diff --git a/app/deploy.py b/app/deploy.py
index 0ebcfe18..bb45520a 100644
--- a/app/deploy.py
+++ b/app/deploy.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
 # along with this program.  If not, see <http:#www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
-# Deploys the system components using docker-compose
+# Deploys the system components using a deployer (either docker-compose or k8s)
 
 import hashlib
 import copy
@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@ import sys
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 from importlib import resources
 import subprocess
-from python_on_whales import DockerClient, DockerException
 import click
 from pathlib import Path
 from app.util import include_exclude_check, get_parsed_stack_config, global_options2, get_dev_root_path
+from app.deployer import Deployer, DeployerException
 from app.deploy_types import ClusterContext, DeployCommandContext
 from app.deployment_create import create as deployment_create
 from app.deployment_create import init as deployment_init
@@ -57,9 +57,9 @@ def command(ctx, include, exclude, env_file, cluster):
 def create_deploy_context(global_context, stack, include, exclude, cluster, env_file):
     cluster_context = _make_cluster_context(global_context, stack, include, exclude, cluster, env_file)
     # See: https://gabrieldemarmiesse.github.io/python-on-whales/sub-commands/compose/
-    docker = DockerClient(compose_files=cluster_context.compose_files, compose_project_name=cluster_context.cluster,
-                          compose_env_file=cluster_context.env_file)
-    return DeployCommandContext(stack, cluster_context, docker)
+    deployer = Deployer(compose_files=cluster_context.compose_files, compose_project_name=cluster_context.cluster,
+                        compose_env_file=cluster_context.env_file)
+    return DeployCommandContext(stack, cluster_context, deployer)
 
 
 def up_operation(ctx, services_list, stay_attached=False):
@@ -74,10 +74,10 @@ def up_operation(ctx, services_list, stay_attached=False):
             print(f"Running compose up with container_exec_env: {container_exec_env}, extra_args: {services_list}")
         for pre_start_command in cluster_context.pre_start_commands:
             _run_command(global_context, cluster_context.cluster, pre_start_command)
-        deploy_context.docker.compose.up(detach=not stay_attached, services=services_list)
+        deploy_context.deployer.compose.up(detach=not stay_attached, services=services_list)
         for post_start_command in cluster_context.post_start_commands:
             _run_command(global_context, cluster_context.cluster, post_start_command)
-        _orchestrate_cluster_config(global_context, cluster_context.config, deploy_context.docker, container_exec_env)
+        _orchestrate_cluster_config(global_context, cluster_context.config, deploy_context.deployer, container_exec_env)
 
 
 def down_operation(ctx, delete_volumes, extra_args_list):
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ def down_operation(ctx, delete_volumes, extra_args_list):
         if extra_args_list:
             timeout_arg = extra_args_list[0]
         # Specify shutdown timeout (default 10s) to give services enough time to shutdown gracefully
-        ctx.obj.docker.compose.down(timeout=timeout_arg, volumes=delete_volumes)
+        ctx.obj.deployer.compose.down(timeout=timeout_arg, volumes=delete_volumes)
 
 
 def ps_operation(ctx):
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ def ps_operation(ctx):
     if not global_context.dry_run:
         if global_context.verbose:
             print("Running compose ps")
-        container_list = ctx.obj.docker.compose.ps()
+        container_list = ctx.obj.deployer.compose.ps()
         if len(container_list) > 0:
             print("Running containers:")
             for container in container_list:
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ def port_operation(ctx, extra_args):
         exposed_port = extra_args_list[1]
         if global_context.verbose:
             print(f"Running compose port {service_name} {exposed_port}")
-        mapped_port_data = ctx.obj.docker.compose.port(service_name, exposed_port)
+        mapped_port_data = ctx.obj.deployer.compose.port(service_name, exposed_port)
         print(f"{mapped_port_data[0]}:{mapped_port_data[1]}")
 
 
@@ -145,8 +145,8 @@ def exec_operation(ctx, extra_args):
         if global_context.verbose:
             print(f"Running compose exec {service_name} {command_to_exec}")
         try:
-            ctx.obj.docker.compose.execute(service_name, command_to_exec, envs=container_exec_env)
-        except DockerException:
+            ctx.obj.deployer.compose.execute(service_name, command_to_exec, envs=container_exec_env)
+        except DeployerException:
             print("container command returned error exit status")
 
