diff --git a/config/default.yml b/config/default.yml
index 1003721..9489ac7 100644
--- a/config/default.yml
+++ b/config/default.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,13 @@
 
 common:
 
+  # set to the profile of cord you want to install
+  cord_profile: 'rcord'
+
+  # directories on the head node that the cord dir is copied to, and profile is created in
+  cord_dir: '/opt/cord'
+  cord_profile_dir: '/opt/cord_profile'
+
   # Specifies tasks within the head node provisioning not to execute, including:
   #
   # switch_support -   don't download the switch ONL images as there are no
diff --git a/config/onlab_develop_pod.yml b/config/onlab_develop_pod.yml
index f68bbfe..dfda974 100644
--- a/config/onlab_develop_pod.yml
+++ b/config/onlab_develop_pod.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,15 @@
   ansible_ssh_port: 22
 
 common:
+
+  # set to the profile of cord you want to install
+  cord_profile: 'rcord'
+
+  # directories on the head node that the cord dir is copied to, and profile is created in
+  cord_dir: '/opt/cord'
+  cord_profile_dir: '/opt/cord_profile'
+
+
   # all of these are written to genconfig/config.yml, and needs a rework
 
   # Network address information for the head node:
diff --git a/config/sample.yml b/config/sample.yml
index 82ab6b4..bf3d680 100644
--- a/config/sample.yml
+++ b/config/sample.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,12 @@
   ansible_ssh_port: 22
 
 common:
+  # set to the profile of cord you want to install
+  cord_profile: 'rcord'
+
+  # directories on the head node that the cord dir is copied to, and profile is created in
+  cord_dir: '/opt/cord'
+  cord_profile_dir: '/opt/cord_profile'
 
   # Network address information for the head node:
   #