diff --git a/packages/deployment/ansible/roles/fetch-controller/tasks/main.yml b/packages/deployment/ansible/roles/fetch-controller/tasks/main.yml
index 14ade7cdabf..8c0d0eb3d1e 100644
--- a/packages/deployment/ansible/roles/fetch-controller/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/packages/deployment/ansible/roles/fetch-controller/tasks/main.yml
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@
   fetch:
     dest: "{{ data | default(service + '/data') }}/{{ inventory_hostname }}/boot-address.txt"
     flat: yes
-    src: "/home/{{ service }}/controller/ag-cosmos-helper-address"
+    src: "/home/{{ service }}/.{{ service }}/ag-cosmos-helper-address"
diff --git a/packages/deployment/ansible/roles/init-controller/tasks/main.yml b/packages/deployment/ansible/roles/init-controller/tasks/main.yml
index 42508bc303d..a1c343f690c 100644
--- a/packages/deployment/ansible/roles/init-controller/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/packages/deployment/ansible/roles/init-controller/tasks/main.yml
@@ -1,18 +1,3 @@
-- name: Synchronize vat directory
-  synchronize:
-    src: "{{ APPDIR }}/lib/ag-solo/vats/"
-    dest: /usr/src/ag-solo/lib/ag-solo/vats/
-    dirs: yes
-    delete: yes
-    mode: push
-
-- name: "Initialize {{ service }}"
-  become: yes
-  become_user: "{{ service }}"
-  shell:
-    cmd: "rm -rf controller && ag-solo init controller"
-    chdir: "/home/{{ service }}"
-
 - name: "Ensure /home/{{ service }}/.ag-pserver/wwwroot/{{ CHAIN_NAME }} exists"
   become: yes
   become_user: "{{ service }}"
@@ -20,10 +5,22 @@
     path: "/home/{{ service }}/.ag-pserver/wwwroot/{{ CHAIN_NAME }}"
     state: directory
 
-- name: "Clone ag-cosmos-helper-statedir to pserver"
+- name: "Create provisioning mnemonic"
+  delegate_to: localhost
+  shell:
+    cmd: "ag-cosmos-helper keys mnemonic | tee provisioning-mnemonic.txt"
+  register: mnemonic
+
+- name: "Create {{ service }} ag-solo key"
+  become: yes
+  become_user: "{{ service }}"
+  shell:
+    cmd: "ag-cosmos-helper --home=.{{ service }}/ag-cosmos-helper-statedir --keyring-backend=test keys add ag-solo"
+    stdin: "{{ mnemonic.stdout_lines }}"
+
+- name: "Create ag-cosmos-helper-address"
   become: yes
   become_user: "{{ service }}"
-  delegate_to: "{{ inventory_hostname }}"
-  synchronize:
-    src: "/home/{{ service }}/controller/ag-cosmos-helper-statedir/"
-    dest: "/home/{{ service }}/.ag-pserver/ag-cosmos-helper-statedir/"
+  shell:
+    cmd: "ag-cosmos-helper --home=.{{ service }}/ag-cosmos-helper-statedir \
+      --keyring-backend=test keys show -a ag-solo > .{{ service }}/ag-cosmos-helper-address"
diff --git a/packages/deployment/ansible/roles/init-cosmos/tasks/main.yml b/packages/deployment/ansible/roles/init-cosmos/tasks/main.yml
index 7a671d4b991..815443b04f8 100644
--- a/packages/deployment/ansible/roles/init-cosmos/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/packages/deployment/ansible/roles/init-cosmos/tasks/main.yml
@@ -24,8 +24,3 @@
   become: yes
   become_user: "{{ service }}"
   shell: "{{ service }} init --overwrite {{ inventory_hostname }} --chain-id={{ CHAIN_NAME }}"
-
-#- name: "Add coins to {{ service }}"
-#  become: yes
-#  become_user: "{{ service }}"
-#  shell: "{{ service }} add-genesis-account {{ BOOTSTRAP_ADDRESS }} {{ BOOTSTRAP_TOKENS }}"
diff --git a/packages/deployment/ansible/roles/start/tasks/main.yml b/packages/deployment/ansible/roles/start/tasks/main.yml
index 6bc611c91c9..67949a44dc1 100644
--- a/packages/deployment/ansible/roles/start/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/packages/deployment/ansible/roles/start/tasks/main.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 ---
 
 - name: start service
-  service: "name={{service}} state=started"
-
+  service: "name={{service}} state=started enabled=yes"
diff --git a/packages/deployment/ansible/roles/stop/tasks/main.yml b/packages/deployment/ansible/roles/stop/tasks/main.yml
index 7db356f224a..effeb636c0a 100644
--- a/packages/deployment/ansible/roles/stop/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/packages/deployment/ansible/roles/stop/tasks/main.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 ---
 
