diff --git a/ansible/create_ec2.yml b/ansible/create_ec2.yml
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+---
+
+- name: Create EC2 instance
+  hosts: localhost
+
+  vars_files:
+    - "host_vars/{{initiative_name}}.yml"
+
+  roles:
+    - ec2_instance
diff --git a/ansible/delete_ec2.yml b/ansible/delete_ec2.yml
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+---
+
+- name: Create EC2 instance
+  hosts: localhost
+
+  vars_files:
+    - "host_vars/{{initiative_name}}.yml"
+
+  roles:
+    - delete_ec2_instance
diff --git a/ansible/host_vars/arc-test.yml b/ansible/host_vars/arc-test.yml
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+ami_id: ami-01efb339f953fdf36	#Fedora33 cloud image us-east-1
+ssh_key_name: 'Ansible Key'
+instance_name: "arc-{{initiative_name}}"
+disk_size: 30
+subnet_id: subnet-0ebb9d7d8e4db80df
+security_group_name: arc_default
+vpc_id: vpc-0fe7ead908f270a09
+aws_region: us-east-1
+open_ports: 22
+instance_type: t2.medium
+
diff --git a/ansible/roles/delete_ec2_instance/tasks/main.yml b/ansible/roles/delete_ec2_instance/tasks/main.yml
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+---
+
+- name: Get instance id for termination
+  ec2_instance_info:
+    region: "{{ aws_region }}"
+    filters:
+      "tag:Name": "{{ instance_name }}"
+  register: ec2_instance
+
+- debug: msg="{{ec2_instance.instances[0].instance_id}}"
+
+- name: Get security group id for deletion
+  ec2_group_info:
+    region: "{{ aws_region }}"
+    filters:
+      group_name: "{{ security_group_name }}"
+  register: security_group
+
+- debug: msg="{{security_group.security_groups[0].group_id}}"
+
+- pause:
+    prompt: "Are yout sure you want to delete {{ instance_name }} and {{ security_group_name }} (yes/no)?"
+  register: my_pause
+  delegate_to: localhost
+
+- name: terminate instance
+  ec2_instance:
+    state: absent
+    region: "{{ aws_region }}"
+    instance_ids:
+      - "{{ec2_instance.instances[0].instance_id}}"
+    wait: yes 
+  when: hostvars['localhost'].my_pause.user_input | bool
+
+- name: create security group
+  ec2_group:
+    name: "{{security_group.security_groups[0].group_id}}"
+    region: "{{ aws_region }}"
+    state: absent
+  when: hostvars['localhost'].my_pause.user_input | bool
diff --git a/ansible/roles/ec2_instance/tasks/main.yml b/ansible/roles/ec2_instance/tasks/main.yml
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+---
+
+- name: create security group
+  ec2_group:
+    name: "{{ security_group_name }}"
+    description: "Security group for {{initiative_name}}"
+    vpc_id: "{{ vpc_id }}"
+    region: "{{ aws_region }}"
+    rules:
+      - proto: tcp
+        ports:
+        - "{{item}}"
+        cidr_ip: 0.0.0.0/0
+        rule_desc: allow all on port {{item}}
+  with_items: "{{ open_ports }}"
+  register: security_group
+
+
+- name: create instance
+  ec2_instance:
+    state: present
+    region: "{{ aws_region }}"
+    instance_type: "{{ instance_type }}"
+    image_id: "{{ ami_id }}"
+    instance_role: "{{ instance_role | default(omit) }}"
+    key_name: "{{ ssh_key_name }}"
+    name: "{{ instance_name }}"
+    security_group: "{{ security_group.results[0].group_id }}"
+    tags:
+      FedoraGroup: "Infra"
+      Owner: "ARC"
+      Initiative: "{{ initiative_name }}"
+    volumes:
+      - device_name: /dev/sda1
+        ebs:
+          volume_size: "{{ disk_size }}"
+          delete_on_termination: true
+    vpc_subnet_id: "{{ subnet_id }}"