diff --git a/ansible-5/roles/glusterfs-server/defaults/main.yaml b/ansible-5/roles/glusterfs-server/defaults/main.yaml
index 9f4216e..a1e8b27 100644
--- a/ansible-5/roles/glusterfs-server/defaults/main.yaml
+++ b/ansible-5/roles/glusterfs-server/defaults/main.yaml
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ volumes:
 #    - name: nextcloud2
 #    - name: prometheus
 #    - name: tmp
+  balanced:
+    - name: secure
+      brick1: secure1
+      brick2: secure2
 
   distributed: []
 #    - name: tmp
@@ -55,6 +59,8 @@ mounts:
     prometheus: /data/glusterfs/prometheus/brick1
     tmp: /data/glusterfs/tmp/brick1
     vmshares: /data/glusterfs/vmshares/brick1
+    secure1: /data/glusterfs/secure/brick1
+    secure2: /data/glusterfs/secure/brick2
 
   cubox-i:
     - name: vmshares
@@ -84,9 +90,13 @@ mounts:
     - name: plex-data
       status: mounted
       src: "UUID=cdff8026-1d56-4cee-8c12-8c61dc587850"
-    - name: nextcloud2 # dead
-      status: absent
+
+    - name: secure1
+      status: mounted
       src: "UUID=ced31b8e-8404-4bff-b428-6411c54451a4"
+    - name: secure2
+      status: mounted
+      src: "UUID=b0dc64be-80b1-49f6-ae0f-ae6219e734c9"
 
   home: []
   cubox-m: []
diff --git a/ansible-5/roles/glusterfs-server/tasks/volumes/main.yml b/ansible-5/roles/glusterfs-server/tasks/volumes/main.yml
index ed08d81..c006211 100644
--- a/ansible-5/roles/glusterfs-server/tasks/volumes/main.yml
+++ b/ansible-5/roles/glusterfs-server/tasks/volumes/main.yml
@@ -31,6 +31,19 @@
   with_items: "{{volumes.replicated}}"
   run_once: true
 
+- name: create balanced gluster volumes
+  gluster_volume:
+    state: present
+    start_on_create: yes
+    name: "{{item.name}}"
+    brick: "{{mounts.paths[item.brick1]}}/{{volumes.brick_folder}},{{mounts.paths[item.brick2]}}/{{volumes.brick_folder}}"
+    rebalance: no
+    replicas: 2
+    force: true
+    cluster: "{{cluster}}"
+  with_items: "{{volumes.balanced}}"
+  run_once: true
+
 #- name: create distributed gluster volumes
 #  gluster_volume:
 #    state: present