diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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 # laconicd-network-deployment
 
+A set of scripts to drive the mainnet-laconic stack stack orchestrator commands.
+
+## Background
+
+The mainnet-laconic stack implements a scheme for deploying multi-node networks where each node runs an instance of the stack.
+The configuration of these nodes is done via a "network directory" created on each node, and by arranging to copy a genesis 
+transaction file from each node to a coordinating node that generates a chain genesis file. This file in turn is copied
+to the remaining nodes before stack startup. In addition, the IP addresses of all peer nodes need to be configured in 
+each node. This scheme is implemented with the following stack orchestrator commands:
+
+```
+$ laconic-so --stack mainnet-laconic deploy setup --network-dir <network_dir> --initialize-network --chain-id <chain_id> --node-moniker <node_name>
+
+$ laconic-so --stack mainnet-laconic deploy setup --network-dir <network_dir> --join-network --key-name <key_name>
+
+$ laconic-so --stack mainnet-laconic deploy setup --network-dir <network_dir> --create-network --gentx-files <gentx_files>
+
+$ laconic-so --stack mainnet-laconic deploy init --map-ports-to-host any-same --output <spec_file_name> --config "LACONIC_HOSTED_ENDPOINT=http://$<node_dns_name>:9473"
+
+$ laconic-so --stack mainnet-laconic deploy create --deployment-dir <deployment_dir> --spec-file <spec_file_name> --network-dir <network_dir> --initial-peers <peers>
+```
+
+The scripts in this repository provide a convenient wrapper around these commands for the testnet use case
+where there can be some level of coordination and common ownership between the nodes.
+
+## Machine setup
+
+The scripts assume a set of machines with dns host names assigned with the pattern <machine-name-prefix>-<node-number>.<machine-domain>, e.g.
+testnet-a-1.testnets.servesthe.world
+Testnet machines must be setup with stack orchestrator and docker installed.
+The local machine (where the scripts are run) needs to be configured with `ssh-agent` and the relevant key added, such that ssh commands to connect to the testnet machines succeed without user interaction.
+
+## Testnet deployment steps
+
+```
+$ cd scripts
+```
+
+In the example commands below we assume the machine-name-prefix "testnet-a".
+
+### network.cfg
+
+The scripts load a set of configuration variables from a file named `network.cfg`. An example file is provided, edit to suit:
+```
+$ cat network.cfg
+machine_domain=testnets.servesthe.world
+node_count=4
+ssh_user=laconic
+```
+
+### Pull stack images
+
+Run the 00-pull-stack-images.sh script to pull stack container images from a container registry:
+
+```
+$ ./01-pull-stack-images.sh testnet-a <image-registry-user> <image-registry-token>
+```
+
+### Initialize network directories
+
+```
+$ ./02-init-network-dirs.sh testnet-a
+```
+
+### Merge genesis files
+
+```
+$ ./03-merge-genesis-txns.sh testnet-a
+```
+
+Copy the peer list this script displays for use in the next step.
