diff --git a/_sys/pools.hcl b/_sys/pools.hcl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4fbbcce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/_sys/pools.hcl
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+node_pool "sys" {
+  description = "essential services"
+
+  meta {
+    environment = "sys"
+  }
+}
+
+node_pool "apps" {
+  description = "Application Nodes"
+
+  meta {
+    environment = "apps"
+  }
+}
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