diff --git a/files/clouds.yaml b/files/clouds.yaml
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diff --git a/files/manage_vms b/files/manage_vms
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e670671ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/files/manage_vms
@@ -0,0 +1,125 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# Description: This script can be used to do the following actions:
+# 1. Get stuck VMs names and IP addresses
+# 2. Get errored VMs names and IP addresses
+# 3. Restart stuck VMs
+# 4. Remove errored VMs
+# 5. Remove stuck VMs
+# 6. Remove drained VMs
+# 7. Remove a list of VMs
+# 8. Get the list of VMs with a specific flavor
+
+OPENSTACK_CLOUD="freiburg_galaxy"
+OPENSTACK_CMD="/opt/galaxy/venv/bin/openstack --os-cloud=$OPENSTACK_CLOUD"
+
+get_list_of_stuck_vms(){
+    non_htcondor_node_names="$(/opt/galaxy/venv/bin/python /usr/local/bin/vgcn_monitoring.py | grep 'bwcloud=True,htcondor=False' | awk '{print $1}' | cut -d '=' -f2 | tr '\n' ' ')"
+    echo -e "$non_htcondor_node_names"
+}
+
+get_list_of_errored_vms(){
+    errored_vms="$($OPENSTACK_CMD server list --status='ERROR' -f json -c Name | jq -r '.[] | "\(.Name)"')"
+    echo -e "$errored_vms"
+}
+
+get_list_of_drained_vms(){
+    drained_vms="$(condor_status -any -af Name State Activity | grep 'Drained' | awk '{print $1}' | sed -e 's/slot.*@//' -e 's/\.novalocal//')"
+    echo -e "$drained_vms"
+}
+
+get_stuck_vms(){
+    VGCNBWC_WORKERS="$($OPENSTACK_CMD server list --name 'vgcnbwc-worker-*' -c Networks -c Name -f json | jq -r '.[] | "\(.Networks.bioinf[0]) \(.Name)"')"
+    non_htcondor_node_names=$(get_list_of_stuck_vms)
+    for i in $non_htcondor_node_names; do
+        echo -e "$VGCNBWC_WORKERS" | grep "$i"
+    done
+}
+
+get_errored_vms(){
+    VGCNBWC_WORKERS="$($OPENSTACK_CMD server list --name 'vgcnbwc-worker-*' -c Networks -c Name -f json | jq -r '.[] | "\(.Networks.bioinf[0]) \(.Name)"')"
+    errored_vms=$(get_list_of_errored_vms)
+    for i in $errored_vms; do
+        echo -e "$VGCNBWC_WORKERS" | grep "$i"
+    done
+}
+
+get_flavored_vms(){
+    $OPENSTACK_CMD server list --flavor $1 -c Networks  -c Name -f json | jq -r '.[] | "\(.Networks.bioinf[0]) \(.Name)"'
+}
+
+hard_restart_stuck_vms(){
+    non_htcondor_node_names=$(get_list_of_stuck_vms)
+    for i in $non_htcondor_node_names; do
+        echo "===>Hard rebooting host: $i<==="
+        $OPENSTACK_CMD server reboot $i --hard
+    done
+}
+
+remove_errored_vms(){
+    errored_vms=$(get_list_of_errored_vms)
+    for i in $errored_vms; do
+        echo "===>Deleting errored host: $i<==="
+        $OPENSTACK_CMD server delete $i
+    done
+}
+
+remove_stuck_vms(){
+    non_htcondor_node_names=$(get_list_of_stuck_vms)
+    for i in $non_htcondor_node_names; do
+        echo "===>Deleting stuck host: $i<==="
+        $OPENSTACK_CMD server delete $i
+    done
+}
+
+remove_drained_vms(){
+    drained_vms=$(get_list_of_drained_vms)
+    for i in $drained_vms; do
+        echo "===>Deleting drained host: $i<==="
+        $OPENSTACK_CMD server delete $i
+    done
+}
+
+remove_list_of_vms(){
+    for i in $1; do
+        echo "===>Deleting host: $i<==="
+        $OPENSTACK_CMD server delete $i
+    done
+}
+
+# Parse command line argument and execute the appropriate function
+if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
+    echo "Usage: $0 [--get-stuck-vms|--get-errored-vms|--hard-restart-stuck-vms|--remove-errored-vms|--remove-stuck-vms]"
+    exit 1
+else
+    case "$1" in
+        --get-stuck-vms)
+            get_stuck_vms
+            ;;
+        --get-errored-vms)
+            get_errored_vms
+            ;;
+        --get-flavored-vms)
+            get_flavored_vms "$2"
+            ;;
+        --hard-restart-stuck-vms)
+            hard_restart_stuck_vms
+            ;;
+        --remove-errored-vms)
+            remove_errored_vms
+            ;;
+        --remove-stuck-vms)
+            remove_stuck_vms
+            ;;
+        --remove-drained-vms)
+            remove_drained_vms
+            ;;
+        --remove-list-of-vms)
+            remove_list_of_vms "$2"
+            ;;
+        *)
+            echo "Invalid option: $1"
+            echo "Usage: $0 [--get-stuck-vms|--get-errored-vms|--hard-restart-stuck-vms|--remove-errored-vms|--remove-stuck-vms]"
+            exit 1
+            ;;
+    esac
+fi
diff --git a/maintenance.yml b/maintenance.yml
index e22c373f1..4b0dbbb1d 100644
--- a/maintenance.yml
+++ b/maintenance.yml
@@ -68,6 +68,44 @@
         mode: '0644'
       notify:
         - restart rsyslog
+    - name: Configure OpenStack credentials.
+      become: true
+      block:
+        - name: Get $XDG_CONFIG_HOME for root.
+          ansible.builtin.shell:
+            executable: /bin/bash
+            cmd: "set -u; (echo $XDG_CONFIG_HOME) 2> /dev/null || echo $HOME/.config"
+          changed_when: false
+          register: root_config
+        - name: Ensure $XDG_CONFIG_HOME exists.
+          become: true
+          ansible.builtin.file:
+            path: "{{ root_config.stdout }}"
+            state: directory
+            owner: root
+            group: root
+        - name: Ensure OpenStack configuration directory exists.
+          become: true
+          ansible.builtin.file:
+            path: "{{ root_config.stdout }}/openstack"
+            state: directory
+            owner: root
+            group: root
+            mode: "0700"
+        - name: Copy OpenStack credentials.
+          ansible.builtin.copy:
+            src: clouds.yaml
+            dest: "{{ root_config.stdout }}/openstack/clouds.yaml"
+            owner: root
+            group: root
+            mode: "0600"
+    - name: Copy script to manage VMs.
+      ansible.builtin.copy:
+        src: manage_vms
+        dest: /usr/local/bin/manage_vms
+        owner: root
+        group: root
+        mode: "0555"
   roles:
     - usegalaxy_eu.handy.os_setup
     - geerlingguy.repo-epel