diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 6b5c4123..0261fe23 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -76,3 +76,4 @@ default.db
 private.py
 venv/
 venv3/
+test-manifest/
diff --git a/drydock/manifest_builder/infrastructure/flex_tutor_manifest.py b/drydock/manifest_builder/infrastructure/flex_tutor_manifest.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..54618ec8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drydock/manifest_builder/infrastructure/flex_tutor_manifest.py
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+import os
+
+from abc import abstractmethod
+from drydock.manifest_builder.domain.config import DrydockConfig
+from drydock.manifest_builder.domain.manifest_repository import ManifestRepository
+
+from tutor import env as tutor_env
+from tutor import hooks
+
+
+class FlexibleTutorManifest(ManifestRepository):
+
+    def save(config: DrydockConfig) -> None:
+
+        # import pudb; pu.db
+        env = config.get_data()
+
+        # Render the manifest by reusing the code that tutor uses for the env
+        fixed_root = "test-manifest"
+        # tutor_env.save(context.obj.root, config)
+
+        def my_base_dir(root):
+            """Return the environment base directory."""
+            return os.path.join(fixed_root, "")
+
+        tutor_env.base_dir = my_base_dir
+        tutor_env.save(None, env)
+
+
+        hooks.filters.clear("env:templates:targets")
+        name = "drydock"
+        hooks.filters.add_items(
+            "env:templates:targets",
+            [
+                (
+                    os.path.join(name, "manifest_001"),
+                    "",
+                ),
+            ],
+        )
+        tutor_env.save(None, env)
diff --git a/drydock/manifest_builder/infrastructure/tutor_config.py b/drydock/manifest_builder/infrastructure/tutor_config.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..47ba8d6f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drydock/manifest_builder/infrastructure/tutor_config.py
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+from abc import abstractmethod
+from tutor import config as tutor_config
+from drydock.manifest_builder.domain.config import DrydockConfig
+
+
+class TutorConfig(DrydockConfig):
+
+    def __init__(self, context):
+        self.context = context
+
+    def get_data(self) -> dict:
+        config = tutor_config.load_full(self.context.obj.root)
+        return config
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..aaafba16
--- /dev/null
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+import io
+import os
+from setuptools import setup, find_packages
+
+HERE = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
+
+
+def load_readme():
+    with io.open(os.path.join(HERE, "README.rst"), "rt", encoding="utf8") as f:
+        return f.read()
+
+
+def load_about():
+    about = {}
+    with io.open(
+        os.path.join(HERE, "tutor_plugin", "__about__.py"),
+        "rt",
+        encoding="utf-8",
+    ) as f:
+        exec(f.read(), about)  # pylint: disable=exec-used
+    return about
+
+
+ABOUT = load_about()
+
+
+setup(
+    name="drydock",
+    version=ABOUT["__version__"],
+    url="https://github.com/edunext/drydock",
+    project_urls={
+        "Code": "https://github.com/edunext/drydock",
+        "Issue tracker": "https://github.com/edunext/drydock/issues",
+    },
+    license="AGPLv3",
+    author="eduNEXT",
+    description="Manifest builder for k8s Open edX hosting",
+    long_description=load_readme(),
+    packages=find_packages(exclude=["tests*"]),
+    include_package_data=True,
+    python_requires=">=3.7",
+    install_requires=["tutor"],
+    entry_points={
+        "tutor.plugin.v1": [
+            "drydock = tutor_plugin.plugin"
+        ]
+    },
+    classifiers=[
+        "Development Status :: 3 - Alpha",
+        "Intended Audience :: Developers",
+        "License :: OSI Approved :: GNU Affero General Public License v3",
+        "Operating System :: OS Independent",
+        "Programming Language :: Python",
+        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.7",
+        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.8",
+        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9",
+        "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
+    ],
+)
diff --git a/tutor_plugin/__about__.py b/tutor_plugin/__about__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3dc1f76b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tutor_plugin/__about__.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+__version__ = "0.1.0"
diff --git a/tutor_plugin/__init__.py b/tutor_plugin/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/tutor_plugin/patches/.gitignore b/tutor_plugin/patches/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/tutor_plugin/plugin.py b/tutor_plugin/plugin.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..591ab51b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tutor_plugin/plugin.py
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+from glob import glob
+import os
+import pkg_resources
+
+from tutor import hooks
+
+from .__about__ import __version__
+
+
+import click
+
+
+################# Configuration
+config = {
+    # Add here your new settings
+    "defaults": {
+        "VERSION": __version__,
+    },
+    # Add here settings that don't have a reasonable default for all users. For
+    # instance: passwords, secret keys, etc.
