diff --git a/lingo/lingo-api-deployment.yaml b/lingo/lingo-api-deployment.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..df23972
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lingo/lingo-api-deployment.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  labels:
+    app: lingo
+  name: lingo
+spec:
+  replicas: 1
+  selector:
+    matchLabels:
+      app: lingo
+  strategy:
+    type: Recreate
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      labels:
+        app: lingo
+    spec:
+      containers:
+        - image: ghcr.io/rubenhensen/lingo-api:master
+          name: lingo-api
+          ports:
+            - containerPort: 8000
+              protocol: TCP
+          resources:
+            requests:
+              memory: "128Mi"
+              cpu: "100m"
+            limits:
+              memory: "512Mi"
+              cpu: "500m"
+      restartPolicy: Always
diff --git a/lingo/lingo-deployment.yaml b/lingo/lingo-frontend-deployment.yaml
similarity index 65%
rename from lingo/lingo-deployment.yaml
rename to lingo/lingo-frontend-deployment.yaml
index 6f90579..3e35eec 100644
--- a/lingo/lingo-deployment.yaml
+++ b/lingo/lingo-frontend-deployment.yaml
@@ -17,18 +17,6 @@ spec:
         app: lingo
     spec:
       containers:
-        - image: ghcr.io/rubenhensen/lingo-api:master
-          name: lingo-api
-          ports:
-            - containerPort: 8000
-              protocol: TCP
-          resources:
-            requests:
-              memory: "128Mi"
-              cpu: "100m"
-            limits:
-              memory: "512Mi"
-              cpu: "500m"
         - image: ghcr.io/rubenhensen/lingo-frontend:master
           name: lingo-frontend
           ports: