diff --git a/.example.hello-world.yml b/.example.hello-world.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..08f49fe15
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.example.hello-world.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+nodes: control-plane worker
+clusters:
+  west:
+  east:
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 825173c29..df7a2b849 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -30,3 +30,9 @@
 
 # Generated files
 manifest.json
+
+# Shipyard generated and downloaded
+.dapper
+Dockerfile.dapper
+Makefile.shipyard
+output/
diff --git a/.shipyard.yml b/.shipyard.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..75dde449a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.shipyard.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+nodes: control-plane worker
+clusters:
+  cluster1:
+  cluster2:
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 49d0d97ec..059959cf7 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -12,6 +12,14 @@ PLATFORMS ?= linux/amd64,linux/arm64
 GOOS ?= linux
 GOARCH ?= amd64
 
+# Shipyard configuration
+BASE_BRANCH = main
+LOAD_BALANCER = true
+ORG = skupperproject
+PROJECT = skupper
+SETTINGS = ./.shipyard.yml
+export BASE_BRANCH ORG PROJECT SHIPYARD_REPO SHIPYARD_URL
+
 all: generate-client build-cmd build-get build-config-sync build-controllers build-tests build-manifest
 
 build-tests:
@@ -142,3 +150,31 @@ release/arm64/skupper: cmd/skupper/skupper.go
 
 release/arm64.tgz: release/arm64/skupper
 	tar -czf release/arm64.tgz release/arm64/skupper
+
+ifneq (,$(DAPPER_HOST_ARCH))
+
+# Running in Shipyard's container
+
+include $(SHIPYARD_DIR)/Makefile.clusters
+
+deploy-example-hello-world: SETTINGS=.example.hello-world.yml
+deploy-example-hello-world: build-cmd clusters
+	./scripts/$@.sh
+
+.PHONY: deploy-example-hello-world
+
+else
+
+# Not running in Shipyard's container
+
+Makefile.shipyard:
+ifeq (,$(findstring s,$(firstword -$(MAKEFLAGS))))
+	@echo Downloading $@
+endif
+	@curl -sfLO $(SHIPYARD_URL)/$@
+
+ONLY_SHIPYARD_GOALS = true
+SHIPYARD_GOALS = deploy-example-hello-world
+include Makefile.shipyard
+
+endif
diff --git a/scripts/deploy-example-hello-world.sh b/scripts/deploy-example-hello-world.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..dd6a0adbd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/deploy-example-hello-world.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -em
+
+source "${SCRIPTS_DIR}/lib/utils"
+source "${SCRIPTS_DIR}/lib/debug_functions"
+
+print_env SETTINGS
+declare_kubeconfig
+
+on_ctx() {
+    "$2" --context "$1" "${@:3}"
+}
+
+# Create namespaces
+on_ctx west kubectl create namespace west
+kubectl config set-context west --namespace west
+on_ctx east kubectl create namespace east
+kubectl config set-context east --namespace east
+
+# Initialize and link
+on_ctx west ./skupper init --enable-console --enable-flow-collector
+on_ctx east ./skupper init
+on_ctx west ./skupper token create ${DAPPER_OUTPUT}/secret.token
+on_ctx east ./skupper link create ${DAPPER_OUTPUT}/secret.token
+
+# Deploy and expose services
+on_ctx west kubectl create deployment frontend --image quay.io/skupper/hello-world-frontend
+on_ctx west kubectl expose deployment/frontend --port 8080 --type LoadBalancer
+on_ctx east kubectl create deployment backend --image quay.io/skupper/hello-world-backend --replicas 3
+on_ctx east ./skupper expose deployment/backend --port 8080
+
+# Wait for service to become healthy
+svc_ip=$(on_ctx west kubectl get service/frontend -o jsonpath={.status.loadBalancer.ingress[0].ip})
+with_retries 30 sleep_on_fail 5s curl "http://${svc_ip}:8080/api/health"
+
+echo "Success! You can access the web UI at http://${svc_ip}:8080"