diff --git a/k8s.mk b/k8s.mk
index e69de29..8fb1926 100644
--- a/k8s.mk
+++ b/k8s.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# k8s
+#
+# deploys k8s
+
+start-k8s:
+	@- echo "\n### starting deployment with k8s"
+	@- echo "\n### setting kubernetes context to $(K8S_CONTEXT)"
+	@- kubectl config use-context $(K8S_CONTEXT)
+
+	@- echo "\n### generating imagePullSecrets"
+	@- imagePullSecrets.sh
+
+	@- echo "\n### run kubectl apply -f kubernetes.yaml and secrets.yaml"
+	@- cat kubernetes.yaml secrets.yaml | kubectl apply -f -
+
+pull-k8s:
+# nop
+