diff --git a/.github/workflows/pipeline.yml b/.github/workflows/pipeline.yml
index b86eab0e5..64dd170fe 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pipeline.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pipeline.yml
@@ -118,11 +118,10 @@ jobs:
         CF_ORG: ${{ secrets.CF_ORG }}
         API_USER: ${{ secrets.API_USER }}
         API_KEY: ${{ secrets.API_KEY }}
-        APP_NAME: dluhc-core
+        APP_NAME: dluhc-core-staging
         GOVUK_NOTIFY_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.GOVUK_NOTIFY_API_KEY }}
         APP_HOST: ${{ secrets.APP_HOST }}
         RAILS_MASTER_KEY: ${{ secrets.RAILS_MASTER_KEY }}
-        MANIFEST_FILE: staging_manifest.yml
       run: |
         cf7 api $CF_API_ENDPOINT
         cf7 auth
@@ -132,4 +131,4 @@ jobs:
         cf7 set-env $APP_NAME GOVUK_NOTIFY_API_KEY $GOVUK_NOTIFY_API_KEY
         cf7 set-env $APP_NAME APP_HOST $APP_HOST
         cf7 set-env $APP_NAME RAILS_MASTER_KEY $RAILS_MASTER_KEY
-        cf7 push --strategy rolling -f $MANIFEST_FILE
+        cf7 push $APP_NAME --strategy rolling
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 48f077753..81038cdd4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -53,18 +53,18 @@ Note `docker-compose` runs the production docker image (`RAILS_ENV=production`)
 
 This application is running on [GOV.UK PaaS](https://www.cloud.service.gov.uk/). To deploy you need to:
 
-1. Contact your organisation manager to get an account in `dluhc-core` organization and in the relevant spaces (sandbox/production).
+1. Contact your organisation manager to get an account in `dluhc-core` organization and in the relevant spaces (staging/production).
 
 2. [Install the Cloud Foundry CLI](https://docs.cloudfoundry.org/cf-cli/install-go-cli.html)
 
 3. Login:\
 `cf login -a api.london.cloud.service.gov.uk -u <your_username>`
 
-4. Set your deployment target (sandbox/production):\
+4. Set your deployment target (staging/production):\
 `cf target -o dluhc-core -s <deploy_environment>`
 
 5. Deploy:\
-`cf push dluhc-core --strategy rolling`. This will use the [manifest file](manifest.yml)
+`cf push dluhc-core --strategy rolling`. This will use the [manifest file](staging_manifest.yml)
 
 Once the app is deployed:
 
diff --git a/infrastructure_setup.md b/infrastructure_setup.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..28bc4b2d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/infrastructure_setup.md
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+# Staging
+
+1. Login:\
+`cf login -a api.london.cloud.service.gov.uk -u <your_username>`
+
+2. Set your deployment target (staging):\
+`cf target -o dluhc-core -s staging`
+
+3. Create required backing services (this will take ~15 mins to finish creating):
+`cf create-service postgres tiny-unencrypted-13 dluhc-core-staging-postgres`
+
+4. Deploy manifest:
+`cf push dluhc-core-staging --strategy rolling`
diff --git a/manifest.yml b/manifest.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b9fb4e670
--- /dev/null
+++ b/manifest.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+---
+defaults: &defaults
+  buildpacks:
+    - https://github.com/cloudfoundry/ruby-buildpack.git
+  processes:
+    - type: web
+      command: rake db:migrate && bin/rails server
+      instances: 2
+      memory: 512M
+
+applications:
+  - name: dluhc-core-staging
+    <<: *defaults
+    env:
+      RAILS_ENV: staging
+    host: staging-submit-social-housing-lettings-sales-data.london.cloudapps.digital
+    services:
+      - dluhc-core-staging-postgres
+
+  - name: dluhc-core-production
+    <<: *defaults
+    env:
+      RAILS_ENV: production
+    host: submit-social-housing-lettings-sales-data.london.cloudapps.digital
+    services:
+      - dluhc-core-production-postgres
diff --git a/manifest_production.yml b/manifest_production.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 709802481..000000000
--- a/manifest_production.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
----
-applications:
-  - name: dluhc-core
-    buildpacks:
-      - https://github.com/cloudfoundry/ruby-buildpack.git
-    env:
-      RAILS_ENV: production
-    processes:
-      - type: web
-        command: rake db:migrate && bin/rails server
-        instances: 4
-        memory: 512M
-    services:
-      - dluhc-core-production-postgres
diff --git a/manifest_staging.yml b/manifest_staging.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index f314d16b1..000000000
--- a/manifest_staging.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
----
-applications:
-  - name: dluhc-core
-    buildpacks:
-      - https://github.com/cloudfoundry/ruby-buildpack.git
-    env:
-      RAILS_ENV: staging
-    processes:
-      - type: web
-        command: rake db:migrate && bin/rails server
-        instances: 2
-        memory: 512M
-    services:
-      - dluhc-core-staging-postgres