diff --git a/packages/cp-frontend/package.json b/packages/cp-frontend/package.json
index c0a493ea..21c28d37 100644
--- a/packages/cp-frontend/package.json
+++ b/packages/cp-frontend/package.json
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
     "react-redux": "^5.0.5",
     "react-router": "^4.1.1",
     "react-router-dom": "^4.1.1",
+    "react-simple-table": "^1.0.1",
     "react-styled-flexboxgrid": "^2.0.1",
     "redux": "^3.6.0",
     "redux-actions": "^2.0.3",
diff --git a/packages/cp-frontend/src/components/deployment-groups/create.js b/packages/cp-frontend/src/components/deployment-groups/create.js
index e45292f4..f715c30c 100644
--- a/packages/cp-frontend/src/components/deployment-groups/create.js
+++ b/packages/cp-frontend/src/components/deployment-groups/create.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import { Field } from 'redux-form';
 import styled from 'styled-components';
+import SimpleTable from 'react-simple-table';
 import { Row, Col } from 'react-styled-flexboxgrid';
 import { Dots2 } from 'styled-text-spinners';
 import Bundle from 'react-bundle';
@@ -48,9 +49,12 @@ const ButtonsRow = Row.extend`
   margin-bottom: ${remcalc(60)};
 `;
 
-const Editor = ManifestEditor => ({ input, defaultValue }) =>
+const MEditor = ManifestEditor => ({ input, defaultValue }) =>
   <ManifestEditor mode="yaml" {...input} value={input.value || defaultValue} />;
 
+const EEditor = ManifestEditor => ({ input, defaultValue }) =>
+  <ManifestEditor mode="ini" {...input} value={input.value || defaultValue} />;
+
 export const Name = ({ handleSubmit, onCancel, dirty }) =>
   <form onSubmit={handleSubmit}>
     <Row>
@@ -67,14 +71,7 @@ export const Name = ({ handleSubmit, onCancel, dirty }) =>
     </ButtonsRow>
   </form>;
 
-export const Manifest = ({
-  handleSubmit,
-  onCancel,
-  dirty,
-  defaultValue,
-  mode,
-  loading
-}) =>
+export const Manifest = ({ handleSubmit, onCancel, dirty, defaultValue }) =>
   <form onSubmit={handleSubmit}>
     <Bundle load={() => import('joyent-manifest-editor')}>
       {ManifestEditor =>
@@ -82,7 +79,33 @@ export const Manifest = ({
           ? <Field
               name="manifest"
               defaultValue={defaultValue}
-              component={Editor(ManifestEditor)}
+              component={MEditor(ManifestEditor)}
+            />
+          : <Dots2 />}
+    </Bundle>
+    <ButtonsRow>
+      <Button onClick={onCancel} secondary>Cancel</Button>
+      <Button disabled={!dirty} type="submit">
+        Environment
+      </Button>
+    </ButtonsRow>
+  </form>;
+
+export const Environment = ({
+  handleSubmit,
+  onCancel,
+  dirty,
+  defaultValue,
+  loading
+}) =>
+  <form onSubmit={handleSubmit}>
+    <Bundle load={() => import('joyent-manifest-editor')}>
+      {ManifestEditor =>
+        ManifestEditor
+          ? <Field
+              name="environment"
+              defaultValue={defaultValue}
+              component={EEditor(ManifestEditor)}
             />
           : <Dots2 />}
     </Bundle>
@@ -95,11 +118,29 @@ export const Manifest = ({
   </form>;
 
 export const Review = ({ handleSubmit, onCancel, dirty, ...state }) => {
-  const serviceList = forceArray(state.services).map(({ name, image }) =>
+  const serviceList = forceArray(state.services).map(({ name, config }) =>
     <ServiceCard key={name}>
       <Dl>
         <dt><ServiceName>{name}</ServiceName></dt>
-        <dt><ImageTitle>Image:</ImageTitle> <Image>{image}</Image></dt>
+        <dt><ImageTitle>Image:</ImageTitle> <Image>{config.image}</Image></dt>
+        {config.environment.length
+          ? <dt><ImageTitle>Environment:</ImageTitle></dt>
+          : undefined}
+        {config.environment.length
+          ? <SimpleTable
+              columns={[
+                {
+                  columnHeader: 'Name',
+                  path: 'name'
+                },
+                {
+                  columnHeader: 'Value',
+                  path: 'value'
+                }
+              ]}
+              data={config.environment}
+            />
+          : undefined}
       </Dl>
     </ServiceCard>
   );
@@ -136,7 +177,7 @@ export const Progress = ({ stage, create, edit }) => {
         </ProgressbarButton>
       </ProgressbarItem>;
 
-  const _manifestCompleted = stage === 'review';
+  const _manifestCompleted = ['environment', 'review'].indexOf(stage) >= 0;
   const _manifestActive = create ? stage === 'manifest' : stage === 'edit';
 
   const _manifest = (
@@ -147,7 +188,22 @@ export const Progress = ({ stage, create, edit }) => {
         active={_manifestActive}
         first={edit}
       >
-        Define services
+        Define Services
+      </ProgressbarButton>
+    </ProgressbarItem>
+  );
+
+  const _environmentCompleted = stage === 'review';
+  const _environmentActive = stage === 'environment';
+
+  const _environment = (
+    <ProgressbarItem>
+      <ProgressbarButton
+        zIndex="8"
+        completed={_environmentCompleted}
+        active={_environmentActive}
+      >
+        Define Environment
       </ProgressbarButton>
     </ProgressbarItem>
   );
@@ -156,7 +212,7 @@ export const Progress = ({ stage, create, edit }) => {
 
