An automated and model driven mini-cloud deployment method comprising: instantiating a model driven orchestrator; parsing a blueprint to develop a virtual network function topology including: identifying infrastructure components required to establish at least one virtual network function; identifying at least one dependency for the at least one virtual network function; providing a sequence for calling life cycle operations; the model driven orchestrator effectuates the life cycle operations comprising: establishing a uCPE as a tenant within a network registry, configuring the uCPE, and activating the uCPE; and instantiating the at least one virtual network function on the uCPE according to the virtual network function topology.