diff --git a/inventory/group_vars/data_reports b/inventory/group_vars/data_reports
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c8a258e69a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/inventory/group_vars/data_reports
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+---
+# Define resources for this group of hosts here.
+csi_primary_contact: "#fedora-admin"
+csi_purpose: for developing reports against datanommerdb
+csi_relationship: |
+  - This vm is for creating reports whicl once automated will be moved elsewhere.
+csi_security_category: Low
+deployment_type: prod
+ipa_client_shell_groups:
+  - fi-apprentice
+  - sysadmin-noc
+  - sysadmin-veteran
+  - sysadmin-web
+ipa_client_sudo_groups:
+  - sysadmin-web
+ipa_host_group: datareports
+ipa_host_group_desc: data reports
+lvm_size: 30000
+max_mem_size: 8192
+mem_size: 8192
+num_cpus: 2
+primary_auth_source: ipa
diff --git a/inventory/host_vars/data-reports01.iad2.fedoraproject.org b/inventory/host_vars/data-reports01.iad2.fedoraproject.org
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..64d4257d3c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/inventory/host_vars/data-reports01.iad2.fedoraproject.org
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+---
+datacenter: iad2
+eth0_ipv4_gw: 10.3.163.254
+eth0_ipv4_ip: 10.3.163.113
+ks_repo: http://10.3.163.35/pub/fedora/linux/releases/37/Server/x86_64/os/
+ks_url: http://10.3.163.35/repo/rhel/ks/kvm-fedora
+vmhost: vmhost-x86-05.iad2.fedoraproject.org
+volgroup: /dev/vg_guests
diff --git a/inventory/inventory b/inventory/inventory
index ce48095073..660c5d0a3c 100644
--- a/inventory/inventory
+++ b/inventory/inventory
@@ -69,6 +69,9 @@ bastion02.iad2.fedoraproject.org
 centos-ipa-client01.stg.iad2.fedoraproject.org
 centos-ipa-client02.stg.iad2.fedoraproject.org
 
+[data_reports]
+data-reports01.iad2.fedoraproject.org
+
 [bvirthost]
 # bvirthost01.stg.iad2.fedoraproject.org
 bvmhost-x86-01.iad2.fedoraproject.org
diff --git a/playbooks/groups/data-reports.yml b/playbooks/groups/data-reports.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..41236deda9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/playbooks/groups/data-reports.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+# create a data-reports vm
+#
+
+- import_playbook: "/srv/web/infra/ansible/playbooks/include/virt-create.yml myhosts=data_reports"
+
+- name: make the box be real
+  hosts: data_reports
+  user: root
+  gather_facts: True
+
+  vars_files:
+   - /srv/web/infra/ansible/vars/global.yml
+   - "/srv/private/ansible/vars.yml"
+   - /srv/web/infra/ansible/vars/{{ ansible_distribution }}.yml
+
+  pre_tasks:
+  - import_tasks: "{{ tasks_path }}/yumrepos.yml"
+
+  roles:
+  - base
+  - rkhunter
+  - nagios_client
+  - hosts
+  - ipa/client
+  - collectd/base
+  - sudo
+
+  tasks:
+  - import_tasks: "{{ tasks_path }}/motd.yml"
+
+  handlers:
+  - import_tasks: "{{ handlers_path }}/restart_services.yml"