diff --git a/gerrit/acls/openstack/daisycloud-core.config b/gerrit/acls/openstack/daisycloud-core.config
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..20448281a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gerrit/acls/openstack/daisycloud-core.config
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+[access "refs/heads/*"]
+abandon = group daisycloud-core-core
+create = group daisycloud-core-release
+label-Code-Review = -2..+2 group daisycloud-core-core
+label-Workflow = -1..+1 group daisycloud-core-core
+
+[access "refs/tags/*"]
+pushSignedTag = group daisycloud-core-release
+
+[receive]
+requireChangeId = true
+requireContributorAgreement = true
+
+[submit]
+mergeContent = true
diff --git a/gerrit/projects.yaml b/gerrit/projects.yaml
index 81a095ee95..cef17b26c1 100755
--- a/gerrit/projects.yaml
+++ b/gerrit/projects.yaml
@@ -1238,6 +1238,8 @@
 - project: openstack/cue-dashboard
   description: Horizon plugin for Cue.
   acl-config: /home/gerrit2/acls/openstack/cue.config
+- project: openstack/daisycloud-core
+  description: The core API implementation for Daisycloud OpenStack installer.
 - project: openstack/deb-openstack-pkg-tools
   description: build tools for Debian packages
 - project: openstack/debtcollector
diff --git a/zuul/layout.yaml b/zuul/layout.yaml
index 3e5b580c6b..9c0e7ae3b2 100755
--- a/zuul/layout.yaml
+++ b/zuul/layout.yaml
@@ -4966,6 +4966,11 @@ projects:
       - name: merge-check
       - name: python-jobs
 
+  - name: openstack/daisycloud-core
+    template:
+      - name: merge-check
+      - name: noop-jobs
+
   - name: openstack/deb-openstack-pkg-tools
     template:
       - name: merge-check