diff --git a/app/data/compose/docker-compose-mobymask-app.yml b/app/data/compose/docker-compose-mobymask-app.yml
index 5ad767ab..c50622c7 100644
--- a/app/data/compose/docker-compose-mobymask-app.yml
+++ b/app/data/compose/docker-compose-mobymask-app.yml
@@ -14,12 +14,14 @@ services:
       CERC_APP_WATCHER_URL: ${CERC_APP_WATCHER_URL}
       CERC_RELAY_NODES: ${CERC_RELAY_NODES}
       CERC_DENY_MULTIADDRS: ${CERC_DENY_MULTIADDRS}
-      CERC_BUILD_DIR: "@cerc-io/mobymask-ui/build"
+      CERC_RELEASE: "v0.1.5"
+      CERC_USE_NPM: true
+      CERC_CONFIG_FILE: "src/config.json"
     working_dir: /scripts
     command: ["sh", "mobymask-app-start.sh"]
     volumes:
-      - ../config/network/wait-for-it.sh:/scripts/wait-for-it.sh
       - ../config/watcher-mobymask-v2/mobymask-app-start.sh:/scripts/mobymask-app-start.sh
+      - ../config/watcher-mobymask-v2/mobymask-app-config.json:/app/src/mobymask-app-config.json
       - peers_ids:/peers
       - mobymask_deployment:/server
     ports:
@@ -46,12 +48,14 @@ services:
       CERC_APP_WATCHER_URL: ${CERC_APP_WATCHER_URL}
       CERC_RELAY_NODES: ${CERC_RELAY_NODES}
       CERC_DENY_MULTIADDRS: ${CERC_DENY_MULTIADDRS}
-      CERC_BUILD_DIR: "@cerc-io/mobymask-ui-lxdao/build"
+      CERC_RELEASE: "v0.1.5-lxdao-0.1.1"
+      CERC_USE_NPM: false
+      CERC_CONFIG_FILE: "src/utils/config.json"
     working_dir: /scripts
     command: ["sh", "mobymask-app-start.sh"]
     volumes:
-      - ../config/network/wait-for-it.sh:/scripts/wait-for-it.sh
       - ../config/watcher-mobymask-v2/mobymask-app-start.sh:/scripts/mobymask-app-start.sh
+      - ../config/watcher-mobymask-v2/mobymask-app-config.json:/app/src/mobymask-app-config.json
       - peers_ids:/peers
       - mobymask_deployment:/server
     ports:
diff --git a/app/data/config/watcher-mobymask-v2/mobymask-app-config.json b/app/data/config/watcher-mobymask-v2/mobymask-app-config.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ed913b51
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/data/config/watcher-mobymask-v2/mobymask-app-config.json
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+  "name": "MobyMask",
+  "relayNodes": [],
+  "peer": {
+    "enableDebugInfo": true
+  }
+}
diff --git a/app/data/config/watcher-mobymask-v2/mobymask-app-start.sh b/app/data/config/watcher-mobymask-v2/mobymask-app-start.sh
index 6eeb5c1a..d6f0d452 100755
--- a/app/data/config/watcher-mobymask-v2/mobymask-app-start.sh
+++ b/app/data/config/watcher-mobymask-v2/mobymask-app-start.sh
@@ -33,11 +33,23 @@ else
   echo "Taking deployed contract details from env"
 fi
 
-# Use yq to create config.yml with environment variables
-yq -n ".address = env(CERC_DEPLOYED_CONTRACT)" > /config/config.yml
-yq ".watcherUrl = env(CERC_APP_WATCHER_URL)" -i /config/config.yml
-yq ".chainId = env(CERC_CHAIN_ID)" -i /config/config.yml
-yq ".relayNodes = strenv(CERC_RELAY_NODES)" -i /config/config.yml
-yq ".denyMultiaddrs = strenv(CERC_DENY_MULTIADDRS)" -i /config/config.yml
+cd /app
+git checkout $CERC_RELEASE
 
