diff --git a/create_lxc_base.sh b/create_lxc_base.sh
index b76256e..9a11d37 100755
--- a/create_lxc_base.sh
+++ b/create_lxc_base.sh
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-set -eu
+set -exu
 cd "$(dirname "$0")"
 
-./stub_lxc_profile.sh "$BASE_IMAGE_VM_NAME"
+bash -c "./stub_lxc_profile.sh --lxd-hostname=$BASE_IMAGE_VM_NAME"
 
 # let's download our base image.
 if ! lxc image list --format csv --columns l | grep -q "$UBUNTU_BASE_IMAGE_NAME"; then
diff --git a/deploy.sh b/deploy.sh
index b3817dc..030c620 100755
--- a/deploy.sh
+++ b/deploy.sh
@@ -371,22 +371,19 @@ for VIRTUAL_MACHINE in www btcpayserver; do
     export VPS_HOSTNAME="$VPS_HOSTNAME"
     export FQDN="$VPS_HOSTNAME.$DOMAIN_NAME"
 
-    DDNS_HOST=
-
     if [ "$VIRTUAL_MACHINE" = www ]; then
         if [ "$SKIP_WWW" = true ]; then
             echo "INFO: Skipping WWW due to command line argument."
             continue
         fi
-
+        
+        FQDN="$WWW_HOSTNAME.$DOMAIN_NAME"
         VPS_HOSTNAME="$WWW_HOSTNAME"
         MAC_ADDRESS_TO_PROVISION="$WWW_SERVER_MAC_ADDRESS"
-        DDNS_HOST="$WWW_HOSTNAME"
         ROOT_DISK_SIZE_GB="$((ROOT_DISK_SIZE_GB + NEXTCLOUD_SPACE_GB))"
+
     elif [ "$VIRTUAL_MACHINE" = btcpayserver ] || [ "$SKIP_BTCPAY" = true ]; then
-
-
-        DDNS_HOST="$BTCPAY_HOSTNAME"
+        FQDN="$BTCPAY_HOSTNAME.$DOMAIN_NAME"
         VPS_HOSTNAME="$BTCPAY_HOSTNAME"
         MAC_ADDRESS_TO_PROVISION="$BTCPAYSERVER_MAC_ADDRESS"
         if [ "$BITCOIN_CHAIN" = mainnet ]; then
@@ -396,21 +393,19 @@ for VIRTUAL_MACHINE in www btcpayserver; do
         fi
 
     elif [ "$VIRTUAL_MACHINE" = "$BASE_IMAGE_VM_NAME" ]; then
-        DDNS_HOST="$BASE_IMAGE_VM_NAME"
+        export FQDN="$BASE_IMAGE_VM_NAME"
         ROOT_DISK_SIZE_GB=8
     else
         echo "ERROR: VIRTUAL_MACHINE not within allowable bounds."
         exit
     fi
 
-    export DDNS_HOST="$DDNS_HOST"
-    export FQDN="$DDNS_HOST.$DOMAIN_NAME"
+    export FQDN="$FQDN"
     export LXD_VM_NAME="${FQDN//./-}"
-    export VIRTUAL_MACHINE="$VIRTUAL_MACHINE"
     export REMOTE_CERT_DIR="$REMOTE_CERT_BASE_DIR/$FQDN"
     export MAC_ADDRESS_TO_PROVISION="$MAC_ADDRESS_TO_PROVISION"
 
-    ./deploy_vms.sh
+    ./deploy_vm.sh
 
     if [ "$VIRTUAL_MACHINE" = www ]; then
         # this tells our local docker client to target the remote endpoint via SSH
diff --git a/deploy_vm.sh b/deploy_vm.sh
index 40b2e32..3bd4a92 100755
--- a/deploy_vm.sh
+++ b/deploy_vm.sh
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ if ! lxc list --format csv | grep -q "$LXD_VM_NAME"; then
         exit 1
     fi
 
-    ./stub_lxc_profile.sh "$LXD_VM_NAME"
+    bash -c "./stub_lxc_profile.sh --vm=$VIRTUAL_MACHINE --lxd-hostname=$LXD_VM_NAME"
 
     # now let's create a new VM to work with.
     #lxc init --profile="$LXD_VM_NAME" "$BASE_IMAGE_VM_NAME" "$LXD_VM_NAME" --vm
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ if ! lxc list --format csv | grep -q "$LXD_VM_NAME"; then
 
     lxc start "$LXD_VM_NAME"
 
