diff --git a/stack_orchestrator/data/container-build/cerc-nextjs-base/scripts/build-app.sh b/stack_orchestrator/data/container-build/cerc-nextjs-base/scripts/build-app.sh
index 26d7db9e..1b3c3cc3 100755
--- a/stack_orchestrator/data/container-build/cerc-nextjs-base/scripts/build-app.sh
+++ b/stack_orchestrator/data/container-build/cerc-nextjs-base/scripts/build-app.sh
@@ -240,4 +240,4 @@ fi
 
 time $CERC_BUILD_TOOL run cerc_compile || exit 1
 
-exit 0
+exit 0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/stack_orchestrator/data/container-build/cerc-nextjs-snowball/Dockerfile b/stack_orchestrator/data/container-build/cerc-nextjs-snowball/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1cc29945
--- /dev/null
+++ b/stack_orchestrator/data/container-build/cerc-nextjs-snowball/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+# Originally from: https://github.com/devcontainers/images/blob/main/src/javascript-node/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
+# [Choice] Node.js version (use -bullseye variants on local arm64/Apple Silicon): 18, 16, 14, 18-bullseye, 16-bullseye, 14-bullseye, 18-buster, 16-buster, 14-buster
+ARG VARIANT=20-bullseye-slim
+FROM node:${VARIANT}
+
+ARG USERNAME=node
+ARG NPM_GLOBAL=/usr/local/share/npm-global
+
+# Add NPM global to PATH.
+ENV PATH=${NPM_GLOBAL}/bin:${PATH}
+# Prevents npm from printing version warnings
+ENV NPM_CONFIG_UPDATE_NOTIFIER=false
+
+RUN \
+    # Configure global npm install location, use group to adapt to UID/GID changes
+    if ! cat /etc/group | grep -e "^npm:" > /dev/null 2>&1; then groupadd -r npm; fi \
+    && usermod -a -G npm ${USERNAME} \
+    && umask 0002 \
+    && mkdir -p ${NPM_GLOBAL} \
+    && touch /usr/local/etc/npmrc \
+    && chown ${USERNAME}:npm ${NPM_GLOBAL} /usr/local/etc/npmrc \
+    && chmod g+s ${NPM_GLOBAL} \
+    && npm config -g set prefix ${NPM_GLOBAL} \
+    && su ${USERNAME} -c "npm config -g set prefix ${NPM_GLOBAL}" \
+    # Install eslint
+    && su ${USERNAME} -c "umask 0002 && npm install -g eslint" \
+    # Install semver
+    && su ${USERNAME} -c "umask 0002 && npm install -g semver" \
+    # Install pnpm
+    && su ${USERNAME} -c "umask 0002 && npm install -g pnpm" \
+    # Install bun
+    && su ${USERNAME} -c "umask 0002 && npm install -g bun@1.1.x" \
+    && npm cache clean --force > /dev/null 2>&1
+
+# [Optional] Uncomment this section to install additional OS packages.
+RUN apt-get update && export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive \
+    && apt-get -y install --no-install-recommends jq gettext-base procps
+
+# [Optional] Uncomment if you want to install more global node modules
+# RUN su node -c "npm install -g <your-package-list-here>"
+
+# We do this to get a yq binary from the published container, for the correct architecture we're building here
+COPY --from=docker.io/mikefarah/yq:latest /usr/bin/yq /usr/local/bin/yq
+
+# Expose port for http
+EXPOSE 80
+
+COPY /scripts /scripts
+
+# Default command sleeps forever so docker doesn't kill it
+ENTRYPOINT ["/scripts/start-serving-app.sh"]
diff --git a/stack_orchestrator/data/container-build/cerc-nextjs-snowball/Dockerfile.webapp b/stack_orchestrator/data/container-build/cerc-nextjs-snowball/Dockerfile.webapp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..51664deb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/stack_orchestrator/data/container-build/cerc-nextjs-snowball/Dockerfile.webapp
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+FROM cerc/nextjs-base:local
+
+ARG CERC_NEXT_VERSION=keep
+ARG CERC_BUILD_TOOL
+
+WORKDIR /app
+COPY . .
