diff --git a/pxe.yml b/pxe.yml
index ff55bec..4b14045 100644
--- a/pxe.yml
+++ b/pxe.yml
@@ -4,3 +4,5 @@
     tags: pxe
   - role: netboot/jenkins-agent
     tags: netboot/jenkins-agent
+  - role: netboot/basementhud
+    tags: netboot/basementhud
diff --git a/roles/netboot/basementhud/tasks/main.yml b/roles/netboot/basementhud/tasks/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..24c7af0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/netboot/basementhud/tasks/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+- name: ensure basementhud nbd export is configured
+  template:
+    src: basementhud.ini.j2
+    dest: /etc/nbd-server/config.d/basementhud.conf
+    mode: u=rw,go=r
+  tags:
+  - nbd-config
diff --git a/roles/netboot/basementhud/templates/basementhud.ini.j2 b/roles/netboot/basementhud/templates/basementhud.ini.j2
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0d1bffa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/netboot/basementhud/templates/basementhud.ini.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+[basementhud]
+exportname = /var/lib/nbd/basementhud.squashfs
+readonly = true
+
+[basementhud-swap]
+exportname = /var/lib/nbd/
+temporary = true
+filesize = 8589934592