   const _review = (
     <ProgressbarItem>
-      <ProgressbarButton zIndex="8" active={stage === 'review'} last>
+      <ProgressbarButton zIndex="7" active={_reviewActive} last>
         Review and deploy
       </ProgressbarButton>
     </ProgressbarItem>
@@ -166,6 +222,7 @@ export const Progress = ({ stage, create, edit }) => {
     <Progressbar>
       {_name}
       {_manifest}
+      {_environment}
       {_review}
     </Progressbar>
   );
diff --git a/packages/cp-frontend/src/components/services/list-item.js b/packages/cp-frontend/src/components/services/list-item.js
index 04c362c2..088c1ab8 100644
--- a/packages/cp-frontend/src/components/services/list-item.js
+++ b/packages/cp-frontend/src/components/services/list-item.js
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ const ServiceListItem = ({
         </CardDescription>
         <CardOptions onClick={handleCardOptionsClick} />
       </StyledCardHeader>;
+
   const view = children
     ? <CardGroupView>
         {children}
diff --git a/packages/cp-frontend/src/containers/deployment-groups/edit-or-create.js b/packages/cp-frontend/src/containers/deployment-groups/edit-or-create.js
index bf80d5b5..d5c6600a 100644
--- a/packages/cp-frontend/src/containers/deployment-groups/edit-or-create.js
+++ b/packages/cp-frontend/src/containers/deployment-groups/edit-or-create.js
@@ -12,7 +12,12 @@ import DeploymentGroupProvisionMutation from '@graphql/DeploymentGroupProvision.
 import DeploymentGroupConfigQuery from '@graphql/DeploymentGroupConfig.gql';
 
 import { client } from '@state/store';
-import { Name, Manifest, Review } from '@components/deployment-groups/create';
+import {
+  Name,
+  Manifest,
+  Environment,
+  Review
+} from '@components/deployment-groups/create';
 
 // TODO: move state to redux. why: because in redux we can cache transactional
 // state between refreshes
@@ -51,6 +56,12 @@ class DeploymentGroupEditOrCreate extends Component {
       forceUnregisterOnUnmount: true
     })(Manifest);
 
+    const EnvironmentForm = reduxForm({
+      form: `${type}-deployment-group`,
+      destroyOnUnmount: true,
+      forceUnregisterOnUnmount: true
+    })(Environment);
+
     const ReviewForm = reduxForm({
       form: `${type}-deployment-group`,
       destroyOnUnmount: true,
@@ -62,17 +73,20 @@ class DeploymentGroupEditOrCreate extends Component {
       manifestStage: create ? 'manifest' : 'edit',
       name: '',
       manifest: '',
+      environment: '',
       services: [],
       loading: false,
       error: null,
       NameForm,
       ManifestForm,
+      EnvironmentForm,
       ReviewForm
     };
 
     this.stages = {
       name: create && this.renderNameForm.bind(this),
       [create ? 'manifest' : 'edit']: this.renderManifestEditor.bind(this),
+      environment: this.renderEnvironmentEditor.bind(this),
       review: this.renderReview.bind(this)
     };
 
@@ -80,6 +94,7 @@ class DeploymentGroupEditOrCreate extends Component {
       type === 'create' && this.handleNameSubmit.bind(this);
 
     this.handleManifestSubmit = this.handleManifestSubmit.bind(this);
+    this.handleEnvironmentSubmit = this.handleEnvironmentSubmit.bind(this);
     this.handleReviewSubmit = this.handleReviewSubmit.bind(this);
     this.handleCancel = this.handleCancel.bind(this);
 
@@ -117,7 +132,7 @@ class DeploymentGroupEditOrCreate extends Component {
   };
 
   provision = async deploymentGroupId => {
-    const { manifest } = this.state;
+    const { manifest, environment } = this.state;
     const { provisionManifest } = this.props;
 
     const [err] = await intercept(
@@ -125,6 +140,7 @@ class DeploymentGroupEditOrCreate extends Component {
         deploymentGroupId,
         type: 'COMPOSE',
         format: 'YAML',
+        environment,
         raw: manifest
       })
     );
@@ -145,16 +161,24 @@ class DeploymentGroupEditOrCreate extends Component {
   }
 
   handleManifestSubmit({ manifest = '' }) {
-    const { name } = this.state;
+    this.setState({ manifest }, () => {
+      this.redirect({ stage: 'environment', prog: true });
+    });
+  }
+
+  handleEnvironmentSubmit({ environment = '' }) {
+    const { name, manifest } = this.state;
 
     const getConfig = async () => {
       const [err, conf] = await intercept(
         client.query({
           query: DeploymentGroupConfigQuery,
+          fetchPolicy: 'network-only',
           variables: {
             deploymentGroupName: name,
             type: 'COMPOSE',
             format: 'YAML',
+            environment,
             raw: manifest
           }
         })
@@ -174,7 +198,7 @@ class DeploymentGroupEditOrCreate extends Component {
       });
     };
 
-    this.setState({ manifest, loading: true }, getConfig);
+    this.setState({ environment, loading: true }, getConfig);
   }
 
   handleReviewSubmit() {
@@ -237,6 +261,18 @@ class DeploymentGroupEditOrCreate extends Component {
         defaultValue={this.props.manifest}
         onSubmit={this.handleManifestSubmit}
         onCancel={this.handleCancel}
+      />
+    );
+  }
+
+  renderEnvironmentEditor() {
+    const { EnvironmentForm } = this.state;
+
+    return (
+      <EnvironmentForm
+        defaultValue={this.props.environment}
+        onSubmit={this.handleEnvironmentSubmit}
+        onCancel={this.handleCancel}
         loading={this.state.loading}
       />
     );
@@ -276,10 +312,20 @@ class DeploymentGroupEditOrCreate extends Component {
       return this.redirect({ stage: defaultStage });
     }
 
-    if (stage === 'review' && !this.state.manifest) {
+    if (stage === 'environment' && !this.state.manifest) {
       return this.redirect({ stage: manifestStage });
     }
 
