diff --git a/inventory/host_vars/209.132.184.49 b/inventory/host_vars/209.132.184.49
index 4af88173d3..7ee4cd37fd 100644
--- a/inventory/host_vars/209.132.184.49
+++ b/inventory/host_vars/209.132.184.49
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 ---
+# TODO: remove me!
 instance_type: m1.xlarge
 flavor_id: 2
 # image: "{{ f20_qcow_id }}"
diff --git a/playbooks/groups/copr-backend-newcloud.yml b/playbooks/groups/copr-backend-newcloud.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d2c99ae2e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/playbooks/groups/copr-backend-newcloud.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+- name: check/create instance
+  hosts: copr-be-dev.cloud.fedoraproject.org
+  #hosts: copr-be-dev2.cloud.fedoraproject.org
+  #hosts: copr-back:copr-back-stg
+  #hosts: copr-back-stg
+  user: fedora
+  sudo: True
+  #user: root
+  gather_facts: False
+  # gather_facts: False
+
+  vars_files:
+   - /srv/web/infra/ansible/vars/global.yml
+   - "/srv/private/ansible/vars.yml"
+   - /srv/web/infra/ansible/vars/fedora-cloud.yml
+   - /srv/private/ansible/files/openstack/passwords.yml
+  vars:
+    OS_AUTH_URL: "https://fed-cloud09.cloud.fedoraproject.org:5000/v2.0"
+
+  # DEBUG OTHER
+  #vars_prompt:
+  #  - name: "OS_USERNAME"
+  #    prompt: "Enter user name for  perform actions with OS"
+  #    private: no
+
+  #  - name: "OS_PASSWORD"
+  #    prompt: "Enter OS password"
+  #    private: yes
+
+
+  tasks:
+  # - include: "{{ tasks }}/persistent_cloud.yml"
+
+  # DEBUG OTHER
+  - include: "{{ tasks }}/persistent_cloud_new.yml"
+  - include: "{{ tasks }}/growroot_cloud.yml"
+  - debug: msg="root auth users {{root_auth_users}}"
+
+- name: cloud basic setup
+  hosts: 209.132.184.53
+  #hosts: copr-be-dev2.cloud.fedoraproject.org
+  #hosts: copr-back:copr-back-stg
+  #hosts: copr-back-stg
+  user: fedora
+  sudo: True
+  gather_facts: True
+  # gather_facts: False
+  vars_files:
+   - /srv/web/infra/ansible/vars/global.yml
+   - "/srv/private/ansible/vars.yml"
+
+  tasks:
+  - include: "{{ tasks }}/cloud_setup_basic.yml"
+
+  - name: set hostname (required by some services, at least postfix need it)
+    shell: "hostname {{copr_hostbase}}.cloud.fedoraproject.org"
+
+- name: provision instance
+  hosts: 209.132.184.53
+  #hosts: copr-be-dev2.cloud.fedoraproject.org
+  #hosts: copr-back:copr-back-stg
+  #hosts: copr-back-stg
+  #user: root
+  gather_facts: True
+  #gather_facts: False
+  user: fedora
+  sudo: True
+
+  vars_files:
+   - /srv/web/infra/ansible/vars/global.yml
+   - "/srv/private/ansible/vars.yml"
+   - /srv/web/infra/ansible/vars/{{ ansible_distribution }}.yml
+
+  # Roles are run first, before tasks, regardless of where you place them here.
+  roles:
+  - base
+  - copr/backend
+  - fedmsg/base
diff --git a/playbooks/groups/copr-backend.yml b/playbooks/groups/copr-backend.yml
index d2c99ae2e9..c317408f35 100644
--- a/playbooks/groups/copr-backend.yml
+++ b/playbooks/groups/copr-backend.yml
@@ -1,50 +1,20 @@
 - name: check/create instance
-  hosts: copr-be-dev.cloud.fedoraproject.org
-  #hosts: copr-be-dev2.cloud.fedoraproject.org
-  #hosts: copr-back:copr-back-stg
+  hosts: copr-back:copr-back-stg
   #hosts: copr-back-stg
-  user: fedora
-  sudo: True
-  #user: root
+  user: root
   gather_facts: False
-  # gather_facts: False
 
   vars_files:
    - /srv/web/infra/ansible/vars/global.yml
    - "/srv/private/ansible/vars.yml"
-   - /srv/web/infra/ansible/vars/fedora-cloud.yml
-   - /srv/private/ansible/files/openstack/passwords.yml
-  vars:
-    OS_AUTH_URL: "https://fed-cloud09.cloud.fedoraproject.org:5000/v2.0"
-
-  # DEBUG OTHER
-  #vars_prompt:
-  #  - name: "OS_USERNAME"
-  #    prompt: "Enter user name for  perform actions with OS"
-  #    private: no
-
-  #  - name: "OS_PASSWORD"
-  #    prompt: "Enter OS password"
-  #    private: yes
-
 
