diff --git a/src/main/cljc/dda/c4k_jira/core.cljc b/src/main/cljc/dda/c4k_jira/core.cljc
index da818ed..85792ad 100644
--- a/src/main/cljc/dda/c4k_jira/core.cljc
+++ b/src/main/cljc/dda/c4k_jira/core.cljc
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
            (when (contains? config :jira-data-volume-path)
              [(yaml/to-string (jira/generate-persistent-volume config))])
            [(yaml/to-string (jira/generate-pvc))
-            (yaml/to-string (jira/generate-pod config))
+            (yaml/to-string (jira/generate-deployment config))
             (yaml/to-string (jira/generate-service))
             (yaml/to-string (jira/generate-certificate config))
             (yaml/to-string (jira/generate-ingress config))
diff --git a/src/main/cljc/dda/c4k_jira/jira.cljc b/src/main/cljc/dda/c4k_jira/jira.cljc
index 733321e..ec218da 100644
--- a/src/main/cljc/dda/c4k_jira/jira.cljc
+++ b/src/main/cljc/dda/c4k_jira/jira.cljc
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@
    (defmethod yaml/load-resource :jira [resource-name]
      (case resource-name
        "jira/certificate.yaml" (rc/inline "jira/certificate.yaml")
+       "jira/deployment.yaml" (rc/inline "jira/deployment.yaml")
        "jira/ingress.yaml" (rc/inline "jira/ingress.yaml")
        "jira/persistent-volume.yaml" (rc/inline "jira/persistent-volume.yaml")
-       "jira/pod.yaml" (rc/inline "jira/pod.yaml")
        "jira/pvc.yaml" (rc/inline "jira/pvc.yaml")
        "jira/service.yaml" (rc/inline "jira/service.yaml")
        (throw (js/Error. "Undefined Resource!")))))
@@ -29,6 +29,11 @@
      (assoc-in [:spec :dnsNames] [fqdn])
      (assoc-in [:spec :issuerRef :name] letsencrypt-issuer))))
 
+(defn generate-deployment [config]
+  (let [{:keys [fqdn]} config]
+    (-> (yaml/from-string (yaml/load-resource "jira/deployment.yaml"))
+        (cm/replace-named-value "FQDN" fqdn))))
+
 (defn generate-ingress [config]
   (let [{:keys [fqdn issuer]
          :or {issuer :staging}} config
@@ -44,11 +49,6 @@
      (yaml/from-string (yaml/load-resource "jira/persistent-volume.yaml"))
      (assoc-in [:spec :hostPath :path] jira-data-volume-path))))
 
-(defn generate-pod [config]
-  (let [{:keys [fqdn]} config]
-    (-> (yaml/from-string (yaml/load-resource "jira/pod.yaml"))
-        (cm/replace-named-value "FQDN" fqdn))))
-
 (defn generate-pvc []
   (yaml/from-string (yaml/load-resource "jira/pvc.yaml")))
 
diff --git a/src/main/resources/jira/deployment.yaml b/src/main/resources/jira/deployment.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2e47eaf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/resources/jira/deployment.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: jira
+spec:
+  selector:
+    matchLabels:
+      app: jira
+  strategy:
+    type: Recreate
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      labels:
+        app: jira
+    spec:
+      containers:
+        - image: domaindrivenarchitecture/c4k-jira
+          name: jira-app
+          imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
+          env:
+            - name: DB_USERNAME_FILE
+              value: /var/run/secrets/postgres-secret/postgres-user
+            - name: DB_PASSWORD_FILE
+              value: /var/run/secrets/postgres-secret/postgres-password
+            - name: FQDN
+              value: fqdn
+          command: ["/app/entrypoint.sh"]
+          volumeMounts:
+            - mountPath: /var/jira
+              name: jira-data-volume
+            - name: postgres-secret-volume
+              mountPath: /var/run/secrets/postgres-secret
+              readOnly: true
+      volumes:
+        - name: jira-data-volume
+          persistentVolumeClaim:
+            claimName: jira-pvc
+        - name: postgres-secret-volume
+          secret:
+            secretName: postgres-secret
diff --git a/src/main/resources/jira/pod.yaml b/src/main/resources/jira/pod.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 625babf..0000000
--- a/src/main/resources/jira/pod.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-kind: Pod
-apiVersion: v1
-metadata:
-  name: jira-app
-  labels:
-    app: jira
-spec:
-  containers:
-    - image: domaindrivenarchitecture/c4k-jira
-      name: jira-app
-      imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
-      env:
-        - name: DB_USERNAME_FILE
-          value: /var/run/secrets/postgres-secret/postgres-user
-        - name: DB_PASSWORD_FILE
-          value: /var/run/secrets/postgres-secret/postgres-password
-        - name: FQDN
-          value: fqdn
-      command: ["/app/entrypoint.sh"]
-      volumeMounts:
-        - mountPath: /var/jira
-          name: jira-data-volume
-        - name: postgres-secret-volume
-          mountPath: /var/run/secrets/postgres-secret
-          readOnly: true
-  volumes:
-    - name: jira-data-volume
-      persistentVolumeClaim:
-        claimName: jira-pvc
-    - name: postgres-secret-volume
-      secret:
-        secretName: postgres-secret