diff --git a/group_vars/all.yml b/group_vars/all.yml
index 1421fd0..073dc76 100644
--- a/group_vars/all.yml
+++ b/group_vars/all.yml
@@ -13,3 +13,6 @@ tls_ciphers: ECDHE-ECDSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384:ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384:ECDHE-ECD
 # defaults for tls diretories
 tls_certs: /etc/pki/tls/certs
 tls_private: /etc/pki/tls/private
+
+# hardcode this for now
+ansible_datacenter: home
diff --git a/roles/base/tasks/OpenBSD.yml b/roles/base/tasks/OpenBSD.yml
index 1a38349..4862731 100644
--- a/roles/base/tasks/OpenBSD.yml
+++ b/roles/base/tasks/OpenBSD.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,12 @@
 ---
+- name: configure mirror for packages and updates
+  copy:
+    dest: /etc/installurl
+    content: "https://mirrors.foo.sh/openbsd\n"
+    mode: 0644
+    owner: root
+    group: "{{ ansible_wheel }}"
+  when: ansible_datacenter == "home"
 
 - name: install packages
   package: