diff --git a/appmanager/launcher.go b/appmanager/launcher.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aeed5b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/appmanager/launcher.go
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+package appmanager
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"context"
+	"text/template"
+
+	apiv1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/yaml"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
+
+	"github.com/golang/glog"
+)
+
+type Launcher interface {
+	Launch(ns, tmpl string, args map[string]interface{}) error
+}
+
+type k8sLauncher struct {
+	client *kubernetes.Clientset
+}
+
+func NewK8sLauncher(client *kubernetes.Clientset) Launcher {
+	return &k8sLauncher{client}
+}
+
+func (k *k8sLauncher) Launch(ns, tmpl string, args map[string]interface{}) error {
+	pod, err := renderTemplate(tmpl, args)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	pods := k.client.CoreV1().Pods(ns)
+	resp, err := pods.Create(context.TODO(), pod, metav1.CreateOptions{})
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	glog.Infof("Pod created: %s", resp)
+	return nil
+}
+
+func renderTemplate(tmpl string, args map[string]interface{}) (*apiv1.Pod, error) {
+	t, err := template.New("action").Parse(tmpl)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	var b bytes.Buffer
+	if err := t.Execute(&b, args); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	var pod apiv1.Pod
+	dec := yaml.NewYAMLOrJSONDecoder(&b, 100)
+	if err := dec.Decode(&pod); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return &pod, nil
+}