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+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Template
+labels:
+  app: dnf-json
+  template: dnf-json
+metadata:
+  annotations:
+    description: |
+      Internal depsolving service meant as a supporting service for image-builder in crc
+  name: dnf-json
+objects:
+
+- apiVersion: apps/v1
+  kind: Deployment
+  metadata:
+    labels:
+      service: dnf-json
+    name: dnf-json
+  spec:
+    replicas: 9
+    selector:
+      matchLabels:
+        name: dnf-json
+    template:
+      metadata:
+        labels:
+          name: dnf-json
+      spec:
+        serviceAccountName: dnf-json
+        affinity:
+          podAntiAffinity:
+            preferredDuringSchedulingIgnoredDuringExecution:
+            - weight: 100
+              podAffinityTerm:
+                labelSelector:
+                  matchLabels:
+                    name: dnf-json
+                topologyKey: kubernetes.io/hostname
+        containers:
+        - image: "${IMAGE_NAME}:${IMAGE_TAG}"
+          name: dnf-json
+          command: [ "python3", "/opt/entrypoint.py", "--dnf-json", "--dnf-json-port", "8080" ]
+          env:
+            - name: OVERWRITE_CACHE_DIR
+              value: "${CACHE_DIR}"
+          resources:
+            requests:
+              cpu: "${CPU_REQUEST}"
+              memory: "${MEMORY_REQUEST}"
+            limits:
+              cpu: "${CPU_LIMIT}"
+              memory: "${MEMORY_LIMIT}"
+          ports:
+          - name: api
+            containerPort: 8080
+            protocol: TCP
+          volumeMounts:
+          - name: cache
+            mountPath: "${CACHE_DIR}"
+        volumes:
+        - name: cache
+          emptyDir: {}
+
+- apiVersion: v1
+  kind: ServiceAccount
+  metadata:
+    name: dnf-json
+  imagePullSecrets:
+  - name: quay-cloudservices-pull
+
+- apiVersion: v1
+  kind: Service
+  metadata:
+    labels:
+      service: dnf-json
+    name: dnf-json
+  spec:
+    ports:
+      - name: dnf-json
+        protocol: TCP
+        port: 8080
+        targetPort: 8080
+    selector:
+      name: dnf-json
+
+parameters:
+- description: composer image name
+  name: IMAGE_NAME
+  value: quay.io/app-sre/composer
+  required: true
+- description: composer image tag
+  name: IMAGE_TAG
+  required: true
+# dnf-json can handle 1 depsolve at a time, therefore it benefits from multiple small containers
+- name: CPU_REQUEST
+  description: CPU request per container
+  value: "125m"
+- name: CPU_LIMIT
+  description: CPU limit per container
+  value: "125m"
+- name: MEMORY_REQUEST
+  description: Memory request per container
+  value: "128Mi"
+- name: MEMORY_LIMIT
+  description: Memory limit per container
+  value: "256Mi"
+- name: CACHE_DIR
+  value: "/var/cache/dnf-json"