diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b6a8b41..376f0f6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,92 +1,15 @@
-## Service Profiles
+# service-profile is now deprecated
 
-This repository contains service profiles, one per directory, which configures
-XOS with a graph of services to be instantiated.  These configurations automate
-the creation of containers, loading things into the onboarding synchronizer,
-and starting XOS.
+The `service-profile` repo is deprecated. See these resources on how to create a
+CORD profile using the new build method:
 
-### Using this repo
+https://github.com/opencord/platform-install/blob/master/README.md
 
-Most frequently, this `service-profile` repo is checked out by
-[platform-install](https://github.com/opencord/platform-install/) during a
-conventional build of a CORD pod.  The `cord-pod` style repos work in this way.
+There's also a document to help with migration from the previous
+service-profile method to the new platform-install/profile_manifest method:
 
-When using the testing configurations like `test-standalone` and `frontend`,
-this repo can be checked out and run on it's own on a Ubuntu 14.04 machine.
+https://docs.google.com/document/d/14IEyUt3SA0EubLuH0bSRIpWyl5uMnYKPTU_Qav-1Suk/edit
 
-The directory `common` is not a service profile, but contains various common
-files and tools that are used by the other service profiles.  The
-`common/Makefile` has many common targets and is included by the other
-makefiles.  `common/Makedefs` specifies the git URL's and branches to use of
-dependent software, which you may need to change if you're doing development on
-a specific service.
-
-In most cases, a profile is started by running `make local_containers; make` in
-it's directory. See the per-directory README's for more information, or the
-list of targets below.
-
-### Notes on specific profiles
-
-#### Used to build CORD pods:
-
- - `cord-pod`: [R-CORD](https://wiki.opencord.org/display/CORD/Residential+CORD)
-  (Residential)
- - `opencloud`: [Opencloud](http://www.opencloud.us/) configuration
- - `mcord`: [M-CORD](https://wiki.opencord.org/display/CORD/Mobile+CORD)
-  (Mobile)
- - `metronetwork`: Metro Network/Enterprise
-  [E-CORD](https://wiki.opencord.org/display/CORD/Enterprise+CORD)
- - `acord`: [Analytics for
-  CORD](https://wiki.opencord.org/display/CORD/Analytics+for+CORD)
-
-#### Testing configurations:
-
- - `frontend`: Designed for [frontend
-  development](https://wiki.opencord.org/display/CORD/User+experience+and+UI),
-  this profile starts XOS without synchronizers (other than onboarding) for
-  quick UI iteration.
- -  `test-standalone`: Runs a test suite that tests the REST API and Tosca API.
-
-### Creating a new profile
-
-The `devel` or `opencloud` configurations are good examples to start with.  All
-configurations should start with defining `CONFIG_DIR`, `COMMON_DIR` (which
-specify paths and should generally be the same as all other configurations),
-the `.DEFAULT_GOAL` which specifies the target to start, and the
-`DOCKER_PROJECT` and `BOOTSTRAP_PROJECT` variables that specify the names for
-the docker containers created during the build process.
-
-Next, include the `$(COMMON_DIR)/Makefile` which specifies common targets.
-Before adding a new target, consier adding it to the common Makefile if is
-useful across multiple profiles.
-
-Define the default target, and the customize the other targets - most of the
-time, the targets you'll need to customize are `onboarding` and `podconfig`,
-which control which TOSCA files are loaded and which service synchronizer
-containers are created by the onboarding synchronizer.
-
-You'll also need to create a `xos.yaml` which specifies the configuration of
-the onboarded XOS container, and `docker-compose-bootstrap.yml` which
-configures the bootstrap containers.  Optionally, create a `cleanup.sh` to
-clean up between run, if your service profile requires it - this enables the
-`make cleanup` target.
-
-## Utility/Convenience targets
-
-There are several make targets created to help manage and the build process,
-which are defined in `common/Makefile`. Run these within the service directories:
-
- - Build the containers from scratch using the local XOS source tree: `make
-   local_containers`
- - Boostrap XOS and start containers: `make`
- - Stop the containers: `make stop`
- - Delete the containers (Database contents is deleted): `make rm`
- - Update XOS source tree: `make update_xos`
- - Update Services source trees: `make update_services`
- - View logs: `make showlogs_bootstrap` and `make showlogs`
- - See what containers are running: `make ps`
- - Open a shell on the XOS Bootstrap UI container: `make enter-bootstrap-ui`
- - Open a shell on the XOS UI container: `make enter-ui`
- - Open a shell on the Database container: `make enter-db`
-
+If you have questions about this, please post to cord-dev@opencord.org list, or
+ask on the CORD Slack.
 
