diff --git a/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts b/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
index 456cec2..f353cce 100644
--- a/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
+++ b/ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
  */
 export const commitinfo = {
   name: '@shipzone/npmci',
-  version: '4.1.17',
+  version: '4.1.18',
   description: 'node and docker in gitlab ci on steroids'
 }
diff --git a/ts/manager.cloudron/index.ts b/ts/manager.cloudron/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4d2a02b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ts/manager.cloudron/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+import { logger } from '../npmci.logging.js';
+import * as plugins from './mod.plugins.js';
+import * as paths from '../npmci.paths.js';
+import { bash } from '../npmci.bash.js';
+import { Npmci } from '../npmci.classes.npmci.js';
+
+export class NpmciCloudronManager {
+  public npmciRef: Npmci;
+
+  constructor(npmciArg: Npmci) {
+    this.npmciRef = npmciArg;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * handle cli input
+   * @param argvArg
+   */
+  public handleCli = async (argvArg: any) => {
+    if (argvArg._.length >= 2) {
+      const action: string = argvArg._[1];
+      switch (action) {
+        case 'deploy':
+          await this.deploy();
+          break;
+        default:
+          logger.log('error', `>>npmci cloudron ...<< action >>${action}<< not supported`);
+      }
+    } else {
+      logger.log(
+        'info',
+        `>>npmci cloudron ...<< cli arguments invalid... Please read the documentation.`
+      );
+    }
+  };
+
+  /**
+   * Replaces the version string in CloudronManifest file
+   * @param versionArg
+   */
+  public deploy = async () => {
+    logger.log('info', 'now deploying to cloudron...');
+    logger.log('info', 'installing cloudron cli...');
+    await bash(`pnpm install -g cloudron`);
+    logger.log('ok', 'cloudron cli installed');
+
+    // lets set the version in the CloudronManifest file
+    await this.prepareCloudronManifest(this.npmciRef.npmciConfig.getConfig().projectInfo.npm.version);
+    logger.log('ok', 'CloudronManifest prepared');
+
+    // lets figure out the docker image tag
+    const dockerfiles = await this.npmciRef.dockerManager.getDockerfiles();
+    const dockerImageTag = dockerfiles[0].pushTag;
+    const appName = this.npmciRef.npmciConfig.getConfig().cloudronAppName;
+    
+    const cloudronEnvVar = process.env.NPMCI_LOGIN_CLOUDRON;
+    const cloudronServer = cloudronEnvVar.split('|')[0];
+    const cloudronToken = cloudronEnvVar.split('|')[1];
+    await bash(`cloudron update --server ${cloudronServer} --token ${cloudronToken} --image ${dockerImageTag} --app ${appName}`);
+  };
+
+  private prepareCloudronManifest = async (versionArg: string) => {
+    const manifestPath = plugins.path.join(paths.cwd, 'CloudronManifest.json');
+    let manifestFile = plugins.smartfile.fs.toStringSync(manifestPath);
+    manifestFile = manifestFile.replace(/##version##/g, versionArg);
+    plugins.smartfile.memory.toFsSync(manifestFile, manifestPath);
+    logger.log('info', 'Version replaced in CloudronManifest file');
+  }
+}
diff --git a/ts/manager.cloudron/mod.plugins.ts b/ts/manager.cloudron/mod.plugins.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6314d05
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ts/manager.cloudron/mod.plugins.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export * from '../npmci.plugins.js';
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ts/manager.docker/index.ts b/ts/manager.docker/index.ts
index 34b7510..6eb80e4 100644
--- a/ts/manager.docker/index.ts
+++ b/ts/manager.docker/index.ts
@@ -179,4 +179,12 @@ export class NpmciDockerManager {
     await this.prepare();
     return await Dockerfile.readDockerfiles(this).then(Dockerfile.testDockerfiles);
   };
+
+  /**
+   * can be used to get the Dockerfiles in the directory
+   */
+  getDockerfiles = async () => {
+    const dockerfiles = await Dockerfile.readDockerfiles(this);
+    return dockerfiles;
+  }
 }
diff --git a/ts/npmci.classes.npmci.ts b/ts/npmci.classes.npmci.ts
index 96ace71..dd240f6 100644
--- a/ts/npmci.classes.npmci.ts
+++ b/ts/npmci.classes.npmci.ts
@@ -1,17 +1,21 @@
 import * as plugins from './npmci.plugins.js';
 
-import { CloudlyConnector } from './connector.cloudly/cloudlyconnector.js';
 
+// env
+import { NpmciEnv } from './npmci.classes.npmcienv.js';
 import { NpmciInfo } from './npmci.classes.npmciinfo.js';
 import { NpmciCli } from './npmci.classes.npmcicli.js';
 import { NpmciConfig } from './npmci.classes.npmciconfig.js';
 
-// mods
+// connectors
+import { CloudlyConnector } from './connector.cloudly/cloudlyconnector.js';
+
+// managers
+import { NpmciCloudronManager } from './manager.cloudron/index.js';
 import { NpmciDockerManager } from './manager.docker/index.js';
 import { NpmciGitManager } from './manager.git/index.js';
 import { NpmciNodeJsManager } from './manager.nodejs/index.js';
 import { NpmciNpmManager } from './manager.npm/index.js';
-import { NpmciEnv } from './npmci.classes.npmcienv.js';
 
 export class Npmci {
   public analytics: plugins.smartanalytics.Analytics;
@@ -23,6 +27,7 @@ export class Npmci {
   public npmciCli: NpmciCli;
 
   // managers
+  public cloudronManager: NpmciCloudronManager;
   public dockerManager: NpmciDockerManager;
   public gitManager: NpmciGitManager;
   public nodejsManager: NpmciNodeJsManager;
@@ -41,6 +46,7 @@ export class Npmci {
     this.npmciConfig = new NpmciConfig(this);
 
     // managers
+    this.cloudronManager = new NpmciCloudronManager(this);
     this.dockerManager = new NpmciDockerManager(this);
     this.gitManager = new NpmciGitManager(this);
     this.nodejsManager = new NpmciNodeJsManager(this);
diff --git a/ts/npmci.classes.npmcicli.ts b/ts/npmci.classes.npmcicli.ts
index c8baa22..a294b43 100644
--- a/ts/npmci.classes.npmcicli.ts
+++ b/ts/npmci.classes.npmcicli.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,17 @@ export class NpmciCli {
       }
     );
 
+    // cloudron
+    this.smartcli.addCommand('cloudron').subscribe(
+      async (argv) => {
+        await this.npmciRef.cloudronManager.handleCli(argv);
+      },
+      (err) => {
+        console.log(err);
+        process.exit(1);
+      }
+    );
+
     // command
     this.smartcli.addCommand('command').subscribe(
       async (argv) => {
@@ -36,7 +47,7 @@ export class NpmciCli {
       }
     );
 
-    // command
+    // git
     this.smartcli.addCommand('git').subscribe(
       async (argvArg) => {
         await this.npmciRef.gitManager.handleCli(argvArg);
diff --git a/ts/npmci.classes.npmciconfig.ts b/ts/npmci.classes.npmciconfig.ts
index d28a5c1..4568531 100644
--- a/ts/npmci.classes.npmciconfig.ts
+++ b/ts/npmci.classes.npmciconfig.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ export interface INpmciOptions {
 
   // urls
   urlCloudly: string;
+
+  // cloudron
+  cloudronAppName: string;
 }
 
 /**