Merge pull request 'fix(k8s): translate service names to localhost for sidecar containers' (#989) from fix-sidecar-localhost into main

Reviewed-on: cerc-io/stack-orchestrator#989

.gitea/workflows/fixturenet-laconicd-test.yml

@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: "Print Python version"
         run: python3 --version
       - name: "Install shiv"
-        run: pip install shiv
+        run: pip install shiv==1.0.6
       - name: "Generate build version file"
         run: ./scripts/create_build_tag_file.sh
       - name: "Build local shiv package"

.gitea/workflows/publish.yml

@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: "Print Python version"
         run: python3 --version
       - name: "Install shiv"
-        run: pip install shiv
+        run: pip install shiv==1.0.6
       - name: "Build local shiv package"
         id: build
         run: |

.gitea/workflows/test-container-registry.yml

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: "Print Python version"
         run: python3 --version
       - name: "Install shiv"
-        run: pip install shiv
+        run: pip install shiv==1.0.6
       - name: "Generate build version file"
         run: ./scripts/create_build_tag_file.sh
       - name: "Build local shiv package"

.gitea/workflows/test-database.yml

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: "Print Python version"
         run: python3 --version
       - name: "Install shiv"
-        run: pip install shiv
+        run: pip install shiv==1.0.6
       - name: "Generate build version file"
         run: ./scripts/create_build_tag_file.sh
       - name: "Build local shiv package"

.gitea/workflows/test-deploy.yml

@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ name: Deploy Test
 
 on:
   pull_request:
-    branches: '*'
+    branches:
+      - main
   push:
     branches:
       - main
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: "Print Python version"
         run: python3 --version
       - name: "Install shiv"
-        run: pip install shiv
+        run: pip install shiv==1.0.6
       - name: "Generate build version file"
         run: ./scripts/create_build_tag_file.sh
       - name: "Build local shiv package"

.gitea/workflows/test-external-stack.yml

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: "Print Python version"
         run: python3 --version
       - name: "Install shiv"
-        run: pip install shiv
+        run: pip install shiv==1.0.6
       - name: "Generate build version file"
         run: ./scripts/create_build_tag_file.sh
       - name: "Build local shiv package"

.gitea/workflows/test-k8s-deploy.yml

@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ name: K8s Deploy Test
 
 on:
   pull_request:
-    branches: '*'
+    branches:
+      - main
   push:
     branches: '*'
     paths:
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: "Print Python version"
         run: python3 --version
       - name: "Install shiv"
-        run: pip install shiv
+        run: pip install shiv==1.0.6
       - name: "Generate build version file"
         run: ./scripts/create_build_tag_file.sh
       - name: "Build local shiv package"

.gitea/workflows/test-k8s-deployment-control.yml

@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ name: K8s Deployment Control Test
 
 on:
   pull_request:
-    branches: '*'
+    branches:
+      - main
   push:
     branches: '*'
     paths:
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: "Print Python version"
         run: python3 --version
       - name: "Install shiv"
-        run: pip install shiv
+        run: pip install shiv==1.0.6
       - name: "Generate build version file"
         run: ./scripts/create_build_tag_file.sh
       - name: "Build local shiv package"

.gitea/workflows/test-webapp.yml

@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ name: Webapp Test
 
 on:
   pull_request:
-    branches: '*'
+    branches:
+      - main
   push:
     branches:
       - main
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: "Print Python version"
         run: python3 --version
       - name: "Install shiv"
-        run: pip install shiv
+        run: pip install shiv==1.0.6
       - name: "Generate build version file"
         run: ./scripts/create_build_tag_file.sh
       - name: "Build local shiv package"

.gitea/workflows/test.yml

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: "Print Python version"
         run: python3 --version
       - name: "Install shiv"
-        run: pip install shiv
+        run: pip install shiv==1.0.6
       - name: "Generate build version file"
         run: ./scripts/create_build_tag_file.sh
       - name: "Build local shiv package"

.gitea/workflows/triggers/test-container-registry

@@ -1 +1,3 @@
 Change this file to trigger running the test-container-registry CI job
+Triggered: 2026-01-21
+Triggered: 2026-01-21 19:28:29

.github/workflows/triggers/fixturenet-eth-test

@@ -1,2 +1 @@
 Change this file to trigger running the fixturenet-eth-test CI job
-

.pre-commit-config.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+repos:
+  - repo: https://github.com/pre-commit/pre-commit-hooks
+    rev: v5.0.0
+    hooks:
+      - id: trailing-whitespace
+      - id: end-of-file-fixer
+      - id: check-yaml
+        args: ['--allow-multiple-documents']
+      - id: check-json
+      - id: check-merge-conflict
+      - id: check-added-large-files
+
+  - repo: https://github.com/psf/black
+    rev: 23.12.1
+    hooks:
+      - id: black
+        language_version: python3
+
+  - repo: https://github.com/PyCQA/flake8
+    rev: 7.1.1
+    hooks:
+      - id: flake8
+        args: ['--max-line-length=88', '--extend-ignore=E203,W503,E402']
+
+  - repo: https://github.com/RobertCraigie/pyright-python
+    rev: v1.1.345
+    hooks:
+      - id: pyright
+
+  - repo: https://github.com/adrienverge/yamllint
+    rev: v1.35.1
+    hooks:
+      - id: yamllint
+        args: [-d, relaxed]

AI-FRIENDLY-PLAN.md

@@ -0,0 +1,151 @@
+# Plan: Make Stack-Orchestrator AI-Friendly
+
+## Goal
+
+Make the stack-orchestrator repository easier for AI tools (Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot) to understand and use for generating stacks, including adding a `create-stack` command.
+
+---
+
+## Part 1: Documentation & Context Files
+
+### 1.1 Add CLAUDE.md
+
+Create a root-level context file for AI assistants.
+
+**File:** `CLAUDE.md`
+
+Contents:
+- Project overview (what stack-orchestrator does)
+- Stack creation workflow (step-by-step)
+- File naming conventions
+- Required vs optional fields in stack.yml
+- Common patterns and anti-patterns
+- Links to example stacks (simple, medium, complex)
+
+### 1.2 Add JSON Schema for stack.yml
+
+Create formal validation schema.
+
+**File:** `schemas/stack-schema.json`
+
+Benefits:
+- AI tools can validate generated stacks
+- IDEs provide autocomplete
+- CI can catch errors early
+
+### 1.3 Add Template Stack with Comments
+
+Create an annotated template for reference.
+
+**File:** `stack_orchestrator/data/stacks/_template/stack.yml`
+
+```yaml
+# Stack definition template - copy this directory to create a new stack
+version: "1.2"  # Required: 1.0, 1.1, or 1.2
+name: my-stack  # Required: lowercase, hyphens only
+description: "Human-readable description"  # Optional
+repos:          # Git repositories to clone
+  - github.com/org/repo
+containers:     # Container images to build (must have matching container-build/)
+  - cerc/my-container
+pods:           # Deployment units (must have matching docker-compose-{pod}.yml)
+  - my-pod
+```
+
+### 1.4 Document Validation Rules
+
+Create explicit documentation of constraints currently scattered in code.
+
+**File:** `docs/stack-format.md`
+
+Contents:
+- Container names must start with `cerc/`
+- Pod names must match compose file: `docker-compose-{pod}.yml`
+- Repository format: `host/org/repo[@ref]`
+- Stack directory name should match `name` field
+- Version field options and differences
+
+---
+
+## Part 2: Add `create-stack` Command
+
+### 2.1 Command Overview
+
+```bash
+laconic-so create-stack --repo github.com/org/my-app [--name my-app] [--type webapp]
+```
+
+**Behavior:**
+1. Parse repo URL to extract app name (if --name not provided)
+2. Create `stacks/{name}/stack.yml`
+3. Create `container-build/cerc-{name}/Dockerfile` and `build.sh`
+4. Create `compose/docker-compose-{name}.yml`
+5. Update list files (repository-list.txt, container-image-list.txt, pod-list.txt)
+
+### 2.2 Files to Create
+
+| File | Purpose |
+|------|---------|
+| `stack_orchestrator/create/__init__.py` | Package init |
+| `stack_orchestrator/create/create_stack.py` | Command implementation |
+
+### 2.3 Files to Modify
+
+| File | Change |
+|------|--------|
+| `stack_orchestrator/main.py` | Add import and `cli.add_command()` |
+
+### 2.4 Command Options
+
+| Option | Required | Description |
+|--------|----------|-------------|
+| `--repo` | Yes | Git repository URL (e.g., github.com/org/repo) |
+| `--name` | No | Stack name (defaults to repo name) |
+| `--type` | No | Template type: webapp, service, empty (default: webapp) |
+| `--force` | No | Overwrite existing files |
+
+### 2.5 Template Types
+
+| Type | Base Image | Port | Use Case |
+|------|------------|------|----------|
+| webapp | node:20-bullseye-slim | 3000 | React/Vue/Next.js apps |
+| service | python:3.11-slim | 8080 | Python backend services |
+| empty | none | none | Custom from scratch |
+
+---
+
+## Part 3: Implementation Summary
+
+### New Files (6)
+
+1. `CLAUDE.md` - AI assistant context
+2. `schemas/stack-schema.json` - Validation schema
+3. `stack_orchestrator/data/stacks/_template/stack.yml` - Annotated template
+4. `docs/stack-format.md` - Stack format documentation
+5. `stack_orchestrator/create/__init__.py` - Package init
+6. `stack_orchestrator/create/create_stack.py` - Command implementation
+
+### Modified Files (1)
+
+1. `stack_orchestrator/main.py` - Register create-stack command
+
+---
+
+## Verification
+
+```bash
+# 1. Command appears in help
+laconic-so --help | grep create-stack
+
+# 2. Dry run works
+laconic-so --dry-run create-stack --repo github.com/org/test-app
+
+# 3. Creates all expected files
+laconic-so create-stack --repo github.com/org/test-app
+ls stack_orchestrator/data/stacks/test-app/
+ls stack_orchestrator/data/container-build/cerc-test-app/
+ls stack_orchestrator/data/compose/docker-compose-test-app.yml
+
+# 4. Build works with generated stack
+laconic-so --stack test-app build-containers
+```

CLAUDE.md

@@ -0,0 +1,121 @@
+# CLAUDE.md
+
+This file provides guidance to Claude Code when working with the stack-orchestrator project.
+
+## Some rules to follow
+NEVER speculate about the cause of something
+NEVER assume your hypotheses are true without evidence
+
+ALWAYS clearly state when something is a hypothesis
+ALWAYS use evidence from the systems your interacting with to support your claims and hypotheses
+ALWAYS run `pre-commit run --all-files` before committing changes
+
+## Key Principles
+
+### Development Guidelines
+- **Single responsibility** - Each component has one clear purpose
+- **Fail fast** - Let errors propagate, don't hide failures
+- **DRY/KISS** - Minimize duplication and complexity
+
+## Development Philosophy: Conversational Literate Programming
+
+### Approach
+This project follows principles inspired by literate programming, where development happens through explanatory conversation rather than code-first implementation.
+
+### Core Principles
+- **Documentation-First**: All changes begin with discussion of intent and reasoning
+- **Narrative-Driven**: Complex systems are explained through conversational exploration
+- **Justification Required**: Every coding task must have a corresponding TODO.md item explaining the "why"
+- **Iterative Understanding**: Architecture and implementation evolve through dialogue
+
+### Working Method
+1. **Explore and Understand**: Read existing code to understand current state
+2. **Discuss Architecture**: Workshop complex design decisions through conversation
+3. **Document Intent**: Update TODO.md with clear justification before coding
+4. **Explain Changes**: Each modification includes reasoning and context
+5. **Maintain Narrative**: Conversations serve as living documentation of design evolution
+
+### Implementation Guidelines
+- Treat conversations as primary documentation
+- Explain architectural decisions before implementing
+- Use TODO.md as the "literate document" that justifies all work
+- Maintain clear narrative threads across sessions
+- Workshop complex ideas before coding
+
+This approach treats the human-AI collaboration as a form of **conversational literate programming** where understanding emerges through dialogue before code implementation.
+
+## External Stacks Preferred
+
+When creating new stacks for any reason, **use the external stack pattern** rather than adding stacks directly to this repository.
+
+External stacks follow this structure:
+
+```
+my-stack/
+└── stack-orchestrator/
+    ├── stacks/
+    │   └── my-stack/
+    │       ├── stack.yml
+    │       └── README.md
+    ├── compose/
+    │   └── docker-compose-my-stack.yml
+    └── config/
+        └── my-stack/
+            └── (config files)
+```
+
+### Usage
+
+```bash
+# Fetch external stack
+laconic-so fetch-stack github.com/org/my-stack
+
+# Use external stack
+STACK_PATH=~/cerc/my-stack/stack-orchestrator/stacks/my-stack
+laconic-so --stack $STACK_PATH deploy init --output spec.yml
+laconic-so --stack $STACK_PATH deploy create --spec-file spec.yml --deployment-dir deployment
+laconic-so deployment --dir deployment start
+```
+
+### Examples
+
+- `zenith-karma-stack` - Karma watcher deployment
+- `urbit-stack` - Fake Urbit ship for testing
+- `zenith-desk-stack` - Desk deployment stack
+
+## Architecture: k8s-kind Deployments
+
+### One Cluster Per Host
+One Kind cluster per host by design. Never request or expect separate clusters.
+
+- `create_cluster()` in `helpers.py` reuses any existing cluster
+- `cluster-id` in deployment.yml is an identifier, not a cluster request
+- All deployments share: ingress controller, etcd, certificates
+
+### Stack Resolution
+- External stacks detected via `Path(stack).exists()` in `util.py`
+- Config/compose resolution: external path first, then internal fallback
+- External path structure: `stack_orchestrator/data/stacks/<name>/stack.yml`
+
+### Secret Generation Implementation
+- `GENERATE_TOKEN_PATTERN` in `deployment_create.py` matches `$generate:type:length$`
+- `_generate_and_store_secrets()` creates K8s Secret
+- `cluster_info.py` adds `envFrom` with `secretRef` to containers
+- Non-secret config written to `config.env`
+
+### Repository Cloning
+`setup-repositories --git-ssh` clones repos defined in stack.yml's `repos:` field. Requires SSH agent.
+
+### Key Files (for codebase navigation)
+- `repos/setup_repositories.py`: `setup-repositories` command (git clone)
+- `deployment_create.py`: `deploy create` command, secret generation
+- `deployment.py`: `deployment start/stop/restart` commands
+- `deploy_k8s.py`: K8s deployer, cluster management calls
+- `helpers.py`: `create_cluster()`, etcd cleanup, kind operations
+- `cluster_info.py`: K8s resource generation (Deployment, Service, Ingress)
+
+## Insights and Observations
+
+### Design Principles
+- **When something times out that doesn't mean it needs a longer timeout it means something that was expected never happened, not that we need to wait longer for it.**
+- **NEVER change a timeout because you believe something truncated, you don't understand timeouts, don't edit them unless told to explicitly by user.**

README.md

@@ -71,6 +71,59 @@ The various [stacks](/stack_orchestrator/data/stacks) each contain instructions
 - [laconicd with console and CLI](stack_orchestrator/data/stacks/fixturenet-laconic-loaded)
 - [kubo (IPFS)](stack_orchestrator/data/stacks/kubo)
 
+## Deployment Types
+
+- **compose**: Docker Compose on local machine
+- **k8s**: External Kubernetes cluster (requires kubeconfig)
+- **k8s-kind**: Local Kubernetes via Kind - one cluster per host, shared by all deployments
+
+## External Stacks
+
+Stacks can live in external git repositories. Required structure:
+
+```
+<repo>/
+  stack_orchestrator/data/
+    stacks/<stack-name>/stack.yml
+    compose/docker-compose-<pod-name>.yml
+  deployment/spec.yml
+```
+
+## Deployment Commands
+
+```bash
+# Create deployment from spec
+laconic-so --stack <path> deploy create --spec-file <spec.yml> --deployment-dir <dir>
+
+# Start (creates cluster on first run)
+laconic-so deployment --dir <dir> start
+
+# GitOps restart (git pull + redeploy, preserves data)
+laconic-so deployment --dir <dir> restart
+
+# Stop
+laconic-so deployment --dir <dir> stop
+```
+
+## spec.yml Reference
+
+```yaml
+stack: stack-name-or-path
+deploy-to: k8s-kind
+network:
+  http-proxy:
+    - host-name: app.example.com
+      routes:
+        - path: /
+          proxy-to: service-name:port
+  acme-email: admin@example.com
+config:
+  ENV_VAR: value
+  SECRET_VAR: $generate:hex:32$   # Auto-generated, stored in K8s Secret
+volumes:
+  volume-name:
+```
+
 ## Contributing
 
 See the [CONTRIBUTING.md](/docs/CONTRIBUTING.md) for developer mode install.
@@ -78,5 +131,3 @@ See the [CONTRIBUTING.md](/docs/CONTRIBUTING.md) for developer mode install.
 ## Platform Support
 
 Native aarm64 is _not_ currently supported. x64 emulation on ARM64 macos should work (not yet tested).
-
-

STACK-CREATION-GUIDE.md

@@ -0,0 +1,413 @@
+# Implementing `laconic-so create-stack` Command
+
+A plan for adding a new CLI command to scaffold stack files automatically.
+
+---
+
+## Overview
+
+Add a `create-stack` command that generates all required files for a new stack:
+
+```bash
+laconic-so create-stack --name my-stack --type webapp
+```
+
+**Output:**
+```
+stack_orchestrator/data/
+├── stacks/my-stack/stack.yml
+├── container-build/cerc-my-stack/
+│   ├── Dockerfile
+│   └── build.sh
+└── compose/docker-compose-my-stack.yml
+
+Updated: repository-list.txt, container-image-list.txt, pod-list.txt
+```
+
+---
+
+## CLI Architecture Summary
+
+### Command Registration Pattern
+
+Commands are Click functions registered in `main.py`:
+
+```python
+# main.py (line ~70)
+from stack_orchestrator.create import create_stack
+cli.add_command(create_stack.command, "create-stack")
+```
+
+### Global Options Access
+
+```python
+from stack_orchestrator.opts import opts
+
+if not opts.o.quiet:
+    print("message")
+if opts.o.dry_run:
+    print("(would create files)")
+```
+
+### Key Utilities
+
+| Function | Location | Purpose |
+|----------|----------|---------|
+| `get_yaml()` | `util.py` | YAML parser (ruamel.yaml) |
+| `get_stack_path(stack)` | `util.py` | Resolve stack directory path |
+| `error_exit(msg)` | `util.py` | Print error and exit(1) |
+
+---
+
+## Files to Create
+
+### 1. Command Module
+
+**`stack_orchestrator/create/__init__.py`**
+```python
+# Empty file to make this a package
+```
+
+**`stack_orchestrator/create/create_stack.py`**
+```python
+import click
+import os
+from pathlib import Path
+from shutil import copy
+from stack_orchestrator.opts import opts
+from stack_orchestrator.util import error_exit, get_yaml
+
+# Template types
+STACK_TEMPLATES = {
+    "webapp": {
+        "description": "Web application with Node.js",
+        "base_image": "node:20-bullseye-slim",
+        "port": 3000,
+    },
+    "service": {
+        "description": "Backend service",
+        "base_image": "python:3.11-slim",
+        "port": 8080,
+    },
+    "empty": {
+        "description": "Minimal stack with no defaults",
+        "base_image": None,
+        "port": None,
+    },
+}
+
+
+def get_data_dir() -> Path:
+    """Get path to stack_orchestrator/data directory"""
+    return Path(__file__).absolute().parent.parent.joinpath("data")
+
+
+def validate_stack_name(name: str) -> None:
+    """Validate stack name follows conventions"""
+    import re
+    if not re.match(r'^[a-z0-9][a-z0-9-]*[a-z0-9]$', name) and len(name) > 2:
+        error_exit(f"Invalid stack name '{name}'. Use lowercase alphanumeric with hyphens.")
+    if name.startswith("cerc-"):
+        error_exit("Stack name should not start with 'cerc-' (container names will add this prefix)")
+
+
+def create_stack_yml(stack_dir: Path, name: str, template: dict, repo_url: str) -> None:
+    """Create stack.yml file"""
+    config = {
+        "version": "1.2",
+        "name": name,
+        "description": template.get("description", f"Stack: {name}"),
+        "repos": [repo_url] if repo_url else [],
+        "containers": [f"cerc/{name}"],
+        "pods": [name],
+    }
+
+    stack_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    with open(stack_dir / "stack.yml", "w") as f:
+        get_yaml().dump(config, f)
+
+
+def create_dockerfile(container_dir: Path, name: str, template: dict) -> None:
+    """Create Dockerfile"""
+    base_image = template.get("base_image", "node:20-bullseye-slim")
+    port = template.get("port", 3000)
+
+    dockerfile_content = f'''# Build stage
+FROM {base_image} AS builder
+
+WORKDIR /app
+COPY package*.json ./
+RUN npm ci
+COPY . .
+RUN npm run build
+
+# Production stage
+FROM {base_image}
+
+WORKDIR /app
+COPY package*.json ./
+RUN npm ci --only=production
+COPY --from=builder /app/dist ./dist
+
+EXPOSE {port}
+CMD ["npm", "run", "start"]
+'''
+
+    container_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    with open(container_dir / "Dockerfile", "w") as f:
+        f.write(dockerfile_content)
+
+
+def create_build_script(container_dir: Path, name: str) -> None:
+    """Create build.sh script"""
+    build_script = f'''#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# Build cerc/{name}
+
+source ${{CERC_CONTAINER_BASE_DIR}}/build-base.sh
+
+SCRIPT_DIR=$( cd -- "$( dirname -- "${{BASH_SOURCE[0]}}" )" &> /dev/null && pwd )
+
+docker build -t cerc/{name}:local \\
+    -f ${{SCRIPT_DIR}}/Dockerfile \\
+    ${{build_command_args}} \\
+    ${{CERC_REPO_BASE_DIR}}/{name}
+'''
+
+    build_path = container_dir / "build.sh"
+    with open(build_path, "w") as f:
+        f.write(build_script)
+
+    # Make executable
+    os.chmod(build_path, 0o755)
+
+
+def create_compose_file(compose_dir: Path, name: str, template: dict) -> None:
+    """Create docker-compose file"""
+    port = template.get("port", 3000)
+
+    compose_content = {
+        "version": "3.8",
+        "services": {
+            name: {
+                "image": f"cerc/{name}:local",
+                "restart": "unless-stopped",
+                "ports": [f"${{HOST_PORT:-{port}}}:{port}"],
+                "environment": {
+                    "NODE_ENV": "${NODE_ENV:-production}",
+                },
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    with open(compose_dir / f"docker-compose-{name}.yml", "w") as f:
+        get_yaml().dump(compose_content, f)
+
+
+def update_list_file(data_dir: Path, filename: str, entry: str) -> None:
+    """Add entry to a list file if not already present"""
+    list_path = data_dir / filename
+
+    # Read existing entries
+    existing = set()
+    if list_path.exists():
+        with open(list_path, "r") as f:
+            existing = set(line.strip() for line in f if line.strip())
+
+    # Add new entry
+    if entry not in existing:
+        with open(list_path, "a") as f:
+            f.write(f"{entry}\n")
+
+
+@click.command()
+@click.option("--name", required=True, help="Name of the new stack (lowercase, hyphens)")
+@click.option("--type", "stack_type", default="webapp",
+              type=click.Choice(list(STACK_TEMPLATES.keys())),
+              help="Stack template type")
+@click.option("--repo", help="Git repository URL (e.g., github.com/org/repo)")
+@click.option("--force", is_flag=True, help="Overwrite existing files")
+@click.pass_context
+def command(ctx, name: str, stack_type: str, repo: str, force: bool):
+    """Create a new stack with all required files.
+
+    Examples:
+
+        laconic-so create-stack --name my-app --type webapp
+
+        laconic-so create-stack --name my-service --type service --repo github.com/org/repo
+    """
+    # Validate
+    validate_stack_name(name)
+
+    template = STACK_TEMPLATES[stack_type]
+    data_dir = get_data_dir()
+
+    # Define paths
+    stack_dir = data_dir / "stacks" / name
+    container_dir = data_dir / "container-build" / f"cerc-{name}"
+    compose_dir = data_dir / "compose"
+
+    # Check for existing files
+    if not force:
+        if stack_dir.exists():
+            error_exit(f"Stack already exists: {stack_dir}\nUse --force to overwrite")
+        if container_dir.exists():
+            error_exit(f"Container build dir exists: {container_dir}\nUse --force to overwrite")
+
+    # Dry run check
+    if opts.o.dry_run:
+        print(f"Would create stack '{name}' with template '{stack_type}':")
+        print(f"  - {stack_dir}/stack.yml")
+        print(f"  - {container_dir}/Dockerfile")
+        print(f"  - {container_dir}/build.sh")
+        print(f"  - {compose_dir}/docker-compose-{name}.yml")
+        print(f"  - Update repository-list.txt")
+        print(f"  - Update container-image-list.txt")
+        print(f"  - Update pod-list.txt")
+        return
+
+    # Create files
+    if not opts.o.quiet:
+        print(f"Creating stack '{name}' with template '{stack_type}'...")
+
+    create_stack_yml(stack_dir, name, template, repo)
+    if opts.o.verbose:
+        print(f"  Created {stack_dir}/stack.yml")
+
+    create_dockerfile(container_dir, name, template)
+    if opts.o.verbose:
+        print(f"  Created {container_dir}/Dockerfile")
+
+    create_build_script(container_dir, name)
+    if opts.o.verbose:
+        print(f"  Created {container_dir}/build.sh")
+
+    create_compose_file(compose_dir, name, template)
+    if opts.o.verbose:
+        print(f"  Created {compose_dir}/docker-compose-{name}.yml")
+
+    # Update list files
+    if repo:
+        update_list_file(data_dir, "repository-list.txt", repo)
+        if opts.o.verbose:
+            print(f"  Added {repo} to repository-list.txt")
+
+    update_list_file(data_dir, "container-image-list.txt", f"cerc/{name}")
+    if opts.o.verbose:
+        print(f"  Added cerc/{name} to container-image-list.txt")
+
+    update_list_file(data_dir, "pod-list.txt", name)
+    if opts.o.verbose:
+        print(f"  Added {name} to pod-list.txt")
+
+    # Summary
+    if not opts.o.quiet:
+        print(f"\nStack '{name}' created successfully!")
+        print(f"\nNext steps:")
+        print(f"  1. Edit {stack_dir}/stack.yml")
+        print(f"  2. Customize {container_dir}/Dockerfile")
+        print(f"  3. Run: laconic-so --stack {name} build-containers")
+        print(f"  4. Run: laconic-so --stack {name} deploy-system up")
+```
+
+### 2. Register Command in main.py
+
+**Edit `stack_orchestrator/main.py`**
+
+Add import:
+```python
+from stack_orchestrator.create import create_stack
+```
+
+Add command registration (after line ~78):
+```python
+cli.add_command(create_stack.command, "create-stack")
+```
+
+---
+
+## Implementation Steps
+
+### Step 1: Create module structure
+```bash
+mkdir -p stack_orchestrator/create
+touch stack_orchestrator/create/__init__.py
+```
+
+### Step 2: Create the command file
+Create `stack_orchestrator/create/create_stack.py` with the code above.
+
+### Step 3: Register in main.py
+Add the import and `cli.add_command()` line.
+
+### Step 4: Test the command
+```bash
+# Show help
+laconic-so create-stack --help
+
+# Dry run
+laconic-so --dry-run create-stack --name test-app --type webapp
+
+# Create a stack
+laconic-so create-stack --name test-app --type webapp --repo github.com/org/test-app
+
+# Verify
+ls -la stack_orchestrator/data/stacks/test-app/
+cat stack_orchestrator/data/stacks/test-app/stack.yml
+```
+
+---
+
+## Template Types
+
+| Type | Base Image | Port | Use Case |
+|------|------------|------|----------|
+| `webapp` | node:20-bullseye-slim | 3000 | React/Vue/Next.js apps |
+| `service` | python:3.11-slim | 8080 | Python backend services |
+| `empty` | none | none | Custom from scratch |
+
+---
+
+## Future Enhancements
+
+1. **Interactive mode** - Prompt for values if not provided
+2. **More templates** - Go, Rust, database stacks
+3. **Template from existing** - `--from-stack existing-stack`
+4. **External stack support** - Create in custom directory
+5. **Validation command** - `laconic-so validate-stack --name my-stack`
+
+---
+
+## Files Modified
+
+| File | Change |
+|------|--------|
+| `stack_orchestrator/create/__init__.py` | New (empty) |
+| `stack_orchestrator/create/create_stack.py` | New (command implementation) |
+| `stack_orchestrator/main.py` | Add import and `cli.add_command()` |
+
+---
+
+## Verification
+
+```bash
+# 1. Command appears in help
+laconic-so --help | grep create-stack
+
+# 2. Dry run works
+laconic-so --dry-run create-stack --name verify-test --type webapp
+
+# 3. Full creation works
+laconic-so create-stack --name verify-test --type webapp
+ls stack_orchestrator/data/stacks/verify-test/
+ls stack_orchestrator/data/container-build/cerc-verify-test/
+ls stack_orchestrator/data/compose/docker-compose-verify-test.yml
+
+# 4. Build works
+laconic-so --stack verify-test build-containers
+
+# 5. Cleanup
+rm -rf stack_orchestrator/data/stacks/verify-test
+rm -rf stack_orchestrator/data/container-build/cerc-verify-test
+rm stack_orchestrator/data/compose/docker-compose-verify-test.yml
+```

TODO.md

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+# TODO
+
+## Features Needed
+
+### Update Stack Command
+We need an "update stack" command in stack orchestrator and cleaner documentation regarding how to do continuous deployment with and without payments.
+
+**Context**: Currently, `deploy init` generates a spec file and `deploy create` creates a deployment directory. The `deployment update` command (added by Thomas Lackey) only syncs env vars and restarts - it doesn't regenerate configurations. There's a gap in the workflow for updating stack configurations after initial deployment.
+
+## Architecture Refactoring
+
+### Separate Deployer from Stack Orchestrator CLI
+The deployer logic should be decoupled from the CLI tool to allow independent development and reuse.
+
+### Separate Stacks from Stack Orchestrator Repo
+Stacks should live in their own repositories, not bundled with the orchestrator tool. This allows stacks to evolve independently and be maintained by different teams.

docs/cli.md

@@ -65,3 +65,71 @@ Force full rebuild of packages:
 ```
 $ laconic-so build-npms --include <package-name> --force-rebuild
 ```
+
+## deploy
+
+The `deploy` command group manages persistent deployments. The general workflow is `deploy init` to generate a spec file, then `deploy create` to create a deployment directory from the spec, then runtime commands like `deploy up` and `deploy down`.
+
+### deploy init
+
+Generate a deployment spec file from a stack definition:
+```
+$ laconic-so --stack <stack-name> deploy init --output <spec-file>
+```
+
+Options:
+- `--output` (required): write spec file here
+- `--config`: provide config variables for the deployment
+- `--config-file`: provide config variables in a file
+- `--kube-config`: provide a config file for a k8s deployment
+- `--image-registry`: provide a container image registry url for this k8s cluster
+- `--map-ports-to-host`: map ports to the host (`any-variable-random`, `localhost-same`, `any-same`, `localhost-fixed-random`, `any-fixed-random`)
+
+### deploy create
+
+Create a deployment directory from a spec file:
+```
+$ laconic-so --stack <stack-name> deploy create --spec-file <spec-file> --deployment-dir <dir>
+```
+
+Update an existing deployment in-place (preserving data volumes and env file):
+```
+$ laconic-so --stack <stack-name> deploy create --spec-file <spec-file> --deployment-dir <dir> --update
+```
+
+Options:
+- `--spec-file` (required): spec file to use
+- `--deployment-dir`: target directory for deployment files
+- `--update`: update an existing deployment directory, preserving data volumes and env file. Changed files are backed up with a `.bak` suffix. The deployment's `config.env` and `deployment.yml` are also preserved.
+- `--network-dir`: network configuration supplied in this directory
+- `--initial-peers`: initial set of persistent peers
+
+### deploy up
+
+Start a deployment:
+```
+$ laconic-so deployment --dir <deployment-dir> up
+```
+
+### deploy down
+
+Stop a deployment:
+```
+$ laconic-so deployment --dir <deployment-dir> down
+```
+Use `--delete-volumes` to also remove data volumes.
+
+### deploy ps
+
+Show running services:
+```
+$ laconic-so deployment --dir <deployment-dir> ps
+```
+
+### deploy logs
+
+View service logs:
+```
+$ laconic-so deployment --dir <deployment-dir> logs
+```
+Use `-f` to follow and `-n <count>` to tail.

docs/deployment_patterns.md

@@ -0,0 +1,202 @@
+# Deployment Patterns
+
+## GitOps Pattern
+
+For production deployments, we recommend a GitOps approach where your deployment configuration is tracked in version control.
+
+### Overview
+
+- **spec.yml is your source of truth**: Maintain it in your operator repository
+- **Don't regenerate on every restart**: Run `deploy init` once, then customize and commit
+- **Use restart for updates**: The restart command respects your git-tracked spec.yml
+
+### Workflow
+
+1. **Initial setup**: Run `deploy init` once to generate a spec.yml template
+2. **Customize and commit**: Edit spec.yml with your configuration (hostnames, resources, etc.) and commit to your operator repo
+3. **Deploy from git**: Use the committed spec.yml for deployments
+4. **Update via git**: Make changes in git, then restart to apply
+
+```bash
+# Initial setup (run once)
+laconic-so --stack my-stack deploy init --output spec.yml
+
+# Customize for your environment
+vim spec.yml  # Set hostname, resources, etc.
+
+# Commit to your operator repository
+git add spec.yml
+git commit -m "Add my-stack deployment configuration"
+git push
+
+# On deployment server: deploy from git-tracked spec
+laconic-so deploy create \
+  --spec-file /path/to/operator-repo/spec.yml \
+  --deployment-dir my-deployment
+
+laconic-so deployment --dir my-deployment start
+```
+
+### Updating Deployments
+
+When you need to update a deployment:
+
+```bash
+# 1. Make changes in your operator repo
+vim /path/to/operator-repo/spec.yml
+git commit -am "Update configuration"
+git push
+
+# 2. On deployment server: pull and restart
+cd /path/to/operator-repo && git pull
+laconic-so deployment --dir my-deployment restart
+```
+
+The `restart` command:
+- Pulls latest code from the stack repository
+- Uses your git-tracked spec.yml (does NOT regenerate from defaults)
+- Syncs the deployment directory
+- Restarts services
+
+### Anti-patterns
+
+**Don't do this:**
+```bash
+# BAD: Regenerating spec on every deployment
+laconic-so --stack my-stack deploy init --output spec.yml
+laconic-so deploy create --spec-file spec.yml ...
+```
+
+This overwrites your customizations with defaults from the stack's `commands.py`.
+
+**Do this instead:**
+```bash
+# GOOD: Use your git-tracked spec
+git pull  # Get latest spec.yml from your operator repo
+laconic-so deployment --dir my-deployment restart
+```
+
+## Private Registry Authentication
+
+For deployments using images from private container registries (e.g., GitHub Container Registry), configure authentication in your spec.yml:
+
+### Configuration
+
+Add a `registry-credentials` section to your spec.yml:
+
+```yaml
+registry-credentials:
+  server: ghcr.io
+  username: your-org-or-username
+  token-env: REGISTRY_TOKEN
+```
+
+**Fields:**
+- `server`: The registry hostname (e.g., `ghcr.io`, `docker.io`, `gcr.io`)
+- `username`: Registry username (for GHCR, use your GitHub username or org name)
+- `token-env`: Name of the environment variable containing your API token/PAT
+
+### Token Environment Variable
+
+The `token-env` pattern keeps credentials out of version control. Set the environment variable when running `deployment start`:
+
+```bash
+export REGISTRY_TOKEN="your-personal-access-token"
+laconic-so deployment --dir my-deployment start
+```
+
+For GHCR, create a Personal Access Token (PAT) with `read:packages` scope.
+
+### Ansible Integration
+
+When using Ansible for deployments, pass the token from a credentials file:
+
+```yaml
+- name: Start deployment
+  ansible.builtin.command:
+    cmd: laconic-so deployment --dir {{ deployment_dir }} start
+  environment:
+    REGISTRY_TOKEN: "{{ lookup('file', '~/.credentials/ghcr_token') }}"
+```
+
+### How It Works
+
+1. laconic-so reads the `registry-credentials` config from spec.yml
+2. Creates a Kubernetes `docker-registry` secret named `{deployment}-registry`
+3. The deployment's pods reference this secret for image pulls
+
+## Cluster and Volume Management
+
+### Stopping Deployments
+
+The `deployment stop` command has two important flags:
+
+```bash
+# Default: stops deployment, deletes cluster, PRESERVES volumes
+laconic-so deployment --dir my-deployment stop
+
+# Explicitly delete volumes (USE WITH CAUTION)
+laconic-so deployment --dir my-deployment stop --delete-volumes
+```
+
+### Volume Persistence
+
+Volumes persist across cluster deletion by design. This is important because:
+- **Data survives cluster recreation**: Ledger data, databases, and other state are preserved
+- **Faster recovery**: No need to re-sync or rebuild data after cluster issues
+- **Safe cluster upgrades**: Delete and recreate cluster without data loss
+
+**Only use `--delete-volumes` when:**
+- You explicitly want to start fresh with no data
+- The user specifically requests volume deletion
+- You're cleaning up a test/dev environment completely
+
+### Shared Cluster Architecture
+
+In kind deployments, multiple stacks share a single cluster:
+- First `deployment start` creates the cluster
+- Subsequent deployments reuse the existing cluster
+- `deployment stop` on ANY deployment deletes the shared cluster
+- Other deployments will fail until cluster is recreated
+
+To stop a single deployment without affecting the cluster:
+```bash
+laconic-so deployment --dir my-deployment stop --skip-cluster-management
+```
+
+## Volume Persistence in k8s-kind
+
+k8s-kind has 3 storage layers:
+
+- **Docker Host**: The physical server running Docker
+- **Kind Node**: A Docker container simulating a k8s node
+- **Pod Container**: Your workload
+
+For k8s-kind, volumes with paths are mounted from Docker Host → Kind Node → Pod via extraMounts.
+
+| spec.yml volume | Storage Location | Survives Pod Restart | Survives Cluster Restart |
+|-----------------|------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|
+| `vol:` (empty)  | Kind Node PVC    | ✅ | ❌ |
+| `vol: ./data/x` | Docker Host      | ✅ | ✅ |
+| `vol: /abs/path`| Docker Host      | ✅ | ✅ |
+
+**Recommendation**: Always use paths for data you want to keep. Relative paths
+(e.g., `./data/rpc-config`) resolve to `$DEPLOYMENT_DIR/data/rpc-config` on the
+Docker Host.
+
+### Example
+
+```yaml
+# In spec.yml
+volumes:
+  rpc-config: ./data/rpc-config  # Persists to $DEPLOYMENT_DIR/data/rpc-config
+  chain-data: ./data/chain       # Persists to $DEPLOYMENT_DIR/data/chain
+  temp-cache:                    # Empty = Kind Node PVC (lost on cluster delete)
+```
+
+### The Antipattern
+
+Empty-path volumes appear persistent because they survive pod restarts (data lives
+in Kind Node container). However, this data is lost when the kind cluster is
+recreated. This "false persistence" has caused data loss when operators assumed
+their data was safe.

docs/docker-compose-deployment.md

@@ -0,0 +1,550 @@
+# Docker Compose Deployment Guide
+
+## Introduction
+
+### What is a Deployer?
+
+In stack-orchestrator, a **deployer** provides a uniform interface for orchestrating containerized applications. This guide focuses on Docker Compose deployments, which is the default and recommended deployment mode.
+
+While stack-orchestrator also supports Kubernetes (`k8s`) and Kind (`k8s-kind`) deployments, those are out of scope for this guide. See the [Kubernetes Enhancements](./k8s-deployment-enhancements.md) documentation for advanced deployment options.
+
+## Prerequisites
+
+To deploy stacks using Docker Compose, you need:
+
+- Docker Engine (20.10+)
+- Docker Compose plugin (v2.0+)
+- Python 3.8+
+- stack-orchestrator installed (`laconic-so`)
+
+**That's it!** No additional infrastructure is required. If you have Docker installed, you're ready to deploy.
+
+## Deployment Workflow
+
+The typical deployment workflow consists of four main steps:
+
+1. **Setup repositories and build containers** (first time only)
+2. **Initialize deployment specification**
+3. **Create deployment directory**
+4. **Start and manage services**
+
+## Quick Start Example
+
+Here's a complete example using the built-in `test` stack:
+
+```bash
+# Step 1: Setup (first time only)
+laconic-so --stack test setup-repositories
+laconic-so --stack test build-containers
+
+# Step 2: Initialize deployment spec
+laconic-so --stack test deploy init --output test-spec.yml
+
+# Step 3: Create deployment directory
+laconic-so --stack test deploy create \
+  --spec-file test-spec.yml \
+  --deployment-dir test-deployment
+
+# Step 4: Start services
+laconic-so deployment --dir test-deployment start
+
+# View running services
+laconic-so deployment --dir test-deployment ps
+
+# View logs
+laconic-so deployment --dir test-deployment logs
+
+# Stop services (preserves data)
+laconic-so deployment --dir test-deployment stop
+```
+
+## Deployment Workflows
+
+Stack-orchestrator supports two deployment workflows:
+
+### 1. Deployment Directory Workflow (Recommended)
+
+This workflow creates a persistent deployment directory that contains all configuration and data.
+
+**When to use:**
+- Production deployments
+- When you need to preserve configuration
+- When you want to manage multiple deployments
+- When you need persistent volume data
+
+**Example:**
+
+```bash
+# Initialize deployment spec
+laconic-so --stack fixturenet-eth deploy init --output eth-spec.yml
+
+# Optionally edit eth-spec.yml to customize configuration
+
+# Create deployment directory
+laconic-so --stack fixturenet-eth deploy create \
+  --spec-file eth-spec.yml \
+  --deployment-dir my-eth-deployment
+
+# Start the deployment
+laconic-so deployment --dir my-eth-deployment start
+
+# Manage the deployment
+laconic-so deployment --dir my-eth-deployment ps
+laconic-so deployment --dir my-eth-deployment logs
+laconic-so deployment --dir my-eth-deployment stop
+```
+
+### 2. Quick Deploy Workflow
+
+This workflow deploys directly without creating a persistent deployment directory.
+
+**When to use:**
+- Quick testing
+- Temporary deployments
+- Simple stacks that don't require customization
+
+**Example:**
+
+```bash
+# Start the stack directly
+laconic-so --stack test deploy up
+
+# Check service status
+laconic-so --stack test deploy port test 80
+
+# View logs
+laconic-so --stack test deploy logs
+
+# Stop (preserves volumes)
+laconic-so --stack test deploy down
+
+# Stop and remove volumes
+laconic-so --stack test deploy down --delete-volumes
+```
+
+## Real-World Example: Ethereum Fixturenet
+
+Deploy a local Ethereum testnet with Geth and Lighthouse:
+
+```bash
+# Setup (first time only)
+laconic-so --stack fixturenet-eth setup-repositories
+laconic-so --stack fixturenet-eth build-containers
+
+# Initialize with default configuration
+laconic-so --stack fixturenet-eth deploy init --output eth-spec.yml
+
+# Create deployment
+laconic-so --stack fixturenet-eth deploy create \
+  --spec-file eth-spec.yml \
+  --deployment-dir fixturenet-eth-deployment
+
+# Start the network
+laconic-so deployment --dir fixturenet-eth-deployment start
+
+# Check status
+laconic-so deployment --dir fixturenet-eth-deployment ps
+
+# Access logs from specific service
+laconic-so deployment --dir fixturenet-eth-deployment logs fixturenet-eth-geth-1
+
+# Stop the network (preserves blockchain data)
+laconic-so deployment --dir fixturenet-eth-deployment stop
+
+# Start again - blockchain data is preserved
+laconic-so deployment --dir fixturenet-eth-deployment start
+
+# Clean up everything including data
+laconic-so deployment --dir fixturenet-eth-deployment stop --delete-volumes
+```
+
+## Configuration
+
+### Passing Configuration Parameters
+
+Configuration can be passed in three ways:
+
+**1. At init time via `--config` flag:**
+
+```bash
+laconic-so --stack test deploy init --output spec.yml \
+  --config PARAM1=value1,PARAM2=value2
+```
+
+**2. Edit the spec file after init:**
+
+```bash
+# Initialize
+laconic-so --stack test deploy init --output spec.yml
+
+# Edit spec.yml
+vim spec.yml
+```
+
+Example spec.yml:
+```yaml
+stack: test
+config:
+  PARAM1: value1
+  PARAM2: value2
+```
+
+**3. Docker Compose defaults:**
+
+Environment variables defined in the stack's `docker-compose-*.yml` files are used as defaults. Configuration from the spec file overrides these defaults.
+
+### Port Mapping
+
+By default, services are accessible on randomly assigned host ports. To find the mapped port:
+
+```bash
+# Find the host port for container port 80 on service 'webapp'
+laconic-so deployment --dir my-deployment port webapp 80
+
+# Output example: 0.0.0.0:32768
+```
+
+To configure fixed ports, edit the spec file before creating the deployment:
+
+```yaml
+network:
+  ports:
+    webapp:
+      - '8080:80'  # Maps host port 8080 to container port 80
+    api:
+      - '3000:3000'
+```
+
+Then create the deployment:
+
+```bash
+laconic-so --stack my-stack deploy create \
+  --spec-file spec.yml \
+  --deployment-dir my-deployment
+```
+
+### Volume Persistence
+
+Volumes are preserved between stop/start cycles by default:
+
+```bash
+# Stop but keep data
+laconic-so deployment --dir my-deployment stop
+
+# Start again - data is still there
+laconic-so deployment --dir my-deployment start
+```
+
+To completely remove all data:
+
+```bash
+# Stop and delete all volumes
+laconic-so deployment --dir my-deployment stop --delete-volumes
+```
+
+Volume data is stored in `<deployment-dir>/data/`.
+
+## Common Operations
+
+### Viewing Logs
+
+```bash
+# All services, continuous follow
+laconic-so deployment --dir my-deployment logs --follow
+
+# Last 100 lines from all services
+laconic-so deployment --dir my-deployment logs --tail 100
+
+# Specific service only
+laconic-so deployment --dir my-deployment logs webapp
+
+# Combine options
+laconic-so deployment --dir my-deployment logs --tail 50 --follow webapp
+```
+
+### Executing Commands in Containers
+
+```bash
+# Execute a command in a running service
+laconic-so deployment --dir my-deployment exec webapp ls -la
+
+# Interactive shell
+laconic-so deployment --dir my-deployment exec webapp /bin/bash
+
+# Run command with specific environment variables
+laconic-so deployment --dir my-deployment exec webapp env VAR=value command
+```
+
+### Checking Service Status
+
+```bash
+# List all running services
+laconic-so deployment --dir my-deployment ps
+
+# Check using Docker directly
+docker ps
+```
+
+### Updating a Running Deployment
+
+If you need to change configuration after deployment:
+
+```bash
+# 1. Edit the spec file
+vim my-deployment/spec.yml
+
+# 2. Regenerate configuration
+laconic-so deployment --dir my-deployment update
+
+# 3. Restart services to apply changes
+laconic-so deployment --dir my-deployment stop
+laconic-so deployment --dir my-deployment start
+```
+
+## Multi-Service Deployments
+
+Many stacks deploy multiple services that work together:
+
+```bash
+# Deploy a stack with multiple services
+laconic-so --stack laconicd-with-console deploy init --output spec.yml
+laconic-so --stack laconicd-with-console deploy create \
+  --spec-file spec.yml \
+  --deployment-dir laconicd-deployment
+
+laconic-so deployment --dir laconicd-deployment start
+
+# View all services
+laconic-so deployment --dir laconicd-deployment ps
+
+# View logs from specific services
+laconic-so deployment --dir laconicd-deployment logs laconicd
+laconic-so deployment --dir laconicd-deployment logs console
+```
+
+## ConfigMaps
+
+ConfigMaps allow you to mount configuration files into containers:
+
+```bash
+# 1. Create the config directory in your deployment
+mkdir -p my-deployment/data/my-config
+echo "database_url=postgres://localhost" > my-deployment/data/my-config/app.conf
+
+# 2. Reference in spec file
+vim my-deployment/spec.yml
+```
+
+Add to spec.yml:
+```yaml
+configmaps:
+  my-config: ./data/my-config
+```
+
+```bash
+# 3. Restart to apply
+laconic-so deployment --dir my-deployment stop
+laconic-so deployment --dir my-deployment start
+```
+
+The files will be mounted in the container at `/config/` (or as specified by the stack).
+
+## Deployment Directory Structure
+
+A typical deployment directory contains:
+
+```
+my-deployment/
+├── compose/
+│   └── docker-compose-*.yml    # Generated compose files
+├── config.env                   # Environment variables
+├── deployment.yml              # Deployment metadata
+├── spec.yml                    # Deployment specification
+└── data/                       # Volume mounts and configs
+    ├── service-data/           # Persistent service data
+    └── config-maps/            # ConfigMap files
+```
+
+## Troubleshooting
+
+### Common Issues
+
+**Problem: "Cannot connect to Docker daemon"**
+
+```bash
+# Ensure Docker is running
+docker ps
+
+# Start Docker if needed (macOS)
+open -a Docker
+
+# Start Docker (Linux)
+sudo systemctl start docker
+```
+
+**Problem: "Port already in use"**
+
+```bash
+# Either stop the conflicting service or use different ports
+# Edit spec.yml before creating deployment:
+
+network:
+  ports:
+    webapp:
+      - '8081:80'  # Use 8081 instead of 8080
+```
+
+**Problem: "Image not found"**
+
+```bash
+# Build containers first
+laconic-so --stack your-stack build-containers
+```
+
+**Problem: Volumes not persisting**
+
+```bash
+# Check if you used --delete-volumes when stopping
+# Volume data is in: <deployment-dir>/data/
+
+# Don't use --delete-volumes if you want to keep data:
+laconic-so deployment --dir my-deployment stop
+
+# Only use --delete-volumes when you want to reset completely:
+laconic-so deployment --dir my-deployment stop --delete-volumes
+```
+
+**Problem: Services not starting**
+
+```bash
+# Check logs for errors
+laconic-so deployment --dir my-deployment logs
+
+# Check Docker container status
+docker ps -a
+
+# Try stopping and starting again
+laconic-so deployment --dir my-deployment stop
+laconic-so deployment --dir my-deployment start
+```
+
+### Inspecting Deployment State
+
+```bash
+# Check deployment directory structure
+ls -la my-deployment/
+
+# Check running containers
+docker ps
+
+# Check container details
+docker inspect <container-name>
+
+# Check networks
+docker network ls
+
+# Check volumes
+docker volume ls
+```
+
+## CLI Commands Reference
+
+### Stack Operations
+
+```bash
+# Clone required repositories
+laconic-so --stack <name> setup-repositories
+
+# Build container images
+laconic-so --stack <name> build-containers
+```
+
+### Deployment Initialization
+
+```bash
+# Initialize deployment spec with defaults
+laconic-so --stack <name> deploy init --output <spec-file>
+
+# Initialize with configuration
+laconic-so --stack <name> deploy init --output <spec-file> \
+  --config PARAM1=value1,PARAM2=value2
+```
+
+### Deployment Creation
+
+```bash
+# Create deployment directory from spec
+laconic-so --stack <name> deploy create \
+  --spec-file <spec-file> \
+  --deployment-dir <dir>
+```
+
+### Deployment Management
+
+```bash
+# Start all services
+laconic-so deployment --dir <dir> start
+
+# Stop services (preserves volumes)
+laconic-so deployment --dir <dir> stop
+
+# Stop and remove volumes
+laconic-so deployment --dir <dir> stop --delete-volumes
+
+# List running services
+laconic-so deployment --dir <dir> ps
+
+# View logs
+laconic-so deployment --dir <dir> logs [--tail N] [--follow] [service]
+
+# Show mapped port
+laconic-so deployment --dir <dir> port <service> <private-port>
+
+# Execute command in service
+laconic-so deployment --dir <dir> exec <service> <command>
+
+# Update configuration
+laconic-so deployment --dir <dir> update
+```
+
+### Quick Deploy Commands
+
+```bash
+# Start stack directly
+laconic-so --stack <name> deploy up
+
+# Stop stack
+laconic-so --stack <name> deploy down [--delete-volumes]
+
+# View logs
+laconic-so --stack <name> deploy logs
+
+# Show port mapping
+laconic-so --stack <name> deploy port <service> <port>
+```
+
+## Related Documentation
+
+- [CLI Reference](./cli.md) - Complete CLI command documentation
+- [Adding a New Stack](./adding-a-new-stack.md) - Creating custom stacks
+- [Specification](./spec.md) - Internal structure and design
+- [Kubernetes Enhancements](./k8s-deployment-enhancements.md) - Advanced K8s deployment options
+- [Web App Deployment](./webapp.md) - Deploying web applications
+
+## Examples
+
+For more examples, see the test scripts:
+- `scripts/quick-deploy-test.sh` - Quick deployment example
+- `tests/deploy/run-deploy-test.sh` - Comprehensive test showing all features
+
+## Summary
+
+- Docker Compose is the default and recommended deployment mode
+- Two workflows: deployment directory (recommended) or quick deploy
+- The standard workflow is: setup → build → init → create → start
+- Configuration is flexible with multiple override layers
+- Volume persistence is automatic unless explicitly deleted
+- All deployment state is contained in the deployment directory
+- For Kubernetes deployments, see separate K8s documentation
+
+You're now ready to deploy stacks using stack-orchestrator with Docker Compose!

