diff --git a/lb-user.tpl b/lb-user.tpl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..389a474
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lb-user.tpl
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#cloud-config
+
+packages:
+  - chrony
+  - git
+  - lvm2
+  - xfsprogs
+write_files:
+  - path: /etc/chrony/chrony.conf
+    permissions: "0644"
+    content: |
+%{ for line in split("\n",file("chrony.conf")) ~}
+      ${line}
+%{ endfor ~}
+    owner: root:root
+
+runcmd:
+  - [ systemctl, enable, chronyd ]
+  - systemctl restart chronyd
diff --git a/lb.tf b/lb.tf
index c227511..2e13fa9 100644
--- a/lb.tf
+++ b/lb.tf
@@ -24,5 +24,36 @@ resource "openstack_networking_port_v2" "lbvip" {
   admin_state_up      = "false"
 }
 
+resource "openstack_blockstorage_volume_v3" "lbvolumeboot" {
+  count                = var.lbsize # size of cluster
+  name                 = "lb${count.index + 1}-matrix-test-sunet-se-vol"
+  description          = "OS volume for lb node ${count.index + 1}"
+  size                 = 50
+  image_id             = data.openstack_images_image_v2.debian12image.id
+  enable_online_resize = true # Allow us to resize volume while attached.
+}
 
+# Create instances of lb nodes
+resource "openstack_compute_instance_v2" "lb" {
+  name            = "lb${count.index + 1}.matrix.test.sunet.se"
+  count           = var.lbsize
+  flavor_id       = data.openstack_compute_flavor_v2.b2c4r16.id
+  key_pair        = data.openstack_compute_keypair_v2.manderssonpub.id
+  security_groups = [ 
+                      data.openstack_networking_secgroup_v2.sshfromjumphosts.name, 
+                      data.openstack_networking_secgroup_v2.allegress.name,
+                      resource.openstack_networking_secgroup_v2.lbnode.name
+                    ]
+  user_data       = templatefile("lb-user.tpl",{})
 
+  network {
+    port   = resource.openstack_networking_port_v2.lbport[count.index].id
+  }
+
+  block_device {
+  uuid             = resource.openstack_blockstorage_volume_v3.lbvolumeboot[count.index].id
+  source_type      = "volume"
+  destination_type = "volume"
+  boot_index       = 0
+  }
+}