diff --git a/mocha-suv/configure b/mocha-suv/configure
index c17f24f..a4dc359 100644
--- a/mocha-suv/configure
+++ b/mocha-suv/configure
@@ -1,6 +1,21 @@
 # mocha-suv post-installation configuration script
 # to be run on the SUV virtual machine (if building manually)
 
+# set to 0 if we already have an installed SUV or CUP
+FULL=1
+
+if [ $FULL -eq 1 ]; then
+	# update the package repository and install required packages
+	apt update
+	# !!! NOTE: we are no longer requiring mysql for Mocha if we use the mocha-dotnet OMS
+	apt install apache2 php pwgen
+
+	apt install dotnet-runtime-8.0
+
+	mkdir -p /usr/share/mocha/system
+	
+fi
+
 ENABLE_SSL=1
 
 if [ $ENABLE_SSL -eq 1 ]; then