docs/helm-chart-generation.md

@@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
+# Helm Chart Generation
+
+Generate Kubernetes Helm charts from stack compose files using Kompose.
+
+## Prerequisites
+
+Install Kompose:
+
+```bash
+# Linux
+curl -L https://github.com/kubernetes/kompose/releases/download/v1.34.0/kompose-linux-amd64 -o kompose
+chmod +x kompose
+sudo mv kompose /usr/local/bin/
+
+# macOS
+brew install kompose
+
+# Verify
+kompose version
+```
+
+## Usage
+
+### 1. Create spec file
+
+```bash
+laconic-so --stack <stack-name> deploy --deploy-to k8s init \
+  --kube-config ~/.kube/config \
+  --output spec.yml
+```
+
+### 2. Generate Helm chart
+
+```bash
+laconic-so --stack <stack-name> deploy create \
+  --spec-file spec.yml \
+  --deployment-dir my-deployment \
+  --helm-chart
+```
+
+### 3. Deploy to Kubernetes
+
+```bash
+helm install my-release my-deployment/chart
+kubectl get pods -n zenith
+```
+
+## Output Structure
+
+```bash
+my-deployment/
+├── spec.yml              # Reference
+├── stack.yml             # Reference
+└── chart/                # Helm chart
+  ├── Chart.yaml
+  ├── README.md
+  └── templates/
+    └── *.yaml
+```
+
+## Example
+
+```bash
+# Generate chart for stage1-zenithd
+laconic-so --stack stage1-zenithd deploy --deploy-to k8s init \
+  --kube-config ~/.kube/config \
+  --output stage1-spec.yml
+
+laconic-so --stack stage1-zenithd deploy create \
+  --spec-file stage1-spec.yml \
+  --deployment-dir stage1-deployment \
+  --helm-chart
+
+# Deploy
+helm install stage1-zenithd stage1-deployment/chart
+```
+
+## Production Deployment (TODO)
+
+### Local Development
+
+```bash
+# Access services using port-forward
+kubectl port-forward service/zenithd 26657:26657
+kubectl port-forward service/nginx-api-proxy 1317:80
+kubectl port-forward service/cosmos-explorer 4173:4173
+```
+
+### Production Access Options
+
+- Option 1: Ingress + cert-manager (Recommended)
+  - Install ingress-nginx + cert-manager
+  - Point DNS to cluster LoadBalancer IP
+  - Auto-provisions Let's Encrypt TLS certs
+  - Access: `https://api.zenith.example.com`
+- Option 2: Cloud LoadBalancer
+  - Use cloud provider's LoadBalancer service type
+  - Point DNS to assigned external IP
+  - Manual TLS cert management
+- Option 3: Bare Metal (MetalLB + Ingress)
+  - MetalLB provides LoadBalancer IPs from local network
+  - Same Ingress setup as cloud
+- Option 4: NodePort + External Proxy
+  - Expose services on 30000-32767 range
+  - External nginx/Caddy proxies 80/443 → NodePort
+  - Manual cert management
+
+### Changes Needed
+
+- Add Ingress template to charts
+- Add TLS configuration to values.yaml
+- Document cert-manager setup
+- Add production deployment guide

docs/k8s-deployment-enhancements.md

@@ -24,4 +24,3 @@ node-tolerations:
     value: typeb
 ```
 This example denotes that the stack's pods will tolerate a taint: `nodetype=typeb`
-

docs/release-process.md

@@ -26,4 +26,3 @@ $ ./scripts/tag_new_release.sh 1 0 17
 $ ./scripts/build_shiv_package.sh
 $ ./scripts/publish_shiv_package_github.sh 1 0 17
 ```
-

laconic-network-deployment.md

@@ -0,0 +1,128 @@
+# Deploying to the Laconic Network
+
+## Overview
+
+The Laconic network uses a **registry-based deployment model** where everything is published as blockchain records.
+
+## Key Documentation in stack-orchestrator
+
+- `docs/laconicd-with-console.md` - Setting up a laconicd network
+- `docs/webapp.md` - Webapp building/running
+- `stack_orchestrator/deploy/webapp/` - Implementation (14 modules)
+
+## Core Concepts
+
+### LRN (Laconic Resource Name)
+Format: `lrn://laconic/[namespace]/[name]`
+
+Examples:
+- `lrn://laconic/deployers/my-deployer-name`
+- `lrn://laconic/dns/example.com`
+- `lrn://laconic/deployments/example.com`
+
+### Registry Record Types
+
+| Record Type | Purpose |
+|-------------|---------|
+| `ApplicationRecord` | Published app metadata |
+| `WebappDeployer` | Deployment service offering |
+| `ApplicationDeploymentRequest` | User's request to deploy |
+| `ApplicationDeploymentAuction` | Optional bidding for deployers |
+| `ApplicationDeploymentRecord` | Completed deployment result |
+
+## Deployment Workflows
+
+### 1. Direct Deployment
+
+```
+User publishes ApplicationDeploymentRequest
+    → targets specific WebappDeployer (by LRN)
+    → includes payment TX hash
+    → Deployer picks up request, builds, deploys, publishes result
+```
+
+### 2. Auction-Based Deployment
+
+```
+User publishes ApplicationDeploymentAuction
+    → Deployers bid (commit/reveal phases)
+    → Winner selected
+    → User publishes request targeting winner
+```
+
+## Key CLI Commands
+
+### Publish a Deployer Service
+```bash
+laconic-so publish-webapp-deployer --laconic-config config.yml \
+  --api-url https://deployer-api.example.com \
+  --name my-deployer \
+  --payment-address laconic1... \
+  --minimum-payment 1000alnt
+```
+
+### Request Deployment (User Side)
+```bash
+laconic-so request-webapp-deployment --laconic-config config.yml \
+  --app lrn://laconic/apps/my-app \
+  --deployer lrn://laconic/deployers/xyz \
+  --make-payment auto
+```
+
+### Run Deployer Service (Deployer Side)
+```bash
+laconic-so deploy-webapp-from-registry --laconic-config config.yml --discover
+```
+
+## Laconic Config File
+
+All tools require a laconic config file (`laconic.toml`):
+
+```toml
+[cosmos]
+address_prefix = "laconic"
+chain_id = "laconic_9000-1"
+endpoint = "http://localhost:26657"
+key = "<account-name>"
+password = "<account-password>"
+```
+
+## Setting Up a Local Laconicd Network
+
+```bash
+# Clone and build
+laconic-so --stack fixturenet-laconic-loaded setup-repositories
+laconic-so --stack fixturenet-laconic-loaded build-containers
+laconic-so --stack fixturenet-laconic-loaded deploy create
+laconic-so deployment --dir laconic-loaded-deployment start
+
+# Check status
+laconic-so deployment --dir laconic-loaded-deployment exec cli "laconic registry status"
+```
+
+## Key Implementation Files
+
+| File | Purpose |
+|------|---------|
+| `publish_webapp_deployer.py` | Register deployment service on network |
+| `publish_deployment_auction.py` | Create auction for deployers to bid on |
+| `handle_deployment_auction.py` | Monitor and bid on auctions (deployer-side) |
+| `request_webapp_deployment.py` | Create deployment request (user-side) |
+| `deploy_webapp_from_registry.py` | Process requests and deploy (deployer-side) |
+| `request_webapp_undeployment.py` | Request app removal |
+| `undeploy_webapp_from_registry.py` | Process removal requests |
+| `util.py` | LaconicRegistryClient - all registry interactions |
+
+## Payment System
+
+- **Token Denom**: `alnt` (Laconic network tokens)
+- **Payment Options**:
+  - `--make-payment`: Create new payment with amount (or "auto" for deployer's minimum)
+  - `--use-payment`: Reference existing payment TX
+
+## What's NOT Well-Documented
+
+1. No end-to-end tutorial for full deployment workflow
+2. Stack publishing (vs webapp) process unclear
+3. LRN naming conventions not formally specified
+4. Payment economics and token mechanics

pyproject.toml

@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+[build-system]
+requires = ["setuptools>=61.0", "wheel"]
+build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
+
+[project]
+name = "laconic-stack-orchestrator"
+version = "1.1.0"
+description = "Orchestrates deployment of the Laconic stack"
+readme = "README.md"
+license = {text = "GNU Affero General Public License"}
+authors = [
+    {name = "Cerc", email = "info@cerc.io"}
+]
+requires-python = ">=3.8"
+classifiers = [
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8",
+    "Operating System :: OS Independent",
+]
+dependencies = [
+    "python-decouple>=3.8",
+    "python-dotenv==1.0.0",
+    "GitPython>=3.1.32",
+    "tqdm>=4.65.0",
+    "python-on-whales>=0.64.0",
+    "click>=8.1.6",
+    "PyYAML>=6.0.1",
+    "ruamel.yaml>=0.17.32",
+    "pydantic==1.10.9",
+    "tomli==2.0.1",
+    "validators==0.22.0",
+    "kubernetes>=28.1.0",
+    "humanfriendly>=10.0",
+    "python-gnupg>=0.5.2",
+    "requests>=2.3.2",
+]
+
+[project.optional-dependencies]
+dev = [
+    "pytest>=7.0.0",
+    "pytest-cov>=4.0.0",
+    "black>=22.0.0",
+    "flake8>=5.0.0",
+    "pyright>=1.1.0",
+    "yamllint>=1.28.0",
+    "pre-commit>=3.0.0",
+]
+
+[project.scripts]
+laconic-so = "stack_orchestrator.main:cli"
+
+[project.urls]
+Homepage = "https://git.vdb.to/cerc-io/stack-orchestrator"
+
+[tool.setuptools.packages.find]
+where = ["."]
+
+[tool.setuptools.package-data]
+"*" = ["data/**"]
+
+[tool.black]
+line-length = 88
+target-version = ['py38']
+
+[tool.flake8]
+max-line-length = 88
+extend-ignore = ["E203", "W503", "E402"]
+
+[tool.pyright]
+pythonVersion = "3.9"
+typeCheckingMode = "basic"
+reportMissingImports = "none"
+reportMissingModuleSource = "none"
+reportUnusedImport = "error"
+include = ["stack_orchestrator/**/*.py", "tests/**/*.py"]
+exclude = ["**/build/**", "**/__pycache__/**"]
+
+[tool.mypy]
+python_version = "3.8"
+warn_return_any = true
+warn_unused_configs = true
+disallow_untyped_defs = true
+
+[tool.pytest.ini_options]
+testpaths = ["tests"]
+python_files = ["test_*.py"]
+python_classes = ["Test*"]
+python_functions = ["test_*"]
+markers = [
+    "slow: marks tests as slow (deselect with '-m \"not slow\"')",
+    "e2e: marks tests as end-to-end (requires real infrastructure)",
+]
+addopts = [
+    "--cov",
+    "--cov-report=term-missing",
+    "--cov-report=html",
+    "--strict-markers",
+]
+asyncio_default_fixture_loop_scope = "function"
+
+[tool.coverage.run]
+source = ["stack_orchestrator"]
+disable_warnings = ["couldnt-parse"]
+
+[tool.coverage.report]
+exclude_lines = [
+    "pragma: no cover",
+    "def __repr__",
+    "raise AssertionError",
+    "raise NotImplementedError",
+]

pyrightconfig.json

@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+  "pythonVersion": "3.9",
+  "typeCheckingMode": "basic",
+  "reportMissingImports": "none",
+  "reportMissingModuleSource": "none",
+  "reportUnusedImport": "error",
+  "include": ["stack_orchestrator/**/*.py", "tests/**/*.py"],
+  "exclude": ["**/build/**", "**/__pycache__/**"]
+}

setup.py

@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
-# See https://medium.com/nerd-for-tech/how-to-build-and-distribute-a-cli-tool-with-python-537ae41d9d78
+# See
+# https://medium.com/nerd-for-tech/how-to-build-and-distribute-a-cli-tool-with-python-537ae41d9d78
 from setuptools import setup, find_packages
+
 with open("README.md", "r", encoding="utf-8") as fh:
     long_description = fh.read()
 with open("requirements.txt", "r", encoding="utf-8") as fh:
@@ -7,26 +9,26 @@ with open("requirements.txt", "r", encoding="utf-8") as fh:
 with open("stack_orchestrator/data/version.txt", "r", encoding="utf-8") as fh:
     version = fh.readlines()[-1].strip(" \n")
 setup(
-    name='laconic-stack-orchestrator',
+    name="laconic-stack-orchestrator",
     version=version,
-    author='Cerc',
+    author="Cerc",
-    author_email='info@cerc.io',
+    author_email="info@cerc.io",
-    license='GNU Affero General Public License',
+    license="GNU Affero General Public License",
-    description='Orchestrates deployment of the Laconic stack',
+    description="Orchestrates deployment of the Laconic stack",
     long_description=long_description,
     long_description_content_type="text/markdown",
-    url='https://git.vdb.to/cerc-io/stack-orchestrator',
+    url="https://git.vdb.to/cerc-io/stack-orchestrator",
-    py_modules=['stack_orchestrator'],
+    py_modules=["stack_orchestrator"],
     packages=find_packages(),
     install_requires=[requirements],
-    python_requires='>=3.7',
+    python_requires=">=3.7",
     include_package_data=True,
-    package_data={'': ['data/**']},
+    package_data={"": ["data/**"]},
     classifiers=[
         "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8",
         "Operating System :: OS Independent",
     ],
     entry_points={
-        'console_scripts': ['laconic-so=stack_orchestrator.main:cli'],
+        "console_scripts": ["laconic-so=stack_orchestrator.main:cli"],
-    }
+    },
 )

stack_orchestrator/base.py

@@ -23,11 +23,10 @@ def get_stack(config, stack):
     if stack == "package-registry":
         return package_registry_stack(config, stack)
     else:
-        return base_stack(config, stack)
+        return default_stack(config, stack)
 
 
 class base_stack(ABC):
-
     def __init__(self, config, stack):
         self.config = config
         self.stack = stack
@@ -41,15 +40,27 @@ class base_stack(ABC):
         pass
 
 
-class package_registry_stack(base_stack):
+class default_stack(base_stack):
+    """Default stack implementation for stacks without specific handling."""
 
+    def ensure_available(self):
+        return True
+
+    def get_url(self):
+        return None
+
+
+class package_registry_stack(base_stack):
     def ensure_available(self):
         self.url = "<no registry url set>"
         # Check if we were given an external registry URL
         url_from_environment = os.environ.get("CERC_NPM_REGISTRY_URL")
         if url_from_environment:
             if self.config.verbose:
-                print(f"Using package registry url from CERC_NPM_REGISTRY_URL: {url_from_environment}")
+                print(
+                    f"Using package registry url from CERC_NPM_REGISTRY_URL: "
+                    f"{url_from_environment}"
+                )
             self.url = url_from_environment
         else:
             # Otherwise we expect to use the local package-registry stack
@@ -62,10 +73,16 @@ class package_registry_stack(base_stack):
                 # TODO: get url from deploy-stack
                 self.url = "http://gitea.local:3000/api/packages/cerc-io/npm/"
             else:
-                # If not, print a message about how to start it and return fail to the caller
+                # If not, print a message about how to start it and return fail to the
-                print("ERROR: The package-registry stack is not running, and no external registry "
+                # caller
-                      "specified with CERC_NPM_REGISTRY_URL")
+                print(
-                print("ERROR: Start the local package registry with: laconic-so --stack package-registry deploy-system up")
+                    "ERROR: The package-registry stack is not running, "
+                    "and no external registry specified with CERC_NPM_REGISTRY_URL"
+                )
+                print(
+                    "ERROR: Start the local package registry with: "
+                    "laconic-so --stack package-registry deploy-system up"
+                )
                 return False
         return True
 
@@ -76,7 +93,9 @@ class package_registry_stack(base_stack):
 def get_npm_registry_url():
     # If an auth token is not defined, we assume the default should be the cerc registry
     # If an auth token is defined, we assume the local gitea should be used.
-    default_npm_registry_url = "http://gitea.local:3000/api/packages/cerc-io/npm/" if config(
+    default_npm_registry_url = (
-        "CERC_NPM_AUTH_TOKEN", default=None
+        "http://gitea.local:3000/api/packages/cerc-io/npm/"
-        ) else "https://git.vdb.to/api/packages/cerc-io/npm/"
+        if config("CERC_NPM_AUTH_TOKEN", default=None)
+        else "https://git.vdb.to/api/packages/cerc-io/npm/"
+    )
     return config("CERC_NPM_REGISTRY_URL", default=default_npm_registry_url)

stack_orchestrator/build/build_containers.py

@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@
 # env vars:
 # CERC_REPO_BASE_DIR defaults to ~/cerc
 
-# TODO: display the available list of containers; allow re-build of either all or specific containers
+# TODO: display the available list of containers;
+# allow re-build of either all or specific containers
 
 import os
 import sys
@@ -34,14 +35,17 @@ from stack_orchestrator.build.publish import publish_image
 from stack_orchestrator.build.build_util import get_containers_in_scope
 
 # TODO: find a place for this
-#    epilog="Config provided either in .env or settings.ini or env vars: CERC_REPO_BASE_DIR (defaults to ~/cerc)"
+#    epilog="Config provided either in .env or settings.ini or env vars:
+#    CERC_REPO_BASE_DIR (defaults to ~/cerc)"
 
 
-def make_container_build_env(dev_root_path: str,
+def make_container_build_env(
+    dev_root_path: str,
     container_build_dir: str,
     debug: bool,
     force_rebuild: bool,
-                             extra_build_args: str):
+    extra_build_args: str,
+):
     container_build_env = {
         "CERC_NPM_REGISTRY_URL": get_npm_registry_url(),
         "CERC_GO_AUTH_TOKEN": config("CERC_GO_AUTH_TOKEN", default=""),
@@ -50,11 +54,15 @@ def make_container_build_env(dev_root_path: str,
         "CERC_CONTAINER_BASE_DIR": container_build_dir,
         "CERC_HOST_UID": f"{os.getuid()}",
         "CERC_HOST_GID": f"{os.getgid()}",
-        "DOCKER_BUILDKIT": config("DOCKER_BUILDKIT", default="0")
+        "DOCKER_BUILDKIT": config("DOCKER_BUILDKIT", default="0"),
     }
     container_build_env.update({"CERC_SCRIPT_DEBUG": "true"} if debug else {})
     container_build_env.update({"CERC_FORCE_REBUILD": "true"} if force_rebuild else {})
-    container_build_env.update({"CERC_CONTAINER_EXTRA_BUILD_ARGS": extra_build_args} if extra_build_args else {})
+    container_build_env.update(
+        {"CERC_CONTAINER_EXTRA_BUILD_ARGS": extra_build_args}
+        if extra_build_args
+        else {}
+    )
     docker_host_env = os.getenv("DOCKER_HOST")
     if docker_host_env:
         container_build_env.update({"DOCKER_HOST": docker_host_env})
@@ -67,12 +75,18 @@ def process_container(build_context: BuildContext) -> bool:
         print(f"Building: {build_context.container}")
 
     default_container_tag = f"{build_context.container}:local"
-    build_context.container_build_env.update({"CERC_DEFAULT_CONTAINER_IMAGE_TAG": default_container_tag})
+    build_context.container_build_env.update(
+        {"CERC_DEFAULT_CONTAINER_IMAGE_TAG": default_container_tag}
+    )
 
     # Check if this is in an external stack
     if stack_is_external(build_context.stack):
-        container_parent_dir = Path(build_context.stack).parent.parent.joinpath("container-build")
+        container_parent_dir = Path(build_context.stack).parent.parent.joinpath(
-        temp_build_dir = container_parent_dir.joinpath(build_context.container.replace("/", "-"))
+            "container-build"
+        )
+        temp_build_dir = container_parent_dir.joinpath(
+            build_context.container.replace("/", "-")
+        )
         temp_build_script_filename = temp_build_dir.joinpath("build.sh")
         # Now check if the container exists in the external stack.
         if not temp_build_script_filename.exists():
@@ -90,21 +104,34 @@ def process_container(build_context: BuildContext) -> bool:
         build_command = build_script_filename.as_posix()
     else:
         if opts.o.verbose:
-            print(f"No script file found: {build_script_filename}, using default build script")
+            print(
-        repo_dir = build_context.container.split('/')[1]
+                f"No script file found: {build_script_filename}, "
-        # TODO: make this less of a hack -- should be specified in some metadata somewhere
+                "using default build script"
-        # Check if we have a repo for this container. If not, set the context dir to the container-build subdir
+            )
+        repo_dir = build_context.container.split("/")[1]
+        # TODO: make this less of a hack -- should be specified in
+        # some metadata somewhere. Check if we have a repo for this
+        # container. If not, set the context dir to container-build subdir
         repo_full_path = os.path.join(build_context.dev_root_path, repo_dir)
-        repo_dir_or_build_dir = repo_full_path if os.path.exists(repo_full_path) else build_dir
+        repo_dir_or_build_dir = (
-        build_command = os.path.join(build_context.container_build_dir,
+            repo_full_path if os.path.exists(repo_full_path) else build_dir
-                                     "default-build.sh") + f" {default_container_tag} {repo_dir_or_build_dir}"
+        )
+        build_command = (
+            os.path.join(build_context.container_build_dir, "default-build.sh")
+            + f" {default_container_tag} {repo_dir_or_build_dir}"
+        )
     if not opts.o.dry_run:
         # No PATH at all causes failures with podman.
         if "PATH" not in build_context.container_build_env:
             build_context.container_build_env["PATH"] = os.environ["PATH"]
         if opts.o.verbose:
-            print(f"Executing: {build_command} with environment: {build_context.container_build_env}")
+            print(
-        build_result = subprocess.run(build_command, shell=True, env=build_context.container_build_env)
+                f"Executing: {build_command} with environment: "
+                f"{build_context.container_build_env}"
+            )
+        build_result = subprocess.run(
+            build_command, shell=True, env=build_context.container_build_env
+        )
         if opts.o.verbose:
             print(f"Return code is: {build_result.returncode}")
         if build_result.returncode != 0:
@@ -117,33 +144,61 @@ def process_container(build_context: BuildContext) -> bool:
 
 
 @click.command()
-@click.option('--include', help="only build these containers")
+@click.option("--include", help="only build these containers")
-@click.option('--exclude', help="don\'t build these containers")
+@click.option("--exclude", help="don't build these containers")
-@click.option("--force-rebuild", is_flag=True, default=False, help="Override dependency checking -- always rebuild")
+@click.option(
+    "--force-rebuild",
+    is_flag=True,
+    default=False,
+    help="Override dependency checking -- always rebuild",
+)
 @click.option("--extra-build-args", help="Supply extra arguments to build")
-@click.option("--publish-images", is_flag=True, default=False, help="Publish the built images in the specified image registry")
+@click.option(
-@click.option("--image-registry", help="Specify the image registry for --publish-images")
+    "--publish-images",
+    is_flag=True,
+    default=False,
+    help="Publish the built images in the specified image registry",
+)
+@click.option(
+    "--image-registry", help="Specify the image registry for --publish-images"
+)
 @click.pass_context
-def command(ctx, include, exclude, force_rebuild, extra_build_args, publish_images, image_registry):
+def command(
-    '''build the set of containers required for a complete stack'''
+    ctx,
+    include,
+    exclude,
+    force_rebuild,
+    extra_build_args,
+    publish_images,
+    image_registry,
+):
+    """build the set of containers required for a complete stack"""
 
     local_stack = ctx.obj.local_stack
     stack = ctx.obj.stack
 
-    # See: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/25389095/python-get-path-of-root-project-structure
+    # See: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/25389095/
-    container_build_dir = Path(__file__).absolute().parent.parent.joinpath("data", "container-build")
+    # python-get-path-of-root-project-structure
+    container_build_dir = (
+        Path(__file__).absolute().parent.parent.joinpath("data", "container-build")
+    )
 
     if local_stack:
-        dev_root_path = os.getcwd()[0:os.getcwd().rindex("stack-orchestrator")]
+        dev_root_path = os.getcwd()[0 : os.getcwd().rindex("stack-orchestrator")]
-        print(f'Local stack dev_root_path (CERC_REPO_BASE_DIR) overridden to: {dev_root_path}')
+        print(
+            f"Local stack dev_root_path (CERC_REPO_BASE_DIR) overridden to: "
+            f"{dev_root_path}"
+        )
     else:
-        dev_root_path = os.path.expanduser(config("CERC_REPO_BASE_DIR", default="~/cerc"))
+        dev_root_path = os.path.expanduser(
+            config("CERC_REPO_BASE_DIR", default="~/cerc")
+        )
 
     if not opts.o.quiet:
-        print(f'Dev Root is: {dev_root_path}')
+        print(f"Dev Root is: {dev_root_path}")
 
     if not os.path.isdir(dev_root_path):
-        print('Dev root directory doesn\'t exist, creating')
+        print("Dev root directory doesn't exist, creating")
 
     if publish_images:
         if not image_registry:
@@ -151,21 +206,22 @@ def command(ctx, include, exclude, force_rebuild, extra_build_args, publish_imag
 
     containers_in_scope = get_containers_in_scope(stack)
 
-    container_build_env = make_container_build_env(dev_root_path,
+    container_build_env = make_container_build_env(
+        dev_root_path,
         container_build_dir,
         opts.o.debug,
         force_rebuild,
-                                                   extra_build_args)
+        extra_build_args,
+    )
 
     for container in containers_in_scope:
         if include_exclude_check(container, include, exclude):
-
             build_context = BuildContext(
                 stack,
                 container,
                 container_build_dir,
                 container_build_env,
-                dev_root_path
+                dev_root_path,
             )
             result = process_container(build_context)
             if result:
@@ -174,10 +230,16 @@ def command(ctx, include, exclude, force_rebuild, extra_build_args, publish_imag
             else:
                 print(f"Error running build for {build_context.container}")
                 if not opts.o.continue_on_error:
-                    error_exit("container build failed and --continue-on-error not set, exiting")
+                    error_exit(
+                        "container build failed and --continue-on-error "
+                        "not set, exiting"
+                    )
                     sys.exit(1)
                 else:
-                    print("****** Container Build Error, continuing because --continue-on-error is set")
+                    print(
+                        "****** Container Build Error, continuing because "
+                        "--continue-on-error is set"
+                    )
         else:
             if opts.o.verbose:
                 print(f"Excluding: {container}")

stack_orchestrator/build/build_npms.py

@@ -32,14 +32,18 @@ builder_js_image_name = "cerc/builder-js:local"
 
 
 @click.command()
-@click.option('--include', help="only build these packages")
+@click.option("--include", help="only build these packages")
-@click.option('--exclude', help="don\'t build these packages")
+@click.option("--exclude", help="don't build these packages")
-@click.option("--force-rebuild", is_flag=True, default=False,
+@click.option(
-              help="Override existing target package version check -- force rebuild")
+    "--force-rebuild",
+    is_flag=True,
+    default=False,
+    help="Override existing target package version check -- force rebuild",
+)
 @click.option("--extra-build-args", help="Supply extra arguments to build")
 @click.pass_context
 def command(ctx, include, exclude, force_rebuild, extra_build_args):
-    '''build the set of npm packages required for a complete stack'''
+    """build the set of npm packages required for a complete stack"""
 
     quiet = ctx.obj.quiet
     verbose = ctx.obj.verbose
@@ -65,45 +69,54 @@ def command(ctx, include, exclude, force_rebuild, extra_build_args):
         sys.exit(1)
 
     if local_stack:
-        dev_root_path = os.getcwd()[0:os.getcwd().rindex("stack-orchestrator")]
+        dev_root_path = os.getcwd()[0 : os.getcwd().rindex("stack-orchestrator")]
-        print(f'Local stack dev_root_path (CERC_REPO_BASE_DIR) overridden to: {dev_root_path}')
+        print(
+            f"Local stack dev_root_path (CERC_REPO_BASE_DIR) overridden to: "
+            f"{dev_root_path}"
+        )
     else:
-        dev_root_path = os.path.expanduser(config("CERC_REPO_BASE_DIR", default="~/cerc"))
+        dev_root_path = os.path.expanduser(
+            config("CERC_REPO_BASE_DIR", default="~/cerc")
+        )
 
     build_root_path = os.path.join(dev_root_path, "build-trees")
 
     if verbose:
-        print(f'Dev Root is: {dev_root_path}')
+        print(f"Dev Root is: {dev_root_path}")
 
     if not os.path.isdir(dev_root_path):
-        print('Dev root directory doesn\'t exist, creating')
+        print("Dev root directory doesn't exist, creating")
         os.makedirs(dev_root_path)
     if not os.path.isdir(dev_root_path):
-        print('Build root directory doesn\'t exist, creating')
+        print("Build root directory doesn't exist, creating")
         os.makedirs(build_root_path)
 
     # See: https://stackoverflow.com/a/20885799/1701505
     from stack_orchestrator import data
-    with importlib.resources.open_text(data, "npm-package-list.txt") as package_list_file:
+
+    with importlib.resources.open_text(
+        data, "npm-package-list.txt"
+    ) as package_list_file:
         all_packages = package_list_file.read().splitlines()
 
     packages_in_scope = []
     if stack:
         stack_config = get_parsed_stack_config(stack)
         # TODO: syntax check the input here
-        packages_in_scope = stack_config['npms']
+        packages_in_scope = stack_config["npms"]
     else:
         packages_in_scope = all_packages
 
     if verbose:
-        print(f'Packages: {packages_in_scope}')
+        print(f"Packages: {packages_in_scope}")
 
     def build_package(package):
         if not quiet:
             print(f"Building npm package: {package}")
         repo_dir = package
         repo_full_path = os.path.join(dev_root_path, repo_dir)
-        # Copy the repo and build that to avoid propagating JS tooling file changes back into the cloned repo
+        # Copy the repo and build that to avoid propagating
+        # JS tooling file changes back into the cloned repo
         repo_copy_path = os.path.join(build_root_path, repo_dir)
         # First delete any old build tree
         if os.path.isdir(repo_copy_path):
@@ -116,41 +129,63 @@ def command(ctx, include, exclude, force_rebuild, extra_build_args):
             print(f"Copying build tree from: {repo_full_path} to: {repo_copy_path}")
         if not dry_run:
             copytree(repo_full_path, repo_copy_path)
-        build_command = ["sh", "-c", f"cd /workspace && build-npm-package-local-dependencies.sh {npm_registry_url}"]
+        build_command = [
+            "sh",
+            "-c",
+            "cd /workspace && "
+            f"build-npm-package-local-dependencies.sh {npm_registry_url}",
+        ]
         if not dry_run:
             if verbose:
                 print(f"Executing: {build_command}")
             # Originally we used the PEP 584 merge operator:
-            # envs = {"CERC_NPM_AUTH_TOKEN": npm_registry_url_token} | ({"CERC_SCRIPT_DEBUG": "true"} if debug else {})
+            # envs = {"CERC_NPM_AUTH_TOKEN": npm_registry_url_token} |
-            # but that isn't available in Python 3.8 (default in Ubuntu 20) so for now we use dict.update:
+            #        ({"CERC_SCRIPT_DEBUG": "true"} if debug else {})
-            envs = {"CERC_NPM_AUTH_TOKEN": npm_registry_url_token,
+            # but that isn't available in Python 3.8 (default in Ubuntu 20)
-                    "LACONIC_HOSTED_CONFIG_FILE": "config-hosted.yml"  # Convention used by our web app packages
+            # so for now we use dict.update:
+            envs = {
+                "CERC_NPM_AUTH_TOKEN": npm_registry_url_token,
+                # Convention used by our web app packages
+                "LACONIC_HOSTED_CONFIG_FILE": "config-hosted.yml",
             }
             envs.update({"CERC_SCRIPT_DEBUG": "true"} if debug else {})
             envs.update({"CERC_FORCE_REBUILD": "true"} if force_rebuild else {})
-            envs.update({"CERC_CONTAINER_EXTRA_BUILD_ARGS": extra_build_args} if extra_build_args else {})
+            envs.update(
+                {"CERC_CONTAINER_EXTRA_BUILD_ARGS": extra_build_args}
+                if extra_build_args
+                else {}
+            )
             try:
-                docker.run(builder_js_image_name,
+                docker.run(
+                    builder_js_image_name,
                     remove=True,
                     interactive=True,
                     tty=True,
                     user=f"{os.getuid()}:{os.getgid()}",
                     envs=envs,
-                           # TODO: detect this host name in npm_registry_url rather than hard-wiring it
+                    # TODO: detect this host name in npm_registry_url
+                    # rather than hard-wiring it
                     add_hosts=[("gitea.local", "host-gateway")],
                     volumes=[(repo_copy_path, "/workspace")],
-                           command=build_command
+                    command=build_command,
                 )
-                # Note that although the docs say that build_result should contain
+                # Note that although the docs say that build_result should
-                # the command output as a string, in reality it is always the empty string.
+                # contain the command output as a string, in reality it is
-                # Since we detect errors via catching exceptions below, we can safely ignore it here.
+                # always the empty string. Since we detect errors via catching
+                # exceptions below, we can safely ignore it here.
             except DockerException as e:
                 print(f"Error executing build for {package} in container:\n {e}")
                 if not continue_on_error:
-                    print("FATAL Error: build failed and --continue-on-error not set, exiting")
+                    print(
+                        "FATAL Error: build failed and --continue-on-error "
+                        "not set, exiting"
+                    )
                     sys.exit(1)
                 else:
-                    print("****** Build Error, continuing because --continue-on-error is set")
+                    print(
+                        "****** Build Error, continuing because "
+                        "--continue-on-error is set"
+                    )
 
         else:
             print("Skipped")
@@ -168,6 +203,12 @@ def _ensure_prerequisites():
     # Tell the user how to build it if not
     images = docker.image.list(builder_js_image_name)
     if len(images) == 0:
-        print(f"FATAL: builder image: {builder_js_image_name} is required but was not found")
+        print(
-        print("Please run this command to create it: laconic-so --stack build-support build-containers")
+            f"FATAL: builder image: {builder_js_image_name} is required "
+            "but was not found"
+        )
+        print(
+            "Please run this command to create it: "
+            "laconic-so --stack build-support build-containers"
+        )
         sys.exit(1)

stack_orchestrator/build/build_types.py

@@ -24,6 +24,5 @@ class BuildContext:
     stack: str
     container: str
     container_build_dir: Path
-    container_build_env: Mapping[str,str]
+    container_build_env: Mapping[str, str]
     dev_root_path: str
-

stack_orchestrator/build/build_util.py

@@ -20,21 +20,23 @@ from stack_orchestrator.util import get_parsed_stack_config, warn_exit
 
 
 def get_containers_in_scope(stack: str):
-
     containers_in_scope = []
     if stack:
         stack_config = get_parsed_stack_config(stack)
         if "containers" not in stack_config or stack_config["containers"] is None:
             warn_exit(f"stack {stack} does not define any containers")
-        containers_in_scope = stack_config['containers']
+        containers_in_scope = stack_config["containers"]
     else:
         # See: https://stackoverflow.com/a/20885799/1701505
         from stack_orchestrator import data
-        with importlib.resources.open_text(data, "container-image-list.txt") as container_list_file:
+
+        with importlib.resources.open_text(
+            data, "container-image-list.txt"
+        ) as container_list_file:
             containers_in_scope = container_list_file.read().splitlines()
 
     if opts.o.verbose:
-        print(f'Containers: {containers_in_scope}')
+        print(f"Containers: {containers_in_scope}")
         if stack:
             print(f"Stack: {stack}")
 

stack_orchestrator/build/build_webapp.py

@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@
 # env vars:
 # CERC_REPO_BASE_DIR defaults to ~/cerc
 
-# TODO: display the available list of containers; allow re-build of either all or specific containers
+# TODO: display the available list of containers;
+# allow re-build of either all or specific containers
 
 import os
 import sys
@@ -32,40 +33,55 @@ from stack_orchestrator.build.build_types import BuildContext
 
 
 @click.command()
-@click.option('--base-container')
+@click.option("--base-container")
-@click.option('--source-repo', help="directory containing the webapp to build", required=True)
+@click.option(
-@click.option("--force-rebuild", is_flag=True, default=False, help="Override dependency checking -- always rebuild")
+    "--source-repo", help="directory containing the webapp to build", required=True
+)
+@click.option(
+    "--force-rebuild",
+    is_flag=True,
+    default=False,
+    help="Override dependency checking -- always rebuild",
+)
 @click.option("--extra-build-args", help="Supply extra arguments to build")
 @click.option("--tag", help="Container tag (default: cerc/<app_name>:local)")
 @click.pass_context
 def command(ctx, base_container, source_repo, force_rebuild, extra_build_args, tag):
-    '''build the specified webapp container'''
+    """build the specified webapp container"""
     logger = TimedLogger()
 
-    quiet = ctx.obj.quiet
     debug = ctx.obj.debug
     verbose = ctx.obj.verbose
     local_stack = ctx.obj.local_stack
     stack = ctx.obj.stack
 
-    # See: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/25389095/python-get-path-of-root-project-structure
+    # See: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/25389095/
-    container_build_dir = Path(__file__).absolute().parent.parent.joinpath("data", "container-build")
+    # python-get-path-of-root-project-structure
+    container_build_dir = (
+        Path(__file__).absolute().parent.parent.joinpath("data", "container-build")
+    )
 
     if local_stack:
-        dev_root_path = os.getcwd()[0:os.getcwd().rindex("stack-orchestrator")]
+        dev_root_path = os.getcwd()[0 : os.getcwd().rindex("stack-orchestrator")]
-        logger.log(f'Local stack dev_root_path (CERC_REPO_BASE_DIR) overridden to: {dev_root_path}')
+        logger.log(
+            f"Local stack dev_root_path (CERC_REPO_BASE_DIR) overridden to: "
+            f"{dev_root_path}"
+        )
     else:
-        dev_root_path = os.path.expanduser(config("CERC_REPO_BASE_DIR", default="~/cerc"))
+        dev_root_path = os.path.expanduser(
+            config("CERC_REPO_BASE_DIR", default="~/cerc")
+        )
 
     if verbose:
-        logger.log(f'Dev Root is: {dev_root_path}')
+        logger.log(f"Dev Root is: {dev_root_path}")
 
     if not base_container:
         base_container = determine_base_container(source_repo)
 
     # First build the base container.
-    container_build_env = build_containers.make_container_build_env(dev_root_path, container_build_dir, debug,
+    container_build_env = build_containers.make_container_build_env(
-                                                                    force_rebuild, extra_build_args)
+        dev_root_path, container_build_dir, debug, force_rebuild, extra_build_args
+    )
 
     if verbose:
         logger.log(f"Building base container: {base_container}")
@@ -85,12 +101,13 @@ def command(ctx, base_container, source_repo, force_rebuild, extra_build_args, t
     if verbose:
         logger.log(f"Base container {base_container} build finished.")
 
-    # Now build the target webapp.  We use the same build script, but with a different Dockerfile and work dir.
+    # Now build the target webapp. We use the same build script,
+    # but with a different Dockerfile and work dir.
     container_build_env["CERC_WEBAPP_BUILD_RUNNING"] = "true"
     container_build_env["CERC_CONTAINER_BUILD_WORK_DIR"] = os.path.abspath(source_repo)
-    container_build_env["CERC_CONTAINER_BUILD_DOCKERFILE"] = os.path.join(container_build_dir,
+    container_build_env["CERC_CONTAINER_BUILD_DOCKERFILE"] = os.path.join(
-                                                                          base_container.replace("/", "-"),
+        container_build_dir, base_container.replace("/", "-"), "Dockerfile.webapp"
-                                                                          "Dockerfile.webapp")
+    )
     if not tag:
         webapp_name = os.path.abspath(source_repo).split(os.path.sep)[-1]
         tag = f"cerc/{webapp_name}:local"

stack_orchestrator/build/fetch_containers.py

@@ -52,7 +52,8 @@ def _local_tag_for(container: str):
 
 # See: https://docker-docs.uclv.cu/registry/spec/api/
 # Emulate this:
-# $ curl -u "my-username:my-token" -X GET "https://<container-registry-hostname>/v2/cerc-io/cerc/test-container/tags/list"
+# $ curl -u "my-username:my-token" -X GET \
+#   "https://<container-registry-hostname>/v2/cerc-io/cerc/test-container/tags/list"
 # {"name":"cerc-io/cerc/test-container","tags":["202402232130","202402232208"]}
 def _get_tags_for_container(container: str, registry_info: RegistryInfo) -> List[str]:
     # registry looks like: git.vdb.to/cerc-io
@@ -60,7 +61,9 @@ def _get_tags_for_container(container: str, registry_info: RegistryInfo) -> List
     url = f"https://{registry_parts[0]}/v2/{registry_parts[1]}/{container}/tags/list"
     if opts.o.debug:
         print(f"Fetching tags from: {url}")
-    response = requests.get(url, auth=(registry_info.registry_username, registry_info.registry_token))
+    response = requests.get(
+        url, auth=(registry_info.registry_username, registry_info.registry_token)
+    )
     if response.status_code == 200:
         tag_info = response.json()
         if opts.o.debug:
@@ -68,7 +71,10 @@ def _get_tags_for_container(container: str, registry_info: RegistryInfo) -> List
         tags_array = tag_info["tags"]
         return tags_array
     else:
-        error_exit(f"failed to fetch tags from image registry, status code: {response.status_code}")
+        error_exit(
+            f"failed to fetch tags from image registry, "
+            f"status code: {response.status_code}"
+        )
 
 
 def _find_latest(candidate_tags: List[str]):
@@ -79,9 +85,9 @@ def _find_latest(candidate_tags: List[str]):
     return sorted_candidates[-1]
 
 
-def _filter_for_platform(container: str, 
+def _filter_for_platform(
-                         registry_info: RegistryInfo,
+    container: str, registry_info: RegistryInfo, tag_list: List[str]
-                         tag_list: List[str]) -> List[str] :
+) -> List[str]:
     filtered_tags = []
     this_machine = platform.machine()
     # Translate between Python and docker platform names
@@ -137,21 +143,44 @@ def _add_local_tag(remote_tag: str, registry: str, local_tag: str):
 
 
 @click.command()
-@click.option('--include', help="only fetch these containers")
+@click.option("--include", help="only fetch these containers")
-@click.option('--exclude', help="don\'t fetch these containers")
+@click.option("--exclude", help="don't fetch these containers")
-@click.option("--force-local-overwrite", is_flag=True, default=False, help="Overwrite a locally built image, if present")
+@click.option(
-@click.option("--image-registry", required=True, help="Specify the image registry to fetch from")
+    "--force-local-overwrite",
-@click.option("--registry-username", required=True, help="Specify the image registry username")
+    is_flag=True,
-@click.option("--registry-token", required=True, help="Specify the image registry access token")
+    default=False,
+    help="Overwrite a locally built image, if present",
+)
+@click.option(
+    "--image-registry", required=True, help="Specify the image registry to fetch from"
+)
+@click.option(
+    "--registry-username", required=True, help="Specify the image registry username"
+)
+@click.option(
+    "--registry-token", required=True, help="Specify the image registry access token"
+)
 @click.pass_context
-def command(ctx, include, exclude, force_local_overwrite, image_registry, registry_username, registry_token):
+def command(
-    '''EXPERIMENTAL: fetch the images for a stack from remote registry'''
+    ctx,
+    include,
+    exclude,
+    force_local_overwrite,
+    image_registry,
+    registry_username,
+    registry_token,
+):
+    """EXPERIMENTAL: fetch the images for a stack from remote registry"""
 
     registry_info = RegistryInfo(image_registry, registry_username, registry_token)
     docker = DockerClient()
     if not opts.o.quiet:
         print("Logging into container registry:")
-    docker.login(registry_info.registry, registry_info.registry_username, registry_info.registry_token)
+    docker.login(
+        registry_info.registry,
+        registry_info.registry_username,
+        registry_info.registry_token,
+    )
     # Generate list of target containers
     stack = ctx.obj.stack
     containers_in_scope = get_containers_in_scope(stack)
@@ -172,19 +201,24 @@ def command(ctx, include, exclude, force_local_overwrite, image_registry, regist
                 print(f"Fetching: {image_to_fetch}")
             _fetch_image(image_to_fetch, registry_info)
             # Now check if the target container already exists exists locally already
-            if (_exists_locally(container)):
+            if _exists_locally(container):
                 if not opts.o.quiet:
                     print(f"Container image {container} already exists locally")
                 # if so, fail unless the user specified force-local-overwrite
-                if (force_local_overwrite):
+                if force_local_overwrite:
                     # In that case remove the existing :local tag
                     if not opts.o.quiet:
-                        print(f"Warning: overwriting local tag from this image: {container} because "
+                        print(
-                              "--force-local-overwrite was specified")
+                            f"Warning: overwriting local tag from this image: "
+                            f"{container} because --force-local-overwrite was specified"
+                        )
                 else:
                     if not opts.o.quiet:
-                        print(f"Skipping local tagging for this image: {container} because that would "
+                        print(
-                              "overwrite an existing :local tagged image, use --force-local-overwrite to do so.")
+                            f"Skipping local tagging for this image: {container} "
+                            "because that would overwrite an existing :local tagged "
+                            "image, use --force-local-overwrite to do so."
+                        )
                     continue
             # Tag the fetched image with the :local tag
             _add_local_tag(image_to_fetch, image_registry, local_tag)
@@ -192,4 +226,7 @@ def command(ctx, include, exclude, force_local_overwrite, image_registry, regist
             if opts.o.verbose:
                 print(f"Excluding: {container}")
     if not all_containers_found:
-        print("Warning: couldn't find usable images for one or more containers, this stack will not deploy")
+        print(
+            "Warning: couldn't find usable images for one or more containers, "
+            "this stack will not deploy"
+        )

stack_orchestrator/constants.py

@@ -39,3 +39,9 @@ node_affinities_key = "node-affinities"
 node_tolerations_key = "node-tolerations"
 kind_config_filename = "kind-config.yml"
 kube_config_filename = "kubeconfig.yml"
+cri_base_filename = "cri-base.json"
+unlimited_memlock_key = "unlimited-memlock"
+runtime_class_key = "runtime-class"
+high_memlock_runtime = "high-memlock"
+high_memlock_spec_filename = "high-memlock-spec.json"
+acme_email_key = "acme-email"

stack_orchestrator/data/compose/docker-compose-laconicd.yml

@@ -14,4 +14,3 @@ services:
       - "9090"
       - "9091"
       - "1317"
-

stack_orchestrator/data/compose/docker-compose-mars.yml

@@ -17,4 +17,3 @@ services:
       - URL_NEUTRON_TEST_REST=https://rest-palvus.pion-1.ntrn.tech
       - URL_NEUTRON_TEST_RPC=https://rpc-palvus.pion-1.ntrn.tech
       - WALLET_CONNECT_ID=0x0x0x0x0x0x0x0x0x0x0x0x0x0x0x0x0x0x0x0x
-

stack_orchestrator/data/compose/docker-compose-test.yml

@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ services:
       CERC_TEST_PARAM_2: "CERC_TEST_PARAM_2_VALUE"
       CERC_TEST_PARAM_3: ${CERC_TEST_PARAM_3:-FAILED}
     volumes:
+      - ../config/test/script.sh:/opt/run.sh
+      - ../config/test/settings.env:/opt/settings.env
       - test-data-bind:/data
       - test-data-auto:/data2
       - test-config:/config:ro

stack_orchestrator/data/config/mainnet-blast/rollup.json

@@ -29,4 +29,3 @@
     "l1_system_config_address": "0x5531dcff39ec1ec727c4c5d2fc49835368f805a9",
     "protocol_versions_address": "0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000"
   }
-  

stack_orchestrator/data/config/mainnet-eth-keycloak/scripts/keycloak-mirror/keycloak-mirror.py