-/scripts/start-serving-app.sh
+# Export config values in a json file
+jq --arg address "$CERC_DEPLOYED_CONTRACT" \
+  --argjson chainId "$CERC_CHAIN_ID" \
+  --argjson relayNodes "$CERC_RELAY_NODES" \
+  --argjson denyMultiaddrs "$CERC_DENY_MULTIADDRS" \
+  '.address = $address | .chainId = $chainId | .relayNodes = $relayNodes | .peer.denyMultiaddrs = $denyMultiaddrs' \
+  /app/src/mobymask-app-config.json > /app/${CERC_CONFIG_FILE}
+
+if [ "${CERC_USE_NPM}" = "true" ]; then
+  npm install
+  REACT_APP_WATCHER_URI="$CERC_APP_WATCHER_URL/graphql" npm run build
+else
+  yarn install
+  REACT_APP_WATCHER_URI="$CERC_APP_WATCHER_URL/graphql" yarn build
+fi
+
+http-server -p 80 /app/build
diff --git a/app/data/container-build/cerc-mobymask-ui/Dockerfile b/app/data/container-build/cerc-mobymask-ui/Dockerfile
index 9d4868d2..56e72a7a 100644
--- a/app/data/container-build/cerc-mobymask-ui/Dockerfile
+++ b/app/data/container-build/cerc-mobymask-ui/Dockerfile
@@ -6,9 +6,6 @@ FROM node:${VARIANT}
 ARG USERNAME=node
 ARG NPM_GLOBAL=/usr/local/share/npm-global
 
-# This container pulls npm package from a registry configured via env var
-ARG CERC_NPM_REGISTRY_URL
-
 # Add NPM global to PATH.
 ENV PATH=${NPM_GLOBAL}/bin:${PATH}
 # Prevents npm from printing version warnings
@@ -33,28 +30,14 @@ RUN \
 RUN apt-get update && export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive \
     && apt-get -y install --no-install-recommends jq bash netcat
 
-# We do this to get a yq binary from the published container, for the correct architecture we're building here
-COPY --from=docker.io/mikefarah/yq:latest /usr/bin/yq /usr/local/bin/yq
-
 RUN mkdir -p /scripts
-COPY ./apply-webapp-config.sh /scripts
-COPY ./start-serving-app.sh /scripts
-
-# Configure the local npm registry
-RUN npm config set @cerc-io:registry ${CERC_NPM_REGISTRY_URL}
-
-RUN mkdir -p /config
 
 # Install simple web server for now (use nginx perhaps later)
 RUN yarn global add http-server
 
-# Globally install both versions of the payload web app package
-# Install old version of MobyMask web app
-RUN yarn global add @cerc-io/mobymask-ui@0.1.4
-# Install the LXDAO version of MobyMask web app
-RUN yarn global add @cerc-io/mobymask-ui-lxdao@npm:@cerc-io/mobymask-ui@0.1.4-lxdao-0.1.1
+WORKDIR /app
+COPY . .
+RUN npm install
 
