docs on setting up a persistent host

README

@@ -46,3 +46,83 @@ the instance was created, it's instance id (for terminating it, attaching
 volumes, etc) and it's ip address.
 
 You will then be able to login, as root.
+
+
+Setting up a new persistent cloud host:
+1. select an ip:
+   sudo -i euca-describe-addresses
+  - pick an ip from the list that is not assigned anywhere
+  - add it into dns - normally in the cloud.fedoraproject.org but it doesn't
+    have to be
+
+2. set up the host/ip in ansible host inventory
+   - add to ansible/inventory/inventory under [persistent-cloud]
+     - either the ip itself or the hostname you want to refer to it as
+
+3. setup the host_vars
+   - create file named by the hostname or ip you used in the inventory
+
+Contents should look like this (remove all the comments)
+
+---
+# 2cpus, 3GB of ram 20GB of ephemeral space
+instance_type: m1.large 
+# image id
+image: emi-B8793915 
+keypair: admin
+# what security group to add the host to
+security_group: webserver 
+zone: fedoracloud 
+# instance id will be appended
+hostbase: hostname_base- 
+public_ip: $ip_you_selected
+# users/groups who should have root ssh access
+root_auth_users:  skvidal bkabrda 
+description: some description so someone else can know what this is
+
+
+
+4. setup a host playbook ansible/playbooks/hosts/$YOUR_HOSTNAME_HERE.yml
+- name: check/create instance
+  hosts: $YOUR_HOSTNAME/IP HERE
+  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: $YOUR_HOSTNAME/IP HERE
+  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
+  # fill in other actions/includes/etc here
+
+  handlers:
+  - include: $handlers/restart_services.yml
+
+
+5. add/commit the above to the git repo and push your changes
+
+
+6. set it up:
+   sudo -i ansible-playbook /srv/web/infra/ansible/playbooks/hosts/$YOUR_HOSTNAME_HERE.yml
+
+7. login, etc
+
+You should be able to run that playbook over and over again safely, it will
+only setup/create a new instance if the ip is not up/responding.
+
+
+