diff --git a/inventories/core_infrastructure b/inventories/core_infrastructure
index ac465f1..f9a574f 100644
--- a/inventories/core_infrastructure
+++ b/inventories/core_infrastructure
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [ansible_nodes]
 blacktide ansible_host=192.168.3.2 connection=local
 
-[meshcentral_nodes]
-meshcentral ansible_host=192.168.3.3
+[podman_nodes]
+arcade ansible_host=10.20.24.3
diff --git a/playbooks/patch.yml b/playbooks/patch.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a158d95
--- /dev/null
+++ b/playbooks/patch.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+---
+- become: true
+  become_method: sudo
+  become_user: root
+  tasks:
+    - name: Update all packages
+      ansible.builtin.yum:
+        name: "*"
+        state: latest
+      async: 3600
+      poll: 60
+
+    - name: Reboot Node
+      ansible.builtin.reboot:
+        reboot_timeout: 1800
diff --git a/playbooks/podman_setup.yml b/playbooks/podman_setup.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0552e26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/playbooks/podman_setup.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+---
+- name: podman_nodes
+  become: true
+  become_method: sudo
+  become_user: root
+  vars:
+    dev_device: "/dev/vdb"
+    vg_name: "vg_podman"
+    lv_name: "lv_containers"
+    containers_directory: "/var/lib/containers"
+  tasks:
+    - name: Setup container directory volume group
+      community.general.lvg:
+        vg: "{{ vg_podman }}"
+        pvs: "{{ dev_device }}"
+
+    - name: Setup container directory logical volume
+      community.general.lvol:
+        vg: "{{ vg_podman }}"
+        lv: "{{ lv_name }}"
+        size: 100%FREE
+
+    - name: Create xfs filesystem on lib_containers logical volume
+      community.general.filesystem:
+        fstype: xfs
+        dev: /dev/mapper/{{ vg_name }}-{{ lv_name }}
+
+    - name: Create the containers directory
+      ansible.builtin.file:
+        path: "{{ containers_directory }}"
+        state: directory
+        mode: '0755'
+
+    - name: Setup containers directory mount
+      ansible.posix.mount:
+        path: "{{ containers_directory }}"
+        src: "/dev/mapper/{{ vg_name }}-{{ lv_name }}"
+        fstype: xfs
+        state: mounted
+
+    - name: Install podman
+      ansible.builtin.yum:
+        name: podman
+        state: latest
+      async: 1200
+      poll: 60
+
+    
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