diff --git a/bitbake/lib/toaster/bldcontrol/localhostbecontroller.py b/bitbake/lib/toaster/bldcontrol/localhostbecontroller.py
index a9909b8..b5cf559 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/toaster/bldcontrol/localhostbecontroller.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/toaster/bldcontrol/localhostbecontroller.py
@@ -23,9 +23,11 @@
 import os
 import sys
 import re
+import shutil
 from django.db import transaction
 from django.db.models import Q
 from bldcontrol.models import BuildEnvironment, BRLayer, BRVariable, BRTarget, BRBitbake
+from orm.models import CustomImageRecipe, Layer, Layer_Version, ProjectLayer
 import subprocess
 
 from toastermain import settings
@@ -179,15 +181,9 @@
         logger.debug("localhostbecontroller: Stopped bitbake server")
 
     def getGitCloneDirectory(self, url, branch):
-        """ Utility that returns the last component of a git path as directory
-        """
-        import re
-        components = re.split(r'[:\.\/]', url)
-        base = components[-2] if components[-1] == "git" else components[-1]
-
+        """Construct unique clone directory name out of url and branch."""
         if branch != "HEAD":
-            return "_%s_%s.toaster_cloned" % (base, branch)
-
+            return "_toaster_clones/_%s_%s" % (re.sub('[:/@%]', '_', url), branch)
 
         # word of attention; this is a localhost-specific issue; only on the localhost we expect to have "HEAD" releases
         # which _ALWAYS_ means the current poky checkout
@@ -197,7 +193,7 @@
         return local_checkout_path
 
 
-    def setLayers(self, bitbakes, layers):
+    def setLayers(self, bitbakes, layers, targets):
         """ a word of attention: by convention, the first layer for any build will be poky! """
 
         assert self.be.sourcedir is not None
@@ -222,23 +218,26 @@
         logger.debug("localhostbecontroller, our git repos are %s" % pformat(gitrepos))
 
 
-        # 2. find checked-out git repos in the sourcedir directory that may help faster cloning
+        # 2. Note for future use if the current source directory is a
+        # checked-out git repos that could match a layer's vcs_url and therefore
+        # be used to speed up cloning (rather than fetching it again).
 
         cached_layers = {}
-        for ldir in os.listdir(self.be.sourcedir):
-            fldir = os.path.join(self.be.sourcedir, ldir)
-            if os.path.isdir(fldir):
+
+        try:
+            for remotes in self._shellcmd("git remote -v", self.be.sourcedir).split("\n"):
                 try:
-                    for line in self._shellcmd("git remote -v", fldir).split("\n"):
-                        try:
-                            remote = line.split("\t")[1].split(" ")[0]
-                            if remote not in cached_layers:
-                                cached_layers[remote] = fldir
-                        except IndexError:
-                            pass
-                except ShellCmdException:
-                    # ignore any errors in collecting git remotes
+                    remote = remotes.split("\t")[1].split(" ")[0]
+                    if remote not in cached_layers:
+                        cached_layers[remote] = self.be.sourcedir
+                except IndexError:
                     pass
+        except ShellCmdException:
+            # ignore any errors in collecting git remotes this is an optional
+            # step
+            pass
+
+        logger.info("Using pre-checked out source for layer %s", cached_layers)
 
         layerlist = []
 
@@ -260,13 +259,14 @@
                     self._shellcmd("git remote remove origin", localdirname)
                     self._shellcmd("git remote add origin \"%s\"" % giturl, localdirname)
                 else:
-                    logger.debug("localhostbecontroller: cloning %s:%s in %s" % (giturl, commit, localdirname))
-                    self._shellcmd("git clone \"%s\" --single-branch --branch \"%s\" \"%s\"" % (giturl, commit, localdirname))
+                    logger.debug("localhostbecontroller: cloning %s in %s" % (giturl, localdirname))
+                    self._shellcmd('git clone "%s" "%s"' % (giturl, localdirname))
 
             # branch magic name "HEAD" will inhibit checkout
             if commit != "HEAD":
                 logger.debug("localhostbecontroller: checking out commit %s to %s " % (commit, localdirname))
-                self._shellcmd("git fetch --all && git checkout \"%s\" && git rebase \"origin/%s\"" % (commit, commit) , localdirname)
+                ref = commit if re.match('^[a-fA-F0-9]+$', commit) else 'origin/%s' % commit
+                self._shellcmd('git fetch --all && git reset --hard "%s"' % ref, localdirname)
 
             # take the localdirname as poky dir if we can find the oe-init-build-env
             if self.pokydirname is None and os.path.exists(os.path.join(localdirname, "oe-init-build-env")):
@@ -299,6 +299,51 @@
         if not os.path.exists(bblayerconf):
             raise BuildSetupException("BE is not consistent: bblayers.conf file missing at %s" % bblayerconf)
 
+        # 6. create custom layer and add custom recipes to it
+        layerpath = os.path.join(self.be.sourcedir, "_meta-toaster-custom")
+        if os.path.isdir(layerpath):
+            shutil.rmtree(layerpath) # remove leftovers from previous builds
+        for target in targets:
+            try:
+                customrecipe = CustomImageRecipe.objects.get(name=target.target,
+                                                             project=bitbakes[0].req.project)
+            except CustomImageRecipe.DoesNotExist:
+                continue # not a custom recipe, skip
+
+            # create directory structure
+            for name in ("conf", "recipes"):
+                path = os.path.join(layerpath, name)
+                if not os.path.isdir(path):
+                    os.makedirs(path)
+
+            # create layer.oonf
+            config = os.path.join(layerpath, "conf", "layer.conf")
+            if not os.path.isfile(config):
+                with open(config, "w") as conf:
+                    conf.write('BBPATH .= ":${LAYERDIR}"\nBBFILES += "${LAYERDIR}/recipes/*.bb"\n')
+
+            # create recipe
+            recipe = os.path.join(layerpath, "recipes", "%s.bb" % target.target)
+            with open(recipe, "w") as recipef:
+                recipef.write("require %s\n" % customrecipe.base_recipe.recipe.file_path)
+                packages = [pkg.name for pkg in customrecipe.packages.all()]
+                if packages:
+                    recipef.write('IMAGE_INSTALL = "%s"\n' % ' '.join(packages))
+
+            # create *Layer* objects needed for build machinery to work
+            layer = Layer.objects.get_or_create(name="Toaster Custom layer",
+                                                summary="Layer for custom recipes",
+                                                vcs_url="file://%s" % layerpath)[0]
+            breq = target.req
+            lver = Layer_Version.objects.get_or_create(project=breq.project, layer=layer,
+                                                       dirpath=layerpath, build=breq.build)[0]
+            ProjectLayer.objects.get_or_create(project=breq.project, layercommit=lver,
+                                               optional=False)
+            BRLayer.objects.get_or_create(req=breq, name=layer.name, dirpath=layerpath,
+                                          giturl="file://%s" % layerpath)
+        if os.path.isdir(layerpath):
+            layerlist.append(layerpath)
+
         BuildEnvironmentController._updateBBLayers(bblayerconf, layerlist)
 
         self.islayerset = True
@@ -316,7 +361,7 @@
 
     def triggerBuild(self, bitbake, layers, variables, targets):
         # set up the buid environment with the needed layers
-        self.setLayers(bitbake, layers)
+        self.setLayers(bitbake, layers, targets)
         self.writeConfFile("conf/toaster-pre.conf", variables)
         self.writeConfFile("conf/toaster.conf", raw = "INHERIT+=\"toaster buildhistory\"")
 
diff --git a/bitbake/lib/toaster/bldcontrol/management/commands/checksettings.py b/bitbake/lib/toaster/bldcontrol/management/commands/checksettings.py
index b2c573c..5e70437 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/toaster/bldcontrol/management/commands/checksettings.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/toaster/bldcontrol/management/commands/checksettings.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 from bldcontrol.models import BuildRequest, BuildEnvironment, BRError
 from orm.models import ToasterSetting, Build
 import os
-import sys, traceback
+import traceback
 
 def DN(path):
     if path is None:
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
         super(Command, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
         self.guesspath = DN(DN(DN(DN(DN(DN(DN(__file__)))))))
 
-    def _find_first_path_for_file(self, startdirectory, filename, level = 0):
+    def _find_first_path_for_file(self, startdirectory, filename, level=0):
         if level < 0:
             return None
         dirs = []
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
                 return ret
         return None
 
-    def _recursive_list_directories(self, startdirectory, level = 0):
+    def _recursive_list_directories(self, startdirectory, level=0):
         if level < 0:
             return []
         dirs = []
@@ -50,49 +50,23 @@
         except OSError:
             pass
         for j in dirs:
-                dirs = dirs + self._recursive_list_directories(j, level - 1)
+            dirs = dirs + self._recursive_list_directories(j, level - 1)
         return dirs
 
