diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/org/domaindrivenarchitecture/provs/server/application/Application.kt b/src/main/kotlin/org/domaindrivenarchitecture/provs/server/application/Application.kt
index fd387b8..dac3677 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/org/domaindrivenarchitecture/provs/server/application/Application.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/org/domaindrivenarchitecture/provs/server/application/Application.kt
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 package org.domaindrivenarchitecture.provs.server.application
 
 import org.domaindrivenarchitecture.provs.framework.core.cli.createProvInstance
-import org.domaindrivenarchitecture.provs.server.domain.provisionServer
+import org.domaindrivenarchitecture.provs.server.domain.ServerType
+import org.domaindrivenarchitecture.provs.server.domain.k3s.K3sCliCommand
+import org.domaindrivenarchitecture.provs.server.domain.k3s.provisionK3s
 import kotlin.system.exitProcess
 
 
@@ -21,6 +23,7 @@ fun main(args: Array<String>) {
         exitProcess(1)
     }
     val prov = createProvInstance(cmd.target)
-    provisionServer(prov, cmd)
-
+    when(cmd.serverType) {
+        ServerType.K3S -> prov.provisionK3s(cmd as K3sCliCommand)
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/org/domaindrivenarchitecture/provs/server/application/CliArgumentsParser.kt b/src/main/kotlin/org/domaindrivenarchitecture/provs/server/application/CliArgumentsParser.kt
index 716fb10..429f3da 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/org/domaindrivenarchitecture/provs/server/application/CliArgumentsParser.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/org/domaindrivenarchitecture/provs/server/application/CliArgumentsParser.kt
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ import org.domaindrivenarchitecture.provs.configuration.domain.ConfigFileName
 import org.domaindrivenarchitecture.provs.configuration.domain.TargetCliCommand
 import org.domaindrivenarchitecture.provs.server.domain.ServerCliCommand
 import org.domaindrivenarchitecture.provs.server.domain.ServerType
+import org.domaindrivenarchitecture.provs.server.domain.k3s.ApplicationFileName
+import org.domaindrivenarchitecture.provs.server.domain.k3s.K3sCliCommand
 
 class CliArgumentsParser(name: String) : CliTargetParser(name) {
 
@@ -21,19 +23,32 @@ class CliArgumentsParser(name: String) : CliTargetParser(name) {
 
         val module = modules.first { it.parsed }
 
-        return ServerCliCommand(
-            ServerType.valueOf(module.name.uppercase()),
-            TargetCliCommand(
-                target,
-                passwordInteractive
-            ),
-            module.configFileName
-        )
+        val serverType = ServerType.valueOf(module.name.uppercase())
+        when(serverType) {
+            ServerType.K3S -> return K3sCliCommand(
+                ServerType.valueOf(module.name.uppercase()),
+                TargetCliCommand(
+                    target,
+                    passwordInteractive
+                ),
+                module.configFileName,
+                module.applicationFileName
+            )
+            else -> return ServerCliCommand(
+                ServerType.valueOf(module.name.uppercase()),
+                TargetCliCommand(
+                    target,
+                    passwordInteractive
+                ),
+                module.configFileName
+            )
+        }
     }
 
     abstract class ServerSubcommand(name: String, description: String) : Subcommand(name, description) {
         var parsed: Boolean = false
         var configFileName: ConfigFileName? = null
+        var applicationFileName: ApplicationFileName? = null
     }
 
     class K3s : ServerSubcommand("k3s", "the k3s module") {
@@ -43,9 +58,16 @@ class CliArgumentsParser(name: String) : CliTargetParser(name) {
             "c",
             "the filename containing the yaml config for k3s"
         )
+        val cliApplicationFileName by option(
+            ArgType.String,
+            "application-file",
+            "a",
+            "the filename containing the yaml a application deployment"
+        )
 
         override fun execute() {
             super.configFileName = cliConfigFileName?.let { ConfigFileName(it) }
+            super.applicationFileName = cliApplicationFileName?.let { ApplicationFileName(it) }
             super.parsed = true
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/org/domaindrivenarchitecture/provs/server/domain/ServerCliCommand.kt b/src/main/kotlin/org/domaindrivenarchitecture/provs/server/domain/ServerCliCommand.kt
index 8463c70..a02ea3f 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/org/domaindrivenarchitecture/provs/server/domain/ServerCliCommand.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/org/domaindrivenarchitecture/provs/server/domain/ServerCliCommand.kt
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ enum class ServerType {
     K3D, K3S
 }
 