@@ -12,7 +12,10 @@ from fabric import Connection
 
 
 def dump_src_db_to_file(db_host, db_port, db_user, db_password, db_name, file_name):
-    command = f"pg_dump -h {db_host} -p {db_port} -U {db_user} -d {db_name} -c --inserts -f {file_name}"
+    command = (
+        f"pg_dump -h {db_host} -p {db_port} -U {db_user} "
+        f"-d {db_name} -c --inserts -f {file_name}"
+    )
     my_env = os.environ.copy()
     my_env["PGPASSWORD"] = db_password
     print(f"Exporting from {db_host}:{db_port}/{db_name} to {file_name}... ", end="")

stack_orchestrator/data/config/mainnet-go-opera/go-opera.env

@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-

stack_orchestrator/data/config/test/script.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+echo "Hello"

stack_orchestrator/data/config/test/settings.env

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+ANSWER=42

stack_orchestrator/data/config/watcher-mobymask/mobymask-watcher-db.sql

@@ -940,4 +940,3 @@ ALTER TABLE ONLY public.state
 --
 -- PostgreSQL database dump complete
 --
-

stack_orchestrator/data/container-build/cerc-builder-gerbil/README.md

@@ -18,4 +18,3 @@ root@7c4124bb09e3:/src#
 ```
 
 Now gerbil commands can be run.
-

stack_orchestrator/data/container-build/cerc-fixturenet-eth-genesis/genesis/accounts/mnemonic_to_csv.py

@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ if len(sys.argv) > 1:
 with open(testnet_config_path) as stream:
     data = yaml.safe_load(stream)
 
-for key, value in data['el_premine'].items():
+for key, value in data["el_premine"].items():
-    acct = w3.eth.account.from_mnemonic(data['mnemonic'], account_path=key, passphrase='')
+    acct = w3.eth.account.from_mnemonic(
+        data["mnemonic"], account_path=key, passphrase=""
+    )
     print("%s,%s,%s" % (key, acct.address, acct.key.hex()))

stack_orchestrator/data/container-build/cerc-nextjs-base/scripts/build-app.sh

@@ -26,8 +26,14 @@ fi
 SCRIPT_DIR=$( cd -- "$( dirname -- "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" &> /dev/null && pwd )
 WORK_DIR="${1:-/app}"
 
+if [ -f "${WORK_DIR}/build-webapp.sh" ]; then
+  echo "Building webapp with ${WORK_DIR}/build-webapp.sh ..."
 cd "${WORK_DIR}" || exit 1
 
+  ./build-webapp.sh || exit 1
+  exit 0
+fi
+
 if [ -f "next.config.mjs" ]; then
   NEXT_CONFIG_JS="next.config.mjs"
   IMPORT_OR_REQUIRE="import"

stack_orchestrator/data/container-build/cerc-nextjs-base/scripts/start-serving-app.sh

@@ -30,11 +30,18 @@ fi
 CERC_WEBAPP_FILES_DIR="${CERC_WEBAPP_FILES_DIR:-/app}"
 cd "$CERC_WEBAPP_FILES_DIR"
 
-"$SCRIPT_DIR/apply-runtime-env.sh" "`pwd`" .next .next-r
+if [ -f "./run-webapp.sh" ]; then
-mv .next .next.old
+  echo "Running webapp with run-webapp.sh ..."
-mv .next-r/.next .
+  cd "${WORK_DIR}" || exit 1
+  ./run-webapp.sh &
+  tpid=$!
+  wait $tpid
+else
+  "$SCRIPT_DIR/apply-runtime-env.sh" "`pwd`" .next .next-r
+  mv .next .next.old
+  mv .next-r/.next .
 
-if [ "$CERC_NEXTJS_SKIP_GENERATE" != "true" ]; then
+  if [ "$CERC_NEXTJS_SKIP_GENERATE" != "true" ]; then
     jq -e '.scripts.cerc_generate' package.json >/dev/null
     if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
       npm run cerc_generate > gen.out 2>&1 &
@@ -60,6 +67,7 @@ if [ "$CERC_NEXTJS_SKIP_GENERATE" != "true" ]; then
       kill $tpid $(ps -ef | grep node | grep next | grep generate | awk '{print $2}') 2>/dev/null
       tpid=""
     fi
-fi
+  fi
 
-$CERC_BUILD_TOOL start . -- -p ${CERC_LISTEN_PORT:-80}
+  $CERC_BUILD_TOOL start . -- -p ${CERC_LISTEN_PORT:-80}
+fi

stack_orchestrator/data/container-build/cerc-ping-pub/Dockerfile.base

@@ -5,4 +5,3 @@ WORKDIR /app
 COPY . .
 
 RUN yarn
-

stack_orchestrator/data/container-build/cerc-test-container/Dockerfile

@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
-FROM ubuntu:latest
+FROM alpine:latest
 
-RUN apt-get update && export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive && export DEBCONF_NOWARNINGS="yes" && \
+RUN apk add --no-cache nginx
-    apt-get install -y software-properties-common && \
-    apt-get install -y nginx && \
-    apt-get clean && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* /tmp/* /var/tmp/*
 
 EXPOSE 80
 

stack_orchestrator/data/container-build/cerc-test-container/run.sh

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
+#!/usr/bin/env sh
 set -e
 
 if [ -n "$CERC_SCRIPT_DEBUG" ]; then
@@ -8,14 +8,14 @@ fi
 echo "Test container starting"
 
 DATA_DEVICE=$(df | grep "/data$" | awk '{ print $1 }')
-if [[ -n "$DATA_DEVICE" ]]; then
+if [ -n "$DATA_DEVICE" ]; then
   echo "/data: MOUNTED dev=${DATA_DEVICE}"
 else
   echo "/data: not mounted"
 fi
 
 DATA2_DEVICE=$(df | grep "/data2$" | awk '{ print $1 }')
-if [[ -n "$DATA_DEVICE" ]]; then
+if [ -n "$DATA_DEVICE" ]; then
   echo "/data2: MOUNTED dev=${DATA2_DEVICE}"
 else
   echo "/data2: not mounted"
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ fi
 
 # Test if the container's filesystem is old (run previously) or new
 for d in /data /data2; do
-  if [[ -f "$d/exists" ]];
+  if [ -f "$d/exists" ];
   then
       TIMESTAMP=`cat $d/exists`
       echo "$d filesystem is old, created: $TIMESTAMP"
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ fi
 if [ -d "/config" ]; then
   echo "/config: EXISTS"
   for f in /config/*; do
-    if [[ -f "$f" ]] || [[ -L "$f" ]]; then
+    if [ -f "$f" ] || [ -L "$f" ]; then
       echo "$f:"
       cat "$f"
       echo ""
@@ -64,4 +64,4 @@ else
 fi
 
 # Run nginx which will block here forever
-/usr/sbin/nginx -g "daemon off;"
+nginx -g "daemon off;"

stack_orchestrator/data/k8s/components/ingress/ingress-caddy-kind-deploy.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,261 @@
+# Caddy Ingress Controller for kind
+# Based on: https://github.com/caddyserver/ingress
+# Provides automatic HTTPS with Let's Encrypt
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Namespace
+metadata:
+  name: caddy-system
+  labels:
+    app.kubernetes.io/name: caddy-ingress-controller
+    app.kubernetes.io/instance: caddy-ingress
+---
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: ServiceAccount
+metadata:
+  name: caddy-ingress-controller
+  namespace: caddy-system
+  labels:
+    app.kubernetes.io/name: caddy-ingress-controller
+    app.kubernetes.io/instance: caddy-ingress
+---
+apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
+kind: ClusterRole
+metadata:
+  name: caddy-ingress-controller
+  labels:
+    app.kubernetes.io/name: caddy-ingress-controller
+    app.kubernetes.io/instance: caddy-ingress
+rules:
+  - apiGroups:
+      - ""
+    resources:
+      - configmaps
+      - endpoints
+      - nodes
+      - pods
+      - namespaces
+      - services
+    verbs:
+      - list
+      - watch
+      - get
+  - apiGroups:
+      - ""
+    resources:
+      - secrets
+    verbs:
+      - list
+      - watch
+      - get
+      - create
+      - update
+      - delete
+  - apiGroups:
+      - ""
+    resources:
+      - nodes
+    verbs:
+      - get
+  - apiGroups:
+      - ""
+    resources:
+      - events
+    verbs:
+      - create
+      - patch
+  - apiGroups:
+      - networking.k8s.io
+    resources:
+      - ingresses
+    verbs:
+      - get
+      - list
+      - watch
+  - apiGroups:
+      - networking.k8s.io
+    resources:
+      - ingresses/status
+    verbs:
+      - update
+  - apiGroups:
+      - networking.k8s.io
+    resources:
+      - ingressclasses
+    verbs:
+      - get
+      - list
+      - watch
+  - apiGroups:
+      - coordination.k8s.io
+    resources:
+      - leases
+    verbs:
+      - get
+      - create
+      - update
+      - delete
+---
+apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
+kind: ClusterRoleBinding
+metadata:
+  name: caddy-ingress-controller
+  labels:
+    app.kubernetes.io/name: caddy-ingress-controller
+    app.kubernetes.io/instance: caddy-ingress
+roleRef:
+  apiGroup: rbac.authorization.k8s.io
+  kind: ClusterRole
+  name: caddy-ingress-controller
+subjects:
+  - kind: ServiceAccount
+    name: caddy-ingress-controller
+    namespace: caddy-system
+---
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: ConfigMap
+metadata:
+  name: caddy-ingress-controller-configmap
+  namespace: caddy-system
+  labels:
+    app.kubernetes.io/name: caddy-ingress-controller
+    app.kubernetes.io/instance: caddy-ingress
+data:
+  # Caddy global options
+  acmeCA: "https://acme-v02.api.letsencrypt.org/directory"
+  email: ""
+---
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Service
+metadata:
+  name: caddy-ingress-controller
+  namespace: caddy-system
+  labels:
+    app.kubernetes.io/name: caddy-ingress-controller
+    app.kubernetes.io/instance: caddy-ingress
+    app.kubernetes.io/component: controller
+spec:
+  type: NodePort
+  ports:
+    - name: http
+      port: 80
+      targetPort: http
+      protocol: TCP
+    - name: https
+      port: 443
+      targetPort: https
+      protocol: TCP
+  selector:
+    app.kubernetes.io/name: caddy-ingress-controller
+    app.kubernetes.io/instance: caddy-ingress
+    app.kubernetes.io/component: controller
+---
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: caddy-ingress-controller
+  namespace: caddy-system
+  labels:
+    app.kubernetes.io/name: caddy-ingress-controller
+    app.kubernetes.io/instance: caddy-ingress
+    app.kubernetes.io/component: controller
+spec:
+  replicas: 1
+  selector:
+    matchLabels:
+      app.kubernetes.io/name: caddy-ingress-controller
+      app.kubernetes.io/instance: caddy-ingress
+      app.kubernetes.io/component: controller
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      labels:
+        app.kubernetes.io/name: caddy-ingress-controller
+        app.kubernetes.io/instance: caddy-ingress
+        app.kubernetes.io/component: controller
+    spec:
+      serviceAccountName: caddy-ingress-controller
+      terminationGracePeriodSeconds: 60
+      nodeSelector:
+        ingress-ready: "true"
+        kubernetes.io/os: linux
+      tolerations:
+        - effect: NoSchedule
+          key: node-role.kubernetes.io/master
+          operator: Equal
+        - effect: NoSchedule
+          key: node-role.kubernetes.io/control-plane
+          operator: Equal
+      containers:
+        - name: caddy-ingress-controller
+          image: caddy/ingress:latest
+          imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
+          ports:
+            - name: http
+              containerPort: 80
+              hostPort: 80
+              protocol: TCP
+            - name: https
+              containerPort: 443
+              hostPort: 443
+              protocol: TCP
+          env:
+            - name: POD_NAME
+              valueFrom:
+                fieldRef:
+                  fieldPath: metadata.name
+            - name: POD_NAMESPACE
+              valueFrom:
+                fieldRef:
+                  fieldPath: metadata.namespace
+          args:
+            - -config-map=caddy-system/caddy-ingress-controller-configmap
+            - -class-name=caddy
+          resources:
+            requests:
+              cpu: 100m
+              memory: 128Mi
+            limits:
+              cpu: 1000m
+              memory: 512Mi
+          readinessProbe:
+            httpGet:
+              path: /healthz
+              port: 9765
+            initialDelaySeconds: 3
+            periodSeconds: 10
+          livenessProbe:
+            httpGet:
+              path: /healthz
+              port: 9765
+            initialDelaySeconds: 3
+            periodSeconds: 10
+          securityContext:
+            allowPrivilegeEscalation: true
+            capabilities:
+              add:
+                - NET_BIND_SERVICE
+              drop:
+                - ALL
+            runAsUser: 0
+            runAsGroup: 0
+          volumeMounts:
+            - name: caddy-data
+              mountPath: /data
+            - name: caddy-config
+              mountPath: /config
+      volumes:
+        - name: caddy-data
+          emptyDir: {}
+        - name: caddy-config
+          emptyDir: {}
+---
+apiVersion: networking.k8s.io/v1
+kind: IngressClass
+metadata:
+  name: caddy
+  labels:
+    app.kubernetes.io/name: caddy-ingress-controller
+    app.kubernetes.io/instance: caddy-ingress
+  annotations:
+    ingressclass.kubernetes.io/is-default-class: "true"
+spec:
+  controller: caddy.io/ingress-controller

stack_orchestrator/data/stacks/fixturenet-blast/stack.yml

@@ -14,4 +14,3 @@ containers:
 pods:
   - fixturenet-blast
   - foundry
-  

stack_orchestrator/data/stacks/fixturenet-eth-loaded/README.md

@@ -3,4 +3,3 @@
 A "loaded" version of fixturenet-eth, with all the bells and whistles enabled.
 
 TODO: write me
-

stack_orchestrator/data/stacks/fixturenet-optimism/deploy/commands.py

@@ -14,26 +14,25 @@
 # along with this program.  If not, see <http:#www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 from stack_orchestrator.deploy.deployment_context import DeploymentContext
-from ruamel.yaml import YAML
 
 
 def create(context: DeploymentContext, extra_args):
-    # Slightly modify the base fixturenet-eth compose file to replace the startup script for fixturenet-eth-geth-1
+    # Slightly modify the base fixturenet-eth compose file to replace the
-    # We need to start geth with the flag to allow non eip-155 compliant transactions in order to publish the
+    # startup script for fixturenet-eth-geth-1
-    # deterministic-deployment-proxy contract, which itself is a prereq for Optimism contract deployment
+    # We need to start geth with the flag to allow non eip-155 compliant
-    fixturenet_eth_compose_file = context.deployment_dir.joinpath('compose', 'docker-compose-fixturenet-eth.yml')
+    # transactions in order to publish the
+    # deterministic-deployment-proxy contract, which itself is a prereq for
+    # Optimism contract deployment
+    fixturenet_eth_compose_file = context.deployment_dir.joinpath(
+        "compose", "docker-compose-fixturenet-eth.yml"
+    )
 
-    with open(fixturenet_eth_compose_file, 'r') as yaml_file:
+    new_script = "../config/fixturenet-optimism/run-geth.sh:/opt/testnet/run.sh"
-        yaml = YAML()
-        yaml_data = yaml.load(yaml_file)
 
-    new_script = '../config/fixturenet-optimism/run-geth.sh:/opt/testnet/run.sh'
+    def add_geth_volume(yaml_data):
+        if new_script not in yaml_data["services"]["fixturenet-eth-geth-1"]["volumes"]:
+            yaml_data["services"]["fixturenet-eth-geth-1"]["volumes"].append(new_script)
 
-    if new_script not in yaml_data['services']['fixturenet-eth-geth-1']['volumes']:
+    context.modify_yaml(fixturenet_eth_compose_file, add_geth_volume)
-        yaml_data['services']['fixturenet-eth-geth-1']['volumes'].append(new_script)
-
-    with open(fixturenet_eth_compose_file, 'w') as yaml_file:
-        yaml = YAML()
-        yaml.dump(yaml_data, yaml_file)
 
     return None

stack_orchestrator/data/stacks/mainnet-blast/deploy/commands.py

@@ -22,18 +22,24 @@ import yaml
 def create(context, extra_args):
     # Our goal here is just to copy the json files for blast
     yml_path = context.deployment_dir.joinpath("spec.yml")
-    with open(yml_path, 'r') as file:
+    with open(yml_path, "r") as file:
         data = yaml.safe_load(file)
 
-    mount_point = data['volumes']['blast-data']
+    mount_point = data["volumes"]["blast-data"]
     if mount_point[0] == "/":
         deploy_dir = Path(mount_point)
     else:
         deploy_dir = context.deployment_dir.joinpath(mount_point)
 
     command_context = extra_args[2]
-    compose_file = [f for f in command_context.cluster_context.compose_files if "mainnet-blast" in f][0]
+    compose_file = [
-    source_config_file = Path(compose_file).parent.parent.joinpath("config", "mainnet-blast", "genesis.json")
+        f for f in command_context.cluster_context.compose_files if "mainnet-blast" in f
+    ][0]
+    source_config_file = Path(compose_file).parent.parent.joinpath(
+        "config", "mainnet-blast", "genesis.json"
+    )
     copy(source_config_file, deploy_dir)
-    source_config_file = Path(compose_file).parent.parent.joinpath("config", "mainnet-blast", "rollup.json")
+    source_config_file = Path(compose_file).parent.parent.joinpath(
+        "config", "mainnet-blast", "rollup.json"
+    )
     copy(source_config_file, deploy_dir)

stack_orchestrator/data/stacks/mainnet-eth-plugeth/deploy/commands.py

@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ def setup(ctx):
 def create(ctx, extra_args):
     # Generate the JWT secret and save to its config file
     secret = token_hex(32)
-    jwt_file_path = ctx.deployment_dir.joinpath("data", "mainnet_eth_plugeth_config_data", "jwtsecret")
+    jwt_file_path = ctx.deployment_dir.joinpath(
-    with open(jwt_file_path, 'w+') as jwt_file:
+        "data", "mainnet_eth_plugeth_config_data", "jwtsecret"
+    )
+    with open(jwt_file_path, "w+") as jwt_file:
         jwt_file.write(secret)

stack_orchestrator/data/stacks/mainnet-eth/deploy/commands.py

@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ def setup(ctx):
 def create(ctx, extra_args):
     # Generate the JWT secret and save to its config file
     secret = token_hex(32)
-    jwt_file_path = ctx.deployment_dir.joinpath("data", "mainnet_eth_config_data", "jwtsecret")
+    jwt_file_path = ctx.deployment_dir.joinpath(
-    with open(jwt_file_path, 'w+') as jwt_file:
+        "data", "mainnet_eth_config_data", "jwtsecret"
+    )
+    with open(jwt_file_path, "w+") as jwt_file:
         jwt_file.write(secret)

stack_orchestrator/data/stacks/mainnet-laconic/README.md

@@ -1,2 +1 @@
 # Laconic Mainnet Deployment (experimental)
-

stack_orchestrator/data/stacks/mainnet-laconic/deploy/commands.py

@@ -14,7 +14,10 @@
 # along with this program.  If not, see <http:#www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 from stack_orchestrator.util import get_yaml
-from stack_orchestrator.deploy.deploy_types import DeployCommandContext, LaconicStackSetupCommand
+from stack_orchestrator.deploy.deploy_types import (
+    DeployCommandContext,
+    LaconicStackSetupCommand,
+)
 from stack_orchestrator.deploy.deployment_context import DeploymentContext
 from stack_orchestrator.deploy.stack_state import State
 from stack_orchestrator.deploy.deploy_util import VolumeMapping, run_container_command
@@ -75,7 +78,12 @@ def _copy_gentx_files(network_dir: Path, gentx_file_list: str):
     gentx_files = _comma_delimited_to_list(gentx_file_list)
     for gentx_file in gentx_files:
         gentx_file_path = Path(gentx_file)
-        copyfile(gentx_file_path, os.path.join(network_dir, "config", "gentx", os.path.basename(gentx_file_path)))
+        copyfile(
+            gentx_file_path,
+            os.path.join(
+                network_dir, "config", "gentx", os.path.basename(gentx_file_path)
+            ),
+        )
 
 
 def _remove_persistent_peers(network_dir: Path):
@@ -86,8 +94,13 @@ def _remove_persistent_peers(network_dir: Path):
     with open(config_file_path, "r") as input_file:
         config_file_content = input_file.read()
         persistent_peers_pattern = '^persistent_peers = "(.+?)"'
-        replace_with = "persistent_peers = \"\""
+        replace_with = 'persistent_peers = ""'
-        config_file_content = re.sub(persistent_peers_pattern, replace_with, config_file_content, flags=re.MULTILINE)
+        config_file_content = re.sub(
+            persistent_peers_pattern,
+            replace_with,
+            config_file_content,
+            flags=re.MULTILINE,
+        )
     with open(config_file_path, "w") as output_file:
         output_file.write(config_file_content)
 
@@ -100,8 +113,13 @@ def _insert_persistent_peers(config_dir: Path, new_persistent_peers: str):
     with open(config_file_path, "r") as input_file:
         config_file_content = input_file.read()
         persistent_peers_pattern = r'^persistent_peers = ""'
-        replace_with = f"persistent_peers = \"{new_persistent_peers}\""
+        replace_with = f'persistent_peers = "{new_persistent_peers}"'
-        config_file_content = re.sub(persistent_peers_pattern, replace_with, config_file_content, flags=re.MULTILINE)
+        config_file_content = re.sub(
+            persistent_peers_pattern,
+            replace_with,
+            config_file_content,
+            flags=re.MULTILINE,
+        )
     with open(config_file_path, "w") as output_file:
         output_file.write(config_file_content)
 
@@ -113,9 +131,11 @@ def _enable_cors(config_dir: Path):
         sys.exit(1)
     with open(config_file_path, "r") as input_file:
         config_file_content = input_file.read()
-        cors_pattern = r'^cors_allowed_origins = \[]'
+        cors_pattern = r"^cors_allowed_origins = \[]"
         replace_with = 'cors_allowed_origins = ["*"]'
-        config_file_content = re.sub(cors_pattern, replace_with, config_file_content, flags=re.MULTILINE)
+        config_file_content = re.sub(
+            cors_pattern, replace_with, config_file_content, flags=re.MULTILINE
+        )
     with open(config_file_path, "w") as output_file:
         output_file.write(config_file_content)
     app_file_path = config_dir.joinpath("app.toml")
@@ -124,9 +144,11 @@ def _enable_cors(config_dir: Path):
         sys.exit(1)
     with open(app_file_path, "r") as input_file:
         app_file_content = input_file.read()
-        cors_pattern = r'^enabled-unsafe-cors = false'
+        cors_pattern = r"^enabled-unsafe-cors = false"
         replace_with = "enabled-unsafe-cors = true"
-        app_file_content = re.sub(cors_pattern, replace_with, app_file_content, flags=re.MULTILINE)
+        app_file_content = re.sub(
+            cors_pattern, replace_with, app_file_content, flags=re.MULTILINE
+        )
     with open(app_file_path, "w") as output_file:
         output_file.write(app_file_content)
 
@@ -141,7 +163,9 @@ def _set_listen_address(config_dir: Path):
         existing_pattern = r'^laddr = "tcp://127.0.0.1:26657"'
         replace_with = 'laddr = "tcp://0.0.0.0:26657"'
         print(f"Replacing in: {config_file_path}")
-        config_file_content = re.sub(existing_pattern, replace_with, config_file_content, flags=re.MULTILINE)
+        config_file_content = re.sub(
+            existing_pattern, replace_with, config_file_content, flags=re.MULTILINE
+        )
     with open(config_file_path, "w") as output_file:
         output_file.write(config_file_content)
     app_file_path = config_dir.joinpath("app.toml")
@@ -152,10 +176,14 @@ def _set_listen_address(config_dir: Path):
         app_file_content = input_file.read()
         existing_pattern1 = r'^address = "tcp://localhost:1317"'
         replace_with1 = 'address = "tcp://0.0.0.0:1317"'
-        app_file_content = re.sub(existing_pattern1, replace_with1, app_file_content, flags=re.MULTILINE)
+        app_file_content = re.sub(
+            existing_pattern1, replace_with1, app_file_content, flags=re.MULTILINE
+        )
         existing_pattern2 = r'^address = "localhost:9090"'
         replace_with2 = 'address = "0.0.0.0:9090"'
-        app_file_content = re.sub(existing_pattern2, replace_with2, app_file_content, flags=re.MULTILINE)
+        app_file_content = re.sub(
+            existing_pattern2, replace_with2, app_file_content, flags=re.MULTILINE
+        )
     with open(app_file_path, "w") as output_file:
         output_file.write(app_file_content)
 
@@ -164,7 +192,10 @@ def _phase_from_params(parameters):
     phase = SetupPhase.ILLEGAL
     if parameters.initialize_network:
         if parameters.join_network or parameters.create_network:
-            print("Can't supply --join-network or --create-network with --initialize-network")
+            print(
+                "Can't supply --join-network or --create-network "
+                "with --initialize-network"
+            )
             sys.exit(1)
         if not parameters.chain_id:
             print("--chain-id is required")
@@ -176,24 +207,36 @@ def _phase_from_params(parameters):
         phase = SetupPhase.INITIALIZE
     elif parameters.join_network:
         if parameters.initialize_network or parameters.create_network:
-            print("Can't supply --initialize-network or --create-network with --join-network")
+            print(
+                "Can't supply --initialize-network or --create-network "
+                "with --join-network"
+            )
             sys.exit(1)
         phase = SetupPhase.JOIN
     elif parameters.create_network:
         if parameters.initialize_network or parameters.join_network:
-            print("Can't supply --initialize-network or --join-network with --create-network")
+            print(
+                "Can't supply --initialize-network or --join-network "
+                "with --create-network"
+            )
             sys.exit(1)
         phase = SetupPhase.CREATE
     elif parameters.connect_network:
         if parameters.initialize_network or parameters.join_network:
-            print("Can't supply --initialize-network or --join-network with --connect-network")
+            print(
+                "Can't supply --initialize-network or --join-network "
+                "with --connect-network"
+            )
             sys.exit(1)
         phase = SetupPhase.CONNECT
     return phase
 
 
-def setup(command_context: DeployCommandContext, parameters: LaconicStackSetupCommand, extra_args):
+def setup(
-
+    command_context: DeployCommandContext,
+    parameters: LaconicStackSetupCommand,
+    extra_args,
+):
     options = opts.o
 
     currency = "alnt"  # Does this need to be a parameter?
@@ -205,12 +248,9 @@ def setup(command_context: DeployCommandContext, parameters: LaconicStackSetupCo
 
     network_dir = Path(parameters.network_dir).absolute()
     laconicd_home_path_in_container = "/laconicd-home"
-    mounts = [
+    mounts = [VolumeMapping(str(network_dir), laconicd_home_path_in_container)]
-        VolumeMapping(network_dir, laconicd_home_path_in_container)
-    ]
 
     if phase == SetupPhase.INITIALIZE:
-
         # We want to create the directory so if it exists that's an error
         if os.path.exists(network_dir):
             print(f"Error: network directory {network_dir} already exists")
@@ -220,13 +260,18 @@ def setup(command_context: DeployCommandContext, parameters: LaconicStackSetupCo
 
         output, status = run_container_command(
             command_context,
-            "laconicd", f"laconicd init {parameters.node_moniker} --home {laconicd_home_path_in_container}\
+            "laconicd",
-                --chain-id {parameters.chain_id} --default-denom {currency}", mounts)
+            f"laconicd init {parameters.node_moniker} "
+            f"--home {laconicd_home_path_in_container} "
+            f"--chain-id {parameters.chain_id} --default-denom {currency}",
+            mounts,
+        )
         if options.debug:
             print(f"Command output: {output}")
 
     elif phase == SetupPhase.JOIN:
-        # In the join phase (alternative to connect) we are participating in a genesis ceremony for the chain
+        # In the join phase (alternative to connect) we are participating in a
+        # genesis ceremony for the chain
         if not os.path.exists(network_dir):
             print(f"Error: network directory {network_dir} doesn't exist")
             sys.exit(1)
@@ -234,52 +279,72 @@ def setup(command_context: DeployCommandContext, parameters: LaconicStackSetupCo
         chain_id = _get_chain_id_from_config(network_dir)
 
         output1, status1 = run_container_command(
-            command_context, "laconicd", f"laconicd keys add {parameters.key_name} --home {laconicd_home_path_in_container}\
+            command_context,
-                --keyring-backend test", mounts)
+            "laconicd",
+            f"laconicd keys add {parameters.key_name} "
+            f"--home {laconicd_home_path_in_container} --keyring-backend test",
+            mounts,
+        )
         if options.debug:
             print(f"Command output: {output1}")
         output2, status2 = run_container_command(
             command_context,
             "laconicd",
-            f"laconicd genesis add-genesis-account {parameters.key_name} 12900000000000000000000{currency}\
+            f"laconicd genesis add-genesis-account {parameters.key_name} "
-                --home {laconicd_home_path_in_container} --keyring-backend test",
+            f"12900000000000000000000{currency} "
-            mounts)
+            f"--home {laconicd_home_path_in_container} --keyring-backend test",
+            mounts,
+        )
         if options.debug:
             print(f"Command output: {output2}")
         output3, status3 = run_container_command(
             command_context,
             "laconicd",
-            f"laconicd genesis gentx  {parameters.key_name} 90000000000{currency} --home {laconicd_home_path_in_container}\
+            f"laconicd genesis gentx {parameters.key_name} "
-                --chain-id {chain_id} --keyring-backend test",
+            f"90000000000{currency} --home {laconicd_home_path_in_container} "
-            mounts)
+            f"--chain-id {chain_id} --keyring-backend test",
+            mounts,
+        )
         if options.debug:
             print(f"Command output: {output3}")
         output4, status4 = run_container_command(
             command_context,
             "laconicd",
-            f"laconicd keys show  {parameters.key_name} -a --home {laconicd_home_path_in_container} --keyring-backend test",
+            f"laconicd keys show {parameters.key_name} -a "
-            mounts)
+            f"--home {laconicd_home_path_in_container} --keyring-backend test",
+            mounts,
+        )
         print(f"Node account address: {output4}")
 
     elif phase == SetupPhase.CONNECT:
-        # In the connect phase (named to not conflict with join) we are making a node that syncs a chain with existing genesis.json
+        # In the connect phase (named to not conflict with join) we are
-        # but not with validator role. We need this kind of node in order to bootstrap it into a validator after it syncs
+        # making a node that syncs a chain with existing genesis.json
+        # but not with validator role. We need this kind of node in order to
+        # bootstrap it into a validator after it syncs
         output1, status1 = run_container_command(
-            command_context, "laconicd", f"laconicd keys add {parameters.key_name} --home {laconicd_home_path_in_container}\
+            command_context,
-                --keyring-backend test", mounts)
+            "laconicd",
+            f"laconicd keys add {parameters.key_name} "
+            f"--home {laconicd_home_path_in_container} --keyring-backend test",
+            mounts,
+        )
         if options.debug:
             print(f"Command output: {output1}")
         output2, status2 = run_container_command(
             command_context,
             "laconicd",
-            f"laconicd keys show  {parameters.key_name} -a --home {laconicd_home_path_in_container} --keyring-backend test",
+            f"laconicd keys show {parameters.key_name} -a "
-            mounts)
+            f"--home {laconicd_home_path_in_container} --keyring-backend test",
+            mounts,
+        )
         print(f"Node account address: {output2}")
         output3, status3 = run_container_command(
             command_context,
             "laconicd",
-            f"laconicd cometbft show-validator --home {laconicd_home_path_in_container}",
+            f"laconicd cometbft show-validator "
-            mounts)
+            f"--home {laconicd_home_path_in_container}",
+            mounts,
+        )
         print(f"Node validator address: {output3}")
 
     elif phase == SetupPhase.CREATE:
@@ -287,42 +352,74 @@ def setup(command_context: DeployCommandContext, parameters: LaconicStackSetupCo
             print(f"Error: network directory {network_dir} doesn't exist")
             sys.exit(1)
 
-        # In the CREATE phase, we are either a "coordinator" node, generating the genesis.json file ourselves
+        # In the CREATE phase, we are either a "coordinator" node,
-        # OR we are a "not-coordinator" node, consuming a genesis file we got from the coordinator node.
+        # generating the genesis.json file ourselves
+        # OR we are a "not-coordinator" node, consuming a genesis file from
+        # the coordinator node.
         if parameters.genesis_file:
             # We got the genesis file from elsewhere
             # Copy it into our network dir
             genesis_file_path = Path(parameters.genesis_file)
             if not os.path.exists(genesis_file_path):
-                print(f"Error: supplied genesis file: {parameters.genesis_file} does not exist.")
+                print(
+                    f"Error: supplied genesis file: {parameters.genesis_file} "
+                    "does not exist."
+                )
                 sys.exit(1)
-            copyfile(genesis_file_path, os.path.join(network_dir, "config", os.path.basename(genesis_file_path)))
+            copyfile(
+                genesis_file_path,
+                os.path.join(
+                    network_dir, "config", os.path.basename(genesis_file_path)
+                ),
+            )
         else:
             # We're generating the genesis file
             # First look in the supplied gentx files for the other nodes' keys
-            other_node_keys = _get_node_keys_from_gentx_files(parameters.gentx_address_list)
+            other_node_keys = _get_node_keys_from_gentx_files(
+                parameters.gentx_address_list
+            )
             # Add those keys to our genesis, with balances we determine here (why?)
+            outputk = None
             for other_node_key in other_node_keys:
                 outputk, statusk = run_container_command(
-                    command_context, "laconicd", f"laconicd genesis add-genesis-account {other_node_key} \
+                    command_context,
-                        12900000000000000000000{currency}\
+                    "laconicd",
-                        --home {laconicd_home_path_in_container} --keyring-backend test", mounts)
+                    f"laconicd genesis add-genesis-account {other_node_key} "
-            if options.debug:
+                    f"12900000000000000000000{currency} "
+                    f"--home {laconicd_home_path_in_container} "
+                    "--keyring-backend test",
+                    mounts,
+                )
+            if options.debug and outputk is not None:
                 print(f"Command output: {outputk}")
             # Copy the gentx json files into our network dir
             _copy_gentx_files(network_dir, parameters.gentx_file_list)
             # Now we can run collect-gentxs
             output1, status1 = run_container_command(
-                command_context, "laconicd", f"laconicd genesis collect-gentxs --home {laconicd_home_path_in_container}", mounts)
+                command_context,
+                "laconicd",
+                f"laconicd genesis collect-gentxs "
+                f"--home {laconicd_home_path_in_container}",
+                mounts,
+            )
             if options.debug:
                 print(f"Command output: {output1}")
-            print(f"Generated genesis file, please copy to other nodes as required: \
+            genesis_path = os.path.join(network_dir, "config", "genesis.json")
-                {os.path.join(network_dir, 'config', 'genesis.json')}")
+            print(
-            # Last thing, collect-gentxs puts a likely bogus set of persistent_peers in config.toml so we remove that now
+                f"Generated genesis file, please copy to other nodes "
+                f"as required: {genesis_path}"
+            )
+            # Last thing, collect-gentxs puts a likely bogus set of persistent_peers
+            # in config.toml so we remove that now
             _remove_persistent_peers(network_dir)
         # In both cases we validate the genesis file now
         output2, status1 = run_container_command(
-            command_context, "laconicd", f"laconicd genesis validate-genesis --home {laconicd_home_path_in_container}", mounts)
+            command_context,
+            "laconicd",
+            f"laconicd genesis validate-genesis "
+            f"--home {laconicd_home_path_in_container}",
+            mounts,
+        )
         print(f"validate-genesis result: {output2}")
 
     else:
@@ -341,15 +438,23 @@ def create(deployment_context: DeploymentContext, extra_args):
         sys.exit(1)
     config_dir_path = network_dir_path.joinpath("config")
     if not (config_dir_path.exists() and config_dir_path.is_dir()):
-        print(f"Error: supplied network directory does not contain a config directory: {config_dir_path}")
+        print(
+            f"Error: supplied network directory does not contain "
+            f"a config directory: {config_dir_path}"
+        )
         sys.exit(1)
     data_dir_path = network_dir_path.joinpath("data")
     if not (data_dir_path.exists() and data_dir_path.is_dir()):
-        print(f"Error: supplied network directory does not contain a data directory: {data_dir_path}")
+        print(
+            f"Error: supplied network directory does not contain "
+            f"a data directory: {data_dir_path}"
+        )
         sys.exit(1)
     # Copy the network directory contents into our deployment
     # TODO: change this to work with non local paths
-    deployment_config_dir = deployment_context.deployment_dir.joinpath("data", "laconicd-config")
+    deployment_config_dir = deployment_context.deployment_dir.joinpath(
+        "data", "laconicd-config"
+    )
     copytree(config_dir_path, deployment_config_dir, dirs_exist_ok=True)
     # If supplied, add the initial persistent peers to the config file
     if extra_args[1]:
@@ -360,7 +465,9 @@ def create(deployment_context: DeploymentContext, extra_args):
     _set_listen_address(deployment_config_dir)
     # Copy the data directory contents into our deployment
     # TODO: change this to work with non local paths
-    deployment_data_dir = deployment_context.deployment_dir.joinpath("data", "laconicd-data")
+    deployment_data_dir = deployment_context.deployment_dir.joinpath(
+        "data", "laconicd-data"
+    )
     copytree(data_dir_path, deployment_data_dir, dirs_exist_ok=True)
 
 

stack_orchestrator/data/stacks/package-registry/README.md

@@ -27,3 +27,25 @@ The Package Registry Stack supports a build environment that requires a package
   ```
 
 * The local gitea registry can now be accessed at <http://localhost:3000> (the username and password can be taken from the deployment logs)
+
+* Configure the hostname `gitea.local`:
+
+  Update `/etc/hosts`:
+
+  ```bash
+  sudo nano /etc/hosts
+
+  # Add the following line
+  127.0.0.1       gitea.local
+  ```
+
+  Check resolution:
+
+  ```bash
+  ping gitea.local
+
+  PING gitea.local (127.0.0.1) 56(84) bytes of data.
+  64 bytes from localhost (127.0.0.1): icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=0.147 ms
+  64 bytes from localhost (127.0.0.1): icmp_seq=2 ttl=64 time=0.033 ms
+  ...
+  ```

stack_orchestrator/data/stacks/test/deploy/commands.py

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 
 from stack_orchestrator.util import get_yaml
 from stack_orchestrator.deploy.deploy_types import DeployCommandContext
+from stack_orchestrator.deploy.deployment_context import DeploymentContext
 from stack_orchestrator.deploy.stack_state import State
 from stack_orchestrator.deploy.deploy_util import VolumeMapping, run_container_command
 from pathlib import Path
@@ -24,16 +25,20 @@ default_spec_file_content = """config:
 """
 
 
-# Output a known string to a know file in the bind mounted directory ./container-output-dir
+# 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.
 def setup(command_context: DeployCommandContext, parameters, extra_args):
     host_directory = "./container-output-dir"
     host_directory_absolute = Path(extra_args[0]).absolute().joinpath(host_directory)
     host_directory_absolute.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
-    mounts = [
+    mounts = [VolumeMapping(str(host_directory_absolute), "/data")]
-        VolumeMapping(host_directory_absolute, "/data")
+    output, status = run_container_command(
-    ]
+        command_context,
-    output, status = run_container_command(command_context, "test", "echo output-data > /data/output-file && echo success", mounts)
+        "test",
+        "echo output-data > /data/output-file && echo success",
+        mounts,
+    )
 
 
 def init(command_context: DeployCommandContext):
@@ -41,10 +46,10 @@ def init(command_context: DeployCommandContext):
     return yaml.load(default_spec_file_content)
 
 
-def create(command_context: DeployCommandContext, extra_args):
+def create(deployment_context: DeploymentContext, extra_args):
     data = "create-command-output-data"
-    output_file_path = command_context.deployment_dir.joinpath("create-file")
+    output_file_path = deployment_context.deployment_dir.joinpath("create-file")
-    with open(output_file_path, 'w+') as output_file:
+    with open(output_file_path, "w+") as output_file:
         output_file.write(data)
 
 

stack_orchestrator/data/stacks/test/stack.yml

@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ version: "1.0"
 name: test
 description: "A test stack"
 repos:
-  - git.vdb.to/cerc-io/laconicd
   - git.vdb.to/cerc-io/test-project@test-branch
 containers:
   - cerc/test-container

stack_orchestrator/deploy/compose/deploy_docker.py

@@ -14,8 +14,13 @@
 # along with this program.  If not, see <http:#www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Optional
 from python_on_whales import DockerClient, DockerException
-from stack_orchestrator.deploy.deployer import Deployer, DeployerException, DeployerConfigGenerator
+from stack_orchestrator.deploy.deployer import (
+    Deployer,
+    DeployerException,
+    DeployerConfigGenerator,
+)
 from stack_orchestrator.deploy.deployment_context import DeploymentContext
 from stack_orchestrator.opts import opts
 
@@ -24,10 +29,24 @@ class DockerDeployer(Deployer):
     name: str = "compose"
     type: str
 
-    def __init__(self, type, deployment_context: DeploymentContext, compose_files, compose_project_name, compose_env_file) -> None:
+    def __init__(
-        self.docker = DockerClient(compose_files=compose_files, compose_project_name=compose_project_name,
+        self,
-                                   compose_env_file=compose_env_file)
+        type: str,
+        deployment_context: Optional[DeploymentContext],
+        compose_files: list,
+        compose_project_name: Optional[str],
+        compose_env_file: Optional[str],
+    ) -> None:
+        self.docker = DockerClient(
+            compose_files=compose_files,
+            compose_project_name=compose_project_name,
+            compose_env_file=compose_env_file,
+        )
         self.type = type
+        # Store these for later use in run_job
+        self.compose_files = compose_files
+        self.compose_project_name = compose_project_name
+        self.compose_env_file = compose_env_file
 
     def up(self, detach, skip_cluster_management, services):
         if not opts.o.dry_run:
@@ -68,35 +87,98 @@ class DockerDeployer(Deployer):
     def port(self, service, private_port):
         if not opts.o.dry_run:
             try:
-                return self.docker.compose.port(service=service, private_port=private_port)
+                return self.docker.compose.port(
+                    service=service, private_port=private_port
+                )
             except DockerException as e:
                 raise DeployerException(e)
 
     def execute(self, service, command, tty, envs):
         if not opts.o.dry_run:
             try:
-                return self.docker.compose.execute(service=service, command=command, tty=tty, envs=envs)
+                return self.docker.compose.execute(
+                    service=service, command=command, tty=tty, envs=envs
+                )
             except DockerException as e:
                 raise DeployerException(e)
 
     def logs(self, services, tail, follow, stream):
         if not opts.o.dry_run:
             try:
-                return self.docker.compose.logs(services=services, tail=tail, follow=follow, stream=stream)
+                return self.docker.compose.logs(
+                    services=services, tail=tail, follow=follow, stream=stream
+                )
             except DockerException as e:
                 raise DeployerException(e)
 
-    def run(self, image: str, command=None, user=None, volumes=None, entrypoint=None, env={}, ports=[], detach=False):
+    def run(
+        self,
+        image: str,
+        command=None,
+        user=None,
+        volumes=None,
+        entrypoint=None,
+        env={},
+        ports=[],
+        detach=False,
+    ):
         if not opts.o.dry_run:
             try:
-                return self.docker.run(image=image, command=command, user=user, volumes=volumes,
+                return self.docker.run(
-                                       entrypoint=entrypoint, envs=env, detach=detach, publish=ports, publish_all=len(ports) == 0)
+                    image=image,
+                    command=command if command else [],
+                    user=user,
+                    volumes=volumes,
+                    entrypoint=entrypoint,
+                    envs=env,
+                    detach=detach,
+                    publish=ports,
+                    publish_all=len(ports) == 0,
+                )
+            except DockerException as e:
+                raise DeployerException(e)
+
+    def run_job(self, job_name: str, release_name: Optional[str] = None):
+        # release_name is ignored for Docker deployments (only used for K8s/Helm)
+        if not opts.o.dry_run:
+            try:
+                # Find job compose file in compose-jobs directory
+                # The deployment should have compose-jobs/docker-compose-<job_name>.yml
+                if not self.compose_files:
+                    raise DeployerException("No compose files configured")
+
+                # Deployment directory is parent of compose directory
+                compose_dir = Path(self.compose_files[0]).parent
+                deployment_dir = compose_dir.parent
+                job_compose_file = (
+                    deployment_dir / "compose-jobs" / f"docker-compose-{job_name}.yml"
+                )
+
+                if not job_compose_file.exists():
+                    raise DeployerException(
+                        f"Job compose file not found: {job_compose_file}"
+                    )
+
+                if opts.o.verbose:
+                    print(f"Running job from: {job_compose_file}")
+
+                # Create a DockerClient for the job compose file with same
+                # project name and env file
+                # This allows the job to access volumes from the main deployment
+                job_docker = DockerClient(
+                    compose_files=[job_compose_file],
+                    compose_project_name=self.compose_project_name,
+                    compose_env_file=self.compose_env_file,
+                )
+
+                # Run the job with --rm flag to remove container after completion
+                return job_docker.compose.run(service=job_name, remove=True, tty=True)
+
             except DockerException as e:
                 raise DeployerException(e)
 
 
 class DockerDeployerConfigGenerator(DeployerConfigGenerator):
-
     def __init__(self, type: str) -> None:
         super().__init__()
 

stack_orchestrator/deploy/deploy.py

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import os
 import sys
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 from importlib import resources
+from typing import Optional
 import subprocess
 import click
 from pathlib import Path
@@ -35,27 +36,36 @@ from stack_orchestrator.util import (
     stack_is_in_deployment,
     resolve_compose_file,
 )
-from stack_orchestrator.deploy.deployer import Deployer, DeployerException
+from stack_orchestrator.deploy.deployer import DeployerException
 from stack_orchestrator.deploy.deployer_factory import getDeployer
+from stack_orchestrator.deploy.compose.deploy_docker import DockerDeployer
 from stack_orchestrator.deploy.deploy_types import ClusterContext, DeployCommandContext
 from stack_orchestrator.deploy.deployment_context import DeploymentContext
 from stack_orchestrator.deploy.deployment_create import create as deployment_create
 from stack_orchestrator.deploy.deployment_create import init as deployment_init
 from stack_orchestrator.deploy.deployment_create import setup as deployment_setup
+from stack_orchestrator.deploy.k8s import k8s_command
 
 
 @click.group()
 @click.option("--include", help="only start these components")
-@click.option("--exclude", help="don\'t start these components")
+@click.option("--exclude", help="don't start these components")
 @click.option("--env-file", help="env file to be used")
 @click.option("--cluster", help="specify a non-default cluster name")
-@click.option("--deploy-to", help="cluster system to deploy to (compose or k8s or k8s-kind)")
+@click.option(
+    "--deploy-to", help="cluster system to deploy to (compose or k8s or k8s-kind)"
+)
 @click.pass_context
 def command(ctx, include, exclude, env_file, cluster, deploy_to):
-    '''deploy a stack'''
+    """deploy a stack"""
 
-    # Although in theory for some subcommands (e.g. deploy create) the stack can be inferred,
+    # k8s subcommand doesn't require a stack
-    # Click doesn't allow us to know that here, so we make providing the stack mandatory
+    if ctx.invoked_subcommand == "k8s":
+        return
+
+    # Although in theory for some subcommands (e.g. deploy create) the stack
+    # can be inferred, Click doesn't allow us to know that here, so we make
+    # providing the stack mandatory
     stack = global_options2(ctx).stack
     if not stack:
         print("Error: --stack option is required")
@@ -68,30 +78,65 @@ def command(ctx, include, exclude, env_file, cluster, deploy_to):
         deploy_to = "compose"
 
     stack = get_stack_path(stack)
-    ctx.obj = create_deploy_context(global_options2(ctx), None, stack, include, exclude, cluster, env_file, deploy_to)
+    ctx.obj = create_deploy_context(
-    # Subcommand is executed now, by the magic of click
+        global_options2(ctx),
-
+        None,
-
-def create_deploy_context(
-        global_context,
-        deployment_context: DeploymentContext,
         stack,
         include,
         exclude,
         cluster,
         env_file,
-        deploy_to) -> DeployCommandContext:
+        deploy_to,
+    )
+    # Subcommand is executed now, by the magic of click
+
+
+def create_deploy_context(
+    global_context,
+    deployment_context: Optional[DeploymentContext],
+    stack,
+    include,
+    exclude,
+    cluster,
+    env_file,
+    deploy_to,
+) -> DeployCommandContext:
     # Extract the cluster name from the deployment, if we have one
     if deployment_context and cluster is None:
         cluster = deployment_context.get_cluster_id()
-    cluster_context = _make_cluster_context(global_context, stack, include, exclude, cluster, env_file)
+
-    deployer = getDeployer(deploy_to, deployment_context, compose_files=cluster_context.compose_files,
+    # Check if this is a helm chart deployment (has chart/ but no compose/)
+    # TODO: Add a new deployment type for helm chart deployments
+    # To avoid relying on chart existence in such cases
+    is_helm_chart_deployment = False
+    if deployment_context:
+        chart_dir = deployment_context.deployment_dir / "chart"
+        compose_dir = deployment_context.deployment_dir / "compose"
+        is_helm_chart_deployment = chart_dir.exists() and not compose_dir.exists()
+
+    # For helm chart deployments, skip compose file loading
+    if is_helm_chart_deployment:
+        cluster_context = ClusterContext(
+            global_context, cluster, [], [], [], None, env_file
+        )
+    else:
+        cluster_context = _make_cluster_context(
+            global_context, stack, include, exclude, cluster, env_file
+        )
+
+    deployer = getDeployer(
+        deploy_to,
+        deployment_context,
+        compose_files=cluster_context.compose_files,
         compose_project_name=cluster_context.cluster,
-                           compose_env_file=cluster_context.env_file)
+        compose_env_file=cluster_context.env_file,
+    )
     return DeployCommandContext(stack, cluster_context, deployer)
 
