diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 1909b1f..13a0ce5 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -101,4 +101,5 @@ all: minimal $(APP_CTs)
 
 
 
+
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/config.global.example b/config.global.example
index 226cd78..3a285e8 100644
--- a/config.global.example
+++ b/config.global.example
@@ -86,14 +86,21 @@ DFL_PCT_EXTRA=SKIP
 
 # Nameserver
 NS_HOSTNAME=ns
+NS_ID=100
 NS_ADMIN_IP=10.0.0.1/24
 NS_LAN_IP=10.1.1.1/24
 
+RESERVE_NS_ID=101
+TEMPLATE_NS_ID=200
+
 # Gateway / Reverse proxy
 GATE_HOSTNAME=gate
+GATE_ID=110
 GATE_ADMIN_IP=10.0.0.2/24
 GATE_LAN_IP=10.1.1.2/24
 
+RESERVE_GATE_ID=111
+TEMPLATE_GATE_ID=210
 
 
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/gate-traefik/make.sh b/gate-traefik/make.sh
index 8fbb4e9..84e3a0c 100755
--- a/gate-traefik/make.sh
+++ b/gate-traefik/make.sh
@@ -17,9 +17,8 @@ readConfig
 
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-DFL_ID=${DFL_ID:=101}
-# XXX revise...
-DFL_CTHOSTNAME=${GATE_HOSTNAME:=${DFL_CTHOSTNAME:=gate}}
+DFL_ID=${GATE_ID:=${DFL_ID:-102}}
+DFL_CTHOSTNAME=${GATE_HOSTNAME:-${DFL_CTHOSTNAME:-gate}}
 
 CORES=1
 RAM=128
diff --git a/ns/make.sh b/ns/make.sh
index 78d0c2c..40d1912 100755
--- a/ns/make.sh
+++ b/ns/make.sh
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ readConfig
 
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-DFL_ID=${DFL_ID:=100}
-DFL_CTHOSTNAME=${NS_HOSTNAME:=${DFL_CTHOSTNAME:=ns}}
+DFL_ID=${NS_ID:=${DFL_ID:-100}}
+DFL_CTHOSTNAME=${NS_HOSTNAME:-${DFL_CTHOSTNAME:-ns}}
 
 CORES=1
 RAM=128
diff --git a/reserve/make.sh b/reserve/make.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1bfac46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/reserve/make.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+#!/usr/bin/bash
+#----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+cd $(dirname $0)
+PATH=$PATH:$(dirname "$(pwd)")
+
+
+#----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+source ../.pct-helpers
+
+
+#----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+CT_PATH=/etc/pve/lxc/
+
+readConfig
+
+
+#----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+makeReserveCT(){
+	local ID=$1
+	local RESERVE_ID=$2
+	local TEMPLATE_ID=$3
+	local HOSTNAME=$(ct2hostname $ID)
+
+	@ pct shutdown $ID
+
+	@ pct destroy $RESERVE_ID --purge
+	@ pct clone $ID $RESERVE_ID --hostname ${HOSTNAME}
+
+	@ pct start $ID
+
+	if [ $TEMPLATE_ID ] ; then
+		@ pct destroy $TEMPLATE_ID --purge
+		@ pct clone $RESERVE_ID $TEMPLATE_ID --hostname ${HOSTNAME}
+		@ pct templates $TEMPLATE_ID
+	fi
+
+	# XXX sould this get into the template...
+	@ pct set $RESERVE_ID -onboot 0
+}
+
+startReserveCT(){
+	local ID=$1
+	local RESERVE_ID=$2
+	local TEMPLATE_ID=$3
+	local HOSTNAME=$(ct2hostname $ID)
+
+	@ pct shutdown $ID
+	@ pct set $ID -onboot 0
+
+	# XXX check if a reserve is already up then recreate it from template...
+
+	@ pct start $RESERVE_ID
+	@ pct set $RESERVE_ID -onboot 1
+}
+
+
+#----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+xread "Gate ID:" GATE_ID
+xread "Gate reserve ID:" RESERVE_GATE_ID
+xread "Gate template ID:" TEMPLATE_GATE_ID
+
+xread "NS ID:" NS_ID
+xread "NS reserve ID:" RESERVE_NS_ID
+xread "NS template ID:" TEMPLATE_NS_ID
+
+
+#----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+makeReserveCT $GATE_ID $RESERVE_GATE_ID $TEMPLATE_GATE_ID
+
+makeReserveCT $NS_ID $RESERVE_NS_ID $TEMPLATE_NS_ID
+
+saveLastRunConfig
+
+echo "# Done."
+
+
+
+#----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# vim:set ts=4 sw=4 :