+    if (stage === 'review' && !this.state.environment) {
+      if (!this.state.manifest) {
+        return this.redirect({ stage: manifestStage });
+      }
+
+      if (!this.state.environment) {
+        return this.redirect({ stage: 'environment' });
+      }
+    }
+
     return this.stages[stage]();
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/cp-frontend/src/graphql/DeploymentGroupConfig.gql b/packages/cp-frontend/src/graphql/DeploymentGroupConfig.gql
index 14ea3794..4ba3f526 100644
--- a/packages/cp-frontend/src/graphql/DeploymentGroupConfig.gql
+++ b/packages/cp-frontend/src/graphql/DeploymentGroupConfig.gql
@@ -1,8 +1,22 @@
 #import "./ServiceInfo.gql"
 
-query config($deploymentGroupName: String!, $type: ManifestType!, $format: ManifestFormat!, $raw: String!) {
-  config(deploymentGroupName: $deploymentGroupName, type: $type, format: $format, raw: $raw) {
-    image
+query config($deploymentGroupName: String!, $type: ManifestType!, $format: ManifestFormat!, $environment: String!, $raw: String!) {
+  config(deploymentGroupName: $deploymentGroupName, type: $type, format: $format, environment: $environment, raw: $raw) {
     ...ServiceInfo
+    config {
+      id
+      image
+      ports
+      environment {
+        id
+        name
+        value
+      }
+      labels {
+        id
+        name
+        value
+      }
+    }
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/cp-frontend/src/graphql/DeploymentGroupProvision.gql b/packages/cp-frontend/src/graphql/DeploymentGroupProvision.gql
index 57ca3b37..4358e6f2 100644
--- a/packages/cp-frontend/src/graphql/DeploymentGroupProvision.gql
+++ b/packages/cp-frontend/src/graphql/DeploymentGroupProvision.gql
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-mutation provisionManifest($deploymentGroupId: ID!, $type: ManifestType!, $format: ManifestFormat!, $raw: String!) {
-  provisionManifest(deploymentGroupId: $deploymentGroupId, type: $type, format: $format, raw: $raw) {
+mutation provisionManifest($deploymentGroupId: ID!, $type: ManifestType!, $format: ManifestFormat!, $environment: String!, $raw: String!) {
+  provisionManifest(deploymentGroupId: $deploymentGroupId, type: $type, format: $format, environment: $environment, raw: $raw) {
     scale {
       serviceName
       replicas
diff --git a/packages/cp-frontend/src/state/selectors.js b/packages/cp-frontend/src/state/selectors.js
index 376cb309..8e04b1e4 100644
--- a/packages/cp-frontend/src/state/selectors.js
+++ b/packages/cp-frontend/src/state/selectors.js
@@ -68,15 +68,14 @@ const activeInstanceStatuses = [
   'INCOMPLETE'
 ];
 
-const getInstanceStatuses = (service) => {
-
+const getInstanceStatuses = service => {
   const instanceStatuses = service.instances.reduce((statuses, instance) => {
     // if (instance.status !== 'RUNNING') {
-      if (statuses[instance.status]) {
-        statuses[instance.status]++;
-      } else {
-        statuses[instance.status] = 1;
-      }
+    if (statuses[instance.status]) {
+      statuses[instance.status]++;
+    } else {
+      statuses[instance.status] = 1;
+    }
     // }
     return statuses;
   }, {});
@@ -85,31 +84,35 @@ const getInstanceStatuses = (service) => {
     status,
     count: instanceStatuses[status]
   }));
-}
-
-const getInstancesActive = (instanceStatuses) => {
-  return instanceStatuses.reduce((active, instanceStatus) =>
-    activeInstanceStatuses.indexOf(instanceStatus.status) === -1 ?
-      active : true, false);
-}
-
-const getService = (service, index) => {
-
-  const statuses = getInstanceStatuses(service);
-  const instancesActive = getInstancesActive(statuses);
-  const instanceStatuses =  statuses.length === 1 && statuses[0].status === 'RUNNING' ?
-    [] : statuses;
-  return ({
-      index,
-      ...service,
-      instanceStatuses,
-      instancesActive,
-      isConsul: service.slug === 'consul'
-    });
 };
 
-const processServices = (services) => {
+const getInstancesActive = instanceStatuses => {
+  return instanceStatuses.reduce(
+    (active, instanceStatus) =>
+      activeInstanceStatuses.indexOf(instanceStatus.status) === -1
+        ? active
+        : true,
+    false
+  );
+};
 
+const getService = (service, index) => {
+  const statuses = getInstanceStatuses(service);
+  const instancesActive = getInstancesActive(statuses);
+  const instanceStatuses = statuses.length === 1 &&
+    statuses[0].status === 'RUNNING'
+    ? []
+    : statuses;
+  return {
+    index,
+    ...service,
+    instanceStatuses,
+    instancesActive,
+    isConsul: service.slug === 'consul'
+  };
+};
+
+const processServices = services => {
   return forceArray(services).reduce((ss, s, i) => {
     if (s.parent) {
       const parents = ss.filter(parentS => parentS.id === s.parent);
@@ -124,7 +127,9 @@ const processServices = (services) => {
         parent.children = [];
       }
       const child = getService(s, i);
-      parent.instancesActive = parent.instancesActive ? true : child.instancesActive;
+      parent.instancesActive = parent.instancesActive
+        ? true
+        : child.instancesActive;
       parent.children.push(child);
     } else {
       const serviceIndex = ss.findIndex(existingS => existingS.id === s.id);
@@ -141,19 +146,22 @@ const processServices = (services) => {
   }, []);
 };
 
-const processServicesForTopology = (services) => {
-
+const processServicesForTopology = services => {
   const processedServices = processServices(services);
 
