diff --git a/kubernetes/mongo_db.yml b/kubernetes/mongo_db.yml
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+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: mongodb-deployment
+  labels:
+    app: mongodb
+spec:
+  replicas: 1
+  selector:
+    matchLabels:
+      app: mongodb
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      labels:
+        app: mongodb
+    spec:
+      containers:
+        - name: mongodb
+          image: mongo
+          ports:
+            - containerPort: 27017
+
+---
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Service
+metadata:
+  name: mongodb-service
+spec:
+  selector:
+    app: mongodb
+  ports:
+    - protocol: TCP
+      port: 27017
+      targetPort: 27017
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diff --git a/kubernetes/thruster.yml b/kubernetes/thruster.yml
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+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: cluster-thruster
+spec:
+  selector:
+    matchLabels:
+      run: cluster-thruster
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      labels:
+        run: cluster-thruster
+    spec:
+      containers:
+        - name: cluster-thruster
+          image: cluster-thruster
+          ports:
+            - containerPort: 8080
+---
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Service
+metadata:
+  name: cluster-thruster-external
+spec:
+  clusterIP: 10.102.68.76
+  type: LoadBalancer
+  selector:
+    run: cluster-thruster
+  ports:
+    - name: http
+      protocol: TCP
+      port: 8080
diff --git a/skaffold.yml b/skaffold.yml
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+apiVersion: skaffold/v2beta29
+kind: Config
+metadata:
+  name: app
+build:
+  artifacts:
+    - image: cluster-thruster
+      context: .
+deploy:
+  kubectl:
+    manifests:
+      - ./kubernetes/mongo_db.yml
+      - ./kubernetes/thruster.yml
+profiles:
+  # "gcb" profile allows building and pushing the images
+  # on Google Container Builder without requiring docker
+  # installed on the developer machine. However, note that
+  # since GCB does not cache the builds, each build will
+  # start from scratch and therefore take a long time.
+  #
+  # This is not used by default. To use it, run:
+  #     skaffold run -p gcb
+  - name: gcb
+    build:
+      googleCloudBuild:
+        diskSizeGb: 300
+        machineType: N1_HIGHCPU_32
+        timeout: 4000s
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