diff --git a/site/profile/manifests/base.pp b/site/profile/manifests/base.pp
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+class profile::base {
+
+  #the base profile should include component modules that will be on all nodes
+
+}
diff --git a/site/role/manifests/database_server.pp b/site/role/manifests/database_server.pp
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+class role::database_server {
+
+  #This role would be made of all the profiles that need to be included to make a database server work
+  #All roles should include the base profile
+  include profile::base 
+
+}
diff --git a/site/role/manifests/webserver.pp b/site/role/manifests/webserver.pp
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+class role::webserver {
+
+  #This role would be made of all the profiles that need to be included to make a webserver work
+  #All roles should include the base profile
+  include profile::base
+
+}