diff --git a/playbooks/beta/init.yml b/playbooks/beta/init.yml
index 9171ea8..becbf2f 100644
--- a/playbooks/beta/init.yml
+++ b/playbooks/beta/init.yml
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
+# This playbook goes through the process of setting up all the lower level
+# infrastructure we need to start deploying website files to the server
+# itself.
 ---
 - hosts: beta
   remote_user: ubuntu
+  become: yes
+  become_method: sudo
   tasks:
     - name: Install snapd package manager
-      become: yes
-      become_method: sudo
       apt:
         name: snapd
         update_cache: yes
@@ -28,5 +31,24 @@
         name: certbot
         classic: yes
 
+    - name: Create website admin group
+      group:
+        name: web
+        state: present
+
+    - name: Create website user account
+      user:
+        name: web
+        comment: Website maintainer account
+        state: present
+
+    - name: Create Web root directory under new web account
+      file:
+        path: /var/www
+        state: directory
+        recurse: yes
+        owner: web
+        group: web
+