A first instance of a deployer application is executed in a server mode. The deployer application is configured to deploy service instances for a multi-tenant application. A first onboarding request is received for a first tenant for the multi-tenant application. A first service instance for the first tenant is created, in response to the first onboarding request. A first request to deploy artifacts to the first service instance is received, by the first instance of the deployer application. The artifacts are deployed, by the first instance of the deployer application, to the first service instance.