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+data "openstack_images_image_v2" "maintenance-image" {
+  name = "Rocky 9.0"
+}
+
+resource "openstack_compute_instance_v2" "maintenance" {
+  name            = "maintenance.galaxyproject.eu"
+  image_id        = data.openstack_images_image_v2.maintenance-image.id
+  flavor_name     = "m1.xlarge"
+  key_pair        = "cloud2"
+  tags            = []
+  security_groups = ["default"]
+
+  network {
+    name = "bioinf"
+  }
+
+  block_device {
+    uuid                  = data.openstack_images_image_v2.maintenance-image.id
+    source_type           = "image"
+    volume_size           = 256
+    destination_type      = "volume"
+    boot_index            = 0
+    delete_on_termination = true
+  }
+
+  user_data = <<-EOF
+    #cloud-config
+    package_update: true
+    package_upgrade: true
+  EOF
+}
+
+resource "aws_route53_record" "maintenance-galaxyproject" {
+  allow_overwrite = true
+  zone_id         = var.zone_galaxyproject_eu
+  name            = "maintenance.galaxyproject.eu"
+  type            = "A"
+  ttl             = "600"
+  records         = ["${openstack_compute_instance_v2.maintenance.access_ip_v4}"]
+}