 
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ def logs_operation(ctx, tail: int, follow: bool, extra_args: str):
         if global_context.verbose:
             print("Running compose logs")
         services_list = extra_args_list if extra_args_list is not None else []
-        logs_stream = ctx.obj.docker.compose.logs(services=services_list, tail=tail, follow=follow, stream=True)
+        logs_stream = ctx.obj.deployer.compose.logs(services=services_list, tail=tail, follow=follow, stream=True)
         for stream_type, stream_content in logs_stream:
             print(stream_content.decode("utf-8"), end="")
 
@@ -214,11 +214,11 @@ def get_stack_status(ctx, stack):
     ctx_copy.stack = stack
 
     cluster_context = _make_cluster_context(ctx_copy, stack, None, None, None, None)
-    docker = DockerClient(compose_files=cluster_context.compose_files, compose_project_name=cluster_context.cluster)
+    deployer = Deployer(compose_files=cluster_context.compose_files, compose_project_name=cluster_context.cluster)
     # TODO: refactor to avoid duplicating this code above
     if ctx.verbose:
         print("Running compose ps")
-    container_list = docker.compose.ps()
+    container_list = deployer.compose.ps()
     if len(container_list) > 0:
         if ctx.debug:
             print(f"Container list from compose ps: {container_list}")
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ def _run_command(ctx, cluster_name, command):
         sys.exit(1)
 
 
-def _orchestrate_cluster_config(ctx, cluster_config, docker, container_exec_env):
+def _orchestrate_cluster_config(ctx, cluster_config, deployer, container_exec_env):
 
     @dataclass
     class ConfigDirective:
@@ -390,13 +390,13 @@ def _orchestrate_cluster_config(ctx, cluster_config, docker, container_exec_env)
                     # TODO: fix the script paths so they're consistent between containers
                     source_value = None
                     try:
-                        source_value = docker.compose.execute(pd.source_container,
+                        source_value = deployer.compose.execute(pd.source_container,
                                                               ["sh", "-c",
                                                                   "sh /docker-entrypoint-scripts.d/export-"
                                                                   f"{pd.source_variable}.sh"],
                                                               tty=False,
                                                               envs=container_exec_env)
-                    except DockerException as error:
+                    except DeployerException as error:
                         if ctx.debug:
                             print(f"Docker exception reading config source: {error}")
                         # If the script executed failed for some reason, we get:
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ def _orchestrate_cluster_config(ctx, cluster_config, docker, container_exec_env)
                     if source_value:
                         if ctx.debug:
                             print(f"fetched source value: {source_value}")
-                        destination_output = docker.compose.execute(pd.destination_container,
+                        destination_output = deployer.compose.execute(pd.destination_container,
                                                                     ["sh", "-c",
                                                                         f"sh /scripts/import-{pd.destination_variable}.sh"
                                                                         f" {source_value}"],
diff --git a/app/deploy_docker.py b/app/deploy_docker.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8db3fa54
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/deploy_docker.py
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+# Copyright © 2022, 2023 Vulcanize
+
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <http:#www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+from python_on_whales import DockerClient, DockerException
+
diff --git a/app/deploy_k8s.py b/app/deploy_k8s.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..48562508
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/deploy_k8s.py
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+# Copyright © 2023 Vulcanize
+
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <http:#www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+from kubernetes import client, config
+
diff --git a/app/deploy_types.py b/app/deploy_types.py
index 63f32762..ecc0d5a3 100644
--- a/app/deploy_types.py
+++ b/app/deploy_types.py
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@
 from typing import List
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 from pathlib import Path
-from python_on_whales import DockerClient
 from app.command_types import CommandOptions
+from app.deployer import Deployer
 
 
 @dataclass
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ class ClusterContext:
 class DeployCommandContext:
     stack: str
     cluster_context: ClusterContext
-    docker: DockerClient
+    deployer: Deployer
 
 
 @dataclass
diff --git a/app/deployer.py b/app/deployer.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..76416125
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/deployer.py
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+# Copyright © 2023 Vulcanize
+
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+# along with this program.  If not, see <http:#www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
+
+class Deployer(ABC):
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    def (self, purchase):
+        pass
+
+
+class DeployerException(Exception) {
+
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 7f60f9dd..bf4845a1 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -8,3 +8,4 @@ ruamel.yaml>=0.17.32
 pydantic==1.10.9
 tomli==2.0.1
 validators==0.22.0
+kubernetes>=28.1.0