diff --git a/k8s/netconf.yml b/k8s/netconf.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5d999ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/k8s/netconf.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Service
+metadata:
+  name: netconf
+spec:
+  selector:
+    app: netconf
+  clusterIP: None
+  ports:
+  - port: 830
+    targetPort: 830
+---
+apiVersion: apps/v1beta1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: netconf
+spec:
+  replicas: 3
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      labels:
+        app: netconf
+    spec:
+      terminationGracePeriodSeconds: 10
+      affinity:
+        podAntiAffinity:
+          requiredDuringSchedulingIgnoredDuringExecution:
+            - labelSelector:
+                matchExpressions:
+                  - key: app
+                    operator: In
+                    values:
+                      - netconf
+              topologyKey: kubernetes.io/hostname
+      containers:
+      - name: netconf
+        image: "cord/netconf:latest"
+        imagePullPolicy: Never
+        ports:
+        - containerPort: 830
+        env:
+        - name: NETCONF_PORT
+          value: "830"
+        args:
+        - "/netconf/netconf/main.py"
+        - "-v"
+        - "--consul=consul:8500"
+        - "--fluentd=fluentd:24224"
+        - "--grpc-endpoint=voltha:50555"
diff --git a/netconf/main.py b/netconf/main.py
index 7d99f3e..c0f95fc 100755
--- a/netconf/main.py
+++ b/netconf/main.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
     consul=os.environ.get('CONSUL', 'localhost:8500'),
     external_host_address=os.environ.get('EXTERNAL_HOST_ADDRESS',
                                          get_my_primary_local_ipv4()),
-    netconf_port=os.environ.get('NETCONF_PORT', 1830),
+    netconf_port=os.environ.get('NETCONF_PORT', '1830'),
     server_private_key_file=os.environ.get('SERVER_PRIVATE_KEY_FILE',
                                            'server.key'),
     server_public_key_file=os.environ.get('SERVER_PRIVATE_KEY_FILE',
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@
             GrpcClient(args.consul, args.work_dir, args.grpc_endpoint)
 
         self.nc_server =  yield \
-                NCServer(args.netconf_port,
+                NCServer(int(args.netconf_port),
                          args.server_private_key_file,
                          args.server_public_key_file,
                          args.client_public_keys_file,