   tasks:
-  # - include: "{{ tasks }}/persistent_cloud.yml"
-
-  # DEBUG OTHER
-  - include: "{{ tasks }}/persistent_cloud_new.yml"
+  - include: "{{ tasks }}/persistent_cloud.yml"
   - include: "{{ tasks }}/growroot_cloud.yml"
-  - debug: msg="root auth users {{root_auth_users}}"
 
 - name: cloud basic setup
-  hosts: 209.132.184.53
-  #hosts: copr-be-dev2.cloud.fedoraproject.org
-  #hosts: copr-back:copr-back-stg
+  hosts: copr-back:copr-back-stg
   #hosts: copr-back-stg
-  user: fedora
-  sudo: True
-  gather_facts: True
-  # gather_facts: False
   vars_files:
    - /srv/web/infra/ansible/vars/global.yml
    - "/srv/private/ansible/vars.yml"
@@ -52,19 +22,11 @@
   tasks:
   - include: "{{ tasks }}/cloud_setup_basic.yml"
 
-  - name: set hostname (required by some services, at least postfix need it)
-    shell: "hostname {{copr_hostbase}}.cloud.fedoraproject.org"
-
 - name: provision instance
-  hosts: 209.132.184.53
-  #hosts: copr-be-dev2.cloud.fedoraproject.org
-  #hosts: copr-back:copr-back-stg
+  hosts: copr-back:copr-back-stg
   #hosts: copr-back-stg
-  #user: root
-  gather_facts: True
-  #gather_facts: False
-  user: fedora
-  sudo: True
+  user: root
+  gather_facts: False
 
   vars_files:
    - /srv/web/infra/ansible/vars/global.yml
diff --git a/playbooks/groups/copr-frontend-newcloud.yml b/playbooks/groups/copr-frontend-newcloud.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..89eaacf13b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/playbooks/groups/copr-frontend-newcloud.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+- name: check/create instance
+  hosts: copr-front-stg:copr-front
+  #hosts: copr-front
+  user: root
+  gather_facts: False
+
+  vars_files:
+   - /srv/web/infra/ansible/vars/global.yml
+   - "/srv/private/ansible/vars.yml"
+
+  tasks:
+  - include: "{{ tasks }}/persistent_cloud.yml"
+  - include: "{{ tasks }}/growroot_cloud.yml"
+
+
+- name: cloud basic setup
+  hosts: copr-front-stg:copr-front
+  #hosts: copr-front
+  vars_files:
+   - /srv/web/infra/ansible/vars/global.yml
+   - "/srv/private/ansible/vars.yml"
+
+  tasks:
+  - include: "{{ tasks }}/cloud_setup_basic.yml"
+  - name: set hostname (required by some services, at least postfix need it)
+    shell: "hostname {{copr_hostbase}}.cloud.fedoraproject.org"
+
+- name: provision instance
+  hosts: copr-front:copr-front-stg
+  #hosts: copr-front
+  user: root
+  gather_facts: True
+
+  vars_files:
+   - /srv/web/infra/ansible/vars/global.yml
+   - "/srv/private/ansible/vars.yml"
+   - /srv/web/infra/ansible/vars/{{ ansible_distribution }}.yml
+
+  roles:
+  - base
+  - copr/frontend
diff --git a/roles/copr/backend/templates/provision/builderpb-fedora.yml b/roles/copr/backend/templates/provision/builderpb-fedora.yml
index 6f50c3de1d..ac866b5fa1 100644
--- a/roles/copr/backend/templates/provision/builderpb-fedora.yml
+++ b/roles/copr/backend/templates/provision/builderpb-fedora.yml
@@ -55,16 +55,6 @@
     - openssh-clients
     - libselinux-python
     - libsemanage-python
-
-#  - name: add repos
-#    action: copy src={{ files }}/{{ item }} dest=/etc/yum.repos.d/{{ item }}
-#    with_items:
-#    - builder.repo
-#    - epel6.repo
-
-  - name: install additional pkgs
-    action: yum state=present pkg={{ item }}
-    with_items:
     - mock
     - createrepo
     - yum-utils
@@ -77,8 +67,6 @@
     - glib2
     - ca-certificates
 
-#  - yum: name=mock  enablerepo=epel-testing state=latest
-
   - name: mockbuilder user   
     action: user name=mockbuilder groups=mock