diff --git a/ansible/host_vars/datanommer-adam.yml b/ansible/host_vars/datanommer-adam.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..88dbe94
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/host_vars/datanommer-adam.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+ami_id: ami-0d1025d5e7588f2e6
+ssh_key_name: 'mobrien'
+instance_name: "arc-{{initiative_name}}"
+disk_size: 3000
+subnet_id: subnet-0ebb9d7d8e4db80df
+security_group_name: "arc-datanommer-sg"
+vpc_id: vpc-0fe7ead908f270a09
+aws_region: us-east-1
+open_ports: [22, 80, 443]
+instance_type: r4.xlarge
+initiative_name: datanommer
+
+env: "production"
+wsgi_wants_apache: True
+
+# postgresql related vars
+
+# kernel SHMMAX value
+kernel_shmmax: 68719476736
+
+shared_buffers: "4GB"
+effective_cache_size: "12GB"
+
+dns_name: datagrepper-adam
diff --git a/ansible/inventory b/ansible/inventory
index 5737c91..8a661b1 100644
--- a/ansible/inventory
+++ b/ansible/inventory
@@ -4,3 +4,5 @@ datanommer ansible_host=100.26.18.234
 datanommer-test ansible_host=54.236.16.215
 [datanommer-timescale]
 datanommer-timescale ansible_host=54.146.95.101
+[datanommer-adam]
+datanommer-adam ansible_host=54.90.63.232
diff --git a/ansible/roles/ec2_instance/defaults/main.yml b/ansible/roles/ec2_instance/defaults/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..10f1c85
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/roles/ec2_instance/defaults/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+hosted_zone_address: arc.fedorainfracloud.org
+route53_zone: "Z0348060UAGMJ5XDVVKD"
diff --git a/ansible/roles/ec2_instance/tasks/main.yml b/ansible/roles/ec2_instance/tasks/main.yml
index 0f37913..71217ff 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/ec2_instance/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/ec2_instance/tasks/main.yml
@@ -53,3 +53,12 @@
     mode: 0666
     state: present
     backup: no
+
+- name: create Route53 record
+  route53:
+    state: present
+    hosted_zone_id: "{{route53_zone}}"
+    record: "{{dns_name}}.{{hosted_zone_address}}"
+    type: A
+    value: "{{ec2_instance.instances[0].public_ip_address}}"
+    wait: yes