diff --git a/inventory/builders b/inventory/builders
index 7db15ff54b..f67429ae6e 100644
--- a/inventory/builders
+++ b/inventory/builders
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ buildvm-25.phx2.fedoraproject.org
 buildvm-26.phx2.fedoraproject.org
 buildvm-27.phx2.fedoraproject.org
 
+[buildvm-stg]
+buildvm-01.stg.phx2.fedoraproject.org
+
 [buildvmhost]
 buildvmhost-10.phx2.fedoraproject.org
 buildvmhost-11.phx2.fedoraproject.org
diff --git a/inventory/group_vars/buildvm-stg b/inventory/group_vars/buildvm-stg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a78cdc8d55
--- /dev/null
+++ b/inventory/group_vars/buildvm-stg
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+---
+# common items for the buildvm-* koji builders
+volgroup: /dev/vg_virthost16
+lvm_size: 150000
+mem_size: 10240
+num_cpus: 4
+ks_url: http://10.5.126.23/repo/rhel/ks/buildvm-fedora-20
+ks_repo: http://10.5.126.23/pub/fedora/linux/releases/20/Fedora/x86_64/os/
+nm: 255.255.255.0
+gw: 10.5.126.254
+dns: 10.5.126.21
+eth0_ip: 10.5.126.14
+virt_install_command: /usr/sbin/virt-install -n {{ inventory_hostname }} -r {{ mem_size }}
+                 --disk bus=virtio,path={{ volgroup }}/{{ inventory_hostname }}
+                 --vcpus={{ num_cpus }}  -l {{ ks_repo }} -x
+                 "ksdevice=eth0 ks={{ ks_url }} console=tty0 console=ttyS0 
+                  hostname={{ inventory_hostname }} nameserver={{ dns }} 
+                  ip={{ eth0_ip }}::{{ gw }}:{{ nm }}:{{ inventory_hostname }}:eth0:none 
+                  ip={{ eth1_ip }}:::{{ nm }}:{{ inventory_hostname }}-nfs:eth1:none"
+                 --network=bridge=br0,model=virtio --network=bridge=br1,model=virtio
+                 --autostart --noautoconsole
+
+# for systems that do not match the above - specify the same parameter in
+# the host_vars/$hostname file
+host_group: kojibuilder
+
+vmhost: virthost16.phx2.fedoraproject.org
+datacenter: phx2
+
diff --git a/inventory/host_vars/buildvm-01.stg.phx2.fedoraproject.org b/inventory/host_vars/buildvm-01.stg.phx2.fedoraproject.org
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..01b247abad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/inventory/host_vars/buildvm-01.stg.phx2.fedoraproject.org
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+---
+vmhost: bvirthost16.phx2.fedoraproject.org
+eth0_ip: 10.5.126.14
diff --git a/playbooks/groups/buildvm.yml b/playbooks/groups/buildvm.yml
index eaf6c1c357..c52e201f26 100644
--- a/playbooks/groups/buildvm.yml
+++ b/playbooks/groups/buildvm.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # NOTE: most of these vars_path come from group_vars/buildvm or from hostvars
 
 - name: make buildvm
-  hosts: buildvm
+  hosts: buildvm:buildvm-stg
   user: root
   gather_facts: False
   accelerate: "{{ accelerated }}"
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
   - include: "{{ handlers }}/restart_services.yml"
 
 - name: make koji builder(s)
-  hosts: buildvm
+  hosts: buildvm:buildvm-stg
   user: root
   gather_facts: True
   accelerate: "{{ accelerated }}"