diff --git a/deploy/tfs.sh b/deploy/tfs.sh
index e6a0c0c1053b69462a0e60c6b6cebe28a7dc59af..1ecb039e3fdeb88ca04737e56df5f94e588fed0b 100755
--- a/deploy/tfs.sh
+++ b/deploy/tfs.sh
@@ -176,13 +176,14 @@ echo "# Environment variables for TeraFlowSDN deployment" > $ENV_VARS_SCRIPT
 PYTHONPATH=$(pwd)/src
 echo "export PYTHONPATH=${PYTHONPATH}" >> $ENV_VARS_SCRIPT
 
-echo "Create Redis secret..."
-# first try to delete an old one if exists
-kubectl delete secret redis-secrets --namespace=$TFS_K8S_NAMESPACE --ignore-not-found
-REDIS_PASSWORD=`uuidgen`
-kubectl create secret generic redis-secrets --namespace=$TFS_K8S_NAMESPACE \
-    --from-literal=REDIS_PASSWORD=$REDIS_PASSWORD
-echo "export REDIS_PASSWORD=${REDIS_PASSWORD}" >> $ENV_VARS_SCRIPT
+# Not needed for the Hackfest
+#echo "Create Redis secret..."
+## first try to delete an old one if exists
+#kubectl delete secret redis-secrets --namespace=$TFS_K8S_NAMESPACE --ignore-not-found
+#REDIS_PASSWORD=`uuidgen`
+#kubectl create secret generic redis-secrets --namespace=$TFS_K8S_NAMESPACE \
+#    --from-literal=REDIS_PASSWORD=$REDIS_PASSWORD
+#echo "export REDIS_PASSWORD=${REDIS_PASSWORD}" >> $ENV_VARS_SCRIPT
 
 for COMPONENT in $TFS_COMPONENTS; do
     echo "Processing '$COMPONENT' component..."
@@ -259,8 +260,9 @@ for COMPONENT in $TFS_COMPONENTS; do
 
     echo "  Adapting '$COMPONENT' manifest file..."
     MANIFEST="$TMP_MANIFESTS_FOLDER/${COMPONENT}service.yaml"
-    # cp ./manifests/"${COMPONENT}"service.yaml "$MANIFEST"
-    cat ./manifests/"${COMPONENT}"service.yaml | linkerd inject - --proxy-cpu-request "10m" --proxy-cpu-limit "1" --proxy-memory-request "64Mi" --proxy-memory-limit "256Mi" > "$MANIFEST"
+    # Deactivated linkerd for the Hackfest
+    cp ./manifests/"${COMPONENT}"service.yaml "$MANIFEST"
+    #cat ./manifests/"${COMPONENT}"service.yaml | linkerd inject - --proxy-cpu-request "10m" --proxy-cpu-limit "1" --proxy-memory-request "64Mi" --proxy-memory-limit "256Mi" > "$MANIFEST"
 
     if [ "$COMPONENT" == "pathcomp" ]; then
         IMAGE_URL=$(echo "$TFS_REGISTRY_IMAGES/$COMPONENT-frontend:$TFS_IMAGE_TAG" | sed 's,//,/,g' | sed 's,http:/,,g')
@@ -375,10 +377,11 @@ if [[ "$TFS_COMPONENTS" == *"webui"* ]]; then
     GRAFANA_URL_UPDATED="http://${GRAFANA_USERNAME}:${TFS_GRAFANA_PASSWORD}@${GRAFANA_URL}"
     echo "export GRAFANA_URL_UPDATED=${GRAFANA_URL_UPDATED}" >> $ENV_VARS_SCRIPT
 
-    echo ">> Installing Scatter Plot plugin..."
-    curl -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" -H "Content-Length: 0" \
-        ${GRAFANA_URL_UPDATED}/api/plugins/michaeldmoore-scatter-panel/install
-    echo
+    # Not needed for the Hackfest
+    #echo ">> Installing Scatter Plot plugin..."
+    #curl -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" -H "Content-Length: 0" \
+    #    ${GRAFANA_URL_UPDATED}/api/plugins/michaeldmoore-scatter-panel/install
+    #echo
 
