diff --git a/container-runtime/src/Adapters/Systems/SystemForEmbassy/MainLoop.ts b/container-runtime/src/Adapters/Systems/SystemForEmbassy/MainLoop.ts
index 2b75d2959..5928d5f8b 100644
--- a/container-runtime/src/Adapters/Systems/SystemForEmbassy/MainLoop.ts
+++ b/container-runtime/src/Adapters/Systems/SystemForEmbassy/MainLoop.ts
@@ -56,29 +56,27 @@ export class MainLoop {
     if (jsMain) {
       throw new Error("Unreachable")
     }
-    const daemon = new Daemon(async () => {
-      const subcontainer = await DockerProcedureContainer.createSubContainer(
-        effects,
-        this.system.manifest.id,
-        this.system.manifest.main,
-        this.system.manifest.volumes,
-        `Main - ${currentCommand.join(" ")}`,
-      )
-      return CommandController.of()(
-        this.effects,
-        subcontainer,
-        currentCommand,
-        {
-          runAsInit: true,
-          env: {
-            TINI_SUBREAPER: "true",
-          },
-          sigtermTimeout: utils.inMs(
-            this.system.manifest.main["sigterm-timeout"],
-          ),
+    const subcontainer = await DockerProcedureContainer.createSubContainer(
+      effects,
+      this.system.manifest.id,
+      this.system.manifest.main,
+      this.system.manifest.volumes,
+      `Main - ${currentCommand.join(" ")}`,
+    )
+    const daemon = await Daemon.of()(
+      this.effects,
+      subcontainer,
+      currentCommand,
+      {
+        runAsInit: true,
+        env: {
+          TINI_SUBREAPER: "true",
         },
-      )
-    })
+        sigtermTimeout: utils.inMs(
+          this.system.manifest.main["sigterm-timeout"],
+        ),
+      },
+    )
 
     daemon.start()
     return {
diff --git a/sdk/package/lib/mainFn/Daemon.ts b/sdk/package/lib/mainFn/Daemon.ts
index bd3d13bb3..30af2ce92 100644
--- a/sdk/package/lib/mainFn/Daemon.ts
+++ b/sdk/package/lib/mainFn/Daemon.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 import * as T from "../../../base/lib/types"
 import { asError } from "../../../base/lib/util/asError"
 import { Drop } from "../util"
-import { ExecSpawnable, MountOptions, SubContainer } from "../util/SubContainer"
+import { ExecSpawnable, SubContainer } from "../util/SubContainer"
 import { CommandController } from "./CommandController"
-import { Mounts } from "./Mounts"
 
