diff --git a/cf/efc-db.json b/cf/efc-db.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c48a5e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cf/efc-db.json
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+   "db_username": "spacondev",
+   "db_name": "spacondev",
+   "postgis": true,
+   "db_encoding": "UTF-8",
+   "owner_email": "api@boundlessgeo.com",
+   "owner_name": "boundless"
+}
diff --git a/manifest.yml b/manifest.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6efd5a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/manifest.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+# build steps
+#############
+# NOTE: run the following from the root of spatialconnect-server
+#############
+# pushd web && npm install && npm run build:devio && popd
+# pushd server && lein uberjar && popd
+# if ! cf s | grep 'efc-db-test'; then cf cs pg_95_XL_DEV_SHARED_001 large-dev-100 efc-db-test -c cf/efc-db.json; fi
+# if ! cf S | grep 'efc-mqtt-test'; then cf cs p-rabbitmq standard efc-mqtt-test; fi
+# cf push
+#############
+---
+applications:
+  - name: efc-web-test
+    # added domain due to ssl support not working on default domain
+    domain: dev.dev.east.paas.geointservices.io
+    buildpack: staticfile_buildpack
+    memory: 64M
+    instances: 1
+    path: ./web/public
+  - name: efc-test
+    # added domain due to ssl support not working on default domain
+    domain: dev.dev.east.paas.geointservices.io
+    buildpack: java_buildpack_offline
+    memory: 2G
+    instances: 1
+    path: ./server/target/spacon-server.jar
+    env:
+      ALLOWED_ORIGINS: https://efc-web-test.dev.dev.east.paas.geointservices.io
+      AUTO_MIGRATE: true
+      ENV: DEV
+      KEY_STORE: /app/server/tls/test-keystore.p12
+      MQTT_CLIENT_ID: spacon-server-devio
+      TRUST_STORE: /app/server/tls/test-cacerts.jks
+    services:
+      - efc-db-test
+      - efc-mqtt-test
diff --git a/server/src/spacon/components/mqtt/core.clj b/server/src/spacon/components/mqtt/core.clj
index 6acec67..861d715 100644
--- a/server/src/spacon/components/mqtt/core.clj
+++ b/server/src/spacon/components/mqtt/core.clj
@@ -21,10 +21,31 @@
             [clojure.core.async :as async]
             [spacon.components.http.auth :refer [get-token]]
             [clojure.tools.logging :as log]
-            [spacon.components.queue.protocol :as queue])
+            [spacon.components.queue.protocol :as queue]
+            [clojure.data.json :as json])
   (:import (org.eclipse.paho.client.mqttv3 MqttException)
            (java.net InetAddress)))
 
+(def vcap_mqtt
+  "Map of keys and values from VCAP_SERVICES mqtt environment variable"
+  (or (some-> (System/getenv "VCAP_SERVICES")
+              (json/read-str :key-fn clojure.core/keyword) :p-rabbitmq first :credentials :protocols :mqtt)
+                {:username :username
+                 :password :password
+                 :host :host
+                 :port :port
+                 :ssl :ssl}))
+
+(def mqtt-connect-ops
+  "Map of authentication keys and values for mqtt connect options"
+  {:username (or (System/getenv "MQTT_USERNAME") (:username vcap_mqtt))
+   :password (or (System/getenv "MQTT_PASSWORD") (:password vcap_mqtt))})
+
+(def vcap_tcp
+  "When vcap_mqtt exists it returns a formated tcp connection"
+  (when (some? vcap_mqtt)
+        (format "%s://%s:%s" (if (:ssl vcap_mqtt) "ssl" "tcp") (:host vcap_mqtt) (:port vcap_mqtt))))
+
 (def client-id (or (System/getenv "MQTT_CLIENT_ID")
                    (subs (str "sc-" (InetAddress/getLocalHost)) 0 22 )))
 (defonce conn (atom nil))
@@ -61,7 +82,7 @@
     (log/debugf "Connecting MQTT Client to %s" url)
     (try
       (do
-        (reset! conn (mh/connect url client-id))
+        (reset! conn (mh/connect url client-id mqtt-connect-ops))
         (log/infof "MQTT Client connected to %s" url))
       (catch MqttException e
         (do
@@ -82,7 +103,7 @@
     (async/go (async/>!! (:subscribe-channel mqtt) {:topic topic :message (msg/from-bytes message)}))))
 
 (defn reconnect [mqtt-comp reason ]
-  (let [url (or (System/getenv "MQTT_BROKER_URL") "tcp://localhost:1883")]
+  (let [url (or (System/getenv "MQTT_BROKER_URL") vcap_tcp "tcp://localhost:1883")]
     (log/debugf "Connection lost (%s). Attempting reconnect to %s" reason url)
     (connectmqtt url)
     (doall (map (fn [t]
@@ -148,7 +169,7 @@
   queue/IQueue
   (start [this]
     (log/debug "Starting MQTT Component")
-    (let [url (or (:broker-url mqtt-config) "tcp://localhost:1883")
+    (let [url (or (:broker-url mqtt-config) vcap_tcp "tcp://localhost:1883")
           m (connectmqtt url)
           pub-chan (async/chan)
           sub-chan (async/chan)