diff --git a/xos/observers/onos/scripts/dockerip.sh b/xos/observers/onos/scripts/dockerip.sh
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+++ b/xos/observers/onos/scripts/dockerip.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+docker inspect --format '{{ .NetworkSettings.IPAddress }}' $1
diff --git a/xos/observers/onos/steps/sync_onosapp.py b/xos/observers/onos/steps/sync_onosapp.py
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+++ b/xos/observers/onos/steps/sync_onosapp.py
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+import hashlib
+import os
+import socket
+import sys
+import base64
+import time
+from django.db.models import F, Q
+from xos.config import Config
+from observer.syncstep import SyncStep
+from observer.ansible import run_template_ssh
+from observers.base.SyncInstanceUsingAnsible import SyncInstanceUsingAnsible
+from core.models import Service, Slice
+from services.onos.models import ONOSService, ONOSApp
+from util.logger import Logger, logging
+
+# hpclibrary will be in steps/..
+parentdir = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__),"..")
+sys.path.insert(0,parentdir)
+
+logger = Logger(level=logging.INFO)
+
+class SyncONOSApp(SyncInstanceUsingAnsible):
+    provides=[ONOSApp]
+    observes=ONOSApp
+    requested_interval=0
+    template_name = "sync_onosapp.yaml"
+    service_key_name = "/opt/xos/observers/onos/onos_key"
+
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        super(SyncONOSApp, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+
+    def fetch_pending(self, deleted):
+        if (not deleted):
+            objs = ONOSApp.get_tenant_objects().filter(Q(enacted__lt=F('updated')) | Q(enacted=None),Q(lazy_blocked=False))
+        else:
+            objs = ONOSApp.get_deleted_tenant_objects()
+
+        return objs
+
+    def get_instance(self, o):
+        # We assume the ONOS service owns a slice, so pick one of the instances
+        # inside that slice to sync to.
+
+        serv = self.get_onos_service(o)
+
+        if serv.use_external_host:
+            return serv.use_external_host
+
+        if serv.slices.exists():
+            slice = serv.slices.all()[0]
+            if slice.instances.exists():
+                return slice.instances.all()[0]
+
+        return None
+
+    def get_onos_service(self, o):
+        if not o.provider_service:
+            return None
+
+        onoses = ONOSService.get_service_objects().filter(id=o.provider_service.id)
+        if not onoses:
+            return None
+
+        return onoses[0]
+
+    def write_configs(self, o):
+        o.config_fns = []
+        o.files_dir = os.path.join("files", str(self.get_onos_service(o).id), o.name)
+
+        if not os.path.exists(o.files_dir):
+            os.makedirs(o.files_dir)
+
+        for attr in o.tenantattributes.all():
+            if attr.name.startswith("config_"):
+                fn = attr.name[7:]
+                o.config_fns.append(fn)
+                file(os.path.join(o.files_dir, fn),"w").write(attr.value)
+
+    def prepare_record(self, o):
+        self.write_configs(o)
+
+    def get_extra_attributes(self, o):
+        fields={}
+        fields["files_dir"] = os.path.join("/opt/xos/observers/onos", "files", str(self.get_onos_service(o).id), o.name)
+        fields["appname"] = o.name
+        fields["nat_ip"] = self.get_instance(o).get_ssh_ip()
+        fields["config_fns"] = o.config_fns
+        fields["dependencies"] = [x.strip() for x in o.dependencies.split(",")]
+        fields["ONOS_container"] = "ONOS"
+        return fields
+
+    def sync_fields(self, o, fields):
+        # the super causes the playbook to be run
+        super(SyncONOSApp, self).sync_fields(o, fields)
+
+    def run_playbook(self, o, fields):
+        super(SyncONOSApp, self).run_playbook(o, fields)
+
+    def delete_record(self, m):
+        pass
diff --git a/xos/observers/onos/steps/sync_onosapp.yaml b/xos/observers/onos/steps/sync_onosapp.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2c5eb0f
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+++ b/xos/observers/onos/steps/sync_onosapp.yaml
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+---
+- hosts: {{ instance_name }}
+  gather_facts: False
+  connection: ssh
+  user: ubuntu
+  sudo: yes
+  vars:
+    appname: {{ appname }}
+    dependencies: {{ dependencies }}
+
+  tasks:
+
+  - name: Config file directory
+    file:
+      path=/home/ubuntu/{{ appname }}/
+      state=directory
+
+  - name: Copy over configuration files
+    copy:
+      src={{ files_dir }}/{{ '{{' }} item {{ '}}' }}
+      dest=/home/ubuntu/{{ appname }}/{{ '{{' }} item {{ '}}' }}
+    with_items:
+        {% for config_fn in config_fns %}
+        - {{ config_fn }}
+        {% endfor %}
+
+  - name: Copy config files into container
+    shell: docker cp {{ appname }}/{{ '{{' }} item {{ '}}' }} {{ ONOS_container }}:/root/onos/config/
+    sudo: yes
+    with_items:
+        {% for config_fn in config_fns %}
+        - {{ config_fn }}
+        {% endfor %}
+
+  # Don't know how to check for this condition, just wait
+  - name: Wait for ONOS to install the apps
+    wait_for: timeout=15
+
+  - name: Add dependencies to ONOS
+    uri:
+      url: http://localhost:8181/onos/v1/applications/{{ '{{' }} item {{ '}}' }}/active
+      method: POST
+      user: karaf
+      password: karaf
+    with_items:
+        {% for dependency in dependencies %}
+        - {{ dependency }}
+        {% endfor %}
+
diff --git a/xos/observers/onos/steps/sync_onosservice.py b/xos/observers/onos/steps/sync_onosservice.py
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index 0000000..65fa44e
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+++ b/xos/observers/onos/steps/sync_onosservice.py
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+import hashlib
+import os
+import socket
+import sys
+import base64
+import time
+from django.db.models import F, Q
+from xos.config import Config
+from observer.syncstep import SyncStep
+from observer.ansible import run_template_ssh
+from observers.base.SyncInstanceUsingAnsible import SyncInstanceUsingAnsible
+from core.models import Service, Slice
+from services.onos.models import ONOSService, ONOSApp
+from util.logger import Logger, logging
+
+# hpclibrary will be in steps/..
+parentdir = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__),"..")
+sys.path.insert(0,parentdir)
+
+logger = Logger(level=logging.INFO)
+
+class SyncONOSService(SyncInstanceUsingAnsible):
+    provides=[ONOSService]
+    observes=ONOSService
+    requested_interval=0
+    template_name = "sync_onosservice.yaml"
+    service_key_name = "/opt/xos/observers/onos/onos_key"
+
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        super(SyncONOSService, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+
+    def fetch_pending(self, deleted):
+        if (not deleted):
+            objs = ONOSService.get_service_objects().filter(Q(enacted__lt=F('updated')) | Q(enacted=None),Q(lazy_blocked=False))
+        else:
+            objs = ONOSService.get_deleted_service_objects()
+
+        return objs
+
+    def get_instance(self, o):
+        # We assume the ONOS service owns a slice, so pick one of the instances
+        # inside that slice to sync to.
+
+        serv = o
+
+        if serv.use_external_host:
+            return serv.use_external_host
+
+        if serv.slices.exists():
+            slice = serv.slices.all()[0]
+            if slice.instances.exists():
+                return slice.instances.all()[0]
+
+        return None
+
+    def get_extra_attributes(self, o):
+        fields={}
+        fields["instance_hostname"] = self.get_instance(o).instance_name.replace("_","-")
+        fields["appname"] = o.name
+        fields["nat_ip"] = self.get_instance(o).get_ssh_ip()
+        fields["ONOS_container"] = "ONOS"
+        return fields
+
+    def sync_fields(self, o, fields):
+        # the super causes the playbook to be run
+
+        super(SyncONOSService, self).sync_fields(o, fields)
+
+    def run_playbook(self, o, fields):
+        super(SyncONOSService, self).run_playbook(o, fields)
+
+    def delete_record(self, m):
+        pass
diff --git a/xos/observers/onos/steps/sync_onosservice.yaml b/xos/observers/onos/steps/sync_onosservice.yaml
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index 0000000..fd9c3db
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+++ b/xos/observers/onos/steps/sync_onosservice.yaml
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+---
+- hosts: {{ instance_name }}
+  gather_facts: False
+  connection: ssh
+  user: ubuntu
+  sudo: yes
+
+  tasks:
+
+  - name: Fix /etc/hosts
+    lineinfile:
+      dest=/etc/hosts
+      regexp="127.0.0.1 localhost"
+      line="127.0.0.1 localhost {{ instance_hostname }}"
+
+  - name: Add repo key
+    apt_key:
+      keyserver=hkp://pgp.mit.edu:80
+      id=58118E89F3A912897C070ADBF76221572C52609D
+
+  - name: Install Docker repo
+    apt_repository:
+      repo="deb https://apt.dockerproject.org/repo ubuntu-trusty main"
+      state=present
+
+  - name: Install Docker
+    apt:
+      name={{ '{{' }} item {{ '}}' }}
+      state=latest
+      update_cache=yes
+    with_items:
+    - docker-engine
+    - python-pip
+    - python-httplib2
+
+  - name: Install docker-py
+    pip:
+      name=docker-py
+      state=latest
+
+  - name: Start ONOS container
+    docker:
+      docker_api_version: "1.18"
+      name: {{ ONOS_container }}
+      # was: reloaded
+      state: running
+      image: onosproject/onos
+      ports:
+      - "6653:6653"
+      - "8101:8101"
+      - "8181:8181"
+      - "9876:9876"
+
+  - name: Get Docker IP
+    script: /opt/xos/observers/onos/scripts/dockerip.sh {{ ONOS_container }}
+    register: dockerip
+
+  - name: Wait for ONOS to come up
+    wait_for:
+      host={{ '{{' }} dockerip.stdout {{ '}}' }}
+      port={{ '{{' }} item {{ '}}' }}
+      state=present
+    with_items:
+    - 8101
+    - 8181
+    - 9876