 
-    def _get_suggested_sourcedir(self, be):
-        if be.betype != BuildEnvironment.TYPE_LOCAL:
-            return ""
-        return DN(DN(DN(self._find_first_path_for_file(self.guesspath, "toasterconf.json", 4))))
-
-    def _get_suggested_builddir(self, be):
-        if be.betype != BuildEnvironment.TYPE_LOCAL:
-            return ""
-        return DN(self._find_first_path_for_file(DN(self.guesspath), "bblayers.conf", 4))
-
     def _verify_build_environment(self):
-        # refuse to start if we have no build environments
-        while BuildEnvironment.objects.count() == 0:
-            print(" !! No build environments found. Toaster needs at least one build environment in order to be able to run builds.\n" +
-                "You can manually define build environments in the database table bldcontrol_buildenvironment.\n" +
-                "Or Toaster can define a simple localhost-based build environment for you.")
-
-            i = raw_input(" --  Do you want to create a basic localhost build environment ? (Y/n) ");
-            if not len(i) or i.startswith("y") or i.startswith("Y"):
-                BuildEnvironment.objects.create(pk = 1, betype = 0)
-            else:
-                raise Exception("Toaster cannot start without build environments. Aborting.")
-
+        # provide a local build env. This will be extended later to include non local
+        if BuildEnvironment.objects.count() == 0:
+            BuildEnvironment.objects.create(betype=BuildEnvironment.TYPE_LOCAL)
 
         # we make sure we have builddir and sourcedir for all defined build envionments
         for be in BuildEnvironment.objects.all():
             be.needs_import = False
             def _verify_be():
                 is_changed = False
-                print("\nVerifying the build environment. If the local build environment is not properly configured, you will be asked to configure it.")
 
                 def _update_sourcedir():
-                    suggesteddir = self._get_suggested_sourcedir(be)
-                    if len(suggesteddir) > 0:
-                        be.sourcedir = raw_input("This is the directory Toaster uses to check out the source code of the layers you will build. Toaster will create new clones of the layers, so existing content in the chosen directory will not be changed.\nToaster suggests you use \"%s\" as your layers checkout directory. If you select this directory, a layer like \"meta-intel\" will end up in \"%s/meta-intel\".\nPress Enter to select \"%s\" or type the full path to a different directory. If you provide your own directory, it must be a parent of the cloned directory for the sources you are using to run Toaster: " % (suggesteddir, suggesteddir, suggesteddir))
-                    else:
-                        be.sourcedir = raw_input("Toaster needs to know in which directory it should check out the source code of the layers you will build. The directory should be a parent of the cloned directory for the sources you are using to run Toaster. Toaster will create new clones of the layers, so existing content in the chosen directory will not be changed.\nType the full path to the directory (for example: \"%s\": " % os.environ.get('HOME', '/tmp/'))
-                    if len(be.sourcedir) == 0 and len(suggesteddir) > 0:
-                        be.sourcedir = suggesteddir
+                    be.sourcedir = os.environ.get('TOASTER_DIR')
                     return True
 
                 if len(be.sourcedir) == 0:
@@ -103,23 +77,13 @@
                     print "\n -- Validation: The layers checkout directory must be set to an absolute path."
                     is_changed = _update_sourcedir()
 
-                if not be.sourcedir in DN(__file__):
-                    print "\n -- Validation: The layers checkout directory must be a parent of the current checkout."
-                    is_changed = _update_sourcedir()
-
                 if is_changed:
                     if be.betype == BuildEnvironment.TYPE_LOCAL:
                         be.needs_import = True
                     return True
 
                 def _update_builddir():
-                    suggesteddir = self._get_suggested_builddir(be)
-                    if len(suggesteddir) > 0:
-                        be.builddir = raw_input("Toaster needs to know where your build directory is located.\nThe build directory is where all the artifacts created by your builds will be stored. Toaster suggests \"%s\".\nPress Enter to select \"%s\" or type the full path to a different directory: " % (suggesteddir, suggesteddir))
-                    else:
-                        be.builddir = raw_input("Toaster needs to know where is your build directory.\nThe build directory is where all the artifacts created by your builds will be stored. Type the full path to the directory (for example: \" %s/build\")" % os.environ.get('HOME','/tmp/'))
-                    if len(be.builddir) == 0 and len(suggesteddir) > 0:
-                        be.builddir = suggesteddir
+                    be.builddir = os.environ.get('TOASTER_DIR')+"/build"
                     return True
 
                 if len(be.builddir) == 0:
@@ -138,79 +102,51 @@
 
 
                 if be.needs_import:
-                    print "\nToaster can use a SINGLE predefined configuration file to set up default project settings and layer information sources.\n"
+                    try:
+                        config_file = os.environ.get('TOASTER_CONF')
+                        print "\nImporting file: %s" % config_file
+                        from loadconf import Command as LoadConfigCommand
 
