diff --git a/02_configure_host.sh b/02_configure_host.sh
index e34bcfee6..0544ddcb7 100755
--- a/02_configure_host.sh
+++ b/02_configure_host.sh
@@ -11,10 +11,6 @@ if [ ! -f "$HOME/.ssh/id_rsa.pub" ]; then
     ssh-keygen -f ~/.ssh/id_rsa -P ""
 fi
 
-# Start httpd container
-sudo "${CONTAINER_RUNTIME}" run -d --net host --privileged --name httpd ${POD_NAME} \
-     -v "$IRONIC_DATA_DIR":/shared --entrypoint /bin/runhttpd "${IRONIC_IMAGE}"
-
 # root needs a private key to talk to libvirt
 # See tripleo-quickstart-config/roles/virtbmc/tasks/configure-vbmc.yml
 if sudo [ ! -f /root/.ssh/id_rsa_virt_power ]; then
@@ -128,6 +124,41 @@ if [[ "$MANAGE_BR_BRIDGE" == "y" && $OS == "centos" ]] ; then
   fi
 fi
 
+# Needed if we're going to use any locally built images
+reg_state=$(sudo "$CONTAINER_RUNTIME" inspect registry --format  "{{.State.Status}}" || echo "error")
+if [[ "$reg_state" != "running" ]]; then
+ sudo "${CONTAINER_RUNTIME}" rm registry -f || true
+ sudo "${CONTAINER_RUNTIME}" run -d -p 5000:5000 --name registry "$DOCKER_REGISTRY_IMAGE"
+fi
+
+# Support for building local images
+for IMAGE_VAR in $(env | grep "_LOCAL_IMAGE=" | grep -o "^[^=]*") ; do
+  IMAGE=${!IMAGE_VAR}
+
+  # Is it a git repo?
+  if [[ "$IMAGE" =~ "://" ]] ; then
+    REPOPATH=~/${IMAGE##*/}
+    # Clone to ~ if not there already
+    [ -e "$REPOPATH" ] || git clone "$IMAGE" "$REPOPATH"
+    cd "$REPOPATH" || exit
+    #shellcheck disable=SC2086
+    export $IMAGE_VAR="${IMAGE##*/}:latest"
+    #shellcheck disable=SC2086
+    export $IMAGE_VAR="192.168.111.1:5000/localimages/${!IMAGE_VAR}"
+    sudo "${CONTAINER_RUNTIME}" build -t "${!IMAGE_VAR}" .
+    cd - || exit
+    sudo "${CONTAINER_RUNTIME}" push --tls-verify=false "${!IMAGE_VAR}" "${!IMAGE_VAR}"
+  fi
+done
+
+IRONIC_IMAGE=${IRONIC_LOCAL_IMAGE:-$IRONIC_IMAGE}
+VMBC_IMAGE=${VBMC_LOCAL_IMAGE:-$VMBC_IMAGE}
+SUSHY_TOOLS_IMAGE=${SUSHY_TOOLS_LOCAL_IMAGE:-$SUSHY_TOOLS_IMAGE}
+
+# Start httpd container
+sudo "${CONTAINER_RUNTIME}" run -d --net host --privileged --name httpd ${POD_NAME} \
+     -v "$IRONIC_DATA_DIR":/shared --entrypoint /bin/runhttpd "${IRONIC_IMAGE}"
+
 # Start vbmc and sushy containers
 sudo "${CONTAINER_RUNTIME}" run -d --net host --privileged --name vbmc ${POD_NAME} \
      -v "$WORKING_DIR/virtualbmc/vbmc":/root/.vbmc -v "/root/.ssh":/root/ssh \
diff --git a/03_launch_mgmt_cluster.sh b/03_launch_mgmt_cluster.sh
index c926d8688..e0efce5ea 100755
--- a/03_launch_mgmt_cluster.sh
+++ b/03_launch_mgmt_cluster.sh
@@ -71,16 +71,46 @@ function clone_repos() {
     popd
 }
 
+function kustomize_overlay() {
+  overlay_path=$1
+cat <<EOF> "$overlay_path/kustomization.yaml"
+apiVersion: kustomize.config.k8s.io/v1beta1
+kind: Kustomization
+resources:
+- $(realpath --relative-to="$overlay_path" "$BMOPATH/deploy")
+EOF
+}
+
 function launch_baremetal_operator() {
     pushd "${BMOPATH}"
+    kustomize_overlay_path=$(mktemp -d bmo-XXXXXXXXXX)
+    kustomize_overlay "$kustomize_overlay_path"
+    pushd "$kustomize_overlay_path"
+
+    # Add custom images in overlay
+    for IMAGE_VAR in $(env | grep "_LOCAL_IMAGE=" | grep -o "^[^=]*") ; do
+       IMAGE=${!IMAGE_VAR}
+       if [[ "$IMAGE" =~ "://" ]] ; then
+         #shellcheck disable=SC2086
+         IMAGE_NAME="${IMAGE##*/}:latest"
+         LOCAL_IMAGE="192.168.111.1:5000/localimages/$IMAGE_NAME"
+       fi
+
+       OLD_IMAGE_VAR="${IMAGE_VAR%_LOCAL_IMAGE}_IMAGE"
+       OLD_IMAGE=${!OLD_IMAGE_VAR}
+       #shellcheck disable=SC2086
+       kustomize edit set image $OLD_IMAGE=$LOCAL_IMAGE
+     done
+     popd
+
     if [ "${BMO_RUN_LOCAL}" = true ]; then
       touch bmo.out.log
       touch bmo.err.log
-      make deploy
+      kustomize build "$kustomize_overlay_path" | kubectl apply -f-
       kubectl scale deployment metal3-baremetal-operator -n metal3 --replicas=0
       nohup make run >> bmo.out.log 2>>bmo.err.log &
     else
-      make deploy
+      kustomize build "$kustomize_overlay_path" | kubectl apply -f-
     fi
     popd
 }
diff --git a/lib/common.sh b/lib/common.sh
index d94845800..bba5de091 100644
--- a/lib/common.sh
+++ b/lib/common.sh
@@ -56,6 +56,9 @@ export NUM_MASTERS=${NUM_MASTERS:-"1"}
 export NUM_WORKERS=${NUM_WORKERS:-"1"}
 export VM_EXTRADISKS=${VM_EXTRADISKS:-"false"}
 
+# Docker registry for local images
+export DOCKER_REGISTRY_IMAGE=${DOCKER_REGISTRY_IMAGE:-"docker.io/registry:latest"}
+
 # VBMC and Redfish images
 export VBMC_IMAGE=${VBMC_IMAGE:-"quay.io/metal3-io/vbmc"}
 export SUSHY_TOOLS_IMAGE=${SUSHY_TOOLS_IMAGE:-"quay.io/metal3-io/sushy-tools"}
@@ -281,7 +284,7 @@ differs(){
 function init_minikube() {
     #If the vm exists, it has already been initialized
     if [[ "$(sudo virsh list --all)" != *"minikube"* ]]; then
-      sudo su -l -c "minikube start" "$USER"
+      sudo su -l -c "minikube start --insecure-registry 192.168.111.1:5000" "$USER"
       # Pre-pull the image to reduce pod initialization time
       for IMAGE_VAR in IRONIC_IMAGE IPA_DOWNLOADER_IMAGE IRONIC_INSPECTOR_IMAGE BAREMETAL_OPERATOR_IMAGE; do
         IMAGE=${!IMAGE_VAR}