diff --git a/group_vars/nomad/dpulc/staging.yml b/group_vars/nomad/dpulc/staging.yml
index 9792da9f1b..59a9444909 100644
--- a/group_vars/nomad/dpulc/staging.yml
+++ b/group_vars/nomad/dpulc/staging.yml
@@ -5,9 +5,14 @@ dpul_c_db_password: '{{ vault_dpul_c_db_password }}'
 dpul_c_postgres_host: 'lib-postgres-staging1.princeton.edu'
 dpul_c_postgres_version: '15'
 dpul_c_postgres_admin_user: "postgres"
+dpul_c_staging_figgy_db_host: "figgy-db-staging1.princeton.edu"
+dpul_c_staging_figgy_db_name: "figgy_staging"
+dpul_c_staging_figgy_db_password: "{{ vault_dpul_c_staging_figgy_db_password }}"
 dpul_c_nomad_env_vars:
   DB_NAME: '{{ dpul_c_db_name }}'
   DB_USER: '{{ dpul_c_db_user }}'
   DB_PASSWORD: '{{ dpul_c_db_password }}'
   POSTGRES_HOST: '{{ dpul_c_postgres_host }}'
   SECRET_KEY_BASE: '{{ vault_dpul_c_secret_key_base }}'
+  SOLR_URL: 'http://lib-solr8d-staging.princeton.edu:8983/solr/dpulc-staging'
+  FIGGY_DATABASE_URL: 'ecto://dpulc_staging:{{ dpul_c_staging_figgy_db_password }}@{{ dpul_c_staging_figgy_db_host }}/{{ dpul_c_staging_figgy_db_name }}'
diff --git a/group_vars/nomad/dpulc/vault.yml b/group_vars/nomad/dpulc/vault.yml
index c55ce21695..0235adb31d 100644
--- a/group_vars/nomad/dpulc/vault.yml
+++ b/group_vars/nomad/dpulc/vault.yml
@@ -1,14 +1,17 @@
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diff --git a/roles/pul_nomad/tasks/dpul_c.yml b/roles/pul_nomad/tasks/dpul_c.yml
index 1fd489942d..ef4f040b00 100644
--- a/roles/pul_nomad/tasks/dpul_c.yml
+++ b/roles/pul_nomad/tasks/dpul_c.yml
@@ -21,6 +21,31 @@
   become_user: '{{ dpul_c_postgres_admin_user }}'
   run_once: true
 
+- name: 'pul_nomad_dpulc | create figgy postgresql db user'
+  community.postgresql.postgresql_user:
+    name: 'dpulc_staging'
+    password: '{{ dpul_c_staging_figgy_db_password }}'
+    encrypted: true
+    state: 'present'
+  delegate_to: '{{ dpul_c_staging_figgy_db_host }}'
+  become: true
+  become_user: '{{ dpul_c_postgres_admin_user }}'
+  run_once: true
+
+- name: 'pul_nomad_dpulc | grant read privileges for read-only user'
+  delegate_to: '{{ dpul_c_staging_figgy_db_host }}'
+  become: true
+  become_user: '{{ dpul_c_postgres_admin_user }}'
+  run_once: true
+  community.postgresql.postgresql_privs:
+    database: '{{ dpul_c_staging_figgy_db_name }}'
+    state: present
+    privs: SELECT
+    type: table
+    objs: ALL_IN_SCHEMA
+    roles: 'dpulc_staging'
+    grant_option: true
+
 - name: 'pul_nomad_dpulc | ensure access to postgres server for client connections'
   ansible.builtin.lineinfile:
     path: '/etc/postgresql/{{ dpul_c_postgres_version }}/main/pg_hba.conf'
@@ -31,6 +56,16 @@
   when:
     - "nomad_node_role == 'client'"
 
+- name: 'pul_nomad_dpulc | ensure access to figgy postgres server for client connections'
+  ansible.builtin.lineinfile:
+    path: '/etc/postgresql/{{ dpul_c_postgres_version }}/main/pg_hba.conf'
+    line: 'host  all      all {{ ansible_default_ipv4.address }}/32       md5'
+  delegate_to: '{{ dpul_c_staging_figgy_db_host }}'
+  register: remote_figgy_postgres_configured
+  throttle: 1 # have this task run one machine at a time to avoid race condition
+  when:
+    - "nomad_node_role == 'client'"
+
 - name: 'pul_nomad_dpulc | reload postgresql'
   ansible.builtin.service:
     name: postgresql
@@ -39,6 +74,14 @@
     - remote_postgres_configured.changed
   delegate_to: '{{ dpul_c_postgres_host }}'
 
+- name: 'pul_nomad_dpulc | reload figgy postgresql'
+  ansible.builtin.service:
+    name: postgresql
+    state: reloaded
+  when:
+    - remote_postgres_configured.changed
+  delegate_to: '{{ dpul_c_staging_figgy_db_host }}'
+
 - name: 'pul_nomad_dpulc | add the application environment variables'
   ansible.builtin.shell:
     cmd: '/usr/local/bin/nomad var put -force nomad/jobs/dpulc-staging {{ dpul_c_nomad_env_vars.keys() | zip(dpul_c_nomad_env_vars.values()) | map("join", "=") | join(" ") }}'