-  const connectedServices = processedServices.reduce((connections, service) =>
-      service.connections && service.connections.length ?
-        connections.concat(service.connections).concat(service.id) : connections, []);
+  const connectedServices = processedServices.reduce(
+    (connections, service) =>
+      service.connections && service.connections.length
+        ? connections.concat(service.connections).concat(service.id)
+        : connections,
+    []
+  );
 
   return processedServices.map(service => ({
-      ...service,
-      connected: connectedServices.indexOf(service.id) !== -1
-    }));
-}
+    ...service,
+    connected: connectedServices.indexOf(service.id) !== -1
+  }));
+};
 
 export {
   deploymentGroupBySlug as deploymentGroupBySlugSelector,
diff --git a/packages/cp-gql-schema/schema.gql b/packages/cp-gql-schema/schema.gql
index 526f201f..d416929c 100644
--- a/packages/cp-gql-schema/schema.gql
+++ b/packages/cp-gql-schema/schema.gql
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-scalar Date
-scalar Object
-
 type Portal {
   id: ID!
   user: User!
@@ -36,6 +33,7 @@ type DeploymentGroup {
 }
 
 type ServiceScale {
+  id: ID!
   serviceName: String!
   replicas: Int!
 }
@@ -50,6 +48,7 @@ enum ConvergenceActionType {
 }
 
 type ConvergenceAction {
+  id: ID!
   type: ConvergenceActionType!
   service: String! # service name
   toProcess: Int, # merely used for book keeping
@@ -58,6 +57,7 @@ type ConvergenceAction {
 }
 
 type Version {
+  id: ID!
   manifest: Manifest!
   scale(serviceName: String): [ServiceScale]!
   plan: [ConvergenceAction]
@@ -79,8 +79,8 @@ type Manifest {
   id: ID!
   type: ManifestType!
   format: ManifestFormat!
+  environment: String!
   raw: String!
-  obj: Object
 }
 
 enum ServiceStatus {
@@ -95,6 +95,21 @@ enum ServiceStatus {
   UNKNOWN
 }
 
+type KeyValue {
+  id: ID!
+  name: String!
+  value: String!
+}
+
+type ServiceConfig {
+  id: ID!
+  package: Package # we don't have this in current mock data
+  environment: [KeyValue]
+  image: String # used only for config
+  labels: [KeyValue]
+  ports: [String]
+}
+
 # immutable
 type Service {
   id: ID! # unique id for db row
@@ -102,11 +117,9 @@ type Service {
   name: String! # human readable name
   slug:  String!
   instances(name: String, machineId: ID, status: InstanceStatus): [Instance]!
-  connections: [String!] # list of serviceIds
+  connections: [String] # list of serviceIds
   parent: ID # parent service id
-  package: Package! # we don't have this in current mock data,
-  environment: [Environment]
-  image: String # used only for config
+  config: ServiceConfig
   status: ServiceStatus
 }
 
@@ -124,12 +137,6 @@ type Package {
   group: String!
 }
 
-# environment variables
-type Environment {
-  name: String!
-  value: String!
-}
-
 enum InstanceStatus {
   PROVISIONING
   READY
@@ -184,7 +191,7 @@ type Query {
   datacenter(id: ID, region: String): Datacenter
   datacenters: [Datacenter]
 
-  config(deploymentGroupName: String!, type: ManifestType!, format: ManifestFormat!, raw: String!): [Service]
+  config(deploymentGroupName: String!, type: ManifestType!, format: ManifestFormat!, environment: String!, raw: String!): [Service]
   importableDeploymentGroups: [DeploymentGroup]
 }
 
@@ -192,7 +199,7 @@ type Mutation {
   createDeploymentGroup(name: String!): DeploymentGroup
   updateDeploymentGroup(id: ID!, name: String!): DeploymentGroup
 
-  provisionManifest(deploymentGroupId: ID!, type: ManifestType!, format: ManifestFormat!, raw: String!): Version
+  provisionManifest(deploymentGroupId: ID!, type: ManifestType!, format: ManifestFormat!, environment: String!, raw: String!): Version
   scale(serviceId: ID!, replicas: Int!): Version
 
   stopServices(ids: [ID]!): [Service]
diff --git a/packages/docker-compose-client/lib/index.js b/packages/docker-compose-client/lib/index.js
index f83f323d..0713fb42 100644
--- a/packages/docker-compose-client/lib/index.js
+++ b/packages/docker-compose-client/lib/index.js
@@ -22,13 +22,17 @@ module.exports = class DockerComposeClient extends EventEmitter {
     return this.client.close();
   }
 
-  provision({ projectName, manifest }, cb) {
-    // eslint-disable-next-line camelcase
-    return this._invoke('up', { project_name: projectName }, manifest, cb);
+  provision({ projectName, environment, manifest }, cb) {
+    return this._invoke('up', {
+      // eslint-disable-next-line camelcase
+      project_name: projectName,
+      environment
+    }, manifest, cb);
   }
 
-  scale({ projectName, services, manifest }, cb) {
+  scale({ projectName, services, environment, manifest }, cb) {
     const options = {
+      environment,
       // eslint-disable-next-line camelcase
       project_name: projectName,
       services: Object.keys(services).map(name => ({
@@ -40,10 +44,11 @@ module.exports = class DockerComposeClient extends EventEmitter {
     return this._invoke('scale', options, manifest, cb);
   }
 