     # Ref: https://grafana.com/docs/grafana/latest/http_api/data_source/
     QDB_HOST_PORT="${METRICSDB_HOSTNAME}:${QDB_SQL_PORT}"
@@ -408,68 +411,71 @@ if [[ "$TFS_COMPONENTS" == *"webui"* ]]; then
     }' ${GRAFANA_URL_UPDATED}/api/datasources
     echo
 
-    curl -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" -H "Accept: application/json" -d '{
-        "access"   : "proxy",
-        "type"     : "postgres",
-        "name"     : "questdb-slc-grp",
-        "url"      : "'${QDB_HOST_PORT}'",
-        "database" : "'${QDB_TABLE_SLICE_GROUPS}'",
-        "user"     : "'${QDB_USERNAME}'",
-        "basicAuth": false,
-        "isDefault": false,
-        "jsonData" : {
-            "sslmode"               : "disable",
-            "postgresVersion"       : 1100,
-            "maxOpenConns"          : 0,
-            "maxIdleConns"          : 2,
-            "connMaxLifetime"       : 14400,
-            "tlsAuth"               : false,
-            "tlsAuthWithCACert"     : false,
-            "timescaledb"           : false,
-            "tlsConfigurationMethod": "file-path",
-            "tlsSkipVerify"         : true
-        },
-        "secureJsonData": {"password": "'${QDB_PASSWORD}'"}
-    }' ${GRAFANA_URL_UPDATED}/api/datasources
-    echo
-
-    curl -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" -H "Accept: application/json" -d '{
-        "access"   : "proxy",
-        "type"     : "postgres",
-        "name"     : "cockroachdb",
-        "url"      : "'cockroachdb-public.${CRDB_NAMESPACE}.svc.cluster.local:${CRDB_SQL_PORT}'",
-        "database" : "'${CRDB_DATABASE}'",
-        "user"     : "'${CRDB_USERNAME}'",
-        "basicAuth": false,
-        "isDefault": false,
-        "jsonData" : {
-            "sslmode"               : "require",
-            "postgresVersion"       : 1100,
-            "maxOpenConns"          : 0,
-            "maxIdleConns"          : 2,
-            "connMaxLifetime"       : 14400,
-            "tlsAuth"               : false,
-            "tlsAuthWithCACert"     : false,
-            "timescaledb"           : false,
-            "tlsConfigurationMethod": "file-path",
-            "tlsSkipVerify"         : true
-        },
-        "secureJsonData": {"password": "'${CRDB_PASSWORD}'"}
-    }' ${GRAFANA_URL_UPDATED}/api/datasources
-    echo
-
-    # adding the datasource of the metrics collection framework
-    curl -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" -H "Accept: application/json" -d '{
-        "access"   : "proxy",
-        "type"     : "prometheus",
-        "name"     : "prometheus",
-        "url"      : "http://prometheus-k8s.monitoring.svc:9090",
-        "basicAuth": false,
-        "isDefault": false,
-        "jsonData" : {
-            "httpMethod"               : "POST"
-        }
