diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 9c29c75..fdf1e86 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
 # vim: set noexpandtab:
 status:
 	nova list
 
 up:
 	ansible-playbook main.yml
 
+test:
+	ansible-playbook test.yml
+
 clean:
 	ansible-playbook cleanup.yml
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 86cb35a..3b244b2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,42 +1,44 @@
 C4SCIENCE
 =========
 
 * Ansible playbook for git infrastructure on openstack
 
 INSTALL
 -------
 
 * You need ansible >= 2.0
 
 ```
 cd ~
 git clone https://github.com/ansible/ansible.git
 cd ansible
 git submodule update --init --recursive
 sudo python setup.py install
+sudo pip install shade 
+sudo apt-get install python-nova
 ```
 
 USAGE
 -----
 
 * How to use,
 
 ```
   make status #list instances
   make up #create instances
   make clean #destroy instances
 ```
 
 * You must create an Switch Engines bucket
     * see https://help.switch.ch/engines/documentation/s3-like-object-storage/
 
 ```
   ./s3cmd mb s3://phabricator
 ```
 
 * you must create a volume for the repo, and attach it to the jump server
 
 ```
     nova volume-create 100
     nova volume-attach <server> <volume> /dev/vdb
 ```
diff --git a/tasks/test-instances.yml b/tasks/test-instances.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a940a87
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tasks/test-instances.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+---
+- name: Pause app01
+  os_server_actions:
+    action: pause
+    auth:
+        auth_url: "{{ auth_url }}" 
+        username: "{{ login_username }}"
+        password: "{{ login_password }}"
+        project_name: "{{ login_tenant_name }}"
+    server: c4science-app01
+    timeout: 200
+
+- name: Check HTTP connection
+  uri: url="http://{{ domain }}"
+
+- name: Check SSH connection
+  wait_for: host="{{ external_ip }}" port=22
+  delegate_to: localhost
+
+- name: Unpause app01
+  os_server_actions:
+    action: unpause
+    auth:
+        auth_url: "{{ auth_url }}" 
+        username: "{{ login_username }}"
+        password: "{{ login_password }}"
+        project_name: "{{ login_tenant_name }}"
+    server: c4science-app01
+    timeout: 200
+
+- name: Pause app02
+  os_server_actions:
+    action: pause
+    auth:
+        auth_url: "{{ auth_url }}" 
+        username: "{{ login_username }}"
+        password: "{{ login_password }}"
+        project_name: "{{ login_tenant_name }}"
+    server: c4science-app02
+    timeout: 200
+
+- name: Check HTTP connection
+  uri: url=http://{{ domain }}
+
+- name: Check SSH connection
+  wait_for: host={{ external_ip }} port=22
+  delegate_to: localhost
+
+- name: Unpause app02
+  os_server_actions:
+    action: unpause
+    auth:
+        auth_url: "{{ auth_url }}" 
+        username: "{{ login_username }}"
+        password: "{{ login_password }}"
+        project_name: "{{ login_tenant_name }}"
+    server: c4science-app02
+    timeout: 200
diff --git a/test.yml b/test.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..38e0169
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+---
+- name: Test Instances
+  hosts: 127.0.0.1
+  connection: local
+  gather_facts: false
+  vars_files:
+    - "vars/main.yml"
+  tasks:
+    - include: tasks/test-instances.yml