diff --git a/inventory/group_vars/mailman b/inventory/group_vars/mailman
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..283e26fb47
--- /dev/null
+++ b/inventory/group_vars/mailman
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+---
+# common items for the releng-* boxes
+lvm_size: 50000
+mem_size: 4096
+num_cpus: 2
+# for systems that do not match the above - specify the same parameter in
+# the host_vars/$hostname file
+
+tcp_ports: [ 25, 80, 443 ]
+fas_client_groups: sysadmin-tools
diff --git a/inventory/host_vars/mailman01.stg.phx2.fedoraproject.org b/inventory/host_vars/mailman01.stg.phx2.fedoraproject.org
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b3486e5872
--- /dev/null
+++ b/inventory/host_vars/mailman01.stg.phx2.fedoraproject.org
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+---
+nm: 255.255.255.0
+gw: 10.5.126.254
+dns: 10.5.126.21
+ks_url: http://10.5.126.23/repo/rhel/ks/f19virthost-infra.ks
+ks_repo: http://10.5.126.23/pub/fedora/linux/releases/19/Fedora/x86_64/os/
+volgroup: /dev/vg_guests
+eth0_ip: 10.5.126.58
+vmhost: virthost12.phx2.fedoraproject.org
+datacenter: phx2
diff --git a/inventory/inventory b/inventory/inventory
index 3762e02470..7a5a37f95b 100644
--- a/inventory/inventory
+++ b/inventory/inventory
@@ -128,6 +128,9 @@ fedocal01.stg.phx2.fedoraproject.org
 [gallery-stg]
 gallery01.stg.phx2.fedoraproject.org
 
+[mailman-stg]
+mailmail01.stg.phx2.fedoraproject.org
+
 [collab]
 collab03.fedoraproject.org
 collab04.fedoraproject.org
diff --git a/playbooks/groups/mailman.yml b/playbooks/groups/mailman.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c0fea77299
--- /dev/null
+++ b/playbooks/groups/mailman.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+# create a new mailman server
+# NOTE: make sure there is room/space for this server on the vmhost
+# NOTE: most of these vars come from group_vars/mirrorlist or from hostvars
+
+- name: make mailman server
+  hosts: mailman
+  user: root
+  gather_facts: False
+
+  vars_files: 
+   - /srv/web/infra/ansible/vars/global.yml
+   - ${private}/vars.yml
+   - ${vars}/${ansible_distribution}.yml
+
+  tasks:
+  - include: $tasks/virt_instance_create.yml
+
+  handlers:
+  - include: $handlers/restart_services.yml
+
+- name: make the box be real
+  hosts: mailman
+  user: root
+  gather_facts: True
+
+  vars_files: 
+   - /srv/web/infra/ansible/vars/global.yml
+   - ${private}/vars.yml
+   - ${vars}/${ansible_distribution}.yml
+
+  tasks:
+  # this is how you include other task lists
+  - include: $tasks/hosts.yml
+  - include: $tasks/yumrepos.yml
+  - include: $tasks/base.yml
+  - include: $tasks/fas_client.yml
+  - include: $tasks/2fa_client.yml
+  - include: $tasks/collectd/client.yml
+  - include: $tasks/motd.yml
+  - include: $tasks/sudo.yml
+  - include: $tasks/rkhunter.yml
+  - include: $tasks/denyhosts.yml
+  - include: $tasks/nagios_client.yml
+
+  handlers:
+  - include: $handlers/restart_services.yml