diff --git a/pipelines/candlepin.yml b/pipelines/candlepin.yml
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+++ b/pipelines/candlepin.yml
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+- import_playbook: candlepin/01-boxes.yml
+- import_playbook: candlepin/02-install.yml
+- import_playbook: candlepin/03-tests.yml
diff --git a/pipelines/candlepin/01-boxes.yml b/pipelines/candlepin/01-boxes.yml
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+---
+- name: create vagrant boxes
+  hosts: localhost
+  become: False
+  vars_files:
+    - ../vars/forklift_candlepin.yml
+  roles:
+    - forklift
diff --git a/pipelines/candlepin/02-install.yml b/pipelines/candlepin/02-install.yml
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+---
+- name: Setup git repo
+  become: True
+  hosts:
+   - "{{ forklift_name }}"
+  vars_files:
+    - ../vars/forklift_candlepin.yml
+  tasks:
+    - name: Install podman-docker
+      package:
+        name: podman-docker
+        state: installed
+
+    - name: Start podman
+      service:
+        name: podman
+        state: started
+
+    - name: Install git
+      package:
+        name: git
+        state: installed
+
+    - name: Enable ruby 2.7 module
+      command: dnf module enable -y ruby:2.7
+
+    - name: Install Ruby
+      package:
+        name:
+          - ruby
+          - ruby-devel
+          - rubygem-bundler
+          - gcc-c++
+          - make
+          - redhat-rpm-config
+        state: installed
+
+    - name: Clone puppet-candlepin
+      ansible.builtin.git:
+        repo: https://github.com/theforeman/puppet-candlepin.git
+        dest: /src/puppet-candlepin
+
+    - name: Bundle install
+      command: bundle install
+      args:
+        chdir: /src/puppet-candlepin
diff --git a/pipelines/candlepin/03-tests.yml b/pipelines/candlepin/03-tests.yml
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+---
+- name: run tests
+  become: True
+  hosts:
+   - "{{ forklift_name }}"
+  vars_files:
+    - ../vars/forklift_candlepin.yml
+  tasks:
+    - name: Run acceptance tests
+      command: bundle exec rake beaker
+      args:
+        chdir: /src/puppet-candlepin
+      environment:
+        BEAKER_HYPERVISOR: "docker"
+        BEAKER_provision: "yes"
+        BEAKER_setfile: "centos8-64{hostname=centos8-64.example.com}"
+        BEAKER_destroy: "no"
+        BEAKER_FACTER_CANDLEPIN_VERSION: "{{ pipeline_version }}"
diff --git a/pipelines/vars/forklift_candlepin.yml b/pipelines/vars/forklift_candlepin.yml
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+++ b/pipelines/vars/forklift_candlepin.yml
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+forklift_name: "pipe-candlepin-{{ pipeline_version }}-{{ pipeline_os }}"
+
+server_box:
+  box: "{{ pipeline_os }}"
+  memory: 4680
+
+forklift_boxes:
+  "{{ {forklift_name: server_box} }}"