diff --git a/app/deploy/compose/deploy_docker.py b/app/deploy/compose/deploy_docker.py
index 6a70f318..e8ee4b9f 100644
--- a/app/deploy/compose/deploy_docker.py
+++ b/app/deploy/compose/deploy_docker.py
@@ -13,8 +13,9 @@
 # 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 pathlib import Path
 from python_on_whales import DockerClient, DockerException
-from app.deploy.deployer import Deployer, DeployerException
+from app.deploy.deployer import Deployer, DeployerException, DeployerConfigGenerator
 
 
 class DockerDeployer(Deployer):
@@ -65,3 +66,14 @@ class DockerDeployer(Deployer):
             return self.docker.run(image=image, command=command, user=user, volumes=volumes, entrypoint=entrypoint)
         except DockerException as e:
             raise DeployerException(e)
+
+
+class DockerDeployerConfigGenerator(DeployerConfigGenerator):
+    config_file_name: str = "kind-config.yml"
+
+    def __init__(self) -> None:
+        super().__init__()
+
+    # Nothing needed at present for the docker deployer
+    def generate(self, deployment_dir: Path):
+        pass
diff --git a/app/deploy/deployer.py b/app/deploy/deployer.py
index 51b6010d..68b0088a 100644
--- a/app/deploy/deployer.py
+++ b/app/deploy/deployer.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 # along with this program.  If not, see <http:#www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
+from pathlib import Path
 
 
 class Deployer(ABC):
@@ -50,3 +51,10 @@ class Deployer(ABC):
 class DeployerException(Exception):
     def __init__(self, *args: object) -> None:
         super().__init__(*args)
+
+
+class DeployerConfigGenerator(ABC):
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    def generate(self, deployment_dir: Path):
+        pass
diff --git a/app/deploy/deployer_factory.py b/app/deploy/deployer_factory.py
index de89b72c..0c0ef69d 100644
--- a/app/deploy/deployer_factory.py
+++ b/app/deploy/deployer_factory.py
@@ -13,11 +13,20 @@
 # 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.deploy.k8s.deploy_k8s import K8sDeployer
-from app.deploy.compose.deploy_docker import DockerDeployer
+from app.deploy.k8s.deploy_k8s import K8sDeployer, K8sDeployerConfigGenerator
+from app.deploy.compose.deploy_docker import DockerDeployer, DockerDeployerConfigGenerator
 
 
-def getDeployer(type, compose_files, compose_project_name, compose_env_file):
+def getDeployerConfigGenerator(type: str):
+    if type == "compose" or type is None:
+        return DockerDeployerConfigGenerator()
+    elif type == "k8s":
+        return K8sDeployerConfigGenerator()
+    else:
+        print(f"ERROR: deploy-to {type} is not valid")
+
+
+def getDeployer(type: str, compose_files, compose_project_name, compose_env_file):
     if type == "compose" or type is None:
         return DockerDeployer(compose_files, compose_project_name, compose_env_file)
     elif type == "k8s":
diff --git a/app/deploy/deployment_create.py b/app/deploy/deployment_create.py
index 04fdde4a..4f297286 100644
--- a/app/deploy/deployment_create.py
+++ b/app/deploy/deployment_create.py
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import sys
 from app.util import (get_stack_file_path, get_parsed_deployment_spec, get_parsed_stack_config, global_options, get_yaml,
                       get_pod_list, get_pod_file_path, pod_has_scripts, get_pod_script_paths, get_plugin_code_paths)
 from app.deploy.deploy_types import DeploymentContext, DeployCommandContext, LaconicStackSetupCommand
+from app.deploy.deployer_factory import getDeployerConfigGenerator
 
 
 def _make_default_deployment_dir():
@@ -366,6 +367,10 @@ def create(ctx, spec_file, deployment_dir, network_dir, initial_peers):
     deployment_command_context = ctx.obj
     deployment_command_context.stack = stack_name
     deployment_context = DeploymentContext(Path(deployment_dir), deployment_command_context)
+    # Call the deployer to generate any deployer-specific files (e.g. for kind)
+    deployer_config_generator = getDeployerConfigGenerator(parsed_spec["deploy-to"])
+    # TODO: make deployment_dir a Path above
+    deployer_config_generator.generate(Path(deployment_dir))
     call_stack_deploy_create(deployment_context, [network_dir, initial_peers])
 
