diff --git a/ansible/inventory.yaml b/ansible/inventory.yaml
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+# ip addresses could be acquired from the vms after they're created
+cloud-1:
+  vars:
+    magic_router_ip: 192.168.100.10
+    magic_routes:
+     - 192.168.101.0/24
+     - 192.168.102.0/24
+     - 192.168.103.0/24
+    ansible_become: true
+    ansible_user: ubuntu
+  hosts:
+    cloud-cluster-1-master-1:
+      ansible_host: 192.168.100.131
+    cloud-cluster-1-worker-1:
+      ansible_host: 192.168.100.244
+    cloud-cluster-1-worker-2:
+      ansible_host: 192.168.100.244
+
+
+edge-1:
+  vars:
+    magic_router_ip: 192.168.101.10
+    magic_routes:
+     - 192.168.100.0/24
+     - 192.168.102.0/24
+     - 192.168.103.0/24
+    ansible_become: true
+    ansible_user: ubuntu
+  hosts:
+    edge-cluster-1-master-1:
+      ansible_host: 192.168.101.244
+    edge-cluster-1-worker-1:
+      ansible_host: 192.168.101.244
+    edge-cluster-1-worker-2:
+      ansible_host: 192.168.101.244
+
+edge-2:
+  become: true
+  user: ubuntu
+  vars:
+    magic_router_ip: 192.168.102.10
+    magic_routes:
+     - 192.168.100.0/24
+     - 192.168.101.0/24
+     - 192.168.103.0/24
+    ansible_become: true
+    ansible_user: ubuntu
+  hosts:
+    edge-cluster-2-master-1:
+      ansible_host: 192.168.102.244
+    edge-cluster-2-worker-1:
+      ansible_host: 192.168.102.244
+    edge-cluster-2-worker-2:
+      ansible_host: 192.168.102.244
+
+site-1:
+  vars:
+    magic_router_ip: 192.168.103.10
+    magic_routes:
+     - 192.168.100.0/24
+     - 192.168.101.0/24
+     - 192.168.102.0/24
+    ansible_become: true
+    ansible_user: ubuntu
+  hosts:
+    site-emulator-1:
+      ansible_host: 192.168.103.244
+
+all:
+  children:
+    cloud-1:
+    edge-1:
+    edge-2:
+    site-1:
diff --git a/ansible/prepare.yaml b/ansible/prepare.yaml
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+- name: "prepare vms for ultrabirb-cluster"
+  hosts: all
+  handlers:
+  - name: "netplan apply"
+    block: 
+    - name: "run netplan apply"
+      command: netplan apply
+      async: 45
+      poll: 0
+
+    - name: "reset connections"
+      meta: reset_connection
+
+    - name: clear errors
+      meta: clear_host_errors
+      
+  tasks:
+   - name: "disable cloudinit"
+     import_tasks: tasks/disable-cloudinit.yaml
+
+   - name: "remove snap"
+     import_tasks: tasks/remove-snap.yaml
+
+   - name: "clean motd"
+     import_tasks: tasks/clean-motd.yaml
+
+   - name: "setup static route"
+     import_tasks: tasks/setup-static-route.yaml
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diff --git a/ansible/tasks/apt.yaml b/ansible/tasks/apt.yaml
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+++ b/ansible/tasks/apt.yaml
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+- name: "Remove ubuntu stuff"
+  apt: 
+    state: absent
+    name: ubutu-server
+    autoremove: yes
+
+- name: "Install my favourite applications"
+  apt:
+    state: present
+    name:
+     - tmux
+     - htop
+     - dnsutils
+     - needrestart
+     - curl
+     - wget
+     - netcat-openbsd
+     - tree
+     - net-tools
+     - nano
+     - psmisc
+     - python3
+     - python3-venv
+     - strace
+     - ifstat
+     - tcpdump
+     - xxd
+     - git
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diff --git a/ansible/tasks/clean-motd.yaml b/ansible/tasks/clean-motd.yaml
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+++ b/ansible/tasks/clean-motd.yaml
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+# This changes permissions so update motd can not read it
+- name: clean motd
+  file:
+    state: file
+    path: /etc/update-motd.d/{{ item }}
+    owner: root
+    group: root
+    mode: "0000"
+  with_items:
+    - 10-help-text
+    - 50-landscape-sysinfo
+    - 50-motd-news
+    - 91-release-upgrade
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diff --git a/ansible/tasks/disable-cloudinit.yaml b/ansible/tasks/disable-cloudinit.yaml
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+++ b/ansible/tasks/disable-cloudinit.yaml
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+- name: disable cloudinit
+  copy:
+    content: ""
+    dest: /etc/cloud/cloud-init.disabled
+    force: no
+
+- name: disable network autoconfig
+  copy:
+    content: "network: {config: disabled}"
+    dest: /etc/cloud/cloud.cfg.d/99-disable-network-config.cfg
+    force: no
+
diff --git a/ansible/tasks/remove-snap.yaml b/ansible/tasks/remove-snap.yaml
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+- name: Remove snapd from Ubuntu
+  apt:
+    name: snapd
+    state: absent
+    purge: yes
+  when: ansible_distribution == "Ubuntu"
+
+- name: Remove snapd-related directories
+  file:
+    path: "{{ item }}"
+    state: absent
+  with_items:
+    - /snap
+    - /var/snap
+    - /var/lib/snapd
+    - "/home/{{ ansible_user }}/snap"
+  when: ansible_distribution == "Ubuntu"
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diff --git a/ansible/tasks/setup-static-route.yaml b/ansible/tasks/setup-static-route.yaml
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+++ b/ansible/tasks/setup-static-route.yaml
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+- name: "remove cloudinit config"
+  file:
+    path: /etc/netplan/50-cloud-init.yaml
+    state: absent
+
+- name: "install static config"
+  template:
+    src: templates/netplan.yaml
+    dest: /etc/netplan/00-static.yaml
+  notify: "netplan apply"
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diff --git a/ansible/templates/netplan.yaml b/ansible/templates/netplan.yaml
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+++ b/ansible/templates/netplan.yaml
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+# {{ansible_managed}}
+version: 2
+network:
+  ethernets:
+    {{ansible_default_ipv4.interface}}:
+      dhcp4: false
+      dhcp6: false
+      gateway4: {{ ansible_default_ipv4.gateway }}
+      addresses:
+        - "{{ ansible_host }}/24"
+      routes:
+{% for item in magic_routes %}
+        - to: {{ item }}
+          via: {{ magic_router_ip }}
+{% endfor %}
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