diff --git a/confluent_osdeploy/genesis/initramfs/opt/confluent/bin/rungenesis b/confluent_osdeploy/genesis/initramfs/opt/confluent/bin/rungenesis
index aebb0c0e..374786f4 100644
--- a/confluent_osdeploy/genesis/initramfs/opt/confluent/bin/rungenesis
+++ b/confluent_osdeploy/genesis/initramfs/opt/confluent/bin/rungenesis
@@ -1,36 +1,40 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 export LANG=en_US.utf8
 mkdir -p /etc/confluent
-/usr/lib/systemd/systemd-udevd --daemon
-udevadm trigger
-udevadm trigger --type=devices --action=add
-udevadm settle
-cat > /etc/ssh/sshd_config << EOF
-PermitRootLogin yes
-AuthorizedKeysFile      .ssh/authorized_keys
-EOF
-modprobe ib_ipoib
-modprobe ib_umad
-modprobe hfi1
-modprobe mlx5_ib
-mkdir ~/.ssh
-cat /ssh/*.rootpubkey > ~/.ssh/authorized_keys
-cat /tls/*.pem > /etc/confluent/ca.pem
 if ! grep console= /proc/cmdline >& /dev/null; then
     autocons=$(/opt/confluent/bin/autocons)
     echo console=$autocons |sed -e 's!/dev/!!' >> /tmp/01-autocons.conf
     autocons=${autocons%,*}
     echo $autocons > /tmp/01-autocons.devnode
     if [ ! -z "$autocons" ]; then
-        echo "Using console $(cat /tmp/01-autocons.conf)"
+        echo "Using $(cat /tmp/01-autocons.conf)"
         tmux a <> $autocons >&0 2>&1 &
     fi
 else
     tmux a <> /dev/tty1 >&0 2>&1 &
 fi
+echo -n "udevd: "
+/usr/lib/systemd/systemd-udevd --daemon
+echo -n "Loading drivers..."
+udevadm trigger
+udevadm trigger --type=devices --action=add
+udevadm settle
+modprobe ib_ipoib
+modprobe ib_umad
+modprobe hfi1
+modprobe mlx5_ib
+echo "done"
+cat > /etc/ssh/sshd_config << EOF
+PermitRootLogin yes
+AuthorizedKeysFile      .ssh/authorized_keys
+EOF
+mkdir ~/.ssh
+cat /ssh/*.rootpubkey > ~/.ssh/authorized_keys
+cat /tls/*.pem > /etc/confluent/ca.pem
 TRIES=0
 touch /etc/confluent/confluent.info
 cd /sys/class/net
+echo -n "Scanning for network configuration..."
 while ! grep ^EXTMGRINFO: /etc/confluent/confluent.info | awk -F'|' '{print $3}' | grep 1 >& /dev/null && [ "$TRIES" -lt 30 ]; do
     TRIES=$((TRIES + 1))
     for i in *; do
@@ -39,7 +43,6 @@ while ! grep ^EXTMGRINFO: /etc/confluent/confluent.info | awk -F'|' '{print $3}'
     /opt/confluent/bin/copernicus -t > /etc/confluent/confluent.info
 done
 cd /
-ip addr|grep inet |awk '{print $2}' | sed -e 's!/.*!!'
 nodename=$(grep ^NODENAME /etc/confluent/confluent.info|awk '{print $2}')
 hostname $nodename
 /usr/libexec/platform-python /opt/confluent/bin/apiclient /confluent-api/self/deploycfg > /etc/confluent/confluent.deploycfg
@@ -67,6 +70,7 @@ else
         ip route add default via $v4gw
     fi
 fi
+echo -n "Initialiing ssh..."
 ssh-keygen -A
 for pubkey in /etc/ssh/ssh_host*key.pub; do
     certfile=${pubkey/.pub/-cert.pub}
@@ -76,6 +80,13 @@ for pubkey in /etc/ssh/ssh_host*key.pub; do
     echo HostKey $privfile >> /etc/ssh/sshd_config
 done
 /usr/sbin/sshd
+profile=$(grep ^profile: /etc/confluent/confuent.deploycfg | awk '{print $2}')
+mgr=$(grep ^deploy_server: /etc/confluent/confluent.deploycfg | awk '{print $2}')
+export profile mgr
+echo "Running https://$mgr/confluent-public/os/$profile/scripts/boot.sh"
+/usr/libexec/platform-python /opt/confluent/bin/apiclient /confluent-public/os/$profile/scripts/functions > /tmp/functions
+. /tmp/functions
+run_remote onboot.sh
 while :; do
     bash
 done
diff --git a/confluent_osdeploy/genesis/profiles/default/scripts/onboot.sh b/confluent_osdeploy/genesis/profiles/default/scripts/onboot.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0f68aa29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/confluent_osdeploy/genesis/profiles/default/scripts/onboot.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+. /tmp/functions
+# This runs whenever this genesis profile boots for customization
+# purposes
+
+# run_remote and run_remote_python are available to download scripts and
+# execute them.
+