diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 797731506..6430aca96 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+This repository is forked from https://github.com/ansible/ansible-examples and
+includes changes to the `lamp_simple` example in order to make it work with CentOS 8 servers.
+
 
 Ansible Examples
 ----------------
diff --git a/lamp_simple/group_vars/all b/lamp_simple/group_vars/all
index 74ca4581c..541af4d82 100644
--- a/lamp_simple/group_vars/all
+++ b/lamp_simple/group_vars/all
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@
 # Variables listed here are applicable to all host groups
 
 httpd_port: 80
-ntpserver: 192.168.1.2
+chronypool: 2.fedora.pool.ntp.org
 repository: https://github.com/bennojoy/mywebapp.git
diff --git a/lamp_simple/roles/common/handlers/main.yml b/lamp_simple/roles/common/handlers/main.yml
index 89e2374fe..9e4aaa63a 100644
--- a/lamp_simple/roles/common/handlers/main.yml
+++ b/lamp_simple/roles/common/handlers/main.yml
@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@
 
 - name: restart ntp
   service:
-    name: ntpd
+    name: chronyd
     state: restarted
diff --git a/lamp_simple/roles/common/tasks/main.yml b/lamp_simple/roles/common/tasks/main.yml
index ceef3da09..0db7e2c4c 100644
--- a/lamp_simple/roles/common/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/lamp_simple/roles/common/tasks/main.yml
@@ -1,22 +1,22 @@
 ---
 # This playbook contains common plays that will be run on all nodes.
 
-- name: Install ntp
+- name: Install chrony
   yum:
-    name: ntp
+    name: chrony
     state: present
   tags: ntp
 
-- name: Configure ntp file
+- name: Configure chrony file
   template:
-    src: ntp.conf.j2
-    dest: /etc/ntp.conf
+    src: chrony.conf.j2
+    dest: /etc/chrony.conf
   tags: ntp
   notify: restart ntp
 
 - name: Start the ntp service
   service:
-    name: ntpd
+    name: chronyd
     state: started
     enabled: yes
   tags: ntp
diff --git a/lamp_simple/roles/common/templates/chrony.conf.j2 b/lamp_simple/roles/common/templates/chrony.conf.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..06672ac42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lamp_simple/roles/common/templates/chrony.conf.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+pool {{ chronypool }} iburst
+driftfile /var/lib/chrony/drift
+makestep 1.0 3
+rtcsync
+leapsectz right/UTC
diff --git a/lamp_simple/roles/common/templates/ntp.conf.j2 b/lamp_simple/roles/common/templates/ntp.conf.j2
deleted file mode 100644
index 6336c2ea3..000000000
--- a/lamp_simple/roles/common/templates/ntp.conf.j2
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-
-driftfile /var/lib/ntp/drift
-
-restrict 127.0.0.1 
-restrict -6 ::1
-
-server {{ ntpserver }}
-
-includefile /etc/ntp/crypto/pw
-
-keys /etc/ntp/keys
-
diff --git a/lamp_simple/roles/db/handlers/main.yml b/lamp_simple/roles/db/handlers/main.yml
index 43e3c9a5d..1cd1ec809 100644
--- a/lamp_simple/roles/db/handlers/main.yml
+++ b/lamp_simple/roles/db/handlers/main.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     name: mysqld
     state: restarted
 
-- name: restart iptables
+- name: restart firewalld
   service:
-    name: iptables
+    name: firewalld
     state: restarted
diff --git a/lamp_simple/roles/db/tasks/main.yml b/lamp_simple/roles/db/tasks/main.yml
index 2afc4061c..7498419b7 100644
--- a/lamp_simple/roles/db/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/lamp_simple/roles/db/tasks/main.yml
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@
     name: "{{ item }}"
     state: installed
   with_items:
-   - mysql-server
-   - MySQL-python
-   - libselinux-python
-   - libsemanage-python
+    - mysql-server
+    - python3-mysql
+    - python3-libselinux
+    - python3-libsemanage
 
 - name: Configure SELinux to start mysql on any port
   seboolean:
@@ -33,12 +33,12 @@
 
 - name: insert iptables rule
   lineinfile:
-    dest: /etc/sysconfig/iptables
+    dest: /etc/firewalld/zones/public.xml
     state: present
-    regexp: "{{ mysql_port }}"
-    insertafter: "^:OUTPUT "
-    line: "-A INPUT -p tcp  --dport {{ mysql_port }} -j  ACCEPT"
-  notify: restart iptables
+    regexp: 'port="{{ mysql_port }}".*protocol="tcp"'
+    insertbefore: "^</zone>"
+    line: '  <port port="{{ mysql_port }}" protocol="tcp"/>'
+  notify: restart firewalld
 
 - name: Create Application Database
   mysql_db:
diff --git a/lamp_simple/roles/web/handlers/main.yml b/lamp_simple/roles/web/handlers/main.yml
index 52ef3c90d..25effcd02 100644
--- a/lamp_simple/roles/web/handlers/main.yml
+++ b/lamp_simple/roles/web/handlers/main.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Handler for the webtier: handlers are called by other plays.
 # See http://docs.ansible.com/playbooks_intro.html for more information about handlers.
 
-- name: restart iptables
+- name: restart firewalld
   service:
-    name: iptables
+    name: firewalld
     state: restarted
diff --git a/lamp_simple/roles/web/tasks/install_httpd.yml b/lamp_simple/roles/web/tasks/install_httpd.yml
index 4de593d95..ac77ad969 100644
--- a/lamp_simple/roles/web/tasks/install_httpd.yml
+++ b/lamp_simple/roles/web/tasks/install_httpd.yml
@@ -1,27 +1,26 @@
 ---
 # These tasks install http and the php modules.
 
-- name: Install http and php etc
+- name: Install httpd and php etc
   yum:
     name: "{{ item }}"
     state: present
   with_items:
-   - httpd
-   - php
-   - php-mysql
-   - git
-   - libsemanage-python
-   - libselinux-python
+    - httpd
+    - php
+    - php-mysqlnd
+    - git
+    - python3-libsemanage
+    - python3-libselinux
 
 - name: insert iptables rule for httpd
   lineinfile:
-    dest: /etc/sysconfig/iptables
-    create: yes
+    dest: /etc/firewalld/zones/public.xml
     state: present
-    regexp: "{{ httpd_port }}"
-    insertafter: "^:OUTPUT "
-    line: "-A INPUT -p tcp  --dport {{ httpd_port }} -j  ACCEPT"
-  notify: restart iptables
+    regexp: 'port="{{ httpd_port }}".*protocol="tcp"'
+    insertbefore: "^</zone>"
+    line: '  <port port="{{ httpd_port }}" protocol="tcp"/>'
+  notify: restart firewalld
 
 - name: http service state
   service: