diff --git a/daemon.py b/daemon.py
index 265b5448d..e0e4edca6 100644
--- a/daemon.py
+++ b/daemon.py
@@ -156,6 +156,7 @@ from roles import get_actor_roles_list
 from roles import set_role
 from roles import clear_moderator_status
 from roles import clear_editor_status
+from roles import clear_devops_status
 from roles import clear_counselor_status
 from roles import clear_artist_status
 from blog import path_contains_blog_link
@@ -6678,6 +6679,71 @@ class PubServer(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
                                                      ed_nick, domain,
                                                      'editor')
 
+                        # change site devops list
+                        if fields.get('devopslist'):
+                            if path.startswith('/users/' +
+                                               admin_nickname + '/'):
+                                devops_file = \
+                                    base_dir + \
+                                    '/accounts/devops.txt'
+                                clear_devops_status(base_dir)
+                                if ',' in fields['devopslist']:
+                                    # if the list was given as comma separated
+                                    dos = fields['devopslist'].split(',')
+                                    try:
+                                        with open(devops_file, 'w+',
+                                                  encoding='utf-8') as dofil:
+                                            for do_nick in dos:
+                                                do_nick = do_nick.strip()
+                                                do_dir = base_dir + \
+                                                    '/accounts/' + do_nick + \
+                                                    '@' + domain
+                                                if os.path.isdir(do_dir):
+                                                    dofil.write(do_nick + '\n')
+                                    except OSError as ex:
+                                        print('EX: unable to write devops ' +
+                                              devops_file + ' ' + str(ex))
+
+                                    for do_nick in dos:
+                                        do_nick = do_nick.strip()
+                                        do_dir = base_dir + \
+                                            '/accounts/' + do_nick + \
+                                            '@' + domain
+                                        if os.path.isdir(do_dir):
+                                            set_role(base_dir,
+                                                     do_nick, domain,
+                                                     'devops')
+                                else:
+                                    # nicknames on separate lines
+                                    eds = fields['devopslist'].split('\n')
+                                    try:
+                                        with open(devops_file, 'w+',
+                                                  encoding='utf-8') as dofile:
+                                            for do_nick in dos:
+                                                do_nick = do_nick.strip()
+                                                do_dir = \
+                                                    base_dir + \
+                                                    '/accounts/' + do_nick + \
+                                                    '@' + domain
+                                                if os.path.isdir(do_dir):
+                                                    dofile.write(do_nick +
+                                                                 '\n')
+                                    except OSError as ex:
+                                        print('EX: unable to write devops ' +
+                                              devops_file + ' ' + str(ex))
+
+                                    for do_nick in dos:
+                                        do_nick = do_nick.strip()
+                                        do_dir = \
+                                            base_dir + \
+                                            '/accounts/' + \
+                                            do_nick + '@' + \
+                                            domain
+                                        if os.path.isdir(do_dir):
+                                            set_role(base_dir,
+                                                     do_nick, domain,
+                                                     'devops')
+
                         # change site counselors list
                         if fields.get('counselors'):
                             if path.startswith('/users/' +
diff --git a/roles.py b/roles.py
index b0ab280d1..58ff40647 100644
--- a/roles.py
+++ b/roles.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ from utils import get_status_number
 from utils import remove_domain_port
 from utils import acct_dir
 from utils import text_in_file
+from utils import get_config_param
 
 
 def _clear_role_status(base_dir: str, role: str) -> None:
@@ -49,6 +50,14 @@ def clear_editor_status(base_dir: str) -> None:
     _clear_role_status(base_dir, 'editor')
 
 
+def clear_devops_status(base_dir: str) -> None:
+    """Removes devops status from all accounts
+    This could be slow if there are many users, but only happens
+    rarely when devops are appointed or removed
+    """
+    _clear_role_status(base_dir, 'devops')
+
+
 def clear_counselor_status(base_dir: str) -> None:
     """Removes counselor status from all accounts
     This could be slow if there are many users, but only happens
@@ -296,3 +305,32 @@ def actor_has_role(actor_json: {}, role_name: str) -> bool:
     """
     roles_list = get_actor_roles_list(actor_json)
     return role_name in roles_list
+
+
+def is_devops(base_dir: str, nickname: str) -> bool:
+    """Returns true if the given nickname has the devops role
+    """
+    devops_file = base_dir + '/accounts/devops.txt'
+
+    if not os.path.isfile(devops_file):
+        admin_name = get_config_param(base_dir, 'admin')
+        if not admin_name:
+            return False
+        if admin_name == nickname:
+            return True
+        return False
+
+    with open(devops_file, 'r', encoding='utf-8') as fp_mod:
+        lines = fp_mod.readlines()
+        if len(lines) == 0:
+            # if there is nothing in the file
+            admin_name = get_config_param(base_dir, 'admin')
+            if not admin_name:
+                return False
+            if admin_name == nickname:
+                return True
+        for devops in lines:
+            devops = devops.strip('\n').strip('\r')
+            if devops == nickname:
+                return True
+    return False
diff --git a/translations/ar.json b/translations/ar.json
index 6ff8d37be..39f77aa6c 100644
--- a/translations/ar.json
+++ b/translations/ar.json
@@ -590,5 +590,8 @@
     "Last year": "العام الماضي",
     "Unauthorized": "غير مصرح",
     "No login credentials were posted": "لم يتم نشر بيانات اعتماد تسجيل الدخول",
-    "Credentials are too long": "أوراق الاعتماد طويلة جدًا"
+    "Credentials are too long": "أوراق الاعتماد طويلة جدًا",
+    "Site DevOps": "DevOps الموقع",
+    "A list of devops nicknames. One per line.": "قائمة بأسماء المطورين. واحد في كل سطر.",
+    "devops": "devops"
 }
diff --git a/translations/bn.json b/translations/bn.json
index ab0391319..82d5a110f 100644
--- a/translations/bn.json
+++ b/translations/bn.json
@@ -590,5 +590,8 @@
     "Last year": "গত বছর",
     "Unauthorized": "অননুমোদিত",
     "No login credentials were posted": "কোনো লগইন শংসাপত্র পোস্ট করা হয়নি",
-    "Credentials are too long": "শংসাপত্রগুলি খুব দীর্ঘ৷"
+    "Credentials are too long": "শংসাপত্রগুলি খুব দীর্ঘ৷",
+    "Site DevOps": "সাইট DevOps",
+    "A list of devops nicknames. One per line.": "ডেভপস ডাকনামের একটি তালিকা। প্রতি লাইনে একটি।",
+    "devops": "devops"
 }
diff --git a/translations/ca.json b/translations/ca.json
index 4026c8d68..a2a59a06e 100644
--- a/translations/ca.json
+++ b/translations/ca.json
@@ -590,5 +590,8 @@
     "Last year": "L'any passat",
     "Unauthorized": "No autoritzat",
     "No login credentials were posted": "No s'ha publicat cap credencial d'inici de sessió",
-    "Credentials are too long": "Les credencials són massa llargues"
+    "Credentials are too long": "Les credencials són massa llargues",
+    "Site DevOps": "Lloc DevOps",
+    "A list of devops nicknames. One per line.": "Una llista de sobrenoms de devops. Un per línia.",
+    "devops": "devops"
 }
diff --git a/translations/cy.json b/translations/cy.json
index 5a5c76311..39e1cbf74 100644
--- a/translations/cy.json
+++ b/translations/cy.json
@@ -590,5 +590,8 @@
     "Last year": "Blwyddyn diwethaf",
     "Unauthorized": "Anawdurdodedig",
     "No login credentials were posted": "Ni bostiwyd unrhyw fanylion mewngofnodi",
-    "Credentials are too long": "Mae manylion yn rhy hir"
+    "Credentials are too long": "Mae manylion yn rhy hir",
+    "Site DevOps": "Gwefan DevOps",
+    "A list of devops nicknames. One per line.": "Mae rhestr o devops llysenwau. Un i bob llinell.",
+    "devops": "devops"
 }
diff --git a/translations/de.json b/translations/de.json
index 282a36023..ed54dc3ae 100644
--- a/translations/de.json
+++ b/translations/de.json
@@ -590,5 +590,8 @@
     "Last year": "Vergangenes Jahr",
     "Unauthorized": "Unbefugt",
     "No login credentials were posted": "Es wurden keine Zugangsdaten gepostet",
-    "Credentials are too long": "Anmeldeinformationen sind zu lang"
+    "Credentials are too long": "Anmeldeinformationen sind zu lang",
+    "Site DevOps": "Site-DevOps",
+    "A list of devops nicknames. One per line.": "Eine Liste von Entwickler-Spitznamen. Eine pro Zeile.",
+    "devops": "devops"
 }
diff --git a/translations/el.json b/translations/el.json
index 0778d0b58..ad9240814 100644
--- a/translations/el.json
+++ b/translations/el.json
@@ -590,5 +590,8 @@
     "Last year": "Πέρυσι",
     "Unauthorized": "Ανεξουσιοδότητος",
     "No login credentials were posted": "Δεν δημοσιεύτηκαν διαπιστευτήρια σύνδεσης",
-    "Credentials are too long": "Τα διαπιστευτήρια είναι πολύ μεγάλα"
+    "Credentials are too long": "Τα διαπιστευτήρια είναι πολύ μεγάλα",
+    "Site DevOps": "DevOps ιστότοπου",
+    "A list of devops nicknames. One per line.": "Μια λίστα με ψευδώνυμα devops. Ένα ανά γραμμή.",
+    "devops": "devops"
 }
diff --git a/translations/en.json b/translations/en.json
index 7786801e4..d6967f0b6 100644
--- a/translations/en.json
+++ b/translations/en.json
@@ -590,5 +590,8 @@
     "Last year": "Last year",
     "Unauthorized": "Unauthorized",
     "No login credentials were posted": "No login credentials were posted",
-    "Credentials are too long": "Credentials are too long"
+    "Credentials are too long": "Credentials are too long",
+    "Site DevOps": "Site DevOps",
+    "A list of devops nicknames. One per line.": "A list of devops nicknames. One per line.",
+    "devops": "devops"
 }
diff --git a/translations/es.json b/translations/es.json
index ea16525b9..06df4acf8 100644
--- a/translations/es.json
+++ b/translations/es.json
@@ -590,5 +590,8 @@
     "Last year": "El año pasado",
     "Unauthorized": "No autorizado",
     "No login credentials were posted": "No se publicaron credenciales de inicio de sesión",
-    "Credentials are too long": "Las credenciales son demasiado largas"
+    "Credentials are too long": "Las credenciales son demasiado largas",
+    "Site DevOps": "DevOps del sitio",
+    "A list of devops nicknames. One per line.": "Una lista de apodos de devops. Uno por línea.",
+    "devops": "devops"
 }
