diff --git a/roles/nomad/defaults/main.yml b/roles/nomad/defaults/main.yml
index 3c6208f..908b954 100644
--- a/roles/nomad/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/nomad/defaults/main.yml
@@ -62,6 +62,19 @@ nomad_base_conf:
     #   cni: macvlan,ipvlan
     meta: {}
 
+    # List of enabled drivers, and their options. Valid ones are
+    # exec, raw_exec, docker, java.
+    task_drivers:
+      exec:
+        enabled: True
+      docker:
+        enabled: True
+        allow_privileged: True
+      raw_exec:
+        enabled: False
+      java:
+        enabled: False
+
   # Server related settings
   server:
     # Should server be enabled
diff --git a/roles/nomad/meta/main.yml b/roles/nomad/meta/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8a1f9c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/nomad/meta/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+
+dependencies:
+  - role: docker
+    when: nomad_conf.client.enabled and nomad_conf.client.task_drivers.docker.enabled
diff --git a/roles/nomad/tasks/directories.yml b/roles/nomad/tasks/directories.yml
index bee94c0..1a9612e 100644
--- a/roles/nomad/tasks/directories.yml
+++ b/roles/nomad/tasks/directories.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 
 - name: Create needed directories
-  file: path={{ nomad_root_dir }}/{{ item.dir }} state=directory owner={{ item.owner | default(omit) }} group={{ item.group | default(omit) }} mode={{ item.mode | default(omit) }} recurse={{ item.recurse | default(omit) }}
+  file: path={{ nomad_root_dir }}/{{ item.dir }} state=directory owner={{ item.owner | default(omit) }} group={{ item.group | default(omit) }} mode={{ item.mode | default(omit) }}
   loop:
     - dir: /
       owner: root
@@ -23,13 +23,9 @@
     - dir: tmp
       owner: "{{ nomad_user }}"
       group: "{{ nomad_user }}"
-      mode: u=rwX,g=-,o=-
-      recurse: True
     - dir: data
       owner: "{{ nomad_user }}"
       group: "{{ nomad_user }}"
-      mode: u=rwX,g=-,o=-
-      recurse: True
     - dir: etc
       owner: root
       group: "{{ nomad_user }}"
diff --git a/roles/nomad/tasks/facts.yml b/roles/nomad/tasks/facts.yml
index 9b815d3..9969835 100644
--- a/roles/nomad/tasks/facts.yml
+++ b/roles/nomad/tasks/facts.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,14 @@
 ---
 
+# Load distribution specific variables
+- include_vars: "{{ item }}"
+  with_first_found:
+    - "{{ role_path }}/vars/{{ ansible_distribution }}-{{ ansible_distribution_major_version }}.yml"
+    - "{{ role_path }}/vars/{{ ansible_os_family }}-{{ ansible_distribution_major_version }}.yml"
+    - "{{ role_path }}/vars/{{ ansible_distribution }}.yml"
+    - "{{ role_path }}/vars/{{ ansible_os_family }}.yml"
+  tags: nomad
+
 - set_fact: nomad_install_mode='none'
   tags: nomad
 
@@ -23,3 +32,10 @@
 
 - when: nomad_bin.stat.exists and nomad_current_version != nomad_version
   set_fact: nomad_install_mode='upgrade'
+
+- debug: msg={{ nomad_conf.client.task_drivers | dict2items }}
+  tags: nomad
+
+- name: Build a list of enabled task drivers
+  set_fact: nomad_enabled_task_drivers={{ nomad_conf.client.task_drivers | dict2items | selectattr('value.enabled', 'equalto', True) | map(attribute='key') }}
+  tags: nomad
diff --git a/roles/nomad/tasks/install.yml b/roles/nomad/tasks/install.yml
index b3280b4..ff36642 100644
--- a/roles/nomad/tasks/install.yml
+++ b/roles/nomad/tasks/install.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,13 @@
       - unzip
   tags: nomad
 
+- name: Install task driver packages
+  package: name={{ nomad_task_driver_packages[item] }}
+  loop: "{{ nomad_enabled_task_drivers }}"
+  when: nomad_task_driver_packages[item] is defined and nomad_conf.client.enabled
+  notify: restart nomad
+  tags: nomad
+
 - when: nomad_install_mode != 'none'
   block:
     - name: Download nomad
@@ -59,3 +66,4 @@
     - pre
     - post
   tags: nomad
+
diff --git a/roles/nomad/templates/nomad.hcl.j2 b/roles/nomad/templates/nomad.hcl.j2
index c88cd28..31b120c 100644
--- a/roles/nomad/templates/nomad.hcl.j2
+++ b/roles/nomad/templates/nomad.hcl.j2
@@ -74,8 +74,29 @@ client {
   node_class = "{{ nomad_conf.client.node_class }}"
 {% endif %}
 
+  options {
+    "driver.allowlist" = "{{ nomad_enabled_task_drivers | join(',') }}"
+  }
 }
 
+{% if nomad_conf.client.enabled %}
+{% if 'docker' in nomad_enabled_task_drivers %}
+plugin "docker" {
+  config {
+    allow_privileged = {{ nomad_conf.client.task_drivers.docker.allow_privileged | ternary('true', 'false') }}
+  }
+}
+{% endif %}
+
+{% if 'raw_exec' in nomad_enabled_task_drivers %}
+plugin "raw_exec" {
+  config {
+    enabled = true
+  }
+}
+{% endif %}
+{% endif %}
+
 ui {
   enabled = {{ nomad_conf.ui.enabled | ternary('true', 'false') }}
 {% if nomad_conf.ui.consul_ui is defined %}
diff --git a/roles/nomad/vars/RedHat-8.yml b/roles/nomad/vars/RedHat-8.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..286e715
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/nomad/vars/RedHat-8.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+
+nomad_task_driver_packages:
+  java:
+    - java-17-openjdk-headless
diff --git a/roles/nomad/vars/main.yml b/roles/nomad/vars/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cd21505
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/nomad/vars/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+---
+