+    "unique": {
+        # "SECRET_KEY": "\{\{ 24|random_string \}\}",
+    },
+    # Danger zone! Add here values to override settings from Tutor core or other plugins.
+    "overrides": {
+        "PLATFORM_NAME": "My platform as defined in plugin.py",
+    },
+}
+
+
+@click.group(name="drydock", short_help="Manage drydock")
+@click.pass_context
+def drydock_command(context):
+    pass
+
+
+@click.command(name="save")
+@click.pass_context
+def save(context):
+
+    from drydock.manifest_builder.application.manifest_builder import ManifestBuilder
+    from drydock.manifest_builder.infrastructure import flex_tutor_manifest, tutor_config
+
+
+    builder = ManifestBuilder(flex_tutor_manifest.FlexibleTutorManifest)
+    config = tutor_config.TutorConfig(context=context)
+    builder(config)
+
+
+drydock_command.add_command(save)
+
+hooks.filters.add_items(
+    "cli:commands",
+    [
+        drydock_command,
+    ],
+)
+
+
+################# You don't really have to bother about what's below this line,
+################# except maybe for educational purposes :)
+
+# Plugin templates
+hooks.Filters.ENV_TEMPLATE_ROOTS.add_item(
+    pkg_resources.resource_filename("tutor_plugin", "templates")
+)
+hooks.Filters.ENV_TEMPLATE_TARGETS.add_items(
+    [
+        ("tutor_plugin/build", "plugins"),
+        ("tutor_plugin/apps", "plugins"),
+    ],
+)
+# Load all patches from the "patches" folder
+for path in glob(
+    os.path.join(
+        pkg_resources.resource_filename("tutor_plugin", "patches"),
+        "*",
+    )
+):
+    with open(path, encoding="utf-8") as patch_file:
+        hooks.Filters.ENV_PATCHES.add_item((os.path.basename(path), patch_file.read()))
+
+# Load all configuration entries
+hooks.Filters.CONFIG_DEFAULTS.add_items(
+    [
+        (f"DRYDOCK_{key}", value)
+        for key, value in config["defaults"].items()
+    ]
+)
+hooks.Filters.CONFIG_UNIQUE.add_items(
+    [
+        (f"DRYDOCK_{key}", value)
+        for key, value in config["unique"].items()
+    ]
+)
+hooks.Filters.CONFIG_OVERRIDES.add_items(list(config["overrides"].items()))
diff --git a/tutor_plugin/templates/drydock/manifest_001/k8s/other_file.yml b/tutor_plugin/templates/drydock/manifest_001/k8s/other_file.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c303625d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tutor_plugin/templates/drydock/manifest_001/k8s/other_file.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+---
+# A file that will containt the kustomization
+
+# can I have access to tutor patches?
+{{ patch("kustomization-resources") }}
+
+# can I have access to tutor vars?
+namespace: {{ K8S_NAMESPACE }}
+
+# can I have access to custom patches?
+{{ patch("drydock-patch") }}
+
diff --git a/tutor_plugin/templates/drydock/manifest_001/kustomization.yml b/tutor_plugin/templates/drydock/manifest_001/kustomization.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c303625d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tutor_plugin/templates/drydock/manifest_001/kustomization.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+---
+# A file that will containt the kustomization
+
+# can I have access to tutor patches?
+{{ patch("kustomization-resources") }}
+
+# can I have access to tutor vars?
+namespace: {{ K8S_NAMESPACE }}
+
+# can I have access to custom patches?
+{{ patch("drydock-patch") }}
+