diff --git a/translations/fr.json b/translations/fr.json
index 6b0599a41..429424bea 100644
--- a/translations/fr.json
+++ b/translations/fr.json
@@ -590,5 +590,8 @@
     "Last year": "L'année dernière",
     "Unauthorized": "Non autorisé",
     "No login credentials were posted": "Aucun identifiant de connexion n'a été posté",
-    "Credentials are too long": "Les identifiants sont trop longs"
+    "Credentials are too long": "Les identifiants sont trop longs",
+    "Site DevOps": "DevOps du site",
+    "A list of devops nicknames. One per line.": "Une liste de surnoms de devops. Un par ligne.",
+    "devops": "devops"
 }
diff --git a/translations/ga.json b/translations/ga.json
index 3d2ad5f0a..bb98400ce 100644
--- a/translations/ga.json
+++ b/translations/ga.json
@@ -590,5 +590,8 @@
     "Last year": "Anuraidh",
     "Unauthorized": "Neamhúdaraithe",
     "No login credentials were posted": "Níor postáladh aon dintiúir logáil isteach",
-    "Credentials are too long": "Tá dintiúir ró-fhada"
+    "Credentials are too long": "Tá dintiúir ró-fhada",
+    "Site DevOps": "Suíomh DevOps",
+    "A list of devops nicknames. One per line.": "Tá liosta devops leasainmneacha. Ceann in aghaidh an líne.",
+    "devops": "devops"
 }
diff --git a/translations/hi.json b/translations/hi.json
index d4e2bbd42..175af9375 100644
--- a/translations/hi.json
+++ b/translations/hi.json
@@ -590,5 +590,8 @@
     "Last year": "पिछले साल",
     "Unauthorized": "अनधिकृत",
     "No login credentials were posted": "कोई लॉगिन क्रेडेंशियल पोस्ट नहीं किया गया था",
-    "Credentials are too long": "क्रेडेंशियल बहुत लंबे हैं"
+    "Credentials are too long": "क्रेडेंशियल बहुत लंबे हैं",
+    "Site DevOps": "साइट देवऑप्स",
+    "A list of devops nicknames. One per line.": "देवोप्स उपनामों की एक सूची। प्रति पंक्ति एक।",
+    "devops": "devops"
 }
diff --git a/translations/it.json b/translations/it.json
index 122c7847a..797328064 100644
--- a/translations/it.json
+++ b/translations/it.json
@@ -590,5 +590,8 @@
     "Last year": "L'anno scorso",
     "Unauthorized": "Non autorizzato",
     "No login credentials were posted": "Non sono state pubblicate credenziali di accesso",
-    "Credentials are too long": "Le credenziali sono troppo lunghe"
+    "Credentials are too long": "Le credenziali sono troppo lunghe",
+    "Site DevOps": "Sito DevOps",
+    "A list of devops nicknames. One per line.": "Un elenco di soprannomi devops. Uno per riga.",
+    "devops": "devops"
 }
diff --git a/translations/ja.json b/translations/ja.json
index ee327ae96..a54397066 100644
--- a/translations/ja.json
+++ b/translations/ja.json
@@ -590,5 +590,8 @@
     "Last year": "去年",
     "Unauthorized": "無許可",
     "No login credentials were posted": "ログイン認証情報が投稿されていません",
-    "Credentials are too long": "資格情報が長すぎます"
+    "Credentials are too long": "資格情報が長すぎます",
+    "Site DevOps": "サイト DevOps",
+    "A list of devops nicknames. One per line.": "DevOps ニックネームのリスト。 1 行に 1 つ。",
+    "devops": "devops"
 }
diff --git a/translations/ko.json b/translations/ko.json
index 868b6bb4e..b6d213910 100644
--- a/translations/ko.json
+++ b/translations/ko.json
@@ -590,5 +590,8 @@
     "Last year": "작년",
     "Unauthorized": "무단",
     "No login credentials were posted": "게시된 로그인 자격 증명이 없습니다.",
-    "Credentials are too long": "자격 증명이 너무 깁니다."
+    "Credentials are too long": "자격 증명이 너무 깁니다.",
+    "Site DevOps": "사이트 DevOps",
+    "A list of devops nicknames. One per line.": "데브옵스 닉네임 목록입니다. 한 줄에 하나씩.",
+    "devops": "devops"
 }
diff --git a/translations/ku.json b/translations/ku.json
index 54df7dbd3..9eb1d5a5b 100644
--- a/translations/ku.json
+++ b/translations/ku.json
@@ -590,5 +590,8 @@
     "Last year": "Sala borî",
     "Unauthorized": "Bêmaf",
     "No login credentials were posted": "Tu pêbaweriyên têketinê nehatin şandin",
-    "Credentials are too long": "Bawernameyên pir dirêj in"
+    "Credentials are too long": "Bawernameyên pir dirêj in",
+    "Site DevOps": "Malpera DevOps",