-    }' ${GRAFANA_URL_UPDATED}/api/datasources
+    # Not needed for the Hackfest
+    #curl -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" -H "Accept: application/json" -d '{
+    #    "access"   : "proxy",
+    #    "type"     : "postgres",
+    #    "name"     : "questdb-slc-grp",
+    #    "url"      : "'${QDB_HOST_PORT}'",
+    #    "database" : "'${QDB_TABLE_SLICE_GROUPS}'",
+    #    "user"     : "'${QDB_USERNAME}'",
+    #    "basicAuth": false,
+    #    "isDefault": false,
+    #    "jsonData" : {
+    #        "sslmode"               : "disable",
+    #        "postgresVersion"       : 1100,
+    #        "maxOpenConns"          : 0,
+    #        "maxIdleConns"          : 2,
+    #        "connMaxLifetime"       : 14400,
+    #        "tlsAuth"               : false,
+    #        "tlsAuthWithCACert"     : false,
+    #        "timescaledb"           : false,
+    #        "tlsConfigurationMethod": "file-path",
+    #        "tlsSkipVerify"         : true
+    #    },
+    #    "secureJsonData": {"password": "'${QDB_PASSWORD}'"}
+    #}' ${GRAFANA_URL_UPDATED}/api/datasources
+    #echo
+
+    # Not needed for the Hackfest
+    #curl -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" -H "Accept: application/json" -d '{
+    #    "access"   : "proxy",
+    #    "type"     : "postgres",
+    #    "name"     : "cockroachdb",
+    #    "url"      : "'cockroachdb-public.${CRDB_NAMESPACE}.svc.cluster.local:${CRDB_SQL_PORT}'",
+    #    "database" : "'${CRDB_DATABASE}'",
+    #    "user"     : "'${CRDB_USERNAME}'",
+    #    "basicAuth": false,
+    #    "isDefault": false,
+    #    "jsonData" : {
+    #        "sslmode"               : "require",
+    #        "postgresVersion"       : 1100,
+    #        "maxOpenConns"          : 0,
+    #        "maxIdleConns"          : 2,
+    #        "connMaxLifetime"       : 14400,
+    #        "tlsAuth"               : false,
+    #        "tlsAuthWithCACert"     : false,
+    #        "timescaledb"           : false,
+    #        "tlsConfigurationMethod": "file-path",
+    #        "tlsSkipVerify"         : true
+    #    },
+    #    "secureJsonData": {"password": "'${CRDB_PASSWORD}'"}
+    #}' ${GRAFANA_URL_UPDATED}/api/datasources
+    #echo
+
+    # Not needed for the Hackfest
+    ## adding the datasource of the metrics collection framework
+    #curl -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" -H "Accept: application/json" -d '{
+    #    "access"   : "proxy",
+    #    "type"     : "prometheus",
+    #    "name"     : "prometheus",
+    #    "url"      : "http://prometheus-k8s.monitoring.svc:9090",
+    #    "basicAuth": false,
+    #    "isDefault": false,
+    #    "jsonData" : {
+    #        "httpMethod"               : "POST"
+    #    }
+    #}' ${GRAFANA_URL_UPDATED}/api/datasources
     printf "\n\n"
 
     echo ">> Creating and staring dashboards..."
@@ -484,68 +490,75 @@ if [[ "$TFS_COMPONENTS" == *"webui"* ]]; then
     curl -X POST ${GRAFANA_URL_UPDATED}/api/user/stars/dashboard/${DASHBOARD_ID}
     echo
 
-    # Dashboard: Slice Grouping
-    curl -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '@src/webui/grafana_db_slc_grps_psql.json' \
-        ${GRAFANA_URL_UPDATED}/api/dashboards/db
-    echo
-    DASHBOARD_URL="${GRAFANA_URL_UPDATED}/api/dashboards/uid/tfs-slice-grps"
-    DASHBOARD_ID=$(curl -s "${DASHBOARD_URL}" | jq '.dashboard.id')
-    curl -X POST ${GRAFANA_URL_UPDATED}/api/user/stars/dashboard/${DASHBOARD_ID}
-    echo
-
-    # Dashboard: Component RPCs
-    curl -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '@src/webui/grafana_prom_component_rpc.json' \
-        ${GRAFANA_URL_UPDATED}/api/dashboards/db
-    echo
-    DASHBOARD_URL="${GRAFANA_URL_UPDATED}/api/dashboards/uid/tfs-comp-rpc"
-    DASHBOARD_ID=$(curl -s "${DASHBOARD_URL}" | jq '.dashboard.id')
-    curl -X POST ${GRAFANA_URL_UPDATED}/api/user/stars/dashboard/${DASHBOARD_ID}
-    echo
-
-    # Dashboard: Device Drivers
-    curl -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '@src/webui/grafana_prom_device_driver.json' \
-        ${GRAFANA_URL_UPDATED}/api/dashboards/db
-    echo
-    DASHBOARD_URL="${GRAFANA_URL_UPDATED}/api/dashboards/uid/tfs-dev-drv"
-    DASHBOARD_ID=$(curl -s "${DASHBOARD_URL}" | jq '.dashboard.id')
-    curl -X POST ${GRAFANA_URL_UPDATED}/api/user/stars/dashboard/${DASHBOARD_ID}
-    echo
-
-    # Dashboard: Service Handlers
-    curl -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '@src/webui/grafana_prom_service_handler.json' \
-        ${GRAFANA_URL_UPDATED}/api/dashboards/db
-    echo
-    DASHBOARD_URL="${GRAFANA_URL_UPDATED}/api/dashboards/uid/tfs-svc-hdlr"
-    DASHBOARD_ID=$(curl -s "${DASHBOARD_URL}" | jq '.dashboard.id')
-    curl -X POST ${GRAFANA_URL_UPDATED}/api/user/stars/dashboard/${DASHBOARD_ID}
-    echo
-
-    # Dashboard: Device Execution Details
-    curl -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '@src/webui/grafana_prom_device_exec_details.json' \
-        ${GRAFANA_URL_UPDATED}/api/dashboards/db
-    echo
-    DASHBOARD_URL="${GRAFANA_URL_UPDATED}/api/dashboards/uid/tfs-dev-exec"
-    DASHBOARD_ID=$(curl -s "${DASHBOARD_URL}" | jq '.dashboard.id')
-    curl -X POST ${GRAFANA_URL_UPDATED}/api/user/stars/dashboard/${DASHBOARD_ID}
-    echo
-
-    # Dashboard: Load Generator Status
-    curl -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '@src/webui/grafana_prom_load_generator.json' \
-        ${GRAFANA_URL_UPDATED}/api/dashboards/db
-    echo
-    DASHBOARD_URL="${GRAFANA_URL_UPDATED}/api/dashboards/uid/tfs-loadgen-stats"
-    DASHBOARD_ID=$(curl -s "${DASHBOARD_URL}" | jq '.dashboard.id')
-    curl -X POST ${GRAFANA_URL_UPDATED}/api/user/stars/dashboard/${DASHBOARD_ID}
-    echo
-
-    # Dashboard: Load Generator Status
-    curl -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '@src/webui/grafana_prom_tfs_num_pods.json' \
-        ${GRAFANA_URL_UPDATED}/api/dashboards/db
-    echo
-    DASHBOARD_URL="${GRAFANA_URL_UPDATED}/api/dashboards/uid/tfs-num-pods"
-    DASHBOARD_ID=$(curl -s "${DASHBOARD_URL}" | jq '.dashboard.id')
-    curl -X POST ${GRAFANA_URL_UPDATED}/api/user/stars/dashboard/${DASHBOARD_ID}
-    echo
+    # Not needed for the Hackfest
+    ## Dashboard: Slice Grouping
