ssh
+netselect
+mdadm
+cryptsetup
+#git # git consumes a lot of disk space on the FAI CD
+
+PACKAGES install-norec
+# dracut replaces live-boot and initramfs-tools
+dracut live-boot- initramfs-tools-
+dracut-config-generic
+dracut-network
+sysvinit-core systemd-sysv-
+curl lftp
+less
+ntpdate
+dosfstools
+lvm2
+psmisc
+dialog
+console-common kbd
+xz-utils pigz zstd
+gpg
+vim
+tmux
+
+
+# some network cards needs firmware
+PACKAGES install-norec NONFREE
+firmware-bnx2 firmware-bnx2x firmware-realtek
+firmware-cavium
+firmware-misc-nonfree
+
+
+# you should not edit the lines below
+# architecture dependend list of packages that are installed
+
+PACKAGES install-norec I386
+grub-pc
+efibootmgr
+linux-image-686-pae
+
+PACKAGES install-norec AMD64
+grub-pc
+grub-efi-amd64-bin
+efibootmgr
+linux-image-amd64
+#linux-image-amd64/bullseye-backports # if you want to use a newer kernel
+
+PACKAGES install-norec ARM64
+grub-efi-arm64
+efibootmgr
+linux-image-arm64
+
+PACKAGES install-norec ARMHF
+grub-efi-arm
+efibootmgr
+linux-image-armmp
+