diff --git a/tasks.py b/tasks.py
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+from invoke import task
+from invoke.exceptions import UnexpectedExit
+@task
+def delete(ctx):
+    ctx.run("cd 30-cert-manager; skaffold delete")
+    ctx.run("cd 20-kube; skaffold delete")
+    ctx.run("cd 10-vols; skaffold delete")
+    ctx.run("cd 00-defs; skaffold delete")
+
+@task
+def run(ctx):
+    ctx.run("cd 00-defs; skaffold run", echo=True)
+    ctx.run("cd 10-vols; skaffold run", echo=True)
+    ctx.run("cd 20-kube; skaffold run", echo=True)
+    # here we must wait for cert-manager-webhook.cert-manager.svc
+    ctx.run("cd 30-cert-manager; skaffold run", echo=True, warn=True)
+    ctx.run("cd 30-cert-manager; skaffold run", echo=True)
+
+    try:
+        ctx.run("kubectl get -n pomerium ingress | grep 80")
+    except UnexpectedExit:
+        raise SystemExit("expected cm-acme-http-solver-... ingress on port 80")