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+import { ethers } from "hardhat";
+import { DeployResult } from "hardhat-deploy/dist/types";
+import { DeployFunction } from "hardhat-deploy/types";
+import { HardhatRuntimeEnvironment } from "hardhat/types";
+
+import { getConfig } from "../helpers/deploymentConfig";
+import { toAddress } from "../helpers/deploymentUtils";
+
+const func: DeployFunction = async function (hre: HardhatRuntimeEnvironment) {
+  const { deployments, getNamedAccounts } = hre;
+  const { deploy } = deployments;
+  const { deployer } = await getNamedAccounts();
+  const deploymentConfig = await getConfig(hre.network.name);
+  const { preconfiguredAddresses } = deploymentConfig;
+
+  const accessControlManagerAddress = await toAddress(
+    preconfiguredAddresses.AccessControlManager || "AccessControlManager",
+    hre,
+  );
+
+  // VAIController Beacon
+  const vaiControllerImp: DeployResult = await deploy("VAIControllerImp", {
+    contract: "VAIController",
+    from: deployer,
+    args: [],
+    log: true,
+    autoMine: true,
+  });
+
+  const vaiControllerBeacon: DeployResult = await deploy("VAIControllerBeacon", {
+    contract: "UpgradeableBeacon",
+    from: deployer,
+    args: [vaiControllerImp.address],
+    log: true,
+    autoMine: true,
+  });
+
+  const VAIController = await ethers.getContractFactory("VAIController");
+  await deploy("VAIController", {
+    from: deployer,
+    contract: "BeaconProxy",
+    args: [
+      vaiControllerBeacon.address,
+      VAIController.interface.encodeFunctionData("initialize", [accessControlManagerAddress]),
+    ],
+    log: true,
+    autoMine: true,
+  });
+};
+
+func.tags = ["VAIController", "il"];
+
+export default func;