-  config({ projectName, manifest }, cb) {
+  config({ projectName, environment, manifest }, cb) {
     const options = {
       // eslint-disable-next-line camelcase
-      project_name: projectName
+      project_name: projectName,
+      environment
     };
 
     return this._invoke('config', options, manifest, cb);
diff --git a/packages/manifest-editor/src/index.js b/packages/manifest-editor/src/index.js
index d113e34f..b6c222e8 100644
--- a/packages/manifest-editor/src/index.js
+++ b/packages/manifest-editor/src/index.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import 'codemirror/addon/fold/foldgutter.css';
 import 'codemirror/addon/lint/lint.css';
 import 'codemirror/mode/yaml/yaml';
 import 'codemirror/mode/javascript/javascript';
+import 'codemirror/mode/properties/properties';
 import 'codemirror/addon/edit/closebrackets';
 import 'codemirror/addon/edit/matchbrackets';
 import 'codemirror/addon/fold/foldcode';
@@ -60,7 +61,8 @@ class ManifestEditor extends Component {
         name: 'javascript',
         json: true
       },
-      yaml: 'yaml'
+      yaml: 'yaml',
+      ini: 'properties'
     };
 
     return Object.assign({}, options, {
diff --git a/packages/portal-api/lib/data/index.js b/packages/portal-api/lib/data/index.js
index 8eb2f0e0..fd18b7c3 100644
--- a/packages/portal-api/lib/data/index.js
+++ b/packages/portal-api/lib/data/index.js
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ const Hoek = require('hoek');
 const Triton = require('triton');
 const ParamCase = require('param-case');
 const Penseur = require('penseur');
-const { DEPLOYMENT_GROUP, SERVICE, HASH } = require('../watch');
 const UniqBy = require('lodash.uniqby');
 const Find = require('lodash.find');
 const Get = require('lodash.get');
@@ -24,6 +23,7 @@ const VAsync = require('vasync');
 
 // local modules
 const Transform = require('./transform');
+const { DEPLOYMENT_GROUP, SERVICE, HASH } = require('../watch');
 
 
 const NON_IMPORTABLE_STATES = [
@@ -153,7 +153,11 @@ class Data extends EventEmitter {
       const portal = portals.shift();
 
       // Sub query/filter for deploymentGroups
-      const deploymentGroups = (args) => {
+      const deploymentGroups = (args, cb) => {
+        if (typeof cb === 'function') {
+          return this.getDeploymentGroups(args, cb);
+        }
+
         return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
           this.getDeploymentGroups(args, internals.resolveCb(resolve, reject));
         });
@@ -372,7 +376,7 @@ class Data extends EventEmitter {
       }
 
       if (!deploymentGroups || !deploymentGroups.length) {
-        return cb(null, {});
+        return cb();
       }
 
       cb(null, Transform.fromDeploymentGroup(this._getDeploymentGroupFns(deploymentGroups[0])));
@@ -512,6 +516,7 @@ class Data extends EventEmitter {
       ]);
 
       return {
+        id: Uuid(),
         serviceName: name,
         replicas: Number.isFinite(currentScale) ? currentScale : 1
       };
@@ -554,6 +559,7 @@ class Data extends EventEmitter {
         });
 
         return {
+          id: Uuid(),
           serviceName: name,
           replicas: existingMachines.length ? existingMachines.length : 1
         };
@@ -565,7 +571,7 @@ class Data extends EventEmitter {
     this._listMachines(deploymentGroupName, handleMachinesList);
   }
 
-  scale ({ serviceId, replicas }, cb) {
+  scale ({ serviceId, environment, replicas }, cb) {
     Hoek.assert(serviceId, 'service id is required');
     Hoek.assert(typeof replicas === 'number' && replicas >= 0, 'replicas must be a number no less than 0');
 
@@ -636,6 +642,7 @@ class Data extends EventEmitter {
 
         this._dockerCompose.scale({
           projectName: ctx.deploymentGroup.name,
+          environment,
           services: {
             [ctx.service.name]: replicas
           },
@@ -647,6 +654,7 @@ class Data extends EventEmitter {
     const getNewScale = () => {
       return ctx.currentScale.map(({ serviceName, replicas }) => {
         return {
+          id: Uuid(),
           serviceName: serviceName,
           replicas: serviceName === ctx.service.name ?
             (ctx.serviceScale + ctx.diff) :
@@ -661,6 +669,7 @@ class Data extends EventEmitter {
         deploymentGroupId: ctx.deploymentGroup.id,
         scale: getNewScale(),
         plan: [{
+          id: Uuid(),
           type: 'REMOVE',
           service: ctx.service.name,
           toProcess: Math.abs(ctx.diff),
@@ -683,6 +692,7 @@ class Data extends EventEmitter {
         deploymentGroupId: ctx.deploymentGroup.id,
         scale: getNewScale(),
         plan: [{
+          id: Uuid(),
           type: 'CREATE',
           service: ctx.service.name,
           toProcess: Math.abs(ctx.diff),
@@ -908,6 +918,7 @@ class Data extends EventEmitter {
 
         if (!provision) {
           return {
+            id: Uuid(),
             type: 'REMOVE',
             service: name,
             toProcess: machines.length,
@@ -918,6 +929,7 @@ class Data extends EventEmitter {
         const ActionMap = {
           'NOOP': () => {
             return {
+              id: Uuid(),
               type: 'NOOP',
               service: name,
               machines
@@ -925,6 +937,7 @@ class Data extends EventEmitter {
           },
           'CREATE': () => {
             return {
+              id: Uuid(),
               type: 'CREATE',
               service: name,
               toProcess: scale,
@@ -933,6 +946,7 @@ class Data extends EventEmitter {
           },
           'RECREATE': () => {
             return {
+              id: Uuid(),
               type: 'CREATE',
               service: name,
               toProcess: machines.length,
@@ -941,6 +955,7 @@ class Data extends EventEmitter {
           },
           'START': () => {
             return {
+              id: Uuid(),
               type: 'START',
               service: name,
               machines
@@ -1077,12 +1092,17 @@ class Data extends EventEmitter {
         const action = Get(provision, 'plan.action', 'noop').toUpperCase();
         const service = services.shift();
 