diff --git a/README_OLD.md b/README_OLD.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b6a8b41
--- /dev/null
+++ b/README_OLD.md
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+## Service Profiles
+
+This repository contains service profiles, one per directory, which configures
+XOS with a graph of services to be instantiated.  These configurations automate
+the creation of containers, loading things into the onboarding synchronizer,
+and starting XOS.
+
+### Using this repo
+
+Most frequently, this `service-profile` repo is checked out by
+[platform-install](https://github.com/opencord/platform-install/) during a
+conventional build of a CORD pod.  The `cord-pod` style repos work in this way.
+
+When using the testing configurations like `test-standalone` and `frontend`,
+this repo can be checked out and run on it's own on a Ubuntu 14.04 machine.
+
+The directory `common` is not a service profile, but contains various common
+files and tools that are used by the other service profiles.  The
+`common/Makefile` has many common targets and is included by the other
+makefiles.  `common/Makedefs` specifies the git URL's and branches to use of
+dependent software, which you may need to change if you're doing development on
+a specific service.
+
+In most cases, a profile is started by running `make local_containers; make` in
+it's directory. See the per-directory README's for more information, or the
+list of targets below.
+
+### Notes on specific profiles
+
+#### Used to build CORD pods:
+
+ - `cord-pod`: [R-CORD](https://wiki.opencord.org/display/CORD/Residential+CORD)
+  (Residential)
+ - `opencloud`: [Opencloud](http://www.opencloud.us/) configuration
+ - `mcord`: [M-CORD](https://wiki.opencord.org/display/CORD/Mobile+CORD)
+  (Mobile)
+ - `metronetwork`: Metro Network/Enterprise
+  [E-CORD](https://wiki.opencord.org/display/CORD/Enterprise+CORD)
+ - `acord`: [Analytics for
+  CORD](https://wiki.opencord.org/display/CORD/Analytics+for+CORD)
+
+#### Testing configurations:
+
+ - `frontend`: Designed for [frontend
+  development](https://wiki.opencord.org/display/CORD/User+experience+and+UI),
+  this profile starts XOS without synchronizers (other than onboarding) for
+  quick UI iteration.
+ -  `test-standalone`: Runs a test suite that tests the REST API and Tosca API.
+
+### Creating a new profile
+
+The `devel` or `opencloud` configurations are good examples to start with.  All
+configurations should start with defining `CONFIG_DIR`, `COMMON_DIR` (which
+specify paths and should generally be the same as all other configurations),
+the `.DEFAULT_GOAL` which specifies the target to start, and the
+`DOCKER_PROJECT` and `BOOTSTRAP_PROJECT` variables that specify the names for
+the docker containers created during the build process.
+
+Next, include the `$(COMMON_DIR)/Makefile` which specifies common targets.
+Before adding a new target, consier adding it to the common Makefile if is
+useful across multiple profiles.
+
+Define the default target, and the customize the other targets - most of the
+time, the targets you'll need to customize are `onboarding` and `podconfig`,
+which control which TOSCA files are loaded and which service synchronizer
+containers are created by the onboarding synchronizer.
+
+You'll also need to create a `xos.yaml` which specifies the configuration of
+the onboarded XOS container, and `docker-compose-bootstrap.yml` which
+configures the bootstrap containers.  Optionally, create a `cleanup.sh` to
+clean up between run, if your service profile requires it - this enables the
+`make cleanup` target.
+
+## Utility/Convenience targets
+
+There are several make targets created to help manage and the build process,
+which are defined in `common/Makefile`. Run these within the service directories:
+
+ - Build the containers from scratch using the local XOS source tree: `make
+   local_containers`
+ - Boostrap XOS and start containers: `make`
+ - Stop the containers: `make stop`
+ - Delete the containers (Database contents is deleted): `make rm`
+ - Update XOS source tree: `make update_xos`
+ - Update Services source trees: `make update_services`
+ - View logs: `make showlogs_bootstrap` and `make showlogs`
+ - See what containers are running: `make ps`
+ - Open a shell on the XOS Bootstrap UI container: `make enter-bootstrap-ui`
+ - Open a shell on the XOS UI container: `make enter-ui`
+ - Open a shell on the Database container: `make enter-db`
+
+
diff --git a/common/Makefile b/common/Makefile
index 3771b40..0c39093 100644
--- a/common/Makefile
+++ b/common/Makefile
@@ -4,11 +4,15 @@
 
 HAS_BASE=$(shell docker images | grep xos-base )
 
+deprecation_warning: 
+	cat ../README.md
+	sleep 300
+
 # prerequisite software
 .PHONY: prereqs
-prereqs: /usr/local/bin/http /usr/bin/docker /usr/bin/curl /usr/local/bin/docker-compose
+prereqs: deprecation_warning /usr/local/bin/http /usr/bin/docker /usr/bin/curl /usr/local/bin/docker-compose
 
-apt-prereqs:
+apt-prereqs: deprecation_warning
 	sudo apt-get update
 	sudo apt-get -y install apt-transport-https ca-certificates python-pip
 	touch $@