-                    # find configuration files
-                    config_files = []
-                    for dirname in self._recursive_list_directories(be.sourcedir,2):
-                        if os.path.exists(os.path.join(dirname, ".templateconf")):
-                            import subprocess
-                            proc = subprocess.Popen('bash -c ". '+os.path.join(dirname, ".templateconf")+'; echo \"\$TEMPLATECONF\""', shell=True, stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
-                            conffilepath, stderroroutput = proc.communicate()
-                            proc.wait()
-                            if proc.returncode != 0:
-                                raise Exception("Failed to source TEMPLATECONF: %s" % stderroroutput)
+                        LoadConfigCommand()._import_layer_config(config_file)
+                        # we run lsupdates after config update
+                        print "\nLayer configuration imported. Updating information from the layer sources, please wait.\nYou can re-update any time later by running bitbake/lib/toaster/manage.py lsupdates"
+                        from django.core.management import call_command
+                        call_command("lsupdates")
 
-                            conffilepath = os.path.join(conffilepath.strip(), "toasterconf.json")
-                            candidatefilepath = os.path.join(dirname, conffilepath)
-                            if "toaster_cloned" in candidatefilepath:
-                                continue
-                            if os.path.exists(candidatefilepath):
-                                config_files.append(candidatefilepath)
-
-                    if len(config_files) > 0:
-                        print "Toaster will list now the configuration files that it found. Select the number to use the desired configuration file."
-                        for cf in config_files:
-                            print "  [%d] - %s" % (config_files.index(cf) + 1, cf)
-                        print "\n  [0] - Exit without importing any file"
-                        try:
-                                i = raw_input("\nEnter your option: ")
-                                if len(i) and (int(i) - 1 >= 0 and int(i) - 1 < len(config_files)):
-                                    print "\nImporting file: %s" % config_files[int(i)-1]
-                                    from loadconf import Command as LoadConfigCommand
-
-                                    LoadConfigCommand()._import_layer_config(config_files[int(i)-1])
-                                    # we run lsupdates after config update
-                                    print "\nLayer configuration imported. Updating information from the layer sources, please wait.\nYou can re-update any time later by running bitbake/lib/toaster/manage.py lsupdates"
-                                    from django.core.management import call_command
-                                    call_command("lsupdates")
-
-                                    # we don't look for any other config files
-                                    return is_changed
-                        except Exception as e:
-                            print "Failure while trying to import the toaster config file: %s" % e
-                            traceback.print_exc(e)
-                    else:
-                        print "\nToaster could not find a configuration file. You need to configure Toaster manually using the web interface, or create a configuration file and use\n  bitbake/lib/toaster/managepy.py loadconf [filename]\n command to load it. You can use https://wiki.yoctoproject.org/wiki/File:Toasterconf.json.txt.patch as a starting point."
-
-
-
+                        # we don't look for any other config files
+                        return is_changed
+                    except Exception as e:
+                        print "Failure while trying to import the toaster config file %s: %s" %\
+                            (config_file, e)
+                        traceback.print_exc(e)
 
                 return is_changed
 
-            while (_verify_be()):
+            while _verify_be():
                 pass
         return 0
 
     def _verify_default_settings(self):
         # verify that default settings are there
-        if ToasterSetting.objects.filter(name = 'DEFAULT_RELEASE').count() != 1:
-            ToasterSetting.objects.filter(name = 'DEFAULT_RELEASE').delete()
-            ToasterSetting.objects.get_or_create(name = 'DEFAULT_RELEASE', value = '')
+        if ToasterSetting.objects.filter(name='DEFAULT_RELEASE').count() != 1:
+            ToasterSetting.objects.filter(name='DEFAULT_RELEASE').delete()
+            ToasterSetting.objects.get_or_create(name='DEFAULT_RELEASE', value='')
         return 0
 
     def _verify_builds_in_progress(self):
         # we are just starting up. we must not have any builds in progress, or build environments taken
-        for b in BuildRequest.objects.filter(state = BuildRequest.REQ_INPROGRESS):
-            BRError.objects.create(req = b, errtype = "toaster", errmsg = "Toaster found this build IN PROGRESS while Toaster started up. This is an inconsistent state, and the build was marked as failed")
+        for b in BuildRequest.objects.filter(state=BuildRequest.REQ_INPROGRESS):
+            BRError.objects.create(req=b, errtype="toaster",
+                                   errmsg=
+                                   "Toaster found this build IN PROGRESS while Toaster started up. This is an inconsistent state, and the build was marked as failed")
 
-        BuildRequest.objects.filter(state = BuildRequest.REQ_INPROGRESS).update(state = BuildRequest.REQ_FAILED)
+        BuildRequest.objects.filter(state=BuildRequest.REQ_INPROGRESS).update(state=BuildRequest.REQ_FAILED)
 
-        BuildEnvironment.objects.update(lock = BuildEnvironment.LOCK_FREE)
+        BuildEnvironment.objects.update(lock=BuildEnvironment.LOCK_FREE)
 