 
-def up_operation(ctx, services_list, stay_attached=False, skip_cluster_management=False):
+def up_operation(
+    ctx, services_list, stay_attached=False, skip_cluster_management=False
+):
     global_context = ctx.parent.parent.obj
     deploy_context = ctx.obj
     cluster_context = deploy_context.cluster_context
@@ -99,21 +144,38 @@ def up_operation(ctx, services_list, stay_attached=False, skip_cluster_managemen
     for attr, value in container_exec_env.items():
         os.environ[attr] = value
     if global_context.verbose:
-        print(f"Running compose up with container_exec_env: {container_exec_env}, extra_args: {services_list}")
+        print(
+            f"Running compose up with container_exec_env: {container_exec_env}, "
+            f"extra_args: {services_list}"
+        )
     for pre_start_command in cluster_context.pre_start_commands:
         _run_command(global_context, cluster_context.cluster, pre_start_command)
-    deploy_context.deployer.up(detach=not stay_attached, skip_cluster_management=skip_cluster_management, services=services_list)
+    deploy_context.deployer.up(
+        detach=not stay_attached,
+        skip_cluster_management=skip_cluster_management,
+        services=services_list,
+    )
     for post_start_command in cluster_context.post_start_commands:
         _run_command(global_context, cluster_context.cluster, post_start_command)
-    _orchestrate_cluster_config(global_context, cluster_context.config, deploy_context.deployer, container_exec_env)
+    _orchestrate_cluster_config(
+        global_context,
+        cluster_context.config,
+        deploy_context.deployer,
+        container_exec_env,
+    )
 
 
 def down_operation(ctx, delete_volumes, extra_args_list, skip_cluster_management=False):
     timeout_arg = None
     if extra_args_list:
         timeout_arg = extra_args_list[0]
-    # Specify shutdown timeout (default 10s) to give services enough time to shutdown gracefully
+    # Specify shutdown timeout (default 10s) to give services enough time to
-    ctx.obj.deployer.down(timeout=timeout_arg, volumes=delete_volumes, skip_cluster_management=skip_cluster_management)
+    # shutdown gracefully
+    ctx.obj.deployer.down(
+        timeout=timeout_arg,
+        volumes=delete_volumes,
+        skip_cluster_management=skip_cluster_management,
+    )
 
 
 def status_operation(ctx):
@@ -140,7 +202,11 @@ def ps_operation(ctx):
                     if mapping is None:
                         print(f"{port_mapping}", end="")
                     else:
-                        print(f"{mapping[0]['HostIp']}:{mapping[0]['HostPort']}->{port_mapping}", end="")
+                        print(
+                            f"{mapping[0]['HostIp']}:{mapping[0]['HostPort']}"
+                            f"->{port_mapping}",
+                            end="",
+                        )
                     comma = ", "
                 print()
         else:
@@ -175,7 +241,9 @@ def exec_operation(ctx, extra_args):
         if global_context.verbose:
             print(f"Running compose exec {service_name} {command_to_exec}")
         try:
-            ctx.obj.deployer.execute(service_name, command_to_exec, envs=container_exec_env, tty=True)
+            ctx.obj.deployer.execute(
+                service_name, command_to_exec, envs=container_exec_env, tty=True
+            )
         except DeployerException:
             print("container command returned error exit status")
 
@@ -183,13 +251,26 @@ def exec_operation(ctx, extra_args):
 def logs_operation(ctx, tail: int, follow: bool, extra_args: str):
     extra_args_list = list(extra_args) or None
     services_list = extra_args_list if extra_args_list is not None else []
-    logs_stream = ctx.obj.deployer.logs(services=services_list, tail=tail, follow=follow, stream=True)
+    logs_stream = ctx.obj.deployer.logs(
+        services=services_list, tail=tail, follow=follow, stream=True
+    )
     for stream_type, stream_content in logs_stream:
         print(stream_content.decode("utf-8"), end="")
 
 
+def run_job_operation(ctx, job_name: str, helm_release: Optional[str] = None):
+    global_context = ctx.parent.parent.obj
+    if not global_context.dry_run:
+        print(f"Running job: {job_name}")
+        try:
+            ctx.obj.deployer.run_job(job_name, helm_release)
+        except Exception as e:
+            print(f"Error running job {job_name}: {e}")
+            sys.exit(1)
+
+
 @command.command()
-@click.argument('extra_args', nargs=-1)  # help: command: up <service1> <service2>
+@click.argument("extra_args", nargs=-1)  # help: command: up <service1> <service2>
 @click.pass_context
 def up(ctx, extra_args):
     extra_args_list = list(extra_args) or None
@@ -197,8 +278,10 @@ def up(ctx, extra_args):
 
 
 @command.command()
-@click.option("--delete-volumes/--preserve-volumes", default=False, help="delete data volumes")
+@click.option(
-@click.argument('extra_args', nargs=-1)  # help: command: down<service1> <service2>
+    "--delete-volumes/--preserve-volumes", default=False, help="delete data volumes"
+)
+@click.argument("extra_args", nargs=-1)  # help: command: down<service1> <service2>
 @click.pass_context
 def down(ctx, delete_volumes, extra_args):
     extra_args_list = list(extra_args) or None
@@ -212,14 +295,14 @@ def ps(ctx):
 
 
 @command.command()
-@click.argument('extra_args', nargs=-1)  # help: command: port <service1> <service2>
+@click.argument("extra_args", nargs=-1)  # help: command: port <service1> <service2>
 @click.pass_context
 def port(ctx, extra_args):
     port_operation(ctx, extra_args)
 
 
 @command.command()
-@click.argument('extra_args', nargs=-1)  # help: command: exec <service> <command>
+@click.argument("extra_args", nargs=-1)  # help: command: exec <service> <command>
 @click.pass_context
 def exec(ctx, extra_args):
     exec_operation(ctx, extra_args)
@@ -228,44 +311,49 @@ def exec(ctx, extra_args):
 @command.command()
 @click.option("--tail", "-n", default=None, help="number of lines to display")
 @click.option("--follow", "-f", is_flag=True, default=False, help="follow log output")
-@click.argument('extra_args', nargs=-1)  # help: command: logs <service1> <service2>
+@click.argument("extra_args", nargs=-1)  # help: command: logs <service1> <service2>
 @click.pass_context
 def logs(ctx, tail, follow, extra_args):
     logs_operation(ctx, tail, follow, extra_args)
 
 
 def get_stack_status(ctx, stack):
-
     ctx_copy = copy.copy(ctx)
     ctx_copy.stack = stack
 
     cluster_context = _make_cluster_context(ctx_copy, stack, None, None, None, None)
-    deployer = Deployer(compose_files=cluster_context.compose_files, compose_project_name=cluster_context.cluster)
+    deployer = DockerDeployer(
+        type="compose",
+        deployment_context=None,
+        compose_files=cluster_context.compose_files,
+        compose_project_name=cluster_context.cluster,
+        compose_env_file=cluster_context.env_file,
+    )
     # TODO: refactor to avoid duplicating this code above
     if ctx.verbose:
         print("Running compose ps")
     container_list = deployer.ps()
-    if len(container_list) > 0:
+    if container_list is None or len(container_list) == 0:
+        if ctx.debug:
+            print("No containers found from compose ps")
+        return False
     if ctx.debug:
         print(f"Container list from compose ps: {container_list}")
     return True
-    else:
-        if ctx.debug:
-            print("No containers found from compose ps")
-        False
 
 
 def _make_runtime_env(ctx):
     container_exec_env = {
         "CERC_HOST_UID": f"{os.getuid()}",
-        "CERC_HOST_GID": f"{os.getgid()}"
+        "CERC_HOST_GID": f"{os.getgid()}",
     }
     container_exec_env.update({"CERC_SCRIPT_DEBUG": "true"} if ctx.debug else {})
     return container_exec_env
 
 
 def _make_default_cluster_name(deployment, compose_dir, stack, include, exclude):
-    # Create default unique, stable cluster name from confile file path and stack name if provided
+    # Create default unique, stable cluster name from confile file path and
+    # stack name if provided
     if deployment:
         path = os.path.realpath(os.path.abspath(compose_dir))
     else:
@@ -280,7 +368,8 @@ def _make_default_cluster_name(deployment, compose_dir, stack, include, exclude)
     return cluster
 
 
-# stack has to be either PathLike pointing to a stack yml file, or a string with the name of a known stack
+# stack has to be either PathLike pointing to a stack yml file, or a
+# string with the name of a known stack
 def _make_cluster_context(ctx, stack, include, exclude, cluster, env_file):
     dev_root_path = get_dev_root_path(ctx)
 
@@ -289,28 +378,37 @@ def _make_cluster_context(ctx, stack, include, exclude, cluster, env_file):
     if deployment:
         compose_dir = stack.joinpath("compose")
     else:
-        # See: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/25389095/python-get-path-of-root-project-structure
+        # See:
-        compose_dir = Path(__file__).absolute().parent.parent.joinpath("data", "compose")
+        # https://stackoverflow.com/questions/25389095/python-get-path-of-root-project-structure
+        compose_dir = (
+            Path(__file__).absolute().parent.parent.joinpath("data", "compose")
+        )
 
     if cluster is None:
-        cluster = _make_default_cluster_name(deployment, compose_dir, stack, include, exclude)
+        cluster = _make_default_cluster_name(
+            deployment, compose_dir, stack, include, exclude
+        )
     else:
         _make_default_cluster_name(deployment, compose_dir, stack, include, exclude)
 
     # See: https://stackoverflow.com/a/20885799/1701505
     from stack_orchestrator import data
+
     with resources.open_text(data, "pod-list.txt") as pod_list_file:
         all_pods = pod_list_file.read().splitlines()
 
     pods_in_scope = []
+    cluster_config = None
     if stack:
         stack_config = get_parsed_stack_config(stack)
+        if stack_config is not None:
             # TODO: syntax check the input here
-        pods_in_scope = stack_config['pods']
+            pods_in_scope = stack_config["pods"]
-        cluster_config = stack_config['config'] if 'config' in stack_config else None
+            cluster_config = (
+                stack_config["config"] if "config" in stack_config else None
+            )
     else:
         pods_in_scope = all_pods
-        cluster_config = None
 
     # Convert all pod definitions to v1.1 format
     pods_in_scope = _convert_to_new_format(pods_in_scope)
@@ -330,29 +428,47 @@ def _make_cluster_context(ctx, stack, include, exclude, cluster, env_file):
         if include_exclude_check(pod_name, include, exclude):
             if pod_repository is None or pod_repository == "internal":
                 if deployment:
-                    compose_file_name = os.path.join(compose_dir, f"docker-compose-{pod_path}.yml")
+                    compose_file_name = os.path.join(
+                        compose_dir, f"docker-compose-{pod_path}.yml"
+                    )
                 else:
                     compose_file_name = resolve_compose_file(stack, pod_name)
             else:
                 if deployment:
-                    compose_file_name = os.path.join(compose_dir, f"docker-compose-{pod_name}.yml")
+                    compose_file_name = os.path.join(
+                        compose_dir, f"docker-compose-{pod_name}.yml"
+                    )
                     pod_pre_start_command = pod.get("pre_start_command")
                     pod_post_start_command = pod.get("post_start_command")
-                    script_dir = compose_dir.parent.joinpath("pods", pod_name, "scripts")
+                    script_dir = compose_dir.parent.joinpath(
+                        "pods", pod_name, "scripts"
+                    )
                     if pod_pre_start_command is not None:
-                        pre_start_commands.append(os.path.join(script_dir, pod_pre_start_command))
+                        pre_start_commands.append(
+                            os.path.join(script_dir, pod_pre_start_command)
+                        )
                     if pod_post_start_command is not None:
-                        post_start_commands.append(os.path.join(script_dir, pod_post_start_command))
+                        post_start_commands.append(
+                            os.path.join(script_dir, pod_post_start_command)
+                        )
                 else:
                     # TODO: fix this code for external stack with scripts
-                    pod_root_dir = os.path.join(dev_root_path, pod_repository.split("/")[-1], pod["path"])
+                    pod_root_dir = os.path.join(
-                    compose_file_name = os.path.join(pod_root_dir, f"docker-compose-{pod_name}.yml")
+                        dev_root_path, pod_repository.split("/")[-1], pod["path"]
+                    )
+                    compose_file_name = os.path.join(
+                        pod_root_dir, f"docker-compose-{pod_name}.yml"
+                    )
                     pod_pre_start_command = pod.get("pre_start_command")
                     pod_post_start_command = pod.get("post_start_command")
                     if pod_pre_start_command is not None:
-                        pre_start_commands.append(os.path.join(pod_root_dir, pod_pre_start_command))
+                        pre_start_commands.append(
+                            os.path.join(pod_root_dir, pod_pre_start_command)
+                        )
                     if pod_post_start_command is not None:
-                        post_start_commands.append(os.path.join(pod_root_dir, pod_post_start_command))
+                        post_start_commands.append(
+                            os.path.join(pod_root_dir, pod_post_start_command)
+                        )
             compose_files.append(compose_file_name)
         else:
             if ctx.verbose:
@@ -361,7 +477,15 @@ def _make_cluster_context(ctx, stack, include, exclude, cluster, env_file):
     if ctx.verbose:
         print(f"files: {compose_files}")
 
-    return ClusterContext(ctx, cluster, compose_files, pre_start_commands, post_start_commands, cluster_config, env_file)
+    return ClusterContext(
+        ctx,
+        cluster,
+        compose_files,
+        pre_start_commands,
+        post_start_commands,
+        cluster_config,
+        env_file,
+    )
 
 
 def _convert_to_new_format(old_pod_array):
@@ -370,11 +494,7 @@ def _convert_to_new_format(old_pod_array):
         if isinstance(old_pod, dict):
             new_pod_array.append(old_pod)
         else:
-            new_pod = {
+            new_pod = {"name": old_pod, "repository": "internal", "path": old_pod}
-                "name": old_pod,
-                "repository": "internal",
-                "path": old_pod
-            }
             new_pod_array.append(new_pod)
     return new_pod_array
 
@@ -388,14 +508,15 @@ def _run_command(ctx, cluster_name, command):
     command_env["CERC_SO_COMPOSE_PROJECT"] = cluster_name
     if ctx.debug:
         command_env["CERC_SCRIPT_DEBUG"] = "true"
-    command_result = subprocess.run(command_file, shell=True, env=command_env, cwd=command_dir)
+    command_result = subprocess.run(
+        command_file, shell=True, env=command_env, cwd=command_dir
+    )
     if command_result.returncode != 0:
         print(f"FATAL Error running command: {command}")
         sys.exit(1)
 
 
 def _orchestrate_cluster_config(ctx, cluster_config, deployer, container_exec_env):
-
     @dataclass
     class ConfigDirective:
         source_container: str
@@ -413,24 +534,32 @@ def _orchestrate_cluster_config(ctx, cluster_config, deployer, container_exec_en
                     container_config[directive].split(".")[0],
                     container_config[directive].split(".")[1],
                     container,
-                    directive
+                    directive,
                 )
                 if ctx.verbose:
-                    print(f"Setting {pd.destination_container}.{pd.destination_variable}"
+                    print(
-                          f" = {pd.source_container}.{pd.source_variable}")
+                        f"Setting {pd.destination_container}.{pd.destination_variable}"
+                        f" = {pd.source_container}.{pd.source_variable}"
+                    )
                 # TODO: add a timeout
                 waiting_for_data = True
                 destination_output = "*** no output received yet ***"
                 while waiting_for_data:
-                    # TODO: fix the script paths so they're consistent between containers
+                    # TODO: fix the script paths so they're consistent between
+                    # containers
                     source_value = None
                     try:
-                        source_value = deployer.execute(pd.source_container,
+                        source_value = deployer.execute(
-                                                        ["sh", "-c",
+                            pd.source_container,
+                            [
+                                "sh",
+                                "-c",
                                 "sh /docker-entrypoint-scripts.d/export-"
-                                                         f"{pd.source_variable}.sh"],
+                                f"{pd.source_variable}.sh",
+                            ],
                             tty=False,
-                                                        envs=container_exec_env)
+                            envs=container_exec_env,
+                        )
                     except DeployerException as error:
                         if ctx.debug:
                             print(f"Docker exception reading config source: {error}")
@@ -438,20 +567,28 @@ def _orchestrate_cluster_config(ctx, cluster_config, deployer, container_exec_en
                         # "It returned with code 1"
                         if "It returned with code 1" in str(error):
                             if ctx.verbose:
-                                print("Config export script returned an error, re-trying")
+                                print(
-                        # If the script failed to execute (e.g. the file is not there) then we get:
+                                    "Config export script returned an error, re-trying"
+                                )
+                        # If the script failed to execute
+                        # (e.g. the file is not there) then we get:
                         # "It returned with code 2"
                         if "It returned with code 2" in str(error):
                             print(f"Fatal error reading config source: {error}")
                     if source_value:
                         if ctx.debug:
                             print(f"fetched source value: {source_value}")
-                        destination_output = deployer.execute(pd.destination_container,
+                        destination_output = deployer.execute(
-                                                              ["sh", "-c",
+                            pd.destination_container,
+                            [
+                                "sh",
+                                "-c",
                                 f"sh /scripts/import-{pd.destination_variable}.sh"
-                                                               f" {source_value}"],
+                                f" {source_value}",
+                            ],
                             tty=False,
-                                                              envs=container_exec_env)
+                            envs=container_exec_env,
+                        )
                         waiting_for_data = False
                     if ctx.debug and not waiting_for_data:
                         print(f"destination output: {destination_output}")
@@ -460,3 +597,4 @@ def _orchestrate_cluster_config(ctx, cluster_config, deployer, container_exec_en
 command.add_command(deployment_init)
 command.add_command(deployment_create)
 command.add_command(deployment_setup)
+command.add_command(k8s_command.command, "k8s")

stack_orchestrator/deploy/deploy_types.py

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
 # along with this program.  If not, see <http:#www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
-from typing import List, Mapping
+from typing import List, Mapping, Optional
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 from stack_orchestrator.command_types import CommandOptions
 from stack_orchestrator.deploy.deployer import Deployer
@@ -21,20 +21,21 @@ from stack_orchestrator.deploy.deployer import Deployer
 
 @dataclass
 class ClusterContext:
-    options: CommandOptions  # TODO: this should be in its own object not stuffed in here
+    # TODO: this should be in its own object not stuffed in here
-    cluster: str
+    options: CommandOptions
+    cluster: Optional[str]
     compose_files: List[str]
     pre_start_commands: List[str]
     post_start_commands: List[str]
-    config: str
+    config: Optional[str]
-    env_file: str
+    env_file: Optional[str]
 
 
 @dataclass
 class DeployCommandContext:
     stack: str
     cluster_context: ClusterContext
-    deployer: Deployer
+    deployer: Optional[Deployer]
 
 
 @dataclass

stack_orchestrator/deploy/deploy_util.py

@@ -15,7 +15,12 @@
 
 from typing import List, Any
 from stack_orchestrator.deploy.deploy_types import DeployCommandContext, VolumeMapping
-from stack_orchestrator.util import get_parsed_stack_config, get_yaml, get_pod_list, resolve_compose_file
+from stack_orchestrator.util import (
+    get_parsed_stack_config,
+    get_yaml,
+    get_pod_list,
+    resolve_compose_file,
+)
 from stack_orchestrator.opts import opts
 
 
@@ -38,7 +43,7 @@ def _container_image_from_service(stack: str, service: str):
 
 
 def parsed_pod_files_map_from_file_names(pod_files):
-    parsed_pod_yaml_map : Any = {}
+    parsed_pod_yaml_map: Any = {}
     for pod_file in pod_files:
         with open(pod_file, "r") as pod_file_descriptor:
             parsed_pod_file = get_yaml().load(pod_file_descriptor)
@@ -73,19 +78,28 @@ def _volumes_to_docker(mounts: List[VolumeMapping]):
     return result
 
 
-def run_container_command(ctx: DeployCommandContext, service: str, command: str, mounts: List[VolumeMapping]):
+def run_container_command(
+    ctx: DeployCommandContext, service: str, command: str, mounts: List[VolumeMapping]
+):
     deployer = ctx.deployer
+    if deployer is None:
+        raise ValueError("Deployer is not configured")
     container_image = _container_image_from_service(ctx.stack, service)
+    if container_image is None:
+        raise ValueError(f"Container image not found for service: {service}")
     docker_volumes = _volumes_to_docker(mounts)
     if ctx.cluster_context.options.debug:
         print(f"Running this command in {service} container: {command}")
     docker_output = deployer.run(
         container_image,
-        ["-c", command], entrypoint="sh",
+        ["-c", command],
-        # Current laconicd container has a bug where it crashes when run not as root
+        entrypoint="sh",
-        # Commented out line below is a workaround. Created files end up owned by root on the host
+        # Current laconicd container has a bug where it crashes when run not
+        # as root
+        # Commented out line below is a workaround. Created files end up
+        # owned by root on the host
         # user=f"{os.getuid()}:{os.getgid()}",
-        volumes=docker_volumes
+        volumes=docker_volumes,
     )
     # There doesn't seem to be a way to get an exit code from docker.run()
     return (docker_output, 0)

stack_orchestrator/deploy/deployer.py

@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@
 
 from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
 from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Optional
 
 
 class Deployer(ABC):
-
     @abstractmethod
     def up(self, detach, skip_cluster_management, services):
         pass
@@ -52,7 +52,21 @@ class Deployer(ABC):
         pass
 
     @abstractmethod
-    def run(self, image: str, command=None, user=None, volumes=None, entrypoint=None, env={}, ports=[], detach=False):
+    def run(
+        self,
+        image: str,
+        command=None,
+        user=None,
+        volumes=None,
+        entrypoint=None,
+        env={},
+        ports=[],
+        detach=False,
+    ):
+        pass
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    def run_job(self, job_name: str, release_name: Optional[str] = None):
         pass
 
 
@@ -62,7 +76,6 @@ class DeployerException(Exception):
 
 
 class DeployerConfigGenerator(ABC):
-
     @abstractmethod
     def generate(self, deployment_dir: Path):
         pass

stack_orchestrator/deploy/deployer_factory.py

@@ -14,8 +14,14 @@
 # along with this program.  If not, see <http:#www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 from stack_orchestrator import constants
-from stack_orchestrator.deploy.k8s.deploy_k8s import K8sDeployer, K8sDeployerConfigGenerator
+from stack_orchestrator.deploy.k8s.deploy_k8s import (
-from stack_orchestrator.deploy.compose.deploy_docker import DockerDeployer, DockerDeployerConfigGenerator
+    K8sDeployer,
+    K8sDeployerConfigGenerator,
+)
+from stack_orchestrator.deploy.compose.deploy_docker import (
+    DockerDeployer,
+    DockerDeployerConfigGenerator,
+)
 
 
 def getDeployerConfigGenerator(type: str, deployment_context):
@@ -27,10 +33,27 @@ def getDeployerConfigGenerator(type: str, deployment_context):
         print(f"ERROR: deploy-to {type} is not valid")
 
 
-def getDeployer(type: str, deployment_context, compose_files, compose_project_name, compose_env_file):
+def getDeployer(
+    type: str, deployment_context, compose_files, compose_project_name, compose_env_file
+):
     if type == "compose" or type is None:
-        return DockerDeployer(type, deployment_context, compose_files, compose_project_name, compose_env_file)
+        return DockerDeployer(
-    elif type == type == constants.k8s_deploy_type or type == constants.k8s_kind_deploy_type:
+            type,
-        return K8sDeployer(type, deployment_context, compose_files, compose_project_name, compose_env_file)
+            deployment_context,
+            compose_files,
+            compose_project_name,
+            compose_env_file,
+        )
+    elif (
+        type == type == constants.k8s_deploy_type
+        or type == constants.k8s_kind_deploy_type
+    ):
+        return K8sDeployer(
+            type,
+            deployment_context,
+            compose_files,
+            compose_project_name,
+            compose_env_file,
+        )
     else:
         print(f"ERROR: deploy-to {type} is not valid")

stack_orchestrator/deploy/deployment.py

@@ -15,11 +15,24 @@
 
 import click
 from pathlib import Path
+import subprocess
 import sys
+import time
 from stack_orchestrator import constants
 from stack_orchestrator.deploy.images import push_images_operation
-from stack_orchestrator.deploy.deploy import up_operation, down_operation, ps_operation, port_operation, status_operation
+from stack_orchestrator.deploy.deploy import (
-from stack_orchestrator.deploy.deploy import exec_operation, logs_operation, create_deploy_context, update_operation
+    up_operation,
+    down_operation,
+    ps_operation,
+    port_operation,
+    status_operation,
+)
+from stack_orchestrator.deploy.deploy import (
+    exec_operation,
+    logs_operation,
+    create_deploy_context,
+    update_operation,
+)
 from stack_orchestrator.deploy.deploy_types import DeployCommandContext
 from stack_orchestrator.deploy.deployment_context import DeploymentContext
 
@@ -28,7 +41,7 @@ from stack_orchestrator.deploy.deployment_context import DeploymentContext
 @click.option("--dir", required=True, help="path to deployment directory")
 @click.pass_context
 def command(ctx, dir):
-    '''manage a deployment'''
+    """manage a deployment"""
 
     # Check that --stack wasn't supplied
     if ctx.parent.obj.stack:
@@ -40,7 +53,10 @@ def command(ctx, dir):
         print(f"Error: deployment directory {dir} does not exist")
         sys.exit(1)
     if not dir_path.is_dir():
-        print(f"Error: supplied deployment directory path {dir} exists but is a file not a directory")
+        print(
+            f"Error: supplied deployment directory path {dir} exists but is a "
+            "file not a directory"
+        )
         sys.exit(1)
     # Store the deployment context for subcommands
     deployment_context = DeploymentContext()
@@ -57,16 +73,31 @@ def make_deploy_context(ctx) -> DeployCommandContext:
     else:
         deployment_type = constants.compose_deploy_type
     stack = context.deployment_dir
-    return create_deploy_context(ctx.parent.parent.obj, context, stack, None, None,
+    return create_deploy_context(
-                                 cluster_name, env_file, deployment_type)
+        ctx.parent.parent.obj,
+        context,
+        stack,
+        None,
+        None,
+        cluster_name,
+        env_file,
+        deployment_type,
+    )
 
 
 # TODO: remove legacy up command since it's an alias for start
 @command.command()
-@click.option("--stay-attached/--detatch-terminal", default=False, help="detatch or not to see container stdout")
+@click.option(
-@click.option("--skip-cluster-management/--perform-cluster-management",
+    "--stay-attached/--detatch-terminal",
-              default=False, help="Skip cluster initialization/tear-down (only for kind-k8s deployments)")
+    default=False,
-@click.argument('extra_args', nargs=-1)  # help: command: up <service1> <service2>
+    help="detatch or not to see container stdout",
+)
+@click.option(
+    "--skip-cluster-management/--perform-cluster-management",
+    default=False,
+    help="Skip cluster initialization/tear-down (only for kind-k8s deployments)",
+)
+@click.argument("extra_args", nargs=-1)  # help: command: up <service1> <service2>
 @click.pass_context
 def up(ctx, stay_attached, skip_cluster_management, extra_args):
     ctx.obj = make_deploy_context(ctx)
@@ -76,10 +107,17 @@ def up(ctx, stay_attached, skip_cluster_management, extra_args):
 
 # start is the preferred alias for up
 @command.command()
-@click.option("--stay-attached/--detatch-terminal", default=False, help="detatch or not to see container stdout")
+@click.option(
-@click.option("--skip-cluster-management/--perform-cluster-management",
+    "--stay-attached/--detatch-terminal",
-              default=False, help="Skip cluster initialization/tear-down (only for kind-k8s deployments)")
+    default=False,
-@click.argument('extra_args', nargs=-1)  # help: command: up <service1> <service2>
+    help="detatch or not to see container stdout",
+)
+@click.option(
+    "--skip-cluster-management/--perform-cluster-management",
+    default=False,
+    help="Skip cluster initialization/tear-down (only for kind-k8s deployments)",
+)
+@click.argument("extra_args", nargs=-1)  # help: command: up <service1> <service2>
 @click.pass_context
 def start(ctx, stay_attached, skip_cluster_management, extra_args):
     ctx.obj = make_deploy_context(ctx)
@@ -89,10 +127,15 @@ def start(ctx, stay_attached, skip_cluster_management, extra_args):
 
 # TODO: remove legacy up command since it's an alias for stop
 @command.command()
-@click.option("--delete-volumes/--preserve-volumes", default=False, help="delete data volumes")
+@click.option(
-@click.option("--skip-cluster-management/--perform-cluster-management",
+    "--delete-volumes/--preserve-volumes", default=False, help="delete data volumes"
-              default=False, help="Skip cluster initialization/tear-down (only for kind-k8s deployments)")
+)
-@click.argument('extra_args', nargs=-1)  # help: command: down <service1> <service2>
+@click.option(
+    "--skip-cluster-management/--perform-cluster-management",
+    default=False,
+    help="Skip cluster initialization/tear-down (only for kind-k8s deployments)",
+)
+@click.argument("extra_args", nargs=-1)  # help: command: down <service1> <service2>
 @click.pass_context
 def down(ctx, delete_volumes, skip_cluster_management, extra_args):
     # Get the stack config file name
@@ -103,10 +146,15 @@ def down(ctx, delete_volumes, skip_cluster_management, extra_args):
 
 # stop is the preferred alias for down
 @command.command()
-@click.option("--delete-volumes/--preserve-volumes", default=False, help="delete data volumes")
+@click.option(
-@click.option("--skip-cluster-management/--perform-cluster-management",
+    "--delete-volumes/--preserve-volumes", default=False, help="delete data volumes"
-              default=False, help="Skip cluster initialization/tear-down (only for kind-k8s deployments)")
+)
-@click.argument('extra_args', nargs=-1)  # help: command: down <service1> <service2>
+@click.option(
+    "--skip-cluster-management/--perform-cluster-management",
+    default=False,
+    help="Skip cluster initialization/tear-down (only for kind-k8s deployments)",
+)
+@click.argument("extra_args", nargs=-1)  # help: command: down <service1> <service2>
 @click.pass_context
 def stop(ctx, delete_volumes, skip_cluster_management, extra_args):
     # TODO: add cluster name and env file here
@@ -130,7 +178,7 @@ def push_images(ctx):
 
 
 @command.command()
-@click.argument('extra_args', nargs=-1)  # help: command: port <service1> <service2>
+@click.argument("extra_args", nargs=-1)  # help: command: port <service1> <service2>
 @click.pass_context
 def port(ctx, extra_args):
     ctx.obj = make_deploy_context(ctx)
@@ -138,7 +186,7 @@ def port(ctx, extra_args):
 
 
 @command.command()
-@click.argument('extra_args', nargs=-1)  # help: command: exec <service> <command>
+@click.argument("extra_args", nargs=-1)  # help: command: exec <service> <command>
 @click.pass_context
 def exec(ctx, extra_args):
     ctx.obj = make_deploy_context(ctx)
@@ -148,7 +196,7 @@ def exec(ctx, extra_args):
 @command.command()
 @click.option("--tail", "-n", default=None, help="number of lines to display")
 @click.option("--follow", "-f", is_flag=True, default=False, help="follow log output")
-@click.argument('extra_args', nargs=-1)  # help: command: logs <service1> <service2>
+@click.argument("extra_args", nargs=-1)  # help: command: logs <service1> <service2>
 @click.pass_context
 def logs(ctx, tail, follow, extra_args):
     ctx.obj = make_deploy_context(ctx)
@@ -167,3 +215,191 @@ def status(ctx):
 def update(ctx):
     ctx.obj = make_deploy_context(ctx)
     update_operation(ctx)
+
+
+@command.command()
+@click.argument("job_name")
+@click.option(
+    "--helm-release",
+    help="Helm release name (for k8s helm chart deployments, defaults to chart name)",
+)
+@click.pass_context
+def run_job(ctx, job_name, helm_release):
+    """run a one-time job from the stack"""
+    from stack_orchestrator.deploy.deploy import run_job_operation
+
+    ctx.obj = make_deploy_context(ctx)
+    run_job_operation(ctx, job_name, helm_release)
+
+
+@command.command()
+@click.option("--stack-path", help="Path to stack git repo (overrides stored path)")
+@click.option(
+    "--spec-file", help="Path to GitOps spec.yml in repo (e.g., deployment/spec.yml)"
+)
+@click.option("--config-file", help="Config file to pass to deploy init")
+@click.option(
+    "--force",
+    is_flag=True,
+    default=False,
+    help="Skip DNS verification",
+)
+@click.option(
+    "--expected-ip",
+    help="Expected IP for DNS verification (if different from egress)",
+)
+@click.pass_context
+def restart(ctx, stack_path, spec_file, config_file, force, expected_ip):
+    """Pull latest code and restart deployment using git-tracked spec.
+
+    GitOps workflow:
+    1. Operator maintains spec.yml in their git repository
+    2. This command pulls latest code (including updated spec.yml)
+    3. If hostname changed, verifies DNS routes to this server
+    4. Syncs deployment directory with the git-tracked spec
+    5. Stops and restarts the deployment
+
+    Data volumes are always preserved. The cluster is never destroyed.
+
+    Stack source resolution (in order):
+    1. --stack-path argument (if provided)
+    2. stack-source field in deployment.yml (if stored)
+    3. Error if neither available
+
+    Note: spec.yml should be maintained in git, not regenerated from
+    commands.py on each restart. Use 'deploy init' only for initial
+    spec generation, then customize and commit to your operator repo.
+    """
+    from stack_orchestrator.util import get_yaml, get_parsed_deployment_spec
+    from stack_orchestrator.deploy.deployment_create import create_operation
+    from stack_orchestrator.deploy.dns_probe import verify_dns_via_probe
+
+    deployment_context: DeploymentContext = ctx.obj
+
+    # Get current spec info (before git pull)
+    current_spec = deployment_context.spec
+    current_http_proxy = current_spec.get_http_proxy()
+    current_hostname = (
+        current_http_proxy[0]["host-name"] if current_http_proxy else None
+    )
+
+    # Resolve stack source path
+    if stack_path:
+        stack_source = Path(stack_path).resolve()
+    else:
+        # Try to get from deployment.yml
+        deployment_file = (
+            deployment_context.deployment_dir / constants.deployment_file_name
+        )
+        deployment_data = get_yaml().load(open(deployment_file))
+        stack_source_str = deployment_data.get("stack-source")
+        if not stack_source_str:
+            print(
+                "Error: No stack-source in deployment.yml and --stack-path not provided"
+            )
+            print("Use --stack-path to specify the stack git repository location")
+            sys.exit(1)
+        stack_source = Path(stack_source_str)
+
+    if not stack_source.exists():
+        print(f"Error: Stack source path does not exist: {stack_source}")
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    print("=== Deployment Restart ===")
+    print(f"Deployment dir: {deployment_context.deployment_dir}")
+    print(f"Stack source: {stack_source}")
+    print(f"Current hostname: {current_hostname}")
+
+    # Step 1: Git pull (brings in updated spec.yml from operator's repo)
+    print("\n[1/4] Pulling latest code from stack repository...")
+    git_result = subprocess.run(
+        ["git", "pull"], cwd=stack_source, capture_output=True, text=True
+    )
+    if git_result.returncode != 0:
+        print(f"Git pull failed: {git_result.stderr}")
+        sys.exit(1)
+    print(f"Git pull: {git_result.stdout.strip()}")
+
+    # Determine spec file location
+    # Priority: --spec-file argument > repo's deployment/spec.yml > deployment dir
+    # Stack path is like: repo/stack_orchestrator/data/stacks/stack-name
+    # So repo root is 4 parents up
+    repo_root = stack_source.parent.parent.parent.parent
+    if spec_file:
+        # Spec file relative to repo root
+        spec_file_path = repo_root / spec_file
+    else:
+        # Try standard GitOps location in repo
+        gitops_spec = repo_root / "deployment" / "spec.yml"
+        if gitops_spec.exists():
+            spec_file_path = gitops_spec
+        else:
+            # Fall back to deployment directory
+            spec_file_path = deployment_context.deployment_dir / "spec.yml"
+
+    if not spec_file_path.exists():
+        print(f"Error: spec.yml not found at {spec_file_path}")
+        print("For GitOps, add spec.yml to your repo at deployment/spec.yml")
+        print("Or specify --spec-file with path relative to repo root")
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    print(f"Using spec: {spec_file_path}")
+
+    # Parse spec to check for hostname changes
+    new_spec_obj = get_parsed_deployment_spec(str(spec_file_path))
+    new_http_proxy = new_spec_obj.get("network", {}).get("http-proxy", [])
+    new_hostname = new_http_proxy[0]["host-name"] if new_http_proxy else None
+
+    print(f"Spec hostname: {new_hostname}")
+
+    # Step 2: DNS verification (only if hostname changed)
+    if new_hostname and new_hostname != current_hostname:
+        print(f"\n[2/4] Hostname changed: {current_hostname} -> {new_hostname}")
+        if force:
+            print("DNS verification skipped (--force)")
+        else:
+            print("Verifying DNS via probe...")
+            if not verify_dns_via_probe(new_hostname):
+                print(f"\nDNS verification failed for {new_hostname}")
+                print("Ensure DNS is configured before restarting.")
+                print("Use --force to skip this check.")
+                sys.exit(1)
+    else:
+        print("\n[2/4] Hostname unchanged, skipping DNS verification")
+
+    # Step 3: Sync deployment directory with spec
+    print("\n[3/4] Syncing deployment directory...")
+    deploy_ctx = make_deploy_context(ctx)
+    create_operation(
+        deployment_command_context=deploy_ctx,
+        spec_file=str(spec_file_path),
+        deployment_dir=str(deployment_context.deployment_dir),
+        update=True,
+        network_dir=None,
+        initial_peers=None,
+    )
+
+    # Reload deployment context with updated spec
+    deployment_context.init(deployment_context.deployment_dir)
+    ctx.obj = deployment_context
+
+    # Stop deployment
+    print("\n[4/4] Restarting deployment...")
+    ctx.obj = make_deploy_context(ctx)
+    down_operation(
+        ctx, delete_volumes=False, extra_args_list=[], skip_cluster_management=True
+    )
+
+    # Brief pause to ensure clean shutdown
+    time.sleep(5)
+
+    # Start deployment
+    up_operation(
+        ctx, services_list=None, stay_attached=False, skip_cluster_management=True
+    )
+
+    print("\n=== Restart Complete ===")
+    print("Deployment restarted with git-tracked configuration.")
+    if new_hostname and new_hostname != current_hostname:
+        print(f"\nNew hostname: {new_hostname}")
+        print("Caddy will automatically provision TLS certificate.")

stack_orchestrator/deploy/deployment_context.py

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-
 # Copyright © 2022, 2023 Vulcanize
 
 # This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
@@ -45,18 +44,20 @@ class DeploymentContext:
     def get_compose_dir(self):
         return self.deployment_dir.joinpath(constants.compose_dir_name)
 
+    def get_compose_file(self, name: str):
+        return self.get_compose_dir() / f"docker-compose-{name}.yml"
+
     def get_cluster_id(self):
         return self.id
 
-    def init(self, dir):
+    def init(self, dir: Path):
-        self.deployment_dir = dir
+        self.deployment_dir = dir.absolute()
         self.spec = Spec()
         self.spec.init_from_file(self.get_spec_file())
         self.stack = Stack(self.spec.obj["stack"])
         self.stack.init_from_file(self.get_stack_file())
         deployment_file_path = self.get_deployment_file()
         if deployment_file_path.exists():
-            with deployment_file_path:
             obj = get_yaml().load(open(deployment_file_path, "r"))
             self.id = obj[constants.cluster_id_key]
         # Handle the case of a legacy deployment with no file
@@ -67,3 +68,17 @@ class DeploymentContext:
             unique_cluster_descriptor = f"{path},{self.get_stack_file()},None,None"
             hash = hashlib.md5(unique_cluster_descriptor.encode()).hexdigest()[:16]
             self.id = f"{constants.cluster_name_prefix}{hash}"
+
+    def modify_yaml(self, file_path: Path, modifier_func):
+        """Load a YAML, apply a modification function, and write it back."""
+        if not file_path.absolute().is_relative_to(self.deployment_dir):
+            raise ValueError(f"File is not inside deployment directory: {file_path}")
+
+        yaml = get_yaml()
+        with open(file_path, "r") as f:
+            yaml_data = yaml.load(f)
+
+        modifier_func(yaml_data)
+
+        with open(file_path, "w") as f:
+            yaml.dump(yaml_data, f)

stack_orchestrator/deploy/deployment_create.py

@@ -15,19 +15,38 @@
 
 import click
 from importlib import util
+import json
 import os
+import re
+import base64
 from pathlib import Path
-from typing import List
+from typing import List, Optional
 import random
-from shutil import copy, copyfile, copytree
+from shutil import copy, copyfile, copytree, rmtree
 from secrets import token_hex
 import sys
+import filecmp
+import tempfile
+
 from stack_orchestrator import constants
 from stack_orchestrator.opts import opts
-from stack_orchestrator.util import (get_stack_path, get_parsed_deployment_spec, get_parsed_stack_config,
+from stack_orchestrator.util import (
-                                     global_options, get_yaml, get_pod_list, get_pod_file_path, pod_has_scripts,
+    get_stack_path,
-                                     get_pod_script_paths, get_plugin_code_paths, error_exit, env_var_map_from_file,
+    get_parsed_deployment_spec,
-                                     resolve_config_dir)
+    get_parsed_stack_config,
+    global_options,
+    get_yaml,
+    get_pod_list,
+    get_pod_file_path,
+    pod_has_scripts,
+    get_pod_script_paths,
+    get_plugin_code_paths,
+    error_exit,
+    env_var_map_from_file,
+    resolve_config_dir,
+    get_job_list,
+    get_job_file_path,
+)
 from stack_orchestrator.deploy.spec import Spec
 from stack_orchestrator.deploy.deploy_types import LaconicStackSetupCommand
 from stack_orchestrator.deploy.deployer_factory import getDeployerConfigGenerator
@@ -45,21 +64,21 @@ def _get_ports(stack):
     yaml = get_yaml()
     for pod in pods:
         pod_file_path = get_pod_file_path(stack, parsed_stack, pod)
+        if pod_file_path is None:
+            continue
         parsed_pod_file = yaml.load(open(pod_file_path, "r"))
         if "services" in parsed_pod_file:
             for svc_name, svc in parsed_pod_file["services"].items():
                 if "ports" in svc:
-                    # Ports can appear as strings or numbers.  We normalize them as strings.
+                    # Ports can appear as strings or numbers.  We normalize them as
+                    # strings.
                     ports[svc_name] = [str(x) for x in svc["ports"]]
     return ports
 
 
 def _get_named_volumes(stack):
     # Parse the compose files looking for named volumes
-    named_volumes = {
+    named_volumes = {"rw": [], "ro": []}
-        "rw": [],
-        "ro": []
-    }
     parsed_stack = get_parsed_stack_config(stack)
     pods = get_pod_list(parsed_stack)
     yaml = get_yaml()
@@ -75,12 +94,14 @@ def _get_named_volumes(stack):
                             ret[svc_name] = {
                                 "volume": parts[0],
                                 "mount": parts[1],
-                                "options": parts[2] if len(parts) == 3 else None
+                                "options": parts[2] if len(parts) == 3 else None,
                             }
         return ret
 
     for pod in pods:
         pod_file_path = get_pod_file_path(stack, parsed_stack, pod)
+        if pod_file_path is None:
+            continue
         parsed_pod_file = yaml.load(open(pod_file_path, "r"))
         if "volumes" in parsed_pod_file:
             volumes = parsed_pod_file["volumes"]
@@ -88,7 +109,10 @@ def _get_named_volumes(stack):
                 for vu in find_vol_usage(parsed_pod_file, volume).values():
                     read_only = vu["options"] == "ro"
                     if read_only:
-                        if vu["volume"] not in named_volumes["rw"] and vu["volume"] not in named_volumes["ro"]:
+                        if (
+                            vu["volume"] not in named_volumes["rw"]
+                            and vu["volume"] not in named_volumes["ro"]
+                        ):
                             named_volumes["ro"].append(vu["volume"])
                     else:
                         if vu["volume"] not in named_volumes["rw"]:
@@ -108,10 +132,13 @@ def _create_bind_dir_if_relative(volume, path_string, compose_dir):
         absolute_path.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
     else:
         if not path.exists():
-            print(f"WARNING: mount path for volume {volume} does not exist: {path_string}")
+            print(
+                f"WARNING: mount path for volume {volume} does not exist: {path_string}"
+            )
 
 
-# See: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/45699189/editing-docker-compose-yml-with-pyyaml
+# See:
+# https://stackoverflow.com/questions/45699189/editing-docker-compose-yml-with-pyyaml
 def _fixup_pod_file(pod, spec, compose_dir):
     deployment_type = spec[constants.deploy_to_key]
     # Fix up volumes
@@ -123,7 +150,11 @@ def _fixup_pod_file(pod, spec, compose_dir):
                 if volume in spec_volumes:
                     volume_spec = spec_volumes[volume]
                     if volume_spec:
-                        volume_spec_fixedup = volume_spec if Path(volume_spec).is_absolute() else f".{volume_spec}"
+                        volume_spec_fixedup = (
+                            volume_spec
+                            if Path(volume_spec).is_absolute()
+                            else f".{volume_spec}"
+                        )
                         _create_bind_dir_if_relative(volume, volume_spec, compose_dir)
                         # this is Docker specific
                         if spec.is_docker_deployment():
@@ -132,8 +163,8 @@ def _fixup_pod_file(pod, spec, compose_dir):
                                 "driver_opts": {
                                     "type": "none",
                                     "device": volume_spec_fixedup,
-                                    "o": "bind"
+                                    "o": "bind",
-                                }
+                                },
                             }
                             pod["volumes"][volume] = new_volume_spec
 
@@ -181,6 +212,8 @@ def call_stack_deploy_init(deploy_command_context):
     for python_file_path in python_file_paths:
         if python_file_path.exists():
             spec = util.spec_from_file_location("commands", python_file_path)
+            if spec is None or spec.loader is None:
+                continue
             imported_stack = util.module_from_spec(spec)
             spec.loader.exec_module(imported_stack)
             if _has_method(imported_stack, "init"):
@@ -189,12 +222,17 @@ def call_stack_deploy_init(deploy_command_context):
                     init_done = True
                 else:
                     # TODO: remove this restriction
-                    print(f"Skipping init() from plugin {python_file_path}. Only one init() is allowed.")
+                    print(
+                        f"Skipping init() from plugin {python_file_path}. "
+                        "Only one init() is allowed."
+                    )
     return ret
 
 
 # TODO: fold this with function above
-def call_stack_deploy_setup(deploy_command_context, parameters: LaconicStackSetupCommand, extra_args):
+def call_stack_deploy_setup(
+    deploy_command_context, parameters: LaconicStackSetupCommand, extra_args
+):
     # Link with the python file in the stack
     # Call a function in it
     # If no function found, return None
@@ -202,6 +240,8 @@ def call_stack_deploy_setup(deploy_command_context, parameters: LaconicStackSetu
     for python_file_path in python_file_paths:
         if python_file_path.exists():
             spec = util.spec_from_file_location("commands", python_file_path)
+            if spec is None or spec.loader is None:
+                continue
             imported_stack = util.module_from_spec(spec)
             spec.loader.exec_module(imported_stack)
             if _has_method(imported_stack, "setup"):
@@ -217,6 +257,8 @@ def call_stack_deploy_create(deployment_context, extra_args):
     for python_file_path in python_file_paths:
         if python_file_path.exists():
             spec = util.spec_from_file_location("commands", python_file_path)
+            if spec is None or spec.loader is None:
+                continue
             imported_stack = util.module_from_spec(spec)
             spec.loader.exec_module(imported_stack)
             if _has_method(imported_stack, "create"):
@@ -247,7 +289,13 @@ def _find_extra_config_dirs(parsed_pod_file, pod):
 
 
 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"]
+    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
@@ -259,7 +307,9 @@ def _get_mapped_ports(stack: str, map_recipe: str):
                         orig_port = ports_array[x]
                         # Strip /udp suffix if present
                         bare_orig_port = orig_port.replace("/udp", "")
-                        random_port = random.randint(20000, 50000)  # Beware: we're relying on luck to not collide
+                        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
@@ -278,7 +328,10 @@ def _get_mapped_ports(stack: str, map_recipe: str):
                         else:
                             print("Error: bad map_recipe")
             else:
-                print(f"Error: --map-ports-to-host must specify one of: {port_map_recipes}")
+                print(
+                    f"Error: --map-ports-to-host must specify one of: "
+                    f"{port_map_recipes}"
+                )
                 sys.exit(1)
     return ports
 
@@ -303,33 +356,54 @@ def _parse_config_variables(variable_values: str):
 
 @click.command()
 @click.option("--config", help="Provide config variables for the deployment")
-@click.option("--config-file", help="Provide config variables in a file for the deployment")
+@click.option(
+    "--config-file", help="Provide config variables in a file for the deployment"
+)
 @click.option("--kube-config", help="Provide a config file for a k8s deployment")
-@click.option("--image-registry", help="Provide a container image registry url for this k8s cluster")
+@click.option(
+    "--image-registry",
+    help="Provide a container image registry url for this k8s cluster",
+)
 @click.option("--output", required=True, help="Write yaml spec file here")
-@click.option("--map-ports-to-host", required=False,
+@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")
+    "localhost-same, any-same, localhost-fixed-random, any-fixed-random",
+)
 @click.pass_context
-def init(ctx, config, config_file, kube_config, image_registry, output, map_ports_to_host):
+def init(
+    ctx, config, config_file, kube_config, image_registry, output, map_ports_to_host
+):
     stack = global_options(ctx).stack
     deployer_type = ctx.obj.deployer.type
     deploy_command_context = ctx.obj
     return init_operation(
         deploy_command_context,
-        stack, deployer_type,
+        stack,
-        config, config_file,
+        deployer_type,
+        config,
+        config_file,
         kube_config,
         image_registry,
         output,
-        map_ports_to_host)
+        map_ports_to_host,
+    )
 
 
 # The init command's implementation is in a separate function so that we can
 # call it from other commands, bypassing the click decoration stuff
-def init_operation(deploy_command_context, stack, deployer_type, config,
+def init_operation(
-                   config_file, kube_config, image_registry, output, map_ports_to_host):
+    deploy_command_context,
-
+    stack,
+    deployer_type,
+    config,
+    config_file,
+    kube_config,
+    image_registry,
+    output,
+    map_ports_to_host,
+):
     default_spec_file_content = call_stack_deploy_init(deploy_command_context)
     spec_file_content = {"stack": stack, constants.deploy_to_key: deployer_type}
     if deployer_type == "k8s":
@@ -340,13 +414,20 @@ def init_operation(deploy_command_context, stack, deployer_type, config,
         if image_registry:
             spec_file_content.update({constants.image_registry_key: image_registry})
         else:
-            print("WARNING: --image-registry not specified, only default container registries (eg, Docker Hub) will be available")
+            print(
+                "WARNING: --image-registry not specified, only default container "
+                "registries (eg, Docker Hub) will be available"
+            )
     else:
         # Check for --kube-config supplied for non-relevant deployer types
         if kube_config is not None:
-            error_exit(f"--kube-config is not allowed with a {deployer_type} deployment")
+            error_exit(
+                f"--kube-config is not allowed with a {deployer_type} deployment"
+            )
         if image_registry is not None:
-            error_exit(f"--image-registry is not allowed with a {deployer_type} deployment")
+            error_exit(
+                f"--image-registry is not allowed with a {deployer_type} deployment"
+            )
     if default_spec_file_content:
         spec_file_content.update(default_spec_file_content)
     config_variables = _parse_config_variables(config)
@@ -368,7 +449,9 @@ def init_operation(deploy_command_context, stack, deployer_type, config,
             spec_file_content.update({"config": merged_config})
 
     ports = _get_mapped_ports(stack, map_ports_to_host)
-    spec_file_content.update({"network": {"ports": ports}})
+    orig_network = spec_file_content.get("network", {})
+    orig_network["ports"] = ports
+    spec_file_content["network"] = orig_network
 
     named_volumes = _get_named_volumes(stack)
     if named_volumes:
@@ -388,25 +471,195 @@ def init_operation(deploy_command_context, stack, deployer_type, config,
             else:
                 volume_descriptors[named_volume] = f"./data/{named_volume}"
         if volume_descriptors:
-            spec_file_content["volumes"] = volume_descriptors
+            # Merge with existing volumes from stack init()
+            # init() volumes take precedence over compose defaults
+            orig_volumes = spec_file_content.get("volumes", {})
+            spec_file_content["volumes"] = {**volume_descriptors, **orig_volumes}
         if configmap_descriptors:
             spec_file_content["configmaps"] = configmap_descriptors
 
     if opts.o.debug:
-        print(f"Creating spec file for stack: {stack} with content: {spec_file_content}")
+        print(
+            f"Creating spec file for stack: {stack} with content: {spec_file_content}"
+        )
 
     with open(output, "w") as output_file:
         get_yaml().dump(spec_file_content, output_file)
 
