diff --git a/inventory/host_vars/db-koji01.iad2.fedoraproject.org b/inventory/host_vars/db-koji01.iad2.fedoraproject.org
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..83dad6f338
--- /dev/null
+++ b/inventory/host_vars/db-koji01.iad2.fedoraproject.org
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+---
+nm: 255.255.255.0
+gw: 10.3.169.254
+dns: 10.3.163.33
+volgroup: /dev/vg_guests
+eth0_ip: 10.3.169.103
+vmhost: bvmhost-x86-01.iad2.fedoraproject.org
+datacenter: iad2
+
+ks_url: http://10.3.163.35/repo/rhel/ks/kvm-rhel-8-iad
+ks_repo: http://10.3.163.35/repo/rhel/RHEL8-x86_64/
+
+# This is a generic list, monitored by collectd
+databases:
+- koji
+
+# This is a more strict list, to be made publicly available
+#dbs_to_backup:
+#- koji
+
+# These are normally group variables, but in this case db servers are often different
+lvm_size: 1500000
+mem_size: 65535
+num_cpus: 64
+fas_client_groups: sysadmin-dba,sysadmin-noc,sysadmin-veteran
+
+# kernel SHMMAX value
+kernel_shmmax: 68719476736
+
+#
+# Only allow postgresql access from the frontend node.
+#
+custom_rules: [ 
+'-A INPUT -p tcp -m tcp -s 10.3.169.104 --dport 5432 -j ACCEPT', 
+'-A INPUT -p tcp -m tcp -s 10.3.169.105 --dport 5432 -j ACCEPT', 
+]
+
+#
+# Large updates pushes cause lots of db threads doing the tag moves, so up this from default. 
+# 
+nrpe_procs_warn: 600
+nrpe_procs_crit: 700
+
+# we backup the backup on db-koji02 now
+#db_backup_dir: ['/backups']
+shared_buffers: "15GB"
+effective_cache_size: "45GB"
diff --git a/playbooks/groups/postgresql-server.yml b/playbooks/groups/postgresql-server.yml
index 81cf43acd3..197bac147e 100644
--- a/playbooks/groups/postgresql-server.yml
+++ b/playbooks/groups/postgresql-server.yml
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@
 # NOTE: should be used with --limit most of the time
 # NOTE: most of these vars_path come from group_vars/backup_server or from hostvars
 
-- import_playbook: "/srv/web/infra/ansible/playbooks/include/virt-create.yml myhosts=db-datanommer02.phx2.fedoraproject.org:db-qa01.qa.fedoraproject.org:db-koji01.phx2.fedoraproject.org:db-fas01.stg.phx2.fedoraproject.org:db-fas01.phx2.fedoraproject.org:db01.phx2.fedoraproject.org:db01.stg.phx2.fedoraproject.org:db-qa02.qa.fedoraproject.org:db-koji01.stg.phx2.fedoraproject.org:db_qa03.qa.fedoraproject.org:db-koji02.phx2.fedoraproject.org:db-fas01.iad2.fedoraproject.org:db01.iad2.fedoraproject.org:db-datanommer01.iad2.fedoraproject.org"
+- import_playbook: "/srv/web/infra/ansible/playbooks/include/virt-create.yml myhosts=db-datanommer02.phx2.fedoraproject.org:db-qa01.qa.fedoraproject.org:db-koji01.phx2.fedoraproject.org:db-fas01.stg.phx2.fedoraproject.org:db-fas01.phx2.fedoraproject.org:db01.phx2.fedoraproject.org:db01.stg.phx2.fedoraproject.org:db-qa02.qa.fedoraproject.org:db-koji01.stg.phx2.fedoraproject.org:db_qa03.qa.fedoraproject.org:db-koji02.phx2.fedoraproject.org:db-fas01.iad2.fedoraproject.org:db01.iad2.fedoraproject.org:db-datanommer01.iad2.fedoraproject.org:db-koji01.iad2.fedoraproject.org"
 
 # Once the instance exists, configure it.
 
 - name: configure postgresql server system
-  hosts: db-datanommer02.phx2.fedoraproject.org:db-qa01.qa.fedoraproject.org:db-koji01.phx2.fedoraproject.org:db-fas01.stg.phx2.fedoraproject.org:db-fas01.phx2.fedoraproject.org:db01.phx2.fedoraproject.org:db01.stg.phx2.fedoraproject.org:db-qa02.qa.fedoraproject.org:db-koji01.stg.phx2.fedoraproject.org:db-qa03.qa.fedoraproject.org:db-koji02.phx2.fedoraproject.org:db-fas01.iad2.fedoraproject.org:db01.iad2.fedoraproject.org:db-datanommer01.iad2.fedoraproject.org
+  hosts: db-datanommer02.phx2.fedoraproject.org:db-qa01.qa.fedoraproject.org:db-koji01.phx2.fedoraproject.org:db-fas01.stg.phx2.fedoraproject.org:db-fas01.phx2.fedoraproject.org:db01.phx2.fedoraproject.org:db01.stg.phx2.fedoraproject.org:db-qa02.qa.fedoraproject.org:db-koji01.stg.phx2.fedoraproject.org:db-qa03.qa.fedoraproject.org:db-koji02.phx2.fedoraproject.org:db-fas01.iad2.fedoraproject.org:db01.iad2.fedoraproject.org:db-datanommer01.iad2.fedoraproject.org:db-koji01.iad2.fedoraproject.org
   user: root
   gather_facts: True