diff --git a/app/deploy/k8s/cluster_info.py b/app/deploy/k8s/cluster_info.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..540f5f8c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/deploy/k8s/cluster_info.py
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+# 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
+from typing import Any, List, Set
+
+from app.opts import opts
+from app.util import get_yaml
+
+
+class ClusterInfo:
+    parsed_pod_yaml_map: Any = {}
+    image_set: Set[str] = set()
+    app_name: str = "test-app"
+    deployment_name: str = "test-deployment"
+
+    def __init__(self) -> None:
+        pass
+
+    def int_from_pod_files(self, pod_files: List[str]):
+        for pod_file in pod_files:
+            with open(pod_file, "r") as pod_file_descriptor:
+                parsed_pod_file = get_yaml().load(pod_file_descriptor)
+                self.parsed_pod_yaml_map[pod_file] = parsed_pod_file
+        if opts.o.debug:
+            print(f"parsed_pod_yaml_map: {self.parsed_pod_yaml_map}")
+        # Find the set of images in the pods
+        for pod_name in self.parsed_pod_yaml_map:
+            pod = self.parsed_pod_yaml_map[pod_name]
+            services = pod["services"]
+            for service_name in services:
+                service_info = services[service_name]
+                image = service_info["image"]
+                self.image_set.add(image)
+        if opts.o.debug:
+            print(f"image_set: {self.image_set}")
+
+    def get_deployment(self):
+        containers = []
+        for pod_name in self.parsed_pod_yaml_map:
+            pod = self.parsed_pod_yaml_map[pod_name]
+            services = pod["services"]
+            for service_name in services:
+                container_name = service_name
+                service_info = services[service_name]
+                image = service_info["image"]
+                container = client.V1Container(
+                    name=container_name,
+                    image=image,
+                    ports=[client.V1ContainerPort(container_port=80)],
+                    resources=client.V1ResourceRequirements(
+                        requests={"cpu": "100m", "memory": "200Mi"},
+                        limits={"cpu": "500m", "memory": "500Mi"},
+                    ),
+                )
+                containers.append(container)
+        template = client.V1PodTemplateSpec(
+            metadata=client.V1ObjectMeta(labels={"app": self.app_name}),
+            spec=client.V1PodSpec(containers=containers),
+        )
+        spec = client.V1DeploymentSpec(
+            replicas=1, template=template, selector={
+                "matchLabels":
+                {"app": self.app_name}})
+
+        deployment = client.V1Deployment(
+            api_version="apps/v1",
+            kind="Deployment",
+            metadata=client.V1ObjectMeta(name=self.deployment_name),
+            spec=spec,
+        )
+        return deployment
diff --git a/app/deploy/k8s/deploy_k8s.py b/app/deploy/k8s/deploy_k8s.py
index 7cf0261d..e67f3974 100644
--- a/app/deploy/k8s/deploy_k8s.py
+++ b/app/deploy/k8s/deploy_k8s.py
@@ -14,33 +14,86 @@
 # along with this program.  If not, see <http:#www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 from kubernetes import client, config
+
 from app.deploy.deployer import Deployer
+from app.deploy.k8s.helpers import create_cluster, destroy_cluster, load_images_into_kind
+from app.deploy.k8s.helpers import pods_in_deployment, log_stream_from_string
+from app.deploy.k8s.cluster_info import ClusterInfo
+from app.opts import opts
 
 
 class K8sDeployer(Deployer):
     name: str = "k8s"
+    core_api: client.CoreV1Api
+    apps_api: client.AppsV1Api
+    kind_cluster_name: str
+    cluster_info : ClusterInfo
 
     def __init__(self, compose_files, compose_project_name, compose_env_file) -> None:
-        config.load_kube_config()
-        self.client = client.CoreV1Api()
+        if (opts.o.debug):
+            print(f"Compose files: {compose_files}")
+            print(f"Project name: {compose_project_name}")
+            print(f"Env file: {compose_env_file}")
+        self.kind_cluster_name = compose_project_name
+        self.cluster_info = ClusterInfo()
+        self.cluster_info.int_from_pod_files(compose_files)
+
+    def connect_api(self):
+        config.load_kube_config(context=f"kind-{self.kind_cluster_name}")
+        self.core_api = client.CoreV1Api()
+        self.apps_api = client.AppsV1Api()
 