+RUN rm -rf node_modules build .next*
+RUN /scripts/build-app.sh /app
diff --git a/stack_orchestrator/data/container-build/cerc-nextjs-snowball/build.sh b/stack_orchestrator/data/container-build/cerc-nextjs-snowball/build.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..bb3983cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/stack_orchestrator/data/container-build/cerc-nextjs-snowball/build.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# Build cerc/laconic-registry-cli
+
+source ${CERC_CONTAINER_BASE_DIR}/build-base.sh
+
+# See: https://stackoverflow.com/a/246128/1701505
+SCRIPT_DIR=$( cd -- "$( dirname -- "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" &> /dev/null && pwd )
+
+CERC_CONTAINER_BUILD_WORK_DIR=${CERC_CONTAINER_BUILD_WORK_DIR:-$SCRIPT_DIR}
+CERC_CONTAINER_BUILD_DOCKERFILE=${CERC_CONTAINER_BUILD_DOCKERFILE:-$SCRIPT_DIR/Dockerfile}
+CERC_CONTAINER_BUILD_TAG=${CERC_CONTAINER_BUILD_TAG:-cerc/nextjs-base:local}
+
+docker build -t $CERC_CONTAINER_BUILD_TAG ${build_command_args} -f $CERC_CONTAINER_BUILD_DOCKERFILE $CERC_CONTAINER_BUILD_WORK_DIR
+rc=$?
+
+if [ $rc -ne 0 ]; then
+  echo "BUILD FAILED" 1>&2
+  exit $rc
+fi
+
+if [ "$CERC_CONTAINER_BUILD_TAG" != "cerc/nextjs-base:local" ]; then
+  cat <<EOF
+
+#################################################################
+
+Built host container for $CERC_CONTAINER_BUILD_WORK_DIR with tag:
+
+    $CERC_CONTAINER_BUILD_TAG
+
+To test locally run:
+
+    laconic-so run-webapp --image $CERC_CONTAINER_BUILD_TAG --env-file /path/to/environment.env
+
+EOF
+fi
diff --git a/stack_orchestrator/data/container-build/cerc-nextjs-snowball/scripts/apply-runtime-env.sh b/stack_orchestrator/data/container-build/cerc-nextjs-snowball/scripts/apply-runtime-env.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..79aa0c02
--- /dev/null
+++ b/stack_orchestrator/data/container-build/cerc-nextjs-snowball/scripts/apply-runtime-env.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+if [ -n "$CERC_SCRIPT_DEBUG" ]; then
+    set -x
+fi
+
+WORK_DIR="${1:-./}"
+SRC_DIR="${2:-.next}"
+TRG_DIR="${3:-.next-r}"
+
+CERC_BUILD_TOOL="${CERC_BUILD_TOOL}"
+if [ -z "$CERC_BUILD_TOOL" ]; then
+  if [ -f "pnpm-lock.yaml" ]; then
+    CERC_BUILD_TOOL=pnpm
+  elif [ -f "yarn.lock" ]; then
+    CERC_BUILD_TOOL=yarn
+  elif [ -f "bun.lockb" ]; then
+    CERC_BUILD_TOOL=bun
+  else
+    CERC_BUILD_TOOL=npm
+  fi
+fi
+
+cd "${WORK_DIR}" || exit 1
+
+rm -rf "$TRG_DIR"
+mkdir -p "$TRG_DIR"
+cp -rp "$SRC_DIR" "$TRG_DIR/"
+
+if [ -f ".env" ]; then
+  TMP_ENV=`mktemp`
+  declare -px > $TMP_ENV
+  set -a
+  source .env
+  source $TMP_ENV
+  set +a
+  rm -f $TMP_ENV
+fi
+
+for f in $(find . -type f \( -regex '.*.html?' -or -regex ".*.[tj]s\(x\|on\)?$" \) | grep -v 'node_modules' | grep -v '.git'); do
+  for e in $(cat "${f}" | tr -s '[:blank:]' '\n' | tr -s '["/\\{},();]' '\n' | tr -s "[']" '\n' | egrep -o -e '^CERC_RUNTIME_ENV_.+$' -e '^LACONIC_HOSTED_CONFIG_.+$'); do
+    orig_name=$(echo -n "${e}" | sed 's/"//g')
+    cur_name=$(echo -n "${orig_name}" | sed 's/CERC_RUNTIME_ENV_//g')