+    #curl -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '@src/webui/grafana_db_slc_grps_psql.json' \
+    #    ${GRAFANA_URL_UPDATED}/api/dashboards/db
+    #echo
+    #DASHBOARD_URL="${GRAFANA_URL_UPDATED}/api/dashboards/uid/tfs-slice-grps"
+    #DASHBOARD_ID=$(curl -s "${DASHBOARD_URL}" | jq '.dashboard.id')
+    #curl -X POST ${GRAFANA_URL_UPDATED}/api/user/stars/dashboard/${DASHBOARD_ID}
+    #echo
+
+    # Not needed for the Hackfest
+    ## Dashboard: Component RPCs
+    #curl -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '@src/webui/grafana_prom_component_rpc.json' \
+    #    ${GRAFANA_URL_UPDATED}/api/dashboards/db
+    #echo
+    #DASHBOARD_URL="${GRAFANA_URL_UPDATED}/api/dashboards/uid/tfs-comp-rpc"
+    #DASHBOARD_ID=$(curl -s "${DASHBOARD_URL}" | jq '.dashboard.id')
+    #curl -X POST ${GRAFANA_URL_UPDATED}/api/user/stars/dashboard/${DASHBOARD_ID}
+    #echo
+
+    # Not needed for the Hackfest
+    ## Dashboard: Device Drivers
+    #curl -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '@src/webui/grafana_prom_device_driver.json' \
+    #    ${GRAFANA_URL_UPDATED}/api/dashboards/db
+    #echo
+    #DASHBOARD_URL="${GRAFANA_URL_UPDATED}/api/dashboards/uid/tfs-dev-drv"
+    #DASHBOARD_ID=$(curl -s "${DASHBOARD_URL}" | jq '.dashboard.id')
+    #curl -X POST ${GRAFANA_URL_UPDATED}/api/user/stars/dashboard/${DASHBOARD_ID}
+    #echo
+
+    # Not needed for the Hackfest
+    ## Dashboard: Service Handlers
+    #curl -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '@src/webui/grafana_prom_service_handler.json' \
+    #    ${GRAFANA_URL_UPDATED}/api/dashboards/db
+    #echo
+    #DASHBOARD_URL="${GRAFANA_URL_UPDATED}/api/dashboards/uid/tfs-svc-hdlr"
+    #DASHBOARD_ID=$(curl -s "${DASHBOARD_URL}" | jq '.dashboard.id')
+    #curl -X POST ${GRAFANA_URL_UPDATED}/api/user/stars/dashboard/${DASHBOARD_ID}
+    #echo
+
+    # Not needed for the Hackfest
+    ## Dashboard: Device Execution Details
+    #curl -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '@src/webui/grafana_prom_device_exec_details.json' \
+    #    ${GRAFANA_URL_UPDATED}/api/dashboards/db
+    #echo
+    #DASHBOARD_URL="${GRAFANA_URL_UPDATED}/api/dashboards/uid/tfs-dev-exec"
+    #DASHBOARD_ID=$(curl -s "${DASHBOARD_URL}" | jq '.dashboard.id')
+    #curl -X POST ${GRAFANA_URL_UPDATED}/api/user/stars/dashboard/${DASHBOARD_ID}
+    #echo
+
+    # Not needed for the Hackfest
+    ## Dashboard: Load Generator Status
+    #curl -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '@src/webui/grafana_prom_load_generator.json' \
+    #    ${GRAFANA_URL_UPDATED}/api/dashboards/db
+    #echo
+    #DASHBOARD_URL="${GRAFANA_URL_UPDATED}/api/dashboards/uid/tfs-loadgen-stats"
+    #DASHBOARD_ID=$(curl -s "${DASHBOARD_URL}" | jq '.dashboard.id')
+    #curl -X POST ${GRAFANA_URL_UPDATED}/api/user/stars/dashboard/${DASHBOARD_ID}
+    #echo
+
+    # Not needed for the Hackfest
+    ## Dashboard: Load Generator Status
+    #curl -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '@src/webui/grafana_prom_tfs_num_pods.json' \
+    #    ${GRAFANA_URL_UPDATED}/api/dashboards/db
+    #echo
+    #DASHBOARD_URL="${GRAFANA_URL_UPDATED}/api/dashboards/uid/tfs-num-pods"
+    #DASHBOARD_ID=$(curl -s "${DASHBOARD_URL}" | jq '.dashboard.id')
+    #curl -X POST ${GRAFANA_URL_UPDATED}/api/user/stars/dashboard/${DASHBOARD_ID}
+    #echo
 
     printf "\n\n"
 fi