         # also mark "In Progress builds as failures"
         from django.utils import timezone
-        Build.objects.filter(outcome = Build.IN_PROGRESS).update(outcome = Build.FAILED, completed_on = timezone.now())
+        Build.objects.filter(outcome=Build.IN_PROGRESS).update(outcome=Build.FAILED, completed_on=timezone.now())
 
         return 0
 
diff --git a/bitbake/lib/toaster/bldcontrol/management/commands/runbuilds.py b/bitbake/lib/toaster/bldcontrol/management/commands/runbuilds.py
index 718e144..48dc618 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/toaster/bldcontrol/management/commands/runbuilds.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/toaster/bldcontrol/management/commands/runbuilds.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 from bldcontrol.models import BuildRequest, BuildEnvironment, BRError, BRVariable
 import os
 import logging
+import time
 
 logger = logging.getLogger("ToasterScheduler")
 
@@ -118,7 +119,7 @@
             br.save()
             # transpose target information
             for brtarget in br.brtarget_set.all():
-                Target.objects.create(build = br.build, target= brtarget.target)
+                Target.objects.create(build=br.build, target=brtarget.target, task=brtarget.task)
             # transpose the launch errors in ToasterExceptions
             for brerror in br.brerror_set.all():
                 LogMessage.objects.create(build = br.build, level = LogMessage.EXCEPTION, message = brerror.errmsg)
@@ -128,6 +129,12 @@
 