+
+### Create deployments
+
+```
+$ ./04-create-deployments.sh testnet-a <peers-list>
+```
+
+### Start stacks
+
+```
+$ ./deployment-command testnet-a start
+```
+
+### Check testnet status
+
+```
+$ ./deployment-command testnet-a status
+$ ./deployment-command testnet-a logs
+```
+
+The laconic console should be available on all nodes at http://<node-host-name>
+
diff --git a/scripts/01-pull-stack-images.sh b/scripts/01-pull-stack-images.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# Pull stack images for mainnet-laconic
+
+SCRIPT_DIR=$( cd -- "$( dirname -- "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" &> /dev/null && pwd )
+source ${SCRIPT_DIR}/lib.sh
+
+usage="Usage: $0 <machine-name-prefix> <image-registry-user> <image-registry-token>"
+
+if [[ -n "$1" ]]; then
+        machine_name_prefix=$1
+else
+        echo ${usage}
+        exit 1
+fi
+
+if [[ -n "$2" ]]; then
+        image_registry_user=$2
+else
+        echo ${usage}
+        exit 1
+fi
+
+if [[ -n "$3" ]]; then
+        image_registry_token=$3
+else
+        echo ${usage}
+        exit 1
+fi
+
+registry_info="--image-registry git.vdb.to/cerc-io --registry-username ${image_registry_user} --registry-token ${image_registry_token}"
+fetch_command="${so_command} --stack mainnet-laconic fetch-containers ${registry_info} --force-local-overwrite"
+run_on_all_nodes ${machine_name_prefix} "${fetch_command}"
diff --git a/scripts/02-init-network-dirs.sh b/scripts/02-init-network-dirs.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -e
+if [ -n "$CERC_SCRIPT_DEBUG" ]; then
+  set -x
+fi
+
+if [[ -n "$1" ]]; then
+        machine_name_prefix=$1
+else
+        echo "Usage: $0 <machine-name-prefix>"
+        exit 1
+fi
+
+machine_domain=borgboxes.network
+node_count=4
+node_network_dir=testnet-dir
+chain_id=laconic_81337-6
+
+echo "Initializing network dirs on all nodes"
+for (( i=1 ; i<=$node_count ; i++ ));
+do
+	node_name=${machine_name_prefix}-${i}
+	node_host_name=${node_name}.${machine_domain}
+	echo "Running initialize-network ${node_network_dir} on ${node_host_name}"
+        ssh laconic@${node_host_name} /home/laconic/bin/laconic-so --stack mainnet-laconic deploy setup --network-dir ${node_network_dir} --initialize-network --chain-id ${chain_id} --node-moniker ${node_name}
+	echo "Running join-network ${node_network_dir} on ${node_host_name}"
+	ssh laconic@${node_host_name} /home/laconic/bin/laconic-so --stack mainnet-laconic deploy setup --network-dir ${node_network_dir} --join-network --key-name ${node_name}
+done
diff --git a/scripts/03-merge-genesis-txns.sh b/scripts/03-merge-genesis-txns.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -e
+if [ -n "$CERC_SCRIPT_DEBUG" ]; then
+  set -x
+fi
+
+if [[ -n "$1" ]]; then
+        machine_name_prefix=$1
+else
+        echo "Usage: $0 <machine-name-prefix>"
+        exit 1
+fi
+
+machine_domain=borgboxes.network
+node_count=4
+node_network_dir=testnet-dir
+chain_id=laconic_81337-6a
+p2p_port="26656"
+so_command=/home/laconic/bin/laconic-so
+
+gentx_dir=${node_network_dir}/config/gentx
+local_gentx_dir=gentx-${machine_name_prefix}
+
+echo "Fetch node ids and node ips for persistent-peers"
+for (( i=1 ; i<=$node_count ; i++ ));
+do
+        node_name=${machine_name_prefix}-${i}
+        node_host_name=${node_name}.${machine_domain}
+	gentx_file_name=$(ssh laconic@${node_host_name} ls /home/laconic/${gentx_dir} | head -1)
+	node_id=$(echo ${gentx_file_name} | sed -e 's/^gentx-//' -e 's/.json$//')
+	node_ip=$(dig +short ${node_host_name})
