diff --git a/lotus-land-story/README.md b/lotus-land-story/README.md
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@@ -1,5 +1,14 @@
 # Lotus Land Story
 
 ```
+# create the linode instance
 terraform apply
+
+# add the IP to ~/.ssh/config
+
+# make sure we can hit it
+ansible all -m ping
+
+# run ansible
+ansible-playbook main.yml
 ```
diff --git a/lotus-land-story/ansible.cfg b/lotus-land-story/ansible.cfg
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@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+[defaults]
+inventory=hosts.yml
diff --git a/lotus-land-story/hosts.yml b/lotus-land-story/hosts.yml
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+++ b/lotus-land-story/hosts.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+all:
+  hosts:
+    lotus-land-story:
diff --git a/lotus-land-story/main.yml b/lotus-land-story/main.yml
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@@ -0,0 +1,124 @@
+- name: Set up lotus-land-story
+  hosts: lotus-land-story
+  tasks:
+
+    # https://wiki.debian.org/PostgreSql
+    - name: Install postgres
+      ansible.builtin.apt:
+        pkg:
+          - postgresql
+          - postgresql-client
+        state: present
+
+    - name: Install ansible requirements
+      ansible.builtin.apt:
+        pkg:
+          - docker-compose
+          - libpq-dev
+          - python3-docker
+          - python3-psycopg2
+        state: present
+
+    # https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/debian/#install-using-the-repository
+    - name: Install docker
+      block:
+        - name: Install docker requirements
+          ansible.builtin.apt:
+            pkg:
+              - ca-certificates
+              - curl
+              - gnupg
+            state: present
+        - name: Make /etc/apt/keyrings
+          file:
+            path: /etc/apt/keyrings
+            state: directory
+            mode: 0755
+        - name: Download Docker GPG key
+          ansible.builtin.shell: curl -fsSL https://download.docker.com/linux/debian/gpg | gpg --dearmor -o /etc/apt/keyrings/docker.gpg
+          args:
+            creates: /etc/apt/keyrings/docker.gpg
+        - name: Get architecture
+          command: dpkg --print-architecture
+          register: arch
+        - name: Set up docker repository
+          ansible.builtin.template:
+            src: templates/docker.list
+            dest: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/docker.list
+        - name: Install docker
+          apt:
+            pkg:
+              - docker-ce
+              - docker-ce-cli
+              - containerd.io
+              - docker-buildx-plugin
+              - docker-compose-plugin
+            update_cache: true
+
+    - name: Set up postgres
+      become: true
+      become_user: postgres
+      block:
+
+        # https://miniflux.app/docs/installation.html#docker
+        - name: Create a miniflux db
+          community.postgresql.postgresql_db:
+            name: miniflux
+          notify: Restart postgres
+        - name: Create a miniflux db user
+          community.postgresql.postgresql_user:
+            db: miniflux
+            name: miniflux
+            password: miniflux
+          notify: Restart postgres
+        - name: Get docker0 IP address
+          ansible.builtin.shell: ip -4 -o addr show docker0 | awk '{print $4}'
+          register: docker_ip
+        - name: Listen on docker0 interface
+          ansible.builtin.lineinfile:
+            dest: "/etc/postgresql/13/main/conf.d/listen.conf"
+            regexp: '^#?listen_addresses='
+            line: "listen_addresses='localhost,{{ docker_ip.stdout | ansible.utils.ipaddr('address') }}'"
+            state: present
+            create: true
+          notify: Restart postgres
+        - name: Grant miniflux access
+          community.postgresql.postgresql_pg_hba:
+            dest: /etc/postgresql/13/main/pg_hba.conf
+            contype: host
+            users: miniflux
+            source: samenet
+            databases: miniflux
+            create: true
+          notify: Restart postgres
+
+        - name: Install extensions
+          community.postgresql.postgresql_ext:
+            name: hstore
+            db: miniflux
+          notify: Restart postgres
+
+    - name: Run miniflux
+      community.docker.docker_compose:
+        project_name: miniflux
+        definition:
+          version: "3.3"
+          services:
+            miniflux:
+              image: miniflux/miniflux:latest
+              ports:
+                - "80:8080"
+              environment:
+                - DATABASE_URL=postgres://miniflux:miniflux@host.docker.internal/miniflux
+                - RUN_MIGRATIONS=1
+                - CREATE_ADMIN=1
+                - ADMIN_USERNAME=admin
+                - ADMIN_PASSWORD=test123
+              extra_hosts:
+                - "host.docker.internal:host-gateway"
+
+  handlers:
+    - name: Restart postgres
+      ansible.builtin.service:
+        name: postgresql
+        state: restarted
diff --git a/lotus-land-story/templates/docker.list b/lotus-land-story/templates/docker.list
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+++ b/lotus-land-story/templates/docker.list
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+deb [arch="{{ arch.stdout }}" signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/docker.gpg] https://download.docker.com/linux/debian {{ ansible_distribution_release }} stable