 
     def handle_noargs(self, **options):
-        self.cleanup()
-        self.archive()
-        self.schedule()
+        while True:
+            try:
+                self.cleanup()
+                self.archive()
+                self.schedule()
+            except:
+                pass
+
+            time.sleep(1)
diff --git a/bitbake/lib/toaster/bldcontrol/migrations/0009_auto__add_field_brlayer_layer_version.py b/bitbake/lib/toaster/bldcontrol/migrations/0009_auto__add_field_brlayer_layer_version.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9b50bc1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bitbake/lib/toaster/bldcontrol/migrations/0009_auto__add_field_brlayer_layer_version.py
@@ -0,0 +1,180 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+from south.utils import datetime_utils as datetime
+from south.db import db
+from south.v2 import SchemaMigration
+from django.db import models
+
+
+class Migration(SchemaMigration):
+
+    def forwards(self, orm):
+        # Adding field 'BRLayer.layer_version'
+        db.add_column(u'bldcontrol_brlayer', 'layer_version',
+                      self.gf('django.db.models.fields.related.ForeignKey')(to=orm['orm.Layer_Version'], null=True),
+                      keep_default=False)
+
+
+    def backwards(self, orm):
+        # Deleting field 'BRLayer.layer_version'
+        db.delete_column(u'bldcontrol_brlayer', 'layer_version_id')
+
+
+    models = {
+        u'bldcontrol.brbitbake': {
+            'Meta': {'object_name': 'BRBitbake'},
+            'commit': ('django.db.models.fields.CharField', [], {'max_length': '254'}),
+            'dirpath': ('django.db.models.fields.CharField', [], {'max_length': '254'}),
+            'giturl': ('django.db.models.fields.CharField', [], {'max_length': '254'}),
+            u'id': ('django.db.models.fields.AutoField', [], {'primary_key': 'True'}),
+            'req': ('django.db.models.fields.related.ForeignKey', [], {'to': u"orm['bldcontrol.BuildRequest']", 'unique': 'True'})
+        },
+        u'bldcontrol.brerror': {
+            'Meta': {'object_name': 'BRError'},
+            'errmsg': ('django.db.models.fields.TextField', [], {}),
+            'errtype': ('django.db.models.fields.CharField', [], {'max_length': '100'}),
+            u'id': ('django.db.models.fields.AutoField', [], {'primary_key': 'True'}),
+            'req': ('django.db.models.fields.related.ForeignKey', [], {'to': u"orm['bldcontrol.BuildRequest']"}),
+            'traceback': ('django.db.models.fields.TextField', [], {})
+        },
+        u'bldcontrol.brlayer': {
+            'Meta': {'object_name': 'BRLayer'},
+            'commit': ('django.db.models.fields.CharField', [], {'max_length': '254'}),
+            'dirpath': ('django.db.models.fields.CharField', [], {'max_length': '254'}),
+            'giturl': ('django.db.models.fields.CharField', [], {'max_length': '254'}),
+            u'id': ('django.db.models.fields.AutoField', [], {'primary_key': 'True'}),
+            'layer_version': ('django.db.models.fields.related.ForeignKey', [], {'to': u"orm['orm.Layer_Version']", 'null': 'True'}),
+            'name': ('django.db.models.fields.CharField', [], {'max_length': '100'}),
+            'req': ('django.db.models.fields.related.ForeignKey', [], {'to': u"orm['bldcontrol.BuildRequest']"})
+        },
+        u'bldcontrol.brtarget': {
+            'Meta': {'object_name': 'BRTarget'},
+            u'id': ('django.db.models.fields.AutoField', [], {'primary_key': 'True'}),
+            'req': ('django.db.models.fields.related.ForeignKey', [], {'to': u"orm['bldcontrol.BuildRequest']"}),
+            'target': ('django.db.models.fields.CharField', [], {'max_length': '100'}),
+            'task': ('django.db.models.fields.CharField', [], {'max_length': '100', 'null': 'True'})
+        },
+        u'bldcontrol.brvariable': {
+            'Meta': {'object_name': 'BRVariable'},
+            u'id': ('django.db.models.fields.AutoField', [], {'primary_key': 'True'}),
+            'name': ('django.db.models.fields.CharField', [], {'max_length': '100'}),
+            'req': ('django.db.models.fields.related.ForeignKey', [], {'to': u"orm['bldcontrol.BuildRequest']"}),
+            'value': ('django.db.models.fields.TextField', [], {'blank': 'True'})
+        },
+        u'bldcontrol.buildenvironment': {
+            'Meta': {'object_name': 'BuildEnvironment'},
+            'address': ('django.db.models.fields.CharField', [], {'max_length': '254'}),
+            'bbaddress': ('django.db.models.fields.CharField', [], {'max_length': '254', 'blank': 'True'}),
+            'bbport': ('django.db.models.fields.IntegerField', [], {'default': '-1'}),
+            'bbstate': ('django.db.models.fields.IntegerField', [], {'default': '0'}),
+            'bbtoken': ('django.db.models.fields.CharField', [], {'max_length': '126', 'blank': 'True'}),
+            'betype': ('django.db.models.fields.IntegerField', [], {}),
+            'builddir': ('django.db.models.fields.CharField', [], {'max_length': '512', 'blank': 'True'}),
+            'created': ('django.db.models.fields.DateTimeField', [], {'auto_now_add': 'True', 'blank': 'True'}),
+            u'id': ('django.db.models.fields.AutoField', [], {'primary_key': 'True'}),
+            'lock': ('django.db.models.fields.IntegerField', [], {'default': '0'}),
+            'sourcedir': ('django.db.models.fields.CharField', [], {'max_length': '512', 'blank': 'True'}),
+            'updated': ('django.db.models.fields.DateTimeField', [], {'auto_now': 'True', 'blank': 'True'})
+        },
+        u'bldcontrol.buildrequest': {
+            'Meta': {'object_name': 'BuildRequest'},
+            'build': ('django.db.models.fields.related.OneToOneField', [], {'to': u"orm['orm.Build']", 'unique': 'True', 'null': 'True'}),
+            'created': ('django.db.models.fields.DateTimeField', [], {'auto_now_add': 'True', 'blank': 'True'}),
+            'environment': ('django.db.models.fields.related.ForeignKey', [], {'to': u"orm['bldcontrol.BuildEnvironment']", 'null': 'True'}),
+            u'id': ('django.db.models.fields.AutoField', [], {'primary_key': 'True'}),
+            'project': ('django.db.models.fields.related.ForeignKey', [], {'to': u"orm['orm.Project']"}),
+            'state': ('django.db.models.fields.IntegerField', [], {'default': '0'}),
+            'updated': ('django.db.models.fields.DateTimeField', [], {'auto_now': 'True', 'blank': 'True'})
+        },
+        u'orm.bitbakeversion': {
+            'Meta': {'object_name': 'BitbakeVersion'},
+            'branch': ('django.db.models.fields.CharField', [], {'max_length': '32'}),
+            'dirpath': ('django.db.models.fields.CharField', [], {'max_length': '255'}),
+            'giturl': ('django.db.models.fields.URLField', [], {'max_length': '200'}),
+            u'id': ('django.db.models.fields.AutoField', [], {'primary_key': 'True'}),
+            'name': ('django.db.models.fields.CharField', [], {'unique': 'True', 'max_length': '32'})
+        },
+        u'orm.branch': {
+            'Meta': {'unique_together': "(('layer_source', 'name'), ('layer_source', 'up_id'))", 'object_name': 'Branch'},
+            u'id': ('django.db.models.fields.AutoField', [], {'primary_key': 'True'}),
+            'layer_source': ('django.db.models.fields.related.ForeignKey', [], {'default': 'True', 'to': u"orm['orm.LayerSource']", 'null': 'True'}),
+            'name': ('django.db.models.fields.CharField', [], {'max_length': '50'}),
+            'short_description': ('django.db.models.fields.CharField', [], {'max_length': '50', 'blank': 'True'}),
