diff --git a/inventory/cloud b/inventory/cloud
index 3fac33b8e4..1d2ba45eaf 100644
--- a/inventory/cloud
+++ b/inventory/cloud
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ respins.fedorainfracloud.org
 shumgrepper-dev.fedorainfracloud.org
 taiga.fedorainfracloud.org
 taigastg.fedorainfracloud.org
+telegram-irc.fedorainfracloud.org
 testdays.fedorainfracloud.org
 twisted-fedora24-1.fedorainfracloud.org
 twisted-fedora24-2.fedorainfracloud.org
diff --git a/inventory/host_vars/telegram-irc.fedorainfracloud.org b/inventory/host_vars/telegram-irc.fedorainfracloud.org
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bb443f7ab5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/inventory/host_vars/telegram-irc.fedorainfracloud.org
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+---
+image: "{{ fedora27_x86_64 }}"
+instance_type: m1.medium
+keypair: fedora-admin-20130801
+security_group: ssh-anywhere-persistent,all-icmp-persistent,default
+zone: nova
+tcp_ports: [22]
+
+inventory_tenant: persistent
+inventory_instance_name: telegram-irc
+hostbase: telegram-irc
+public_ip: 209.132.184.151
+root_auth_users: jflory7
+description: telegram to irc gateway machine
+
+cloud_networks:
+  # persistent-net
+  - net-id: "67b77354-39a4-43de-b007-bb813ac5c35f"
diff --git a/inventory/inventory b/inventory/inventory
index 88fa9956ec..4914f46e11 100644
--- a/inventory/inventory
+++ b/inventory/inventory
@@ -1215,6 +1215,8 @@ elastic-dev.fedorainfracloud.org
 # koji simple ci development - ticket 6419
 simple-koji-ci-dev.fedorainfracloud.org
 simple-koji-ci-prod.fedorainfracloud.org
+# telegram-irc bridge machine - ticket 6781
+telegram-irc.fedorainfracloud.org
 
 #
 # These are in the new cloud
diff --git a/playbooks/hosts/telegram-irc.fedorainfracloud.org.yml b/playbooks/hosts/telegram-irc.fedorainfracloud.org.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..62aac7d713
--- /dev/null
+++ b/playbooks/hosts/telegram-irc.fedorainfracloud.org.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+- name: check/create instance
+  hosts: telegram-irc.fedorainfracloud.org
+  gather_facts: False
+
+  vars_files:
+   - /srv/web/infra/ansible/vars/global.yml
+   - /srv/private/ansible/vars.yml
+   - /srv/web/infra/ansible/vars/fedora-cloud.yml
+   - /srv/private/ansible/files/openstack/passwords.yml
+
+  tasks:
+  - import_tasks: "{{ tasks_path }}/persistent_cloud.yml"
+
+  handlers:
+  - import_tasks: "{{ handlers_path }}/restart_services.yml"
+
+
+- name: setup all the things
+  hosts: telegram-irc.fedorainfracloud.org
+  gather_facts: True
+  vars_files:
+   - /srv/web/infra/ansible/vars/global.yml
+   - /srv/private/ansible/vars.yml
+   - /srv/private/ansible/files/openstack/passwords.yml
+   - /srv/web/infra/ansible/vars/{{ ansible_distribution }}.yml
+
+  pre_tasks:
+  - import_tasks: "{{ tasks_path }}/cloud_setup_basic.yml"
+
+  - name: set hostname (required by some services, at least postfix need it)
+    hostname: name="{{inventory_hostname}}"
+
+  - import_tasks: "{{ tasks_path }}/yumrepos.yml"
+
+  roles:
+  - basessh