diff --git a/defaults.sh b/defaults.sh
index eb2f911..94c77dd 100755
--- a/defaults.sh
+++ b/defaults.sh
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 set -eu
 
 export WWW_SERVER_MAC_ADDRESS=
-
-
+export DEPLOY_WWW_SERVER=false
+export DEPLOY_BTCPAY_SERVER=false
 export DEPLOY_GHOST=true
 export DEPLOY_NOSTR_RELAY=true
 export DEPLOY_ONION_SITE=false
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ export NEXTCLOUD_HOSTNAME="nextcloud"
 export GITEA_HOSTNAME="git"
 export NOSTR_HOSTNAME="relay"
 
-
+export SITE_LANGUAGE_CODES="en"
 export NOSTR_ACCOUNT_PUBKEY=
 
 # used by 'aws' deployments only; planned deprecation
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ export SITES_PATH="$HOME/ss-sites"
 export BASE_LXC_IMAGE="ubuntu/22.04/cloud"
 
 # Deploy a registry cache on your management machine.
-export DEPLOY_MGMT_REGISTRY=true
+export DEPLOY_MGMT_REGISTRY=false
 export OTHER_SITES_LIST=
 
 export REMOTE_HOME="/home/ubuntu"
diff --git a/deploy.sh b/deploy.sh
index 12ec340..549e274 100755
--- a/deploy.sh
+++ b/deploy.sh
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ fi
 
 DOMAIN_NAME=
 VPS_HOSTING_TARGET=lxd
-RUN_CERT_RENEWAL=false
+RUN_CERT_RENEWAL=true
 SKIP_WWW=false
 RESTORE_WWW=false
 BACKUP_CERTS=true
@@ -476,9 +476,10 @@ function stub_project_definition {
 
 export WWW_SERVER_MAC_ADDRESS="CHANGE_ME_REQUIRED"
 export BTCPAYSERVER_MAC_ADDRESS="CHANGE_ME_REQUIRED"
-# export BTC_CHAIN=mainnet
-export PRIMARY_DOMAIN="CHANGE_ME"
-export OTHER_SITES_LIST=""
+export BTC_CHAIN="regtest|testnet|mainnet"
+export PRIMARY_DOMAIN="domain0.tld"
+export OTHER_SITES_LIST="domain1.tld,domain2.tld,domain3.tld"
+
 EOL
 
         chmod 0744 "$PROJECT_DEFINITION_PATH"
@@ -526,6 +527,11 @@ if [ "$VPS_HOSTING_TARGET" = lxd ]; then
 
     # let's provision our primary domain first.
     export DOMAIN_NAME="$PRIMARY_DOMAIN"
+
+    # we deploy the WWW and btcpay server under the PRIMARY_DOMAIN.
+    export DEPLOY_WWW_SERVER=true
+    export DEPLOY_BTCPAY_SERVER=true
+    
     export SITE_PATH="$SITES_PATH/$DOMAIN_NAME"
     export PRIMARY_WWW_FQDN="$WWW_HOSTNAME.$DOMAIN_NAME"
     
diff --git a/deployment/www/go.sh b/deployment/www/go.sh
index 7b21f0c..49ccd63 100755
--- a/deployment/www/go.sh
+++ b/deployment/www/go.sh
@@ -114,12 +114,12 @@ if [ "$DEPLOY_ONION_SITE" = true ]; then
     # fi
 fi
 
+# nginx gets deployed first since it "owns" the docker networks of downstream services.
 ./stub/nginx_yml.sh
 
+# next run our application stub logic. These deploy the apps too if configured to do so.
 ./stub/ghost_yml.sh
-
 ./stub/nextcloud_yml.sh
-
 ./stub/gitea_yml.sh
 
 
diff --git a/deployment/www/restore_path.sh b/deployment/www/restore_path.sh
index ef5891c..44aa2a2 100755
--- a/deployment/www/restore_path.sh
+++ b/deployment/www/restore_path.sh
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ fi
 
 RESPONSE=
 read -r -p "Are you sure you want to restore the local path '$LOCAL_BACKUP_PATH' to the remote server at '$PRIMARY_WWW_FQDN' (y/n)": RESPONSE
-if [ "$RESPONSE" != y ]; then
+if [ "$RESPONSE" != "y" ]; then
     echo "STOPPING."
     exit 0
 fi
diff --git a/deployment/www/stop_docker_stacks.sh b/deployment/www/stop_docker_stacks.sh
index ed6477c..a4dae82 100755
--- a/deployment/www/stop_docker_stacks.sh
+++ b/deployment/www/stop_docker_stacks.sh
@@ -60,10 +60,6 @@ if docker stack list --format "{{.Name}}" | grep -q reverse-proxy; then
     # wait for all docker containers to stop.
     # TODO see if there's a way to check for this.
     sleep 7
-
-    docker system prune -f
-
-    sleep 2
 fi
 
 # generate the certs and grab a backup
diff --git a/deployment/www/stub/nginx_config.sh b/deployment/www/stub/nginx_config.sh
index 0668f89..3c0106e 100755
--- a/deployment/www/stub/nginx_config.sh
+++ b/deployment/www/stub/nginx_config.sh
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ for DOMAIN_NAME in ${DOMAIN_LIST//,/ }; do
     source "$SITE_PATH/site_definition"
     source ../../../domain_env.sh
 
-    echo "Doing DOMAIN_NAME: $DOMAIN_NAME"
     if [ $iteration = 0 ]; then
         cat >>"$NGINX_CONF_PATH" <<EOL
 events {
diff --git a/reset_env.sh b/reset_env.sh
index da662c4..cf1afb3 100755
--- a/reset_env.sh
+++ b/reset_env.sh
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ export NEXTCLOUD_MYSQL_PASSWORD=
 export NEXTCLOUD_MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=
 export GITEA_MYSQL_PASSWORD=
 export GITEA_MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=
-export SITE_LANGUAGE_CODES="en"
 export LANGUAGE_CODE="en"
 
 SCRIPT_DIR="$( cd -- "$( dirname -- "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" &> /dev/null && pwd )"