diff --git a/inventory/host_vars/mirrorlist-osuosol.fedoraproject.org b/inventory/host_vars/mirrorlist-osuosol.fedoraproject.org
index 1f5a74ef4f..f32c27a52a 100644
--- a/inventory/host_vars/mirrorlist-osuosol.fedoraproject.org
+++ b/inventory/host_vars/mirrorlist-osuosol.fedoraproject.org
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+---
 nm: 255.255.255.192
 gw: 140.211.169.193
 dns: 140.211.166.130
@@ -5,3 +6,4 @@ ks_url: http://infrastructure.fedoraproject.org/repo/rhel/ks/kvm-rhel-6
 ks_repo: http://infrastructure.fedoraproject.org/repo/rhel/RHEL6-x86_64/
 volgroup: /dev/VolGroup00
 eth0_ip: 140.211.169.228
+vmhost: osuosl01.fedoraproject.org
diff --git a/playbooks/groups/mirrorlist.yml b/playbooks/groups/mirrorlist.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..19c1a8bbf1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/playbooks/groups/mirrorlist.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+# create a new mirrorlist server
+# NOTE: should be used with --limit most of the time
+# 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 mirrorlist  app server
+  hosts: mirrorlist
+  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: mirrorlist
+  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/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
+
+
+
+