+            'up_date': ('django.db.models.fields.DateTimeField', [], {'default': 'None', 'null': 'True'}),
+            'up_id': ('django.db.models.fields.IntegerField', [], {'default': 'None', 'null': 'True'})
+        },
+        u'orm.build': {
+            'Meta': {'object_name': 'Build'},
+            'bitbake_version': ('django.db.models.fields.CharField', [], {'max_length': '50'}),
+            'build_name': ('django.db.models.fields.CharField', [], {'max_length': '100'}),
+            'completed_on': ('django.db.models.fields.DateTimeField', [], {}),
+            'cooker_log_path': ('django.db.models.fields.CharField', [], {'max_length': '500'}),
+            'distro': ('django.db.models.fields.CharField', [], {'max_length': '100'}),
+            'distro_version': ('django.db.models.fields.CharField', [], {'max_length': '100'}),
+            u'id': ('django.db.models.fields.AutoField', [], {'primary_key': 'True'}),
+            'machine': ('django.db.models.fields.CharField', [], {'max_length': '100'}),
+            'outcome': ('django.db.models.fields.IntegerField', [], {'default': '2'}),
+            'project': ('django.db.models.fields.related.ForeignKey', [], {'to': u"orm['orm.Project']"}),
+            'started_on': ('django.db.models.fields.DateTimeField', [], {})
+        },
+        u'orm.layer': {
+            'Meta': {'unique_together': "(('layer_source', 'up_id'), ('layer_source', 'name'))", 'object_name': 'Layer'},
+            'description': ('django.db.models.fields.TextField', [], {'default': 'None', 'null': 'True'}),
+            u'id': ('django.db.models.fields.AutoField', [], {'primary_key': 'True'}),
+            'layer_index_url': ('django.db.models.fields.URLField', [], {'max_length': '200'}),
+            'layer_source': ('django.db.models.fields.related.ForeignKey', [], {'default': 'None', 'to': u"orm['orm.LayerSource']", 'null': 'True'}),
+            'name': ('django.db.models.fields.CharField', [], {'max_length': '100'}),
+            'summary': ('django.db.models.fields.TextField', [], {'default': 'None', 'null': 'True'}),
+            'up_date': ('django.db.models.fields.DateTimeField', [], {'default': 'None', 'null': 'True'}),
+            'up_id': ('django.db.models.fields.IntegerField', [], {'default': 'None', 'null': 'True'}),
+            'vcs_url': ('django.db.models.fields.URLField', [], {'default': 'None', 'max_length': '200', 'null': 'True'}),
+            'vcs_web_file_base_url': ('django.db.models.fields.URLField', [], {'default': 'None', 'max_length': '200', 'null': 'True'}),
+            'vcs_web_tree_base_url': ('django.db.models.fields.URLField', [], {'default': 'None', 'max_length': '200', 'null': 'True'}),
+            'vcs_web_url': ('django.db.models.fields.URLField', [], {'default': 'None', 'max_length': '200', 'null': 'True'})
+        },
+        u'orm.layer_version': {
+            'Meta': {'unique_together': "(('layer_source', 'up_id'),)", 'object_name': 'Layer_Version'},
+            'branch': ('django.db.models.fields.CharField', [], {'max_length': '80'}),
+            'build': ('django.db.models.fields.related.ForeignKey', [], {'default': 'None', 'related_name': "'layer_version_build'", 'null': 'True', 'to': u"orm['orm.Build']"}),
+            'commit': ('django.db.models.fields.CharField', [], {'max_length': '100'}),
+            'dirpath': ('django.db.models.fields.CharField', [], {'default': 'None', 'max_length': '255', 'null': 'True'}),
+            u'id': ('django.db.models.fields.AutoField', [], {'primary_key': 'True'}),
+            'layer': ('django.db.models.fields.related.ForeignKey', [], {'related_name': "'layer_version_layer'", 'to': u"orm['orm.Layer']"}),
+            'layer_source': ('django.db.models.fields.related.ForeignKey', [], {'default': 'None', 'to': u"orm['orm.LayerSource']", 'null': 'True'}),
+            'local_path': ('django.db.models.fields.FilePathField', [], {'default': "'/'", 'max_length': '1024'}),
+            'priority': ('django.db.models.fields.IntegerField', [], {'default': '0'}),
+            'project': ('django.db.models.fields.related.ForeignKey', [], {'default': 'None', 'to': u"orm['orm.Project']", 'null': 'True'}),
+            'up_branch': ('django.db.models.fields.related.ForeignKey', [], {'default': 'None', 'to': u"orm['orm.Branch']", 'null': 'True'}),
+            'up_date': ('django.db.models.fields.DateTimeField', [], {'default': 'None', 'null': 'True'}),
+            'up_id': ('django.db.models.fields.IntegerField', [], {'default': 'None', 'null': 'True'})
+        },
+        u'orm.layersource': {
+            'Meta': {'unique_together': "(('sourcetype', 'apiurl'),)", 'object_name': 'LayerSource'},
+            'apiurl': ('django.db.models.fields.CharField', [], {'default': 'None', 'max_length': '255', 'null': 'True'}),
+            u'id': ('django.db.models.fields.AutoField', [], {'primary_key': 'True'}),
+            'name': ('django.db.models.fields.CharField', [], {'unique': 'True', 'max_length': '63'}),
+            'sourcetype': ('django.db.models.fields.IntegerField', [], {})
+        },
+        u'orm.project': {
+            'Meta': {'object_name': 'Project'},
+            'bitbake_version': ('django.db.models.fields.related.ForeignKey', [], {'to': u"orm['orm.BitbakeVersion']", 'null': 'True'}),
+            'created': ('django.db.models.fields.DateTimeField', [], {'auto_now_add': 'True', 'blank': 'True'}),
+            u'id': ('django.db.models.fields.AutoField', [], {'primary_key': 'True'}),
+            'is_default': ('django.db.models.fields.BooleanField', [], {'default': 'False'}),
+            'name': ('django.db.models.fields.CharField', [], {'max_length': '100'}),
+            'release': ('django.db.models.fields.related.ForeignKey', [], {'to': u"orm['orm.Release']", 'null': 'True'}),
+            'short_description': ('django.db.models.fields.CharField', [], {'max_length': '50', 'blank': 'True'}),
+            'updated': ('django.db.models.fields.DateTimeField', [], {'auto_now': 'True', 'blank': 'True'}),
+            'user_id': ('django.db.models.fields.IntegerField', [], {'null': 'True'})
+        },
+        u'orm.release': {
+            'Meta': {'object_name': 'Release'},
+            'bitbake_version': ('django.db.models.fields.related.ForeignKey', [], {'to': u"orm['orm.BitbakeVersion']"}),
+            'branch_name': ('django.db.models.fields.CharField', [], {'default': "''", 'max_length': '50'}),
+            'description': ('django.db.models.fields.CharField', [], {'max_length': '255'}),
+            'helptext': ('django.db.models.fields.TextField', [], {'null': 'True'}),
+            u'id': ('django.db.models.fields.AutoField', [], {'primary_key': 'True'}),
+            'name': ('django.db.models.fields.CharField', [], {'unique': 'True', 'max_length': '32'})
+        }
+    }
+
+    complete_apps = ['bldcontrol']
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/bitbake/lib/toaster/bldcontrol/models.py b/bitbake/lib/toaster/bldcontrol/models.py
index b61de58..ab41105 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/toaster/bldcontrol/models.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/toaster/bldcontrol/models.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from django.db import models
 from django.core.validators import MaxValueValidator, MinValueValidator
-from orm.models import Project, ProjectLayer, ProjectVariable, ProjectTarget, Build
+from orm.models import Project, ProjectLayer, ProjectVariable, ProjectTarget, Build, Layer_Version
 
