diff --git a/playbooks/groups/taskotron.yml b/playbooks/groups/taskotron.yml
index af7564bc1c..a749e654aa 100644
--- a/playbooks/groups/taskotron.yml
+++ b/playbooks/groups/taskotron.yml
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@
   roles:
   - base
   - rkhunter
-  - denyhosts
   - nagios_client
   - fas_client
   - collectd/base
diff --git a/playbooks/manual/monitor.yml b/playbooks/manual/monitor.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..55ab4c083f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/playbooks/manual/monitor.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+# create a new monitor server
+#
+# This server looks for rawhide builds and requests they be signed. 
+#
+
+- name: make monitor server
+  hosts: monitor
+  user: root
+  gather_facts: False
+  accelerate: "{{ accelerated }}"
+
+  vars_files: 
+   - /srv/web/infra/ansible/vars/global.yml
+   - "{{ private }}/vars.yml"
+   - /srv/web/infra/ansible/vars/{{ ansible_distribution }}.yml
+
+  tasks:
+  - include: "{{ tasks }}/virt_instance_create.yml"
+
+  handlers:
+  - include: "{{ handlers }}/restart_services.yml"
+
+- name: make the box be real
+  hosts: monitor
+  user: root
+  gather_facts: True
+  accelerate: "{{ accelerated }}"
+
+  vars_files: 
+   - /srv/web/infra/ansible/vars/global.yml
+   - "{{ private }}/vars.yml"
+   - /srv/web/infra/ansible/vars/{{ ansible_distribution }}.yml
+
+  roles:
+  - base
+  - rkhunter
+  - nagios_client
+  - fas_client
+  - collectd/base
+
+  tasks:
+  - include: "{{ tasks }}/hosts.yml"
+  - include: "{{ tasks }}/yumrepos.yml"
+  - include: "{{ tasks }}/2fa_client.yml"
+  - include: "{{ tasks }}/motd.yml"
+  - include: "{{ tasks }}/sudo.yml"
+
+  handlers:
+  - include: "{{ handlers }}/restart_services.yml"