 
-def _write_config_file(spec_file: Path, config_env_file: Path):
+# Token pattern: $generate:hex:32$ or $generate:base64:16$
+GENERATE_TOKEN_PATTERN = re.compile(r"\$generate:(\w+):(\d+)\$")
+
+
+def _generate_and_store_secrets(config_vars: dict, deployment_name: str):
+    """Generate secrets for $generate:...$ tokens and store in K8s Secret.
+
+    Called by `deploy create` - generates fresh secrets and stores them.
+    Returns the generated secrets dict for reference.
+    """
+    from kubernetes import client, config as k8s_config
+
+    secrets = {}
+    for name, value in config_vars.items():
+        if not isinstance(value, str):
+            continue
+        match = GENERATE_TOKEN_PATTERN.search(value)
+        if not match:
+            continue
+
+        secret_type, length = match.group(1), int(match.group(2))
+        if secret_type == "hex":
+            secrets[name] = token_hex(length)
+        elif secret_type == "base64":
+            secrets[name] = base64.b64encode(os.urandom(length)).decode()
+        else:
+            secrets[name] = token_hex(length)
+
+    if not secrets:
+        return secrets
+
+    # Store in K8s Secret
+    try:
+        k8s_config.load_kube_config()
+    except Exception:
+        # Fall back to in-cluster config if available
+        try:
+            k8s_config.load_incluster_config()
+        except Exception:
+            print(
+                "Warning: Could not load kube config, secrets will not be stored in K8s"
+            )
+            return secrets
+
+    v1 = client.CoreV1Api()
+    secret_name = f"{deployment_name}-generated-secrets"
+    namespace = "default"
+
+    secret_data = {k: base64.b64encode(v.encode()).decode() for k, v in secrets.items()}
+    k8s_secret = client.V1Secret(
+        metadata=client.V1ObjectMeta(name=secret_name), data=secret_data, type="Opaque"
+    )
+
+    try:
+        v1.create_namespaced_secret(namespace, k8s_secret)
+        num_secrets = len(secrets)
+        print(f"Created K8s Secret '{secret_name}' with {num_secrets} secret(s)")
+    except client.exceptions.ApiException as e:
+        if e.status == 409:  # Already exists
+            v1.replace_namespaced_secret(secret_name, namespace, k8s_secret)
+            num_secrets = len(secrets)
+            print(f"Updated K8s Secret '{secret_name}' with {num_secrets} secret(s)")
+        else:
+            raise
+
+    return secrets
+
+
+def create_registry_secret(spec: Spec, deployment_name: str) -> Optional[str]:
+    """Create K8s docker-registry secret from spec + environment.
+
+    Reads registry configuration from spec.yml and creates a Kubernetes
+    secret of type kubernetes.io/dockerconfigjson for image pulls.
+
+    Args:
+        spec: The deployment spec containing image-registry config
+        deployment_name: Name of the deployment (used for secret naming)
+
+    Returns:
+        The secret name if created, None if no registry config
+    """
+    from kubernetes import client, config as k8s_config
+
+    registry_config = spec.get_image_registry_config()
+    if not registry_config:
+        return None
+
+    server = registry_config.get("server")
+    username = registry_config.get("username")
+    token_env = registry_config.get("token-env")
+
+    if not all([server, username, token_env]):
+        return None
+
+    # Type narrowing for pyright - we've validated these aren't None above
+    assert token_env is not None
+    token = os.environ.get(token_env)
+    if not token:
+        print(
+            f"Warning: Registry token env var '{token_env}' not set, "
+            "skipping registry secret"
+        )
+        return None
+
+    # Create dockerconfigjson format (Docker API uses "password" field for tokens)
+    auth = base64.b64encode(f"{username}:{token}".encode()).decode()
+    docker_config = {
+        "auths": {server: {"username": username, "password": token, "auth": auth}}
+    }
+
+    # Secret name derived from deployment name
+    secret_name = f"{deployment_name}-registry"
+
+    # Load kube config
+    try:
+        k8s_config.load_kube_config()
+    except Exception:
+        try:
+            k8s_config.load_incluster_config()
+        except Exception:
+            print("Warning: Could not load kube config, registry secret not created")
+            return None
+
+    v1 = client.CoreV1Api()
+    namespace = "default"
+
+    k8s_secret = client.V1Secret(
+        metadata=client.V1ObjectMeta(name=secret_name),
+        data={
+            ".dockerconfigjson": base64.b64encode(
+                json.dumps(docker_config).encode()
+            ).decode()
+        },
+        type="kubernetes.io/dockerconfigjson",
+    )
+
+    try:
+        v1.create_namespaced_secret(namespace, k8s_secret)
+        print(f"Created registry secret '{secret_name}' for {server}")
+    except client.exceptions.ApiException as e:
+        if e.status == 409:  # Already exists
+            v1.replace_namespaced_secret(secret_name, namespace, k8s_secret)
+            print(f"Updated registry secret '{secret_name}' for {server}")
+        else:
+            raise
+
+    return secret_name
+
+
+def _write_config_file(
+    spec_file: Path, config_env_file: Path, deployment_name: Optional[str] = None
+):
     spec_content = get_parsed_deployment_spec(spec_file)
-    # Note: we want to write an empty file even if we have no config variables
+    config_vars = spec_content.get("config", {}) or {}
+
+    # Generate and store secrets in K8s if deployment_name provided and tokens exist
+    if deployment_name and config_vars:
+        has_generate_tokens = any(
+            isinstance(v, str) and GENERATE_TOKEN_PATTERN.search(v)
+            for v in config_vars.values()
+        )
+        if has_generate_tokens:
+            _generate_and_store_secrets(config_vars, deployment_name)
+
+    # Write non-secret config to config.env (exclude $generate:...$ tokens)
     with open(config_env_file, "w") as output_file:
-        if "config" in spec_content and spec_content["config"]:
-            config_vars = spec_content["config"]
         if config_vars:
             for variable_name, variable_value in config_vars.items():
+                # Skip variables with generate tokens - they go to K8s Secret
+                if isinstance(variable_value, str) and GENERATE_TOKEN_PATTERN.search(
+                    variable_value
+                ):
+                    continue
                 output_file.write(f"{variable_name}={variable_value}\n")
 
 
@@ -422,11 +675,14 @@ def _copy_files_to_directory(file_paths: List[Path], directory: Path):
         copy(path, os.path.join(directory, os.path.basename(path)))
 
 
-def _create_deployment_file(deployment_dir: Path):
+def _create_deployment_file(deployment_dir: Path, stack_source: Optional[Path] = None):
     deployment_file_path = deployment_dir.joinpath(constants.deployment_file_name)
     cluster = f"{constants.cluster_name_prefix}{token_hex(8)}"
+    deployment_content = {constants.cluster_id_key: cluster}
+    if stack_source:
+        deployment_content["stack-source"] = str(stack_source)
     with open(deployment_file_path, "w") as output_file:
-        output_file.write(f"{constants.cluster_id_key}: {cluster}\n")
+        get_yaml().dump(deployment_content, output_file)
 
 
 def _check_volume_definitions(spec):
@@ -434,114 +690,349 @@ def _check_volume_definitions(spec):
         for volume_name, volume_path in spec.get_volumes().items():
             if volume_path:
                 if not os.path.isabs(volume_path):
+                    # For k8s-kind: allow relative paths, they'll be resolved
+                    # by _make_absolute_host_path() during kind config generation
+                    if not spec.is_kind_deployment():
+                        deploy_type = spec.get_deployment_type()
                         raise Exception(
-                        f"Relative path {volume_path} for volume {volume_name} not "
+                            f"Relative path {volume_path} for volume "
-                        f"supported for deployment type {spec.get_deployment_type()}"
+                            f"{volume_name} not supported for {deploy_type}"
                         )
 
 
 @click.command()
-@click.option("--spec-file", required=True, help="Spec file to use to create this deployment")
+@click.option(
+    "--spec-file", required=True, help="Spec file to use to create this deployment"
+)
 @click.option("--deployment-dir", help="Create deployment files in this directory")
+@click.option(
+    "--update",
+    is_flag=True,
+    default=False,
+    help="Update existing deployment directory, preserving data volumes and env file",
+)
+@click.option(
+    "--helm-chart",
+    is_flag=True,
+    default=False,
+    help="Generate Helm chart instead of deploying (k8s only)",
+)
 # TODO: Hack
 @click.option("--network-dir", help="Network configuration supplied in this directory")
 @click.option("--initial-peers", help="Initial set of persistent peers")
+@click.argument("extra_args", nargs=-1, type=click.UNPROCESSED)
 @click.pass_context
-def create(ctx, spec_file, deployment_dir, network_dir, initial_peers):
+def create(
+    ctx,
+    spec_file,
+    deployment_dir,
+    update,
+    helm_chart,
+    network_dir,
+    initial_peers,
+    extra_args,
+):
     deployment_command_context = ctx.obj
-    return create_operation(deployment_command_context, spec_file, deployment_dir, network_dir, initial_peers)
+    return create_operation(
+        deployment_command_context,
+        spec_file,
+        deployment_dir,
+        update,
+        helm_chart,
+        network_dir,
+        initial_peers,
+        extra_args,
+    )
 
 
 # The init command's implementation is in a separate function so that we can
 # call it from other commands, bypassing the click decoration stuff
-def create_operation(deployment_command_context, spec_file, deployment_dir, network_dir, initial_peers):
+def create_operation(
-    parsed_spec = Spec(os.path.abspath(spec_file), get_parsed_deployment_spec(spec_file))
+    deployment_command_context,
+    spec_file,
+    deployment_dir,
+    update=False,
+    helm_chart=False,
+    network_dir=None,
+    initial_peers=None,
+    extra_args=(),
+):
+    parsed_spec = Spec(
+        os.path.abspath(spec_file), get_parsed_deployment_spec(spec_file)
+    )
     _check_volume_definitions(parsed_spec)
     stack_name = parsed_spec["stack"]
     deployment_type = parsed_spec[constants.deploy_to_key]
-    stack_file = get_stack_path(stack_name).joinpath(constants.stack_file_name)
+
-    parsed_stack = get_parsed_stack_config(stack_name)
     if opts.o.debug:
         print(f"parsed spec: {parsed_spec}")
+
     if deployment_dir is None:
         deployment_dir_path = _make_default_deployment_dir()
     else:
         deployment_dir_path = Path(deployment_dir)
+
     if deployment_dir_path.exists():
+        if not update:
             error_exit(f"{deployment_dir_path} already exists")
+        if opts.o.debug:
+            print(f"Updating existing deployment at {deployment_dir_path}")
+    else:
+        if update:
+            error_exit(f"--update requires that {deployment_dir_path} already exists")
         os.mkdir(deployment_dir_path)
-    # Copy spec file and the stack file into the deployment dir
+
-    copyfile(spec_file, deployment_dir_path.joinpath(constants.spec_file_name))
+    # Branch to Helm chart generation flow if --helm-chart flag is set
-    copyfile(stack_file, deployment_dir_path.joinpath(constants.stack_file_name))
+    if deployment_type == "k8s" and helm_chart:
-    _create_deployment_file(deployment_dir_path)
+        from stack_orchestrator.deploy.k8s.helm.chart_generator import (
-    # Copy any config varibles from the spec file into an env file suitable for compose
+            generate_helm_chart,
-    _write_config_file(spec_file, deployment_dir_path.joinpath(constants.config_file_name))
+        )
-    # Copy any k8s config file into the deployment dir
+
+        generate_helm_chart(stack_name, spec_file, deployment_dir_path)
+        return  # Exit early for helm chart generation
+
+    # Resolve stack source path for restart capability
+    stack_source = get_stack_path(stack_name)
+
+    if update:
+        # Sync mode: write to temp dir, then copy to deployment dir with backups
+        temp_dir = Path(tempfile.mkdtemp(prefix="deployment-sync-"))
+        try:
+            # Write deployment files to temp dir
+            # (skip deployment.yml to preserve cluster ID)
+            _write_deployment_files(
+                temp_dir,
+                Path(spec_file),
+                parsed_spec,
+                stack_name,
+                deployment_type,
+                include_deployment_file=False,
+                stack_source=stack_source,
+            )
+
+            # Copy from temp to deployment dir, excluding data volumes
+            # and backing up changed files.
+            # Exclude data/* to avoid touching user data volumes.
+            # Exclude config file to preserve deployment settings
+            # (XXX breaks passing config vars from spec)
+            exclude_patterns = ["data", "data/*", constants.config_file_name]
+            _safe_copy_tree(
+                temp_dir, deployment_dir_path, exclude_patterns=exclude_patterns
+            )
+        finally:
+            # Clean up temp dir
+            rmtree(temp_dir)
+    else:
+        # Normal mode: write directly to deployment dir
+        _write_deployment_files(
+            deployment_dir_path,
+            Path(spec_file),
+            parsed_spec,
+            stack_name,
+            deployment_type,
+            include_deployment_file=True,
+            stack_source=stack_source,
+        )
+
+    # Delegate to the stack's Python code
+    # The deploy create command doesn't require a --stack argument so we need
+    # to insert the stack member here.
+    deployment_command_context.stack = stack_name
+    deployment_context = DeploymentContext()
+    deployment_context.init(deployment_dir_path)
+    # Call the deployer to generate any deployer-specific files (e.g. for kind)
+    deployer_config_generator = getDeployerConfigGenerator(
+        deployment_type, deployment_context
+    )
+    # TODO: make deployment_dir_path a Path above
+    if deployer_config_generator is not None:
+        deployer_config_generator.generate(deployment_dir_path)
+    call_stack_deploy_create(
+        deployment_context, [network_dir, initial_peers, *extra_args]
+    )
+
+
+def _safe_copy_tree(src: Path, dst: Path, exclude_patterns: Optional[List[str]] = None):
+    """
+    Recursively copy a directory tree, backing up changed files with .bak suffix.
+
+    :param src: Source directory
+    :param dst: Destination directory
+    :param exclude_patterns: List of path patterns to exclude (relative to src)
+    """
+    if exclude_patterns is None:
+        exclude_patterns = []
+
+    def should_exclude(path: Path) -> bool:
+        """Check if path matches any exclude pattern."""
+        rel_path = path.relative_to(src)
+        for pattern in exclude_patterns:
+            if rel_path.match(pattern):
+                return True
+        return False
+
+    def safe_copy_file(src_file: Path, dst_file: Path):
+        """Copy file, backing up destination if it differs."""
+        if (
+            dst_file.exists()
+            and not dst_file.is_dir()
+            and not filecmp.cmp(src_file, dst_file)
+        ):
+            os.rename(dst_file, f"{dst_file}.bak")
+        copy(src_file, dst_file)
+
+    # Walk the source tree
+    for src_path in src.rglob("*"):
+        if should_exclude(src_path):
+            continue
+
+        rel_path = src_path.relative_to(src)
+        dst_path = dst / rel_path
+
+        if src_path.is_dir():
+            dst_path.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+        else:
+            dst_path.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+            safe_copy_file(src_path, dst_path)
+
+
+def _write_deployment_files(
+    target_dir: Path,
+    spec_file: Path,
+    parsed_spec: Spec,
+    stack_name: str,
+    deployment_type: str,
+    include_deployment_file: bool = True,
+    stack_source: Optional[Path] = None,
+):
+    """
+    Write deployment files to target directory.
+
+    :param target_dir: Directory to write files to
+    :param spec_file: Path to spec file
+    :param parsed_spec: Parsed spec object
+    :param stack_name: Name of stack
+    :param deployment_type: Type of deployment
+    :param include_deployment_file: Whether to create deployment.yml (skip for update)
+    :param stack_source: Path to stack source (git repo) for restart capability
+    """
+    stack_file = get_stack_path(stack_name).joinpath(constants.stack_file_name)
+    parsed_stack = get_parsed_stack_config(stack_name)
+
+    # Copy spec file and the stack file into the target dir
+    copyfile(spec_file, target_dir.joinpath(constants.spec_file_name))
+    copyfile(stack_file, target_dir.joinpath(constants.stack_file_name))
+
+    # Create deployment file if requested
+    if include_deployment_file:
+        _create_deployment_file(target_dir, stack_source=stack_source)
+
+    # Copy any config variables from the spec file into an env file suitable for compose
+    # Use stack_name as deployment_name for K8s secret naming
+    # Extract just the name part if stack_name is a path ("path/to/stack" -> "stack")
+    deployment_name = Path(stack_name).name.replace("_", "-")
+    _write_config_file(
+        spec_file, target_dir.joinpath(constants.config_file_name), deployment_name
+    )
+
+    # Copy any k8s config file into the target dir
     if deployment_type == "k8s":
-        _write_kube_config_file(Path(parsed_spec[constants.kube_config_key]),
+        _write_kube_config_file(
-                                deployment_dir_path.joinpath(constants.kube_config_filename))
+            Path(parsed_spec[constants.kube_config_key]),
-    # Copy the pod files into the deployment dir, fixing up content
+            target_dir.joinpath(constants.kube_config_filename),
+        )
+
+    # Copy the pod files into the target dir, fixing up content
     pods = get_pod_list(parsed_stack)
-    destination_compose_dir = deployment_dir_path.joinpath("compose")
+    destination_compose_dir = target_dir.joinpath("compose")
-    os.mkdir(destination_compose_dir)
+    os.makedirs(destination_compose_dir, exist_ok=True)
-    destination_pods_dir = deployment_dir_path.joinpath("pods")
+    destination_pods_dir = target_dir.joinpath("pods")
-    os.mkdir(destination_pods_dir)
+    os.makedirs(destination_pods_dir, exist_ok=True)
     yaml = get_yaml()
+
     for pod in pods:
         pod_file_path = get_pod_file_path(stack_name, parsed_stack, pod)
+        if pod_file_path is None:
+            continue
         parsed_pod_file = yaml.load(open(pod_file_path, "r"))
         extra_config_dirs = _find_extra_config_dirs(parsed_pod_file, pod)
         destination_pod_dir = destination_pods_dir.joinpath(pod)
-        os.mkdir(destination_pod_dir)
+        os.makedirs(destination_pod_dir, exist_ok=True)
         if opts.o.debug:
             print(f"extra config dirs: {extra_config_dirs}")
         _fixup_pod_file(parsed_pod_file, parsed_spec, destination_compose_dir)
-        with open(destination_compose_dir.joinpath("docker-compose-%s.yml" % pod), "w") as output_file:
+        with open(
+            destination_compose_dir.joinpath("docker-compose-%s.yml" % pod), "w"
+        ) as output_file:
             yaml.dump(parsed_pod_file, output_file)
+
         # Copy the config files for the pod, if any
         config_dirs = {pod}
         config_dirs = config_dirs.union(extra_config_dirs)
         for config_dir in config_dirs:
             source_config_dir = resolve_config_dir(stack_name, config_dir)
             if os.path.exists(source_config_dir):
-                destination_config_dir = deployment_dir_path.joinpath("config", config_dir)
+                destination_config_dir = target_dir.joinpath("config", config_dir)
-                # If the same config dir appears in multiple pods, it may already have been copied
+                copytree(source_config_dir, destination_config_dir, dirs_exist_ok=True)
-                if not os.path.exists(destination_config_dir):
+
-                    copytree(source_config_dir, destination_config_dir)
         # Copy the script files for the pod, if any
         if pod_has_scripts(parsed_stack, pod):
             destination_script_dir = destination_pod_dir.joinpath("scripts")
-            os.mkdir(destination_script_dir)
+            os.makedirs(destination_script_dir, exist_ok=True)
             script_paths = get_pod_script_paths(parsed_stack, pod)
             _copy_files_to_directory(script_paths, destination_script_dir)
+
         if parsed_spec.is_kubernetes_deployment():
             for configmap in parsed_spec.get_configmaps():
                 source_config_dir = resolve_config_dir(stack_name, configmap)
                 if os.path.exists(source_config_dir):
-                    destination_config_dir = deployment_dir_path.joinpath("configmaps", configmap)
+                    destination_config_dir = target_dir.joinpath(
-                    copytree(source_config_dir, destination_config_dir, dirs_exist_ok=True)
+                        "configmaps", configmap
+                    )
+                    copytree(
+                        source_config_dir, destination_config_dir, dirs_exist_ok=True
+                    )
         else:
+            # TODO:
+            # This is odd - looks up config dir that matches a volume name,
+            # then copies as a mount dir?
+            # AFAICT not used by or relevant to any existing stack - roy
+
             # TODO: We should probably only do this if the volume is marked :ro.
             for volume_name, volume_path in parsed_spec.get_volumes().items():
                 source_config_dir = resolve_config_dir(stack_name, volume_name)
                 # Only copy if the source exists and is _not_ empty.
                 if os.path.exists(source_config_dir) and os.listdir(source_config_dir):
-                    destination_config_dir = deployment_dir_path.joinpath(volume_path)
+                    destination_config_dir = target_dir.joinpath(volume_path)
                     # Only copy if the destination exists and _is_ empty.
-                    if os.path.exists(destination_config_dir) and not os.listdir(destination_config_dir):
+                    if os.path.exists(destination_config_dir) and not os.listdir(
-                        copytree(source_config_dir, destination_config_dir, dirs_exist_ok=True)
+                        destination_config_dir
+                    ):
+                        copytree(
+                            source_config_dir,
+                            destination_config_dir,
+                            dirs_exist_ok=True,
+                        )
 
-    # Delegate to the stack's Python code
+    # Copy the job files into the target dir (for Docker deployments)
-    # The deploy create command doesn't require a --stack argument so we need to insert the
+    jobs = get_job_list(parsed_stack)
-    # stack member here.
+    if jobs and not parsed_spec.is_kubernetes_deployment():
-    deployment_command_context.stack = stack_name
+        destination_compose_jobs_dir = target_dir.joinpath("compose-jobs")
-    deployment_context = DeploymentContext()
+        os.makedirs(destination_compose_jobs_dir, exist_ok=True)
-    deployment_context.init(deployment_dir_path)
+        for job in jobs:
-    # Call the deployer to generate any deployer-specific files (e.g. for kind)
+            job_file_path = get_job_file_path(stack_name, parsed_stack, job)
-    deployer_config_generator = getDeployerConfigGenerator(deployment_type, deployment_context)
+            if job_file_path and job_file_path.exists():
-    # TODO: make deployment_dir_path a Path above
+                parsed_job_file = yaml.load(open(job_file_path, "r"))
-    deployer_config_generator.generate(deployment_dir_path)
+                _fixup_pod_file(parsed_job_file, parsed_spec, destination_compose_dir)
-    call_stack_deploy_create(deployment_context, [network_dir, initial_peers, deployment_command_context])
+                with open(
+                    destination_compose_jobs_dir.joinpath(
+                        "docker-compose-%s.yml" % job
+                    ),
+                    "w",
+                ) as output_file:
+                    yaml.dump(parsed_job_file, output_file)
+                if opts.o.debug:
+                    print(f"Copied job compose file: {job}")
 
 
 # TODO: this code should be in the stack .py files but
@@ -551,18 +1042,50 @@ def create_operation(deployment_command_context, spec_file, deployment_dir, netw
 @click.option("--node-moniker", help="Moniker for this node")
 @click.option("--chain-id", help="The new chain id")
 @click.option("--key-name", help="Name for new node key")
-@click.option("--gentx-files", help="List of comma-delimited gentx filenames from other nodes")
+@click.option(
-@click.option("--gentx-addresses", type=str, help="List of comma-delimited validator addresses for other nodes")
+    "--gentx-files", help="List of comma-delimited gentx filenames from other nodes"
+)
+@click.option(
+    "--gentx-addresses",
+    type=str,
+    help="List of comma-delimited validator addresses for other nodes",
+)
 @click.option("--genesis-file", help="Genesis file for the network")
-@click.option("--initialize-network", is_flag=True, default=False, help="Initialize phase")
+@click.option(
+    "--initialize-network", is_flag=True, default=False, help="Initialize phase"
+)
 @click.option("--join-network", is_flag=True, default=False, help="Join phase")
 @click.option("--connect-network", is_flag=True, default=False, help="Connect phase")
 @click.option("--create-network", is_flag=True, default=False, help="Create phase")
 @click.option("--network-dir", help="Directory for network files")
-@click.argument('extra_args', nargs=-1)
+@click.argument("extra_args", nargs=-1)
 @click.pass_context
-def setup(ctx, node_moniker, chain_id, key_name, gentx_files, gentx_addresses, genesis_file, initialize_network, join_network,
+def setup(
-          connect_network, create_network, network_dir, extra_args):
+    ctx,
-    parmeters = LaconicStackSetupCommand(chain_id, node_moniker, key_name, initialize_network, join_network, connect_network,
+    node_moniker,
-                                         create_network, gentx_files, gentx_addresses, genesis_file, network_dir)
+    chain_id,
+    key_name,
+    gentx_files,
+    gentx_addresses,
+    genesis_file,
+    initialize_network,
+    join_network,
+    connect_network,
+    create_network,
+    network_dir,
+    extra_args,
+):
+    parmeters = LaconicStackSetupCommand(
+        chain_id,
+        node_moniker,
+        key_name,
+        initialize_network,
+        join_network,
+        connect_network,
+        create_network,
+        gentx_files,
+        gentx_addresses,
+        genesis_file,
+        network_dir,
+    )
     call_stack_deploy_setup(ctx.obj, parmeters, extra_args)

stack_orchestrator/deploy/dns_probe.py

@@ -0,0 +1,159 @@
+# Copyright © 2024 Vulcanize
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0
+
+"""DNS verification via temporary ingress probe."""
+
+import secrets
+import socket
+import time
+from typing import Optional
+import requests
+from kubernetes import client
+
+
+def get_server_egress_ip() -> str:
+    """Get this server's public egress IP via ipify."""
+    response = requests.get("https://api.ipify.org", timeout=10)
+    response.raise_for_status()
+    return response.text.strip()
+
+
+def resolve_hostname(hostname: str) -> list[str]:
+    """Resolve hostname to list of IP addresses."""
+    try:
+        _, _, ips = socket.gethostbyname_ex(hostname)
+        return ips
+    except socket.gaierror:
+        return []
+
+
+def verify_dns_simple(hostname: str, expected_ip: Optional[str] = None) -> bool:
+    """Simple DNS verification - check hostname resolves to expected IP.
+
+    If expected_ip not provided, uses server's egress IP.
+    Returns True if hostname resolves to expected IP.
+    """
+    resolved_ips = resolve_hostname(hostname)
+    if not resolved_ips:
+        print(f"DNS FAIL: {hostname} does not resolve")
+        return False
+
+    if expected_ip is None:
+        expected_ip = get_server_egress_ip()
+
+    if expected_ip in resolved_ips:
+        print(f"DNS OK: {hostname} -> {resolved_ips} (includes {expected_ip})")
+        return True
+    else:
+        print(f"DNS WARN: {hostname} -> {resolved_ips} (expected {expected_ip})")
+        return False
+
+
+def create_probe_ingress(hostname: str, namespace: str = "default") -> str:
+    """Create a temporary ingress for DNS probing.
+
+    Returns the probe token that the ingress will respond with.
+    """
+    token = secrets.token_hex(16)
+
+    networking_api = client.NetworkingV1Api()
+
+    # Create a simple ingress that Caddy will pick up
+    ingress = client.V1Ingress(
+        metadata=client.V1ObjectMeta(
+            name="laconic-dns-probe",
+            annotations={
+                "kubernetes.io/ingress.class": "caddy",
+                "laconic.com/probe-token": token,
+            },
+        ),
+        spec=client.V1IngressSpec(
+            rules=[
+                client.V1IngressRule(
+                    host=hostname,
+                    http=client.V1HTTPIngressRuleValue(
+                        paths=[
+                            client.V1HTTPIngressPath(
+                                path="/.well-known/laconic-probe",
+                                path_type="Exact",
+                                backend=client.V1IngressBackend(
+                                    service=client.V1IngressServiceBackend(
+                                        name="caddy-ingress-controller",
+                                        port=client.V1ServiceBackendPort(number=80),
+                                    )
+                                ),
+                            )
+                        ]
+                    ),
+                )
+            ]
+        ),
+    )
+
+    networking_api.create_namespaced_ingress(namespace=namespace, body=ingress)
+    return token
+
+
+def delete_probe_ingress(namespace: str = "default"):
+    """Delete the temporary probe ingress."""
+    networking_api = client.NetworkingV1Api()
+    try:
+        networking_api.delete_namespaced_ingress(
+            name="laconic-dns-probe", namespace=namespace
+        )
+    except client.exceptions.ApiException:
+        pass  # Ignore if already deleted
+
+
+def verify_dns_via_probe(
+    hostname: str, namespace: str = "default", timeout: int = 30, poll_interval: int = 2
+) -> bool:
+    """Verify DNS by creating temp ingress and probing it.
+
+    This definitively proves that traffic to the hostname reaches this cluster.
+
+    Args:
+        hostname: The hostname to verify
+        namespace: Kubernetes namespace for probe ingress
+        timeout: Total seconds to wait for probe to succeed
+        poll_interval: Seconds between probe attempts
+
+    Returns:
+        True if probe succeeds, False otherwise
+    """
+    # First check DNS resolves at all
+    if not resolve_hostname(hostname):
+        print(f"DNS FAIL: {hostname} does not resolve")
+        return False
+
+    print(f"Creating probe ingress for {hostname}...")
+    create_probe_ingress(hostname, namespace)
+
+    try:
+        # Wait for Caddy to pick up the ingress
+        time.sleep(3)
+
+        # Poll until success or timeout
+        probe_url = f"http://{hostname}/.well-known/laconic-probe"
+        start_time = time.time()
+        last_error = None
+
+        while time.time() - start_time < timeout:
+            try:
+                response = requests.get(probe_url, timeout=5)
+                # For now, just verify we get a response from this cluster
+                # A more robust check would verify a unique token
+                if response.status_code < 500:
+                    print(f"DNS PROBE OK: {hostname} routes to this cluster")
+                    return True
+            except requests.RequestException as e:
+                last_error = e
+
+            time.sleep(poll_interval)
+
+        print(f"DNS PROBE FAIL: {hostname} - {last_error}")
+        return False
+
+    finally:
+        print("Cleaning up probe ingress...")
+        delete_probe_ingress(namespace)

stack_orchestrator/deploy/images.py

@@ -32,7 +32,9 @@ def _image_needs_pushed(image: str):
 def _remote_tag_for_image(image: str, remote_repo_url: str):
     # Turns image tags of the form: foo/bar:local into remote.repo/org/bar:deploy
     major_parts = image.split("/", 2)
-    image_name_with_version = major_parts[1] if 2 == len(major_parts) else major_parts[0]
+    image_name_with_version = (
+        major_parts[1] if 2 == len(major_parts) else major_parts[0]
+    )
     (image_name, image_version) = image_name_with_version.split(":")
     if image_version == "local":
         return f"{remote_repo_url}/{image_name}:deploy"
@@ -61,17 +63,22 @@ def add_tags_to_image(remote_repo_url: str, local_tag: str, *additional_tags):
 
     docker = DockerClient()
     remote_tag = _remote_tag_for_image(local_tag, remote_repo_url)
-    new_remote_tags = [_remote_tag_for_image(tag, remote_repo_url) for tag in additional_tags]
+    new_remote_tags = [
+        _remote_tag_for_image(tag, remote_repo_url) for tag in additional_tags
+    ]
     docker.buildx.imagetools.create(sources=[remote_tag], tags=new_remote_tags)
 
 
 def remote_tag_for_image_unique(image: str, remote_repo_url: str, deployment_id: str):
     # Turns image tags of the form: foo/bar:local into remote.repo/org/bar:deploy
     major_parts = image.split("/", 2)
-    image_name_with_version = major_parts[1] if 2 == len(major_parts) else major_parts[0]
+    image_name_with_version = (
+        major_parts[1] if 2 == len(major_parts) else major_parts[0]
+    )
     (image_name, image_version) = image_name_with_version.split(":")
     if image_version == "local":
-        # Salt the tag with part of the deployment id to make it unique to this deployment
+        # Salt the tag with part of the deployment id to make it unique to this
+        # deployment
         deployment_tag = deployment_id[-8:]
         return f"{remote_repo_url}/{image_name}:deploy-{deployment_tag}"
     else:
@@ -79,7 +86,9 @@ def remote_tag_for_image_unique(image: str, remote_repo_url: str, deployment_id:
 
 
 # TODO: needs lots of error handling
-def push_images_operation(command_context: DeployCommandContext, deployment_context: DeploymentContext):
+def push_images_operation(
+    command_context: DeployCommandContext, deployment_context: DeploymentContext
+):
     # Get the list of images for the stack
     cluster_context = command_context.cluster_context
     images: Set[str] = images_for_deployment(cluster_context.compose_files)
@@ -88,14 +97,18 @@ def push_images_operation(command_context: DeployCommandContext, deployment_cont
     docker = DockerClient()
     for image in images:
         if _image_needs_pushed(image):
-            remote_tag = remote_tag_for_image_unique(image, remote_repo_url, deployment_context.id)
+            remote_tag = remote_tag_for_image_unique(
+                image, remote_repo_url, deployment_context.id
+            )
             if opts.o.verbose:
                 print(f"Tagging {image} to {remote_tag}")
             docker.image.tag(image, remote_tag)
     # Run docker push commands to upload
     for image in images:
         if _image_needs_pushed(image):
-            remote_tag = remote_tag_for_image_unique(image, remote_repo_url, deployment_context.id)
+            remote_tag = remote_tag_for_image_unique(
+                image, remote_repo_url, deployment_context.id
+            )
             if opts.o.verbose:
                 print(f"Pushing image {remote_tag}")
             docker.image.push(remote_tag)

stack_orchestrator/deploy/k8s/cluster_info.py

@@ -17,30 +17,42 @@ import os
 import base64
 
 from kubernetes import client
-from typing import Any, List, Set
+from typing import Any, List, Optional, Set
 
 from stack_orchestrator.opts import opts
 from stack_orchestrator.util import env_var_map_from_file
-from stack_orchestrator.deploy.k8s.helpers import named_volumes_from_pod_files, volume_mounts_for_service, volumes_for_pod_files
+from stack_orchestrator.deploy.k8s.helpers import (
+    named_volumes_from_pod_files,
+    volume_mounts_for_service,
+    volumes_for_pod_files,
+)
 from stack_orchestrator.deploy.k8s.helpers import get_kind_pv_bind_mount_path
-from stack_orchestrator.deploy.k8s.helpers import envs_from_environment_variables_map, envs_from_compose_file, merge_envs
+from stack_orchestrator.deploy.k8s.helpers import (
-from stack_orchestrator.deploy.deploy_util import parsed_pod_files_map_from_file_names, images_for_deployment
+    envs_from_environment_variables_map,
+    envs_from_compose_file,
+    merge_envs,
+    translate_sidecar_service_names,
+)
+from stack_orchestrator.deploy.deploy_util import (
+    parsed_pod_files_map_from_file_names,
+    images_for_deployment,
+)
 from stack_orchestrator.deploy.deploy_types import DeployEnvVars
 from stack_orchestrator.deploy.spec import Spec, Resources, ResourceLimits
 from stack_orchestrator.deploy.images import remote_tag_for_image_unique
 
-DEFAULT_VOLUME_RESOURCES = Resources({
+DEFAULT_VOLUME_RESOURCES = Resources({"reservations": {"storage": "2Gi"}})
-    "reservations": {"storage": "2Gi"}
-})
 
-DEFAULT_CONTAINER_RESOURCES = Resources({
+DEFAULT_CONTAINER_RESOURCES = Resources(
-    "reservations": {"cpus": "0.1", "memory": "200M"},
+    {
-    "limits": {"cpus": "1.0", "memory": "2000M"},
+        "reservations": {"cpus": "1.0", "memory": "2000M"},
-})
+        "limits": {"cpus": "4.0", "memory": "8000M"},
+    }
+)
 
 
 def to_k8s_resource_requirements(resources: Resources) -> client.V1ResourceRequirements:
-    def to_dict(limits: ResourceLimits):
+    def to_dict(limits: Optional[ResourceLimits]):
         if not limits:
             return None
 
@@ -54,8 +66,7 @@ def to_k8s_resource_requirements(resources: Resources) -> client.V1ResourceRequi
         return ret
 
     return client.V1ResourceRequirements(
-        requests=to_dict(resources.reservations),
+        requests=to_dict(resources.reservations), limits=to_dict(resources.limits)
-        limits=to_dict(resources.limits)
     )
 
 
@@ -73,10 +84,14 @@ class ClusterInfo:
         self.parsed_pod_yaml_map = parsed_pod_files_map_from_file_names(pod_files)
         # Find the set of images in the pods
         self.image_set = images_for_deployment(pod_files)
-        self.environment_variables = DeployEnvVars(env_var_map_from_file(compose_env_file))
+        # Filter out None values from env file
+        env_vars = {
+            k: v for k, v in env_var_map_from_file(compose_env_file).items() if v
+        }
+        self.environment_variables = DeployEnvVars(env_vars)
         self.app_name = deployment_name
         self.spec = spec
-        if (opts.o.debug):
+        if opts.o.debug:
             print(f"Env vars: {self.environment_variables.map}")
 
     def get_nodeports(self):
@@ -90,31 +105,49 @@ class ClusterInfo:
                     for raw_port in [str(p) for p in service_info["ports"]]:
                         if opts.o.debug:
                             print(f"service port: {raw_port}")
-                        if ":" in raw_port:
+                        # Parse protocol suffix (e.g., "8001/udp" -> port=8001,
-                            parts = raw_port.split(":")
+                        # protocol=UDP)
+                        protocol = "TCP"
+                        port_str = raw_port
+                        if "/" in raw_port:
+                            port_str, proto = raw_port.rsplit("/", 1)
+                            protocol = proto.upper()
+                        if ":" in port_str:
+                            parts = port_str.split(":")
                             if len(parts) != 2:
                                 raise Exception(f"Invalid port definition: {raw_port}")
                             node_port = int(parts[0])
                             pod_port = int(parts[1])
                         else:
                             node_port = None
-                            pod_port = int(raw_port)
+                            pod_port = int(port_str)
                         service = client.V1Service(
-                            metadata=client.V1ObjectMeta(name=f"{self.app_name}-nodeport-{pod_port}"),
+                            metadata=client.V1ObjectMeta(
+                                name=(
+                                    f"{self.app_name}-nodeport-"
+                                    f"{pod_port}-{protocol.lower()}"
+                                ),
+                                labels={"app": self.app_name},
+                            ),
                             spec=client.V1ServiceSpec(
                                 type="NodePort",
-                                ports=[client.V1ServicePort(
+                                ports=[
+                                    client.V1ServicePort(
                                         port=pod_port,
                                         target_port=pod_port,
-                                    node_port=node_port
+                                        node_port=node_port,
-                                )],
+                                        protocol=protocol,
-                                selector={"app": self.app_name}
                                     )
+                                ],
+                                selector={"app": self.app_name},
+                            ),
                         )
                         nodeports.append(service)
         return nodeports
 
-    def get_ingress(self, use_tls=False, certificate=None, cluster_issuer="letsencrypt-prod"):
+    def get_ingress(
+        self, use_tls=False, certificate=None, cluster_issuer="letsencrypt-prod"
+    ):
         # No ingress for a deployment that has no http-proxy defined, for now
         http_proxy_info_list = self.spec.get_http_proxy()
         ingress = None
@@ -126,10 +159,20 @@ class ClusterInfo:
             # TODO: good enough parsing for webapp deployment for now
             host_name = http_proxy_info["host-name"]
             rules = []
-            tls = [client.V1IngressTLS(
+            tls = (
-                hosts=certificate["spec"]["dnsNames"] if certificate else [host_name],
+                [
-                secret_name=certificate["spec"]["secretName"] if certificate else f"{self.app_name}-tls"
+                    client.V1IngressTLS(
-            )] if use_tls else None
+                        hosts=certificate["spec"]["dnsNames"]
+                        if certificate
+                        else [host_name],
+                        secret_name=certificate["spec"]["secretName"]
+                        if certificate
+                        else f"{self.app_name}-tls",
+                    )
+                ]
+                if use_tls
+                else None
+            )
             paths = []
             for route in http_proxy_info["routes"]:
                 path = route["path"]
@@ -138,7 +181,8 @@ class ClusterInfo:
                     print(f"proxy config: {path} -> {proxy_to}")
                 # proxy_to has the form <service>:<port>
                 proxy_to_port = int(proxy_to.split(":")[1])
-                paths.append(client.V1HTTPIngressPath(
+                paths.append(
+                    client.V1HTTPIngressPath(
                         path_type="Prefix",
                         path=path,
                         backend=client.V1IngressBackend(
@@ -146,23 +190,20 @@ class ClusterInfo:
                                 # TODO: this looks wrong
                                 name=f"{self.app_name}-service",
                                 # TODO: pull port number from the service
-                            port=client.V1ServiceBackendPort(number=proxy_to_port)
+                                port=client.V1ServiceBackendPort(number=proxy_to_port),
+                            )
+                        ),
                     )
                 )
-                ))
+            rules.append(
-            rules.append(client.V1IngressRule(
+                client.V1IngressRule(
-                host=host_name,
+                    host=host_name, http=client.V1HTTPIngressRuleValue(paths=paths)
-                http=client.V1HTTPIngressRuleValue(
-                    paths=paths
                 )
-            ))
-            spec = client.V1IngressSpec(
-                tls=tls,
-                rules=rules
             )
+            spec = client.V1IngressSpec(tls=tls, rules=rules)
 
             ingress_annotations = {
-                "kubernetes.io/ingress.class": "nginx",
+                "kubernetes.io/ingress.class": "caddy",
             }
             if not certificate:
                 ingress_annotations["cert-manager.io/cluster-issuer"] = cluster_issuer
@@ -170,33 +211,46 @@ class ClusterInfo:
             ingress = client.V1Ingress(
                 metadata=client.V1ObjectMeta(
                     name=f"{self.app_name}-ingress",
-                    annotations=ingress_annotations
+                    labels={"app": self.app_name},
+                    annotations=ingress_annotations,
                 ),
-                spec=spec
+                spec=spec,
             )
         return ingress
 
     # TODO: suppoprt multiple services
     def get_service(self):
-        for pod_name in self.parsed_pod_yaml_map:
+        # Collect all ports from http-proxy routes
-            pod = self.parsed_pod_yaml_map[pod_name]
+        ports_set = set()
-            services = pod["services"]
+        http_proxy_list = self.spec.get_http_proxy()
-            for service_name in services:
+        if http_proxy_list:
-                service_info = services[service_name]
+            for http_proxy in http_proxy_list:
-                if "ports" in service_info:
+                for route in http_proxy.get("routes", []):
-                    port = int(service_info["ports"][0])
+                    proxy_to = route.get("proxy-to", "")
+                    if ":" in proxy_to:
+                        port = int(proxy_to.split(":")[1])
+                        ports_set.add(port)
                         if opts.o.debug:
-                        print(f"service port: {port}")
+                            print(f"http-proxy route port: {port}")
+
+        if not ports_set:
+            return None
+
+        service_ports = [
+            client.V1ServicePort(port=p, target_port=p, name=f"port-{p}")
+            for p in sorted(ports_set)
+        ]
+
         service = client.V1Service(
-            metadata=client.V1ObjectMeta(name=f"{self.app_name}-service"),
+            metadata=client.V1ObjectMeta(
+                name=f"{self.app_name}-service",
+                labels={"app": self.app_name},
+            ),
             spec=client.V1ServiceSpec(
                 type="ClusterIP",
-                ports=[client.V1ServicePort(
+                ports=service_ports,
-                    port=port,
+                selector={"app": self.app_name},
-                    target_port=port
+            ),
-                )],
-                selector={"app": self.app_name}
-            )
         )
         return service
 
@@ -219,7 +273,7 @@ class ClusterInfo:
 
             labels = {
                 "app": self.app_name,
-                "volume-label": f"{self.app_name}-{volume_name}"
+                "volume-label": f"{self.app_name}-{volume_name}",
             }
             if volume_path:
                 storage_class_name = "manual"
@@ -233,11 +287,13 @@ class ClusterInfo:
                 access_modes=["ReadWriteOnce"],
                 storage_class_name=storage_class_name,
                 resources=to_k8s_resource_requirements(resources),
-                volume_name=k8s_volume_name
+                volume_name=k8s_volume_name,
             )
             pvc = client.V1PersistentVolumeClaim(
-                metadata=client.V1ObjectMeta(name=f"{self.app_name}-{volume_name}", labels=labels),
+                metadata=client.V1ObjectMeta(
-                spec=spec
+                    name=f"{self.app_name}-{volume_name}", labels=labels
+                ),
+                spec=spec,
             )
             result.append(pvc)
         return result
@@ -252,21 +308,28 @@ class ClusterInfo:
                     print(f"{cfg_map_name} not in pod files")
                 continue
 
-            if not cfg_map_path.startswith("/"):
+            if not cfg_map_path.startswith("/") and self.spec.file_path is not None:
-                cfg_map_path = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(self.spec.file_path), cfg_map_path)
+                cfg_map_path = os.path.join(
+                    os.path.dirname(str(self.spec.file_path)), cfg_map_path
+                )
 
-            # Read in all the files at a single-level of the directory.  This mimics the behavior
+            # Read in all the files at a single-level of the directory.
-            # of `kubectl create configmap foo --from-file=/path/to/dir`
+            # This mimics the behavior of
+            # `kubectl create configmap foo --from-file=/path/to/dir`
             data = {}
             for f in os.listdir(cfg_map_path):
                 full_path = os.path.join(cfg_map_path, f)
                 if os.path.isfile(full_path):
-                    data[f] = base64.b64encode(open(full_path, 'rb').read()).decode('ASCII')
+                    data[f] = base64.b64encode(open(full_path, "rb").read()).decode(
+                        "ASCII"
+                    )
 
             spec = client.V1ConfigMap(
-                metadata=client.V1ObjectMeta(name=f"{self.app_name}-{cfg_map_name}",
+                metadata=client.V1ObjectMeta(
-                                             labels={"configmap-label": cfg_map_name}),
+                    name=f"{self.app_name}-{cfg_map_name}",
-                binary_data=data
+                    labels={"app": self.app_name, "configmap-label": cfg_map_name},
+                ),
+                binary_data=data,
             )
             result.append(spec)
         return result
@@ -280,10 +343,14 @@ class ClusterInfo:
             resources = DEFAULT_VOLUME_RESOURCES
         for volume_name, volume_path in spec_volumes.items():
             # We only need to create a volume if it is fully qualified HostPath.
-            # Otherwise, we create the PVC and expect the node to allocate the volume for us.
+            # Otherwise, we create the PVC and expect the node to allocate the volume
+            # for us.
             if not volume_path:
                 if opts.o.debug:
-                    print(f"{volume_name} does not require an explicit PersistentVolume, since it is not a bind-mount.")
+                    print(
+                        f"{volume_name} does not require an explicit "
+                        "PersistentVolume, since it is not a bind-mount."
+                    )
                 continue
 
             if volume_name not in named_volumes:
@@ -292,30 +359,45 @@ class ClusterInfo:
                 continue
 
             if not os.path.isabs(volume_path):
-                print(f"WARNING: {volume_name}:{volume_path} is not absolute, cannot bind volume.")
+                # For k8s-kind, allow relative paths:
+                # - PV uses /mnt/{volume_name} (path inside kind node)
+                # - extraMounts resolve the relative path to Docker Host
+                if not self.spec.is_kind_deployment():
+                    print(
+                        f"WARNING: {volume_name}:{volume_path} is not absolute, "
+                        "cannot bind volume."
+                    )
                     continue
 
             if self.spec.is_kind_deployment():
-                host_path = client.V1HostPathVolumeSource(path=get_kind_pv_bind_mount_path(volume_name))
+                host_path = client.V1HostPathVolumeSource(
+                    path=get_kind_pv_bind_mount_path(volume_name)
+                )
             else:
                 host_path = client.V1HostPathVolumeSource(path=volume_path)
             spec = client.V1PersistentVolumeSpec(
                 storage_class_name="manual",
                 access_modes=["ReadWriteOnce"],
                 capacity=to_k8s_resource_requirements(resources).requests,
-                host_path=host_path
+                host_path=host_path,
             )
             pv = client.V1PersistentVolume(
-                metadata=client.V1ObjectMeta(name=f"{self.app_name}-{volume_name}",
+                metadata=client.V1ObjectMeta(
-                                             labels={"volume-label": f"{self.app_name}-{volume_name}"}),
+                    name=f"{self.app_name}-{volume_name}",
+                    labels={
+                        "app": self.app_name,
+                        "volume-label": f"{self.app_name}-{volume_name}",
+                    },
+                ),
                 spec=spec,
             )
             result.append(pv)
         return result
 
