diff --git a/distro/gcube-app.xml b/distro/gcube-app.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d9cecd6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/distro/gcube-app.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<application mode='online'>
+		<name>WhnManager</name>
+		<group>VREManagement</group>
+		<version>${version}</version>
+		<description>Web Hosting Node Service</description>
+		<local-persistence location='target' />
+</application>
+
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e49d792..08a6390 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@
 	<artifactId>whn-manager</artifactId>
 	<version>1.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
 	<packaging>war</packaging>
+	<properties>
+  		<webappDirectory>${project.basedir}/src/main/webapp/WEB-INF</webappDirectory>
+  		<distroDirectory>${project.basedir}/distro</distroDirectory>
+    </properties>
 	<dependencyManagement>
 		<dependencies>
 			<dependency>
@@ -71,6 +75,35 @@
 	</dependencies>
 	<build>
 		<plugins>
+		<!-- interpolates profiles and copies from distribution location to configuration 
+					location, where it is need for embedding into stub artifact, gar generation, 
+					and service archive. -->
+				<plugin>
+					<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+					<artifactId>maven-resources-plugin</artifactId>
+					<version>2.6</version>
+					<executions>
+						<execution>
+							<id>copy-profile</id>
+							<goals>
+								<goal>copy-resources</goal>
+							</goals>
+							<phase>process-resources</phase>
+							<configuration>
+								<outputDirectory>${webappDirectory}</outputDirectory>
+								<resources>
+									<resource>
+										<directory>${distroDirectory}</directory>
+										<includes>
+											<include>gcube-app.xml</include>
+										</includes>
+										<filtering>true</filtering>
+									</resource>
+								</resources>
+							</configuration>
+						</execution>
+					</executions>
+				</plugin>
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 				<artifactId>maven-war-plugin</artifactId>