+    cur_val=$(echo -n "\$${cur_name}" | envsubst)
+    if [ "$CERC_RETAIN_ENV_QUOTES" != "true" ]; then
+      cur_val=$(sed "s/^[\"']//" <<< "$cur_val" | sed "s/[\"']//")
+    fi
+    esc_val=$(sed 's/[&/\]/\\&/g' <<< "$cur_val")
+    echo "$f: $cur_name=$cur_val"
+    sed -i "s/$orig_name/$esc_val/g" $f
+  done
+done
diff --git a/stack_orchestrator/data/container-build/cerc-nextjs-snowball/scripts/build-app.sh b/stack_orchestrator/data/container-build/cerc-nextjs-snowball/scripts/build-app.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..55fa7749
--- /dev/null
+++ b/stack_orchestrator/data/container-build/cerc-nextjs-snowball/scripts/build-app.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,201 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+if [ -n "${CERC_SCRIPT_DEBUG:-}" ]; then
+    set -x
+fi
+
+# Determine the build tool
+CERC_BUILD_TOOL="${CERC_BUILD_TOOL:-}"
+if [ -z "$CERC_BUILD_TOOL" ]; then
+  if [ -f "pnpm-lock.yaml" ]; then
+    CERC_BUILD_TOOL=pnpm
+  elif [ -f "yarn.lock" ]; then
+    CERC_BUILD_TOOL=yarn
+  elif [ -f "bun.lockb" ]; then
+    CERC_BUILD_TOOL=bun
+  else
+    CERC_BUILD_TOOL=npm
+  fi
+fi
+
+SCRIPT_DIR=$(dirname "$(readlink -f "$0")")
+WORK_DIR="${1:-/app}"
+
+cd "${WORK_DIR}" || exit 1
+
+# Get the app's Next.js version
+CERC_NEXT_VERSION=$(jq -r '.dependencies.next' package.json)
+echo "Using Next.js version: $CERC_NEXT_VERSION"
+
+# Determine webpack version based on Next.js version (unused if already installed)
+determine_webpack_version() {
+    local next_version=$1
+    local major_version=${next_version%%.*}
+    case $major_version in
+        13)
+            echo "5.75.0"
+            ;;
+        14)
+            echo "5.88.0"
+            ;;
+        *)
+            echo "5.93.0"  # Default to latest stable version if unknown
+            ;;
+    esac
+}
+
+# Check if webpack is already in package.json
+if CERC_WEBPACK_VERSION=$(jq -r '.dependencies.webpack // .devDependencies.webpack // empty' package.json); then
+    if [ -n "$CERC_WEBPACK_VERSION" ]; then
+        echo "Using existing webpack version: $CERC_WEBPACK_VERSION"
+    else
+        CERC_WEBPACK_VERSION=$(determine_webpack_version "$CERC_NEXT_VERSION")
+        echo "Determined webpack version based on Next.js: $CERC_WEBPACK_VERSION"
+        # Add webpack to devDependencies
+        jq ".devDependencies.webpack = \"$CERC_WEBPACK_VERSION\"" package.json > package.json.tmp && mv package.json.tmp package.json
+    fi
+else
+    CERC_WEBPACK_VERSION=$(determine_webpack_version "$CERC_NEXT_VERSION")
+    echo "Determined webpack version based on Next.js: $CERC_WEBPACK_VERSION"
+    # Add webpack to devDependencies
+    jq ".devDependencies.webpack = \"$CERC_WEBPACK_VERSION\"" package.json > package.json.tmp && mv package.json.tmp package.json
+fi
+
+# Determine the Next.js config file
+if [ -f "next.config.mjs" ]; then
+  NEXT_CONFIG_JS="next.config.mjs"
+  IMPORT_OR_REQUIRE="import"
+else
+  NEXT_CONFIG_JS="next.config.js"
+  IMPORT_OR_REQUIRE="require"
+fi
+
+# If this file doesn't exist at all, we'll get errors below.