 const TIMEOUT_INCREMENT_MS = 1000
 const MAX_TIMEOUT_MS = 30000
@@ -15,8 +14,11 @@ const MAX_TIMEOUT_MS = 30000
 export class Daemon<Manifest extends T.SDKManifest> extends Drop {
   private commandController: CommandController<Manifest> | null = null
   private shouldBeRunning = false
-  constructor(
+  protected exitedSuccess = false
+  protected constructor(
     private startCommand: () => Promise<CommandController<Manifest>>,
+    readonly oneshot: boolean = false,
+    protected onExitSuccessFns: (() => void)[] = [],
   ) {
     super()
   }
@@ -29,6 +31,7 @@ export class Daemon<Manifest extends T.SDKManifest> extends Drop {
       subcontainer: SubContainer<Manifest>,
       command: T.CommandType,
       options: {
+        runAsInit?: boolean
         env?:
           | {
               [variable: string]: string
@@ -56,6 +59,7 @@ export class Daemon<Manifest extends T.SDKManifest> extends Drop {
       return
     }
     this.shouldBeRunning = true
+    this.exitedSuccess = false
     let timeoutCounter = 0
     ;(async () => {
       while (this.shouldBeRunning) {
@@ -64,9 +68,27 @@ export class Daemon<Manifest extends T.SDKManifest> extends Drop {
             .term({ keepSubcontainer: true })
             .catch((err) => console.error(err))
         this.commandController = await this.startCommand()
-        await this.commandController
-          .wait({ keepSubcontainer: true })
-          .catch((err) => console.error(err))
+        if (
+          this.oneshot &&
+          (await this.commandController.wait({ keepSubcontainer: true }).then(
+            (_) => true,
+            (err) => {
+              console.error(err)
+              return false
+            },
+          ))
+        ) {
+          for (const fn of this.onExitSuccessFns) {
+            try {
+              fn()
+            } catch (e) {
+              console.error("EXIT_SUCCESS handler", e)
+            }
+          }
+          this.onExitSuccessFns = []
+          this.exitedSuccess = true
+          break
+        }
         await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, timeoutCounter))
         timeoutCounter += TIMEOUT_INCREMENT_MS
         timeoutCounter = Math.min(MAX_TIMEOUT_MS, timeoutCounter)
diff --git a/sdk/package/lib/mainFn/Daemons.ts b/sdk/package/lib/mainFn/Daemons.ts
index c4637e74f..2b16afb26 100644
--- a/sdk/package/lib/mainFn/Daemons.ts
+++ b/sdk/package/lib/mainFn/Daemons.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import { HealthDaemon } from "./HealthDaemon"
 import { Daemon } from "./Daemon"
 import { CommandController } from "./CommandController"
 import { HealthCheck } from "../health/HealthCheck"
+import { Oneshot } from "./Oneshot"
 
 export const cpExec = promisify(CP.exec)
 export const cpExecFile = promisify(CP.execFile)
@@ -48,29 +49,41 @@ export type Ready = {
   trigger?: Trigger
 }
 
-type DaemonsParams<
+type NewDaemonParams<Manifest extends T.SDKManifest> = {
+  /** The command line command to start the daemon */
+  command: T.CommandType
+  /** Information about the subcontainer in which the daemon runs */
+  subcontainer: SubContainer<Manifest>
+  runAsInit?: boolean
+  env?: Record<string, string>
+  sigtermTimeout?: number
+  onStdout?: (chunk: Buffer | string | any) => void
+  onStderr?: (chunk: Buffer | string | any) => void
+}
+
+type AddDaemonParams<
   Manifest extends T.SDKManifest,
   Ids extends string,
   Id extends string,
-> =
-  | {
-      /** The command line command to start the daemon */
-      command: T.CommandType
-      /** Information about the subcontainer in which the daemon runs */
-      subcontainer: SubContainer<Manifest>
-      env?: Record<string, string>
-      ready: Ready
-      /** An array of IDs of prior daemons whose successful initializations are required before this daemon will initialize */
-      requires: Exclude<Ids, Id>[]
-      sigtermTimeout?: number
-      onStdout?: (chunk: Buffer | string | any) => void
-      onStderr?: (chunk: Buffer | string | any) => void
-    }
+> = (
+  | NewDaemonParams<Manifest>
   | {
       daemon: Daemon<Manifest>
-      ready: Ready
-      requires: Exclude<Ids, Id>[]
     }
+) & {
+  ready: Ready
+  /** An array of IDs of prior daemons whose successful initializations are required before this daemon will initialize */
+  requires: Exclude<Ids, Id>[]
+}
+
+type AddOneshotParams<
+  Manifest extends T.SDKManifest,
+  Ids extends string,
+  Id extends string,
+> = NewDaemonParams<Manifest> & {
+  /** An array of IDs of prior daemons whose successful initializations are required before this daemon will initialize */
+  requires: Exclude<Ids, Id>[]
+}
 