 
diff --git a/app/deploy/k8s/cluster_info.py b/app/deploy/k8s/cluster_info.py
index dd6df456..dfb1ef53 100644
--- a/app/deploy/k8s/cluster_info.py
+++ b/app/deploy/k8s/cluster_info.py
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ from kubernetes import client
 from typing import Any, List, Set
 
 from app.opts import opts
-from app.util import get_yaml
 from app.deploy.k8s.helpers import named_volumes_from_pod_files, volume_mounts_for_service, volumes_for_pod_files
+from app.deploy.k8s.helpers import parsed_pod_files_map_from_file_names
 
 
 class ClusterInfo:
@@ -31,12 +31,7 @@ class ClusterInfo:
         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}")
+        self.parsed_pod_yaml_map = parsed_pod_files_map_from_file_names(pod_files)
         # 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]
diff --git a/app/deploy/k8s/deploy_k8s.py b/app/deploy/k8s/deploy_k8s.py
index 25e0f485..16b5f0b4 100644
--- a/app/deploy/k8s/deploy_k8s.py
+++ b/app/deploy/k8s/deploy_k8s.py
@@ -13,11 +13,12 @@
 # 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 pathlib import Path
 from kubernetes import client, config
 
-from app.deploy.deployer import Deployer
+from app.deploy.deployer import Deployer, DeployerConfigGenerator
 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.helpers import pods_in_deployment, log_stream_from_string, generate_kind_config
 from app.deploy.k8s.cluster_info import ClusterInfo
 from app.opts import opts
 
@@ -46,7 +47,8 @@ class K8sDeployer(Deployer):
 
     def up(self, detach, services):
         # Create the kind cluster
-        create_cluster(self.kind_cluster_name)
+        # HACK: pass in the config file path here
+        create_cluster(self.kind_cluster_name, "./test-deployment-dir/kind-config.yml")
         self.connect_api()
         # Ensure the referenced containers are copied into kind
         load_images_into_kind(self.kind_cluster_name, self.cluster_info.image_set)
@@ -108,3 +110,19 @@ class K8sDeployer(Deployer):
     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
+
+
+class K8sDeployerConfigGenerator(DeployerConfigGenerator):
+    config_file_name: str = "kind-config.yml"
+
+    def __init__(self) -> None:
+        super().__init__()
+
+    def generate(self, deployment_dir: Path):
+        # Check the file isn't already there
+        # Get the config file contents
+        content = generate_kind_config(deployment_dir)
+        config_file = deployment_dir.joinpath(self.config_file_name)
+        # Write the file
+        with open(config_file, "w") as output_file:
+            output_file.write(content)
diff --git a/app/deploy/k8s/helpers.py b/app/deploy/k8s/helpers.py
index 3ff5e2b7..6194ac5e 100644
--- a/app/deploy/k8s/helpers.py
+++ b/app/deploy/k8s/helpers.py
@@ -14,10 +14,12 @@
 # along with this program.  If not, see <http:#www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 from kubernetes import client
+from pathlib import Path
 import subprocess
-from typing import Set
+from typing import Any, Set
 
 from app.opts import opts
+from app.util import get_yaml
 
 
 def _run_command(command: str):
@@ -28,8 +30,8 @@ def _run_command(command: str):
         print(f"Result: {result}")
 