 # Expose port for http
 EXPOSE 80
-
-CMD ["/scripts/start-serving-app.sh"]
diff --git a/app/data/container-build/cerc-mobymask-ui/apply-webapp-config.sh b/app/data/container-build/cerc-mobymask-ui/apply-webapp-config.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 2779b3a1..00000000
--- a/app/data/container-build/cerc-mobymask-ui/apply-webapp-config.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,42 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-if [ -n "$CERC_SCRIPT_DEBUG" ]; then
-    set -x
-fi
-if [[ $# -ne 3 ]]; then
-    echo "Illegal number of parameters" >&2
-    exit 1
-fi
-config_file_name=$1
-webapp_files_dir=$2
-config_prefix=$3
-if ! [[ -f ${config_file_name} ]]; then
-    echo "Config file ${config_file_name} does not exist" >&2
-    exit 1
-fi
-if ! [[ -d ${webapp_files_dir} ]]; then
-    echo "Webapp directory ${webapp_files_dir} does not exist" >&2
-    exit 1
-fi
-# First some magic using sed to translate our yaml config file into an array of key value pairs like:
-# ${config_prefix}<path-through-objects>=<value>
-# sed "s/'//g" is used to remove single quote for relayNodes value
-readarray -t config_kv_pair_array < <( sed -E 's/([^:]+):\s*(.*)/\1=\2/g' ${config_file_name} | sed "s/'//g" |  sed "s/^/${config_prefix}_/" )
-declare -p config_kv_pair_array
-# Then iterate over that kv array making the template substitution in our web app files
-for kv_pair_string in "${config_kv_pair_array[@]}"
-do
-    kv_pair=(${kv_pair_string//=/ })
-    template_string_to_replace=${kv_pair[0]}
-    template_value_to_substitute=${kv_pair[1]}
-    # Run find and sed to do the substitution of one variable over all files
-    # See: https://stackoverflow.com/a/21479607/1701505
-    echo "Substituting: ${template_string_to_replace} = ${template_value_to_substitute}"
-
-    # TODO: Pass keys to be replaced without double quotes
-    if [[ "$template_string_to_replace" =~ ^${config_prefix}_(relayNodes|chainId|denyMultiaddrs)$ ]]; then
-        find ${webapp_files_dir} -type f -exec sed -i 's#"'"${template_string_to_replace}"'"#'"${template_value_to_substitute}"'#g' {} +
-    else
-        # Note: we do not escape our strings, on the expectation they do not container the '#' char.
-        find ${webapp_files_dir} -type f -exec sed -i 's#'${template_string_to_replace}'#'${template_value_to_substitute}'#g' {} +
-    fi
-done
diff --git a/app/data/container-build/cerc-mobymask-ui/build.sh b/app/data/container-build/cerc-mobymask-ui/build.sh
index 7628ff5c..a1e6132a 100755
--- a/app/data/container-build/cerc-mobymask-ui/build.sh
+++ b/app/data/container-build/cerc-mobymask-ui/build.sh
@@ -8,5 +8,4 @@ SCRIPT_DIR=$( cd -- "$( dirname -- "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" &> /dev/null && pwd )
 
 CERC_NPM_REGISTRY_URL="https://git.vdb.to/api/packages/cerc-io/npm/"
 
-docker build -t cerc/mobymask-ui:local  ${build_command_args} -f ${SCRIPT_DIR}/Dockerfile \
-  --build-arg CERC_NPM_REGISTRY_URL ${SCRIPT_DIR}
+docker build -t cerc/mobymask-ui:local  ${build_command_args} -f ${SCRIPT_DIR}/Dockerfile ${CERC_REPO_BASE_DIR}/mobymask-ui
diff --git a/app/data/container-build/cerc-mobymask-ui/start-serving-app.sh b/app/data/container-build/cerc-mobymask-ui/start-serving-app.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 0e11b447..00000000
--- a/app/data/container-build/cerc-mobymask-ui/start-serving-app.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-if [ -n "$CERC_SCRIPT_DEBUG" ]; then
-    set -x
-fi
-
-# TODO: Don't hard wire this:
-webapp_files_dir="/usr/local/share/.config/yarn/global/node_modules/${CERC_BUILD_DIR}"
-/scripts/apply-webapp-config.sh /config/config.yml ${webapp_files_dir} MOBYMASK_HOSTED_CONFIG
-http-server -p 80 ${webapp_files_dir}
diff --git a/app/data/stacks/mainnet-laconic/deploy/commands.py b/app/data/stacks/mainnet-laconic/deploy/commands.py
index a8a62bd7..0d4f5b8b 100644
--- a/app/data/stacks/mainnet-laconic/deploy/commands.py
+++ b/app/data/stacks/mainnet-laconic/deploy/commands.py
@@ -13,9 +13,10 @@
 # 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 dataclasses import dataclass
 from app.util import get_yaml
+from app.deploy_types import DeployCommandContext, DeploymentContext
 from app.stack_state import State
+from app.deploy_util import VolumeMapping, run_container_command
 
 default_spec_file_content = """config:
     node_moniker: my-node-name
@@ -25,38 +26,26 @@ default_spec_file_content = """config:
 init_help_text = """Add helpful text here on setting config variables.
 """
 