+        const { config } = Find(ctx.config, ['name', serviceName], {
+          config: {}
+        });
+
         const payload = {
           hash: provision.hash,
           deploymentGroupId: ctx.currentDeploymentGroup.id,
           name: serviceName,
           slug: ParamCase(serviceName),
-          status: ServiceStatusFromPlan[action]
+          status: ServiceStatusFromPlan[action],
+          config
         };
 
         return !service ?
@@ -1133,6 +1153,7 @@ class Data extends EventEmitter {
 
         this._dockerCompose.provision({
           projectName: ctx.currentDeploymentGroup.name,
+          environment: clientManifest.environment,
           manifest: ctx.newManifest.raw
         }, handleProvisionResponse);
       });
@@ -1830,23 +1851,19 @@ class Data extends EventEmitter {
     });
   }
 
-  updateInstance ({ id, status, healthy}, cb) {
-    const changes = { id };
+  updateInstance (clientInstance, cb) {
+    const instance = Transform.toInstance(clientInstance);
 
-    if (typeof healthy === 'boolean') {
-      changes.healthy = healthy;
+    if (typeof instance.healthy !== 'boolean') {
+      instance.healthy = null;
     }
 
-    if (status) {
-      changes.status = status;
-    }
-
-    this._db.instances.update([changes], (err) => {
+    this._db.instances.update([instance], (err) => {
       if (err) {
         return cb(err);
       }
 
-      this.getInstance({ id }, cb);
+      this.getInstance({ id: instance.id }, cb);
     });
   }
 
@@ -1989,7 +2006,7 @@ class Data extends EventEmitter {
     });
   }
 
-  getConfig ({deploymentGroupName = '', type = '', format = '', raw = '' }, cb) {
+  getConfig ({deploymentGroupName = '', type = '', format = '', environment = '', raw = '' }, cb) {
     if (type.toUpperCase() !== 'COMPOSE') {
       return cb(new Error('"COMPOSE" is the only `type` supported'));
     }
@@ -2002,6 +2019,7 @@ class Data extends EventEmitter {
 
     this._dockerCompose.config({
       projectName: deploymentGroupName,
+      environment,
       manifest: raw
     }, (err, config = {}) => {
       if (err) {
@@ -2021,15 +2039,34 @@ class Data extends EventEmitter {
       }
 
       cb(null, Object.keys(services).reduce((acc, serviceName) => {
+        const environment = Get(services, `${serviceName}.environment`, {});
+        const labels = Get(services, `${serviceName}.labels`, {});
+        const ports = Get(services, `${serviceName}.ports`, []);
+        const image = Get(services, `${serviceName}.image`, '');
+
+        const toKeyValue = (v) => {
+          return Object.keys(v).map((key) => {
+            return {
+              id: Uuid(),
+              name: key,
+              value: v[key]
+            };
+          });
+        };
+
         return acc.concat([{
           id: Uuid(),
           hash: Uuid(),
           name: serviceName,
           slug: ParamCase(serviceName),
           instances: [],
-          package: {},
-          active: true,
-          image: services[serviceName].image
+          config: {
+            id: Uuid(),
+            environment: toKeyValue(environment),
+            image: image,
+            labels: toKeyValue(labels),
+            ports: ports
+          }
         }]);
       }, []));
     });
diff --git a/packages/portal-api/lib/data/transform.js b/packages/portal-api/lib/data/transform.js
index 097deac4..73b03731 100644
--- a/packages/portal-api/lib/data/transform.js
+++ b/packages/portal-api/lib/data/transform.js
@@ -69,12 +69,10 @@ exports.fromService = function ({ service, instances, packages }) {
     deploymentGroupId: service.deployment_group_id,
     name: service.name,
     slug: service.slug,
-    environment: service.environment || [],
     instances,
-    currentMetrics: [],
     connections: service.service_dependency_ids,
-    package: packages ? exports.fromPackage(packages) : {},
-    parent: service.parent_id || '',
+    parent: service.parent_id,
+    config: service.config ? service.config : undefined,
     status: service.status,
     hasPlan: service.has_plan
   };
@@ -88,15 +86,14 @@ exports.toService = function (clientService) {
     deployment_group_id: clientService.deploymentGroupId,
     name: clientService.name,
     slug: clientService.slug,
-    environment: clientService.environment,
     instance_ids: clientService.instances ?
       clientService.instances.map((instance) => {
         return instance.id;
       }) :
       undefined,
     service_dependency_ids: clientService.connections,
-    package_id: clientService.package ? clientService.package.id : undefined,
     parent_id: clientService.parent ? clientService.parent : undefined,
+    config: clientService.config ? clientService.config : undefined,
     status: clientService.status,
     has_plan: clientService.hasPlan
   });
@@ -133,6 +130,7 @@ exports.toManifest = function (clientManifest) {
     created: clientManifest.created || Date.now(),
     type: clientManifest.type,
     format: clientManifest.format,
+    environment: clientManifest.environment,
     raw: clientManifest.raw,
     json: clientManifest.json || Yamljs.parse(clientManifest.raw)
   };
@@ -145,6 +143,7 @@ exports.fromManifest = function (manifest) {
     created: manifest.created,
     type: manifest.type,
     format: manifest.format,
+    environment: manifest.environment,
     raw: manifest.raw,
     json: manifest.json
   };
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index a59290e4..c6213755 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -123,8 +123,8 @@ acorn@^4.0.3:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/acorn/-/acorn-4.0.13.tgz#105495ae5361d697bd195c825192e1ad7f253787"
 
 acorn@^5.0.0, acorn@^5.0.1, acorn@^5.0.3:
-  version "5.0.3"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/acorn/-/acorn-5.0.3.tgz#c460df08491463f028ccb82eab3730bf01087b3d"
+  version "5.1.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/acorn/-/acorn-5.1.1.tgz#53fe161111f912ab999ee887a90a0bc52822fd75"
 
 add-stream@^1.0.0:
   version "1.0.0"
@@ -403,8 +403,8 @@ arr-exclude@^1.0.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/arr-exclude/-/arr-exclude-1.0.0.tgz#dfc7c2e552a270723ccda04cf3128c8cbfe5c631"
 
 arr-flatten@^1.0.1:
-  version "1.0.3"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/arr-flatten/-/arr-flatten-1.0.3.tgz#a274ed85ac08849b6bd7847c4580745dc51adfb1"
+  version "1.1.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/arr-flatten/-/arr-flatten-1.1.0.tgz#36048bbff4e7b47e136644316c99669ea5ae91f1"
 
 arr-union@^3.0.0:
   version "3.1.0"
@@ -497,6 +497,10 @@ ast-types@0.9.0:
   version "0.9.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/ast-types/-/ast-types-0.9.0.tgz#c8721c8747ae4d5b29b929e99c5317b4e8745623"
 