 
-def create_cluster(name: str):
-    _run_command(f"kind create cluster --name {name}")
+def create_cluster(name: str, config_file: str):
+    _run_command(f"kind create cluster --name {name} --config {config_file}")
 
 
 def destroy_cluster(name: str):
@@ -102,3 +104,109 @@ def volumes_for_pod_files(parsed_pod_files):
                 volume = client.V1Volume(name=volume_name, persistent_volume_claim=claim)
                 result.append(volume)
     return result
+
+
+def _get_host_paths_for_volumes(parsed_pod_files):
+    result = {}
+    for pod in parsed_pod_files:
+        parsed_pod_file = parsed_pod_files[pod]
+        if "volumes" in parsed_pod_file:
+            volumes = parsed_pod_file["volumes"]
+            for volume_name in volumes.keys():
+                volume_definition = volumes[volume_name]
+                host_path = volume_definition["driver_opts"]["device"]
+                result[volume_name] = host_path
+    return result
+
+
+def parsed_pod_files_map_from_file_names(pod_files):
+    parsed_pod_yaml_map : Any = {}
+    for pod_file in pod_files:
+        with open(pod_file, "r") as pod_file_descriptor:
+            parsed_pod_file = get_yaml().load(pod_file_descriptor)
+            parsed_pod_yaml_map[pod_file] = parsed_pod_file
+    if opts.o.debug:
+        print(f"parsed_pod_yaml_map: {parsed_pod_yaml_map}")
+    return parsed_pod_yaml_map
+
+
+def _generate_kind_mounts(parsed_pod_files):
+    volume_definitions = []
+    volume_host_path_map = _get_host_paths_for_volumes(parsed_pod_files)
+    for pod in parsed_pod_files:
+        parsed_pod_file = parsed_pod_files[pod]
+        if "services" in parsed_pod_file:
+            services = parsed_pod_file["services"]
+            for service_name in services:
+                service_obj = services[service_name]
+                if "volumes" in service_obj:
+                    volumes = service_obj["volumes"]
+                    for mount_string in volumes:
+                        # Looks like: test-data:/data
+                        (volume_name, mount_path) = mount_string.split(":")
+                        volume_definitions.append(
+                            f"  - hostPath: {volume_host_path_map[volume_name]}\n    containerPath: /var/local-path-provisioner"
+                            )
+    return (
+        "" if len(volume_definitions) == 0 else (
+            "  extraMounts:\n"
+            f"{''.join(volume_definitions)}"
+        )
+    )
+
+
+def _generate_kind_port_mappings(parsed_pod_files):
+    port_definitions = []
+    for pod in parsed_pod_files:
+        parsed_pod_file = parsed_pod_files[pod]
+        if "services" in parsed_pod_file:
+            services = parsed_pod_file["services"]
+            for service_name in services:
+                service_obj = services[service_name]
+                if "ports" in service_obj:
+                    ports = service_obj["ports"]
+                    for port_string in ports:
+                        # TODO handle the complex cases
+                        # Looks like: 80 or something more complicated
+                        port_definitions.append(f"  - containerPort: {port_string}\n    hostPort: {port_string}")
+    return (
+        "" if len(port_definitions) == 0 else (
+            "  extraPortMappings:\n"
+            f"{''.join(port_definitions)}"
+        )
+    )
+
+
+# This needs to know:
+# The service ports for the cluster
+# The bind mounted volumes for the cluster
+#
+# Make ports like this:
+#  extraPortMappings:
+#  - containerPort: 80
+#    hostPort: 80
+#    # optional: set the bind address on the host
+#    # 0.0.0.0 is the current default
+#    listenAddress: "127.0.0.1"
+#    # optional: set the protocol to one of TCP, UDP, SCTP.
+#    # TCP is the default
+#    protocol: TCP
+# Make bind mounts like this:
+#  extraMounts:
+#  - hostPath: /path/to/my/files
+#    containerPath: /files
+def generate_kind_config(deployment_dir: Path):
+    compose_file_dir = deployment_dir.joinpath("compose")
+    # TODO: this should come from the stack file, not this way
+    pod_files = [p for p in compose_file_dir.iterdir() if p.is_file()]
+    parsed_pod_files_map = parsed_pod_files_map_from_file_names(pod_files)
+    port_mappings_yml = _generate_kind_port_mappings(parsed_pod_files_map)
+    mounts_yml = _generate_kind_mounts(parsed_pod_files_map)
+    return (
+        "kind: Cluster\n"
+        "apiVersion: kind.x-k8s.io/v1alpha4\n"
+        "nodes:\n"
+        "- role: control-plane\n"
+        f"{port_mappings_yml}\n"
+        f"{mounts_yml}\n"
+    )