-class ServerCliCommand(
+open class ServerCliCommand(
     val serverType: ServerType,
     val target: TargetCliCommand,
     val configFileName: ConfigFileName?,)
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/org/domaindrivenarchitecture/provs/server/domain/ServerService.kt b/src/main/kotlin/org/domaindrivenarchitecture/provs/server/domain/ServerService.kt
deleted file mode 100644
index a87f98e..0000000
--- a/src/main/kotlin/org/domaindrivenarchitecture/provs/server/domain/ServerService.kt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-package org.domaindrivenarchitecture.provs.server.domain
-
-import org.domaindrivenarchitecture.provs.framework.core.Prov
-import org.domaindrivenarchitecture.provs.server.domain.k3s.provisionK3s
-
-fun provisionServer(prov: Prov,  cmd: ServerCliCommand) {
-    when(cmd.serverType) {
-        ServerType.K3S -> prov.provisionK3s(cmd.configFileName)
-    }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/org/domaindrivenarchitecture/provs/server/domain/k3s/ApplicationFileName.kt b/src/main/kotlin/org/domaindrivenarchitecture/provs/server/domain/k3s/ApplicationFileName.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2b89348
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/org/domaindrivenarchitecture/provs/server/domain/k3s/ApplicationFileName.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+package org.domaindrivenarchitecture.provs.server.domain.k3s
+
+import java.io.File
+
+data class ApplicationFileName(val fileName: String) {
+    fun fullqualified() : String {
+        return File(fileName).absoluteFile.absolutePath
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/org/domaindrivenarchitecture/provs/server/domain/k3s/K3sCliCommand.kt b/src/main/kotlin/org/domaindrivenarchitecture/provs/server/domain/k3s/K3sCliCommand.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9d78d86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/org/domaindrivenarchitecture/provs/server/domain/k3s/K3sCliCommand.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+package org.domaindrivenarchitecture.provs.server.domain.k3s
+
+import org.domaindrivenarchitecture.provs.configuration.domain.ConfigFileName
+import org.domaindrivenarchitecture.provs.configuration.domain.TargetCliCommand
+import org.domaindrivenarchitecture.provs.server.domain.ServerCliCommand
+import org.domaindrivenarchitecture.provs.server.domain.ServerType
+
+class K3sCliCommand (
+    serverType: ServerType,
+    target: TargetCliCommand,
+    configFileName: ConfigFileName?,
+    val applicationFileName: ApplicationFileName?) :
+    ServerCliCommand(serverType, target, configFileName) {
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/org/domaindrivenarchitecture/provs/server/domain/k3s/K3sService.kt b/src/main/kotlin/org/domaindrivenarchitecture/provs/server/domain/k3s/K3sService.kt
index 1ed4b7c..054a3be 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/org/domaindrivenarchitecture/provs/server/domain/k3s/K3sService.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/org/domaindrivenarchitecture/provs/server/domain/k3s/K3sService.kt
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ import org.domaindrivenarchitecture.provs.server.infrastructure.k3s.getK3sConfig
 /**
  * Installs a k3s server.
  */
-fun Prov.provisionK3s(configFileName: ConfigFileName?) = task {
-    val k3sConfig: K3sConfig = getK3sConfig(configFileName)
+fun Prov.provisionK3s(cli: K3sCliCommand) = task {
+    val k3sConfig: K3sConfig = getK3sConfig(cli.configFileName)
 
     provisionNetwork(k3sConfig)
     if (k3sConfig.reprovision && testConfigExists()) {
@@ -25,5 +25,8 @@ fun Prov.provisionK3s(configFileName: ConfigFileName?) = task {
     if (k3sConfig.echo == true) {
         provisionK3sEcho(k3sConfig.fqdn, k3sConfig.certmanager?.letsencryptEndpoint)
     }
+    if (cli.applicationFileName != null) {
+        provisionK3sApplication(cli.applicationFileName)
+    }
     ProvResult(true)
 }
diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/org/domaindrivenarchitecture/provs/server/infrastructure/K3s.kt b/src/main/kotlin/org/domaindrivenarchitecture/provs/server/infrastructure/K3s.kt
index 0224696..9ef43b2 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/org/domaindrivenarchitecture/provs/server/infrastructure/K3s.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/org/domaindrivenarchitecture/provs/server/infrastructure/K3s.kt
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import org.domaindrivenarchitecture.provs.framework.core.ProvResult
 import org.domaindrivenarchitecture.provs.framework.core.repeatTaskUntilSuccess
 import org.domaindrivenarchitecture.provs.framework.ubuntu.filesystem.base.*
 import org.domaindrivenarchitecture.provs.server.domain.CertmanagerEndpoint
+import org.domaindrivenarchitecture.provs.server.domain.k3s.ApplicationFileName
 import org.domaindrivenarchitecture.provs.server.domain.k3s.Certmanager
 import org.domaindrivenarchitecture.provs.server.domain.k3s.K3sConfig
 
@@ -174,3 +175,13 @@ fun Prov.provisionK3sEcho(fqdn: String, endpoint: CertmanagerEndpoint? = null) =
     )
     cmd("kubectl apply -f $k3sEcho", sudo = true)
 }
+
+fun Prov.provisionK3sApplication(applicationFileName: ApplicationFileName) = task {
+    copyFileFromLocal(
+        fullyQualifiedLocalFilename = applicationFileName.fullqualified(),
+        fullyQualifiedFilename = k3sManualManifestsDir + "application.yaml",
+        posixFilePermission = "644",
+        sudo = true
+    )
+    cmd("kubectl apply -f ${k3sManualManifestsDir}application.yaml", sudo = true)
+}