     # TODO: put things like image pull policy into an object-scope struct
-    def get_deployment(self, image_pull_policy: str = None):
+    def get_deployment(self, image_pull_policy: Optional[str] = None):
         containers = []
+        services = {}
         resources = self.spec.get_container_resources()
         if not resources:
             resources = DEFAULT_CONTAINER_RESOURCES
@@ -326,43 +408,111 @@ class ClusterInfo:
                 container_name = service_name
                 service_info = services[service_name]
                 image = service_info["image"]
+                container_ports = []
                 if "ports" in service_info:
-                    port = int(service_info["ports"][0])
+                    for raw_port in [str(p) for p in service_info["ports"]]:
+                        # Parse protocol suffix (e.g., "8001/udp" -> port=8001,
+                        # protocol=UDP)
+                        protocol = "TCP"
+                        port_str = raw_port
+                        if "/" in raw_port:
+                            port_str, proto = raw_port.rsplit("/", 1)
+                            protocol = proto.upper()
+                        # Handle host:container port mapping - use container port
+                        if ":" in port_str:
+                            port_str = port_str.split(":")[-1]
+                        port = int(port_str)
+                        container_ports.append(
+                            client.V1ContainerPort(
+                                container_port=port, protocol=protocol
+                            )
+                        )
                     if opts.o.debug:
                         print(f"image: {image}")
-                        print(f"service port: {port}")
+                        print(f"service ports: {container_ports}")
-                merged_envs = merge_envs(
+                merged_envs = (
+                    merge_envs(
                         envs_from_compose_file(
-                        service_info["environment"]), self.environment_variables.map
+                            service_info["environment"], self.environment_variables.map
-                ) if "environment" in service_info else self.environment_variables.map
+                        ),
+                        self.environment_variables.map,
+                    )
+                    if "environment" in service_info
+                    else self.environment_variables.map
+                )
+                # Translate docker-compose service names to localhost for sidecars
+                # All services in the same pod share the network namespace
+                sibling_services = [s for s in services.keys() if s != service_name]
+                merged_envs = translate_sidecar_service_names(
+                    merged_envs, sibling_services
+                )
                 envs = envs_from_environment_variables_map(merged_envs)
                 if opts.o.debug:
                     print(f"Merged envs: {envs}")
                 # Re-write the image tag for remote deployment
                 # Note self.app_name has the same value as deployment_id
-                image_to_use = remote_tag_for_image_unique(
+                image_to_use = (
-                    image,
+                    remote_tag_for_image_unique(
-                    self.spec.get_image_registry(),
+                        image, self.spec.get_image_registry(), self.app_name
-                    self.app_name) if self.spec.get_image_registry() is not None else image
+                    )
-                volume_mounts = volume_mounts_for_service(self.parsed_pod_yaml_map, service_name)
+                    if self.spec.get_image_registry() is not None
+                    else image
+                )
+                volume_mounts = volume_mounts_for_service(
+                    self.parsed_pod_yaml_map, service_name
+                )
+                # Handle command/entrypoint from compose file
+                # In docker-compose: entrypoint -> k8s command, command -> k8s args
+                container_command = None
+                container_args = None
+                if "entrypoint" in service_info:
+                    entrypoint = service_info["entrypoint"]
+                    container_command = (
+                        entrypoint if isinstance(entrypoint, list) else [entrypoint]
+                    )
+                if "command" in service_info:
+                    cmd = service_info["command"]
+                    container_args = cmd if isinstance(cmd, list) else cmd.split()
+                # Add env_from to pull secrets from K8s Secret
+                secret_name = f"{self.app_name}-generated-secrets"
+                env_from = [
+                    client.V1EnvFromSource(
+                        secret_ref=client.V1SecretEnvSource(
+                            name=secret_name,
+                            optional=True,  # Don't fail if no secrets
+                        )
+                    )
+                ]
                 container = client.V1Container(
                     name=container_name,
                     image=image_to_use,
                     image_pull_policy=image_pull_policy,
+                    command=container_command,
+                    args=container_args,
                     env=envs,
-                    ports=[client.V1ContainerPort(container_port=port)],
+                    env_from=env_from,
+                    ports=container_ports if container_ports else None,
                     volume_mounts=volume_mounts,
                     security_context=client.V1SecurityContext(
                         privileged=self.spec.get_privileged(),
                         capabilities=client.V1Capabilities(
                             add=self.spec.get_capabilities()
-                        ) if self.spec.get_capabilities() else None
+                        )
+                        if self.spec.get_capabilities()
+                        else None,
                     ),
                     resources=to_k8s_resource_requirements(resources),
                 )
                 containers.append(container)
-        volumes = volumes_for_pod_files(self.parsed_pod_yaml_map, self.spec, self.app_name)
+        volumes = volumes_for_pod_files(
-        image_pull_secrets = [client.V1LocalObjectReference(name="laconic-registry")]
+            self.parsed_pod_yaml_map, self.spec, self.app_name
+        )
+        registry_config = self.spec.get_image_registry_config()
+        if registry_config:
+            secret_name = f"{self.app_name}-registry"
+            image_pull_secrets = [client.V1LocalObjectReference(name=secret_name)]
+        else:
+            image_pull_secrets = []
 
         annotations = None
         labels = {"app": self.app_name}
@@ -384,55 +534,55 @@ class ClusterInfo:
             affinities = []
             for rule in self.spec.get_node_affinities():
                 # TODO add some input validation here
-                label_name = rule['label']
+                label_name = rule["label"]
-                label_value = rule['value']
+                label_value = rule["value"]
-                affinities.append(client.V1NodeSelectorTerm(
+                affinities.append(
-                            match_expressions=[client.V1NodeSelectorRequirement(
+                    client.V1NodeSelectorTerm(
-                                key=label_name,
+                        match_expressions=[
-                                operator="In",
+                            client.V1NodeSelectorRequirement(
-                                values=[label_value]
+                                key=label_name, operator="In", values=[label_value]
-                            )]
+                            )
+                        ]
                     )
                 )
             affinity = client.V1Affinity(
                 node_affinity=client.V1NodeAffinity(
-                    required_during_scheduling_ignored_during_execution=client.V1NodeSelector(
+                    required_during_scheduling_ignored_during_execution=(
-                        node_selector_terms=affinities
+                        client.V1NodeSelector(node_selector_terms=affinities)
-                    ))
+                    )
+                )
             )
 
         if self.spec.get_node_tolerations():
             tolerations = []
             for toleration in self.spec.get_node_tolerations():
                 # TODO add some input validation here
-                toleration_key = toleration['key']
+                toleration_key = toleration["key"]
-                toleration_value = toleration['value']
+                toleration_value = toleration["value"]
-                tolerations.append(client.V1Toleration(
+                tolerations.append(
+                    client.V1Toleration(
                         effect="NoSchedule",
                         key=toleration_key,
                         operator="Equal",
-                    value=toleration_value
+                        value=toleration_value,
-                ))
+                    )
+                )
 
         template = client.V1PodTemplateSpec(
-            metadata=client.V1ObjectMeta(
+            metadata=client.V1ObjectMeta(annotations=annotations, labels=labels),
-                annotations=annotations,
-                labels=labels
-            ),
             spec=client.V1PodSpec(
                 containers=containers,
                 image_pull_secrets=image_pull_secrets,
                 volumes=volumes,
                 affinity=affinity,
-                tolerations=tolerations
+                tolerations=tolerations,
+                runtime_class_name=self.spec.get_runtime_class(),
             ),
         )
         spec = client.V1DeploymentSpec(
             replicas=self.spec.get_replicas(),
-            template=template, selector={
+            template=template,
-                "matchLabels":
+            selector={"matchLabels": {"app": self.app_name}},
-                {"app": self.app_name}
-            }
         )
 
         deployment = client.V1Deployment(

stack_orchestrator/deploy/k8s/deploy_k8s.py

@@ -16,14 +16,30 @@ from datetime import datetime, timezone
 
 from pathlib import Path
 from kubernetes import client, config
-from typing import List
+from kubernetes.client.exceptions import ApiException
+from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional, cast
 
 from stack_orchestrator import constants
 from stack_orchestrator.deploy.deployer import Deployer, DeployerConfigGenerator
-from stack_orchestrator.deploy.k8s.helpers import create_cluster, destroy_cluster, load_images_into_kind
+from stack_orchestrator.deploy.k8s.helpers import (
-from stack_orchestrator.deploy.k8s.helpers import install_ingress_for_kind, wait_for_ingress_in_kind
+    create_cluster,
-from stack_orchestrator.deploy.k8s.helpers import pods_in_deployment, containers_in_pod, log_stream_from_string
+    destroy_cluster,
-from stack_orchestrator.deploy.k8s.helpers import generate_kind_config
+    load_images_into_kind,
+)
+from stack_orchestrator.deploy.k8s.helpers import (
+    install_ingress_for_kind,
+    wait_for_ingress_in_kind,
+    is_ingress_running,
+)
+from stack_orchestrator.deploy.k8s.helpers import (
+    pods_in_deployment,
+    containers_in_pod,
+    log_stream_from_string,
+)
+from stack_orchestrator.deploy.k8s.helpers import (
+    generate_kind_config,
+    generate_high_memlock_spec_json,
+)
 from stack_orchestrator.deploy.k8s.cluster_info import ClusterInfo
 from stack_orchestrator.opts import opts
 from stack_orchestrator.deploy.deployment_context import DeploymentContext
@@ -36,7 +52,7 @@ class AttrDict(dict):
         self.__dict__ = self
 
 
-def _check_delete_exception(e: client.exceptions.ApiException):
+def _check_delete_exception(e: ApiException) -> None:
     if e.status == 404:
         if opts.o.debug:
             print("Failed to delete object, continuing")
@@ -44,31 +60,77 @@ def _check_delete_exception(e: client.exceptions.ApiException):
         error_exit(f"k8s api error: {e}")
 
 
+def _create_runtime_class(name: str, handler: str):
+    """Create a RuntimeClass resource for custom containerd runtime handlers.
+
+    RuntimeClass allows pods to specify which runtime handler to use, enabling
+    different pods to have different rlimit profiles (e.g., high-memlock).
+
+    Args:
+        name: The name of the RuntimeClass resource
+        handler: The containerd runtime handler name
+            (must match containerdConfigPatches)
+    """
+    api = client.NodeV1Api()
+    runtime_class = client.V1RuntimeClass(
+        api_version="node.k8s.io/v1",
+        kind="RuntimeClass",
+        metadata=client.V1ObjectMeta(name=name),
+        handler=handler,
+    )
+    try:
+        api.create_runtime_class(runtime_class)
+        if opts.o.debug:
+            print(f"Created RuntimeClass: {name}")
+    except ApiException as e:
+        if e.status == 409:  # Already exists
+            if opts.o.debug:
+                print(f"RuntimeClass {name} already exists")
+        else:
+            raise
+
+
 class K8sDeployer(Deployer):
     name: str = "k8s"
     type: str
     core_api: client.CoreV1Api
     apps_api: client.AppsV1Api
     networking_api: client.NetworkingV1Api
-    k8s_namespace: str = "default"
+    k8s_namespace: str
     kind_cluster_name: str
     skip_cluster_management: bool
     cluster_info: ClusterInfo
     deployment_dir: Path
     deployment_context: DeploymentContext
 
-    def __init__(self, type, deployment_context: DeploymentContext, compose_files, compose_project_name, compose_env_file) -> None:
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        type,
+        deployment_context: DeploymentContext,
+        compose_files,
+        compose_project_name,
+        compose_env_file,
+    ) -> None:
         self.type = type
         self.skip_cluster_management = False
-        # TODO: workaround pending refactoring above to cope with being created with a null deployment_context
+        self.k8s_namespace = "default"  # Will be overridden below if context exists
+        # TODO: workaround pending refactoring above to cope with being
+        # created with a null deployment_context
         if deployment_context is None:
             return
         self.deployment_dir = deployment_context.deployment_dir
         self.deployment_context = deployment_context
         self.kind_cluster_name = compose_project_name
+        # Use deployment-specific namespace for resource isolation and easy cleanup
+        self.k8s_namespace = f"laconic-{compose_project_name}"
         self.cluster_info = ClusterInfo()
-        self.cluster_info.int(compose_files, compose_env_file, compose_project_name, deployment_context.spec)
+        self.cluster_info.int(
-        if (opts.o.debug):
+            compose_files,
+            compose_env_file,
+            compose_project_name,
+            deployment_context.spec,
+        )
+        if opts.o.debug:
             print(f"Deployment dir: {deployment_context.deployment_dir}")
             print(f"Compose files: {compose_files}")
             print(f"Project name: {compose_project_name}")
@@ -80,12 +142,56 @@ class K8sDeployer(Deployer):
             config.load_kube_config(context=f"kind-{self.kind_cluster_name}")
         else:
             # Get the config file and pass to load_kube_config()
-            config.load_kube_config(config_file=self.deployment_dir.joinpath(constants.kube_config_filename).as_posix())
+            config.load_kube_config(
+                config_file=self.deployment_dir.joinpath(
+                    constants.kube_config_filename
+                ).as_posix()
+            )
         self.core_api = client.CoreV1Api()
         self.networking_api = client.NetworkingV1Api()
         self.apps_api = client.AppsV1Api()
         self.custom_obj_api = client.CustomObjectsApi()
 
+    def _ensure_namespace(self):
+        """Create the deployment namespace if it doesn't exist."""
+        if opts.o.dry_run:
+            print(f"Dry run: would create namespace {self.k8s_namespace}")
+            return
+        try:
+            self.core_api.read_namespace(name=self.k8s_namespace)
+            if opts.o.debug:
+                print(f"Namespace {self.k8s_namespace} already exists")
+        except ApiException as e:
+            if e.status == 404:
+                # Create the namespace
+                ns = client.V1Namespace(
+                    metadata=client.V1ObjectMeta(
+                        name=self.k8s_namespace,
+                        labels={"app": self.cluster_info.app_name},
+                    )
+                )
+                self.core_api.create_namespace(body=ns)
+                if opts.o.debug:
+                    print(f"Created namespace {self.k8s_namespace}")
+            else:
+                raise
+
+    def _delete_namespace(self):
+        """Delete the deployment namespace and all resources within it."""
+        if opts.o.dry_run:
+            print(f"Dry run: would delete namespace {self.k8s_namespace}")
+            return
+        try:
+            self.core_api.delete_namespace(name=self.k8s_namespace)
+            if opts.o.debug:
+                print(f"Deleted namespace {self.k8s_namespace}")
+        except ApiException as e:
+            if e.status == 404:
+                if opts.o.debug:
+                    print(f"Namespace {self.k8s_namespace} not found")
+            else:
+                raise
+
     def _create_volume_data(self):
         # Create the host-path-mounted PVs for this deployment
         pvs = self.cluster_info.get_pvs()
@@ -94,7 +200,9 @@ class K8sDeployer(Deployer):
                 print(f"Sending this pv: {pv}")
             if not opts.o.dry_run:
                 try:
-                    pv_resp = self.core_api.read_persistent_volume(name=pv.metadata.name)
+                    pv_resp = self.core_api.read_persistent_volume(
+                        name=pv.metadata.name
+                    )
                     if pv_resp:
                         if opts.o.debug:
                             print("PVs already present:")
@@ -117,7 +225,8 @@ class K8sDeployer(Deployer):
             if not opts.o.dry_run:
                 try:
                     pvc_resp = self.core_api.read_namespaced_persistent_volume_claim(
-                        name=pvc.metadata.name, namespace=self.k8s_namespace)
+                        name=pvc.metadata.name, namespace=self.k8s_namespace
+                    )
                     if pvc_resp:
                         if opts.o.debug:
                             print("PVCs already present:")
@@ -126,7 +235,9 @@ class K8sDeployer(Deployer):
                 except:  # noqa: E722
                     pass
 
-                pvc_resp = self.core_api.create_namespaced_persistent_volume_claim(body=pvc, namespace=self.k8s_namespace)
+                pvc_resp = self.core_api.create_namespaced_persistent_volume_claim(
+                    body=pvc, namespace=self.k8s_namespace
+                )
                 if opts.o.debug:
                     print("PVCs created:")
                     print(f"{pvc_resp}")
@@ -138,8 +249,7 @@ class K8sDeployer(Deployer):
                 print(f"Sending this ConfigMap: {cfg_map}")
             if not opts.o.dry_run:
                 cfg_rsp = self.core_api.create_namespaced_config_map(
-                    body=cfg_map,
+                    body=cfg_map, namespace=self.k8s_namespace
-                    namespace=self.k8s_namespace
                 )
                 if opts.o.debug:
                     print("ConfigMap created:")
@@ -147,26 +257,37 @@ class K8sDeployer(Deployer):
 
     def _create_deployment(self):
         # Process compose files into a Deployment
-        deployment = self.cluster_info.get_deployment(image_pull_policy=None if self.is_kind() else "Always")
+        deployment = self.cluster_info.get_deployment(
+            image_pull_policy=None if self.is_kind() else "Always"
+        )
         # Create the k8s objects
         if opts.o.debug:
             print(f"Sending this deployment: {deployment}")
         if not opts.o.dry_run:
-            deployment_resp = self.apps_api.create_namespaced_deployment(
+            deployment_resp = cast(
+                client.V1Deployment,
+                self.apps_api.create_namespaced_deployment(
                     body=deployment, namespace=self.k8s_namespace
+                ),
             )
             if opts.o.debug:
                 print("Deployment created:")
-                print(f"{deployment_resp.metadata.namespace} {deployment_resp.metadata.name} \
+                meta = deployment_resp.metadata
-                    {deployment_resp.metadata.generation} {deployment_resp.spec.template.spec.containers[0].image}")
+                spec = deployment_resp.spec
+                if meta and spec and spec.template.spec:
+                    ns = meta.namespace
+                    name = meta.name
+                    gen = meta.generation
+                    containers = spec.template.spec.containers
+                    img = containers[0].image if containers else None
+                    print(f"{ns} {name} {gen} {img}")
 
-        service: client.V1Service = self.cluster_info.get_service()
+        service = self.cluster_info.get_service()
         if opts.o.debug:
             print(f"Sending this service: {service}")
-        if not opts.o.dry_run:
+        if service and not opts.o.dry_run:
             service_resp = self.core_api.create_namespaced_service(
-                namespace=self.k8s_namespace,
+                namespace=self.k8s_namespace, body=service
-                body=service
             )
             if opts.o.debug:
                 print("Service created:")
@@ -177,7 +298,7 @@ class K8sDeployer(Deployer):
             group="cert-manager.io",
             version="v1",
             namespace=self.k8s_namespace,
-            plural="certificates"
+            plural="certificates",
         )
 
         host_parts = host_name.split(".", 1)
@@ -202,7 +323,9 @@ class K8sDeployer(Deployer):
                     if before < now < after:
                         # Check the status is Ready
                         for condition in status.get("conditions", []):
-                            if "True" == condition.get("status") and "Ready" == condition.get("type"):
+                            if "True" == condition.get(
+                                "status"
+                            ) and "Ready" == condition.get("type"):
                                 return cert
         return None
 
@@ -210,39 +333,79 @@ class K8sDeployer(Deployer):
         self.skip_cluster_management = skip_cluster_management
         if not opts.o.dry_run:
             if self.is_kind() and not self.skip_cluster_management:
-                # Create the kind cluster
+                # Create the kind cluster (or reuse existing one)
-                create_cluster(self.kind_cluster_name, self.deployment_dir.joinpath(constants.kind_config_filename))
+                kind_config = str(
-                # Ensure the referenced containers are copied into kind
+                    self.deployment_dir.joinpath(constants.kind_config_filename)
-                load_images_into_kind(self.kind_cluster_name, self.cluster_info.image_set)
+                )
+                actual_cluster = create_cluster(self.kind_cluster_name, kind_config)
+                if actual_cluster != self.kind_cluster_name:
+                    # An existing cluster was found, use it instead
+                    self.kind_cluster_name = actual_cluster
+                # Only load locally-built images into kind
+                # Registry images (docker.io, ghcr.io, etc.) will be pulled by k8s
+                local_containers = self.deployment_context.stack.obj.get(
+                    "containers", []
+                )
+                if local_containers:
+                    # Filter image_set to only images matching local containers
+                    local_images = {
+                        img
+                        for img in self.cluster_info.image_set
+                        if any(c in img for c in local_containers)
+                    }
+                    if local_images:
+                        load_images_into_kind(self.kind_cluster_name, local_images)
+                # Note: if no local containers defined, all images come from registries
             self.connect_api()
+            # Create deployment-specific namespace for resource isolation
+            self._ensure_namespace()
             if self.is_kind() and not self.skip_cluster_management:
-                # Now configure an ingress controller (not installed by default in kind)
+                # Configure ingress controller (not installed by default in kind)
-                install_ingress_for_kind()
+                # Skip if already running (idempotent for shared cluster)
-                # Wait for ingress to start (deployment provisioning will fail unless this is done)
+                if not is_ingress_running():
+                    install_ingress_for_kind(self.cluster_info.spec.get_acme_email())
+                    # Wait for ingress to start
+                    # (deployment provisioning will fail unless this is done)
                     wait_for_ingress_in_kind()
+                # Create RuntimeClass if unlimited_memlock is enabled
+                if self.cluster_info.spec.get_unlimited_memlock():
+                    _create_runtime_class(
+                        constants.high_memlock_runtime,
+                        constants.high_memlock_runtime,
+                    )
 
         else:
             print("Dry run mode enabled, skipping k8s API connect")
 
+        # Create registry secret if configured
+        from stack_orchestrator.deploy.deployment_create import create_registry_secret
+
+        create_registry_secret(self.cluster_info.spec, self.cluster_info.app_name)
+
         self._create_volume_data()
         self._create_deployment()
 
         http_proxy_info = self.cluster_info.spec.get_http_proxy()
-        # Note: at present we don't support tls for kind (and enabling tls causes errors)
+        # Note: we don't support tls for kind (enabling tls causes errors)
         use_tls = http_proxy_info and not self.is_kind()
-        certificate = self._find_certificate_for_host_name(http_proxy_info[0]["host-name"]) if use_tls else None
+        certificate = (
+            self._find_certificate_for_host_name(http_proxy_info[0]["host-name"])
+            if use_tls
+            else None
+        )
         if opts.o.debug:
             if certificate:
                 print(f"Using existing certificate: {certificate}")
 
-        ingress: client.V1Ingress = self.cluster_info.get_ingress(use_tls=use_tls, certificate=certificate)
+        ingress = self.cluster_info.get_ingress(
+            use_tls=use_tls, certificate=certificate
+        )
         if ingress:
             if opts.o.debug:
                 print(f"Sending this ingress: {ingress}")
             if not opts.o.dry_run:
                 ingress_resp = self.networking_api.create_namespaced_ingress(
-                    namespace=self.k8s_namespace,
+                    namespace=self.k8s_namespace, body=ingress
-                    body=ingress
                 )
                 if opts.o.debug:
                     print("Ingress created:")
@@ -257,111 +420,36 @@ class K8sDeployer(Deployer):
                 print(f"Sending this nodeport: {nodeport}")
             if not opts.o.dry_run:
                 nodeport_resp = self.core_api.create_namespaced_service(
-                    namespace=self.k8s_namespace,
+                    namespace=self.k8s_namespace, body=nodeport
-                    body=nodeport
                 )
                 if opts.o.debug:
                     print("NodePort created:")
                     print(f"{nodeport_resp}")
 
-    def down(self, timeout, volumes, skip_cluster_management):  # noqa: C901
+    def down(self, timeout, volumes, skip_cluster_management):
         self.skip_cluster_management = skip_cluster_management
         self.connect_api()
-        # Delete the k8s objects
 
+        # PersistentVolumes are cluster-scoped (not namespaced), so delete by label
         if volumes:
-            # Create the host-path-mounted PVs for this deployment
-            pvs = self.cluster_info.get_pvs()
-            for pv in pvs:
-                if opts.o.debug:
-                    print(f"Deleting this pv: {pv}")
             try:
-                    pv_resp = self.core_api.delete_persistent_volume(name=pv.metadata.name)
+                pvs = self.core_api.list_persistent_volume(
-                    if opts.o.debug:
+                    label_selector=f"app={self.cluster_info.app_name}"
-                        print("PV deleted:")
-                        print(f"{pv_resp}")
-                except client.exceptions.ApiException as e:
-                    _check_delete_exception(e)
-
-            # Figure out the PVCs for this deployment
-            pvcs = self.cluster_info.get_pvcs()
-            for pvc in pvcs:
-                if opts.o.debug:
-                    print(f"Deleting this pvc: {pvc}")
-                try:
-                    pvc_resp = self.core_api.delete_namespaced_persistent_volume_claim(
-                        name=pvc.metadata.name, namespace=self.k8s_namespace
                 )
+                for pv in pvs.items:
                     if opts.o.debug:
-                        print("PVCs deleted:")
+                        print(f"Deleting PV: {pv.metadata.name}")
-                        print(f"{pvc_resp}")
-                except client.exceptions.ApiException as e:
-                    _check_delete_exception(e)
-
-        # Figure out the ConfigMaps for this deployment
-        cfg_maps = self.cluster_info.get_configmaps()
-        for cfg_map in cfg_maps:
-            if opts.o.debug:
-                print(f"Deleting this ConfigMap: {cfg_map}")
                     try:
-                cfg_map_resp = self.core_api.delete_namespaced_config_map(
+                        self.core_api.delete_persistent_volume(name=pv.metadata.name)
-                    name=cfg_map.metadata.name, namespace=self.k8s_namespace
+                    except ApiException as e:
-                )
-                if opts.o.debug:
-                    print("ConfigMap deleted:")
-                    print(f"{cfg_map_resp}")
-            except client.exceptions.ApiException as e:
                         _check_delete_exception(e)
+            except ApiException as e:
+                if opts.o.debug:
+                    print(f"Error listing PVs: {e}")
 
-        deployment = self.cluster_info.get_deployment()
+        # Delete the deployment namespace - this cascades to all namespaced resources
-        if opts.o.debug:
+        # (PVCs, ConfigMaps, Deployments, Services, Ingresses, etc.)
-            print(f"Deleting this deployment: {deployment}")
+        self._delete_namespace()
-        try:
-            self.apps_api.delete_namespaced_deployment(
-                name=deployment.metadata.name, namespace=self.k8s_namespace
-            )
-        except client.exceptions.ApiException as e:
-            _check_delete_exception(e)
-
-        service: client.V1Service = self.cluster_info.get_service()
-        if opts.o.debug:
-            print(f"Deleting service: {service}")
-        try:
-            self.core_api.delete_namespaced_service(
-                namespace=self.k8s_namespace,
-                name=service.metadata.name
-            )
-        except client.exceptions.ApiException as e:
-            _check_delete_exception(e)
-
-        ingress: client.V1Ingress = self.cluster_info.get_ingress(use_tls=not self.is_kind())
-        if ingress:
-            if opts.o.debug:
-                print(f"Deleting this ingress: {ingress}")
-            try:
-                self.networking_api.delete_namespaced_ingress(
-                    name=ingress.metadata.name, namespace=self.k8s_namespace
-                )
-            except client.exceptions.ApiException as e:
-                _check_delete_exception(e)
-        else:
-            if opts.o.debug:
-                print("No ingress to delete")
-
-        nodeports: List[client.V1Service] = self.cluster_info.get_nodeports()
-        for nodeport in nodeports:
-            if opts.o.debug:
-                print(f"Deleting this nodeport: {nodeport}")
-            try:
-                self.core_api.delete_namespaced_service(
-                    namespace=self.k8s_namespace,
-                    name=nodeport.metadata.name
-                )
-            except client.exceptions.ApiException as e:
-                _check_delete_exception(e)
-        else:
-            if opts.o.debug:
-                print("No nodeport to delete")
 
         if self.is_kind() and not self.skip_cluster_management:
             # Destroy the kind cluster
@@ -375,6 +463,7 @@ class K8sDeployer(Deployer):
 
         if all_pods.items:
             for p in all_pods.items:
+                if p.metadata and p.metadata.name:
                     if f"{self.cluster_info.app_name}-deployment" in p.metadata.name:
                         pods.append(p)
 
@@ -385,21 +474,40 @@ class K8sDeployer(Deployer):
         ip = "?"
         tls = "?"
         try:
-            ingress = self.networking_api.read_namespaced_ingress(namespace=self.k8s_namespace,
+            cluster_ingress = self.cluster_info.get_ingress()
-                                                                  name=self.cluster_info.get_ingress().metadata.name)
+            if cluster_ingress is None or cluster_ingress.metadata is None:
+                return
+            ingress = cast(
+                client.V1Ingress,
+                self.networking_api.read_namespaced_ingress(
+                    namespace=self.k8s_namespace,
+                    name=cluster_ingress.metadata.name,
+                ),
+            )
+            if not ingress.spec or not ingress.spec.tls or not ingress.spec.rules:
+                return
 
-            cert = self.custom_obj_api.get_namespaced_custom_object(
+            cert = cast(
+                Dict[str, Any],
+                self.custom_obj_api.get_namespaced_custom_object(
                     group="cert-manager.io",
                     version="v1",
                     namespace=self.k8s_namespace,
                     plural="certificates",
-                name=ingress.spec.tls[0].secret_name
+                    name=ingress.spec.tls[0].secret_name,
+                ),
             )
 
             hostname = ingress.spec.rules[0].host
-            ip = ingress.status.load_balancer.ingress[0].ip
+            if ingress.status and ingress.status.load_balancer:
+                lb_ingress = ingress.status.load_balancer.ingress
+                if lb_ingress:
+                    ip = lb_ingress[0].ip or "?"
+            cert_status = cert.get("status", {})
             tls = "notBefore: %s; notAfter: %s; names: %s" % (
-                cert["status"]["notBefore"], cert["status"]["notAfter"], ingress.spec.tls[0].hosts
+                cert_status.get("notBefore", "?"),
+                cert_status.get("notAfter", "?"),
+                ingress.spec.tls[0].hosts,
             )
         except:  # noqa: E722
             pass
@@ -412,10 +520,16 @@ class K8sDeployer(Deployer):
         print("Pods:")
 
         for p in pods:
+            if not p.metadata:
+                continue
+            ns = p.metadata.namespace
+            name = p.metadata.name
             if p.metadata.deletion_timestamp:
-                print(f"\t{p.metadata.namespace}/{p.metadata.name}: Terminating ({p.metadata.deletion_timestamp})")
+                ts = p.metadata.deletion_timestamp
+                print(f"\t{ns}/{name}: Terminating ({ts})")
             else:
-                print(f"\t{p.metadata.namespace}/{p.metadata.name}: Running ({p.metadata.creation_timestamp})")
+                ts = p.metadata.creation_timestamp
+                print(f"\t{ns}/{name}: Running ({ts})")
 
     def ps(self):
         self.connect_api()
@@ -430,19 +544,22 @@ class K8sDeployer(Deployer):
                 for c in p.spec.containers:
                     if c.ports:
                         for prt in c.ports:
-                            ports[str(prt.container_port)] = [AttrDict({
+                            ports[str(prt.container_port)] = [
-                                "HostIp": pod_ip,
+                                AttrDict(
-                                "HostPort": prt.container_port
+                                    {"HostIp": pod_ip, "HostPort": prt.container_port}
-                            })]
+                                )
+                            ]
 
-                ret.append(AttrDict({
+                ret.append(
+                    AttrDict(
+                        {
                             "id": f"{p.metadata.namespace}/{p.metadata.name}",
                             "name": p.metadata.name,
                             "namespace": p.metadata.namespace,
-                    "network_settings": AttrDict({
+                            "network_settings": AttrDict({"ports": ports}),
-                        "ports": ports
+                        }
-                    })
+                    )
-                }))
+                )
 
         return ret
 
@@ -465,15 +582,17 @@ class K8sDeployer(Deployer):
         else:
             k8s_pod_name = pods[0]
             containers = containers_in_pod(self.core_api, k8s_pod_name)
-            # If the pod is not yet started, the logs request below will throw an exception
+            # If pod not started, logs request below will throw an exception
             try:
                 log_data = ""
                 for container in containers:
-                    container_log = self.core_api.read_namespaced_pod_log(k8s_pod_name, namespace="default", container=container)
+                    container_log = self.core_api.read_namespaced_pod_log(
+                        k8s_pod_name, namespace=self.k8s_namespace, container=container
+                    )
                     container_log_lines = container_log.splitlines()
                     for line in container_log_lines:
                         log_data += f"{container}: {line}\n"
-            except client.exceptions.ApiException as e:
+            except ApiException as e:
                 if opts.o.debug:
                     print(f"Error from read_namespaced_pod_log: {e}")
                 log_data = "******* No logs available ********\n"
@@ -482,34 +601,85 @@ class K8sDeployer(Deployer):
     def update(self):
         self.connect_api()
         ref_deployment = self.cluster_info.get_deployment()
+        if not ref_deployment or not ref_deployment.metadata:
+            return
+        ref_name = ref_deployment.metadata.name
+        if not ref_name:
+            return
 
-        deployment = self.apps_api.read_namespaced_deployment(
+        deployment = cast(
-            name=ref_deployment.metadata.name,
+            client.V1Deployment,
-            namespace=self.k8s_namespace
+            self.apps_api.read_namespaced_deployment(
+                name=ref_name, namespace=self.k8s_namespace
+            ),
         )
+        if not deployment.spec or not deployment.spec.template:
+            return
+        template_spec = deployment.spec.template.spec
+        if not template_spec or not template_spec.containers:
+            return
 
-        new_env = ref_deployment.spec.template.spec.containers[0].env
+        ref_spec = ref_deployment.spec
-        for container in deployment.spec.template.spec.containers:
+        if ref_spec and ref_spec.template and ref_spec.template.spec:
+            ref_containers = ref_spec.template.spec.containers
+            if ref_containers:
+                new_env = ref_containers[0].env
+                for container in template_spec.containers:
                     old_env = container.env
                     if old_env != new_env:
                         container.env = new_env
 
-        deployment.spec.template.metadata.annotations = {
+        template_meta = deployment.spec.template.metadata
+        if template_meta:
+            template_meta.annotations = {
                 "kubectl.kubernetes.io/restartedAt": datetime.utcnow()
                 .replace(tzinfo=timezone.utc)
                 .isoformat()
             }
 
         self.apps_api.patch_namespaced_deployment(
-            name=ref_deployment.metadata.name,
+            name=ref_name,
             namespace=self.k8s_namespace,
-            body=deployment
+            body=deployment,
         )
 
-    def run(self, image: str, command=None, user=None, volumes=None, entrypoint=None, env={}, ports=[], detach=False):
+    def run(
+        self,
+        image: str,
+        command=None,
+        user=None,
+        volumes=None,
+        entrypoint=None,
+        env={},
+        ports=[],
+        detach=False,
+    ):
         # We need to figure out how to do this -- check why we're being called first
         pass
 
+    def run_job(self, job_name: str, helm_release: Optional[str] = None):
+        if not opts.o.dry_run:
+            from stack_orchestrator.deploy.k8s.helm.job_runner import run_helm_job
+
+            # Check if this is a helm-based deployment
+            chart_dir = self.deployment_dir / "chart"
+            if not chart_dir.exists():
+                # TODO: Implement job support for compose-based K8s deployments
+                raise Exception(
+                    f"Job support is only available for helm-based "
+                    f"deployments. Chart directory not found: {chart_dir}"
+                )
+
+            # Run the job using the helm job runner
+            run_helm_job(
+                chart_dir=chart_dir,
+                job_name=job_name,
+                release=helm_release,
+                namespace=self.k8s_namespace,
+                timeout=600,
+                verbose=opts.o.verbose,
+            )
+
     def is_kind(self):
         return self.type == "k8s-kind"
 
@@ -525,6 +695,20 @@ class K8sDeployerConfigGenerator(DeployerConfigGenerator):
     def generate(self, deployment_dir: Path):
         # No need to do this for the remote k8s case
         if self.type == "k8s-kind":
+            # Generate high-memlock-spec.json if unlimited_memlock is enabled.
+            # Must be done before generate_kind_config() which references it.
+            if self.deployment_context.spec.get_unlimited_memlock():
+                spec_content = generate_high_memlock_spec_json()
+                spec_file = deployment_dir.joinpath(
+                    constants.high_memlock_spec_filename
+                )
+                if opts.o.debug:
+                    print(
+                        f"Creating high-memlock spec for unlimited memlock: {spec_file}"
+                    )
+                with open(spec_file, "w") as output_file:
+                    output_file.write(spec_content)
+
             # Check the file isn't already there
             # Get the config file contents
             content = generate_kind_config(deployment_dir, self.deployment_context)

stack_orchestrator/deploy/k8s/helm/__init__.py

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+# Copyright © 2025 Vulcanize
+
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <http:#www.gnu.org/licenses/>.

stack_orchestrator/deploy/k8s/helm/chart_generator.py

@@ -0,0 +1,336 @@
+# Copyright © 2025 Vulcanize
+
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <http:#www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+from pathlib import Path
+
+from stack_orchestrator import constants
+from stack_orchestrator.opts import opts
+from stack_orchestrator.util import (
+    get_parsed_stack_config,
+    get_pod_list,
+    get_pod_file_path,
+    get_job_list,
+    get_job_file_path,
+    error_exit,
+)
+from stack_orchestrator.deploy.k8s.helm.kompose_wrapper import (
+    check_kompose_available,
+    get_kompose_version,
+    convert_to_helm_chart,
+)
+from stack_orchestrator.util import get_yaml
+
+
+def _wrap_job_templates_with_conditionals(chart_dir: Path, jobs: list) -> None:
+    """
+    Wrap job templates with conditional checks so they are not created by default.
+    Jobs will only be created when explicitly enabled via --set jobs.<name>.enabled=true
+    """
+    templates_dir = chart_dir / "templates"
+    if not templates_dir.exists():
+        return
+
+    for job_name in jobs:
+        # Find job template file (kompose generates <service-name>-job.yaml)
+        job_template_file = templates_dir / f"{job_name}-job.yaml"
+
+        if not job_template_file.exists():
+            if opts.o.debug:
+                print(f"Warning: Job template not found: {job_template_file}")
+            continue
+
+        # Read the template content
+        content = job_template_file.read_text()
+
+        # Wrap with conditional (default false)
+        # Use 'index' function to handle job names with dashes
+        # Provide default dict for .Values.jobs to handle case where it doesn't exist
+        condition = (
+            f"{{{{- if (index (.Values.jobs | default dict) "
+            f'"{job_name}" | default dict).enabled | default false }}}}'
+        )
+        wrapped_content = f"""{condition}
+{content}{{{{- end }}}}
+"""
+
+        # Write back
+        job_template_file.write_text(wrapped_content)
+
+        if opts.o.debug:
+            print(f"Wrapped job template with conditional: {job_template_file.name}")
+
+
+def _post_process_chart(chart_dir: Path, chart_name: str, jobs: list) -> None:
+    """
+    Post-process Kompose-generated chart to fix common issues.
+
+    Fixes:
+    1. Chart.yaml name, description and keywords
+    2. Add conditional wrappers to job templates (default: disabled)
+
+    TODO:
+    - Add defaultMode: 0755 to ConfigMap volumes containing scripts (.sh files)
+    """
+    yaml = get_yaml()
+
+    # Fix Chart.yaml
+    chart_yaml_path = chart_dir / "Chart.yaml"
+    if chart_yaml_path.exists():
+        chart_yaml = yaml.load(open(chart_yaml_path, "r"))
+
+        # Fix name
+        chart_yaml["name"] = chart_name
+
+        # Fix description
+        chart_yaml["description"] = f"Generated Helm chart for {chart_name} stack"
+
+        # Fix keywords
+        if "keywords" in chart_yaml and isinstance(chart_yaml["keywords"], list):
+            chart_yaml["keywords"] = [chart_name]
+
+        with open(chart_yaml_path, "w") as f:
+            yaml.dump(chart_yaml, f)
+
+    # Process job templates: wrap with conditionals (default disabled)
+    if jobs:
+        _wrap_job_templates_with_conditionals(chart_dir, jobs)
+
+
+def generate_helm_chart(
+    stack_path: str, spec_file: str, deployment_dir_path: Path
+) -> None:
+    """
+    Generate a self-sufficient Helm chart from stack compose files using Kompose.
+
+    Args:
+        stack_path: Path to the stack directory
+        spec_file: Path to the deployment spec file
+        deployment_dir_path: Deployment directory path
+            (already created with deployment.yml)
+
+    Output structure:
+        deployment-dir/
+        ├── deployment.yml  # Contains cluster-id
+        ├── spec.yml        # Reference
+        ├── stack.yml       # Reference
+        └── chart/          # Self-sufficient Helm chart
+            ├── Chart.yaml
+            ├── README.md
+            └── templates/
+                └── *.yaml
+
+    TODO: Enhancements:
+    - Convert Deployments to StatefulSets for stateful services (zenithd, postgres)
+    - Add _helpers.tpl with common label/selector functions
+    - Enhance Chart.yaml with proper metadata (version, description, etc.)
+    """
+
+    parsed_stack = get_parsed_stack_config(stack_path)
+    if parsed_stack is None:
+        error_exit(f"Failed to parse stack config: {stack_path}")
+    stack_name = parsed_stack.get("name", stack_path)
+
+    # 1. Check Kompose availability
+    if not check_kompose_available():
+        error_exit("kompose not found in PATH.\n")
+
+    # 2. Read cluster-id from deployment.yml
+    deployment_file = deployment_dir_path / constants.deployment_file_name
+    if not deployment_file.exists():
+        error_exit(f"Deployment file not found: {deployment_file}")
+
+    yaml = get_yaml()
+    deployment_config = yaml.load(open(deployment_file, "r"))
+    cluster_id = deployment_config.get(constants.cluster_id_key)
+    if not cluster_id:
+        error_exit(f"cluster-id not found in {deployment_file}")
+
+    # 3. Derive chart name from stack name + cluster-id suffix
+    # Sanitize stack name for use in chart name
+    sanitized_stack_name = stack_name.replace("_", "-").replace(" ", "-")
+
+    # Extract hex suffix from cluster-id (after the prefix)
+    # cluster-id format: "laconic-<hex>" -> extract the hex part
+    cluster_id_suffix = cluster_id.split("-", 1)[1] if "-" in cluster_id else cluster_id
+
+    # Combine to create human-readable + unique chart name
+    chart_name = f"{sanitized_stack_name}-{cluster_id_suffix}"
+
+    if opts.o.debug:
+        print(f"Cluster ID: {cluster_id}")
+        print(f"Chart name: {chart_name}")
+
+    # 4. Get compose files from stack (pods + jobs)
+    pods = get_pod_list(parsed_stack)
+    if not pods:
+        error_exit(f"No pods found in stack: {stack_path}")
+
+    jobs = get_job_list(parsed_stack)
+
+    if opts.o.debug:
+        print(f"Found {len(pods)} pod(s) in stack: {pods}")
+        if jobs:
+            print(f"Found {len(jobs)} job(s) in stack: {jobs}")
+
+    compose_files = []
+    for pod in pods:
+        pod_file = get_pod_file_path(stack_path, parsed_stack, pod)
+        if pod_file is None:
+            error_exit(f"Pod file path not found for pod: {pod}")
+        pod_file_path = Path(pod_file) if isinstance(pod_file, str) else pod_file
+        if not pod_file_path.exists():
+            error_exit(f"Pod file not found: {pod_file_path}")
+        compose_files.append(pod_file_path)
+        if opts.o.debug:
+            print(f"Found compose file: {pod_file_path.name}")
+
+    # Add job compose files
+    job_files = []
+    for job in jobs:
+        job_file = get_job_file_path(stack_path, parsed_stack, job)
+        if job_file is None:
+            error_exit(f"Job file path not found for job: {job}")
+        job_file_path = Path(job_file) if isinstance(job_file, str) else job_file
+        if not job_file_path.exists():
+            error_exit(f"Job file not found: {job_file_path}")
+        compose_files.append(job_file_path)
+        job_files.append(job_file_path)
+        if opts.o.debug:
+            print(f"Found job compose file: {job_file_path.name}")
+
+    try:
+        version = get_kompose_version()
+        print(f"Using kompose version: {version}")
+    except Exception as e:
+        error_exit(f"Failed to get kompose version: {e}")
+
+    # 5. Create chart directory and invoke Kompose
+    chart_dir = deployment_dir_path / "chart"
+
+    print(
+        f"Converting {len(compose_files)} compose file(s) to Helm chart "
+        "using Kompose..."
+    )
+
+    try:
+        output = convert_to_helm_chart(
+            compose_files=compose_files, output_dir=chart_dir, chart_name=chart_name
+        )
+        if opts.o.debug:
+            print(f"Kompose output:\n{output}")
+    except Exception as e:
+        error_exit(f"Helm chart generation failed: {e}")
+
+    # 6. Post-process generated chart
+    _post_process_chart(chart_dir, chart_name, jobs)
+
+    # 7. Generate README.md with basic installation instructions
+    readme_content = f"""# {chart_name} Helm Chart
+
+Generated by laconic-so from stack: `{stack_path}`
+
+## Prerequisites
+
+- Kubernetes cluster (v1.27+)
+- Helm (v3.12+)
+- kubectl configured to access your cluster
+
+## Installation
+
+```bash
+# Install the chart
+helm install {chart_name} {chart_dir}
+
+# Alternatively, install with your own release name
+# helm install <your-release-name> {chart_dir}
+
+# Check deployment status
+kubectl get pods
+```
+
+## Upgrade
+
+To apply changes made to chart, perform upgrade:
+
+```bash
+helm upgrade {chart_name} {chart_dir}
+```
+
+## Uninstallation
+
+```bash
+helm uninstall {chart_name}
+```
+
+## Configuration
+
+The chart was generated from Docker Compose files using Kompose.
+
+### Customization
+
+Edit the generated template files in `templates/` to customize:
+- Image repositories and tags
+- Resource limits (CPU, memory)
+- Persistent volume sizes
+- Replica counts
+"""
+
+    readme_path = chart_dir / "README.md"
+    readme_path.write_text(readme_content)
+
+    if opts.o.debug:
+        print(f"Generated README: {readme_path}")
+
+    # 7. Success message
+    print(f"\n{'=' * 60}")
+    print("✓ Helm chart generated successfully!")
+    print(f"{'=' * 60}")
+    print("\nChart details:")
+    print(f"  Name:     {chart_name}")
+    print(f"  Location: {chart_dir.absolute()}")
+    print(f"  Stack:    {stack_path}")
+
+    # Count generated files
+    template_files = (
+        list((chart_dir / "templates").glob("*.yaml"))
+        if (chart_dir / "templates").exists()
+        else []
+    )
+    print(f"  Files:    {len(template_files)} template(s) generated")
+
+    print("\nDeployment directory structure:")
+    print(f"  {deployment_dir_path}/")
+    print("  ├── deployment.yml  (cluster-id)")
+    print("  ├── spec.yml        (reference)")
+    print("  ├── stack.yml       (reference)")
+    print("  └── chart/          (self-sufficient Helm chart)")
+
+    print("\nNext steps:")
+    print("  1. Review the chart:")
+    print(f"     cd {chart_dir}")
+    print("     cat Chart.yaml")
+    print("")
+    print("  2. Review generated templates:")
+    print("     ls templates/")
+    print("")
+    print("  3. Install to Kubernetes:")
+    print(f"     helm install {chart_name} {chart_dir}")
+    print("")
+    print("     # Or use your own release name")
+    print(f"     helm install <your-release-name> {chart_dir}")
+    print("")
+    print("  4. Check deployment:")
+    print("     kubectl get pods")
+    print("")

stack_orchestrator/deploy/k8s/helm/job_runner.py

@@ -0,0 +1,171 @@
+# Copyright © 2025 Vulcanize
+
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <http:#www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+import subprocess
+import tempfile
+import os
+import json
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Optional
+from stack_orchestrator.util import get_yaml
+
+
+def get_release_name_from_chart(chart_dir: Path) -> str:
+    """
+    Read the chart name from Chart.yaml to use as the release name.
+
+    Args:
+        chart_dir: Path to the Helm chart directory
+
+    Returns:
+        Chart name from Chart.yaml
+
+    Raises:
+        Exception if Chart.yaml not found or name is missing
+    """
+    chart_yaml_path = chart_dir / "Chart.yaml"
+    if not chart_yaml_path.exists():
+        raise Exception(f"Chart.yaml not found: {chart_yaml_path}")
+
+    yaml = get_yaml()
+    chart_yaml = yaml.load(open(chart_yaml_path, "r"))
+
+    if "name" not in chart_yaml:
+        raise Exception(f"Chart name not found in {chart_yaml_path}")
+
+    return chart_yaml["name"]
+
+
+def run_helm_job(
+    chart_dir: Path,
+    job_name: str,
+    release: Optional[str] = None,
+    namespace: str = "default",
+    timeout: int = 600,
+    verbose: bool = False,
+) -> None:
+    """
+    Run a one-time job from a Helm chart.
+
+    This function:
+    1. Uses provided release name, or reads it from Chart.yaml if not provided
+    2. Uses helm template to render the job manifest with the job enabled
+    3. Applies the job manifest to the cluster
+    4. Waits for the job to complete
+
+    Args:
+        chart_dir: Path to the Helm chart directory
+        job_name: Name of the job to run (without -job suffix)
+        release: Optional Helm release name (defaults to chart name from Chart.yaml)
+        namespace: Kubernetes namespace
+        timeout: Timeout in seconds for job completion (default: 600)
+        verbose: Enable verbose output
+
+    Raises:
+        Exception if the job fails or times out
+    """
+    if not chart_dir.exists():
+        raise Exception(f"Chart directory not found: {chart_dir}")
+
+    # Use provided release name, or get it from Chart.yaml
+    if release is None:
+        release = get_release_name_from_chart(chart_dir)
+        if verbose:
+            print(f"Using release name from Chart.yaml: {release}")
+    else:
+        if verbose:
+            print(f"Using provided release name: {release}")
+
+    job_template_file = f"templates/{job_name}-job.yaml"
+
+    if verbose:
+        print(f"Running job '{job_name}' from helm chart: {chart_dir}")
+
+    # Use helm template to render the job manifest
+    with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(
+        mode="w", suffix=".yaml", delete=False
+    ) as tmp_file:
+        try:
+            # Render job template with job enabled
+            # Use --set-json to properly handle job names with dashes
+            jobs_dict = {job_name: {"enabled": True}}
+            values_json = json.dumps(jobs_dict)
+            helm_cmd = [
+                "helm",
+                "template",
+                release,
+                str(chart_dir),
+                "--show-only",
+                job_template_file,
+                "--set-json",
+                f"jobs={values_json}",
+            ]
+
+            if verbose:
+                print(f"Running: {' '.join(helm_cmd)}")
+
+            result = subprocess.run(
+                helm_cmd, check=True, capture_output=True, text=True
+            )
+            tmp_file.write(result.stdout)
+            tmp_file.flush()
+
+            if verbose:
+                print(f"Generated job manifest:\n{result.stdout}")
+
+            # Parse the manifest to get the actual job name
+            yaml = get_yaml()
+            manifest = yaml.load(result.stdout)
+            actual_job_name = manifest.get("metadata", {}).get("name", job_name)
+
+            # Apply the job manifest
+            kubectl_apply_cmd = [
+                "kubectl",
+                "apply",
+                "-f",
+                tmp_file.name,
+                "-n",
+                namespace,
+            ]
+            subprocess.run(
+                kubectl_apply_cmd, check=True, capture_output=True, text=True
+            )
+
+            if verbose:
+                print(f"Job {actual_job_name} created, waiting for completion...")
+
+            # Wait for job completion
+            wait_cmd = [
+                "kubectl",
+                "wait",
+                "--for=condition=complete",
+                f"job/{actual_job_name}",
+                f"--timeout={timeout}s",
+                "-n",
+                namespace,
+            ]
+
+            subprocess.run(wait_cmd, check=True, capture_output=True, text=True)
+
+            if verbose:
+                print(f"Job {job_name} completed successfully")
+
+        except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
+            error_msg = e.stderr if e.stderr else str(e)
+            raise Exception(f"Job failed: {error_msg}")
+        finally:
+            # Clean up temp file
+            if os.path.exists(tmp_file.name):
+                os.unlink(tmp_file.name)

stack_orchestrator/deploy/k8s/helm/kompose_wrapper.py

@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+# Copyright © 2025 Vulcanize
+
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <http:#www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+import subprocess
+import shutil
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import List, Optional
+
+
+def check_kompose_available() -> bool:
+    """Check if kompose binary is available in PATH."""
+    return shutil.which("kompose") is not None
+
+
+def get_kompose_version() -> str:
+    """
+    Get the installed kompose version.
+
+    Returns:
+        Version string (e.g., "1.34.0")
+
+    Raises:
+        Exception if kompose is not available
+    """
+    if not check_kompose_available():
+        raise Exception("kompose not found in PATH")
+
+    result = subprocess.run(
+        ["kompose", "version"], capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=10
+    )
+
+    if result.returncode != 0:
+        raise Exception(f"Failed to get kompose version: {result.stderr}")
+
+    # Parse version from output like "1.34.0 (HEAD)"
+    # Output format: "1.34.0 (HEAD)" or just "1.34.0"
+    version_line = result.stdout.strip()
+    version = version_line.split()[0] if version_line else "unknown"
+
+    return version
+
+
+def convert_to_helm_chart(
+    compose_files: List[Path], output_dir: Path, chart_name: Optional[str] = None
+) -> str:
+    """
+    Invoke kompose to convert Docker Compose files to a Helm chart.
+
+    Args:
+        compose_files: List of paths to docker-compose.yml files
+        output_dir: Directory where the Helm chart will be generated
+        chart_name: Optional name for the chart (defaults to directory name)
+
+    Returns:
+        stdout from kompose command
+
+    Raises:
+        Exception if kompose conversion fails
+    """
+    if not check_kompose_available():
+        raise Exception(
+            "kompose not found in PATH. "
+            "Install from: https://kompose.io/installation/"
+        )
+
+    # Ensure output directory exists
+    output_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+
+    # Build kompose command
+    cmd = ["kompose", "convert"]
+
+    # Add all compose files
+    for compose_file in compose_files:
+        if not compose_file.exists():
+            raise Exception(f"Compose file not found: {compose_file}")
+        cmd.extend(["-f", str(compose_file)])
+
+    # Add chart flag and output directory
+    cmd.extend(["--chart", "-o", str(output_dir)])
+
+    # Execute kompose
+    result = subprocess.run(cmd, capture_output=True, text=True, timeout=60)
+
+    if result.returncode != 0:
+        raise Exception(
+            f"Kompose conversion failed:\n"
+            f"Command: {' '.join(cmd)}\n"
+            f"Error: {result.stderr}"
+        )
+
+    return result.stdout

stack_orchestrator/deploy/k8s/k8s_command.py

@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+# Copyright © 2024 Vulcanize
+
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <http:#www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+import click
+
+from stack_orchestrator.deploy.k8s.helpers import get_kind_cluster
+
+
+@click.group()
+@click.pass_context
+def command(ctx):
+    """k8s cluster management commands"""
+    pass
+
+
+@command.group()
+@click.pass_context
+def list(ctx):
+    """list k8s resources"""
+    pass
+
+
+@list.command()
+@click.pass_context
+def cluster(ctx):
+    """Show the existing kind cluster"""
+    existing_cluster = get_kind_cluster()
+    if existing_cluster:
+        print(existing_cluster)
+    else:
+        print("No cluster found")

stack_orchestrator/deploy/spec.py

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 # along with this program.  If not, see <http:#www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 import typing
+from typing import Optional
 import humanfriendly
 
 from pathlib import Path
@@ -23,9 +24,9 @@ from stack_orchestrator import constants
 
 
 class ResourceLimits:
-    cpus: float = None
+    cpus: Optional[float] = None
-    memory: int = None
+    memory: Optional[int] = None
-    storage: int = None
+    storage: Optional[int] = None
 
     def __init__(self, obj=None):
         if obj is None:
@@ -49,8 +50,8 @@ class ResourceLimits:
 
 
 class Resources:
-    limits: ResourceLimits = None
+    limits: Optional[ResourceLimits] = None
-    reservations: ResourceLimits = None
+    reservations: Optional[ResourceLimits] = None
 
     def __init__(self, obj=None):
         if obj is None:
@@ -72,11 +73,10 @@ class Resources:
 
 
 class Spec:
-
     obj: typing.Any
-    file_path: Path
+    file_path: Optional[Path]
 
