diff --git a/deployment/domain_list.sh b/deployment/domain_list.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..c572bf5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deployment/domain_list.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+
+# the DOMAIN_LIST is a complete list of all our domains. We often iterate over this list.
+DOMAIN_LIST="${PRIMARY_DOMAIN}"
+if [ -n "$OTHER_SITES_LIST" ]; then
+    DOMAIN_LIST="${DOMAIN_LIST},${OTHER_SITES_LIST}"
+fi
+
+export DOMAIN_LIST="$DOMAIN_LIST"
+export DOMAIN_COUNT=$(("$(echo "$DOMAIN_LIST" | tr -cd , | wc -c)"+1))
+export OTHER_SITES_LIST="$OTHER_SITES_LIST"
+
+export PRIMARY_WWW_FQDN="$WWW_HOSTNAME.$DOMAIN_NAME"
+export BTCPAY_SERVER_FQDN="$BTCPAY_SERVER_HOSTNAME.$DOMAIN_NAME"
+export CLAMS_SERVER_FQDN="$CLAMS_SERVER_HOSTNAME.$DOMAIN_NAME"
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diff --git a/deployment/down.sh b/deployment/down.sh
index ef43ab2..4ff4c11 100755
--- a/deployment/down.sh
+++ b/deployment/down.sh
@@ -67,12 +67,14 @@ export SITE_PATH="$SITES_PATH/$PRIMARY_DOMAIN"
 source "$SITE_PATH/site.conf"
 source ./project/domain_env.sh
 
-SKIP=btcpayserver
-for VIRTUAL_MACHINE in www btcpayserver; do
+source ./domain_list.sh
+
+for VIRTUAL_MACHINE in $SERVERS; do
+
     LXD_NAME="$VIRTUAL_MACHINE-${PRIMARY_DOMAIN//./-}"
 
     if lxc list | grep -q "$LXD_NAME"; then
-        bash -c "./up.sh --stop --skip-$SKIP"
+        bash -c "./stop.sh --server=$VIRTUAL_MACHINE"
 
         lxc stop "$LXD_NAME"
 
diff --git a/deployment/stop.sh b/deployment/stop.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..fcf62b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deployment/stop.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# https://www.sovereign-stack.org/ss-down/
+
+set -eu
+cd "$(dirname "$0")"
+
+if lxc remote get-default -q | grep -q "local"; then
+    echo "ERROR: you are on the local lxc remote. Nothing to take down"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+SERVER_TO_STOP=
+OTHER_SITES_LIST=
+
+# grab any modifications from the command line.
+for i in "$@"; do
+    case $i in
+        --server=*)
+            SERVER_TO_STOP="${i#*=}"
+            shift
+        ;;
+        *)
+        echo "Unexpected option: $1"
+        exit 1
+        ;;
+    esac
+done
+
+if [ -z "$SERVER_TO_STOP" ]; then
+    echo "ERROR: you MUST specify a server to stop with '--server=www' for example."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+
+. ./deployment_defaults.sh
+
+. ./remote_env.sh
+
+. ./project_env.sh
+
+# let's bring down services on the remote deployment if necessary.
+export DOMAIN_NAME="$PRIMARY_DOMAIN"
+export SITE_PATH="$SITES_PATH/$PRIMARY_DOMAIN"
+
+source "$SITE_PATH/site.conf"
+source ./project/domain_env.sh
+
+source ./domain_list.sh
+
+if [ "$SERVER_TO_STOP" = www ]; then
+    DOCKER_HOST="ssh://ubuntu@$PRIMARY_WWW_FQDN" ./project/www/stop_docker_stacks.sh
+fi
+
+if [ "$SERVER_TO_STOP" = btcpayserver ]; then
+    ssh "$BTCPAY_SERVER_FQDN" "bash -c $BTCPAY_SERVER_APPPATH/btcpay-down.sh"
+fi
+
+if [ "$SERVER_TO_STOP" = clamsserver ]; then
+    DOCKER_HOST="ssh://ubuntu@$CLAMS_SERVER_FQDN" ./project/clams-server/down.sh
+fi
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