diff --git a/create_lxc_base.sh b/create_lxc_base.sh
index c1ef44c..5e043f7 100755
--- a/create_lxc_base.sh
+++ b/create_lxc_base.sh
@@ -27,6 +27,12 @@ else
     # TODO move this sovereign-stack-base construction VM to separate dedicated IP
     lxc config set "$BASE_IMAGE_VM_NAME"
 
+    # for CHAIN in mainnet testnet; do
+    #     for DATA in blocks chainstate; do
+    #         lxc storage volume attach ss-base "$CHAIN-$DATA" "$BASE_IMAGE_VM_NAME" "/home/ubuntu/$CHAIN/$DATA"
+    #     done
+    # done
+
     lxc start "$BASE_IMAGE_VM_NAME"
 
     sleep 15
@@ -39,6 +45,13 @@ else
 
     sleep 3
 
+
+    # for CHAIN in testnet mainnet; do
+    #     for DATA in blocks chainstate; do
+    #         lxc file push --recursive --project=default "/home/ubuntu/.ss/cache/bitcoin/$CHAIN/$DATA/" "$BASE_IMAGE_VM_NAME/home/ubuntu/$CHAIN/$DATA/"
+    #     done
+    # done
+
     # stop the VM and get a snapshot.
     lxc stop "$BASE_IMAGE_VM_NAME"
     lxc snapshot "$BASE_IMAGE_VM_NAME" "$UBUNTU_BASE_IMAGE_NAME"
@@ -46,3 +59,5 @@ else
 fi
 
 lxc publish --public "$BASE_IMAGE_VM_NAME/$UBUNTU_BASE_IMAGE_NAME" --project=default --alias="$DOCKER_BASE_IMAGE_NAME"
+
+lxc delete -f "$BASE_IMAGE_VM_NAME"
diff --git a/stub_lxc_profile.sh b/stub_lxc_profile.sh
index 9d8a19a..37fd0e4 100755
--- a/stub_lxc_profile.sh
+++ b/stub_lxc_profile.sh
@@ -40,6 +40,14 @@ config:
 EOF
 
 
+if [ "$VIRTUAL_MACHINE" = base ]; then
+    cat >> "$YAML_PATH" <<EOF
+  limits.cpu: 4
+  limits.memory: 4096MB
+
+EOF
+fi
+
 if [ "$VIRTUAL_MACHINE" = www ]; then
     cat >> "$YAML_PATH" <<EOF
   limits.cpu: "${WWW_SERVER_CPU_COUNT}"
diff --git a/www/prepare_clams.sh b/www/prepare_clams.sh
index df443dc..c3af997 100755
--- a/www/prepare_clams.sh
+++ b/www/prepare_clams.sh
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ if ! docker image list --format "{{.Repository}}:{{.Tag}}" | grep -q "$BROWSER_A
     docker build --build-arg GIT_REPO_URL="$BROWSER_APP_GIT_REPO_URL" \
     --build-arg VERSION="$BROWSER_APP_GIT_TAG" \
     -t "$BROWSER_APP_IMAGE_NAME" \
-    $(pwd)/clams/frontend/browser-app/
+    "$(pwd)/clams/frontend/browser-app/"
 fi
 
 # If the clams-root volume doesn't exist, we create and seed it.