diff --git a/xos/attic/header.py b/xos/attic/header.py
index f4db591..ebda3ac 100644
--- a/xos/attic/header.py
+++ b/xos/attic/header.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 from django.db import models
 from django.db.models import *
 from core.models import Service
-from core.models import PlCoreBase
+from core.models import XOSBase
 from core.models import Site
 
 METRONETWORK_KIND = "metronetwork"
diff --git a/xos/metronetwork-onboard.yaml b/xos/metro-net-onboard.yaml
similarity index 100%
rename from xos/metronetwork-onboard.yaml
rename to xos/metro-net-onboard.yaml
diff --git a/xos/metronet.xproto b/xos/metronet.xproto
index 4094bf4..9fc8950 100644
--- a/xos/metronet.xproto
+++ b/xos/metronet.xproto
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 option name = "metronetwork";
 
-message MetroNetworkSystem (PlCoreBase){
+message MetroNetworkSystem (XOSBase){
      option verbose_name = "Metro Network System";
 
      required string name = 1 [db_index = False, max_length = 256, null = False, blank = False];
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
      required string operationalState = 5 [blank = False, max_length = 256, null = False, db_index = False, choices = "(('active', 'Active'), ('inactive', 'Inactive'))"];
 }
 
-message NetworkDevice (PlCoreBase){
+message NetworkDevice (XOSBase){
      option verbose_name = "Network Device";
 
      optional string name = 1 [help_text = "Device friendly name", max_length = 20, null = True, db_index = False, blank = True];
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
      required string administrativeState = 6 [default = "disabled", choices = "(('enabled', 'Enabled'), ('disabled', 'Disabled'), ('syncrequested', 'SyncRequested'), ('syncinprogress', 'SyncInProgress'))", max_length = 16, blank = False, null = False, db_index = False];
 }
 
-message NetworkEdgePort (PlCoreBase){
+message NetworkEdgePort (XOSBase){
      option verbose_name = "Network Edge Port";
 
      required manytoone element->NetworkDevice:networkedgeport = 1 [db_index = True, null = False, blank = False];
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
      required manytomany eps->NetworkEdgePort/NetworkMultipointToMultipointConnection_eps:networkmultipointtomultipointconnection_eps = 6 [db_index = False, null = False, blank = False];
 }
 
-message BandwidthProfile (PlCoreBase){
+message BandwidthProfile (XOSBase){
      option verbose_name = "Bandwidth Profile";
 
      required int32 bwpcfgcbs = 1 [db_index = False, null = False, blank = False];
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
      required string name = 5 [db_index = False, max_length = 256, null = False, blank = False];
 }
 
-message RemotePort (PlCoreBase){
+message RemotePort (XOSBase){
      option verbose_name = "Remote Port";
 
      required manytoone remoteportsite->Site:RemotePortSite = 1 [db_index = True, null = False, blank = False];
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
 }
 
 
-message ServiceSpoke (PlCoreBase){
+message ServiceSpoke (XOSBase){
      option verbose_name = "Service Spoke";
 
      required manytoone vnodlocalsite->Site:VnodLocalSite = 1 [db_index = True, null = False, blank = False];
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@
      required manytomany spokes->ServiceSpoke/VnodGlobalService_spokes:ServiceSpokes = 10 [db_index = False, null = False, blank = False];
 }
 
-message UserNetworkInterface (PlCoreBase){
+message UserNetworkInterface (XOSBase){
      option verbose_name = "User Network Interface"; 
 
      required int32 enabled = 1 [db_index = False, null = False, blank = False];
diff --git a/xos/synchronizer/Dockerfile.synchronizer b/xos/synchronizer/Dockerfile.synchronizer
index 9440751..237d1fa 100644
--- a/xos/synchronizer/Dockerfile.synchronizer
+++ b/xos/synchronizer/Dockerfile.synchronizer
@@ -6,4 +6,5 @@
 
 WORKDIR "/opt/xos/synchronizers/metro-net"
 
-CMD bash -c "cd /opt/xos/synchronizers/metro-net; ./run-from-api.sh
\ No newline at end of file
+
+CMD bash -c "cd /opt/xos/synchronizers/metro-net; chmod 755 ./run-from-api.sh; ./run-from-api.sh"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/xos/synchronizer/metronetwork-synchronizer-devel.py b/xos/synchronizer/metronetwork-synchronizer-devel.py
index df697ec..de6028a 100755
--- a/xos/synchronizer/metronetwork-synchronizer-devel.py
+++ b/xos/synchronizer/metronetwork-synchronizer-devel.py
@@ -5,8 +5,10 @@
 import importlib
 import os
 import sys
+from xosconfig import Config
 
