diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 6a927fd..15f8840 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -4,6 +4,34 @@
   "lockfileVersion": 1,
   "requires": true,
   "dependencies": {
+    "@apiglobal/typedrequest": {
+      "version": "1.0.17",
+      "resolved": "https://verdaccio.lossless.one/@apiglobal%2ftypedrequest/-/typedrequest-1.0.17.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-p19ZOROh7+dsA00N3QFHCuyeUWarxpSVZxVJBI59LPnh6JlGE3ixQYpAEi+HJbsGfIEhuOBIJ6upN+0lnjH+fg==",
+      "requires": {
+        "@apiglobal/typedrequest-interfaces": "^1.0.7",
+        "@pushrocks/lik": "^3.0.11",
+        "@pushrocks/smartjson": "^3.0.8",
+        "@pushrocks/smartrequest": "^1.1.23"
+      },
+      "dependencies": {
+        "@pushrocks/smartjson": {
+          "version": "3.0.8",
+          "resolved": "https://verdaccio.lossless.one/@pushrocks%2fsmartjson/-/smartjson-3.0.8.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-EjC3611RSZaZmK+nXxXrYDBxdxYWtrxjOrZtQzbYn0yM33KSCH0sLIAG8B2wYZVAOj4A2pC8mVxFSJ1w3iRFHg==",
+          "requires": {
+            "@types/fast-json-stable-stringify": "^2.0.0",
+            "fast-json-stable-stringify": "^2.0.0",
+            "lodash.clonedeep": "^4.5.0"
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    "@apiglobal/typedrequest-interfaces": {
+      "version": "1.0.7",
+      "resolved": "https://verdaccio.lossless.one/@apiglobal%2ftypedrequest-interfaces/-/typedrequest-interfaces-1.0.7.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-yPl0UcLFMwSQL7bK52wVjkgvadC+x2YS3+7T15V1A1dXNxa96yd4WX1fqcKqwnBrvYexq/8FaxWGi98tZ0oNwg=="
+    },
     "@babel/code-frame": {
       "version": "7.5.5",
       "resolved": "https://verdaccio.lossless.one/@babel%2fcode-frame/-/code-frame-7.5.5.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 27ff534..5c89416 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
     "tslint-config-prettier": "^1.18.0"
   },
   "dependencies": {
+    "@apiglobal/typedrequest": "^1.0.17",
     "@pushrocks/lik": "^3.0.11",
     "@pushrocks/npmextra": "^3.0.5",
     "@pushrocks/projectinfo": "^4.0.2",
diff --git a/ts/connector.cloudly/cloudlyconnector.ts b/ts/connector.cloudly/cloudlyconnector.ts
index df75063..5926010 100644
--- a/ts/connector.cloudly/cloudlyconnector.ts
+++ b/ts/connector.cloudly/cloudlyconnector.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,30 @@
 import * as plugins from '../npmci.plugins';
 
+import {Npmci} from '../npmci.classes.npmci';
+import { logger } from '../npmci.logging';
+
 /**
- *
+ * connects to cloudly
  */
 export class CloudlyConnector {
-  public announceDockerContainer(options: plugins.servezoneInterfaces.IVersionData) {}
+  public npmciRef: Npmci;
+
+  constructor(npmciRefArg: Npmci) {
+    this.npmciRef = npmciRefArg;
+  }
+
+
+  public async announceDockerContainer(optionsArg: plugins.servezoneInterfaces.IVersionData) {
+    const cloudlyUrl = this.npmciRef.npmciConfig.getConfig().urlCloudly;
+    if (!cloudlyUrl) {
+      logger.log('warn', 'no cloudly url provided. Thus we cannot announce the newly built Dockerimage!');
+      return;
+    }
+    
+    const typedrequest = new plugins.typedrequest.TypedRequest<
+      plugins.servezoneInterfaces.IRequest_Any_Cloudly_VersionManager_Update
+    >(`https://${cloudlyUrl}/versionmanager`, 'update');
+
+    const response = (await typedrequest.fire(optionsArg));
+  }
 }
diff --git a/ts/manager.docker/index.ts b/ts/manager.docker/index.ts
index 5fb668c..14edc7f 100644
--- a/ts/manager.docker/index.ts
+++ b/ts/manager.docker/index.ts
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ export class NpmciDockerManager {
         `>>npmci docker ...<< cli arguments invalid... Please read the documentation.`
       );
     }
-  };
+  }
 
   /**
    * builds a cwd of Dockerfiles by triggering a promisechain
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ export class NpmciDockerManager {
       .then(Dockerfile.sortDockerfiles)
       .then(Dockerfile.mapDockerfiles)
       .then(Dockerfile.buildDockerfiles);
-  };
+  }
 
   /**
    * login to the DockerRegistries
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ export class NpmciDockerManager {
   public login = async () => {
     await this.prepare();
     await this.npmciRegistryStorage.loginAll();
-  };
+  }
 
   /**
    * logs in docker
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ export class NpmciDockerManager {
       }
     );
     return;
-  };
+  }
 
   /**
    * pushes an image towards a registry
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ export class NpmciDockerManager {
         await dockerfile.push(dockerRegistryToPushTo, suffix);
       }
     }
-  };
+  }
 
   /**
    * pulls an image
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ export class NpmciDockerManager {
     for (const dockerfile of dockerfileArray) {
       await dockerfile.pull(localDockerRegistry, suffix);
     }
-  };
+  }
 
   /**
    * tests docker files
@@ -173,5 +173,5 @@ export class NpmciDockerManager {
   public test = async () => {
     await this.prepare();
     return await Dockerfile.readDockerfiles(this).then(Dockerfile.testDockerfiles);
-  };
+  }
 }
diff --git a/ts/manager.docker/mod.classes.dockerfile.ts b/ts/manager.docker/mod.classes.dockerfile.ts
index d9db08c..1802425 100644
--- a/ts/manager.docker/mod.classes.dockerfile.ts
+++ b/ts/manager.docker/mod.classes.dockerfile.ts
@@ -266,6 +266,13 @@ export class Dockerfile {
     );
     await bash(`docker tag ${this.buildTag} ${pushTag}`);
     await bash(`docker push ${pushTag}`);
+    const imageDigest = (await bash(
+      `docker inspect --format='{{index .RepoDigests 0}}' ${pushTag}`
+    )).split('@')[1];
+    await this.npmciDockerManagerRef.npmciRef.cloudlyConnector.announceDockerContainer({
+      dockerImageUrl: pushTag,
+      dockerImageVersion: imageDigest
+    });
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/ts/npmci.classes.npmci.ts b/ts/npmci.classes.npmci.ts
index 883212b..86a95d6 100644
--- a/ts/npmci.classes.npmci.ts
+++ b/ts/npmci.classes.npmci.ts
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ export class Npmci {
       projectId: 'gitzone',
       appName: 'npmci'
     });
-    this.cloudlyConnector = new CloudlyConnector();
+    this.cloudlyConnector = new CloudlyConnector(this);
     this.npmciEnv = new NpmciEnv(this);
     this.npmciInfo = new NpmciInfo(this);
     this.npmciCli = new NpmciCli(this);
diff --git a/ts/npmci.plugins.ts b/ts/npmci.plugins.ts
index 36bb59d..2dba147 100644
--- a/ts/npmci.plugins.ts
+++ b/ts/npmci.plugins.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,13 @@ import * as path from 'path';
 
 export { path };
 
+// @apiglobal
+import * as typedrequest from '@apiglobal/typedrequest';
+
+export {
+  typedrequest
+};
+
 // @servezone
 import * as servezoneInterfaces from '@servezone/servezone-interfaces';