diff --git a/certs/docker.gpg b/certs/docker.gpg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a753662
--- /dev/null
+++ b/certs/docker.gpg
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diff --git a/deployment/defaults.sh b/defaults.sh
similarity index 93%
rename from deployment/defaults.sh
rename to defaults.sh
index bddab5a..42497db 100644
--- a/deployment/defaults.sh
+++ b/defaults.sh
@@ -17,9 +17,10 @@ export BTCPAY_HOSTNAME="btcpay"
 export UMBREL_HOSTNAME="umbrel"
 export NEXTCLOUD_HOSTNAME="nextcloud"
 export GITEA_HOSTNAME="git"
-export NOSTR_HOSTNAME="messages"
+export NOSTR_HOSTNAME="relay"
 export NOSTR_ACCOUNT_PUBKEY=
 
+# used by 'aws' deployments only; planned deprecation
 export DDNS_PASSWORD=
 
 # this is where the html is sourced from.
@@ -66,18 +67,18 @@ export DUPLICITY_BACKUP_PASSPHRASE=
 export BTCPAYGEN_ADDITIONAL_FRAGMENTS="opt-save-storage;opt-add-btctransmuter;opt-add-configurator;"
 export SSH_HOME="$HOME/.ssh"
 export VLAN_INTERFACE=
-export CACHE_DIR="$HOME/cache"
 export VM_NAME=
 export DEV_MEMORY_MB="4096"
 export DEV_CPU_COUNT="4"
 export SSHFS_PATH="/tmp/sshfs_temp"
+export DOCKER_IMAGE_CACHE_FQDN="registry-1.docker.io"
 
 export NEXTCLOUD_SPACE_GB=10
 
 DEV_LXD_REMOTE="$(lxc remote get-default)"
 export DEV_LXD_REMOTE="$DEV_LXD_REMOTE"
 
-export SITE_TITLE=
+#export SITE_TITLE=
 
 # we use this later when we create a VM, we annotate what git commit (from a tag) we used.
 LATEST_GIT_TAG="$(git describe --abbrev=0)"
@@ -94,7 +95,7 @@ if [ ! -f "$(which rsync)" ]; then
 fi
 
 # shellcheck disable=1091
-export SITE_PATH="$HOME/.sites"
+
 export LXD_DISK_TO_USE=
 
 
@@ -107,8 +108,9 @@ ENABLE_NGINX_CACHING=false
 # 2 ensure install.sh has been run by checking for tor, docker-machine, lxd, wait-for-it, etc.
 # 3 pretty much just run the install script if anything is awry
 # 4 maybe check to ensure all the CNAME and A+ records are there first so we can quit before machine creation.
-
-export SITE_PATH="$SITE_PATH/$DOMAIN_NAME"
+export SITE_PATH_HOME="$HOME/ss-sites"
+SITE_PATH="$SITE_PATH_HOME/$DOMAIN_NAME"
+mkdir -p "$SITE_PATH"
 if [ ! -d "$SITE_PATH" ]; then
     echo "ERROR: '$SITE_PATH' does not exist."
     exit 1
@@ -138,4 +140,4 @@ export GITEA_DB_IMAGE="$DEFAULT_DB_IMAGE"
 
 export WWW_MAC_ADDRESS=
 export BTCPAY_MAC_ADDRESS=
-export UMBREL_MAC_ADDRESS=
\ No newline at end of file
+export UMBREL_MAC_ADDRESS=
diff --git a/deployment/signal-desktop-keyring.gpg b/deployment/signal-desktop-keyring.gpg
deleted file mode 100644
index b5e68a0..0000000
Binary files a/deployment/signal-desktop-keyring.gpg and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/lxd_init.yaml b/lxd_init.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d8b95cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lxd_init.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+# this goes in instructions. Basically how do you init a LXC cluster member with overlay fan.
+config:
+  core.https_address: ${LXD_CLUSTER_IP}:8443
+  core.trust_password: ${LXD_CLUSTER_PASSWORD}
+networks:
+- config:
+    bridge.mode: fan
+    fan.underlay_subnet: auto
+  description: ""
+  name: lxdfan0
+  type: ""
+  project: default
+storage_pools: []
+profiles:
+- config: {}
+  description: ""
+  devices:
+    eth0:
+      name: eth0
+      network: lxdfan0
+      type: nic
+  name: default
+projects: []
+cluster:
+  server_name: ${CLUSTER_NAME}
+  enabled: true
+  member_config: []
+  cluster_address: ""
+  cluster_certificate: ""
+  server_address: ""
+  cluster_password: ""
+  cluster_certificate_path: ""
+  cluster_token: ""
diff --git a/deployment/shared.sh b/shared.sh
similarity index 74%
rename from deployment/shared.sh
rename to shared.sh
index 40ce907..b6e0ce3 100755
--- a/deployment/shared.sh
+++ b/shared.sh
@@ -8,53 +8,6 @@ if [ ! -d "$SITE_PATH" ]; then
     exit 1
 fi
 