 - name: stop service
-  service: "name={{service}} state=stopped"
-
+  service: "name={{service}} state=stopped enabled=no"
diff --git a/packages/deployment/main.js b/packages/deployment/main.js
index d5ed5b7a6cd..b7af3e069e4 100644
--- a/packages/deployment/main.js
+++ b/packages/deployment/main.js
@@ -407,9 +407,6 @@ show-config      display the client connection parameters
         needReMain(['play', 'install-cosmos']),
       );
 
-      const bootAddress = await needBacktick(
-        `${shellEscape(progname)} show-bootstrap-address`,
-      );
       await guardFile(`${COSMOS_DIR}/service.stamp`, () =>
         needReMain([
           'play',
@@ -417,7 +414,6 @@ show-config      display the client connection parameters
           `-eexecline=${shellEscape(
             '/usr/src/cosmic-swingset/bin/ag-chain-cosmos start --pruning=nothing',
           )}`,
-          `-eserviceLines="Environment=BOOT_ADDRESS=${bootAddress}"`,
         ]),
       );
       await guardFile(`${COSMOS_DIR}/start.stamp`, () =>
@@ -460,43 +456,6 @@ show-config      display the client connection parameters
         needReMain(['play', 'install-controller']),
       );
 
-      await guardFile(`${CONTROLLER_DIR}/solo-service.stamp`, () =>
-        needReMain([
-          'play',
-          'install',
-          '-eservice=ag-controller',
-          '-euser=ag-pserver',
-          '-echdir=/home/ag-pserver/controller',
-          `-eexecline="/usr/local/bin/ag-solo start --role=controller"`,
-        ]),
-      );
-      await guardFile(`${CONTROLLER_DIR}/solo-start.stamp`, async () => {
-        await needReMain([
-          'play',
-          'start',
-          '-eservice=ag-controller',
-          '-euser=ag-pserver',
-        ]);
-
-        const svc = 'ag-controller';
-        await waitForStatus(
-          'ag-pserver', // user
-          PROVISIONER_NODE, // host
-          svc, // service
-          _retries =>
-            sleep(
-              SECONDS_BETWEEN_BLOCKS + 1,
-              `to check if ${chalk.underline(svc)} has found a block`,
-            ),
-          (buf, code) => {
-            if (code) {
-              return undefined;
-            }
-            return buf.match(/: new block on/) ? true : undefined;
-          },
-        );
-      });
-
       // Install any pubkeys from a former instantiation.
       await guardFile(`${CONTROLLER_DIR}/pubkeys.stamp`, () =>
         needReMain([
@@ -578,15 +537,6 @@ ${chalk.yellow.bold(`curl ${pserverUrl}/request-code?nickname=MY-NICK`)}
       break;
     }
 
-    case 'show-bootstrap-address': {
-      await inited();
-      const bootAddress = await trimReadFile(
-        `${CONTROLLER_DIR}/data/${PROVISIONER_NODE}/boot-address.txt`,
-      );
-      process.stdout.write(bootAddress);
-      break;
-    }
-
     case 'ssh': {
       const [host, ...sshArgs] = args.slice(1);
       if (!host) {
@@ -618,19 +568,12 @@ ${chalk.yellow.bold(`curl ${pserverUrl}/request-code?nickname=MY-NICK`)}
       setSilent(true);
       await chdir(SETUP_HOME);
       await inited();
-      const [
-        chainName,
-        gci,
-        peers,
-        rpcAddrs,
-        bootstrapAddress,
-      ] = await Promise.all(
+      const [chainName, gci, peers, rpcAddrs] = await Promise.all(
         [
           'show-chain-name',
           'show-gci',
           'show-peers',
           'show-rpcaddrs',
-          'show-bootstrap-address',
         ].map(subcmd =>
           needBacktick([progname, subcmd].map(shellEscape).join(' ')),
         ),
@@ -640,7 +583,6 @@ ${chalk.yellow.bold(`curl ${pserverUrl}/request-code?nickname=MY-NICK`)}
         gci,
         peers: peers.split(','),
         rpcAddrs: rpcAddrs.split(','),
-        bootstrapAddress,
       };
       process.stdout.write(`${JSON.stringify(obj, undefined, 2)}\n`);
       break;
@@ -959,7 +901,6 @@ ${name}:
               ? `\
   units:
   - ag-pserver.service
-  - ag-controller.service
   - ag-chain-cosmos.service
 `
               : '';