-    def __init__(self, file_path: Path = None, obj=None) -> None:
+    def __init__(self, file_path: Optional[Path] = None, obj=None) -> None:
         if obj is None:
             obj = {}
         self.file_path = file_path
@@ -92,13 +92,23 @@ class Spec:
         return self.obj.get(item, default)
 
     def init_from_file(self, file_path: Path):
-        with file_path:
         self.obj = get_yaml().load(open(file_path, "r"))
         self.file_path = file_path
 
     def get_image_registry(self):
         return self.obj.get(constants.image_registry_key)
 
+    def get_image_registry_config(self) -> typing.Optional[typing.Dict]:
+        """Returns registry auth config: {server, username, token-env}.
+
+        Used for private container registries like GHCR. The token-env field
+        specifies an environment variable containing the API token/PAT.
+
+        Note: Uses 'registry-credentials' key to avoid collision with
+        'image-registry' key which is for pushing images.
+        """
+        return self.obj.get("registry-credentials")
+
     def get_volumes(self):
         return self.obj.get(constants.volumes_key, {})
 
@@ -106,10 +116,14 @@ class Spec:
         return self.obj.get(constants.configmaps_key, {})
 
     def get_container_resources(self):
-        return Resources(self.obj.get(constants.resources_key, {}).get("containers", {}))
+        return Resources(
+            self.obj.get(constants.resources_key, {}).get("containers", {})
+        )
 
     def get_volume_resources(self):
-        return Resources(self.obj.get(constants.resources_key, {}).get(constants.volumes_key, {}))
+        return Resources(
+            self.obj.get(constants.resources_key, {}).get(constants.volumes_key, {})
+        )
 
     def get_http_proxy(self):
         return self.obj.get(constants.network_key, {}).get(constants.http_proxy_key, [])
@@ -130,17 +144,60 @@ class Spec:
         return self.obj.get(constants.labels_key, {})
 
     def get_privileged(self):
-        return "true" == str(self.obj.get(constants.security_key, {}).get("privileged", "false")).lower()
+        return (
+            "true"
+            == str(
+                self.obj.get(constants.security_key, {}).get("privileged", "false")
+            ).lower()
+        )
 
     def get_capabilities(self):
         return self.obj.get(constants.security_key, {}).get("capabilities", [])
 
+    def get_unlimited_memlock(self):
+        return (
+            "true"
+            == str(
+                self.obj.get(constants.security_key, {}).get(
+                    constants.unlimited_memlock_key, "false"
+                )
+            ).lower()
+        )
+
+    def get_runtime_class(self):
+        """Get runtime class name from spec, or derive from security settings.
+
+        The runtime class determines which containerd runtime handler to use,
+        allowing different pods to have different rlimit profiles (e.g., for
+        unlimited RLIMIT_MEMLOCK).
+
+        Returns:
+            Runtime class name string, or None to use default runtime.
+        """
+        # Explicit runtime class takes precedence
+        explicit = self.obj.get(constants.security_key, {}).get(
+            constants.runtime_class_key, None
+        )
+        if explicit:
+            return explicit
+
+        # Auto-derive from unlimited-memlock setting
+        if self.get_unlimited_memlock():
+            return constants.high_memlock_runtime
+
+        return None  # Use default runtime
+
     def get_deployment_type(self):
         return self.obj.get(constants.deploy_to_key)
 
+    def get_acme_email(self):
+        return self.obj.get(constants.network_key, {}).get(constants.acme_email_key, "")
+
     def is_kubernetes_deployment(self):
-        return self.get_deployment_type() in [constants.k8s_kind_deploy_type,
+        return self.get_deployment_type() in [
-                                              constants.k8s_deploy_type]
+            constants.k8s_kind_deploy_type,
+            constants.k8s_deploy_type,
+        ]
 
     def is_kind_deployment(self):
         return self.get_deployment_type() in [constants.k8s_kind_deploy_type]

stack_orchestrator/deploy/stack.py

@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ from stack_orchestrator.util import get_yaml
 
 
 class Stack:
-
     name: str
     obj: typing.Any
 
@@ -27,5 +26,4 @@ class Stack:
         self.name = name
 
     def init_from_file(self, file_path: Path):
-        with file_path:
         self.obj = get_yaml().load(open(file_path, "r"))

stack_orchestrator/deploy/webapp/deploy_webapp.py

@@ -27,7 +27,9 @@ from stack_orchestrator.deploy.deploy_types import DeployCommandContext
 
 def _fixup_container_tag(deployment_dir: str, image: str):
     deployment_dir_path = Path(deployment_dir)
-    compose_file = deployment_dir_path.joinpath("compose", "docker-compose-webapp-template.yml")
+    compose_file = deployment_dir_path.joinpath(
+        "compose", "docker-compose-webapp-template.yml"
+    )
     # replace "cerc/webapp-container:local" in the file with our image tag
     with open(compose_file) as rfile:
         contents = rfile.read()
@@ -39,13 +41,13 @@ def _fixup_container_tag(deployment_dir: str, image: str):
 def _fixup_url_spec(spec_file_name: str, url: str):
     # url is like: https://example.com/path
     parsed_url = urlparse(url)
-    http_proxy_spec = f'''
+    http_proxy_spec = f"""
   http-proxy:
     - host-name: {parsed_url.hostname}
       routes:
         - path: '{parsed_url.path if parsed_url.path else "/"}'
           proxy-to: webapp:80
-    '''
+    """
     spec_file_path = Path(spec_file_name)
     with open(spec_file_path) as rfile:
         contents = rfile.read()
@@ -54,11 +56,15 @@ def _fixup_url_spec(spec_file_name: str, url: str):
         wfile.write(contents)
 
 
-def create_deployment(ctx, deployment_dir, image, url, kube_config, image_registry, env_file):
+def create_deployment(
+    ctx, deployment_dir, image, url, kube_config, image_registry, env_file
+):
     # Do the equivalent of:
-    # 1. laconic-so --stack webapp-template deploy --deploy-to k8s init --output webapp-spec.yml
+    # 1. laconic-so --stack webapp-template deploy --deploy-to k8s init \
+    #    --output webapp-spec.yml
     #   --config (eqivalent of the contents of my-config.env)
-    # 2. laconic-so  --stack webapp-template deploy --deploy-to k8s create --deployment-dir test-deployment
+    # 2. laconic-so --stack webapp-template deploy --deploy-to k8s create \
+    #    --deployment-dir test-deployment
     #   --spec-file webapp-spec.yml
     # 3. Replace the container image tag with the specified image
     deployment_dir_path = Path(deployment_dir)
@@ -83,16 +89,12 @@ def create_deployment(ctx, deployment_dir, image, url, kube_config, image_regist
         kube_config,
         image_registry,
         spec_file_name,
-        None
+        None,
     )
     # Add the TLS and DNS spec
     _fixup_url_spec(spec_file_name, url)
     create_operation(
-        deploy_command_context,
+        deploy_command_context, spec_file_name, deployment_dir, False, False, None, None
-        spec_file_name,
-        deployment_dir,
-        None,
-        None
     )
     # Fix up the container tag inside the deployment compose file
     _fixup_container_tag(deployment_dir, image)
@@ -102,7 +104,7 @@ def create_deployment(ctx, deployment_dir, image, url, kube_config, image_regist
 @click.group()
 @click.pass_context
 def command(ctx):
-    '''manage a webapp deployment'''
+    """manage a webapp deployment"""
 
     # Check that --stack wasn't supplied
     if ctx.parent.obj.stack:
@@ -111,13 +113,20 @@ def command(ctx):
 
 @command.command()
 @click.option("--kube-config", help="Provide a config file for a k8s deployment")
-@click.option("--image-registry", help="Provide a container image registry url for this k8s cluster")
+@click.option(
-@click.option("--deployment-dir", help="Create deployment files in this directory", required=True)
+    "--image-registry",
+    help="Provide a container image registry url for this k8s cluster",
+)
+@click.option(
+    "--deployment-dir", help="Create deployment files in this directory", required=True
+)
 @click.option("--image", help="image to deploy", required=True)
 @click.option("--url", help="url to serve", required=True)
 @click.option("--env-file", help="environment file for webapp")
 @click.pass_context
 def create(ctx, deployment_dir, image, url, kube_config, image_registry, env_file):
-    '''create a deployment for the specified webapp container'''
+    """create a deployment for the specified webapp container"""
 
-    return create_deployment(ctx, deployment_dir, image, url, kube_config, image_registry, env_file)
+    return create_deployment(
+        ctx, deployment_dir, image, url, kube_config, image_registry, env_file
+    )

stack_orchestrator/deploy/webapp/deploy_webapp_from_registry.py

@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ from stack_orchestrator.deploy.webapp.util import (
     LaconicRegistryClient,
     TimedLogger,
     build_container_image,
+    confirm_auction,
     push_container_image,
     file_hash,
     deploy_to_k8s,
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ from stack_orchestrator.deploy.webapp.util import (
     match_owner,
     skip_by_tag,
     confirm_payment,
+    load_known_requests,
 )
 
 
@@ -52,6 +54,7 @@ def process_app_deployment_request(
     deployment_record_namespace,
     dns_record_namespace,
     default_dns_suffix,
+    dns_value,
     deployment_parent_dir,
     kube_config,
     image_registry,
@@ -70,6 +73,7 @@ def process_app_deployment_request(
     app = laconic.get_record(
         app_deployment_request.attributes.application, require=True
     )
+    assert app is not None  # require=True ensures this
     logger.log(f"Retrieved app record {app_deployment_request.attributes.application}")
 
     # 2. determine dns
@@ -109,7 +113,8 @@ def process_app_deployment_request(
             )
     elif "preexisting" == fqdn_policy:
         raise Exception(
-            f"No pre-existing DnsRecord {dns_lrn} could be found for request {app_deployment_request.id}."
+            f"No pre-existing DnsRecord {dns_lrn} could be found for "
+            f"request {app_deployment_request.id}."
         )
 
     # 4. get build and runtime config from request
@@ -125,7 +130,8 @@ def process_app_deployment_request(
                 parsed = AttrDict(yaml.safe_load(decrypted.data))
                 if record_owner not in parsed.authorized:
                     raise Exception(
-                        f"{record_owner} not authorized to access config {app_deployment_request.attributes.config.ref}"
+                        f"{record_owner} not authorized to access config "
+                        f"{app_deployment_request.attributes.config.ref}"
                     )
                 if "env" in parsed.config:
                     env.update(parsed.config.env)
@@ -153,8 +159,10 @@ def process_app_deployment_request(
 
     deployment_record = laconic.get_record(app_deployment_lrn)
     deployment_dir = os.path.join(deployment_parent_dir, fqdn)
-    # At present we use this to generate a unique but stable ID for the app's host container
+    # At present we use this to generate a unique but stable ID for the
-    # TODO: implement support to derive this transparently from the already-unique deployment id
+    # app's host container
+    # TODO: implement support to derive this transparently from the
+    # already-unique deployment id
     unique_deployment_id = hashlib.md5(fqdn.encode()).hexdigest()[:16]
     deployment_config_file = os.path.join(deployment_dir, "config.env")
     deployment_container_tag = "laconic-webapp/%s:local" % unique_deployment_id
@@ -163,11 +171,12 @@ def process_app_deployment_request(
     if not os.path.exists(deployment_dir):
         if deployment_record:
             raise Exception(
-                "Deployment record %s exists, but not deployment dir %s. Please remove name."
+                "Deployment record %s exists, but not deployment dir %s. "
-                % (app_deployment_lrn, deployment_dir)
+                "Please remove name." % (app_deployment_lrn, deployment_dir)
             )
         logger.log(
-            f"Creating webapp deployment in: {deployment_dir} with container id: {deployment_container_tag}"
+            f"Creating webapp deployment in: {deployment_dir} "
+            f"with container id: {deployment_container_tag}"
         )
         deploy_webapp.create_deployment(
             ctx,
@@ -184,7 +193,8 @@ def process_app_deployment_request(
     needs_k8s_deploy = False
     if force_rebuild:
         logger.log(
-            "--force-rebuild is enabled so the container will always be built now, even if nothing has changed in the app"
+            "--force-rebuild is enabled so the container will always be "
+            "built now, even if nothing has changed in the app"
         )
     # 6. build container (if needed)
     # TODO: add a comment that explains what this code is doing (not clear to me)
@@ -196,11 +206,12 @@ def process_app_deployment_request(
         needs_k8s_deploy = True
         # check if the image already exists
         shared_tag_exists = remote_image_exists(image_registry, app_image_shared_tag)
-        # Note: in the code below, calls to add_tags_to_image() won't work at present.
+        # Note: in the code below, calls to add_tags_to_image() won't
-        # This is because SO deployment code in general re-names the container image
+        # work at present. This is because SO deployment code in general
-        # to be unique to the deployment. This is done transparently
+        # re-names the container image to be unique to the deployment.
-        # and so when we call add_tags_to_image() here and try to add tags to the remote image,
+        # This is done transparently and so when we call add_tags_to_image()
-        # we get the image name wrong. Accordingly I've disabled the relevant code for now.
+        # here and try to add tags to the remote image, we get the image
+        # name wrong. Accordingly I've disabled the relevant code for now.
         # This is safe because we are running with --force-rebuild at present
         if shared_tag_exists and not force_rebuild:
             # simply add our unique tag to the existing image and we are done
@@ -208,7 +219,9 @@ def process_app_deployment_request(
                 f"(SKIPPED) Existing image found for this app: {app_image_shared_tag} "
                 "tagging it with: {deployment_container_tag} to use in this deployment"
             )
-            # add_tags_to_image(image_registry, app_image_shared_tag, deployment_container_tag)
+            # add_tags_to_image(
+            #     image_registry, app_image_shared_tag, deployment_container_tag
+            # )
             logger.log("Tag complete")
         else:
             extra_build_args = []  # TODO: pull from request
@@ -220,11 +233,15 @@ def process_app_deployment_request(
             logger.log(f"Pushing container image: {deployment_container_tag}")
             push_container_image(deployment_dir, logger)
             logger.log("Push complete")
-            # The build/push commands above will use the unique deployment tag, so now we need to add the shared tag.
+            # The build/push commands above will use the unique deployment
+            # tag, so now we need to add the shared tag.
             logger.log(
-                f"(SKIPPED) Adding global app image tag: {app_image_shared_tag} to newly built image: {deployment_container_tag}"
+                f"(SKIPPED) Adding global app image tag: {app_image_shared_tag} "
+                f"to newly built image: {deployment_container_tag}"
             )
-            # add_tags_to_image(image_registry, deployment_container_tag, app_image_shared_tag)
+            # add_tags_to_image(
+            #     image_registry, deployment_container_tag, app_image_shared_tag
+            # )
             logger.log("Tag complete")
     else:
         logger.log("Requested app is already deployed, skipping build and image push")
@@ -249,6 +266,7 @@ def process_app_deployment_request(
         dns_record,
         dns_lrn,
         deployment_dir,
+        dns_value,
         app_deployment_request,
         webapp_deployer_record,
         logger,
@@ -257,12 +275,6 @@ def process_app_deployment_request(
     logger.log("END - process_app_deployment_request")
 
 
-def load_known_requests(filename):
-    if filename and os.path.exists(filename):
-        return json.load(open(filename, "r"))
-    return {}
-
-
 def dump_known_requests(filename, requests, status="SEEN"):
     if not filename:
         return
@@ -308,6 +320,11 @@ def dump_known_requests(filename, requests, status="SEEN"):
     help="How to handle requests with an FQDN: prohibit, allow, preexisting",
     default="prohibit",
 )
+@click.option(
+    "--ip",
+    help="IP address of the k8s deployment (to be set in DNS record)",
+    default=None,
+)
 @click.option("--record-namespace-dns", help="eg, lrn://laconic/dns", required=True)
 @click.option(
     "--record-namespace-deployments",
@@ -350,6 +367,12 @@ def dump_known_requests(filename, requests, status="SEEN"):
     "my payment address are examined).",
     is_flag=True,
 )
+@click.option(
+    "--auction-requests",
+    help="Handle requests with auction id set (skips payment confirmation).",
+    is_flag=True,
+    default=False,
+)
 @click.option(
     "--config-upload-dir",
     help="The directory containing uploaded config.",
@@ -358,6 +381,11 @@ def dump_known_requests(filename, requests, status="SEEN"):
 @click.option(
     "--private-key-file", help="The private key for decrypting config.", required=True
 )
+@click.option(
+    "--registry-lock-file",
+    help="File path to use for registry mutex lock",
+    default=None,
+)
 @click.option(
     "--private-key-passphrase",
     help="The passphrase for the private key.",
@@ -376,6 +404,7 @@ def command(  # noqa: C901
     only_update_state,
     dns_suffix,
     fqdn_policy,
+    ip,
     record_namespace_dns,
     record_namespace_deployments,
     dry_run,
@@ -390,6 +419,8 @@ def command(  # noqa: C901
     private_key_file,
     private_key_passphrase,
     all_requests,
+    auction_requests,
+    registry_lock_file,
 ):
     if request_id and discover:
         print("Cannot specify both --request-id and --discover", file=sys.stderr)
@@ -410,7 +441,8 @@ def command(  # noqa: C901
             or not dns_suffix
         ):
             print(
-                "--dns-suffix, --record-namespace-dns, and --record-namespace-deployments are all required",
+                "--dns-suffix, --record-namespace-dns, and "
+                "--record-namespace-deployments are all required",
                 file=sys.stderr,
             )
             sys.exit(2)
@@ -422,6 +454,13 @@ def command(  # noqa: C901
         )
         sys.exit(2)
 
+    if fqdn_policy == "allow" and not ip:
+        print(
+            "--ip is required with 'allow' fqdn-policy",
+            file=sys.stderr,
+        )
+        sys.exit(2)
+
     tempdir = tempfile.mkdtemp()
     gpg = gnupg.GPG(gnupghome=tempdir)
 
@@ -441,19 +480,25 @@ def command(  # noqa: C901
         include_tags = [tag.strip() for tag in include_tags.split(",") if tag]
         exclude_tags = [tag.strip() for tag in exclude_tags.split(",") if tag]
 
-        laconic = LaconicRegistryClient(laconic_config, log_file=sys.stderr)
+        laconic = LaconicRegistryClient(
+            laconic_config, log_file=sys.stderr, mutex_lock_file=registry_lock_file
+        )
         webapp_deployer_record = laconic.get_record(lrn, require=True)
+        assert webapp_deployer_record is not None  # require=True ensures this
+        assert webapp_deployer_record.attributes is not None
         payment_address = webapp_deployer_record.attributes.paymentAddress
         main_logger.log(f"Payment address: {payment_address}")
 
         if min_required_payment and not payment_address:
             print(
-                f"Minimum payment required, but no payment address listed for deployer: {lrn}.",
+                f"Minimum payment required, but no payment address listed "
+                f"for deployer: {lrn}.",
                 file=sys.stderr,
             )
             sys.exit(2)
 
         # Find deployment requests.
+        requests = []
         # single request
         if request_id:
             main_logger.log(f"Retrieving request {request_id}...")
@@ -477,25 +522,35 @@ def command(  # noqa: C901
             previous_requests = load_known_requests(state_file)
 
         # Collapse related requests.
-        requests.sort(key=lambda r: r.createTime)
+        # Filter out None values and sort
-        requests.reverse()
+        valid_requests = [r for r in requests if r is not None]
+        valid_requests.sort(key=lambda r: r.createTime if r else "")
+        valid_requests.reverse()
         requests_by_name = {}
         skipped_by_name = {}
-        for r in requests:
+        for r in valid_requests:
-            main_logger.log(f"BEGIN: Examining request {r.id}")
+            if not r:
+                continue
+            r_id = r.id if r else "unknown"
+            main_logger.log(f"BEGIN: Examining request {r_id}")
             result = "PENDING"
             try:
                 if (
-                    r.id in previous_requests
+                    r_id in previous_requests
-                    and previous_requests[r.id].get("status", "") != "RETRY"
+                    and previous_requests[r_id].get("status", "") != "RETRY"
                 ):
-                    main_logger.log(f"Skipping request {r.id}, we've already seen it.")
+                    main_logger.log(f"Skipping request {r_id}, we've already seen it.")
                     result = "SKIP"
                     continue
 
+                if not r.attributes:
+                    main_logger.log(f"Skipping request {r_id}, no attributes.")
+                    result = "ERROR"
+                    continue
+
                 app = laconic.get_record(r.attributes.application)
                 if not app:
-                    main_logger.log(f"Skipping request {r.id}, cannot locate app.")
+                    main_logger.log(f"Skipping request {r_id}, cannot locate app.")
                     result = "ERROR"
                     continue
 
@@ -503,7 +558,7 @@ def command(  # noqa: C901
                 if not requested_name:
                     requested_name = generate_hostname_for_app(app)
                     main_logger.log(
-                        "Generating name %s for request %s." % (requested_name, r.id)
+                        "Generating name %s for request %s." % (requested_name, r_id)
                     )
 
                 if (
@@ -511,30 +566,33 @@ def command(  # noqa: C901
                     or requested_name in requests_by_name
                 ):
                     main_logger.log(
-                        "Ignoring request %s, it has been superseded." % r.id
+                        "Ignoring request %s, it has been superseded." % r_id
                     )
                     result = "SKIP"
                     continue
 
                 if skip_by_tag(r, include_tags, exclude_tags):
+                    r_tags = r.attributes.tags if r.attributes else None
                     main_logger.log(
-                        "Skipping request %s, filtered by tag (include %s, exclude %s, present %s)"
+                        "Skipping request %s, filtered by tag "
-                        % (r.id, include_tags, exclude_tags, r.attributes.tags)
+                        "(include %s, exclude %s, present %s)"
+                        % (r_id, include_tags, exclude_tags, r_tags)
                     )
                     skipped_by_name[requested_name] = r
                     result = "SKIP"
                     continue
 
+                r_app = r.attributes.application if r.attributes else "unknown"
                 main_logger.log(
                     "Found pending request %s to run application %s on %s."
-                    % (r.id, r.attributes.application, requested_name)
+                    % (r_id, r_app, requested_name)
                 )
                 requests_by_name[requested_name] = r
             except Exception as e:
                 result = "ERROR"
-                main_logger.log(f"ERROR examining request {r.id}: " + str(e))
+                main_logger.log(f"ERROR examining request {r_id}: " + str(e))
             finally:
-                main_logger.log(f"DONE Examining request {r.id} with result {result}.")
+                main_logger.log(f"DONE Examining request {r_id} with result {result}.")
                 if result in ["ERROR"]:
                     dump_known_requests(state_file, [r], status=result)
 
@@ -563,11 +621,13 @@ def command(  # noqa: C901
                 cancellation_requests[r.id], r
             ):
                 main_logger.log(
-                    f"Found deployment cancellation request for {r.id} at {cancellation_requests[r.id].id}"
+                    f"Found deployment cancellation request for {r.id} "
+                    f"at {cancellation_requests[r.id].id}"
                 )
             elif r.id in deployments_by_request:
                 main_logger.log(
-                    f"Found satisfied request for {r.id} at {deployments_by_request[r.id].id}"
+                    f"Found satisfied request for {r.id} "
+                    f"at {deployments_by_request[r.id].id}"
                 )
             else:
                 if (
@@ -575,15 +635,31 @@ def command(  # noqa: C901
                     and previous_requests[r.id].get("status", "") != "RETRY"
                 ):
                     main_logger.log(
-                        f"Skipping unsatisfied request {r.id} because we have seen it before."
+                        f"Skipping unsatisfied request {r.id} "
+                        "because we have seen it before."
                     )
                 else:
                     main_logger.log(f"Request {r.id} needs to processed.")
                     requests_to_check_for_payment.append(r)
 
         requests_to_execute = []
-        if min_required_payment:
         for r in requests_to_check_for_payment:
+            if r.attributes.auction:
+                if auction_requests:
+                    if confirm_auction(laconic, r, lrn, payment_address, main_logger):
+                        main_logger.log(f"{r.id}: Auction confirmed.")
+                        requests_to_execute.append(r)
+                    else:
+                        main_logger.log(
+                            f"Skipping request {r.id}: unable to verify auction."
+                        )
+                        dump_known_requests(state_file, [r], status="SKIP")
+                else:
+                    main_logger.log(
+                        f"Skipping request {r.id}: not handling requests with auction."
+                    )
+                    dump_known_requests(state_file, [r], status="SKIP")
+            elif min_required_payment:
                 main_logger.log(f"{r.id}: Confirming payment...")
                 if confirm_payment(
                     laconic,
@@ -600,7 +676,7 @@ def command(  # noqa: C901
                     )
                     dump_known_requests(state_file, [r], status="UNPAID")
             else:
-            requests_to_execute = requests_to_check_for_payment
+                requests_to_execute.append(r)
 
         main_logger.log(
             "Found %d unsatisfied request(s) to process." % len(requests_to_execute)
@@ -613,8 +689,12 @@ def command(  # noqa: C901
                 status = "ERROR"
                 run_log_file = None
                 run_reg_client = laconic
+                build_logger = None
                 try:
-                    run_id = f"{r.id}-{str(time.time()).split('.')[0]}-{str(uuid.uuid4()).split('-')[0]}"
+                    run_id = (
+                        f"{r.id}-{str(time.time()).split('.')[0]}-"
+                        f"{str(uuid.uuid4()).split('-')[0]}"
+                    )
                     if log_dir:
                         run_log_dir = os.path.join(log_dir, r.id)
                         if not os.path.exists(run_log_dir):
@@ -625,7 +705,9 @@ def command(  # noqa: C901
                         )
                         run_log_file = open(run_log_file_path, "wt")
                         run_reg_client = LaconicRegistryClient(
-                            laconic_config, log_file=run_log_file
+                            laconic_config,
+                            log_file=run_log_file,
+                            mutex_lock_file=registry_lock_file,
                         )
 
                     build_logger = TimedLogger(run_id, run_log_file)
@@ -637,6 +719,7 @@ def command(  # noqa: C901
                         record_namespace_deployments,
                         record_namespace_dns,
                         dns_suffix,
+                        ip,
                         os.path.abspath(deployment_parent_dir),
                         kube_config,
                         image_registry,
@@ -652,6 +735,7 @@ def command(  # noqa: C901
                     status = "DEPLOYED"
                 except Exception as e:
                     main_logger.log(f"ERROR {r.id}:" + str(e))
+                    if build_logger:
                         build_logger.log("ERROR: " + str(e))
                 finally:
                     main_logger.log(f"DEPLOYING {r.id}: END - {status}")

stack_orchestrator/deploy/webapp/handle_deployment_auction.py

@@ -0,0 +1,249 @@
+# Copyright ©2023 Vulcanize
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <http:#www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+import sys
+import json
+
+import click
+
+from stack_orchestrator.deploy.webapp.util import (
+    AttrDict,
+    LaconicRegistryClient,
+    TimedLogger,
+    load_known_requests,
+    AUCTION_KIND_PROVIDER,
+    AuctionStatus,
+)
+
+
+def process_app_deployment_auction(
+    ctx,
+    laconic: LaconicRegistryClient,
+    request,
+    current_status,
+    reveal_file_path,
+    bid_amount,
+    logger,
+):
+    # Fetch auction details
+    auction_id = request.attributes.auction
+    auction = laconic.get_auction(auction_id)
+    if not auction:
+        raise Exception(f"Unable to locate auction: {auction_id}")
+
+    # Check auction kind
+    if auction.kind != AUCTION_KIND_PROVIDER:
+        raise Exception(
+            f"Auction kind needs to be ${AUCTION_KIND_PROVIDER}, got {auction.kind}"
+        )
+
+    if current_status == "PENDING":
+        # Skip if pending auction not in commit state
+        if auction.status != AuctionStatus.COMMIT:
+            logger.log(
+                f"Skipping pending request, auction {auction_id} "
+                f"status: {auction.status}"
+            )
+            return "SKIP", ""
+
+        # Check max_price
+        bid_amount_int = int(bid_amount)
+        max_price_int = int(auction.maxPrice.quantity)
+        if max_price_int < bid_amount_int:
+            logger.log(
+                f"Skipping auction {auction_id} with max_price ({max_price_int}) "
+                f"less than bid_amount ({bid_amount_int})"
+            )
+            return "SKIP", ""
+
+        # Bid on the auction
+        reveal_file_path = laconic.commit_bid(auction_id, bid_amount_int)
+        logger.log(f"Commited bid on auction {auction_id} with amount {bid_amount_int}")
+
+        return "COMMIT", reveal_file_path
+
+    if current_status == "COMMIT":
+        # Return if auction still in commit state
+        if auction.status == AuctionStatus.COMMIT:
+            logger.log(f"Auction {auction_id} status: {auction.status}")
+            return current_status, reveal_file_path
+
+        # Reveal bid
+        if auction.status == AuctionStatus.REVEAL:
+            laconic.reveal_bid(auction_id, reveal_file_path)
+            logger.log(f"Revealed bid on auction {auction_id}")
+
+            return "REVEAL", reveal_file_path
+
+        raise Exception(f"Unexpected auction {auction_id} status: {auction.status}")
+
+    if current_status == "REVEAL":
+        # Return if auction still in reveal state
+        if auction.status == AuctionStatus.REVEAL:
+            logger.log(f"Auction {auction_id} status: {auction.status}")
+            return current_status, reveal_file_path
+
+        # Return if auction is completed
+        if auction.status == AuctionStatus.COMPLETED:
+            logger.log(f"Auction {auction_id} completed")
+            return "COMPLETED", ""
+
+        raise Exception(f"Unexpected auction {auction_id} status: {auction.status}")
+
+    raise Exception(f"Got request with unexpected status: {current_status}")
+
+
+def dump_known_auction_requests(filename, requests, status="SEEN"):
+    if not filename:
+        return
+    known_requests = load_known_requests(filename)
+    for r in requests:
+        known_requests[r.id] = {"revealFile": r.revealFile, "status": status}
+    with open(filename, "w") as f:
+        json.dump(known_requests, f)
+
+
+@click.command()
+@click.option(
+    "--laconic-config", help="Provide a config file for laconicd", required=True
+)
+@click.option(
+    "--state-file",
+    help="File to store state about previously seen auction requests.",
+    required=True,
+)
+@click.option(
+    "--bid-amount",
+    help="Bid to place on application deployment auctions (in alnt)",
+    required=True,
+)
+@click.option(
+    "--registry-lock-file",
+    help="File path to use for registry mutex lock",
+    default=None,
+)
+@click.option(
+    "--dry-run", help="Don't do anything, just report what would be done.", is_flag=True
+)
+@click.pass_context
+def command(
+    ctx,
+    laconic_config,
+    state_file,
+    bid_amount,
+    registry_lock_file,
+    dry_run,
+):
+    if int(bid_amount) < 0:
+        print("--bid-amount cannot be less than 0", file=sys.stderr)
+        sys.exit(2)
+
+    logger = TimedLogger(file=sys.stderr)
+
+    try:
+        laconic = LaconicRegistryClient(
+            laconic_config, log_file=sys.stderr, mutex_lock_file=registry_lock_file
+        )
+        auctions_requests = laconic.app_deployment_auctions()
+
+        previous_requests = {}
+        logger.log(f"Loading known auctions from {state_file}...")
+        previous_requests = load_known_requests(state_file)
+
+        # Process new requests first
+        auctions_requests.sort(key=lambda r: r.createTime)
+        auctions_requests.reverse()
+
+        requests_to_execute = []
+
+        for r in auctions_requests:
+            logger.log(f"BEGIN: Examining request {r.id}")
+            result_status = "PENDING"
+            reveal_file_path = ""
+            try:
+                application = r.attributes.application
+
+                # Handle already seen requests
+                if r.id in previous_requests:
+                    # If it's not in commit or reveal status, skip the request as we've
+                    # already seen it
+                    current_status = previous_requests[r.id].get("status", "")
+                    result_status = current_status
+                    if current_status not in ["COMMIT", "REVEAL"]:
+                        logger.log(f"Skipping request {r.id}, we've already seen it.")
+                        continue
+
+                    reveal_file_path = previous_requests[r.id].get("revealFile", "")
+                    logger.log(
+                        f"Found existing auction request {r.id} for application "
+                        f"{application}, status {current_status}."
+                    )
+                else:
+                    # It's a fresh request, check application record
+                    app = laconic.get_record(application)
+                    if not app:
+                        logger.log(f"Skipping request {r.id}, cannot locate app.")
+                        result_status = "ERROR"
+                        continue
+
+                    logger.log(
+                        f"Found pending auction request {r.id} for application "
+                        f"{application}."
+                    )
+
+                # Add requests to be processed
+                requests_to_execute.append((r, result_status, reveal_file_path))
+
+            except Exception as e:
+                result_status = "ERROR"
+                logger.log(f"ERROR: examining request {r.id}: " + str(e))
+            finally:
+                logger.log(
+                    f"DONE: Examining request {r.id} with result {result_status}."
+                )
+                if result_status in ["ERROR"]:
+                    dump_known_auction_requests(
+                        state_file,
+                        [AttrDict({"id": r.id, "revealFile": reveal_file_path})],
+                        result_status,
+                    )
+
+        logger.log(f"Found {len(requests_to_execute)} request(s) to process.")
+
+        if not dry_run:
+            for r, current_status, reveal_file_path in requests_to_execute:
+                logger.log(f"Processing {r.id}: BEGIN")
+                result_status = "ERROR"
+                try:
+                    result_status, reveal_file_path = process_app_deployment_auction(
+                        ctx,
+                        laconic,
+                        r,
+                        current_status,
+                        reveal_file_path,
+                        bid_amount,
+                        logger,
+                    )
+                except Exception as e:
+                    logger.log(f"ERROR {r.id}:" + str(e))
+                finally:
+                    logger.log(f"Processing {r.id}: END - {result_status}")
+                    dump_known_auction_requests(
+                        state_file,
+                        [AttrDict({"id": r.id, "revealFile": reveal_file_path})],
+                        result_status,
+                    )
+    except Exception as e:
+        logger.log("UNCAUGHT ERROR:" + str(e))
+        raise e

stack_orchestrator/deploy/webapp/publish_deployment_auction.py

@@ -0,0 +1,124 @@
+# Copyright ©2023 Vulcanize
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <http:#www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+import sys
+
+import click
+import yaml
+
+from stack_orchestrator.deploy.webapp.util import (
+    AUCTION_KIND_PROVIDER,
+    TOKEN_DENOM,
+    LaconicRegistryClient,
+)
+
+
+def fatal(msg: str):
+    print(msg, file=sys.stderr)
+    sys.exit(1)
+
+
+@click.command()
+@click.option(
+    "--laconic-config", help="Provide a config file for laconicd", required=True
+)
+@click.option(
+    "--app",
+    help="The LRN of the application to deploy.",
+    required=True,
+)
+@click.option(
+    "--commits-duration",
+    help="Auction commits duration (in seconds) (default: 600).",
+    default=600,
+)
+@click.option(
+    "--reveals-duration",
+    help="Auction reveals duration (in seconds) (default: 600).",
+    default=600,
+)
+@click.option(
+    "--commit-fee",
+    help="Auction bid commit fee (in alnt) (default: 100000).",
+    default=100000,
+)
+@click.option(
+    "--reveal-fee",
+    help="Auction bid reveal fee (in alnt) (default: 100000).",
+    default=100000,
+)
+@click.option(
+    "--max-price",
+    help="Max acceptable bid price (in alnt).",
+    required=True,
+)
+@click.option(
+    "--num-providers",
+    help="Max acceptable bid price (in alnt).",
+    required=True,
+)
+@click.option(
+    "--dry-run",
+    help="Don't publish anything, just report what would be done.",
+    is_flag=True,
+)
+@click.pass_context
+def command(
+    ctx,
+    laconic_config,
+    app,
+    commits_duration,
+    reveals_duration,
+    commit_fee,
+    reveal_fee,
+    max_price,
+    num_providers,
+    dry_run,
+):
+    laconic = LaconicRegistryClient(laconic_config)
+
+    app_record = laconic.get_record(app)
+    if not app_record:
+        fatal(f"Unable to locate app: {app}")
+
+    provider_auction_params = {
+        "kind": AUCTION_KIND_PROVIDER,
+        "commits_duration": commits_duration,
+        "reveals_duration": reveals_duration,
+        "denom": TOKEN_DENOM,
+        "commit_fee": commit_fee,
+        "reveal_fee": reveal_fee,
+        "max_price": max_price,
+        "num_providers": num_providers,
+    }
+    auction_id = laconic.create_deployment_auction(provider_auction_params)
+    print("Deployment auction created:", auction_id)
+
+    if not auction_id:
+        fatal("Unable to create a provider auction")
+
+    deployment_auction = {
+        "record": {
+            "type": "ApplicationDeploymentAuction",
+            "application": app,
+            "auction": auction_id,
+        }
+    }
+
+    if dry_run:
+        print(yaml.dump(deployment_auction))
+        return
+
+    # Publish the deployment auction record
+    laconic.publish(deployment_auction)

stack_orchestrator/deploy/webapp/publish_webapp_deployer.py

@@ -64,7 +64,11 @@ def command(  # noqa: C901
 ):
     laconic = LaconicRegistryClient(laconic_config)
     if not payment_address:
-        payment_address = laconic.whoami().address
+        whoami_result = laconic.whoami()
+        if whoami_result and whoami_result.address:
+            payment_address = whoami_result.address
+        else:
+            raise ValueError("Could not determine payment address from laconic whoami")
 
     pub_key = base64.b64encode(open(public_key_file, "rb").read()).decode("ASCII")
     hostname = urlparse(api_url).hostname

stack_orchestrator/deploy/webapp/registry_mutex.py

@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+from functools import wraps
+import os
+import time
+
+# Define default file path for the lock
+DEFAULT_LOCK_FILE_PATH = "/tmp/registry_mutex_lock_file"
+LOCK_TIMEOUT = 30
+LOCK_RETRY_INTERVAL = 3
+
+
+def acquire_lock(client, lock_file_path, timeout):
+    # Lock alreay acquired by the current client
+    if client.mutex_lock_acquired:
+        return
+
+    while True:
+        try:
+            # Check if lock file exists and is potentially stale
+            if os.path.exists(lock_file_path):
+                with open(lock_file_path, "r") as lock_file:
+                    timestamp = float(lock_file.read().strip())
+
+                # If lock is stale, remove the lock file
+                if time.time() - timestamp > timeout:
+                    print(f"Stale lock detected, removing lock file {lock_file_path}")
+                    os.remove(lock_file_path)
+                else:
+                    print(
+                        f"Lock file {lock_file_path} exists and is recent, waiting..."
+                    )
+                    time.sleep(LOCK_RETRY_INTERVAL)
+                    continue
+
+            # Try to create a new lock file with the current timestamp
+            fd = os.open(lock_file_path, os.O_CREAT | os.O_EXCL | os.O_RDWR)
+            with os.fdopen(fd, "w") as lock_file:
+                lock_file.write(str(time.time()))
+
+            client.mutex_lock_acquired = True
+            print(f"Registry lock acquired, {lock_file_path}")
+
+            # Lock successfully acquired
+            return
+
+        except FileExistsError:
+            print(f"Lock file {lock_file_path} exists, waiting...")
+            time.sleep(LOCK_RETRY_INTERVAL)
+
+
+def release_lock(client, lock_file_path):
+    try:
+        os.remove(lock_file_path)
+
+        client.mutex_lock_acquired = False
+        print(f"Registry lock released, {lock_file_path}")
+    except FileNotFoundError:
+        # Lock file already removed
+        pass
+
+
+def registry_mutex():
+    def decorator(func):
+        @wraps(func)
+        def wrapper(self, *args, **kwargs):
+            lock_file_path = DEFAULT_LOCK_FILE_PATH
+            if self.mutex_lock_file:
+                lock_file_path = self.mutex_lock_file
+
+            # Acquire the lock before running the function
+            acquire_lock(self, lock_file_path, LOCK_TIMEOUT)
+            try:
+                return func(self, *args, **kwargs)
+            finally:
+                # Release the lock after the function completes
+                release_lock(self, lock_file_path)
+
+        return wrapper
+
+    return decorator

stack_orchestrator/deploy/webapp/request_webapp_deployment.py

@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 # it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
 # the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
 # (at your option) any later version.
-import base64
 
 # This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 # but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
@@ -17,6 +16,8 @@ import shutil
 import sys
 import tempfile
 from datetime import datetime
+from typing import NoReturn
+import base64
 
 import gnupg
 import click
@@ -24,12 +25,14 @@ import requests
 import yaml
 
 from stack_orchestrator.deploy.webapp.util import (
+    AUCTION_KIND_PROVIDER,
+    AuctionStatus,
     LaconicRegistryClient,
 )
 from dotenv import dotenv_values
 
 
-def fatal(msg: str):
+def fatal(msg: str) -> NoReturn:
     print(msg, file=sys.stderr)
     sys.exit(1)
 
@@ -43,16 +46,22 @@ def fatal(msg: str):
     help="The LRN of the application to deploy.",
     required=True,
 )
+@click.option(
+    "--auction-id",
+    help="Deployment auction id. Can be used instead of deployer and payment.",
+)
 @click.option(
     "--deployer",
     help="The LRN of the deployer to process this request.",
-    required=True,
 )
 @click.option("--env-file", help="environment file for webapp")
 @click.option("--config-ref", help="The ref of an existing config upload to use.")
 @click.option(
     "--make-payment",
-    help="The payment to make (in alnt).  The value should be a number or 'auto' to use the deployer's minimum required payment.",
+    help=(
+        "The payment to make (in alnt). The value should be a number or "
+        "'auto' to use the deployer's minimum required payment."
+    ),
 )
 @click.option(
     "--use-payment", help="The TX id of an existing, unused payment", default=None
@@ -64,10 +73,11 @@ def fatal(msg: str):
     is_flag=True,
 )
 @click.pass_context
-def command(
+def command(  # noqa: C901
     ctx,
     laconic_config,
     app,
+    auction_id,
     deployer,
     env_file,
     config_ref,
@@ -75,24 +85,114 @@ def command(
     use_payment,
     dns,
     dry_run,
-):  # noqa: C901
+):
-    tempdir = tempfile.mkdtemp()
+    if auction_id and deployer:
-    try:
+        print("Cannot specify both --auction-id and --deployer", file=sys.stderr)
+        sys.exit(2)
+
+    if not auction_id and not deployer:
+        print("Must specify either --auction-id or --deployer", file=sys.stderr)
+        sys.exit(2)
+
+    if auction_id and (make_payment or use_payment):
+        print(
+            "Cannot specify --auction-id with --make-payment or --use-payment",
+            file=sys.stderr,
+        )
+        sys.exit(2)
+
+    if env_file and config_ref:
+        fatal("Cannot use --env-file and --config-ref at the same time.")
+
     laconic = LaconicRegistryClient(laconic_config)
 
     app_record = laconic.get_record(app)
     if not app_record:
         fatal(f"Unable to locate app: {app}")
 
+    # Deployers to send requests to
+    deployer_records = []
+
+    auction = None
+    auction_winners = None
+    if auction_id:
+        # Fetch auction record for given auction
+        auction_records_by_id = laconic.app_deployment_auctions({"auction": auction_id})
+        if len(auction_records_by_id) == 0:
+            fatal(f"Unable to locate record for auction: {auction_id}")
+
+        # Cross check app against application in the auction record
+        auction_app = auction_records_by_id[0].attributes.application
+        if auction_app != app:
+            fatal(
+                f"Requested application {app} does not match application "
+                f"from auction record {auction_app}"
+            )
+
+        # Fetch auction details
+        auction = laconic.get_auction(auction_id)
+        if not auction:
+            fatal(f"Unable to locate auction: {auction_id}")
+
+        # Check auction owner
+        whoami = laconic.whoami()
+        if not whoami or not whoami.address:
+            fatal("Unable to determine current account address")
+        if auction.ownerAddress != whoami.address:
+            fatal(f"Auction {auction_id} owner mismatch")
+
+        # Check auction kind
+        auction_kind = auction.kind if auction else None
+        if auction_kind != AUCTION_KIND_PROVIDER:
+            fatal(
+                f"Auction kind needs to be ${AUCTION_KIND_PROVIDER}, got {auction_kind}"
+            )
+
+        # Check auction status
+        auction_status = auction.status if auction else None
+        if auction_status != AuctionStatus.COMPLETED:
+            fatal(f"Auction {auction_id} not completed yet, status {auction_status}")
+
+        # Check that winner list is not empty
+        winner_addresses = auction.winnerAddresses if auction else []
+        if not winner_addresses or len(winner_addresses) == 0:
+            fatal(f"Auction {auction_id} has no winners")
+
+        auction_winners = winner_addresses
+
+        # Get deployer record for all the auction winners
+        for auction_winner in auction_winners:
+            # TODO: Match auction winner address with provider address?
+            deployer_records_by_owner = laconic.webapp_deployers(
+                {"paymentAddress": auction_winner}
+            )
+            if len(deployer_records_by_owner) == 0:
+                print(
+                    f"WARNING: Unable to locate deployer for auction winner "
+                    f"{auction_winner}"
+                )
+
+            # Take first record with name set
+            target_deployer_record = deployer_records_by_owner[0]
+            for r in deployer_records_by_owner:
+                if len(r.names) > 0:
+                    target_deployer_record = r
+                    break
+            deployer_records.append(target_deployer_record)
+    else:
         deployer_record = laconic.get_record(deployer)
         if not deployer_record:
             fatal(f"Unable to locate deployer: {deployer}")
 
-        if env_file and config_ref:
+        deployer_records.append(deployer_record)
-            fatal("Cannot use --env-file and --config-ref at the same time.")
 
