diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index b4cae92810..7c1117abf5 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-image: codecr.jlab.org/hallb/clas12/container-forge/base:latest
+image: codecr.jlab.org/hallb/clas12/iguana/ci_no_root:latest
 
 workflow:
   rules:
@@ -6,13 +6,16 @@ workflow:
       auto_cancel:
         on_new_commit: interruptible
     - if: $CI_PIPELINE_SOURCE == "schedule"
-    - if: $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == "main"
+    - if: $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH
       auto_cancel:
         on_new_commit: conservative
     - if: $CI_COMMIT_TAG
       auto_cancel:
         on_new_commit: conservative
 
+variables:
+  EVIOFILE: clas_018779.evio.00001
+
 default:
   interruptible: true
   before_script:
@@ -22,6 +25,25 @@ default:
     - export PATH=$CLARA_HOME/bin:$PATH
     - export PATH=$COATJAVA/bin:$PATH
 
+.clon:
+  tags:
+    - clonfarm3-shell
+  stage: test
+  needs: [build,download]
+  dependencies: [build,download]
+  interruptible: true
+  before_script:
+    - export JAVA_HOME=/usr/clas12/offline/jdk/21.0.2
+    - export PATH=$JAVA_HOME:$PATH
+    - export PATH=/usr/clas12/offline/maven/3.9.6/bin:$PATH
+    - export PATH=/usr/clas12/offline/asprof/4.4/bin:$PATH
+    - export CLARA_HOME=$CI_PROJECT_DIR/clara
+    - export COATJAVA=$CI_PROJECT_DIR/coatjava
+    - export PATH=$CLARA_HOME/plugins/clas12/bin:$PATH
+    - export PATH=$CLARA_HOME/bin:$PATH
+    - export PATH=$COATJAVA/bin:$PATH
+    - tar -xzvf clara.tar.gz
+
 stages:
   - mirror
   - build
@@ -50,7 +72,7 @@ build:
       optional: true
   script:
     - git config --global --add safe.directory $CI_PROJECT_DIR
-    - ./build-coatjava.sh --lfs --clara -T$JL_RUNNER_AVAIL_CPU --quiet --no-progress
+    - ./build-coatjava.sh --lfs --clara -T48 --quiet --no-progress
     - tar -czf coatjava.tar.gz coatjava
     - tar -czf clara.tar.gz clara
   artifacts:
@@ -63,31 +85,33 @@ build:
 download:
   stage: build
   script:
-#    - xrdcp xroot://sci-xrootd.jlab.org///osgpool/hallb/clas12/validation/raw/rg-d/clas_018779.evio.00001 ./
-    - git lfs install
-    - git clone https://code.jlab.org/hallb/clas12/validation-data
-    - cp validation-data/raw/rg-d/clas_018779.evio.00001 .
+    - GIT_LFS_SKIP_SMUDGE=1 git clone https://code.jlab.org/hallb/clas12/validation-data
+    - cd validation-data
+    - git lfs install --skip-smudge
+    - git config lfs.fetchinclude raw/rg-d/$EVIOFILE
+    - git lfs pull
+    - cd -
+    - ln validation-data/raw/rg-d/$EVIOFILE
   artifacts:
     when: always
-    expire_in: 1 day
     paths:
-      - clas_018779.evio.00001
+      - $EVIOFILE
 
-.spotbugs:
+spotbugs:
   stage: test
   needs: [build]
   dependencies: [build]
   script:
     - tar -xzf coatjava.tar.gz
-    - ./build-coatjava.sh -T$JL_RUNNER_AVAIL_CPU --spotbugs --quiet --no-progress
+    - ./build-coatjava.sh -T48 --spotbugs --quiet --no-progress
 
-.unit_tests:
+unit-tests:
   stage: test
   needs: [build]
   dependencies: [build]
   script:
     - tar -xzf coatjava.tar.gz
-    - ./build-coatjava.sh -T$JL_RUNNER_AVAIL_CPU --lfs --unittests --quiet --no-progress
+    - ./build-coatjava.sh -T48 --lfs --unittests --quiet --no-progress
     - ./validation/jacoco-aggregate.sh
   artifacts:
     when: always
@@ -95,10 +119,10 @@ download:
     paths:
       - publish
 