+    "A list of devops nicknames. One per line.": "Lîsteya navên devops. Her rêzek yek.",
+    "devops": "devops"
 }
diff --git a/translations/nl.json b/translations/nl.json
index c454edc4d..5f3fdbf05 100644
--- a/translations/nl.json
+++ b/translations/nl.json
@@ -590,5 +590,8 @@
     "Last year": "Afgelopen jaar",
     "Unauthorized": "Ongeautoriseerd",
     "No login credentials were posted": "Er zijn geen inloggegevens gepost",
-    "Credentials are too long": "Inloggegevens zijn te lang"
+    "Credentials are too long": "Inloggegevens zijn te lang",
+    "Site DevOps": "Site DevOps",
+    "A list of devops nicknames. One per line.": "Een lijst met devops-bijnamen. Een per regel.",
+    "devops": "devops"
 }
diff --git a/translations/oc.json b/translations/oc.json
index 29ec2857c..2922914c8 100644
--- a/translations/oc.json
+++ b/translations/oc.json
@@ -586,5 +586,8 @@
     "Last year": "Last year",
     "Unauthorized": "Unauthorized",
     "No login credentials were posted": "No login credentials were posted",
-    "Credentials are too long": "Credentials are too long"
+    "Credentials are too long": "Credentials are too long",
+    "Site DevOps": "Site DevOps",
+    "A list of devops nicknames. One per line.": "A list of devops nicknames. One per line.",
+    "devops": "devops"
 }
diff --git a/translations/pl.json b/translations/pl.json
index 9af7f9dcc..71449c430 100644
--- a/translations/pl.json
+++ b/translations/pl.json
@@ -590,5 +590,8 @@
     "Last year": "Ostatni rok",
     "Unauthorized": "Nieautoryzowany",
     "No login credentials were posted": "Nie opublikowano danych logowania",
-    "Credentials are too long": "Poświadczenia są za długie"
+    "Credentials are too long": "Poświadczenia są za długie",
+    "Site DevOps": "Deweloperzy witryny",
+    "A list of devops nicknames. One per line.": "Lista pseudonimów Devopa. Jeden na linię.",
+    "devops": "devops"
 }
diff --git a/translations/pt.json b/translations/pt.json
index 2d7d88d55..7fecd5e19 100644
--- a/translations/pt.json
+++ b/translations/pt.json
@@ -590,5 +590,8 @@
     "Last year": "Ano passado",
     "Unauthorized": "Não autorizado",
     "No login credentials were posted": "Nenhuma credencial de login foi postada",
-    "Credentials are too long": "As credenciais são muito longas"
+    "Credentials are too long": "As credenciais são muito longas",
+    "Site DevOps": "Site DevOps",
+    "A list of devops nicknames. One per line.": "Uma lista de apelidos de devops. Um por linha.",
+    "devops": "devops"
 }
diff --git a/translations/ru.json b/translations/ru.json
index 4188c23af..1b2d22ae7 100644
--- a/translations/ru.json
+++ b/translations/ru.json
@@ -590,5 +590,8 @@
     "Last year": "Прошедший год",
     "Unauthorized": "Неавторизованный",
     "No login credentials were posted": "Учетные данные для входа не были отправлены",
-    "Credentials are too long": "Учетные данные слишком длинные"
+    "Credentials are too long": "Учетные данные слишком длинные",
+    "Site DevOps": "DevOps сайта",
+    "A list of devops nicknames. One per line.": "Список псевдонимов devops. По одному на строку.",
+    "devops": "devops"
 }
diff --git a/translations/sw.json b/translations/sw.json
index 30dc696ac..caedc04fa 100644
--- a/translations/sw.json
+++ b/translations/sw.json
@@ -590,5 +590,8 @@
     "Last year": "Mwaka jana",
     "Unauthorized": "Haijaidhinishwa",
     "No login credentials were posted": "Hakuna kitambulisho cha kuingia kilichochapishwa",
-    "Credentials are too long": "Kitambulisho ni kirefu sana"
+    "Credentials are too long": "Kitambulisho ni kirefu sana",
+    "Site DevOps": "Tovuti ya DevOps",
+    "A list of devops nicknames. One per line.": "Orodha ya majina ya utani ya devops. Moja kwa kila mstari.",
+    "devops": "devops"
 }
diff --git a/translations/tr.json b/translations/tr.json
index efcc36f80..e8ab86a9b 100644
--- a/translations/tr.json
+++ b/translations/tr.json
@@ -590,5 +590,8 @@