+if [ ! -f "${NEXT_CONFIG_JS}" ]; then
+  touch ${NEXT_CONFIG_JS}
+fi
+
+# Backup the original config if not already done
+if [ ! -f "next.config.dist" ]; then
+  cp "$NEXT_CONFIG_JS" next.config.dist
+fi
+
+# Install js-beautify if not present
+command -v js-beautify >/dev/null || npm i -g js-beautify
+
+# Beautify the config file
+js-beautify "$NEXT_CONFIG_JS" > "${NEXT_CONFIG_JS}.pretty"
+mv "${NEXT_CONFIG_JS}.pretty" "$NEXT_CONFIG_JS"
+
+# Add webpack import/require if not present
+if [ "$IMPORT_OR_REQUIRE" = "import" ]; then
+  if ! grep -q "import.*webpack" "$NEXT_CONFIG_JS"; then
+    sed -i '1iimport webpack from "webpack";' "$NEXT_CONFIG_JS"
+  fi
+  if ! grep -q "import.*createRequire" "$NEXT_CONFIG_JS"; then
+    sed -i '2iimport { createRequire } from "module";\nconst require = createRequire(import.meta.url);' "$NEXT_CONFIG_JS"
+  fi
+else
+  if ! grep -q "require.*webpack" "$NEXT_CONFIG_JS"; then
+    sed -i '1iconst webpack = require("webpack");' "$NEXT_CONFIG_JS"
+  fi
+fi
+
+# Add environment mapping logic if not present
+if ! grep -q "let envMap;" "$NEXT_CONFIG_JS"; then
+  cat << 'EOF' >> "$NEXT_CONFIG_JS"
+
+let envMap;
+try {
+  envMap = require('./.env-list.json').reduce((a, v) => {
+    a[v] = JSON.stringify(`CERC_RUNTIME_ENV_${v.split(/\./).pop()}`);
+    return a;
+  }, {});
+} catch (e) {
+  console.error('Error loading .env-list.json:', e);
+  envMap = Object.keys(process.env).reduce((a, v) => {
+    if (v.startsWith('CERC_')) {
+      a[`process.env.${v}`] = JSON.stringify(process.env[v]);
+    }
+    return a;
+  }, {});
+}
+console.log('Environment map:', envMap);
+EOF
+fi
+
+# Add or update webpack configuration
+if ! grep -q '__xCfg__' "$NEXT_CONFIG_JS"; then
+  cat << 'EOF' >> "$NEXT_CONFIG_JS"
+
+const __xCfg__ = (nextConfig) => {
+  return {
+    ...nextConfig,
+    webpack: (config, options) => {
+      config.plugins.push(new webpack.DefinePlugin(envMap));
+      if (typeof nextConfig.webpack === 'function') {
+        return nextConfig.webpack(config, options);
+      }
+      return config;
+    },
+  };
+};
+
+EOF
+
+  # Update the export/module.exports line
+  if [ "$IMPORT_OR_REQUIRE" = "import" ]; then
+    sed -i 's/export default/const __orig_cfg__ =/' "$NEXT_CONFIG_JS"
+    echo "export default __xCfg__(__orig_cfg__);" >> "$NEXT_CONFIG_JS"
+  else
+    sed -i 's/module.exports =/const __orig_cfg__ =/' "$NEXT_CONFIG_JS"
+    echo "module.exports = __xCfg__(__orig_cfg__);" >> "$NEXT_CONFIG_JS"
+  fi
+fi
+
+# Clean up the config file
+js-beautify "$NEXT_CONFIG_JS" > "${NEXT_CONFIG_JS}.pretty"
+mv "${NEXT_CONFIG_JS}.pretty" "$NEXT_CONFIG_JS"
+
+# Generate .env-list.json
+"${SCRIPT_DIR}/find-env.sh" "$(pwd)" > .env-list.json
+
+# Update package.json
+[ ! -f "package.dist" ] && cp package.json package.dist
+
+# Install dependencies
+$CERC_BUILD_TOOL install || exit 1
+
+# Get the build command from package.json
+BUILD_COMMAND=`jq -r '.scripts.build // ""' package.json`
+
+if [ -z "$BUILD_COMMAND" ]; then
+  echo "No build command found in package.json. Using default 'next build'."