 type ErrorDuplicateId<Id extends string> = `The id '${Id}' is already used`
 
@@ -138,8 +151,8 @@ export class Daemons<Manifest extends T.SDKManifest, Ids extends string>
   /**
    * Returns the complete list of daemons, including the one defined here
    * @param id
-   * @param newDaemon
-   * @returns
+   * @param options
+   * @returns a new Daemons object
    */
   addDaemon<Id extends string>(
     // prettier-ignore
@@ -148,7 +161,7 @@ export class Daemons<Manifest extends T.SDKManifest, Ids extends string>
       ErrorDuplicateId<Id> extends Id ? never :
       Id extends Ids ? ErrorDuplicateId<Id> :
       Id,
-    options: DaemonsParams<Manifest, Ids, Id>,
+    options: AddDaemonParams<Manifest, Ids, Id>,
   ) {
     const daemon =
       "daemon" in options
@@ -180,6 +193,55 @@ export class Daemons<Manifest extends T.SDKManifest, Ids extends string>
     )
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Returns the complete list of daemons, including a "oneshot" daemon one defined here
+   * a oneshot daemon is a command that executes once when started, and is considered "running" once it exits successfully
+   * @param id
+   * @param options
+   * @returns a new Daemons object
+   */
+  addOneshot<Id extends string>(
+    id: "" extends Id
+      ? never
+      : ErrorDuplicateId<Id> extends Id
+        ? never
+        : Id extends Ids
+          ? ErrorDuplicateId<Id>
+          : Id,
+    options: AddOneshotParams<Manifest, Ids, Id>,
+  ) {
+    const daemon = Oneshot.of()(
+      this.effects,
+      options.subcontainer,
+      options.command,
+      {
+        ...options,
+      },
+    )
+    const healthDaemon = new HealthDaemon(
+      daemon,
+      options.requires
+        .map((x) => this.ids.indexOf(x))
+        .filter((x) => x >= 0)
+        .map((id) => this.healthDaemons[id]),
+      id,
+      this.ids,
+      "EXIT_SUCCESS",
+      this.effects,
+    )
+    const daemons = this.daemons.concat(daemon)
+    const ids = [...this.ids, id] as (Ids | Id)[]
+    const healthDaemons = [...this.healthDaemons, healthDaemon]
+    return new Daemons<Manifest, Ids | Id>(
+      this.effects,
+      this.started,
+      daemons,
+      ids,
+      healthDaemons,
+      this.healthChecks,
+    )
+  }
+
   async term() {
     try {
       this.healthChecks.forEach((health) => health.stop())
diff --git a/sdk/package/lib/mainFn/HealthDaemon.ts b/sdk/package/lib/mainFn/HealthDaemon.ts
index a29e433eb..1ccdb6788 100644
--- a/sdk/package/lib/mainFn/HealthDaemon.ts
+++ b/sdk/package/lib/mainFn/HealthDaemon.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { Daemon } from "./Daemon"
 import { SetHealth, Effects, SDKManifest } from "../../../base/lib/types"
 import { DEFAULT_SIGTERM_TIMEOUT } from "."
 import { asError } from "../../../base/lib/util/asError"
+import { Oneshot } from "./Oneshot"
 
 const oncePromise = <T>() => {
   let resolve: (value: T) => void
@@ -14,6 +15,8 @@ const oncePromise = <T>() => {
   return { resolve: resolve!, promise }
 }
 
+export const EXIT_SUCCESS = "EXIT_SUCCESS" as const
+
 /**
  * Wanted a structure that deals with controlling daemons by their health status
  * States:
@@ -33,7 +36,7 @@ export class HealthDaemon<Manifest extends SDKManifest> {
     private readonly dependencies: HealthDaemon<Manifest>[],
     readonly id: string,
     readonly ids: string[],
-    readonly ready: Ready,
+    readonly ready: Ready | typeof EXIT_SUCCESS,
     readonly effects: Effects,
   ) {
     this.readyPromise = new Promise((resolve) => (this.resolveReady = resolve))
@@ -87,6 +90,14 @@ export class HealthDaemon<Manifest extends SDKManifest> {
     this.healthCheckCleanup?.()
   }
   private async setupHealthCheck() {
+    if (this.ready === "EXIT_SUCCESS") {
+      if (this.daemon instanceof Oneshot) {
+        this.daemon.onExitSuccess(() =>
+          this.setHealth({ result: "success", message: null }),
+        )
+      }
+      return
+    }
     if (this.healthCheckCleanup) return
     const trigger = (this.ready.trigger ?? defaultTrigger)(() => ({
       lastResult: this._health.result,
@@ -96,6 +107,7 @@ export class HealthDaemon<Manifest extends SDKManifest> {
       done: true
     }>()
     new Promise(async () => {
+      if (this.ready === "EXIT_SUCCESS") return
       for (
         let res = await Promise.race([status, trigger.next()]);
         !res.done;
@@ -142,6 +154,7 @@ export class HealthDaemon<Manifest extends SDKManifest> {
 
