diff --git a/xos/tosca/resources/deployment.py b/xos/tosca/resources/deployment.py
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+# note: this module named xossite.py instead of site.py due to conflict with
+#    /usr/lib/python2.7/site.py
+
+import os
+import pdb
+import sys
+import tempfile
+sys.path.append("/opt/tosca")
+from translator.toscalib.tosca_template import ToscaTemplate
+
+from core.models import User,Deployment
+
+from xosresource import XOSResource
+
+class XOSDeployment(XOSResource):
+    provides = "tosca.nodes.Deployment"
+    xos_model = Deployment
+
+    def get_xos_args(self):
+        args = {"name": self.nodetemplate.name}
+
+        return args
+
+    def create(self):
+        xos_args = self.get_xos_args()
+
+        slice = Deployment(**xos_args)
+        slice.caller = self.user
+        slice.save()
+
+        self.info("Created Deployment '%s'" % (str(slice), ))
+
+    def delete(self, obj):
+        if obj.sites.exists():
+            self.info("Deployment %s has active sites; skipping delete" % obj.name)
+            return
+        #if obj.nodes.exists():
+        #    self.info("Deployment %s has active nodes; skipping delete" % obj.name)
+        #    return
+        super(XOSDeployment, self).delete(obj)
+
+
+