-        # If env_file
+    # Create and send request to each deployer
+    deployment_requests = []
+    for deployer_record in deployer_records:
+        # Upload config to deployers if env_file is passed
         if env_file:
+            tempdir = tempfile.mkdtemp()
+            try:
                 gpg = gnupg.GPG(gnupghome=tempdir)
 
                 # Import the deployer's public key
@@ -105,9 +205,12 @@ def command(
                 recip = gpg.list_keys()[0]["uids"][0]
 
                 # Wrap the config
+                whoami_result = laconic.whoami()
+                if not whoami_result or not whoami_result.address:
+                    fatal("Unable to determine current account address")
                 config = {
                     # Include account (and payment?) details
-                "authorized": [laconic.whoami().address],
+                    "authorized": [whoami_result.address],
                     "config": {"env": dict(dotenv_values(env_file))},
                 }
                 serialized = yaml.dump(config)
@@ -127,18 +230,37 @@ def command(
                     response.raise_for_status()
 
                 config_ref = response.json()["id"]
+            finally:
+                shutil.rmtree(tempdir, ignore_errors=True)
 
+        target_deployer = deployer
+        if (not deployer) and len(deployer_record.names):
+            target_deployer = deployer_record.names[0]
+
+        app_name = (
+            app_record.attributes.name
+            if app_record and app_record.attributes
+            else "unknown"
+        )
+        app_version = (
+            app_record.attributes.version
+            if app_record and app_record.attributes
+            else "unknown"
+        )
         deployment_request = {
             "record": {
                 "type": "ApplicationDeploymentRequest",
                 "application": app,
                 "version": "1.0.0",
-                "name": f"{app_record.attributes.name}@{app_record.attributes.version}",
+                "name": f"{app_name}@{app_version}",
-                "deployer": deployer,
+                "deployer": target_deployer,
                 "meta": {"when": str(datetime.utcnow())},
             }
         }
 
+        if auction_id:
+            deployment_request["record"]["auction"] = auction_id
+
         if config_ref:
             deployment_request["record"]["config"] = {"ref": config_ref}
 
@@ -165,11 +287,12 @@ def command(
         elif use_payment:
             deployment_request["record"]["payment"] = use_payment
 
+        deployment_requests.append(deployment_request)
+
+    # Send all requests
+    for deployment_request in deployment_requests:
         if dry_run:
             print(yaml.dump(deployment_request))
-            return
+            continue
 
-        # Send the request
         laconic.publish(deployment_request)
-    finally:
-        shutil.rmtree(tempdir, ignore_errors=True)

stack_orchestrator/deploy/webapp/request_webapp_undeployment.py

@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+# Copyright ©2023 Vulcanize
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <http:#www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+import sys
+
+import click
+import yaml
+
+from stack_orchestrator.deploy.webapp.util import LaconicRegistryClient
+
+
+def fatal(msg: str) -> None:
+    print(msg, file=sys.stderr)
+    sys.exit(1)  # noqa: This function never returns
+
+
+@click.command()
+@click.option(
+    "--laconic-config", help="Provide a config file for laconicd", required=True
+)
+@click.option(
+    "--deployer", help="The LRN of the deployer to process this request.", required=True
+)
+@click.option(
+    "--deployment",
+    help="Deployment record (ApplicationDeploymentRecord) id of the deployment.",
+    required=True,
+)
+@click.option(
+    "--make-payment",
+    help=(
+        "The payment to make (in alnt). The value should be a number or "
+        "'auto' to use the deployer's minimum required payment."
+    ),
+)
+@click.option(
+    "--use-payment", help="The TX id of an existing, unused payment", default=None
+)
+@click.option(
+    "--dry-run",
+    help="Don't publish anything, just report what would be done.",
+    is_flag=True,
+)
+@click.pass_context
+def command(
+    ctx,
+    laconic_config,
+    deployer,
+    deployment,
+    make_payment,
+    use_payment,
+    dry_run,
+):
+    if make_payment and use_payment:
+        fatal("Cannot use --make-payment and --use-payment at the same time.")
+
+    laconic = LaconicRegistryClient(laconic_config)
+
+    deployer_record = laconic.get_record(deployer)
+    if not deployer_record:
+        fatal(f"Unable to locate deployer: {deployer}")
+
+    undeployment_request = {
+        "record": {
+            "type": "ApplicationDeploymentRemovalRequest",
+            "version": "1.0.0",
+            "deployer": deployer,
+            "deployment": deployment,
+        }
+    }
+
+    if make_payment:
+        amount = 0
+        if dry_run:
+            undeployment_request["record"]["payment"] = "DRY_RUN"
+        elif "auto" == make_payment:
+            attrs = deployer_record.attributes if deployer_record else None
+            if attrs and "minimumPayment" in attrs:
+                amount = int(attrs.minimumPayment.replace("alnt", ""))
+        else:
+            amount = make_payment
+        if amount:
+            attrs = deployer_record.attributes if deployer_record else None
+            if attrs and attrs.paymentAddress:
+                receipt = laconic.send_tokens(attrs.paymentAddress, amount)
+                undeployment_request["record"]["payment"] = receipt.tx.hash
+                print("Payment TX:", receipt.tx.hash)
+    elif use_payment:
+        undeployment_request["record"]["payment"] = use_payment
+
+    if dry_run:
+        print(yaml.dump(undeployment_request))
+        return
+
+    laconic.publish(undeployment_request)

stack_orchestrator/deploy/webapp/run_webapp.py

@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@
 # env vars:
 # CERC_REPO_BASE_DIR defaults to ~/cerc
 
-# TODO: display the available list of containers; allow re-build of either all or specific containers
+# TODO: display the available list of containers; allow re-build of either
+# all or specific containers
 
 import hashlib
 import click
@@ -36,30 +37,62 @@ WEBAPP_PORT = 80
 @click.option("--port", help="port to use (default random)")
 @click.pass_context
 def command(ctx, image, env_file, port):
-    '''run the specified webapp container'''
+    """run the specified webapp container"""
 
-    env = {}
+    env: dict[str, str] = {}
     if env_file:
-        env = dotenv_values(env_file)
+        # Filter out None values from dotenv
+        for k, v in dotenv_values(env_file).items():
+            if v is not None:
+                env[k] = v
 
     unique_cluster_descriptor = f"{image},{env}"
     hash = hashlib.md5(unique_cluster_descriptor.encode()).hexdigest()
     cluster = f"laconic-webapp-{hash}"
 
-    deployer = getDeployer(type=constants.compose_deploy_type,
+    deployer = getDeployer(
+        type=constants.compose_deploy_type,
         deployment_context=None,
         compose_files=None,
         compose_project_name=cluster,
-                           compose_env_file=None)
+        compose_env_file=None,
+    )
+
+    if not deployer:
+        print("Failed to create deployer", file=click.get_text_stream("stderr"))
+        ctx.exit(1)
+        return  # Unreachable, but helps type checker
 
     ports = []
     if port:
         ports = [(port, WEBAPP_PORT)]
-    container = deployer.run(image, command=[], user=None, volumes=[], entrypoint=None, env=env, ports=ports, detach=True)
+    container = deployer.run(
+        image,
+        command=[],
+        user=None,
+        volumes=[],
+        entrypoint=None,
+        env=env,
+        ports=ports,
+        detach=True,
+    )
 
     # Make configurable?
     webappPort = f"{WEBAPP_PORT}/tcp"
     # TODO: This assumes a Docker container object...
-    if webappPort in container.network_settings.ports:
+    # Check if container has network_settings (Docker container object)
+    if (
+        container
+        and hasattr(container, "network_settings")
+        and container.network_settings
+        and hasattr(container.network_settings, "ports")
+        and container.network_settings.ports
+        and webappPort in container.network_settings.ports
+    ):
         mapping = container.network_settings.ports[webappPort][0]
-        print(f"""Image: {image}\nID: {container.id}\nURL: http://localhost:{mapping['HostPort']}""")
+        container_id = getattr(container, "id", "unknown")
+        print(
+            f"Image: {image}\n"
+            f"ID: {container_id}\n"
+            f"URL: http://localhost:{mapping['HostPort']}"
+        )

stack_orchestrator/deploy/webapp/undeploy_webapp_from_registry.py

@@ -43,7 +43,13 @@ def process_app_removal_request(
     deployment_record = laconic.get_record(
         app_removal_request.attributes.deployment, require=True
     )
+    assert deployment_record is not None  # require=True ensures this
+    assert deployment_record.attributes is not None
+
     dns_record = laconic.get_record(deployment_record.attributes.dns, require=True)
+    assert dns_record is not None  # require=True ensures this
+    assert dns_record.attributes is not None
+
     deployment_dir = os.path.join(
         deployment_parent_dir, dns_record.attributes.name.lower()
     )
@@ -51,40 +57,50 @@ def process_app_removal_request(
     if not os.path.exists(deployment_dir):
         raise Exception("Deployment directory %s does not exist." % deployment_dir)
 
-    # Check if the removal request is from the owner of the DnsRecord or deployment record.
+    # Check if the removal request is from the owner of the DnsRecord or
+    # deployment record.
     matched_owner = match_owner(app_removal_request, deployment_record, dns_record)
 
     # Or of the original deployment request.
     if not matched_owner and deployment_record.attributes.request:
-        matched_owner = match_owner(
+        original_request = laconic.get_record(
-            app_removal_request,
+            deployment_record.attributes.request, require=True
-            laconic.get_record(deployment_record.attributes.request, require=True),
         )
+        assert original_request is not None  # require=True ensures this
+        matched_owner = match_owner(app_removal_request, original_request)
 
     if matched_owner:
-        main_logger.log("Matched deployment ownership:", matched_owner)
+        main_logger.log(f"Matched deployment ownership: {matched_owner}")
     else:
+        deployment_id = deployment_record.id if deployment_record else "unknown"
+        request_id = app_removal_request.id if app_removal_request else "unknown"
         raise Exception(
             "Unable to confirm ownership of deployment %s for removal request %s"
-            % (deployment_record.id, app_removal_request.id)
+            % (deployment_id, request_id)
         )
 
-    # TODO(telackey): Call the function directly.  The easiest way to build the correct click context is to
+    # TODO(telackey): Call the function directly. The easiest way to build
-    # exec the process, but it would be better to refactor so we could just call down_operation with the
+    # the correct click context is to exec the process, but it would be better
-    # necessary parameters
+    # to refactor so we could just call down_operation with the necessary
+    # parameters
     down_command = [sys.argv[0], "deployment", "--dir", deployment_dir, "down"]
     if delete_volumes:
         down_command.append("--delete-volumes")
     result = subprocess.run(down_command)
     result.check_returncode()
 
+    deployer_name = (
+        webapp_deployer_record.names[0]
+        if webapp_deployer_record and webapp_deployer_record.names
+        else ""
+    )
     removal_record = {
         "record": {
             "type": "ApplicationDeploymentRemovalRecord",
             "version": "1.0.0",
-            "request": app_removal_request.id,
+            "request": app_removal_request.id if app_removal_request else "",
-            "deployment": deployment_record.id,
+            "deployment": deployment_record.id if deployment_record else "",
-            "deployer": webapp_deployer_record.names[0],
+            "deployer": deployer_name,
         }
     }
 
@@ -94,11 +110,11 @@ def process_app_removal_request(
     laconic.publish(removal_record)
 
     if delete_names:
-        if deployment_record.names:
+        if deployment_record and deployment_record.names:
             for name in deployment_record.names:
                 laconic.delete_name(name)
 
-        if dns_record.names:
+        if dns_record and dns_record.names:
             for name in dns_record.names:
                 laconic.delete_name(name)
 
@@ -178,6 +194,11 @@ def dump_known_requests(filename, requests):
     "my payment address are examined).",
     is_flag=True,
 )
+@click.option(
+    "--registry-lock-file",
+    help="File path to use for registry mutex lock",
+    default=None,
+)
 @click.pass_context
 def command(  # noqa: C901
     ctx,
@@ -195,6 +216,7 @@ def command(  # noqa: C901
     min_required_payment,
     lrn,
     all_requests,
+    registry_lock_file,
 ):
     if request_id and discover:
         print("Cannot specify both --request-id and --discover", file=sys.stderr)
@@ -212,19 +234,25 @@ def command(  # noqa: C901
     include_tags = [tag.strip() for tag in include_tags.split(",") if tag]
     exclude_tags = [tag.strip() for tag in exclude_tags.split(",") if tag]
 
-    laconic = LaconicRegistryClient(laconic_config, log_file=sys.stderr)
+    laconic = LaconicRegistryClient(
+        laconic_config, log_file=sys.stderr, mutex_lock_file=registry_lock_file
+    )
     deployer_record = laconic.get_record(lrn, require=True)
+    assert deployer_record is not None  # require=True ensures this
+    assert deployer_record.attributes is not None
     payment_address = deployer_record.attributes.paymentAddress
     main_logger.log(f"Payment address: {payment_address}")
 
     if min_required_payment and not payment_address:
         print(
-            f"Minimum payment required, but no payment address listed for deployer: {lrn}.",
+            f"Minimum payment required, but no payment address listed "
+            f"for deployer: {lrn}.",
             file=sys.stderr,
         )
         sys.exit(2)
 
     # Find deployment removal requests.
+    requests = []
     # single request
     if request_id:
         main_logger.log(f"Retrieving request {request_id}...")
@@ -248,13 +276,16 @@ def command(  # noqa: C901
         main_logger.log(f"Loading known requests from {state_file}...")
         previous_requests = load_known_requests(state_file)
 
-    requests.sort(key=lambda r: r.createTime)
+    # Filter out None values and sort by createTime
-    requests.reverse()
+    valid_requests = [r for r in requests if r is not None]
+    valid_requests.sort(key=lambda r: r.createTime if r else "")
+    valid_requests.reverse()
 
     # Find deployments.
     named_deployments = {}
     main_logger.log("Discovering app deployments...")
     for d in laconic.app_deployments(all=False):
+        if d and d.id:
             named_deployments[d.id] = d
 
     # Find removal requests.
@@ -262,18 +293,22 @@ def command(  # noqa: C901
     removals_by_request = {}
     main_logger.log("Discovering deployment removals...")
     for r in laconic.app_deployment_removals():
-        if r.attributes.deployment:
+        if r and r.attributes and r.attributes.deployment:
             # TODO: should we handle CRNs?
             removals_by_deployment[r.attributes.deployment] = r
 
     one_per_deployment = {}
-    for r in requests:
+    for r in valid_requests:
+        if not r or not r.attributes:
+            continue
         if not r.attributes.deployment:
+            r_id = r.id if r else "unknown"
             main_logger.log(
-                f"Skipping removal request {r.id} since it was a cancellation."
+                f"Skipping removal request {r_id} since it was a cancellation."
             )
         elif r.attributes.deployment in one_per_deployment:
-            main_logger.log(f"Skipping removal request {r.id} since it was superseded.")
+            r_id = r.id if r else "unknown"
+            main_logger.log(f"Skipping removal request {r_id} since it was superseded.")
         else:
             one_per_deployment[r.attributes.deployment] = r
 
@@ -282,21 +317,25 @@ def command(  # noqa: C901
         try:
             if r.attributes.deployment not in named_deployments:
                 main_logger.log(
-                    f"Skipping removal request {r.id} for {r.attributes.deployment} because it does"
+                    f"Skipping removal request {r.id} for "
-                    f"not appear to refer to a live, named deployment."
+                    f"{r.attributes.deployment} because it does not appear to "
+                    "refer to a live, named deployment."
                 )
             elif skip_by_tag(r, include_tags, exclude_tags):
                 main_logger.log(
-                    "Skipping removal request %s, filtered by tag (include %s, exclude %s, present %s)"
+                    "Skipping removal request %s, filtered by tag "
+                    "(include %s, exclude %s, present %s)"
                     % (r.id, include_tags, exclude_tags, r.attributes.tags)
                 )
             elif r.id in removals_by_request:
                 main_logger.log(
-                    f"Found satisfied request for {r.id} at {removals_by_request[r.id].id}"
+                    f"Found satisfied request for {r.id} "
+                    f"at {removals_by_request[r.id].id}"
                 )
             elif r.attributes.deployment in removals_by_deployment:
                 main_logger.log(
-                    f"Found removal record for indicated deployment {r.attributes.deployment} at "
+                    f"Found removal record for indicated deployment "
+                    f"{r.attributes.deployment} at "
                     f"{removals_by_deployment[r.attributes.deployment].id}"
                 )
             else:
@@ -305,12 +344,14 @@ def command(  # noqa: C901
                     requests_to_check_for_payment.append(r)
                 else:
                     main_logger.log(
-                        f"Skipping unsatisfied request {r.id} because we have seen it before."
+                        f"Skipping unsatisfied request {r.id} "
+                        "because we have seen it before."
                     )
         except Exception as e:
             main_logger.log(f"ERROR examining {r.id}: {e}")
 
     requests_to_execute = []
+    # TODO: Handle requests with auction
     if min_required_payment:
         for r in requests_to_check_for_payment:
             main_logger.log(f"{r.id}: Confirming payment...")

stack_orchestrator/deploy/webapp/util.py

@@ -24,29 +24,53 @@ import tempfile
 import uuid
 import yaml
 
+from enum import Enum
+from typing import Any, List, Optional, TextIO
+
+from stack_orchestrator.deploy.webapp.registry_mutex import registry_mutex
+
+
+class AuctionStatus(str, Enum):
+    COMMIT = "commit"
+    REVEAL = "reveal"
+    COMPLETED = "completed"
+    EXPIRED = "expired"
+
+
+TOKEN_DENOM = "alnt"
+AUCTION_KIND_PROVIDER = "provider"
+
 
 class AttrDict(dict):
-    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+    def __init__(self, *args: Any, **kwargs: Any) -> None:
         super(AttrDict, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
         self.__dict__ = self
 
-    def __getattribute__(self, attr):
+    def __getattribute__(self, attr: str) -> Any:
         __dict__ = super(AttrDict, self).__getattribute__("__dict__")
         if attr in __dict__:
             v = super(AttrDict, self).__getattribute__(attr)
             if isinstance(v, dict):
                 return AttrDict(v)
             return v
+        return super(AttrDict, self).__getattribute__(attr)
+
+    def __getattr__(self, attr: str) -> Any:
+        # This method is called when attribute is not found
+        # Return None for missing attributes (matches original behavior)
+        return None
 
 
 class TimedLogger:
-    def __init__(self, id="", file=None):
+    def __init__(self, id: str = "", file: Optional[TextIO] = None) -> None:
         self.start = datetime.datetime.now()
         self.last = self.start
         self.id = id
         self.file = file
 
-    def log(self, msg, show_step_time=True, show_total_time=False):
+    def log(
+        self, msg: str, show_step_time: bool = True, show_total_time: bool = False
+    ) -> None:
         prefix = f"{datetime.datetime.utcnow()} - {self.id}"
         if show_step_time:
             prefix += f" - {datetime.datetime.now() - self.last} (step)"
@@ -58,7 +82,13 @@ class TimedLogger:
         self.last = datetime.datetime.now()
 
 
-def logged_cmd(log_file, *vargs):
+def load_known_requests(filename):
+    if filename and os.path.exists(filename):
+        return json.load(open(filename, "r"))
+    return {}
+
+
+def logged_cmd(log_file: Optional[TextIO], *vargs: str) -> str:
     result = None
     try:
         if log_file:
@@ -67,6 +97,7 @@ def logged_cmd(log_file, *vargs):
         result.check_returncode()
         return result.stdout.decode()
     except Exception as err:
+        if log_file:
             if result:
                 print(result.stderr.decode(), file=log_file)
             else:
@@ -74,10 +105,14 @@ def logged_cmd(log_file, *vargs):
         raise err
 
 
-def match_owner(recordA, *records):
+def match_owner(
+    recordA: Optional[AttrDict], *records: Optional[AttrDict]
+) -> Optional[str]:
+    if not recordA or not recordA.owners:
+        return None
     for owner in recordA.owners:
         for otherRecord in records:
-            if owner in otherRecord.owners:
+            if otherRecord and otherRecord.owners and owner in otherRecord.owners:
                 return owner
     return None
 
@@ -92,76 +127,8 @@ def is_id(name_or_id: str):
     return not is_lrn(name_or_id)
 
 
-def confirm_payment(laconic, record, payment_address, min_amount, logger):
-    req_owner = laconic.get_owner(record)
-    if req_owner == payment_address:
-        # No need to confirm payment if the sender and recipient are the same account.
-        return True
-
-    if not record.attributes.payment:
-        logger.log(f"{record.id}: no payment tx info")
-        return False
-
-    tx = laconic.get_tx(record.attributes.payment)
-    if not tx:
-        logger.log(f"{record.id}: cannot locate payment tx")
-        return False
-
-    if tx.code != 0:
-        logger.log(
-            f"{record.id}: payment tx {tx.hash} was not successful - code: {tx.code}, log: {tx.log}"
-        )
-        return False
-
-    if tx.sender != req_owner:
-        logger.log(
-            f"{record.id}: payment sender {tx.sender} in tx {tx.hash} does not match deployment "
-            f"request owner {req_owner}"
-        )
-        return False
-
-    if tx.recipient != payment_address:
-        logger.log(
-            f"{record.id}: payment recipient {tx.recipient} in tx {tx.hash} does not match {payment_address}"
-        )
-        return False
-
-    pay_denom = "".join([i for i in tx.amount if not i.isdigit()])
-    if pay_denom != "alnt":
-        logger.log(
-            f"{record.id}: {pay_denom} in tx {tx.hash} is not an expected payment denomination"
-        )
-        return False
-
-    pay_amount = int("".join([i for i in tx.amount if i.isdigit()]))
-    if pay_amount < min_amount:
-        logger.log(
-            f"{record.id}: payment amount {tx.amount} is less than minimum {min_amount}"
-        )
-        return False
-
-    # Check if the payment was already used on a
-    used = laconic.app_deployments(
-        {"deployer": payment_address, "payment": tx.hash}, all=True
-    )
-    if len(used):
-        logger.log(f"{record.id}: payment {tx.hash} already used on deployment {used}")
-        return False
-
-    used = laconic.app_deployment_removals(
-        {"deployer": payment_address, "payment": tx.hash}, all=True
-    )
-    if len(used):
-        logger.log(
-            f"{record.id}: payment {tx.hash} already used on deployment removal {used}"
-        )
-        return False
-
-    return True
-
-
 class LaconicRegistryClient:
-    def __init__(self, config_file, log_file=None):
+    def __init__(self, config_file, log_file=None, mutex_lock_file=None):
         self.config_file = config_file
         self.log_file = log_file
         self.cache = AttrDict(
@@ -172,6 +139,9 @@ class LaconicRegistryClient:
             }
         )
 
+        self.mutex_lock_file = mutex_lock_file
+        self.mutex_lock_acquired = False
+
     def whoami(self, refresh=False):
         if not refresh and "whoami" in self.cache:
             return self.cache["whoami"]
@@ -270,25 +240,27 @@ class LaconicRegistryClient:
         ]
 
         # Most recent records first
-        results.sort(key=lambda r: r.createTime)
+        results.sort(key=lambda r: r.createTime or "")
         results.reverse()
         self._add_to_cache(results)
 
         return results
 
-    def _add_to_cache(self, records):
+    def _add_to_cache(self, records: List[AttrDict]) -> None:
         if not records:
             return
 
         for p in records:
+            if p.id:
                 self.cache["name_or_id"][p.id] = p
             if p.names:
                 for lrn in p.names:
                     self.cache["name_or_id"][lrn] = p
             if p.attributes and p.attributes.type:
-                if p.attributes.type not in self.cache:
+                attr_type = p.attributes.type
-                    self.cache[p.attributes.type] = []
+                if attr_type not in self.cache:
-                self.cache[p.attributes.type].append(p)
+                    self.cache[attr_type] = []
+                self.cache[attr_type].append(p)
 
     def resolve(self, name):
         if not name:
@@ -370,6 +342,34 @@ class LaconicRegistryClient:
         if require:
             raise Exception("Cannot locate tx:", hash)
 
+    def get_auction(self, auction_id, require=False):
+        args = [
+            "laconic",
+            "-c",
+            self.config_file,
+            "registry",
+            "auction",
+            "get",
+            "--id",
+            auction_id,
+        ]
+
+        results = None
+        try:
+            results = [
+                AttrDict(r) for r in json.loads(logged_cmd(self.log_file, *args)) if r
+            ]
+        except:  # noqa: E722
+            pass
+
+        if results and len(results):
+            return results[0]
+
+        if require:
+            raise Exception("Cannot locate auction:", auction_id)
+
+        return None
+
     def app_deployment_requests(self, criteria=None, all=True):
         if criteria is None:
             criteria = {}
@@ -398,6 +398,21 @@ class LaconicRegistryClient:
         criteria["type"] = "ApplicationDeploymentRemovalRecord"
         return self.list_records(criteria, all)
 
+    def webapp_deployers(self, criteria=None, all=True):
+        if criteria is None:
+            criteria = {}
+        criteria = criteria.copy()
+        criteria["type"] = "WebappDeployer"
+        return self.list_records(criteria, all)
+
+    def app_deployment_auctions(self, criteria=None, all=True):
+        if criteria is None:
+            criteria = {}
+        criteria = criteria.copy()
+        criteria["type"] = "ApplicationDeploymentAuction"
+        return self.list_records(criteria, all)
+
+    @registry_mutex()
     def publish(self, record, names=None):
         if names is None:
             names = []
@@ -428,6 +443,7 @@ class LaconicRegistryClient:
         finally:
             logged_cmd(self.log_file, "rm", "-rf", tmpdir)
 
+    @registry_mutex()
     def set_name(self, name, record_id):
         logged_cmd(
             self.log_file,
@@ -441,6 +457,7 @@ class LaconicRegistryClient:
             record_id,
         )
 
+    @registry_mutex()
     def delete_name(self, name):
         logged_cmd(
             self.log_file,
@@ -453,6 +470,7 @@ class LaconicRegistryClient:
             name,
         )
 
+    @registry_mutex()
     def send_tokens(self, address, amount, type="alnt"):
         args = [
             "laconic",
@@ -471,6 +489,67 @@ class LaconicRegistryClient:
 
         return AttrDict(json.loads(logged_cmd(self.log_file, *args)))
 
+    @registry_mutex()
+    def create_deployment_auction(self, auction):
+        args = [
+            "laconic",
+            "-c",
+            self.config_file,
+            "registry",
+            "auction",
+            "create",
+            "--kind",
+            auction["kind"],
+            "--commits-duration",
+            str(auction["commits_duration"]),
+            "--reveals-duration",
+            str(auction["reveals_duration"]),
+            "--denom",
+            auction["denom"],
+            "--commit-fee",
+            str(auction["commit_fee"]),
+            "--reveal-fee",
+            str(auction["reveal_fee"]),
+            "--max-price",
+            str(auction["max_price"]),
+            "--num-providers",
+            str(auction["num_providers"]),
+        ]
+
+        return json.loads(logged_cmd(self.log_file, *args))["auctionId"]
+
+    @registry_mutex()
+    def commit_bid(self, auction_id, amount, type="alnt"):
+        args = [
+            "laconic",
+            "-c",
+            self.config_file,
+            "registry",
+            "auction",
+            "bid",
+            "commit",
+            auction_id,
+            str(amount),
+            type,
+        ]
+
+        return json.loads(logged_cmd(self.log_file, *args))["reveal_file"]
+
+    @registry_mutex()
+    def reveal_bid(self, auction_id, reveal_file_path):
+        logged_cmd(
+            self.log_file,
+            "laconic",
+            "-c",
+            self.config_file,
+            "registry",
+            "auction",
+            "bid",
+            "reveal",
+            auction_id,
+            reveal_file_path,
+        )
+
 
 def file_hash(filename):
     return hashlib.sha1(open(filename).read().encode()).hexdigest()
@@ -493,23 +572,35 @@ def determine_base_container(clone_dir, app_type="webapp"):
     return base_container
 
 
-def build_container_image(app_record, tag, extra_build_args=None, logger=None):
+def build_container_image(
+    app_record: Optional[AttrDict],
+    tag: str,
+    extra_build_args: Optional[List[str]] = None,
+    logger: Optional[TimedLogger] = None,
+) -> None:
+    if app_record is None:
+        raise ValueError("app_record cannot be None")
     if extra_build_args is None:
         extra_build_args = []
     tmpdir = tempfile.mkdtemp()
 
-    # TODO: determine if this code could be calling into the Python git library like setup-repositories
+    # TODO: determine if this code could be calling into the Python git
+    # library like setup-repositories
+    log_file = logger.file if logger else None
     try:
         record_id = app_record["id"]
         ref = app_record.attributes.repository_ref
         repo = random.choice(app_record.attributes.repository)
         clone_dir = os.path.join(tmpdir, record_id)
 
+        if logger:
             logger.log(f"Cloning repository {repo} to {clone_dir} ...")
         # Set github credentials if present running a command like:
-        # git config --global url."https://${TOKEN}:@github.com/".insteadOf "https://github.com/"
+        # git config --global url."https://${TOKEN}:@github.com/".insteadOf
+        # "https://github.com/"
         github_token = os.environ.get("DEPLOYER_GITHUB_TOKEN")
         if github_token:
+            if logger:
                 logger.log("Github token detected, setting it in the git environment")
             git_config_args = [
                 "git",
@@ -518,9 +609,7 @@ def build_container_image(app_record, tag, extra_build_args=None, logger=None):
                 f"url.https://{github_token}:@github.com/.insteadOf",
                 "https://github.com/",
             ]
-            result = subprocess.run(
+            result = subprocess.run(git_config_args, stdout=log_file, stderr=log_file)
-                git_config_args, stdout=logger.file, stderr=logger.file
-            )
             result.check_returncode()
         if ref:
             # TODO: Determing branch or hash, and use depth 1 if we can.
@@ -531,10 +620,11 @@ def build_container_image(app_record, tag, extra_build_args=None, logger=None):
                 subprocess.check_call(
                     ["git", "clone", repo, clone_dir],
                     env=git_env,
-                    stdout=logger.file,
+                    stdout=log_file,
-                    stderr=logger.file,
+                    stderr=log_file,
                 )
             except Exception as e:
+                if logger:
                     logger.log(f"git clone failed.  Is the repository {repo} private?")
                 raise e
             try:
@@ -542,18 +632,20 @@ def build_container_image(app_record, tag, extra_build_args=None, logger=None):
                     ["git", "checkout", ref],
                     cwd=clone_dir,
                     env=git_env,
-                    stdout=logger.file,
+                    stdout=log_file,
-                    stderr=logger.file,
+                    stderr=log_file,
                 )
             except Exception as e:
+                if logger:
                     logger.log(f"git checkout failed.  Does ref {ref} exist?")
                 raise e
         else:
-            # TODO: why is this code different vs the branch above (run vs check_call, and no prompt disable)?
+            # TODO: why is this code different vs the branch above (run vs check_call,
+            # and no prompt disable)?
             result = subprocess.run(
                 ["git", "clone", "--depth", "1", repo, clone_dir],
-                stdout=logger.file,
+                stdout=log_file,
-                stderr=logger.file,
+                stderr=log_file,
             )
             result.check_returncode()
 
@@ -561,6 +653,7 @@ def build_container_image(app_record, tag, extra_build_args=None, logger=None):
             clone_dir, app_record.attributes.app_type
         )
 
+        if logger:
             logger.log("Building webapp ...")
         build_command = [
             sys.argv[0],
@@ -577,10 +670,10 @@ def build_container_image(app_record, tag, extra_build_args=None, logger=None):
             build_command.append("--extra-build-args")
             build_command.append(" ".join(extra_build_args))
 
-        result = subprocess.run(build_command, stdout=logger.file, stderr=logger.file)
+        result = subprocess.run(build_command, stdout=log_file, stderr=log_file)
         result.check_returncode()
     finally:
-        logged_cmd(logger.file, "rm", "-rf", tmpdir)
+        logged_cmd(log_file, "rm", "-rf", tmpdir)
 
 
 def push_container_image(deployment_dir, logger):
@@ -626,6 +719,7 @@ def publish_deployment(
     dns_record,
     dns_lrn,
     deployment_dir,
+    dns_value=None,
     app_deployment_request=None,
     webapp_deployer_record=None,
     logger=None,
@@ -658,6 +752,8 @@ def publish_deployment(
     }
     if app_deployment_request:
         new_dns_record["record"]["request"] = app_deployment_request.id
+    if dns_value:
+        new_dns_record["record"]["value"] = dns_value
 
     if logger:
         logger.log("Publishing DnsRecord.")
@@ -677,9 +773,16 @@ def publish_deployment(
             },
         }
     }
+
     if app_deployment_request:
         new_deployment_record["record"]["request"] = app_deployment_request.id
-        if app_deployment_request.attributes.payment:
+
+        # Set auction or payment id from request
+        if app_deployment_request.attributes.auction:
+            new_deployment_record["record"][
+                "auction"
+            ] = app_deployment_request.attributes.auction
+        elif app_deployment_request.attributes.payment:
             new_deployment_record["record"][
                 "payment"
             ] = app_deployment_request.attributes.payment
@@ -730,3 +833,133 @@ def skip_by_tag(r, include_tags, exclude_tags):
         return True
 
     return False
+
+
+def confirm_payment(
+    laconic: LaconicRegistryClient,
+    record: AttrDict,
+    payment_address: str,
+    min_amount: int,
+    logger: TimedLogger,
+) -> bool:
+    req_owner = laconic.get_owner(record)
+    if req_owner == payment_address:
+        # No need to confirm payment if the sender and recipient are the same account.
+        return True
+
+    if not record.attributes.payment:
+        logger.log(f"{record.id}: no payment tx info")
+        return False
+
+    tx = laconic.get_tx(record.attributes.payment)
+    if not tx:
+        logger.log(f"{record.id}: cannot locate payment tx")
+        return False
+
+    if tx.code != 0:
+        logger.log(
+            f"{record.id}: payment tx {tx.hash} was not successful - "
+            f"code: {tx.code}, log: {tx.log}"
+        )
+        return False
+
+    if tx.sender != req_owner:
+        logger.log(
+            f"{record.id}: payment sender {tx.sender} in tx {tx.hash} "
+            f"does not match deployment request owner {req_owner}"
+        )
+        return False
+
+    if tx.recipient != payment_address:
+        logger.log(
+            f"{record.id}: payment recipient {tx.recipient} in tx {tx.hash} "
+            f"does not match {payment_address}"
+        )
+        return False
+
+    tx_amount = tx.amount or ""
+    pay_denom = "".join([i for i in tx_amount if not i.isdigit()])
+    if pay_denom != "alnt":
+        logger.log(
+            f"{record.id}: {pay_denom} in tx {tx.hash} is not an expected "
+            "payment denomination"
+        )
+        return False
+
+    pay_amount = int("".join([i for i in tx_amount if i.isdigit()]) or "0")
+    if pay_amount < min_amount:
+        logger.log(
+            f"{record.id}: payment amount {tx.amount} is less than minimum {min_amount}"
+        )
+        return False
+
+    # Check if the payment was already used on a deployment
+    used = laconic.app_deployments(
+        {"deployer": record.attributes.deployer, "payment": tx.hash}, all=True
+    )
+    if len(used):
+        # Fetch the app name from request record
+        used_request = laconic.get_record(used[0].attributes.request, require=True)
+
+        # Check that payment was used for deployment of same application
+        used_app = used_request.attributes.application if used_request else None
+        if record.attributes.application != used_app:
+            logger.log(
+                f"{record.id}: payment {tx.hash} already used on a different "
+                f"application deployment {used}"
+            )
+            return False
+
+    used = laconic.app_deployment_removals(
+        {"deployer": record.attributes.deployer, "payment": tx.hash}, all=True
+    )
+    if len(used):
+        logger.log(
+            f"{record.id}: payment {tx.hash} already used on deployment removal {used}"
+        )
+        return False
+
+    return True
+
+
+def confirm_auction(
+    laconic: LaconicRegistryClient,
+    record: AttrDict,
+    deployer_lrn: str,
+    payment_address: str,
+    logger: TimedLogger,
+) -> bool:
+    auction_id = record.attributes.auction
+    auction = laconic.get_auction(auction_id)
+
+    # Fetch auction record for given auction
+    auction_records_by_id = laconic.app_deployment_auctions({"auction": auction_id})
+    if len(auction_records_by_id) == 0:
+        logger.log(f"{record.id}: unable to locate record for auction {auction_id}")
+        return False
+
+    # Cross check app against application in the auction record
+    requested_app = laconic.get_record(record.attributes.application, require=True)
+    auction_app = laconic.get_record(
+        auction_records_by_id[0].attributes.application, require=True
+    )
+    requested_app_id = requested_app.id if requested_app else None
+    auction_app_id = auction_app.id if auction_app else None
+    if requested_app_id != auction_app_id:
+        logger.log(
+            f"{record.id}: requested application {record.attributes.application} "
+            f"does not match application from auction record "
+            f"{auction_records_by_id[0].attributes.application}"
+        )
+        return False
+
+    if not auction:
+        logger.log(f"{record.id}: unable to locate auction {auction_id}")
+        return False
+
+    # Check if the deployer payment address is in auction winners list
+    if payment_address not in auction.winnerAddresses:
+        logger.log(f"{record.id}: deployer payment address not in auction winners.")
+        return False
+
+    return True

stack_orchestrator/main.py

@@ -21,34 +21,41 @@ from stack_orchestrator.repos import fetch_stack
 from stack_orchestrator.build import build_containers, fetch_containers
 from stack_orchestrator.build import build_npms
 from stack_orchestrator.build import build_webapp
-from stack_orchestrator.deploy.webapp import (run_webapp,
+from stack_orchestrator.deploy.webapp import (
+    run_webapp,
     deploy_webapp,
     deploy_webapp_from_registry,
     undeploy_webapp_from_registry,
     publish_webapp_deployer,
-                                              request_webapp_deployment)
+    publish_deployment_auction,
+    handle_deployment_auction,
+    request_webapp_deployment,
+    request_webapp_undeployment,
+)
 from stack_orchestrator.deploy import deploy
 from stack_orchestrator import version
 from stack_orchestrator.deploy import deployment
 from stack_orchestrator import opts
 from stack_orchestrator import update
 
-CONTEXT_SETTINGS = dict(help_option_names=['-h', '--help'])
+CONTEXT_SETTINGS = dict(help_option_names=["-h", "--help"])
 
 
 @click.group(context_settings=CONTEXT_SETTINGS)
-@click.option('--stack', help="specify a stack to build/deploy")
+@click.option("--stack", help="specify a stack to build/deploy")
-@click.option('--quiet', is_flag=True, default=False)
+@click.option("--quiet", is_flag=True, default=False)
-@click.option('--verbose', is_flag=True, default=False)
+@click.option("--verbose", is_flag=True, default=False)
-@click.option('--dry-run', is_flag=True, default=False)
+@click.option("--dry-run", is_flag=True, default=False)
-@click.option('--local-stack', is_flag=True, default=False)
+@click.option("--local-stack", is_flag=True, default=False)
-@click.option('--debug', is_flag=True, default=False)
+@click.option("--debug", is_flag=True, default=False)
-@click.option('--continue-on-error', is_flag=True, default=False)
+@click.option("--continue-on-error", is_flag=True, default=False)
 # See: https://click.palletsprojects.com/en/8.1.x/complex/#building-a-git-clone
 @click.pass_context
 def cli(ctx, stack, quiet, verbose, dry_run, local_stack, debug, continue_on_error):
     """Laconic Stack Orchestrator"""
-    command_options = CommandOptions(stack, quiet, verbose, dry_run, local_stack, debug, continue_on_error)
+    command_options = CommandOptions(
+        stack, quiet, verbose, dry_run, local_stack, debug, continue_on_error
+    )
     opts.opts.o = command_options
     ctx.obj = command_options
 
@@ -64,7 +71,10 @@ cli.add_command(deploy_webapp.command, "deploy-webapp")
 cli.add_command(deploy_webapp_from_registry.command, "deploy-webapp-from-registry")
 cli.add_command(undeploy_webapp_from_registry.command, "undeploy-webapp-from-registry")
 cli.add_command(publish_webapp_deployer.command, "publish-deployer-to-registry")
+cli.add_command(publish_deployment_auction.command, "publish-deployment-auction")
+cli.add_command(handle_deployment_auction.command, "handle-deployment-auction")
 cli.add_command(request_webapp_deployment.command, "request-webapp-deployment")
+cli.add_command(request_webapp_undeployment.command, "request-webapp-undeployment")
 cli.add_command(deploy.command, "deploy")  # deploy is an alias for deploy-system
 cli.add_command(deploy.command, "deploy-system")
 cli.add_command(deployment.command, "deployment")

stack_orchestrator/opts.py

@@ -17,4 +17,4 @@ from stack_orchestrator.command_types import CommandOptions
 
 
 class opts:
-    o: CommandOptions = None
+    o: CommandOptions = None  # type: ignore[assignment]  # Set at runtime

stack_orchestrator/repos/fetch_stack.py

@@ -29,14 +29,16 @@ from stack_orchestrator.util import error_exit
 
 
 @click.command()
-@click.argument('stack-locator')
+@click.argument("stack-locator")
-@click.option('--git-ssh', is_flag=True, default=False)
+@click.option("--git-ssh", is_flag=True, default=False)
-@click.option('--check-only', is_flag=True, default=False)
+@click.option("--check-only", is_flag=True, default=False)
-@click.option('--pull', is_flag=True, default=False)
+@click.option("--pull", is_flag=True, default=False)
 @click.pass_context
 def command(ctx, stack_locator, git_ssh, check_only, pull):
-    '''optionally resolve then git clone a repository containing one or more stack definitions'''
+    """Optionally resolve then git clone a repository with stack definitions."""
-    dev_root_path = os.path.expanduser(config("CERC_REPO_BASE_DIR", default="~/cerc"))
+    dev_root_path = os.path.expanduser(
+        str(config("CERC_REPO_BASE_DIR", default="~/cerc"))
+    )
     if not opts.o.quiet:
         print(f"Dev Root is: {dev_root_path}")
     try:

stack_orchestrator/repos/setup_repositories.py

@@ -20,20 +20,26 @@ import os
 import sys
 from decouple import config
 import git
-from git.exc import GitCommandError
+from git.exc import GitCommandError, InvalidGitRepositoryError
+from typing import Any
 from tqdm import tqdm
 import click
 import importlib.resources
 from stack_orchestrator.opts import opts
-from stack_orchestrator.util import get_parsed_stack_config, include_exclude_check, error_exit, warn_exit
+from stack_orchestrator.util import (
+    get_parsed_stack_config,
+    include_exclude_check,
+    error_exit,
+    warn_exit,
+)
 
 
 class GitProgress(git.RemoteProgress):
     def __init__(self):
         super().__init__()
-        self.pbar = tqdm(unit='B', ascii=True, unit_scale=True)
+        self.pbar = tqdm(unit="B", ascii=True, unit_scale=True)
 
-    def update(self, op_code, cur_count, max_count=None, message=''):
+    def update(self, op_code, cur_count, max_count=None, message=""):
         self.pbar.total = max_count
         self.pbar.n = cur_count
         self.pbar.refresh()
@@ -43,17 +49,19 @@ def is_git_repo(path):
     try:
         _ = git.Repo(path).git_dir
         return True
-    except git.exc.InvalidGitRepositoryError:
+    except InvalidGitRepositoryError:
         return False
 
+
 # TODO: find a place for this in the context of click
 # parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
-#    epilog="Config provided either in .env or settings.ini or env vars: CERC_REPO_BASE_DIR (defaults to ~/cerc)"
+#    epilog="Config provided either in .env or settings.ini or env vars: "
+#           "CERC_REPO_BASE_DIR (defaults to ~/cerc)"
 #   )
 
 
 def branch_strip(s):
-    return s.split('@')[0]
+    return s.split("@")[0]
 
 
 def host_and_path_for_repo(fully_qualified_repo):
@@ -63,10 +71,14 @@ def host_and_path_for_repo(fully_qualified_repo):
     # Legacy unqualified repo means github
     if len(repo_host_split) == 2:
         return "github.com", "/".join(repo_host_split), repo_branch
-    else:
+    elif len(repo_host_split) == 3:
-        if len(repo_host_split) == 3:
         # First part is the host
         return repo_host_split[0], "/".join(repo_host_split[1:]), repo_branch
+    else:
+        raise ValueError(
+            f"Invalid repository format: {fully_qualified_repo}. "
+            "Expected format: host/org/repo or org/repo"
+        )
 
 
 # See: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/18659425/get-git-current-branch-tag-name
@@ -74,43 +86,64 @@ def _get_repo_current_branch_or_tag(full_filesystem_repo_path):
     current_repo_branch_or_tag = "***UNDETERMINED***"
     is_branch = False
     try:
-        current_repo_branch_or_tag = git.Repo(full_filesystem_repo_path).active_branch.name
+        current_repo_branch_or_tag = git.Repo(
+            full_filesystem_repo_path
+        ).active_branch.name
         is_branch = True
     except TypeError:
         # This means that the current ref is not a branch, so possibly a tag
         # Let's try to get the tag
         try:
-            current_repo_branch_or_tag = git.Repo(full_filesystem_repo_path).git.describe("--tags", "--exact-match")
+            current_repo_branch_or_tag = git.Repo(
-            # Note that git is asymmetric -- the tag you told it to check out may not be the one
+                full_filesystem_repo_path
-            # you get back here (if there are multiple tags associated with the same commit)
+            ).git.describe("--tags", "--exact-match")
+            # Note that git is asymmetric -- the tag you told it to check out
+            # may not be the one you get back here (if there are multiple tags
+            # associated with the same commit)
         except GitCommandError:
-            # If there is no matching branch or tag checked out, just use the current SHA
+            # If there is no matching branch or tag checked out, just use the current
-            current_repo_branch_or_tag = git.Repo(full_filesystem_repo_path).commit("HEAD").hexsha
+            # SHA
+            current_repo_branch_or_tag = (
+                git.Repo(full_filesystem_repo_path).commit("HEAD").hexsha
+            )
     return current_repo_branch_or_tag, is_branch
 
 
 # TODO: fix the messy arg list here
-def process_repo(pull, check_only, git_ssh, dev_root_path, branches_array, fully_qualified_repo):
+def process_repo(
+    pull, check_only, git_ssh, dev_root_path, branches_array, fully_qualified_repo
+):
     if opts.o.verbose:
         print(f"Processing repo: {fully_qualified_repo}")
     repo_host, repo_path, repo_branch = host_and_path_for_repo(fully_qualified_repo)
     git_ssh_prefix = f"git@{repo_host}:"
     git_http_prefix = f"https://{repo_host}/"
-    full_github_repo_path = f"{git_ssh_prefix if git_ssh else git_http_prefix}{repo_path}"
+    full_github_repo_path = (
+        f"{git_ssh_prefix if git_ssh else git_http_prefix}{repo_path}"
+    )
     repoName = repo_path.split("/")[-1]
     full_filesystem_repo_path = os.path.join(dev_root_path, repoName)
     is_present = os.path.isdir(full_filesystem_repo_path)
-    (current_repo_branch_or_tag, is_branch) = _get_repo_current_branch_or_tag(
+    (current_repo_branch_or_tag, is_branch) = (
-        full_filesystem_repo_path
+        _get_repo_current_branch_or_tag(full_filesystem_repo_path)
-        ) if is_present else (None, None)
+        if is_present
+        else (None, None)
+    )
     if not opts.o.quiet:
-        present_text = f"already exists active {'branch' if is_branch else 'ref'}: {current_repo_branch_or_tag}" if is_present \
+        present_text = (
-            else 'Needs to be fetched'
+            f"already exists active {'branch' if is_branch else 'ref'}: "
+            f"{current_repo_branch_or_tag}"
+            if is_present
+            else "Needs to be fetched"
+        )
         print(f"Checking: {full_filesystem_repo_path}: {present_text}")
     # Quick check that it's actually a repo
     if is_present:
         if not is_git_repo(full_filesystem_repo_path):
-            print(f"Error: {full_filesystem_repo_path} does not contain a valid git repository")
+            print(
+                f"Error: {full_filesystem_repo_path} does not contain "
+                "a valid git repository"
+            )
             sys.exit(1)
         else:
             if pull:
@@ -128,11 +161,18 @@ def process_repo(pull, check_only, git_ssh, dev_root_path, branches_array, fully
     if not is_present:
         # Clone
         if opts.o.verbose:
-            print(f'Running git clone for {full_github_repo_path} into {full_filesystem_repo_path}')
+            print(
+                f"Running git clone for {full_github_repo_path} "
+                f"into {full_filesystem_repo_path}"
+            )
         if not opts.o.dry_run:
-            git.Repo.clone_from(full_github_repo_path,
+            # Cast to Any to work around GitPython's incomplete type stubs
+            progress: Any = None if opts.o.quiet else GitProgress()
+            git.Repo.clone_from(
+                full_github_repo_path,
                 full_filesystem_repo_path,
-                                progress=None if opts.o.quiet else GitProgress())
+                progress=progress,
+            )
         else:
             print("(git clone skipped)")
     # Checkout the requested branch, if one was specified
@@ -150,8 +190,8 @@ def process_repo(pull, check_only, git_ssh, dev_root_path, branches_array, fully
 
     if branch_to_checkout:
         if current_repo_branch_or_tag is None or (
-            current_repo_branch_or_tag and (
+            current_repo_branch_or_tag
-                current_repo_branch_or_tag != branch_to_checkout)
+            and (current_repo_branch_or_tag != branch_to_checkout)
         ):
             if not opts.o.quiet:
                 print(f"switching to branch {branch_to_checkout} in repo {repo_path}")
@@ -180,14 +220,14 @@ def parse_branches(branches_string):
 
 @click.command()
 @click.option("--include", help="only clone these repositories")
-@click.option("--exclude", help="don\'t clone these repositories")
+@click.option("--exclude", help="don't clone these repositories")
-@click.option('--git-ssh', is_flag=True, default=False)
+@click.option("--git-ssh", is_flag=True, default=False)
-@click.option('--check-only', is_flag=True, default=False)
+@click.option("--check-only", is_flag=True, default=False)
-@click.option('--pull', is_flag=True, default=False)
+@click.option("--pull", is_flag=True, default=False)
 @click.option("--branches", help="override branches for repositories")
 @click.pass_context
 def command(ctx, include, exclude, git_ssh, check_only, pull, branches):
-    '''git clone the set of repositories required to build the complete system from source'''
+    """git clone the set of repositories required to build the system."""
 
     quiet = opts.o.quiet
     verbose = opts.o.verbose
@@ -204,22 +244,30 @@ def command(ctx, include, exclude, git_ssh, check_only, pull, branches):
     local_stack = ctx.obj.local_stack
 
     if local_stack:
-        dev_root_path = os.getcwd()[0:os.getcwd().rindex("stack-orchestrator")]
+        dev_root_path = os.getcwd()[0 : os.getcwd().rindex("stack-orchestrator")]
-        print(f"Local stack dev_root_path (CERC_REPO_BASE_DIR) overridden to: {dev_root_path}")
+        print(
+            f"Local stack dev_root_path (CERC_REPO_BASE_DIR) overridden to: "
+            f"{dev_root_path}"
+        )
     else:
-        dev_root_path = os.path.expanduser(config("CERC_REPO_BASE_DIR", default="~/cerc"))
+        dev_root_path = os.path.expanduser(
+            str(config("CERC_REPO_BASE_DIR", default="~/cerc"))
+        )
 
     if not quiet:
         print(f"Dev Root is: {dev_root_path}")
 
     if not os.path.isdir(dev_root_path):
         if not quiet:
-            print('Dev root directory doesn\'t exist, creating')
+            print("Dev root directory doesn't exist, creating")
         os.makedirs(dev_root_path)
 
     # See: https://stackoverflow.com/a/20885799/1701505
     from stack_orchestrator import data
-    with importlib.resources.open_text(data, "repository-list.txt") as repository_list_file:
+
+    with importlib.resources.open_text(
+        data, "repository-list.txt"
+    ) as repository_list_file:
         all_repos = repository_list_file.read().splitlines()
 
     repos_in_scope = []
@@ -247,5 +295,5 @@ def command(ctx, include, exclude, git_ssh, check_only, pull, branches):
     for repo in repos:
         try:
             process_repo(pull, check_only, git_ssh, dev_root_path, branches_array, repo)
-        except git.exc.GitCommandError as error:
+        except GitCommandError as error:
             error_exit(f"\n******* git command returned error exit status:\n{error}")