diff --git a/stage-maker/deployment.yaml b/stage-maker/deployment.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d885859
--- /dev/null
+++ b/stage-maker/deployment.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: stage-maker
+  labels:
+    app: stage-maker
+spec:
+  replicas: 1
+  selector:
+    matchLabels:
+      app: stage-maker
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      labels:
+        app: stage-maker
+    spec:
+      serviceAccountName: stage-editor
+      containers:
+        - name: stage-maker
+          image: git.jwetzell.com/jwetzell/stage-maker:v0.0.5
+          resources:
+            limits:
+              memory: "1024Mi"
+            requests:
+              cpu: 1000m
+              memory: "512MI"
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diff --git a/stage-maker/kustomization.yaml b/stage-maker/kustomization.yaml
index d77e21b..e5a4126 100644
--- a/stage-maker/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/stage-maker/kustomization.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 resources:
   - namespace.yaml
-  - pod.yaml
+  - deployment.yaml
   - cluster-role.yaml
   - service-account.yaml
diff --git a/stage-maker/pod.yaml b/stage-maker/pod.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index e4a8773..0000000
--- a/stage-maker/pod.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-apiVersion: v1
-kind: Pod
-metadata:
-  name: stage-maker
-  namespace: stage-maker
-spec:
-  serviceAccountName: stage-editor
-  containers:
-  - name: stage-maker
-    image: git.jwetzell.com/jwetzell/stage-maker:v0.0.5
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