diff --git a/apps/example-app/deployment.yaml b/apps/example-app/deployment.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..260b824
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+++ b/apps/example-app/deployment.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+---
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: example-app
+spec:
+  replicas: 1
+  selector:
+    matchLabels:
+      app: example-app
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      labels:
+        app: example-app
+    spec:
+      containers:
+        - name: example-app
+          image: nginx:alpine
+          imagePullPolicy: Always
+          ports:
+            - containerPort: 80
+          resources:
+            limits:
+              cpu: 500m
+              memory: 128Mi
+            requests:
+              cpu: 100m
+              memory: 32Mi
+          livenessProbe:
+            httpGet:
+              path: /
+              port: 80
+            initialDelaySeconds: 30
+            periodSeconds: 10
+          readinessProbe:
+            httpGet:
+              path: /
+              port: 80
+            initialDelaySeconds: 5
+            periodSeconds: 5
diff --git a/apps/example-app/ingress.yaml b/apps/example-app/ingress.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..812bc0e
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+++ b/apps/example-app/ingress.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+---
+apiVersion: networking.k8s.io/v1
+kind: Ingress
+metadata:
+  name: example-app
+  annotations:
+    external-dns.alpha.kubernetes.io/target: {{ (ds "config").cloud.domain }}
+    external-dns.alpha.kubernetes.io/cloudflare-proxied: false
+
+    # Optional: Enable HTTPS redirection
+    traefik.ingress.kubernetes.io/redirect-entry-point: https
+
+    # Optional: Enable basic auth
+    # traefik.ingress.kubernetes.io/auth-type: basic
+    # traefik.ingress.kubernetes.io/auth-secret: basic-auth
+spec:
+  rules:
+    - host: example-app.{{ (ds "config").cloud.domain }}
+      http:
+        paths:
+          - path: /
+            pathType: Prefix
+            backend:
+              service:
+                name: example-app
+                port:
+                  number: 80
+  tls:
+    - hosts:
+        - example-app.{{ (ds "config").cloud.domain }}
+      secretName: wildcard-wild-cloud-tls
diff --git a/apps/example-app/kustomization.yaml b/apps/example-app/kustomization.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e3c2881
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/example-app/kustomization.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+apiVersion: kustomize.config.k8s.io/v1beta1
+kind: Kustomization
+namespace: example-app
+labels:
+  - includeSelectors: true
+    pairs:
+      app: example-app
+      managedBy: kustomize
+      partOf: wild-cloud
+resources:
+  - deployment.yaml
+  - ingress.yaml
+  - namespace.yaml
+  - service.yaml
diff --git a/apps/example-app/manifest.yaml b/apps/example-app/manifest.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..14ef366
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/example-app/manifest.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+name: example-app
+install: true
+description: An example application that is deployed with public access.
+version: 1.0.0
diff --git a/apps/example-app/namespace.yaml b/apps/example-app/namespace.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3ddeaab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/example-app/namespace.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Namespace
+metadata:
+  name: example-app
diff --git a/apps/example-app/service.yaml b/apps/example-app/service.yaml
index cc6be05..f3c826a 100644
--- a/apps/example-app/service.yaml
+++ b/apps/example-app/service.yaml
@@ -1,57 +1,8 @@
 ---
-apiVersion: apps/v1
-kind: Deployment
-metadata:
-  name: example-app
-  namespace: default
-  labels:
-    app: example-app
-spec:
-  replicas: 1
-  selector:
-    matchLabels:
-      app: example-app
-  template:
-    metadata:
-      labels:
-        app: example-app
-    spec:
-      containers:
-        - name: example-app
-          image: nginx:alpine
-          imagePullPolicy: Always
-          ports:
-            - containerPort: 80
-          resources:
-            limits:
-              cpu: 500m
-              memory: 512Mi
-            requests:
-              cpu: 100m
-              memory: 128Mi
-          livenessProbe:
-            httpGet:
-              path: /
-              port: 80
-            initialDelaySeconds: 30
-            periodSeconds: 10
-          readinessProbe:
-            httpGet:
-              path: /
-              port: 80