   private async setHealth(health: HealthCheckResult) {
     this._health = health
+    if (this.ready === "EXIT_SUCCESS") return
     this.healthWatchers.forEach((watcher) => watcher())
     const display = this.ready.display
     if (!display) {
@@ -168,7 +181,7 @@ export class HealthDaemon<Manifest extends SDKManifest> {
   }
 
   async init() {
-    if (this.ready.display) {
+    if (this.ready !== "EXIT_SUCCESS" && this.ready.display) {
       this.effects.setHealth({
         id: this.id,
         message: null,
diff --git a/sdk/package/lib/mainFn/Oneshot.ts b/sdk/package/lib/mainFn/Oneshot.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b4c20ae64
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sdk/package/lib/mainFn/Oneshot.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+import * as T from "../../../base/lib/types"
+import { SubContainer } from "../util/SubContainer"
+import { CommandController } from "./CommandController"
+import { Daemon } from "./Daemon"
+
+/**
+ * This is a wrapper around CommandController that has a state of off, where the command shouldn't be running
+ * and the others state of running, where it will keep a living running command
+ * unlike Daemon, does not restart on success
+ */
+
+export class Oneshot<Manifest extends T.SDKManifest> extends Daemon<Manifest> {
+  static of<Manifest extends T.SDKManifest>() {
+    return async (
+      effects: T.Effects,
+      subcontainer: SubContainer<Manifest>,
+      command: T.CommandType,
+      options: {
+        env?:
+          | {
+              [variable: string]: string
+            }
+          | undefined
+        cwd?: string | undefined
+        user?: string | undefined
+        onStdout?: (chunk: Buffer | string | any) => void
+        onStderr?: (chunk: Buffer | string | any) => void
+        sigtermTimeout?: number
+      },
+    ) => {
+      const startCommand = () =>
+        CommandController.of<Manifest>()(
+          effects,
+          subcontainer,
+          command,
+          options,
+        )
+      return new Oneshot(startCommand, true, [])
+    }
+  }
+
+  onExitSuccess(fn: () => void) {
+    if (this.exitedSuccess) {
+      fn()
+    } else {
+      this.onExitSuccessFns.push(fn)
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/sdk/package/package-lock.json b/sdk/package/package-lock.json
index 83097a9ca..94783fa06 100644
--- a/sdk/package/package-lock.json
+++ b/sdk/package/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@start9labs/start-sdk",
-  "version": "0.4.0-beta.12",
+  "version": "0.4.0-beta.13",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@start9labs/start-sdk",
-      "version": "0.4.0-beta.12",
+      "version": "0.4.0-beta.13",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "@iarna/toml": "^3.0.0",
diff --git a/sdk/package/package.json b/sdk/package/package.json
index b7f936ea1..92c33ed3d 100644
--- a/sdk/package/package.json
+++ b/sdk/package/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@start9labs/start-sdk",
-  "version": "0.4.0-beta.12",
+  "version": "0.4.0-beta.13",
   "description": "Software development kit to facilitate packaging services for StartOS",
   "main": "./package/lib/index.js",
   "types": "./package/lib/index.d.ts",