diff --git a/playbooks/openshift-apps/mdapi.yml b/playbooks/openshift-apps/mdapi.yml
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+- name: make the app be real
+  hosts: os-masters-stg[0]
+  user: root
+  gather_facts: False
+
+  vars_files:
+    - /srv/web/infra/ansible/vars/global.yml
+    - "/srv/private/ansible/vars.yml"
+    - /srv/web/infra/ansible/vars/{{ ansible_distribution }}.yml
+
+  roles:
+  - role: openshift/project
+    app: mdapi
+    description: mdapi is a small API exposing the metadata contained in different RPM repositories.
+    appowners:
+    - cverna
+    - pingou
+
+  - role: openshift/object
+    app: mdapi
+    template: imagestream.yml
+    objectname: imagestream.yml
+
+  - role: openshift/object
+    app: mdapi
+    template: buildconfig.yml
+    objectname: buildconfig.yml
+
+  - role: openshift/object
+    app: mdapi
+    template: configmap.yml
+    objectname: configmap.yml
+
+  - role: openshift/object
+    app: mdapi
+    file: cron.yml
+    objectname: cron.yml
+
+  - role: openshift/start-build
+    app: mdapi
+    buildname: asknot-build
+    objectname: asknot-build
+
+  - role: openshift/object
+    app: mdapi
+    file: service.yml
+    objectname: service.yml
+
+  - role: openshift/route
+    app: mdapi
+    routename: mdapi
+    host: "mdapi.{{env_suffix}}.fedoraproject.org"
+    serviceport: 8080-tcp
+    servicename: asknot
+
+  - role: openshift/object
+    app: mdapi
+    file: deploymentconfig.yml
+    objectname: deploymentconfig.yml
+
+  - role: openshift/rollout
+    app: mdapi
+    dcname: mdapi
diff --git a/roles/openshift-apps/mdapi/files/cron.yml b/roles/openshift-apps/mdapi/files/cron.yml
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+apiVersion: batch/v1beta1
+kind: CronJob
+metadata:
+  name: mdapi
+spec:
+  concurrencyPolicy: Forbid
+  schedule: "20 * * * *"
+  jobTemplate:
+    spec:
+      template:
+        metadata:
+          labels:
+            parent: "cronjobmdapi"
+        spec:
+          containers:
+          - name: mdapi
+            image: registry/mdapi:latest
+            command: ["bash", "-c", "/code/mdapi/mdapi-get_repo_md /etc/mdapi/mdapi.cfg; echo failed"]
+            volumeMounts:
+            - mountPath: /etc/mdapi
+              name: config-volume
+              readOnly: true
+          restartPolicy: Never
+          volumes:
+          - configMap:
+              defaultMode: 420
+              name: mdapi-configmap
+            name: config-volume
diff --git a/roles/openshift-apps/mdapi/files/deploymentconfig.yml b/roles/openshift-apps/mdapi/files/deploymentconfig.yml
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+---
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: DeploymentConfig
+metadata:
+  name: mdapi
+  labels:
+    app: mdapi
+    service: mdapi
+spec:
+  replicas: 1
+  selector:
+    app: mdapi
+    service: mdapi
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      labels:
+        app: mdapi
+        service: mdapi
+    spec:
+      containers:
+      - name: mdapi
+        image: registry/mdapi:latest
+        ports:
+        - containerPort: 8080
+        volumeMounts:
+          - name: config-volume
+            mountPath: /etc/mdapi/
+            readOnly: true
+        readinessProbe:
+          timeoutSeconds: 5
+          initialDelaySeconds: 60
+          httpGet:
+            path: /
+            port: 8080
+        livenessProbe:
+          timeoutSeconds: 5
+          initialDelaySeconds: 60
+          httpGet:
+            path: /
+            port: 8080
+        resources:
+      volumes:
+       - name: config-volume
+         configMap:
+           name: mdapi-configmap
+  triggers:
+  - type: ImageChange
+    imageChangeParams:
+      automatic: true
+      containerNames:
+      - "mdapi"
+      from:
+        kind: ImageStreamTag
+        name: mdapi:latest
diff --git a/roles/openshift-apps/mdapi/files/service.yml b/roles/openshift-apps/mdapi/files/service.yml
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+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Service
+metadata:
+  labels:
+    app: mdapi
+  name: mdapi
+spec:
+  ports:
+  - name: 8080-tcp
+    port: 8080
+    protocol: TCP
+    targetPort: 8080
+  selector:
+    app: mdapi
+    deploymentconfig: mdapi
+
diff --git a/roles/openshift-apps/mdapi/templates/buildconfig.yml b/roles/openshift-apps/mdapi/templates/buildconfig.yml
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+apiVersion: v1
+kind: BuildConfig
+metadata:
+  name: mdapi-build
+  labels:
+    environment: "mdapi"
+spec:
+  source:
+    git:
+      uri: https://pagure.io/mdapi.git
+{% if env == 'staging' %}
+      ref: "staging"
+{% else %}
+      ref: "production"
+{% endif %}
+  strategy:
+    type: Docker
+  triggers:
+  - type: ConfigChange
+  - type: ImageChange
+  output:
+    to:
+      kind: ImageStreamTag
+      name: mdapi:latest
diff --git a/roles/openshift-apps/mdapi/templates/configmap.yml b/roles/openshift-apps/mdapi/templates/configmap.yml
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+---
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: ConfigMap
+metadata:
+  name: mdapi-configmap
+  labels:
+    app: mdapi
+data:
+  mdapi.cfg: |-
+    HOST = '*'
+    PORT = '8080'
+    PREFIX = '/mdapi'
+    DL_VERIFY = False
+{% if env == 'staging' %}
+KOJI_REPO = 'https://koji.stg.fedoraproject.org/repos/'
+DL_SERVER = 'http://dl.phx2.fedoraproject.org'
+{% else %}
+KOJI_REPO = 'https://koji.fedoraproject.org/repos/'
+DL_SERVER = 'http://dl.phx2.fedoraproject.org'
+{% endif %}
diff --git a/roles/openshift-apps/mdapi/templates/imagestream.yml b/roles/openshift-apps/mdapi/templates/imagestream.yml
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+apiVersion: v1
+kind: ImageStream
+metadata:
+   name: "mdapi"