diff --git a/inventory/group_vars/taskotron-dev b/inventory/group_vars/taskotron-dev
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f500fc9f7a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/inventory/group_vars/taskotron-dev
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+---
+grokmirror_basedir: /var/lib/git/mirror
+grokmirror_user: grokmirror
+grokmirror_repos:
+  - { name: fedoraqa/rpmlint, url: 'https://bitbucket.org/fedoraqa/task-rpmlint.git'}
+  - { name: fedoraqa/depcheck, url: 'https://bitbucket.org/fedoraqa/task-depcheck.git'}
+  - { name: fedoraqa/examplelong, url: 'https://bitbucket.org/fedoraqa/task-examplelong.git'}
+  - { name: fedoraqa/examplebodhi, url: 'https://bitbucket.org/fedoraqa/task-examplebodhi.git'}
+  - { name: fedoraqa/upgradepath, url: 'https://bitbucket.org/fedoraqa/task-upgradepath.git'}
+buildslave_ssh_pubkey: ''
+settings_dir: /etc/taskotron
+buildmaster_db_host: db-qa01.qa.fedoraproject.org
+buildmaster_db_name: buildmaster
+buildmaster_template: taskotron.master.cfg.j2
+buildmaster_endpoint: taskmaster
+buildmaster_pubkey: ''
+buildslave_port: 9989
+cgit_root_title: "Taskotron Dev Server Git Mirror"
+buildmaster_dir: /home/buildmaster/master
+buildslave_dir: /home/buildslave/slave
+master_dir: /home/buildmaster/master
+master_user: buildmaster
+external_hostname: taskotron.dev.fedoraproject.org
diff --git a/inventory/host_vars/taskotron-dev01.qa.fedoraproject.org b/inventory/host_vars/taskotron-dev01.qa.fedoraproject.org
index 8f60495e69..1cf6f55a03 100644
--- a/inventory/host_vars/taskotron-dev01.qa.fedoraproject.org
+++ b/inventory/host_vars/taskotron-dev01.qa.fedoraproject.org
@@ -18,3 +18,16 @@ virt_install_command: /usr/sbin/virt-install -n {{ inventory_hostname }} -r {{ m
                   gateway={{ gw }} dns={{ dns }} console=tty0 console=ttyS0
                   hostname={{ inventory_hostname }}"
                  --network=bridge=br0 --autostart --noautoconsole
+
+buildmaster: 10.5.124.142
+buildslaves:
+    - virt26
+    - virt27
+    - virt28
+    - virt29
+i386_buildslaves:
+    - virt27
+    - virt29
+x86_64_buildslaves:
+    - virt26
+    - virt28
diff --git a/playbooks/groups/taskotron-dev.yml b/playbooks/groups/taskotron-dev.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..01ce533a0b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/playbooks/groups/taskotron-dev.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+---
+# create a new taskotron dev server
+# NOTE: make sure there is room/space for this server on the vmhost
+# NOTE: most of these vars_path come from group_vars/mirrorlist or from hostvars
+
+- name: make resultsdb staging
+  hosts: taskotron_dev
+  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: taskotron-dev
+  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:
+   - { role: base, tags:['base'] }
+   - { role: rkhunter, tags:['rkhunter'] }
+   - { role: nagios_client, tags:['nagios_client'] }
+   - hosts
+   - { role: fas_client, tags:['fas_client'] }
+   - { role: collectd/base, tags:['collectd_base'] }
+   - { role: yum-cron, tags:['yumcron'] }
+   - { role: sudo, tags:['sudo'] }
+#   - { role: taskotron/grokmirror, tags: ['grokmirror'] }
+#   - { role: taskotron/cgit, tags: ['cgit'] }
+#   - { role: taskotron/buildmaster, tags: ['buildmaster'] }
+#   - { role: taskotron/taskotron-trigger, tags: ['trigger'] }
+#   - { role: taskotron/taskotron-frontend, tags: ['frontend'] }
+
+  tasks:
+  # this is how you include other task lists
+  - include: "{{ tasks }}/yumrepos.yml"
+  - include: "{{ tasks }}/2fa_client.yml"
+  - include: "{{ tasks }}/motd.yml"
+
+  handlers:
+   - include: "{{ handlers }}/restart_services.yml"
+
+
+############################################################
+# buildbot master setup
+#
+# Since the buildmaster runs as non-root, do the config as
+# the appropriate non-root user
+############################################################
+
+- name: buildbot master setup
+  hosts: taskotron-dev
+  sudo: yes
+  sudo_user: "{{ master_user }}"
+  tags:
+    - buildmasterconfig
+
+  # this eventually needs to differentiate between staging and production cedrts
+  vars_files:
+   - /srv/web/infra/ansible/vars/global.yml
+   - "{{ private }}/vars.yml"
+   - /srv/web/infra/ansible/vars/{{ ansible_distribution }}.yml
+
+  tasks:
+    - include: "{{ tasks }}/buildmaster-config.yml"
+
+  handlers:
+    - include: "{{ handlers }}/restart_services.yml"
+
diff --git a/playbooks/hosts/copr-be.cloud.fedoraproject.org.yml b/playbooks/hosts/copr-be.cloud.fedoraproject.org.yml
index 05d0e23f10..af10276096 100644
--- a/playbooks/hosts/copr-be.cloud.fedoraproject.org.yml
+++ b/playbooks/hosts/copr-be.cloud.fedoraproject.org.yml
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@
   - name: mount up disk of copr repo
     action: mount name=/var/lib/copr/public_html src='LABEL=copr-repo' fstype=ext4 state=mounted
 
+  - name: mount /tmp/
+    action: mount name=/tmp src='tmpfs' fstype=tmpfs state=mounted
+
   # We cannot use repo pointing to ourselfs :(
   #- name: copy copr.repo
   #  action: copy src=$files/copr/fe/yum/copr.repo dest=/etc/yum.repos.d/copr.repo