diff --git a/packages/portal-api/bootstrap-data.js b/packages/portal-api/bootstrap-data.js
index a3ebc24c..de06d4fe 100644
--- a/packages/portal-api/bootstrap-data.js
+++ b/packages/portal-api/bootstrap-data.js
@@ -1,7 +1,48 @@
 'use strict';
 
+const Triton = require('triton');
+const Url = require('url');
+const Path = require('path');
+const Fs = require('fs');
+
 const Data = require('./lib/data');
 
+const {
+  DOCKER_HOST,
+  DOCKER_CERT_PATH,
+  SDC_URL,
+  SDC_ACCOUNT,
+  SDC_KEY_ID
+} = process.env;
+
+const DOCKER_HOST_URL = DOCKER_HOST ?
+  Url.parse(DOCKER_HOST) :
+  {};
+
+const settings = {
+  db: {
+    host: process.env.RETHINK_HOST || 'localhost'
+  },
+  docker: {
+    protocol: 'https',
+    host: DOCKER_HOST_URL.hostname,
+    port: DOCKER_HOST_URL.port,
+    ca: DOCKER_CERT_PATH ?
+      Fs.readFileSync(Path.join(DOCKER_CERT_PATH, 'ca.pem')) :
+      undefined,
+    cert: DOCKER_CERT_PATH ?
+      Fs.readFileSync(Path.join(DOCKER_CERT_PATH, 'cert.pem')) :
+      undefined,
+    key: DOCKER_CERT_PATH ?
+      Fs.readFileSync(Path.join(DOCKER_CERT_PATH, 'key.pem')) :
+      undefined
+  },
+  triton: {
+    url: SDC_URL,
+    account: SDC_ACCOUNT,
+    keyId: SDC_KEY_ID
+  }
+};
 
 const ifError = function (err) {
   if (err) {
@@ -11,47 +52,39 @@ const ifError = function (err) {
 };
 
 const bootstrap = function () {
-  const data = new Data({
-    db: {
-      host: process.env.RETHINK_HOST || 'localhost'
-    }
-  });
-
+  const data = new Data(settings);
   const region = process.env.TRITON_DC || 'us-sw-1';
-  const login = process.env.TRITON_USER || 'nikola';
 
-  data.connect(() => {
+  data.connect((err) => {
+    ifError(err);
+
     data.createDatacenter({ region, name: region }, (err, datacenter) => {
       ifError(err);
 
-      data.createUser({ firstName: 'Nikola', lastName: 'Tesla', email: 'nikola@tesla.com', login }, (err, user) => {
+      Triton.createClient({
+        profile: settings.triton
+      }, (err, { cloudapi }) => {
         ifError(err);
 
-        data.createPortal({
-          user,
-          datacenter
-        }, (err, portal) => {
+        cloudapi.getAccount((err, { firstName, lastName, email, login }) => {
           ifError(err);
-          console.log('data bootstrapped');
-          process.exit(0);
+
+          data.createUser({ firstName, lastName, email, login }, (err, user) => {
+            ifError(err);
+
+            data.createPortal({
+              user,
+              datacenter
+            }, (err, portal) => {
+              ifError(err);
+              console.log('data bootstrapped');
+              process.exit(0);
+            });
+          });
         });
       });
     });
   });
 };
-/*
-const main = function () {
-  const dropData = new Data({
-    db: {
-      host: process.env.RETHINK_HOST || 'localhost'
-    }
-  });
 
-  dropData.connect(() => {
-    dropData._db.r.dbDrop('portal').run(dropData._db._connection, () => {
-      bootstrap();
-    });
-  });
-};
-*/
 bootstrap();
diff --git a/packages/portal-api/lib/data/index.js b/packages/portal-api/lib/data/index.js
index 4308f323..16ad7963 100644
--- a/packages/portal-api/lib/data/index.js
+++ b/packages/portal-api/lib/data/index.js
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ const Util = require('util');
 const DockerClient = require('docker-compose-client');
 const Dockerode = require('dockerode');
 const Hoek = require('hoek');
+const Triton = require('triton');
 const ParamCase = require('param-case');
 const Penseur = require('penseur');
 const { DEPLOYMENT_GROUP, SERVICE, HASH } = require('../watch');
@@ -70,10 +71,18 @@ module.exports = class Data extends EventEmitter {
     this._dockerCompose = new DockerClient(settings.dockerComposeHost);
     this._docker = new Dockerode(settings.docker);
     this._watcher = null;
+    this._triton = null;
 
-    // if (settings.consul && settings.consul.address) {
-    //   CPClient.config(settings.consul);
-    // }
+    Triton.createClient({
+      profile: settings.triton
+    }, (err, client) => {
+      if (err) {
+        this.emit('error', err);
+        return;
+      }
+
+      this._triton = client.cloudapi;
+    });
 
     this._dockerCompose.on('error', (err) => {
       this.emit('error', err);
@@ -1002,8 +1011,11 @@ module.exports = class Data extends EventEmitter {
               return next(err);
             }
 
-            const container = this._docker.getContainer(instance.machine_id.split(/-/)[0]);
-            container.stop(next);
+            if (!this._triton) {
+              return next();
+            }
+
+            this._triton.stopMachine(instance.machine_id, next);
           });
         },
         inputs: instanceIds
@@ -1038,8 +1050,11 @@ module.exports = class Data extends EventEmitter {
               return next(err);
             }
 
-            const container = this._docker.getContainer(instance.machine_id.split(/-/)[0]);
-            container.start(next);
+            if (!this._triton) {
+              return next();
+            }
+
+            this._triton.startMachine(instance.machine_id, next);
           });
         },
         inputs: instanceIds
@@ -1074,8 +1089,11 @@ module.exports = class Data extends EventEmitter {
               return next(err);
             }
 
-            const container = this._docker.getContainer(instance.machine_id.split(/-/)[0]);
-            container.restart(next);
+            if (!this._triton) {
+              return next();
+            }
+
+            this._triton.rebootMachine(instance.machine_id, next);
           });
         },
         inputs: instanceIds
@@ -1127,9 +1145,11 @@ module.exports = class Data extends EventEmitter {
                 return next(err);
               }
 
-              const container = this._docker.getContainer(instance.machine_id.split(/-/)[0]);
-              // Use force in case the container is running. TODO: should we keep force?
-              container.remove({ force: true }, next);
+              if (!this._triton) {
+                return next();
+              }
+
+              this._triton.deleteMachine(instance.machine_id, next);
             });
           },
           inputs: instanceIds
@@ -1220,8 +1240,11 @@ module.exports = class Data extends EventEmitter {
 
       VAsync.forEachParallel({
         func: (instance, next) => {
-          const container = this._docker.getContainer(instance.machine_id.split(/-/)[0]);
-          container.stop(next);
+          if (!this._triton) {
+            return next();
+          }
+
+          this._triton.stopMachine(instance.machine_id, next);
         },
         inputs: instances
       }, (err, results) => {
@@ -1246,19 +1269,26 @@ module.exports = class Data extends EventEmitter {
 
       VAsync.forEachParallel({
         func: (instance, next) => {
-          const container = this._docker.getContainer(instance.machine_id.split(/-/)[0]);
-          container.start((err) => {
+          if (!this._triton) {
+            return next();
+          }
+
+          this._triton.startMachine(instance.machine_id, (err) => {
             if (err) {
               return next(err);
             }
 
+            const container = this._docker.getContainer(instance.machine_id.split(/-/)[0]);
+
             // Update the IPAddress for the instance
             container.inspect((err, details) => {
               if (err) {
                 return next(err);
               }
 
-              this._db.instances.update(instance.id, { ip_address: details.NetworkSettings.IPAddress }, next);
+              this._db.instances.update(instance.id, {
+                ip_address: details.NetworkSettings.IPAddress
+              }, next);
             });
           });
         },
@@ -1285,10 +1315,11 @@ module.exports = class Data extends EventEmitter {
 
       VAsync.forEachParallel({
         func: (instance, next) => {
-          this.updateInstance({ id: instance.id, status: 'RESTARTING' }, () => {
-            const container = this._docker.getContainer(instance.machine_id.split(/-/)[0]);
-            container.restart(next);
-          });
+          if (!this._triton) {
+            return next();
+          }
+
+          this._triton.rebootMachine(instance.machine_id, next);
         },
         inputs: instances
       }, (err, results) => {
diff --git a/packages/portal-api/lib/watch/index.js b/packages/portal-api/lib/watch/index.js
index db7a0e29..a448eb9f 100644
--- a/packages/portal-api/lib/watch/index.js
+++ b/packages/portal-api/lib/watch/index.js
@@ -31,7 +31,9 @@ module.exports = class Watcher {
 
     this._queues = {};
 
-    this._tritonWatch.on('change', (container) => { return this.onChange(container); });
+    this._tritonWatch.on('change', (container) => {
+      return this.onChange(container);
+    });
 
     this._tritonWatch.on('all', (containers) => {
       containers.forEach((container) => {
diff --git a/packages/portal-api/package.json b/packages/portal-api/package.json
index 0a66cf18..43140a58 100644
--- a/packages/portal-api/package.json
+++ b/packages/portal-api/package.json
@@ -40,9 +40,9 @@
     "param-case": "^2.1.1",
     "penseur": "^7.12.3",
     "piloted": "^3.1.1",
-    "portal-watch": "^1.0.0",
     "throat": "^4.0.0",
     "toppsy": "^1.1.0",
+    "triton": "^5.2.0",
     "triton-watch": "^1.1.0",
     "uuid": "^3.1.0",
     "vasync": "^1.6.4",
diff --git a/packages/portal-api/server.js b/packages/portal-api/server.js
index 038cc53f..d04428ab 100644
--- a/packages/portal-api/server.js
+++ b/packages/portal-api/server.js
@@ -51,6 +51,11 @@ const portalOptions = {
       key: DOCKER_CERT_PATH ?
         Fs.readFileSync(Path.join(DOCKER_CERT_PATH, 'key.pem')) :
         undefined
+    },
+    triton: {
+      url: SDC_URL,
+      account: SDC_ACCOUNT,
+      keyId: SDC_KEY_ID
     }
   },
   watch: {