+ast-types@0.9.6:
+  version "0.9.6"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/ast-types/-/ast-types-0.9.6.tgz#102c9e9e9005d3e7e3829bf0c4fa24ee862ee9b9"
+
 async-each@^1.0.0:
   version "1.0.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/async-each/-/async-each-1.0.1.tgz#19d386a1d9edc6e7c1c85d388aedbcc56d33602d"
@@ -2902,6 +2906,10 @@ deep-extend@~0.4.0:
   version "0.4.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/deep-extend/-/deep-extend-0.4.2.tgz#48b699c27e334bf89f10892be432f6e4c7d34a7f"
 
+deep-get-set@^1.0.0:
+  version "1.1.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/deep-get-set/-/deep-get-set-1.1.0.tgz#47bba2008a3fde9c753dcbe61a36241606d9836f"
+
 deep-is@~0.1.3:
   version "0.1.3"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/deep-is/-/deep-is-0.1.3.tgz#b369d6fb5dbc13eecf524f91b070feedc357cf34"
@@ -2986,8 +2994,8 @@ diff-match-patch@^1.0.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/diff-match-patch/-/diff-match-patch-1.0.0.tgz#1cc3c83a490d67f95d91e39f6ad1f2e086b63048"
 
 diff@3.x.x, diff@^3.0.0, diff@^3.0.1, diff@^3.2.0:
-  version "3.2.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/diff/-/diff-3.2.0.tgz#c9ce393a4b7cbd0b058a725c93df299027868ff9"
+  version "3.3.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/diff/-/diff-3.3.0.tgz#056695150d7aa93237ca7e378ac3b1682b7963b9"
 
 diffie-hellman@^5.0.0:
   version "5.0.2"
@@ -3329,7 +3337,7 @@ eslint-import-resolver-node@^0.3.1:
     debug "^2.6.8"
     resolve "^1.2.0"
 
-eslint-module-utils@^2.0.0:
+eslint-module-utils@^2.1.1:
   version "2.1.1"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/eslint-module-utils/-/eslint-module-utils-2.1.1.tgz#abaec824177613b8a95b299639e1b6facf473449"
   dependencies:
@@ -3352,15 +3360,15 @@ eslint-plugin-hapi@4.x.x:
     no-arrowception "1.x.x"
 
 eslint-plugin-import@^2.3.0:
-  version "2.6.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/eslint-plugin-import/-/eslint-plugin-import-2.6.1.tgz#f580be62bb809421d46e338372764afcc9f59bf6"
+  version "2.7.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/eslint-plugin-import/-/eslint-plugin-import-2.7.0.tgz#21de33380b9efb55f5ef6d2e210ec0e07e7fa69f"
   dependencies:
     builtin-modules "^1.1.1"
     contains-path "^0.1.0"
     debug "^2.6.8"
     doctrine "1.5.0"
     eslint-import-resolver-node "^0.3.1"
-    eslint-module-utils "^2.0.0"
+    eslint-module-utils "^2.1.1"
     has "^1.0.1"
     lodash.cond "^4.3.0"
     minimatch "^3.0.3"
@@ -3498,7 +3506,7 @@ esprima@^2.6.0, esprima@~2.7.1:
   version "2.7.3"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/esprima/-/esprima-2.7.3.tgz#96e3b70d5779f6ad49cd032673d1c312767ba581"
 
-esprima@^3.1.1:
+esprima@^3.1.1, esprima@~3.1.0:
   version "3.1.3"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/esprima/-/esprima-3.1.3.tgz#fdca51cee6133895e3c88d535ce49dbff62a4633"
 
@@ -4437,6 +4445,10 @@ hoist-non-react-statics@^1.0.3, hoist-non-react-statics@^1.2.0:
   version "1.2.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/hoist-non-react-statics/-/hoist-non-react-statics-1.2.0.tgz#aa448cf0986d55cc40773b17174b7dd066cb7cfb"
 
+hoist-non-react-statics@^2.0.0:
+  version "2.0.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/hoist-non-react-statics/-/hoist-non-react-statics-2.0.0.tgz#843180515e0281952b08f41c620ca74870c7e354"
+
 home-or-tmp@^2.0.0:
   version "2.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/home-or-tmp/-/home-or-tmp-2.0.0.tgz#e36c3f2d2cae7d746a857e38d18d5f32a7882db8"
@@ -5385,8 +5397,8 @@ json5@0.5.x, json5@^0.5.0, json5@^0.5.1:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/json5/-/json5-0.5.1.tgz#1eade7acc012034ad84e2396767ead9fa5495821"
 
 jsonfile@^3.0.0:
-  version "3.0.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/jsonfile/-/jsonfile-3.0.0.tgz#92e7c7444e5ffd5fa32e6a9ae8b85034df8347d0"
+  version "3.0.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/jsonfile/-/jsonfile-3.0.1.tgz#a5ecc6f65f53f662c4415c7675a0331d0992ec66"
   optionalDependencies:
     graceful-fs "^4.1.6"
 