-function new_pass {
-    apg -a 1 -M nc -n 3 -m 26 -E GHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ | head -n1 | awk '{print $1;}'
-} 
-
-# check to see if the enf file exists. exist if not.
-SITE_DEFINITION_PATH="$SITE_PATH/site_definition"
-if [ ! -f "$SITE_DEFINITION_PATH" ]; then
-    echo "WARNING: '$SITE_DEFINITION_PATH' does not exist! We have stubbed one out for you, but you need to UPDATE IT!"
-
-    # stub out a site_definition with new passwords.
-    cat >"$SITE_DEFINITION_PATH" <<EOL
-#!/bin/bash
-
-export SITE_TITLE="Short Title of Project"
-export DOMAIN_NAME="domain.tld"
-export DDNS_PASSWORD=
-export SMTP_PASSWORD=
-
-# TODO VERIFY SECURE RNG
-export GHOST_MYSQL_PASSWORD="$(new_pass)"
-export GHOST_MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD="$(new_pass)"
-export NEXTCLOUD_MYSQL_PASSWORD="$(new_pass)"
-export GITEA_MYSQL_PASSWORD="$(new_pass)"
-export NEXTCLOUD_MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD="$(new_pass)"
-#export GITEA_MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD="$(new_pass)"
-export DUPLICITY_BACKUP_PASSPHRASE="$(new_pass)"
-#export DEPLOY_WWW_SERVER=false
-#export DEPLOY_BTCPAY_SERVER=false
-#export DEPLOY_UMBREL_VPS=false
-export DEPLOY_GHOST=true
-export DEPLOY_NOSTR=false
-export DEPLOY_NEXTCLOUD=true
-export DEPLOY_ONION_SITE=false
-export NOSTR_ACCOUNT_PUBKEY="CHANGE_ME"
-
-# valid options: 'regtest' and 'mainnet'
-#export BTC_CHAIN=regtest
-#export WWW_INSTANCE_TYPE="t2.medium"
-#export BTCPAY_ADDITIONAL_HOSTNAMES="pay.domain.tld"
-
-EOL
-
-    chmod 0744 "$SITE_DEFINITION_PATH"
-    exit 1
-
-fi
-
 DOCKER_YAML_PATH="$SITE_PATH/appstack.yml"
 export DOCKER_YAML_PATH="$DOCKER_YAML_PATH"
 
@@ -96,7 +49,7 @@ export NOSTR_FQDN="$NOSTR_HOSTNAME.$DOMAIN_NAME"
 
 export ADMIN_ACCOUNT_USERNAME="info"
 export CERTIFICATE_EMAIL_ADDRESS="$ADMIN_ACCOUNT_USERNAME@$DOMAIN_NAME"
-export MAIL_FROM="$SITE_TITLE <$CERTIFICATE_EMAIL_ADDRESS>"
+#export MAIL_FROM="$SITE_TITLE <$CERTIFICATE_EMAIL_ADDRESS>"
 export REMOTE_CERT_BASE_DIR="$REMOTE_HOME/.certs"
 export REMOTE_CERT_DIR="$REMOTE_CERT_BASE_DIR/$FQDN"
 
@@ -146,6 +99,21 @@ export WWW_INSTANCE_TYPE="$WWW_INSTANCE_TYPE"
 export REMOTE_BACKUP_PATH="$REMOTE_BACKUP_PATH"
 export BTCPAY_ADDITIONAL_HOSTNAMES="$BTCPAY_ADDITIONAL_HOSTNAMES"
 
+
+if [ "$VPS_HOSTING_TARGET" = lxd ]; then
+    # check to ensure the admin has specified a MACVLAN interface
+    if [ -z "$MACVLAN_INTERFACE" ]; then
+        echo "ERROR: MACVLAN_INTERFACE not defined in project."
+        exit 1
+    fi
+elif [ "$VPS_HOSTING_TARGET" = aws ]; then
+    # we require DDNS on AWS to set the public DNS to the right host.
+    if [ -z "$DDNS_PASSWORD" ]; then
+        echo "ERROR: Ensure DDNS_PASSWORD is configured in your site_definition."
+        exit 1
+    fi
+fi
+
 if [ "$DEPLOY_GHOST" = true ]; then
     if [ -z "$GHOST_MYSQL_PASSWORD" ]; then
         echo "ERROR: Ensure GHOST_MYSQL_PASSWORD is configured in your site_definition."
@@ -198,25 +166,15 @@ if [ -z "$DUPLICITY_BACKUP_PASSPHRASE" ]; then
     exit 1
 fi
 
-if [ -z "$SMTP_PASSWORD" ]; then
-    echo "ERROR: Ensure SMTP_PASSWORD is configured in your site_definition."
-    exit 1
-fi
-
-if [ -z "$DDNS_PASSWORD" ]; then
-    echo "ERROR: Ensure DDNS_PASSWORD is configured in your site_definition."
-    exit 1
-fi
-
 if [ -z "$DOMAIN_NAME" ]; then
     echo "ERROR: Ensure DOMAIN_NAME is configured in your site_definition."
     exit 1
 fi
 
-if [ -z "$SITE_TITLE" ]; then
-    echo "ERROR: Ensure SITE_TITLE is configured in your site_definition."
-    exit 1
-fi
+#if [ -z "$SITE_TITLE" ]; then
+#    echo "ERROR: Ensure SITE_TITLE is configured in your site_definition."
+#    exit 1
+#fi
 
 if [ -z "$DEPLOY_BTCPPAY_SERVER" ]; then
     echo "ERROR: Ensure DEPLOY_BTCPPAY_SERVER is configured in your site_definition."