diff --git a/devel/Makefile b/devel/Makefile
index 524e4cd..992b3b4 100644
--- a/devel/Makefile
+++ b/devel/Makefile
@@ -1,16 +1,56 @@
+include ../common/Makedefs
+
 MYIP:=$(shell hostname -i)
+CONFIG_DIR:=$(shell pwd)
+DOCKER_COMPOSE_YML=./onboarding-docker-compose/docker-compose.yml
+BOOTSTRAP_YML=./docker-compose-bootstrap.yml
+DOCKER_PROJECT=devel
+BOOTSTRAP_PROJECT=develbs
+XOS_BOOTSTRAP_PORT=9998
+XOS_UI_PORT=9999
+ADMIN_USERNAME=padmin@vicci.org
+ADMIN_PASSWORD=letmein
+RUN_TOSCA_BOOTSTRAP=python ../common/run_tosca.py $(XOS_BOOTSTRAP_PORT) $(ADMIN_USERNAME) $(ADMIN_PASSWORD)
+RUN_TOSCA=python ../common/run_tosca.py $(XOS_UI_PORT) $(ADMIN_USERNAME) $(ADMIN_PASSWORD)
 
-cloudlab: common_cloudlab local_containers xos
+cloudlab: download_xos common_cloudlab local_containers xos
 
-devstack: upgrade_pkgs common_devstack local_containers xos
+devstack: download_xos upgrade_pkgs common_devstack local_containers xos
 
-xos:
-	sudo MYIP=$(MYIP) docker-compose up -d
-	bash ../common/wait_for_xos.sh
-	sudo docker-compose run xos python /opt/xos/tosca/run.py none /opt/xos/configurations/common/fixtures.yaml
-	sudo docker-compose run xos python /opt/xos/tosca/run.py none /opt/xos/configurations/common/mydeployment.yaml
-	sudo MYIP=$(MYIP) docker-compose run xos python /opt/xos/tosca/run.py padmin@vicci.org /opt/xos/configurations/common/cloudlab-openstack.yaml
-	sudo MYIP=$(MYIP) docker-compose run xos python /opt/xos/tosca/run.py padmin@vicci.org /root/setup/nodes.yaml
+xos: dirs download_services bootstrap onboarding develconfig
+
+dirs:
+	# if this directory doesn't exist, then docker-compose will create it with root permission
+	mkdir -p key_import
+	mkdir -p onboarding-docker-compose
+
+download_xos:
+	make -f ../common/Makefile.services xos_core
+
+download_services:
+	make -f ../common/Makefile.services
+
+update_services:
+	make -f ../common/Makefile.services update
+
+bootstrap:
+	echo "[BOOTSTRAP]"
+	sudo rm -f onboarding-docker-compose/docker-compose.yml
+	sudo CONFIG_DIR=$(CONFIG_DIR) docker-compose -p $(BOOTSTRAP_PROJECT) -f $(BOOTSTRAP_YML) up -d
+	bash ../common/wait_for_xos_port.sh $(XOS_BOOTSTRAP_PORT)
+	sudo docker-compose -p $(BOOTSTRAP_PROJECT) -f $(BOOTSTRAP_YML) run xos_bootstrap_ui python /opt/xos/tosca/run.py none - < ../common/fixtures.yaml
+	sudo docker-compose -p $(BOOTSTRAP_PROJECT) -f $(BOOTSTRAP_YML) run xos_bootstrap_ui python /opt/xos/tosca/run.py none - < ../common/mydeployment.yaml
+	$(RUN_TOSCA_BOOTSTRAP) xos.yaml
+
+onboarding:
+	echo "[ONBOARDING]"
+	# on-board any services here
+	bash ../common/wait_for_onboarding_ready.sh $(XOS_BOOTSTRAP_PORT) xos
+	bash ../common/wait_for_xos_port.sh $(XOS_UI_PORT)
+
+develconfig:
+	$(RUN_TOSCA) ../common/cloudlab-openstack.yaml
+	$(RUN_TOSCA) ../setup/nodes.yaml
 
 common_cloudlab:
 	make -C ../common -f Makefile.cloudlab
@@ -19,36 +59,24 @@
 	make -C ../common -f Makefile.devstack
 
 base:
-	make -C ../../../containers/xos base
+	make -f ../common/Makefile.containers xos_base
 
 local_containers:
-	echo "" > ../../../containers/xos/local_certs.crt
-	for CRT in $$(ls /usr/local/share/ca-certificates/*) ; do \
-		echo Adding Certificate: $$CRT ;\
-		cat $$CRT >> ../../../containers/xos/local_certs.crt ;\
-		echo "" >> ../../../containers/xos/local_certs.crt ;\
-	done
-	make -C ../../../containers/xos devel
-	make -C ../../../containers/synchronizer
+	make -f ../common/Makefile.containers xos_devel synchronizer onboarding_synchronizer
 