-@dataclass
-class VolumeMapping:
-    host_path: str
-    container_path: str
 
-
-# In order to make this, we need the ability to run the stack
-# In theory we can make this same way as we would run deploy up
-def run_container_command(ctx, ontainer, command, mounts):
-    deploy_context = ctx.obj
-    pass
-
-
-def setup(ctx):
+def setup(command_context: DeployCommandContext):
     node_moniker = "dbdb-node"
     chain_id = "laconic_81337-1"
     mounts = [
         VolumeMapping("./path", "~/.laconicd")
     ]
-    output, status = run_container_command(ctx, "laconicd", f"laconicd init {node_moniker} --chain-id {chain_id}", mounts)
+    output, status = run_container_command(command_context.cluster_context, "laconicd", f"laconicd init {node_moniker} --chain-id {chain_id}", mounts)
 
 
-def init(command_context):
+def init(command_context: DeployCommandContext):
     print(init_help_text)
     yaml = get_yaml()
     return yaml.load(default_spec_file_content)
 
 
-def get_state(command_context):
+def get_state(command_context: DeployCommandContext):
     print("Here we get state")
     return State.CONFIGURED
 
 
-def change_state(command_context):
+def change_state(command_context: DeployCommandContext):
     pass
diff --git a/app/data/stacks/mobymask-v2/stack.yml b/app/data/stacks/mobymask-v2/stack.yml
index a9eb3b70..53adbffa 100644
--- a/app/data/stacks/mobymask-v2/stack.yml
+++ b/app/data/stacks/mobymask-v2/stack.yml
@@ -7,8 +7,9 @@ repos:
   - github.com/ethereum-optimism/optimism@v1.0.4
   - github.com/ethereum-optimism/op-geth@v1.101105.2
   - github.com/cerc-io/watcher-ts@v0.2.43
-  - github.com/cerc-io/mobymask-v2-watcher-ts@v0.1.1
+  - github.com/cerc-io/mobymask-v2-watcher-ts@v0.1.2
   - github.com/cerc-io/MobyMask@v0.1.2
+  - github.com/cerc-io/mobymask-ui
 containers:
   - cerc/go-ethereum
   - cerc/lighthouse
diff --git a/app/data/stacks/test/deploy/commands.py b/app/data/stacks/test/deploy/commands.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d8fb557f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/data/stacks/test/deploy/commands.py
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+# Copyright © 2022, 2023 Cerc
+
+# 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 app.util import get_yaml
+from app.deploy_types import DeployCommandContext, DeploymentContext
+from app.stack_state import State
+from app.deploy_util import VolumeMapping, run_container_command
+import os
+from pathlib import Path
+
+default_spec_file_content = """config:
+    config_variable: test-value
+"""
+
+init_help_text = """Add helpful text here on setting config variables.
+"""
+
+# Output a known string to a know file in the bind mounted directory ./container-output-dir
+# for test purposes -- test checks that the file was written.
+def setup(command_context: DeployCommandContext, 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 = [
+        VolumeMapping(host_directory_absolute, "/data")
+    ]
+    output, status = run_container_command(command_context, "test", "echo output-data > /data/output-file && echo success", mounts)
+
+
+def init(command_context: DeployCommandContext):
+    print(init_help_text)
+    yaml = get_yaml()
+    return yaml.load(default_spec_file_content)
+
+
+def create(command_context: DeployCommandContext):
+    data = "create-command-output-data"
+    output_file_path = command_context.deployment_dir.joinpath("create-file")
+    with open(output_file_path, 'w+') as output_file:
+        output_file.write(data)
+
+
+def get_state(command_context: DeployCommandContext):
+    print("Here we get state")
+    return State.CONFIGURED
+
+
+def change_state(command_context: DeployCommandContext):
+    pass
diff --git a/app/deploy.py b/app/deploy.py
index 4ddd81a7..137935fd 100644
--- a/app/deploy.py
+++ b/app/deploy.py
@@ -27,17 +27,12 @@ from python_on_whales import DockerClient, DockerException
 import click
 from pathlib import Path
 from app.util import include_exclude_check, get_parsed_stack_config, global_options2
+from app.deploy_types import ClusterContext, DeployCommandContext
 from app.deployment_create import create as deployment_create
 from app.deployment_create import init as deployment_init
 from app.deployment_create import setup as deployment_setup
 