     def up(self, detach, services):
-        pass
+        # Create the kind cluster
+        create_cluster(self.kind_cluster_name)
+        self.connect_api()
+        # Ensure the referenced containers are copied into kind
+        load_images_into_kind(self.kind_cluster_name, self.cluster_info.image_set)
+        # Process compose files into a Deployment
+        deployment = self.cluster_info.get_deployment()
+        # Create the k8s objects
+        resp = self.apps_api.create_namespaced_deployment(
+            body=deployment, namespace="default"
+        )
+
+        if opts.o.debug:
+            print("Deployment created.\n")
+            print(f"{resp.metadata.namespace} {resp.metadata.name} \
+                  {resp.metadata.generation} {resp.spec.template.spec.containers[0].image}")
 
     def down(self, timeout, volumes):
-        pass
+        # Delete the k8s objects
+        # Destroy the kind cluster
+        destroy_cluster(self.kind_cluster_name)
 
     def ps(self):
-        pass
+        self.connect_api()
+        # Call whatever API we need to get the running container list
+        ret = self.core_api.list_pod_for_all_namespaces(watch=False)
+        if ret.items:
+            for i in ret.items:
+                print("%s\t%s\t%s" % (i.status.pod_ip, i.metadata.namespace, i.metadata.name))
+        ret = self.core_api.list_node(pretty=True, watch=False)
+        return []
 
     def port(self, service, private_port):
+        # Since we handle the port mapping, need to figure out where this comes from
+        # Also look into whether it makes sense to get ports for k8s
         pass
 
     def execute(self, service_name, command, envs):
+        # Call the API to execute a command in a running container
         pass
 
     def logs(self, services, tail, follow, stream):
-        pass
+        self.connect_api()
+        pods = pods_in_deployment(self.core_api, "test-deployment")
+        if len(pods) > 1:
+            print("Warning: more than one pod in the deployment")
+        k8s_pod_name = pods[0]
+        log_data = self.core_api.read_namespaced_pod_log(k8s_pod_name, namespace="default", container="test")
+        return log_stream_from_string(log_data)
 
     def run(self, image, command, user, volumes, entrypoint=None):
+        # We need to figure out how to do this -- check why we're being called first
         pass
diff --git a/app/deploy/k8s/helpers.py b/app/deploy/k8s/helpers.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..731d667d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/deploy/k8s/helpers.py
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+# 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
+import subprocess
+from typing import Set
+
+from app.opts import opts
+
+
+def _run_command(command: str):
+    if opts.o.debug:
+        print(f"Running: {command}")
+    result = subprocess.run(command, shell=True)
+    if opts.o.debug:
+        print(f"Result: {result}")
+
+
+def create_cluster(name: str):
+    _run_command(f"kind create cluster --name {name}")
+
+
+def destroy_cluster(name: str):
+    _run_command(f"kind delete cluster --name {name}")
+
+
+def load_images_into_kind(kind_cluster_name: str, image_set: Set[str]):
+    for image in image_set:
+        _run_command(f"kind load docker-image {image} --name {kind_cluster_name}")
+
+
+def pods_in_deployment(core_api: client.CoreV1Api, deployment_name: str):
+    pods = []
+    pod_response = core_api.list_namespaced_pod(namespace="default", label_selector="app=test-app")
+    if opts.o.debug:
+        print(f"pod_response: {pod_response}")
+    for pod_info in pod_response.items:
+        pod_name = pod_info.metadata.name
+        pods.append(pod_name)
+    return pods
+
+
+def log_stream_from_string(s: str):
+    # Note response has to be UTF-8 encoded because the caller expects to decode it
+    yield ("ignore", s.encode())
diff --git a/app/opts.py b/app/opts.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..193637c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/opts.py
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+# 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 app.command_types import CommandOptions
+
+
+class opts:
+    o: CommandOptions = None
diff --git a/cli.py b/cli.py
index 5dea43ca..38bdddd9 100644
--- a/cli.py
+++ b/cli.py
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ from app.build import build_npms
 from app.deploy import deploy
 from app import version
 from app.deploy import deployment
+from app import opts
 from app import update
 
 CONTEXT_SETTINGS = dict(help_option_names=['-h', '--help'])
@@ -39,7 +40,9 @@ CONTEXT_SETTINGS = dict(help_option_names=['-h', '--help'])
 @click.pass_context
 def cli(ctx, stack, quiet, verbose, dry_run, local_stack, debug, continue_on_error):
     """Laconic Stack Orchestrator"""
-    ctx.obj = CommandOptions(stack, quiet, verbose, dry_run, local_stack, debug, continue_on_error)
+    command_options = CommandOptions(stack, quiet, verbose, dry_run, local_stack, debug, continue_on_error)
+    opts.opts.o = command_options
+    ctx.obj = command_options
 
 
 cli.add_command(setup_repositories.command, "setup-repositories")