     "Last year": "Geçen yıl",
     "Unauthorized": "Yetkisiz",
     "No login credentials were posted": "Giriş bilgileri gönderilmedi",
-    "Credentials are too long": "Kimlik bilgileri çok uzun"
+    "Credentials are too long": "Kimlik bilgileri çok uzun",
+    "Site DevOps": "Site DevOps",
+    "A list of devops nicknames. One per line.": "Devops takma adlarının listesi. Her satıra bir tane.",
+    "devops": "devops"
 }
diff --git a/translations/uk.json b/translations/uk.json
index 923d202d4..9bfaeb396 100644
--- a/translations/uk.json
+++ b/translations/uk.json
@@ -590,5 +590,8 @@
     "Last year": "Минулого року",
     "Unauthorized": "Несанкціонований",
     "No login credentials were posted": "Облікові дані для входу не опубліковано",
-    "Credentials are too long": "Облікові дані задовгі"
+    "Credentials are too long": "Облікові дані задовгі",
+    "Site DevOps": "Сайт DevOps",
+    "A list of devops nicknames. One per line.": "Список ніків devops. По одному на рядок.",
+    "devops": "devops"
 }
diff --git a/translations/yi.json b/translations/yi.json
index a52868036..43588504b 100644
--- a/translations/yi.json
+++ b/translations/yi.json
@@ -590,5 +590,8 @@
     "Last year": "לעצטע יאר",
     "Unauthorized": "אַנאָטערייזד",
     "No login credentials were posted": "קיין לאָגין קראַדענטשאַלז זענען אַרייַנגעשיקט",
-    "Credentials are too long": "קראַדענטשאַלז זענען צו לאַנג"
+    "Credentials are too long": "קראַדענטשאַלז זענען צו לאַנג",
+    "Site DevOps": "וועבזייטל DevOps",
+    "A list of devops nicknames. One per line.": "א רשימה פון דיוואָפּס ניקניימז. איינער פּער שורה.",
+    "devops": "devops"
 }
diff --git a/translations/zh.json b/translations/zh.json
index 546709ed7..cd19651a4 100644
--- a/translations/zh.json
+++ b/translations/zh.json
@@ -590,5 +590,8 @@
     "Last year": "去年",
     "Unauthorized": "未经授权",
     "No login credentials were posted": "未发布登录凭据",
-    "Credentials are too long": "凭据太长"
+    "Credentials are too long": "凭据太长",
+    "Site DevOps": "站点 DevOps",
+    "A list of devops nicknames. One per line.": "devops 昵称列表。 每行一个。",
+    "devops": "devops"
 }
diff --git a/webapp_profile.py b/webapp_profile.py
index b7129b0f6..4115a148c 100644
--- a/webapp_profile.py
+++ b/webapp_profile.py
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ from webapp_timeline import page_number_buttons
 from blocking import get_cw_list_variable
 from blocking import is_blocked
 from content import bold_reading_string
+from roles import is_devops
 
 THEME_FORMATS = '.zip, .gz'
 
@@ -1543,6 +1544,22 @@ def _html_edit_profile_instance(base_dir: str, translate: {},
     role_assign_str += \
         edit_text_area(translate['Artists'], 'artists', artists,
                        200, '', False)
+
+    # site devops
+    devops = ''
+    devops_file = base_dir + '/accounts/devops.txt'
+    if os.path.isfile(devops_file):
+        with open(devops_file, 'r', encoding='utf-8') as edit_file:
+            devops = edit_file.read()
+    role_assign_str += \
+        '  <b><label class="labels">' + \
+        translate['Site DevOps'] + '</label></b><br>\n' + \
+        '  ' + \
+        translate['A list of devops nicknames. One per line.'] + \
+        '  <textarea id="message" name="devopslist" placeholder="" ' + \
+        'style="height:200px" spellcheck="false">' + \
+        devops + '</textarea>'
+
     role_assign_str += end_edit_section()
 
     # Video section
@@ -2420,7 +2437,8 @@ def html_edit_profile(server, translate: {},
                                             media_instance_str,
                                             blogs_instance_str,
                                             news_instance_str)
-            system_monitor_str = _html_system_monitor(nickname, translate)
+    if is_devops(base_dir, nickname):
+        system_monitor_str = _html_system_monitor(nickname, translate)
 
     instance_title = get_config_param(base_dir, 'instanceTitle')
     edit_profile_form = \