         quota      : '5G'
         base_url   : ''
         chown      : false       # if true, chown files in filesystem (throw-away: used only for migration from old)
+        exclude    : []          # hosts to not use
         cb         : required    # cb(err, host)   where host=ip address of a machine that has the project.
 
     dbg = (m) -> winston.debug("create_project(#{opts.project_id}): #{m}")


    projects = undefined
    ans = []
    database.select
        table   : 'projects'
        columns : ['project_id','location']

                action     : 'create'
                host       : opts.host
                base_url   : opts.base_url
                chown      : opts.chown
                cb         : cb
        (cb) ->
            dbg("test login")
