diff --git a/host_vars/matrix_server/ansible.yml b/host_vars/matrix_server/ansible.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..092a0b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/host_vars/matrix_server/ansible.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+---
+ansible_host: "172.20.103.101"
diff --git a/host_vars/matrix_server/networking.yml b/host_vars/matrix_server/networking.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..49825a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/host_vars/matrix_server/networking.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+---
+interfaces:
+  ens18:
+    ipv4: 172.20.103.101
+    netmaskv4: 24
+    type: static
+    gateway: 172.20.103.1
+
+ipv4_forwarding: false
+ipv6_forwarding: false
diff --git a/hosts b/hosts
index 59d4220..c29a480 100644
--- a/hosts
+++ b/hosts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ all:
         vm3:
     debian_bullseye:
       hosts:
+        matrix_server:
         vm4:
     proxmox_buster:
       hosts:
@@ -52,3 +53,7 @@ all:
     apt_proxies:
       hosts:
         hindley:
+    matrix:
+      hosts:
+        matrix_server:
+