diff --git a/README b/README
index f0fb87ac2c..c8cef00f91 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -65,12 +65,27 @@ Setting up a new persistent cloud host:
   - 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
+2. If needed create a persistent storage disk for the instance:
+   sudo -i euca-create-volume -z fedoracloud -s <size in gigabytes>
+
+
+3. 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
+4. setup the host_vars
    - create file named by the hostname or ip you used in the inventory
+   - for adding persistent volumes add an entry like this into the host_vars file
+
+   volumes: ['-d /dev/vdb vol-BCA33FCD', '-d /dev/vdc vol-DC833F48']
+
+   for each volume you want to attach to the instance.
+
+   The device names matter - they start at /dev/vdb and increment. However,
+   they are not reliable IN the instance. You should find the device, partition
+   it, format it and label the formatted device then mount the device by label
+   or  by UUID. Do not count on the device name being the same each time.
+
 
 Contents should look like this (remove all the comments)
 
diff --git a/inventory/host_vars/209.132.184.113 b/inventory/host_vars/209.132.184.113
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..78713997bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/inventory/host_vars/209.132.184.113
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+---
+instance_type: m1.xlarge
+image: emi-B5BA397D
+keypair: admin
+security_group: webserver
+zone: fedoracloud
+hostbase: fedocal-dev-
+public_ip: 209.132.184.113
+root_auth_users:  skvidal pingou
+description: fedocal dev server
+volumes: ['-d /dev/vdb vol-5A443ABA']
+
diff --git a/inventory/inventory b/inventory/inventory
index 8a35d19da2..751df363cd 100644
--- a/inventory/inventory
+++ b/inventory/inventory
@@ -297,6 +297,8 @@ virthost-comm01.qa.fedoraproject.org
 [persistent-cloud]
 # copr-be.cloud.fedoraproject.org
 209.132.184.100
+#fedocal.dev.fedoraproject.org
+209.132.184.113
 
 [twistedbots]
 #rhel6 twisted testbot - ticket 3537
diff --git a/playbooks/hosts/fedocal.dev.fedoraproject.org.yml b/playbooks/hosts/fedocal.dev.fedoraproject.org.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e4e995d617
--- /dev/null
+++ b/playbooks/hosts/fedocal.dev.fedoraproject.org.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+- name: check/create instance
+  hosts: 209.132.184.113
+  user: root
+  gather_facts: False
+
+  vars_files: 
+   - /srv/web/infra/ansible/vars/global.yml
+   - ${private}/vars.yml
+
+  tasks:
+  - include: $tasks/persistent_cloud.yml
+
+  # attach and mount volumes
+  - name: attach volumes to the system
+    local_action: shell euca-attach-volume -i ${inst_res.instances[0].id} $item
+    only_if: is_set('${inst_res.instances[0].id}') 
+    with_items: $volumes
+  
+- name: provision instance
+  hosts: 209.132.184.113
+  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
+ #  - name: mount up disk of fedocal persistent storage
+ #    action: mount name=/srv/copr-repo src='LABEL=copr-repo' 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:
+    - euca2ools
+    - rsync
+    - openssh-clients
+
+  handlers:
+  - include: $handlers/restart_services.yml