diff --git a/charts/app-runner/templates/install.yaml b/charts/app-runner/templates/install.yaml
index 00ba74e..5ba1aac 100644
--- a/charts/app-runner/templates/install.yaml
+++ b/charts/app-runner/templates/install.yaml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
     app: app-app
   ports:
   - name: api
-    port: 3000
+    port: 80
     targetPort: api
     protocol: TCP
 ---
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
         imagePullPolicy: {{ .Values.image.pullPolicy }}
         ports:
         - name: api
-          containerPort: 3000
+          containerPort: {{ .Values.apiPort }}
           protocol: TCP
         {{- if .Values.appPorts }}
           {{ toYaml .Values.appPorts | nindent 8 }}
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@
               fieldPath: status.podIP
         command:
         - app-runner
-        - --port=3000
+        - --port={{ .Values.apiPort }}
         - --app-id={{ .Values.appId }}
         - --app-dir={{ .Values.appDir }}
         - --repo-addr={{ .Values.repoAddr }}
diff --git a/charts/app-runner/values.yaml b/charts/app-runner/values.yaml
index 795f2c0..aaf8592 100644
--- a/charts/app-runner/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/app-runner/values.yaml
@@ -13,3 +13,4 @@
 volumes: []
 runtimeClassName: ""
 extraContainers: []
+apiPort: 3000
diff --git a/core/installer/app_configs/app_base.cue b/core/installer/app_configs/app_base.cue
index 5b4b974..65b0813 100644
--- a/core/installer/app_configs/app_base.cue
+++ b/core/installer/app_configs/app_base.cue
@@ -34,9 +34,11 @@
 
 #Protocol: "TCP" | "UDP"
 
+#PortValue: int & > 0 & < 65536
+
 #Port: {
 	name: string
-	value: int & > 0 & < 65536
+	value: #PortValue
 	protocol: #Protocol | *"TCP"
 }
 
diff --git a/core/installer/app_configs/dodo_app.cue b/core/installer/app_configs/dodo_app.cue
index 87a1f5f..98adcd0 100644
--- a/core/installer/app_configs/dodo_app.cue
+++ b/core/installer/app_configs/dodo_app.cue
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@
 	dev: #Dev | *{ enabled: false }
 	vm: #VMCustomization
 	// TODO(gio): check for duplicate values
+	apiPort: #PortValue | *3000
 	ports: [...#Port]
 
 	lastCmdEnv: [
@@ -232,9 +233,10 @@
 
 #NextjsDeno2AppTmpl: #AppTmpl & {
 	type: "nextjs:deno-2.0.0"
+	apiPort: 2000
 	ports: [{
 		name: "web"
-		value: 8000
+		value: 3000
 	}]
 	rootDir: _appDir
 	preBuildCommands: [...#Command] | *[]
@@ -258,7 +260,7 @@
 		env: lastCmdEnv
 	}, {
 		bin: "/usr/bin/deno",
-		args: ["task", "start", "-p", "8000"]
+		args: ["task", "start"]
 		env: lastCmdEnv
 	}]
 
@@ -367,6 +369,7 @@
 								}]
 						    }]
 						}
+						apiPort: _app.apiPort
 						appPorts: [for p in _app.ports {
 							name: p.name
 							containerPort: p.value