 
-class DeployCommandContext(object):
-    def __init__(self, cluster_context, docker):
-        self.cluster_context = cluster_context
-        self.docker = docker
-
-
 @click.group()
 @click.option("--include", help="only start these components")
 @click.option("--exclude", help="don\'t start these components")
@@ -58,7 +53,7 @@ def create_deploy_context(global_context, stack, include, exclude, cluster, env_
     # See: https://gabrieldemarmiesse.github.io/python-on-whales/sub-commands/compose/
     docker = DockerClient(compose_files=cluster_context.compose_files, compose_project_name=cluster_context.cluster,
                           compose_env_file=cluster_context.env_file)
-    return DeployCommandContext(cluster_context, docker)
+    return DeployCommandContext(stack, cluster_context, docker)
 
 
 def up_operation(ctx, services_list, stay_attached=False):
@@ -149,14 +144,16 @@ def exec_operation(ctx, extra_args):
             print(f"container command returned error exit status")
 
 
-def logs_operation(ctx, extra_args):
+def logs_operation(ctx, tail: int, follow: bool, extra_args: str):
     global_context = ctx.parent.parent.obj
     extra_args_list = list(extra_args) or None
     if not global_context.dry_run:
         if global_context.verbose:
             print("Running compose logs")
-        logs_output = ctx.obj.docker.compose.logs(services=extra_args_list if extra_args_list is not None else [])
-        print(logs_output)
+        services_list = extra_args_list if extra_args_list is not None else []
+        logs_stream = ctx.obj.docker.compose.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="")
 
 
 @command.command()
@@ -197,10 +194,12 @@ 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.pass_context
-def logs(ctx, extra_args):
-    logs_operation(ctx, extra_args)
+def logs(ctx, tail, follow, extra_args):
+    logs_operation(ctx, tail, follow, extra_args)
 
 
 def get_stack_status(ctx, stack):
@@ -313,17 +312,7 @@ def _make_cluster_context(ctx, stack, include, exclude, cluster, env_file):
     if ctx.verbose:
         print(f"files: {compose_files}")
 
-    return cluster_context(cluster, compose_files, pre_start_commands, post_start_commands, cluster_config, env_file)
-
-
-class cluster_context:
-    def __init__(self, cluster, compose_files, pre_start_commands, post_start_commands, config, env_file) -> None:
-        self.cluster = cluster
-        self.compose_files = compose_files
-        self.pre_start_commands = pre_start_commands
-        self.post_start_commands = post_start_commands
-        self.config = config
-        self.env_file = env_file
+    return ClusterContext(cluster, compose_files, pre_start_commands, post_start_commands, cluster_config, env_file)
 
 
 def _convert_to_new_format(old_pod_array):
diff --git a/app/deploy_types.py b/app/deploy_types.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c6df5784
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/deploy_types.py
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+# Copyright © 2023 Cerc
+
+# 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 typing import List
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+from pathlib import Path
+from python_on_whales import DockerClient
+
+@dataclass
+class ClusterContext:
+    cluster: str
+    compose_files: List[str]
+    pre_start_commands: List[str]
+    post_start_commands: List[str]
+    config: str
+    env_file: str
+
+
+@dataclass
+class DeployCommandContext:
+    stack: str
+    cluster_context: ClusterContext
+    docker: DockerClient
+
+
+@dataclass
+class DeploymentContext:
+    deployment_dir: Path
+    command_context: DeployCommandContext
+
+
+@dataclass
+class VolumeMapping:
+    host_path: str
+    container_path: str
diff --git a/app/deploy_util.py b/app/deploy_util.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..814f8001
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/deploy_util.py
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+# Copyright © 2022, 2023 Cerc
+
+# 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 os
+from typing import List
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+from app.deploy_types import DeployCommandContext, VolumeMapping
+from app.util import get_parsed_stack_config, get_yaml, get_compose_file_dir
+
+
+def _container_image_from_service(stack:str, service: str):
+    # Parse the compose files looking for the image name of the specified service
+    image_name = None
+    parsed_stack = get_parsed_stack_config(stack)
+    pods = parsed_stack["pods"]
+    yaml = get_yaml()
+    for pod in pods:
+        pod_file_path = os.path.join(get_compose_file_dir(), f"docker-compose-{pod}.yml")
+        parsed_pod_file = yaml.load(open(pod_file_path, "r"))
+        if "services" in parsed_pod_file:
+            services = parsed_pod_file["services"]
+            if service in services:
+                service_definition = services[service]
+                if "image" in service_definition:
+                    image_name = service_definition["image"]
+    return image_name
+
+
+def _volumes_to_docker(mounts: List[VolumeMapping]):
+# Example from doc: [("/", "/host"), ("/etc/hosts", "/etc/hosts", "rw")]
+    result = []
+    for mount in mounts:
+        docker_volume = (mount.host_path, mount.container_path)
+        result.append(docker_volume)
+    return result
+
+
+def run_container_command(ctx: DeployCommandContext, service: str, command: str, mounts: List[VolumeMapping]):
+    docker = ctx.docker
+    container_image = _container_image_from_service(ctx.stack, service)
+    docker_volumes = _volumes_to_docker(mounts)
+    docker_output = docker.run(container_image, ["-c", command], entrypoint="bash", volumes=docker_volumes)
+    # There doesn't seem to be a way to get an exit code from docker.run()
+    return (docker_output, 0)
diff --git a/app/deployment.py b/app/deployment.py
index 132568ca..39a4ed1c 100644
--- a/app/deployment.py
+++ b/app/deployment.py
@@ -119,11 +119,13 @@ 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.pass_context
-def logs(ctx, extra_args):
+def logs(ctx, tail, follow, extra_args):
     ctx.obj = make_deploy_context(ctx)
-    logs_operation(ctx, extra_args)
+    logs_operation(ctx, tail, follow, extra_args)
 
