diff --git a/inventory/host_vars/209.132.184.116 b/inventory/host_vars/209.132.184.116
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..77c66dcb1f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/inventory/host_vars/209.132.184.116
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+---
+instance_type: m1.small
+image: emi-B8793915
+keypair: admin
+security_group: webserver
+zone: fedoracloud
+hostbase: elections-dev-
+public_ip: 209.132.184.116
+root_auth_users:  toshio fchiulli
+description: cloud instance for developing the next version of the elections app
+volumes: ['-d /dev/vdb vol-584A3E33']
diff --git a/inventory/inventory b/inventory/inventory
index 735b9e26c2..691e56aa84 100644
--- a/inventory/inventory
+++ b/inventory/inventory
@@ -321,6 +321,8 @@ virthost-comm01.qa.fedoraproject.org
 209.132.184.114
 #artboard.cloud.fedoraproject.org
 209.132.184.115
+#elections-dev.cloud.fedoraproject.org
+209.132.184.116
 
 [twistedbots]
 #rhel6 twisted testbot - ticket 3537
diff --git a/playbooks/hosts/elections-dev.cloud.fedoraproject.org.yml b/playbooks/hosts/elections-dev.cloud.fedoraproject.org.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..79831f774b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/playbooks/hosts/elections-dev.cloud.fedoraproject.org.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+- name: check/create instance
+  hosts: 209.132.184.116
+  user: root
+  gather_facts: False
+
+  vars_files: 
+   - /srv/web/infra/ansible/vars/global.yml
+   - ${private}/vars.yml
+
+  tasks:
+  - include: $tasks/persistent_cloud.yml
+
+- name: provision instance
+  hosts: 209.132.184.116
+  user: root
+  gather_facts: True
+
+  vars_files: 
+   - /srv/web/infra/ansible/vars/global.yml
+   - ${private}/vars.yml
+   - ${vars}/${ansible_distribution}.yml
+
+  tasks:
+  - include: $tasks/cloud_setup_basic.yml
+
+  # Format, then add this
+  #- name: mount up disk of persistent storage
+  #  action: mount name=/srv/persist src='LABEL=elections' fstype=ext4 state=mounted
+
+  # open up ports (22, 80, 443)
+  - name: poke holes in the firewall
+    action: command lokkit $item
+    with_items:
+    - --service=ssh
+    - --service=https
+    - --service=http
+
+  # packages needed
+  - name: add packages for repo
+    action: yum state=present name=$item
+    with_items:
+    - rsync
+    - openssh-clients
+    - httpd
+    - httpd-tools
+    - cronie-noanacron
+
+  - name: startup apache
+    action: service name=httpd state=started
+
+  handlers:
+  - include: $handlers/restart_services.yml