 # a BuildEnvironment is the equivalent of the "build/" directory on the localhost
 class BuildEnvironment(models.Model):
@@ -39,40 +39,6 @@
     created     = models.DateTimeField(auto_now_add = True)
     updated     = models.DateTimeField(auto_now = True)
 
-
-    def get_artifact_type(self, path):
-        if self.betype == BuildEnvironment.TYPE_LOCAL:
-            try:
-                import magic
-
-                # fair warning: this is a mess; there are multiple competeing and incompatible
-                # magic modules floating around, so we try some of the most common combinations
-
-                try:    # we try ubuntu's python-magic 5.4
-                    m = magic.open(magic.MAGIC_MIME_TYPE)
-                    m.load()
-                    return m.file(path)
-                except AttributeError:
-                    pass
-
-                try:    # we try python-magic 0.4.6
-                    m = magic.Magic(magic.MAGIC_MIME)
-                    return m.from_file(path)
-                except AttributeError:
-                    pass
-
-                try:    # we try pip filemagic 1.6
-                    m = magic.Magic(flags=magic.MAGIC_MIME_TYPE)
-                    return m.id_filename(path)
-                except AttributeError:
-                    pass
-
-                return "binary/octet-stream"
-            except ImportError:
-                return "binary/octet-stream"
-        raise Exception("FIXME: artifact type not implemented for build environment type %s" % self.get_betype_display())
-
-
     def get_artifact(self, path):
         if self.betype == BuildEnvironment.TYPE_LOCAL:
             return open(path, "r")
@@ -137,6 +103,7 @@
     giturl      = models.CharField(max_length = 254)
     commit      = models.CharField(max_length = 254)
     dirpath     = models.CharField(max_length = 254)
+    layer_version = models.ForeignKey(Layer_Version, null=True)
 
 class BRBitbake(models.Model):
     req         = models.ForeignKey(BuildRequest, unique = True)    # only one bitbake for a request