-            initialDelaySeconds: 5
-            periodSeconds: 5
-          env:
-            - name: ENV_VARIABLE
-              value: "ENV_VALUE"
----
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: Service
 metadata:
   name: example-app
-  namespace: default
-  labels:
-    app: example-app
 spec:
   selector:
     app: example-app
@@ -59,35 +10,3 @@ spec:
     - port: 80
       targetPort: 80
       name: http
----
-apiVersion: networking.k8s.io/v1
-kind: Ingress
-metadata:
-  name: example-app
-  namespace: default
-  annotations:
-    external-dns.alpha.kubernetes.io/target: "${DOMAIN}"
-    external-dns.alpha.kubernetes.io/cloudflare-proxied: "false"
-
-    # Optional: Enable HTTPS redirection
-    traefik.ingress.kubernetes.io/redirect-entry-point: https
-
-    # Optional: Enable basic auth
-    # traefik.ingress.kubernetes.io/auth-type: basic
-    # traefik.ingress.kubernetes.io/auth-secret: basic-auth
-spec:
-  rules:
-    - host: example-app.${DOMAIN}
-      http:
-        paths:
-          - path: /
-            pathType: Prefix
-            backend:
-              service:
-                name: example-app
-                port:
-                  number: 80
-  tls:
-    - hosts:
-        - example-app.${DOMAIN}
-      secretName: wildcard-wild-cloud-tls
diff --git a/bin/wild-app-add b/bin/wild-app-add
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..e7a9cbe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/wild-app-add
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -e
+set -o pipefail
+
+if [ $# -ne 1 ]; then
+    echo "Usage: $0 <app_name>"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+APP_NAME="$1"
+
+if [ ! -d ".wildcloud" ]; then
+    echo "Error: .wildcloud directory not found in current directory"
+    echo "This script must be run from a directory that contains a .wildcloud directory"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+if [ ! -f ".wildcloud/config.yaml" ]; then
+    echo "Error: .wildcloud/config.yaml not found"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+WILDCLOUD_REPO=$(yq eval '.wildcloud.repository' .wildcloud/config.yaml)
+
+if [ -z "${WILDCLOUD_REPO}" ] || [ "${WILDCLOUD_REPO}" = "null" ]; then
+    echo "Error: wildcloud.config not found in .wildcloud/config.yaml"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+SOURCE_APP_DIR="${WILDCLOUD_REPO}/apps/${APP_NAME}"
+if [ ! -d "${SOURCE_APP_DIR}" ]; then
+    echo "Error: App '${APP_NAME}' not found at ${SOURCE_APP_DIR}"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+DEST_APP_DIR="apps/${APP_NAME}"
+mkdir -p "apps"
+
+if [ -d "${DEST_APP_DIR}" ]; then
+    echo "Warning: Destination directory ${DEST_APP_DIR} already exists"
+    read -p "Do you want to overwrite it? (y/N): " -n 1 -r
+    echo
+    if [[ ! $REPLY =~ ^[Yy]$ ]]; then
+        echo "Installation cancelled"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+    rm -rf "${DEST_APP_DIR}"
+fi
+
+echo "Copying app '${APP_NAME}' from ${SOURCE_APP_DIR} to ${DEST_APP_DIR}"
+
+# Function to process a file with gomplate if it's a YAML file
+process_file() {
+    local src_file="$1"
+    local dest_file="$2"
+    
+    if [[ "${src_file}" == *.yaml ]] || [[ "${src_file}" == *.yml ]]; then
+        echo "Processing YAML file: ${dest_file}"
+        gomplate -d config=.wildcloud/config.yaml -f "${src_file}" > "${dest_file}"
+    else
+        cp "${src_file}" "${dest_file}"
+    fi
+}
+
+# Create destination directory
+mkdir -p "${DEST_APP_DIR}"
+
+# Copy directory structure and process files
+find "${SOURCE_APP_DIR}" -type d | while read -r src_dir; do
+    rel_path="${src_dir#${SOURCE_APP_DIR}}"
+    rel_path="${rel_path#/}"  # Remove leading slash if present
+    if [ -n "${rel_path}" ]; then
+        mkdir -p "${DEST_APP_DIR}/${rel_path}"
+    fi
+done
+
+find "${SOURCE_APP_DIR}" -type f | while read -r src_file; do
+    rel_path="${src_file#${SOURCE_APP_DIR}}"
+    rel_path="${rel_path#/}"  # Remove leading slash if present
+    dest_file="${DEST_APP_DIR}/${rel_path}"
+    
+    # Ensure destination directory exists
+    dest_dir=$(dirname "${dest_file}")
+    mkdir -p "${dest_dir}"
+    
+    process_file "${src_file}" "${dest_file}"
+done
+
+echo "Successfully installed app '${APP_NAME}' with template processing"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/bin/wild-app-install b/bin/wild-app-install
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index 0000000..2a355f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/wild-app-install
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -e
+
+if [ $# -ne 1 ]; then
+    echo "Usage: $0 <app_name>"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+APP_NAME="$1"
+
+kubectl apply -k "apps/${APP_NAME}"