@@ -5522,8 +5534,8 @@ lerna-wizard@ramitos/lerna-wizard#7bcdc11:
     inquirer "^3.0.2"
 
 lerna@^2.0.0-rc.5:
-  version "2.0.0-rc.5"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/lerna/-/lerna-2.0.0-rc.5.tgz#b59d168caaac6e3443078c1bce194208c9aa3090"
+  version "2.0.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/lerna/-/lerna-2.0.0.tgz#49a72fe70e06aebfd7ea23efb2ab41abe60ebeea"
   dependencies:
     async "^1.5.0"
     chalk "^1.1.1"
@@ -5706,6 +5718,10 @@ lodash.difference@^4.3.0, lodash.difference@^4.4.0, lodash.difference@^4.5.0:
   version "4.5.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/lodash.difference/-/lodash.difference-4.5.0.tgz#9ccb4e505d486b91651345772885a2df27fd017c"
 
+lodash.differenceby@^4.8.0:
+  version "4.8.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/lodash.differenceby/-/lodash.differenceby-4.8.0.tgz#cfd59e94353af5de51da5d302ca4ebff33faac57"
+
 lodash.find@^4.6.0:
   version "4.6.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/lodash.find/-/lodash.find-4.6.0.tgz#cb0704d47ab71789ffa0de8b97dd926fb88b13b1"
@@ -7250,13 +7266,13 @@ rc@1.1.7, rc@^1.0.1, rc@^1.1.6, rc@^1.1.7:
     strip-json-comments "~2.0.1"
 
 react-apollo@^1.4.2:
-  version "1.4.2"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/react-apollo/-/react-apollo-1.4.2.tgz#e8ee035310b564fd1b42ee7e4f116086b5b06834"
+  version "1.4.3"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/react-apollo/-/react-apollo-1.4.3.tgz#be18bfe7f6609263f3ff623308f88108152a7573"
   dependencies:
     apollo-client "^1.4.0"
     graphql-anywhere "^3.0.0"
     graphql-tag "^2.0.0"
-    hoist-non-react-statics "^1.2.0"
+    hoist-non-react-statics "^2.0.0"
     invariant "^2.2.1"
     lodash.flatten "^4.2.0"
     lodash.isequal "^4.1.1"
@@ -7351,6 +7367,12 @@ react-router@^4.1.1:
     prop-types "^15.5.4"
     warning "^3.0.0"
 
+react-simple-table@^1.0.1:
+  version "1.0.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/react-simple-table/-/react-simple-table-1.0.1.tgz#941390bd68eca63d028c1873bd90772a21143b9c"
+  dependencies:
+    deep-get-set "^1.0.0"
+
 react-styled-flexboxgrid@^2.0.1:
   version "2.0.3"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/react-styled-flexboxgrid/-/react-styled-flexboxgrid-2.0.3.tgz#308a8bbc80b1737a65f4ccf35d02afe20932a2f2"
@@ -7529,7 +7551,7 @@ readline2@^1.0.1:
     is-fullwidth-code-point "^1.0.0"
     mute-stream "0.0.5"
 
-recast@0.11.12, recast@^0.11.5:
+recast@0.11.12:
   version "0.11.12"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/recast/-/recast-0.11.12.tgz#a79e4d3f82d5d72a82ee177aeaa791e793bbe5d6"
   dependencies:
@@ -7538,6 +7560,15 @@ recast@0.11.12, recast@^0.11.5:
     private "~0.1.5"
     source-map "~0.5.0"
 
+recast@^0.11.5:
+  version "0.11.23"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/recast/-/recast-0.11.23.tgz#451fd3004ab1e4df9b4e4b66376b2a21912462d3"
+  dependencies:
+    ast-types "0.9.6"
+    esprima "~3.1.0"
+    private "~0.1.5"
+    source-map "~0.5.0"
+
 rechoir@^0.6.2:
   version "0.6.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/rechoir/-/rechoir-0.6.2.tgz#85204b54dba82d5742e28c96756ef43af50e3384"
@@ -8763,6 +8794,12 @@ supports-color@^3.1.0, supports-color@^3.1.2, supports-color@^3.2.3:
   dependencies:
     has-flag "^1.0.0"
 
+supports-color@^4.1.0:
+  version "4.1.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/supports-color/-/supports-color-4.1.0.tgz#92cc14bb3dad8928ca5656c33e19a19f20af5c7a"
+  dependencies:
+    has-flag "^2.0.0"
+
 svg-tags@^1.0.0:
   version "1.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/svg-tags/-/svg-tags-1.0.0.tgz#58f71cee3bd519b59d4b2a843b6c7de64ac04764"
@@ -9502,17 +9539,18 @@ vfile-location@^2.0.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/vfile-location/-/vfile-location-2.0.1.tgz#0bf8816f732b0f8bd902a56fda4c62c8e935dc52"
 
 vfile-reporter@^3.0.0:
-  version "3.0.0"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/vfile-reporter/-/vfile-reporter-3.0.0.tgz#fe50714e373e0d2940510038a99bd609bdc8209f"
+  version "3.1.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/vfile-reporter/-/vfile-reporter-3.1.0.tgz#a9b398c5e6dcbc8a9a08e6cf425f092e86a37000"
   dependencies:
-    chalk "^1.1.0"
-    log-symbols "^1.0.2"
-    plur "^2.0.0"
     repeat-string "^1.5.0"
     string-width "^1.0.0"
-    strip-ansi "^3.0.1"
-    trim "0.0.1"
+    supports-color "^4.1.0"
     unist-util-stringify-position "^1.0.0"
+    vfile-statistics "^1.0.0"
+
+vfile-statistics@^1.0.0:
+  version "1.0.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/vfile-statistics/-/vfile-statistics-1.0.0.tgz#003d356c0f3e0233f3a2271c65e2acee5ed4d0f8"
 
 vfile@^2.0.0:
   version "2.1.0"