 
 @command.command()
diff --git a/app/deployment_create.py b/app/deployment_create.py
index 652bbdba..af5eefb2 100644
--- a/app/deployment_create.py
+++ b/app/deployment_create.py
@@ -20,26 +20,14 @@ import os
 from pathlib import Path
 from shutil import copyfile, copytree
 import sys
-from app.util import get_stack_file_path, get_parsed_deployment_spec, get_parsed_stack_config, global_options, get_yaml
-
-@dataclass
-class DeploymentContext:
-    stack: str
-    deployment_dir: Path
+from app.util import get_stack_file_path, get_parsed_deployment_spec, get_parsed_stack_config, global_options, get_yaml, get_compose_file_dir
+from app.deploy_types import DeploymentContext, DeployCommandContext
 
 
 def _make_default_deployment_dir():
     return "deployment-001"
 
 
-def _get_compose_file_dir():
-    # TODO: refactor to use common code with deploy command
-    # See: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/25389095/python-get-path-of-root-project-structure
-    data_dir = Path(__file__).absolute().parent.joinpath("data")
-    source_compose_dir = data_dir.joinpath("compose")
-    return source_compose_dir
-
-
 def _get_named_volumes(stack):
     # Parse the compose files looking for named volumes
     named_volumes = []
@@ -47,7 +35,7 @@ def _get_named_volumes(stack):
     pods = parsed_stack["pods"]
     yaml = get_yaml()
     for pod in pods:
-        pod_file_path = os.path.join(_get_compose_file_dir(), f"docker-compose-{pod}.yml")
+        pod_file_path = os.path.join(get_compose_file_dir(), f"docker-compose-{pod}.yml")
         parsed_pod_file = yaml.load(open(pod_file_path, "r"))
         if "volumes" in parsed_pod_file:
             volumes = parsed_pod_file["volumes"]
@@ -94,27 +82,27 @@ def _fixup_pod_file(pod, spec, compose_dir):
                     pod["volumes"][volume] = new_volume_spec
 
 
-def call_stack_deploy_init(stack):
+def call_stack_deploy_init(deploy_command_context):
     # Link with the python file in the stack
     # Call a function in it
     # If no function found, return None
-    python_file_path = get_stack_file_path(stack).parent.joinpath("deploy", "commands.py")
+    python_file_path = get_stack_file_path(deploy_command_context.stack).parent.joinpath("deploy", "commands.py")
     spec = util.spec_from_file_location("commands", python_file_path)
     imported_stack = util.module_from_spec(spec)
     spec.loader.exec_module(imported_stack)
-    return imported_stack.init(None)
+    return imported_stack.init(deploy_command_context)
 
