diff --git a/k8s/candide-vm.yaml b/k8s/candide-vm.yaml
index c04bee23..93b64b6e 100644
--- a/k8s/candide-vm.yaml
+++ b/k8s/candide-vm.yaml
@@ -25,6 +25,22 @@ spec:
             limits:
               cpu: "0.1"
               memory: 100Mi
+          ports:
+            - containerPort: 9000
+---
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Service
+metadata:
+  name: candide-vm
+  namespace: candide
+  labels:
+    app: candide-vm
+spec:
+  selector:
+    app: candide-vm
+  ports:
+    - port: 9000
+      targetPort: 9000
 ---
 apiVersion: networking.k8s.io/v1
 kind: NetworkPolicy