+	peer=${node_id}@${node_ip}:${p2p_port}
+	persistent_peers+=${peer}
+	if [[ ${i} -lt ${node_count} ]]; then
+	        persistent_peers+=','
+	fi
+done
+
+echo "Copying gentx from all nodes except 1"
+rm -rf ${local_gentx_dir}
+mkdir ${local_gentx_dir}
+# Note: start at node 2 here because we're going to copy to node 1
+for (( i=2 ; i<=$node_count ; i++ ));
+do
+	node_name=${machine_name_prefix}-${i}
+	node_host_name=${node_name}.${machine_domain}
+	echo "Copying ${gentx_dir} on ${node_name} to ${local_gentx_dir}"
+        scp laconic@${node_host_name}:~/${gentx_dir}/* ${local_gentx_dir}
+done
+
+echo "Copying gentx files to node 1"
+node_1_host_name=${machine_name_prefix}-1.${machine_domain}
+ssh laconic@${node_1_host_name} rm -rf ${local_gentx_dir}
+ssh laconic@${node_1_host_name} mkdir ${local_gentx_dir}
+scp ${local_gentx_dir}/* laconic@${node_1_host_name}:~/${local_gentx_dir}
+
+gentx_file_list=$(ssh laconic@${node_1_host_name} ls -m ${local_gentx_dir}/*)
+echo "Node 1 now has: ${gentx_file_list}"
+
+gentx_files=$(echo ${gentx_file_list} | tr -d ' ' | tr -d '\n')
+
+echo "Generate genesis on node 1"
+ssh laconic@${node_1_host_name} ${so_command} --stack mainnet-laconic deploy setup --network-dir ${node_network_dir} --create-network --gentx-files ${gentx_files}
+
+echo "Fetching genesis file from node 1"
+local_genesis_file=${local_gentx_dir}/genesis.json
+scp laconic@${node_1_host_name}:~/${node_network_dir}/config/genesis.json ${local_gentx_dir}
+
+echo "Copying genesis file to other nodes"
+# Note: start at node 2 here because we're going to copy to node 1
+for (( i=2 ; i<=$node_count ; i++ ));
+do
+        node_name=${machine_name_prefix}-${i}
+        node_host_name=${node_name}.${machine_domain}
+        echo "Copying ${local_genesis_file} to  ${node_name} to ${node_name}"
+        scp ${local_genesis_file} laconic@${node_host_name}:~/${node_network_dir}/config
+done
+
+echo "Use this for persistent_peers:"
+echo ${persistent_peers}
+
diff --git a/scripts/04-create-deployments.sh b/scripts/04-create-deployments.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -e
+if [ -n "$CERC_SCRIPT_DEBUG" ]; then
+  set -x
+fi
+
+usage="Usage: $0 <machine-name-prefix> <peers>"
+
+if [[ -n "$1" ]]; then
+        machine_name_prefix=$1
+else
+        echo ${usage}
+        exit 1
+fi
+
+if [[ -n "$2" ]]; then
+        peers=$2
+else
+        echo ${usage}
+        exit 1
+fi
+
+machine_domain=borgboxes.network
+node_count=4
+node_network_dir=testnet-dir
+so_command=/home/laconic/bin/laconic-so
+
+echo "Run deploy init on all nodes"
+
+spec_file_name=${machine_name_prefix}-spec.yml
+deployment_dir=${machine_name_prefix}-deployment
+
+echo "Creating deployments on all nodes"
+for (( i=1 ; i<=$node_count ; i++ ));
+do
+	node_name=${machine_name_prefix}-${i}
+	node_host_name=${node_name}.${machine_domain}
+        laconic_console_config="LACONIC_HOSTED_ENDPOINT=http://${node_host_name}:9473"
+	echo "Creating deployment dir on ${node_name}"
+	ssh laconic@${node_host_name} ${so_command} --stack mainnet-laconic deploy init --map-ports-to-host any-same --output ${spec_file_name} --config ${laconic_console_config}
+	ssh laconic@${node_host_name} ${so_command} --stack mainnet-laconic deploy create --deployment-dir ${deployment_dir} --spec-file ${spec_file_name} --network-dir ${node_network_dir} --initial-peers ${peers}
+done
+
diff --git a/scripts/delete-deployments.sh b/scripts/delete-deployments.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -e