+  BUILD_COMMAND="next build"
+fi
+
+# Determine the appropriate build commands based on the Next.js version
+if semver -p -r ">=14.2.0" "$CERC_NEXT_VERSION"; then
+  # For >= 14.2.0
+  CERC_NEXT_COMPILE_COMMAND="${BUILD_COMMAND/next build/next build --experimental-build-mode compile}"
+  CERC_NEXT_GENERATE_COMMAND="${BUILD_COMMAND/next build/next build --experimental-build-mode generate}"
+elif semver -p -r ">=13.4.2" "$CERC_NEXT_VERSION"; then
+  # For 13.4.2 to 14.1.x
+  CERC_NEXT_COMPILE_COMMAND="${BUILD_COMMAND/next build/next experimental-compile}"
+  CERC_NEXT_GENERATE_COMMAND="${BUILD_COMMAND/next build/next experimental-generate}"
+else
+  # For versions before 13.4.2
+  CERC_NEXT_COMPILE_COMMAND="$BUILD_COMMAND"
+  CERC_NEXT_GENERATE_COMMAND="$BUILD_COMMAND"
+fi
+
+# Update package.json with the appropriate scripts
+cat package.json | jq ".scripts.cerc_compile = \"$CERC_NEXT_COMPILE_COMMAND\"" | jq ".scripts.cerc_generate = \"$CERC_NEXT_GENERATE_COMMAND\"" > package.json.$$
+mv package.json.$$ package.json
+
+# Run the compile command
+time $CERC_BUILD_TOOL run cerc_compile || exit 1
+
+exit 0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/stack_orchestrator/data/container-build/cerc-nextjs-snowball/scripts/find-env.sh b/stack_orchestrator/data/container-build/cerc-nextjs-snowball/scripts/find-env.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..508017fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/stack_orchestrator/data/container-build/cerc-nextjs-snowball/scripts/find-env.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+if [ -n "$CERC_SCRIPT_DEBUG" ]; then
+    set -x
+fi
+
+WORK_DIR="${1:-./}"
+TMPF=$(mktemp)
+
+cd "$WORK_DIR" || exit 1
+
+for d in $(find . -maxdepth 1 -type d | grep -v '\./\.' | grep '/' | cut -d'/' -f2); do
+  egrep "/$d[/$]?" .gitignore >/dev/null 2>/dev/null
+  if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
+    continue
+  fi
+
+  for f in $(find "$d" -regex ".*.[tj]sx?$" -type f); do
+    cat "$f" | tr -s '[:blank:]' '\n' | tr -s '[{},()]' '\n' | egrep -o 'process.env.[A-Za-z0-9_]+' >> $TMPF
+  done
+done
+
+NEXT_CONF="next.config.mjs next.config.js next.config.dist"
+for f in $NEXT_CONF; do
+    if [ -f "$f" ]; then
+        cat "$f" | tr -s '[:blank:]' '\n' | tr -s '[{},()]' '\n' | egrep -o 'process.env.[A-Za-z0-9_]+' >> $TMPF
+    fi
+done
+
+cat $TMPF | sort -u | jq  --raw-input .  | jq --slurp .