 stop:
-	sudo MYIP=$(MYIP) docker-compose stop
+	test ! -s $(DOCKER_COMPOSE_YML) || sudo docker-compose -p $(DOCKER_PROJECT) -f $(DOCKER_COMPOSE_YML) stop
+	sudo docker-compose -p $(BOOTSTRAP_PROJECT) -f $(BOOTSTRAP_YML) stop
 
 showlogs:
-	sudo MYIP=$(MYIP) docker-compose logs
+	sudo docker-compose -p $(BOOTSTRAP_PROJECT) -f $(BOOTSTRAP_YML) logs
 
 rm: stop
-	sudo MYIP=$(MYIP) docker-compose rm
+	test ! -s $(DOCKER_COMPOSE_YML) || sudo docker-compose -p $(DOCKER_PROJECT) -f $(DOCKER_COMPOSE_YML) rm -f
+	sudo docker-compose -p $(BOOTSTRAP_PROJECT) -f $(BOOTSTRAP_YML) rm -f
 
 ps:
 	sudo MYIP=$(MYIP) docker-compose ps
 
-enter-xos:
-	sudo docker exec -it devel_xos_1 bash
-
-enter-synchronizer:
-	sudo docker exec -it devel_xos_synchronizer_openstack_1 bash
-
 upgrade_pkgs:
 	sudo pip install httpie --upgrade
-
diff --git a/devel/docker-compose-bootstrap.yml b/devel/docker-compose-bootstrap.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f1a3864
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/docker-compose-bootstrap.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+xos_db:
+    image: xosproject/xos-postgres
+    expose:
+        - "5432"
+
+xos_bootstrap_ui:
+    image: xosproject/xos
+    command: python /opt/xos/manage.py runserver 0.0.0.0:9998 --insecure --makemigrations
+    environment:
+        - CONFIG_DIR
+    ports:
+        - "9998:9998"
+    links:
+        - xos_db
+    volumes:
+      - ../setup:/root/setup:ro
+      - ../common/xos_common_config:/opt/xos/xos_configuration/xos_common_config
+      - ../../xos_services:/opt/xos_services
+
+xos_synchronizer_onboarding:
+    image: xosproject/xos-synchronizer-onboarding
+    command: bash -c "cd /opt/xos/synchronizers/onboarding; ./run.sh"
+#    command: sleep 86400
+    labels:
+        org.xosproject.kind: synchronizer
+        org.xosproject.target: onboarding
+    links:
+        - xos_db
+    volumes:
+        - /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock
+        - ./key_import:/opt/xos/key_import:ro
+        - ./onboarding-docker-compose:/opt/xos/synchronizers/onboarding/docker-compose
+        - ../../xos_services:/opt/xos_services
+    log_driver: "json-file"
+    log_opt:
+            max-size: "100k"
+            max-file: "5"
+
+xos_synchronizer_openstack:
+    command: bash -c "sleep 120; python /opt/xos/synchronizers/openstack/xos-synchronizer.py"
+    image: xosproject/xos-synchronizer-openstack
+    labels:
+        org.xosproject.kind: synchronizer
+        org.xosproject.target: openstack
+    links:
+        - xos_db
+    volumes:
+        - ../common/xos_common_config:/opt/xos/xos_configuration/xos_common_config:ro
+        - ../setup:/root/setup:ro
+        - ./images:/opt/xos/images:ro
+    log_driver: "json-file"
+    log_opt:
+            max-size: "100k"
+            max-file: "5"
diff --git a/devel/xos.yaml b/devel/xos.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bffb9ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devel/xos.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+tosca_definitions_version: tosca_simple_yaml_1_0
+
+description: Onboard the exampleservice
+
+imports:
+   - custom_types/xos.yaml
+
+topology_template:
+  node_templates:
+    xos:
+      type: tosca.nodes.XOS
+      properties:
+        ui_port: 9999
+        bootstrap_ui_port: 9998
+        docker_project_name: devel
+        db_container_name: develbs_xos_db_1
+        frontend_only: true
+
+    /opt/xos/xos_configuration/xos_common_config:
+      type: tosca.nodes.XOSVolume
+      properties:
+          host_path: { path_join: [ SELF, CONFIG_DIR, ../common/xos_common_config, ENV_VAR ] }
+          read_only: false
+      requirements:
+          - xos:
+             node: xos
+             relationship: tosca.relationships.UsedByXOS
+
+    /root/setup:
+      type: tosca.nodes.XOSVolume
+      properties:
+          host_path: { path_join: [ SELF, CONFIG_DIR, ../setup, ENV_VAR ] }
+          read_only: false
+      requirements:
+          - xos:
+             node: xos
+             relationship: tosca.relationships.UsedByXOS
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