 
 # TODO: fold this with function above
-def call_stack_deploy_setup(stack):
+def call_stack_deploy_setup(deploy_command_context, extra_args):
     # Link with the python file in the stack
     # Call a function in it
     # If no function found, return None
-    python_file_path = get_stack_file_path(stack).parent.joinpath("deploy", "commands.py")
+    python_file_path = get_stack_file_path(deploy_command_context.stack).parent.joinpath("deploy", "commands.py")
     spec = util.spec_from_file_location("commands", python_file_path)
     imported_stack = util.module_from_spec(spec)
     spec.loader.exec_module(imported_stack)
-    return imported_stack.setup(None)
+    return imported_stack.setup(deploy_command_context, extra_args)
 
 
 # TODO: fold this with function above
@@ -122,7 +110,7 @@ def call_stack_deploy_create(deployment_context):
     # Link with the python file in the stack
     # Call a function in it
     # If no function found, return None
-    python_file_path = get_stack_file_path(deployment_context.stack).parent.joinpath("deploy", "commands.py")
+    python_file_path = get_stack_file_path(deployment_context.command_context.stack).parent.joinpath("deploy", "commands.py")
     spec = util.spec_from_file_location("commands", python_file_path)
     imported_stack = util.module_from_spec(spec)
     spec.loader.exec_module(imported_stack)
@@ -154,7 +142,7 @@ def init(ctx, output):
     yaml = get_yaml()
     stack = global_options(ctx).stack
     verbose = global_options(ctx).verbose
-    default_spec_file_content = call_stack_deploy_init(stack)
+    default_spec_file_content = call_stack_deploy_init(ctx.obj)
     spec_file_content = {"stack": stack}
     if default_spec_file_content:
         spec_file_content.update(default_spec_file_content)
@@ -198,7 +186,7 @@ def create(ctx, spec_file, deployment_dir):
     data_dir = Path(__file__).absolute().parent.joinpath("data")
     yaml = get_yaml()
     for pod in pods:
-        pod_file_path = os.path.join(_get_compose_file_dir(), f"docker-compose-{pod}.yml")
+        pod_file_path = os.path.join(get_compose_file_dir(), f"docker-compose-{pod}.yml")
         parsed_pod_file = yaml.load(open(pod_file_path, "r"))
         extra_config_dirs = _find_extra_config_dirs(parsed_pod_file, pod)
         if global_options(ctx).debug:
@@ -217,7 +205,11 @@ def create(ctx, spec_file, deployment_dir):
                 if not os.path.exists(destination_config_dir):
                     copytree(source_config_dir, destination_config_dir)
     # Delegate to the stack's Python code
-    deployment_context = DeploymentContext(stack_name, Path(deployment_dir))
+    # The deploy create command doesn't require a --stack argument so we need to insert the
+    # stack member here.
+    deployment_command_context = ctx.obj
+    deployment_command_context.stack = stack_name
+    deployment_context = DeploymentContext(Path(deployment_dir), deployment_command_context)
     call_stack_deploy_create(deployment_context)
 
 
@@ -227,7 +219,7 @@ def create(ctx, spec_file, deployment_dir):
 @click.option("--initialize-network", is_flag=True, default=False, help="Help goes here")
 @click.option("--join-network", is_flag=True, default=False, help="Help goes here")
 @click.option("--create-network", is_flag=True, default=False, help="Help goes here")
+@click.argument('extra_args', nargs=-1)
 @click.pass_context
-def setup(ctx, node_moniker, key_name, initialize_network, join_network, create_network):
-    stack = global_options(ctx).stack
-    call_stack_deploy_setup(stack)
+def setup(ctx, node_moniker, key_name, initialize_network, join_network, create_network, extra_args):
+    call_stack_deploy_setup(ctx.obj, extra_args)
diff --git a/app/util.py b/app/util.py
index 2b12cfbc..42a4673e 100644
--- a/app/util.py
+++ b/app/util.py
@@ -56,6 +56,14 @@ def get_parsed_stack_config(stack):
         sys.exit(1)
 