-    bash -c "./wait_for_lxc_ip.sh --lxc-name=$LXD_VM_NAME"
+    bash -c "./wait_for_lxc_ip.sh --lxd-name=$LXD_VM_NAME"
 fi
 
 # scan the remote machine and install it's identity in our SSH known_hosts file.
diff --git a/stub_lxc_profile.sh b/stub_lxc_profile.sh
index e8956c7..71321a2 100755
--- a/stub_lxc_profile.sh
+++ b/stub_lxc_profile.sh
@@ -1,9 +1,28 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-set -eu
+set -exu
 cd "$(dirname "$0")"
 
-LXD_HOSTNAME="${1:-}"
+VIRTUAL_MACHINE=
+LXD_HOSTNAME=
+
+# grab any modifications from the command line.
+for i in "$@"; do
+    case $i in
+        --lxd-hostname=*)
+            LXD_HOSTNAME="${i#*=}"
+            shift
+        ;;
+        --vm=*)
+            VIRTUAL_MACHINE="${i#*=}"
+            shift
+        ;;
+        *)
+        echo "Unexpected option: $1"
+        exit 1
+        ;;
+    esac
+done
 
 # generate the custom cloud-init file. Cloud init installs and configures sshd
 SSH_AUTHORIZED_KEY=$(<"$SSH_PUBKEY_PATH")
@@ -37,7 +56,8 @@ EOF
 
 fi
 
-if [ "$LXD_HOSTNAME" = "$BASE_IMAGE_VM_NAME" ]; then
+# if VIRTUAL_MACHINE is undefined, then we doing the base image.
+if [ -z "$VIRTUAL_MACHINE" ]; then
     # this is for the base image only...
     cat >> "$YAML_PATH" <<EOF
   user.vendor-data: |
@@ -132,7 +152,7 @@ EOF
       #- sudo apt-get install -y docker-ce docker-ce-cli containerd.io docker-buildx-plugin docker-compose-plugin
 
 else 
-    # all other machines.
+    # all other machines that are not the base image
     cat >> "$YAML_PATH" <<EOF
   user.vendor-data: |
     #cloud-config
@@ -163,7 +183,7 @@ EOF
 
 fi
 
-# If we are deploying the www, we attach the vm to the underlay via macvlan.
+# All profiles get a root disk and cloud-init config.
 cat >> "$YAML_PATH" <<EOF
 description: Default LXD profile for ${FILENAME}
 devices:
@@ -177,10 +197,8 @@ devices:
 EOF
 
 # Stub out the network piece for the base image.
-if [ "$LXD_HOSTNAME" = "$BASE_IMAGE_VM_NAME" ] ; then
-
-# 
-cat >> "$YAML_PATH" <<EOF
+if [ -z "$VIRTUAL_MACHINE" ]; then
+    cat >> "$YAML_PATH" <<EOF
   enp6s0:
     name: enp6s0
     network: lxdbr0
@@ -190,7 +208,7 @@ EOF
 
 else
 # If we are deploying a VM that attaches to the network underlay.
-cat >> "$YAML_PATH" <<EOF
+    cat >> "$YAML_PATH" <<EOF
   enp5s0:
     nictype: macvlan
     parent: ${DATA_PLANE_MACVLAN_INTERFACE}
diff --git a/wait_for_lxc_ip.sh b/wait_for_lxc_ip.sh
index 4196f59..d25bbf2 100755
--- a/wait_for_lxc_ip.sh
+++ b/wait_for_lxc_ip.sh
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ LXC_INSTANCE_NAME=
 # grab any modifications from the command line.
 for i in "$@"; do
     case $i in
-        --lxc-name=*)
+        --lxd-name=*)
             LXC_INSTANCE_NAME="${i#*=}"
             shift
         ;;
diff --git a/www/stub/nginx_config.sh b/www/stub/nginx_config.sh
index 974f6ad..fe5e98c 100755
--- a/www/stub/nginx_config.sh
+++ b/www/stub/nginx_config.sh
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ for DOMAIN_NAME in ${DOMAIN_LIST//,/ }; do
     source ../../../../defaults.sh
     source "$SITE_PATH/site_definition"
     source ../../domain_env.sh
-    echo "after"
+
     if [ $iteration = 0 ]; then
         cat >>"$NGINX_CONF_PATH" <<EOL
 events {
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ EOL
         # Route everything to the real BTCPay server
         location / {
             # URL of BTCPay Server
-            proxy_pass http://10.139.144.10:80;
+            proxy_pass http://$LXD_VM_NAME.lxd:80;
             proxy_set_header Host \$http_host;
             proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto \$scheme;
             proxy_set_header X-Real-IP \$remote_addr;