+if [ -n "$CERC_SCRIPT_DEBUG" ]; then
+  set -x
+fi
+
+if [[ -n "$1" ]]; then
+        machine_name_prefix=$1
+else
+        echo "Usage: $0 <machine-name-prefix>"
+        exit 1
+fi
+
+machine_domain=borgboxes.network
+node_count=4
+node_network_dir=testnet-dir
+so_command=/home/laconic/bin/laconic-so
+
+echo "Delete deployment dirs on all nodes"
+
+spec_file_name=${machine_name_prefix}-spec.yml
+deployment_dir=${machine_name_prefix}-deployment
+
+for (( i=1 ; i<=$node_count ; i++ ));
+do
+	node_name=${machine_name_prefix}-${i}
+	node_host_name=${node_name}.${machine_domain}
+	echo "Deleting deployment dir on ${node_name}"
+	ssh laconic@${node_host_name} sudo rm -rf ${deployment_dir}
+done
+
diff --git a/scripts/delete-network-dirs.sh b/scripts/delete-network-dirs.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -e
+if [ -n "$CERC_SCRIPT_DEBUG" ]; then
+  set -x
+fi
+
+if [[ -n "$1" ]]; then
+        machine_name_prefix=$1
+else
+        echo "Usage: $0 <machine-name-prefix>"
+        exit 1
+fi
+
+machine_domain=borgboxes.network
+node_count=4
+node_network_dir=testnet-dir
+local_gentx_dir=gentx-${machine_name_prefix}
+
+echo "Deleting network dirs on all nodes"
+for (( i=1 ; i<=$node_count ; i++ ));
+do
+	node_name=${machine_name_prefix}-${i}.${machine_domain}
+	echo "Deleting ${node_network_dir} on ${node_name}"
+        ssh laconic@${node_name} rm -rf ${node_network_dir} ${local_gentx_dir}
+done
+
diff --git a/scripts/deployment-command.sh b/scripts/deployment-command.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# Run a specified deployment subcommand on all nodes
+
+SCRIPT_DIR=$( cd -- "$( dirname -- "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" &> /dev/null && pwd )
+source ${SCRIPT_DIR}/lib.sh
+
+usage="Usage: $0 <machine-name-prefix> <deployment-subcommand>"
+
+if [[ -n "$1" ]]; then
+        machine_name_prefix=$1
+else
+        echo ${usage}
+        exit 1
+fi
+
+if [[ -n "$2" ]]; then
+        subcommand=$2
+else
+        echo ${usage}
+        exit 1
+fi
+
+deployment_dir=${machine_name_prefix}-deployment
+deployment_command="${so_command} deployment --dir ${deployment_dir} ${subcommand}"
+run_on_all_nodes ${machine_name_prefix} "${deployment_command}"
diff --git a/scripts/lib.sh b/scripts/lib.sh
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+
+function error_exit() {
+    echo "Error: $1"
+    exit 1
+}
+
+function assert_defined() {
+    local variable_name=$1
+    if [[ ! ${!variable_name} ]]; then
+        error_exit "$variable_name is not defined"
+    fi
+}
+
+network_config_file=./network.cfg
+
+if [[ ! -f ${network_config_file} ]]; then
+    error_exit "$network_config_file does not exist"
+fi
+source ${network_config_file}
+
+assert_defined "machine_domain"
+assert_defined "node_count"
+assert_defined "ssh_user"
+
+# Hack until we fix PATH for remote sessions
+so_command=/home/laconic/bin/laconic-so
+
+# run_on_all_nodes(machine_name_prefix, command_to_run)
+function run_on_all_nodes() {
+    local machine_name_prefix=$1
+    local command_to_run=$2
+    for (( i=1 ; i<=$node_count ; i++ ));
+    do
+        local machine_name=${machine_name_prefix}-${i}.${machine_domain}
+        echo "${machine_name}:"
+        echo "Running: ${command_to_run}"
+        ssh ${ssh_user}@${machine_name} ${command_to_run}
+    done
+}
diff --git a/scripts/network.cfg b/scripts/network.cfg
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+machine_domain=borgboxes.network
+node_count=4
+ssh_user=laconic