+rm -f $TMPF
diff --git a/stack_orchestrator/data/container-build/cerc-nextjs-snowball/scripts/start-serving-app.sh b/stack_orchestrator/data/container-build/cerc-nextjs-snowball/scripts/start-serving-app.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..03457574
--- /dev/null
+++ b/stack_orchestrator/data/container-build/cerc-nextjs-snowball/scripts/start-serving-app.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+if [ -n "$CERC_SCRIPT_DEBUG" ]; then
+    set -x
+fi
+
+
+SCRIPT_DIR=$( cd -- "$( dirname -- "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" &> /dev/null && pwd )
+CERC_MAX_GENERATE_TIME=${CERC_MAX_GENERATE_TIME:-120}
+tpid=""
+
+ctrl_c() {
+    kill $tpid $(ps -ef | grep node | grep next | awk '{print $2}') 2>/dev/null
+}
+
+trap ctrl_c INT
+
+CERC_BUILD_TOOL="${CERC_BUILD_TOOL}"
+if [ -z "$CERC_BUILD_TOOL" ]; then
+  if [ -f "pnpm-lock.yaml" ]; then
+    CERC_BUILD_TOOL=pnpm
+  elif [ -f "yarn.lock" ]; then
+    CERC_BUILD_TOOL=yarn
+  elif [ -f "bun.lockb" ]; then
+    CERC_BUILD_TOOL=bun
+  else
+    CERC_BUILD_TOOL=npm
+  fi
+fi
+
+CERC_WEBAPP_FILES_DIR="${CERC_WEBAPP_FILES_DIR:-/app}"
+cd "$CERC_WEBAPP_FILES_DIR"
+
+"$SCRIPT_DIR/apply-runtime-env.sh" "`pwd`" .next .next-r
+mv .next .next.old
+mv .next-r/.next .
+
+if [ "$CERC_NEXTJS_SKIP_GENERATE" != "true" ]; then
+  jq -e '.scripts.cerc_generate' package.json >/dev/null
+  if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
+    npm run cerc_generate > gen.out 2>&1 &
+    tail -f gen.out &
+    tpid=$!
+
+    count=0
+    generate_done="false"
+    while [ $count -lt $CERC_MAX_GENERATE_TIME ] && [ "$generate_done" == "false" ]; do
+      sleep 1
+      count=$((count + 1))
+      grep 'rendered as static' gen.out > /dev/null
+      if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
+        generate_done="true"
+      fi
+    done
+
+    if [ $generate_done != "true" ]; then
+      echo "ERROR: 'npm run cerc_generate' not successful within CERC_MAX_GENERATE_TIME" 1>&2
+      exit 1
+    fi
+
+    kill $tpid $(ps -ef | grep node | grep next | grep generate | awk '{print $2}') 2>/dev/null
+    tpid=""
+  fi
+fi
+
+$CERC_BUILD_TOOL start . -- -p ${CERC_LISTEN_PORT:-80}
diff --git a/stack_orchestrator/deploy/webapp/util.py b/stack_orchestrator/deploy/webapp/util.py
index c6b6a786..1e6b1058 100644
--- a/stack_orchestrator/deploy/webapp/util.py
+++ b/stack_orchestrator/deploy/webapp/util.py
@@ -481,6 +481,8 @@ def determine_base_container(clone_dir, app_type="webapp"):
         raise Exception(f"Unsupported app_type {app_type}")
 
     base_container = "cerc/webapp-base"
+    if app_type == "webapp/snowball/nextjs":
+        base_container = "cerc/nextjs-snowball"
     if app_type == "webapp/next":
         base_container = "cerc/nextjs-base"
     elif app_type == "webapp":