-.docs:
+docs:
   stage: test
-  needs: [build,unit_tests]
-  dependencies: [build,unit_tests]
+  needs: [build,unit-tests]
+  dependencies: [build,unit-tests]
   script:
     - tar -xzf coatjava.tar.gz
     - python3 -m venv venv
@@ -111,7 +135,7 @@ download:
     - cp -r publish pages/jacoco
   artifacts:
     when: always
-    expire_in: 7 days
+    expire_in: 1 week
     paths:
       - pages
 
@@ -121,7 +145,6 @@ eb:
   dependencies: [build]
   script:
     - tar -xzf coatjava.tar.gz
-    - tar -xzf clara.tar.gz
     - git config --global --add safe.directory $CI_PROJECT_DIR
     - git lfs install
     - git submodule update --init validation/advanced-tests/data
@@ -141,12 +164,7 @@ decoder:
   dependencies: [build,download]
   script:
     - tar -xzf clara.tar.gz
-    - decoder -l FINE -n 1000 -o clas_018779_00001.hipo clas_018779.evio.00001
-  artifacts:
-    when: always
-    expire_in: 1 day
-    paths:
-      - clas_018779_00001.hipo
+    - decoder -l FINE -n 1000 -o decoded.hipo $EVIOFILE
 
 clara:
   stage: test
@@ -154,24 +172,49 @@ clara:
   dependencies: [build,download]
   script:
     - tar -xzf clara.tar.gz
-    - run-clara -v -c $CLARA_HOME -t $JL_RUNNER_AVAIL_CPU -y ./etc/services/rgd-clarode.yml -n 100 -o out clas_018779.evio.00001
+    - run-clara -v -c $CLARA_HOME -t 4 -y ./etc/services/rgd-clarode.yml -n 30 -o out $EVIOFILE
+    - mv out/rec_$EVIOFILE.hipo claroded.hipo
 
 profile:
-  stage: test
-  needs: [build,decoder]
-  dependencies: [build,decoder]
+  extends: .clon
+  allow_failure: true
   script:
-    - tar -xzf coatjava.tar.gz
-    - libexec/profile -f flamegraph -e cpu       clas_018779_00001.hipo
-    - libexec/profile -f flamegraph -e nativemem clas_018779_00001.hipo
-    - libexec/profile -f flamegraph -e alloc     clas_018779_00001.hipo
+    - ./clara/plugins/clas12/libexec/profile -e cpu   run-clara -c ./clara -y ./etc/services/rgd-clarode.yml -o tmp1 -t 16 -l $EVIOFILE
+    - ./clara/plugins/clas12/libexec/profile -e alloc run-clara -c ./clara -y ./etc/services/rgd-clarode.yml -o tmp2 -t 16 -l $EVIOFILE
+    - ./clara/plugins/clas12/libexec/profile -e lock  run-clara -c ./clara -y ./etc/services/rgd-clarode.yml -o tmp3 -t 16 -l $EVIOFILE
   artifacts:
     when: always
     expire_in: 1 week
     paths:
-      - pro_flamegraph_cpu_clas_018779_00001
-      - pro_flamegraph_nativemem_clas_018779_00001
-      - pro_flamegraph_alloc_clas_018779_00001
+      - "asprof*.html"
+
+scaling:
+  extends: .clon
+  allow_failure: true
+  script:
+    - ./clara/plugins/clas12/libexec/scaling -c ./clara -y ./etc/services/rgd-clarode.yml -t 8,12,18,24 $EVIOFILE
+  artifacts:
+    when: always
+    expire_in: 1 week
+    paths:
+      - scaling.svg
+
+pages:
+  stage: deploy
+  needs: [profile,scaling,docs]
+  dependencies: [profile,scaling,docs]
+  script:
+    - cp -r pages public
+    - mkdir public/perf
+    - cp asprof*.html public/perf
+    - cp scaling.svg public/perf
+  pages: true
+  artifacts:
+    expire_in: 1 week
+    paths:
+      - public
+  rules:
+    - if: $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == $CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH
 
 .deploy:
   stage: deploy
diff --git a/docs/mkdocs/docs/index.md b/docs/mkdocs/docs/index.md
index 25a1cf9442..1dc49c17df 100644
--- a/docs/mkdocs/docs/index.md
+++ b/docs/mkdocs/docs/index.md
@@ -12,4 +12,8 @@
 ---
 