 
+def get_compose_file_dir():
+    # TODO: refactor to use common code with deploy command
+    # See: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/25389095/python-get-path-of-root-project-structure
+    data_dir = Path(__file__).absolute().parent.joinpath("data")
+    source_compose_dir = data_dir.joinpath("compose")
+    return source_compose_dir
+
+
 def get_parsed_deployment_spec(spec_file):
     spec_file_path = Path(spec_file)
     try:
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 6264dcb6..895e677f 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
-python-decouple>=3.6
-GitPython>=3.1.27
-tqdm>=4.64.0
-python-on-whales>=0.58.0
-click>=8.1.3
-pyyaml>=6.0
+python-decouple>=3.8
+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
diff --git a/tests/deploy/run-deploy-test.sh b/tests/deploy/run-deploy-test.sh
index 8e84a6b5..0ebb215f 100755
--- a/tests/deploy/run-deploy-test.sh
+++ b/tests/deploy/run-deploy-test.sh
@@ -23,6 +23,27 @@ mkdir -p $CERC_REPO_BASE_DIR
 # with and without volume removal
 $TEST_TARGET_SO --stack test setup-repositories
 $TEST_TARGET_SO --stack test build-containers
+# Test deploy command execution
+$TEST_TARGET_SO --stack test deploy setup $CERC_REPO_BASE_DIR
+# Check that we now have the expected output directory
+container_output_dir=$CERC_REPO_BASE_DIR/container-output-dir
+if [ ! -d "$container_output_dir" ]; then
+    echo "deploy setup test: output directory not present"
+    echo "deploy setup test: FAILED"
+    exit 1
+fi
+if [ ! -f "$container_output_dir/output-file" ]; then
+    echo "deploy setup test: output file not present"
+    echo "deploy setup test: FAILED"
+    exit 1
+fi
+output_file_content=$(<$container_output_dir/output-file)
+if [ ! "$output_file_content" == "output-data"  ]; then
+    echo "deploy setup test: output file contents not correct"
+    echo "deploy setup test: FAILED"
+    exit 1
+fi
+# Check that we now have the expected output file
 $TEST_TARGET_SO --stack test deploy up
 # Test deploy port command
 deploy_port_output=$( $TEST_TARGET_SO --stack test deploy port test 80 )
@@ -53,4 +74,49 @@ else
     exit 1
 fi
 $TEST_TARGET_SO --stack test deploy down --delete-volumes
+# Basic test of creating a deployment
+test_deployment_dir=$CERC_REPO_BASE_DIR/test-deployment-dir
+test_deployment_spec=$CERC_REPO_BASE_DIR/test-deployment-spec.yml
+$TEST_TARGET_SO --stack test deploy init --output $test_deployment_spec
+# Check the file now exists
+if [ ! -f "$test_deployment_spec" ]; then
+    echo "deploy init test: spec file not present"
+    echo "deploy init test: FAILED"
+    exit 1
+fi
+echo "deploy init test: passed"
+$TEST_TARGET_SO deploy create --spec-file $test_deployment_spec --deployment-dir $test_deployment_dir
+# Check the deployment dir exists
+if [ ! -d "$test_deployment_dir" ]; then
+    echo "deploy create test: deployment directory not present"
+    echo "deploy create test: FAILED"
+    exit 1
+fi
+echo "deploy create test: passed"
+# Check the file writted by the create command in the stack now exists
+if [ ! -f "$test_deployment_dir/create-file" ]; then
+    echo "deploy create test: create output file not present"
+    echo "deploy create test: FAILED"
+    exit 1
+fi
+# And has the right content
+create_file_content=$(<$test_deployment_dir/create-file)
+if [ ! "$create_file_content" == "create-command-output-data"  ]; then
+    echo "deploy create test: create output file contents not correct"
+    echo "deploy create test: FAILED"
+    exit 1
+fi
+echo "deploy create output file test: passed"
+# Try to start the deployment
+$TEST_TARGET_SO deployment --dir $test_deployment_dir start
+# Check logs command works
+log_output_2=$( $TEST_TARGET_SO deployment --dir $test_deployment_dir logs )
+if [[ "$log_output_2" == *"Filesystem is fresh"* ]]; then
+    echo "deployment logs test: passed"
+else
+    echo "deployment logs test: FAILED"
+    exit 1
+fi
+# Stop and clean up
+$TEST_TARGET_SO deployment --dir $test_deployment_dir stop --delete-volumes
 echo "Test passed"