diff --git a/app/data/compose/docker-compose-fixturenet-laconicd.yml b/app/data/compose/docker-compose-fixturenet-laconicd.yml
index 5037687c..641229d4 100644
--- a/app/data/compose/docker-compose-fixturenet-laconicd.yml
+++ b/app/data/compose/docker-compose-fixturenet-laconicd.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ services:
       - "6060"
       - "26657"
       - "26656"
-      - "9473:9473"
+      - "9473"
       - "8545"
       - "8546"
       - "9090"
diff --git a/app/data/compose/docker-compose-mainnet-laconicd.yml b/app/data/compose/docker-compose-mainnet-laconicd.yml
index d42c6a7c..ff2f3376 100644
--- a/app/data/compose/docker-compose-mainnet-laconicd.yml
+++ b/app/data/compose/docker-compose-mainnet-laconicd.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ services:
       - "6060"
       - "26657"
       - "26656"
-      - "9473:9473"
+      - "9473"
       - "8545"
       - "8546"
       - "9090"
diff --git a/app/data/stacks/mainnet-laconic/deploy/commands.py b/app/data/stacks/mainnet-laconic/deploy/commands.py
index 3503b821..31c48662 100644
--- a/app/data/stacks/mainnet-laconic/deploy/commands.py
+++ b/app/data/stacks/mainnet-laconic/deploy/commands.py
@@ -32,9 +32,6 @@ default_spec_file_content = """config:
     chain_id: my-chain-id
 """
 
-init_help_text = """Add helpful text here on setting config variables.
-"""
-
 
 class SetupPhase(Enum):
     INITIALIZE = 1
@@ -275,7 +272,6 @@ def create(command_context: DeployCommandContext, extra_args):
 
 
 def init(command_context: DeployCommandContext):
-    print(init_help_text)
     yaml = get_yaml()
     return yaml.load(default_spec_file_content)
 
diff --git a/app/data/stacks/test/deploy/commands.py b/app/data/stacks/test/deploy/commands.py
index fc9c4502..3e90e1ef 100644
--- a/app/data/stacks/test/deploy/commands.py
+++ b/app/data/stacks/test/deploy/commands.py
@@ -23,9 +23,6 @@ default_spec_file_content = """config:
     config_variable: test-value
 """
 
-init_help_text = """Add helpful text here on setting config variables.
-"""
-
 
 # Output a known string to a know file in the bind mounted directory ./container-output-dir
 # for test purposes -- test checks that the file was written.
@@ -40,7 +37,6 @@ def setup(command_context: DeployCommandContext, parameters, extra_args):
 
 
 def init(command_context: DeployCommandContext):
-    print(init_help_text)
     yaml = get_yaml()
     return yaml.load(default_spec_file_content)
 
diff --git a/app/deployment_create.py b/app/deployment_create.py
index 1338bc6e..63b3421b 100644
--- a/app/deployment_create.py
+++ b/app/deployment_create.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import click
 from importlib import util
 import os
 from pathlib import Path
+import random
 from shutil import copyfile, copytree
 import sys
 from app.util import get_stack_file_path, get_parsed_deployment_spec, get_parsed_stack_config, global_options, get_yaml
@@ -166,10 +167,48 @@ def _find_extra_config_dirs(parsed_pod_file, pod):
     return config_dirs
 
 
+def _get_mapped_ports(stack: str, map_recipe: str):
+    port_map_recipes = ["any-variable-random", "localhost-same", "any-same", "localhost-fixed-random", "any-fixed-random"]
+    ports = _get_ports(stack)
+    if ports:
+        # Implement any requested mapping recipe
+        if map_recipe:
+            if map_recipe in port_map_recipes:
+                for service in ports.keys():
+                    ports_array = ports[service]
+                    for x in range(0, len(ports_array)):
+                        orig_port = ports_array[x]
+                        random_port = random.randint(20000,50000) # Beware: we're relying on luck to not collide
+                        if map_recipe == "any-variable-random":
+                            # This is the default so take no action
+                            pass
+                        elif map_recipe == "localhost-same":
+                            # Replace instances of "- XX" with "- 127.0.0.1:XX"
+                            ports_array[x] = f"127.0.0.1:{orig_port}:{orig_port}"
+                        elif map_recipe == "any-same":
+                            # Replace instances of "- XX" with "- 0.0.0.0:XX"
+                            ports_array[x] = f"0.0.0.0:{orig_port}:{orig_port}"
+                        elif map_recipe == "localhost-fixed-random":
+                            # Replace instances of "- XX" with "- 127.0.0.1:<rnd>:XX"
+                            ports_array[x] = f"127.0.0.1:{random_port}:{orig_port}"
+                        elif map_recipe == "any-fixed-random":
+                            # Replace instances of "- XX" with "- 0.0.0.0:<rnd>:XX"
+                            ports_array[x] = f"0.0.0.0:{random_port}:{orig_port}"
+                        else:
+                            print("Error: bad map_recipe")
+            else:
+                print(f"Error: --map-ports-to-host must specify one of: {port_map_recipes}")
+                sys.exit(1)
+    return ports
+
+
+
 @click.command()
 @click.option("--output", required=True, help="Write yaml spec file here")
+@click.option("--map-ports-to-host", required=False,
+              help="Map ports to the host as one of: any-variable-random (default), localhost-same, any-same, localhost-fixed-random, any-fixed-random")
 @click.pass_context
-def init(ctx, output):
+def init(ctx, output, map_ports_to_host):
     yaml = get_yaml()
     stack = global_options(ctx).stack
     verbose = global_options(ctx).verbose
@@ -180,9 +219,8 @@ def init(ctx, output):
     if verbose:
         print(f"Creating spec file for stack: {stack}")
 
-    ports = _get_ports(stack)
-    if ports:
-        spec_file_content["ports"] = ports
+    ports = _get_mapped_ports(stack, map_ports_to_host)
+    spec_file_content["ports"] = ports
 
     named_volumes = _get_named_volumes(stack)
     if named_volumes: