diff --git a/xos/configurations/cord-pod/docker-compose.yml b/xos/configurations/cord-pod/docker-compose.yml
index e2a5768..322f8ac 100644
--- a/xos/configurations/cord-pod/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/xos/configurations/cord-pod/docker-compose.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,19 @@
         - ../vtn/files/xos_vtn_config:/opt/xos/xos_configuration/xos_vtn_config:ro
         - ./images:/opt/xos/images:ro
 
+xos_synchronizer_exampleservice:
+    image: xosproject/xos-synchronizer-openstack
+    command: bash -c "sleep 120; python /opt/xos/synchronizers/exampleservice/exampleservice-synchronizer.py -C /root/setup/files/exampleservice_config"
+    labels:
+        org.xosproject.kind: synchronizer
+        org.xosproject.target: exampleservice
+    links:
+        - xos_db
+    volumes:
+        - .:/root/setup:ro
+        - ../common/xos_common_config:/opt/xos/xos_configuration/xos_common_config:ro
+        - ./id_rsa:/opt/xos/synchronizers/exampleservice/exampleservice_private_key:ro
+
 xos_synchronizer_onos:
     image: xosproject/xos-synchronizer-openstack
     command: bash -c "python /opt/xos/synchronizers/onos/onos-synchronizer.py -C /opt/xos/synchronizers/onos/onos_synchronizer_config"
@@ -101,3 +114,5 @@
         - ./id_rsa.pub:/opt/xos/synchronizers/onos/onos_key.pub:ro
         - ./id_rsa.pub:/opt/xos/synchronizers/vcpe/vcpe_public_key:ro
         - ./id_rsa.pub:/opt/xos/synchronizers/monitoring_channel/monitoring_channel_public_key:ro
+        - ./id_rsa:/opt/xos/synchronizers/exampleservice/exampleservice_private_key:ro
+
diff --git a/xos/configurations/cord-pod/make-vtn-external-yaml.sh b/xos/configurations/cord-pod/make-vtn-external-yaml.sh
index 8d0885d..34ddfb7 100644
--- a/xos/configurations/cord-pod/make-vtn-external-yaml.sh
+++ b/xos/configurations/cord-pod/make-vtn-external-yaml.sh
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
           privateGatewayMac: 00:00:00:00:00:01
           localManagementIp: 172.27.0.1/24
           ovsdbPort: 6641
-          sshUser: root
+          sshUser: ubuntu
           sshKeyFile: /root/node_key
           sshPort: 22
           xosEndpoint: http://xos/
@@ -106,4 +106,4 @@
       properties:
           dependencies: org.onosproject.drivers, org.onosproject.drivers.ovsdb, org.onosproject.openflow-base, org.onosproject.ovsdb-base, org.onosproject.dhcp, org.onosproject.cordvtn, org.onosproject.olt, org.onosproject.igmp, org.onosproject.cordmcast
           autogenerate: vtn-network-cfg
-EOF
\ No newline at end of file
+EOF
diff --git a/xos/synchronizers/base/ansible.py b/xos/synchronizers/base/ansible.py
index b6f1ca2..b8bbcaa 100644
--- a/xos/synchronizers/base/ansible.py
+++ b/xos/synchronizers/base/ansible.py
@@ -201,7 +201,6 @@
             proxy_command = "ProxyCommand ssh -q -i %s -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no %s@%s" % (private_key_pathname, instance_id, hostname)
         f.write('ssh_args = -o "%s"\n' % proxy_command)
     f.write('scp_if_ssh = True\n')
-    f.write('pipelining = True\n')
     f.write('\n[defaults]\n')
     f.write('host_key_checking = False\n')
     f.close()
diff --git a/xos/tools/xos-manage b/xos/tools/xos-manage
index 709882b..53b5bd8 100755
--- a/xos/tools/xos-manage
+++ b/xos/tools/xos-manage
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@
     python ./manage.py makemigrations syndicate_storage
     python ./manage.py makemigrations cord
     python ./manage.py makemigrations ceilometer
+    python ./manage.py makemigrations exampleservice
     python ./manage.py makemigrations onos
     python ./manage.py makemigrations openvpn
     python ./manage.py makemigrations vtr
diff --git a/xos/xos/settings.py b/xos/xos/settings.py
index 417be81..bcb0f72 100644
--- a/xos/xos/settings.py
+++ b/xos/xos/settings.py
@@ -184,6 +184,7 @@
     'services.cord',
     'services.onos',
     'services.ceilometer',
+    'services.exampleservice',
     'services.requestrouter',
     'services.syndicate_storage',
     'services.openvpn',