diff --git a/sysinv/cgts-client/cgts-client/cgtsclient/v1/app.py b/sysinv/cgts-client/cgts-client/cgtsclient/v1/app.py
index 2b4a536283..2a8841dd7c 100644
--- a/sysinv/cgts-client/cgts-client/cgtsclient/v1/app.py
+++ b/sysinv/cgts-client/cgts-client/cgtsclient/v1/app.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ class AppManager(base.Manager):
     def upload(self, data):
         """Stage the specified application, getting it ready for deployment.
 
-        :param data: application name and location of tarfile
+        :param data: application name and location of tarfile and the binary of the tarfile
         """
         return self._create(self._path(), data)
 
diff --git a/sysinv/cgts-client/cgts-client/cgtsclient/v1/app_shell.py b/sysinv/cgts-client/cgts-client/cgtsclient/v1/app_shell.py
index 1f9ad50248..586905d2de 100644
--- a/sysinv/cgts-client/cgts-client/cgtsclient/v1/app_shell.py
+++ b/sysinv/cgts-client/cgts-client/cgtsclient/v1/app_shell.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 #
+import base64
 import os
 import re
 
@@ -105,6 +106,15 @@ def do_application_show(cc, args):
 def do_application_upload(cc, args):
     """Upload application Helm chart(s) and manifest"""
     data = _application_check(args)
+
+    if not _is_url(data["tarfile"]):
+        try:
+            with open(data["tarfile"], 'rb') as tarfile:
+                binary_data = base64.urlsafe_b64encode(tarfile.read())
+            data.update({'binary_data': binary_data})
+        except Exception:
+            raise exc.CommandError("Error: Could not open file %s." % data["tarfile"])
+
     response = cc.app.upload(data)
     _print_application_show(response)
     _print_reminder_msg(response.name)
diff --git a/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/api/controllers/v1/kube_app.py b/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/api/controllers/v1/kube_app.py
index 14e220c1a3..2d0ca2538b 100644
--- a/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/api/controllers/v1/kube_app.py
+++ b/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/api/controllers/v1/kube_app.py
@@ -4,10 +4,13 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 #
 
+import base64
 import os
 import hashlib
 import pecan
+import pwd
 from pecan import rest
+import time
 import wsme
 from wsme import types as wtypes
 import wsmeext.pecan as wsme_pecan
@@ -200,10 +203,30 @@ class KubeAppController(rest.RestController):
     @wsme_pecan.wsexpose(KubeApp, body=types.apidict)
     def post(self, body):
         """Uploading an application to be deployed by Armada"""
-        tarfile = body.get('tarfile')
+        tarfile_path = body.get('tarfile')
+        tarfile_binary = body.get('binary_data', '')
         name = body.get('name', '')
         version = body.get('app_version', '')
-        name, version, mname, mfile = self._check_tarfile(tarfile, name, version,
+
+        if not cutils.is_url(tarfile_path) and not os.path.exists(tarfile_path):
+            path_tarballs = '/tmp/tarball_uploads'
+            if not os.path.exists(path_tarballs):
+                os.makedirs(path_tarballs)
+                uid, gid = pwd.getpwnam('sysinv').pw_uid, pwd.getpwnam('sysinv').pw_uid
+                os.chown(path_tarballs, uid, gid)
+
+            # Keep unique tarball name to avoid conflicts
+            tarball_name = '{}-{}'.format(time.time(), os.path.basename(tarfile_path))
+            tarfile_path = os.path.join(path_tarballs, tarball_name)
+            try:
+                with open(tarfile_path, 'wb') as f:
+                    f.write(base64.urlsafe_b64decode(tarfile_binary))
+            except Exception as e:
+                LOG.exception('Error: writing the tarfile: {}'.format(e))
+                raise wsme.exc.ClientSideError(_(
+                    "Could not save the application on path {}".format(tarfile_path)))
+
+        name, version, mname, mfile = self._check_tarfile(tarfile_path, name, version,
                                                           constants.APP_UPLOAD_OP)
 
         try:
@@ -231,7 +254,7 @@ class KubeAppController(rest.RestController):
         lifecycle_hook_info.mode = constants.APP_LIFECYCLE_MODE_MANUAL
 
         pecan.request.rpcapi.perform_app_upload(pecan.request.context,
-                                                new_app, tarfile,
+                                                new_app, tarfile_path,
                                                 lifecycle_hook_info=lifecycle_hook_info)
         return KubeApp.convert_with_links(new_app)
 
diff --git a/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/api/controllers/v1/types.py b/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/api/controllers/v1/types.py
index d7f6cfbe4d..7b67e02100 100644
--- a/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/api/controllers/v1/types.py
+++ b/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/sysinv/api/controllers/v1/types.py
@@ -126,7 +126,11 @@ class ApiDictType(wtypes.UserType):
     name = 'apidict'
     __name__ = name
 
-    basetype = {wtypes.text: apiutils.ValidTypes(wtypes.text, six.integer_types)}
+    basetype = {wtypes.text: apiutils.ValidTypes(
+        wtypes.text,
+        six.integer_types,
+        wsme.types.bytes
+    )}
 
 
 apidict = ApiDictType()