 ## Reports
-- [Coverage Report](jacoco/index.html)
+- [Jacoco Coverage](jacoco/index.html)
+- [Scaling Test](perf/scaling.svg)
+- [Cpu Profiling](perf/asprof_cpu.html)
+- [Alloc Profiling](perf/asprof_alloc.html)
+- [Lock Profiling](perf/asprof_lock.html)
diff --git a/libexec/profile b/libexec/profile
index 19da5dbd5c..a16b534935 100755
--- a/libexec/profile
+++ b/libexec/profile
@@ -1,29 +1,31 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 event=cpu
-format=flat
-seconds=12
-usage1="Usage:  profile [-h] [-s seconds] [-w seconds] [-e event] [-f format] [--] executable args"
-usage2="Usage:  profile [options] executable args\nOptions:\n\t[-h] [-s seconds] [-w seconds]\n\t[-e cpu|alloc|nativemem|lock|cache-misses]\n\t[-f flat|traces|collapsed|flamegraph|tree|jfr|otlp]"
+profile_seconds=30
+warmup_seconds=60
+usage1="Usage:  profile [-h] [-s seconds] [-w seconds] [-e event] [--] executable args"
+usage2="Usage:  profile [options] executable args\nOptions:\n\t[-h] [-s seconds] [-w seconds]\n\t[-e cpu|alloc|nativemem|lock|cache-misses]"
 
-while getopts s:f:e:o:w:h opt
+let tail_seconds=warmup_seconds-5
+let sleep_seconds=5
+
+while getopts s:e:o:w:h opt
 do
     case $opt in
-        s) seconds=$OPTARG ;;
-        f) format=$OPTARG ;;
+        s) profile_seconds=$OPTARG ;;
+        w) warmup_seconds=$OPTARG ;;
         e) event=$OPTARG ;;
         o) stub=$OPTARG ;;
-        w) warmup=$OPTARG ;;
         h) echo -e $usage2 && exit 0 ;;
         --) break ;;
         \?) echo $usage1 && exit 1 ;;
-#        :) echo $usage1 && exit 2 ;;
     esac
 done
 
 shift $((OPTIND-1))
 executable=$1
 arguments=${@:2}
+logfile=asprof$stub.log
 
 which asprof >& /dev/null
 [ "$?" -ne 0 ] && echo 'ERROR:  asprof is not in $PATH.' && echo -e $usage2 && exit 3
@@ -32,30 +34,36 @@ which $executable >& /dev/null
 [ "$?" -ne 0 ] && echo "ERROR:  $executable is not in \$PATH." && echo -e $usage2 && exit 4
 
 echo "Running asprof on '$executable $arguments' ..."
+sleep 1
 
-set -e
+rm -f $logfile && touch $logfile
 
-$executable $arguments >& asprof_$stub.log
+set -e
+$executable $arguments >> $logfile 2>&1 &
+set +e
 
 pid_bash=$!
+echo info:  pid bash=$pid_bash, getting java ...
+sleep 1
+pid_java=$(pgrep -P $pid_bash)
+sleep 1
+# go 2 deep for run-clara:
+pid_java=$(pgrep -P $pid_java | head -n 1)
+echo info:  pid java=$pid_java
+tail -f $logfile &
+pid_tail=$!
+sleep $tail_seconds
+kill -9 $pid_tail
 
-echo PID1=$pid_bash
-sleep 5
-pid_java=$(pgrep -P "$pid_bash")
-
-echo PID2=$pid_java
-
-ps waux && ps -p $pid_java
-
-echo "Waiting for $warmup seconds of warmup ..."
-for x in $(seq $warmup); do let y=$warmup-$x && echo -e -n "\r$y ..." && sleep 1; done
-
-# This 42 is probably for recon-util:
-tail -n 42 asprof_$stub.log
+set -e
+asprof -e $event -d $profile_seconds -f asprof_${event}$stub.html $pid_java >> $logfile 2>&1 &
+pid_asprof=$!
+set +e
 
-asprof --title "Coatjava:asprof:$executable:$event"  -e $event \
-    -d $seconds -o $format -f asprof_${format}_${event}_$stub $pid_java
+tail -f $logfile &
+pid_tail=$!
 
+wait $pid_asprof
+kill -9 $pid_bash
+kill -9 $pid_tail
 kill -9 $pid_java
-rm -f asprof_$stub.hipo
-