diff --git a/inventory/group_vars/basset b/inventory/group_vars/basset
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5bab0fa8b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/inventory/group_vars/basset
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+---
+# Define resources for this group of hosts here.
+lvm_size: 20000
+mem_size: 4096
+num_cpus: 2
+
+custom_rules: [
+    # fas01, fas02, and fas03
+    '-A INPUT -p tcp -m tcp -s 10.5.126.25   --dport 80 -j ACCEPT',
+    '-A INPUT -p tcp -m tcp -s 10.5.126.26   --dport 80 -j ACCEPT',
+    '-A INPUT -p tcp -m tcp -s 10.5.126.30   --dport 80 -j ACCEPT'
+]
+
+fas_client_groups: sysadmin-main
diff --git a/inventory/group_vars/basset-stg b/inventory/group_vars/basset-stg
index 84dc91693a..ad45a6f96f 100644
--- a/inventory/group_vars/basset-stg
+++ b/inventory/group_vars/basset-stg
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ lvm_size: 20000
 mem_size: 4096
 num_cpus: 2
 
-# for systems that do not match the above - specify the same parameter in
-# the host_vars/$hostname file
-
-tcp_ports: [ 443 ]
+custom_rules: [
+    # fas01.stg
+    '-A INPUT -p tcp -m tcp -s 10.5.126.86   --dport 80 -j ACCEPT',
+]
 
 fas_client_groups: sysadmin-main
diff --git a/inventory/host_vars/basset01.phx2.fedoraproject.org b/inventory/host_vars/basset01.phx2.fedoraproject.org
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e28ba087c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/inventory/host_vars/basset01.phx2.fedoraproject.org
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+---
+nm: 255.255.255.0
+gw: 10.5.126.254
+dns: 10.5.126.21
+
+ks_url: http://10.5.126.23/repo/rhel/ks/kvm-rhel-7
+ks_repo: http://10.5.126.23/repo/rhel/RHEL7-x86_64/
+
+volgroup: /dev/vg_guests
+eth0_ip: 10.5.126.194
+vmhost: virthost19.phx2.fedoraproject.org
+datacenter: phx2
diff --git a/playbooks/groups/basset.yml b/playbooks/groups/basset.yml
index b75d7ee55b..88e6ccf06b 100644
--- a/playbooks/groups/basset.yml
+++ b/playbooks/groups/basset.yml
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 # create a new basset server
 
-- include: "/srv/web/infra/ansible/playbooks/include/virt-create.yml myhosts=basset-stg"
+- include: "/srv/web/infra/ansible/playbooks/include/virt-create.yml myhosts=basset:basset-stg"
 
 - name: make the box be real
-  hosts: basset-stg
+  hosts: basset:basset-stg
   user: root
   gather_facts: True