--- /dev/null
+#!/bin/bash
+
+if [ -z "$1" ] || [ -z "$2" ] || [ -z "$3" ]; then
+ echo "$0 <vm> <distro> <codename>"
+ exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "installing vm: $1 with $2/$3"
+echo ""
+
+echo "########## clearing old ssh host keys #########"
+./remove-known-host.sh "$1"
+echo ""
+
+echo "######## running the install playbook ########"
+exec ansible-playbook -e "vmname=$1" -e "vmdistro=$2" -e "vmdistcodename=$3" vm-install.yml