-#observer_path = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)), "../../synchronizers/base")
+config_file = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file)) + '/metronetwork_config.yaml')
+
 sys.path.append("/opt/xos/synchronizers/base")
 print sys.path
 mod = importlib.import_module("xos-synchronizer")
diff --git a/xos/synchronizer/metronetwork-synchronizer.py b/xos/synchronizer/metronetwork-synchronizer.py
index a60c758..f65e222 100755
--- a/xos/synchronizer/metronetwork-synchronizer.py
+++ b/xos/synchronizer/metronetwork-synchronizer.py
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@
 import importlib
 import os
 import sys
+from xosconfig import Config
+
+config_file = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)) + '/metronetwork_config.yaml')
+Config.init(config_file, 'synchronizer-config-schema.yaml')
 
 observer_path = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)), "../../synchronizers/new_base")
 sys.path.append(observer_path)
diff --git a/xos/synchronizer/metronetwork_config.yaml b/xos/synchronizer/metronetwork_config.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f4ff8b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xos/synchronizer/metronetwork_config.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+name: metronetwork-synchronizer
+accessor:
+  username: xosadmin@opencord.org
+  password: "@/opt/xos/services/metro-net/credentials/xosadmin@opencord.org"
+dependency_graph: "/opt/xos/synchronizers/metro-net/model-deps"
+steps_dir: "/opt/xos/synchronizers/metro-net/steps"
+sys_dir: "/opt/xos/synchronizers/metro-net/sys"
diff --git a/xos/synchronizer/metronetwork_from_api_config b/xos/synchronizer/metronetwork_from_api_config
deleted file mode 100644
index 0d6764c..0000000
--- a/xos/synchronizer/metronetwork_from_api_config
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-# Sets options for the synchronizer
-[observer]
-name=metronetwork
-dependency_graph=/opt/xos/synchronizers/metro-net/model-deps
-steps_dir=/opt/xos/synchronizers/metro-net/steps
-sys_dir=/opt/xos/synchronizers/metro-net/sys
-#logfile=/var/log/xos_backend.log
-log_file=console
-log_level=debug
-pretend=False
-backoff_disabled=True
-save_ansible_output=True
-proxy_ssh=True
-proxy_ssh_key=/opt/cord_profile/node_key
-proxy_ssh_user=root
-accessor_kind=api
-accessor_password=@/opt/xos/services/metro-net/credentials/xosadmin@opencord.org
-
-[networking]
-use_vtn=True
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/xos/synchronizer/metronetwork_synchronizer_config b/xos/synchronizer/metronetwork_synchronizer_config
deleted file mode 100644
index 86847b9..0000000
--- a/xos/synchronizer/metronetwork_synchronizer_config
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,38 +0,0 @@
-
-[plc]
-name=plc
-deployment=VICCI
-
-[db]
-name=xos
-user=postgres
-password=password
-host=localhost
-port=5432
-
-[api]
-host=128.112.171.237
-port=8000
-ssl_key=None
-ssl_cert=None
-ca_ssl_cert=None
-ratelimit_enabled=0
-omf_enabled=0
-mail_support_address=support@localhost
-nova_enabled=True
-
-[observer]
-name=metronetwork
-dependency_graph=/opt/xos/synchronizers/metronetwork/model-deps
-steps_dir=/opt/xos/synchronizers/metronetwork/steps
-sys_dir=/opt/xos/synchronizers/metronetwork/sys
-deleters_dir=/opt/xos/synchronizers/metronetwork/deleters
-log_file=console
-driver=None
-pretend=False
-backoff_disabled=True
-fofum_disabled=True
-
-[feefie]
-client_id='vicci_dev_central'
-user_id='pl'
diff --git a/xos/synchronizer/run-from-api.sh b/xos/synchronizer/run-from-api.sh
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 95ba5dd..a1f2fcc
--- a/xos/synchronizer/run-from-api.sh
+++ b/xos/synchronizer/run-from-api.sh
@@ -1,2 +1 @@
-export XOS_DIR=/opt/xos
-python metronetwork-synchronizer.py  -C $XOS_DIR/synchronizers/metro-net/metronetwork_from_api_config
\ No newline at end of file
+python metronetwork-synchronizer.py
diff --git a/xos/synchronizer/run.sh b/xos/synchronizer/run.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 87b6b7d..0000000
--- a/xos/synchronizer/run.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-export XOS_DIR=/opt/xos
-python metronetwork-synchronizer.py  -C $XOS_DIR/synchronizers/metronetwork/metronetwork_synchronizer_config