diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml b/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml
index dac3e4e1a9..4d1ddfeba4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_and_test.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - 'master'
-      
+
 concurrency:
   # https://docs.github.com/en/actions/using-jobs/using-concurrency
   # The latest queued workflow is preferred; the ones already in progress get cancelled
diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy_images.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy_images.yml
index aadf8eb1e6..1eadce315f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy_images.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy_images.yml
@@ -96,10 +96,10 @@ jobs:
           path: save
           fetch-depth: 0
           submodules: true
-      - name: Set up JDK 11
+      - name: Set up JDK 17
         uses: actions/setup-java@v3
         with:
-          java-version: 11
+          java-version: 17
           distribution: temurin
       - name: Install system packages
         # libcurl is needed for ktor-client-curl
diff --git a/.github/workflows/detekt.yml b/.github/workflows/detekt.yml
index d43c342a6e..122def56a9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/detekt.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/detekt.yml
@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - name: Set up JDK 11
+      - name: Set up JDK 17
         uses: actions/setup-java@v3
         with:
-          java-version: 11
+          java-version: 17
           distribution: temurin
       - uses: gradle/gradle-build-action@v2
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/diktat.yml b/.github/workflows/diktat.yml
index 249b3da757..acd4c3bb3a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/diktat.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/diktat.yml
@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - name: Set up JDK 11
+      - name: Set up JDK 17
         uses: actions/setup-java@v3
         with:
-          java-version: 11
+          java-version: 17
           distribution: temurin
       - uses: gradle/gradle-build-action@v2
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/save-api-build.yml b/.github/workflows/save-api-build.yml
index 6c106cf5e7..d554cc8715 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/save-api-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/save-api-build.yml
@@ -13,10 +13,10 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - name: Set up JDK 11
+      - name: Set up JDK 17
         uses: actions/setup-java@v3
         with:
-          java-version: 11
+          java-version: 17
           distribution: temurin
       - name: Install system packages
         # libcurl is needed for ktor-client-curl, libc-bin for orchestrator
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index aa0e4312f1..4497732cdc 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ liquibaseTaskPrefix=liquibase
 #build.docker.cert-path=C:\\Users\\<User>\\.minikube\\certs
 
 # gradle performance
-org.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx3g -XX:MaxMetaspaceSize=512m
+org.gradle.jvmargs=-Xmx4g -Xms3g -XX:MaxMetaspaceSize=512m -XX:+HeapDumpOnOutOfMemoryError -Dfile.encoding=UTF-8
 org.gradle.parallel=true
 org.gradle.vfs.watch=true
 ## https://docs.gradle.org/current/userguide/multi_project_configuration_and_execution.html#sec:configuration_on_demand
diff --git a/save-agent/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/saveourtool/save/agent/AgentConfiguration.kt b/save-agent/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/saveourtool/save/agent/AgentConfiguration.kt
index 1d8f6bd506..a9c44550c5 100644
--- a/save-agent/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/saveourtool/save/agent/AgentConfiguration.kt
+++ b/save-agent/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/saveourtool/save/agent/AgentConfiguration.kt
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import com.saveourtool.save.agent.utils.TEST_SUITES_DIR_NAME
 import com.saveourtool.save.core.config.LogType
 import com.saveourtool.save.core.config.OutputStreamType
 import com.saveourtool.save.core.config.ReportType
+import com.saveourtool.save.utils.optionalEnv
 import com.saveourtool.save.utils.requiredEnv
 import generated.SAVE_CLOUD_VERSION
 
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ import kotlinx.serialization.Serializable
  * @property testSuitesDir directory where tests and additional files need to be stored into
  * @property logFilePath path to logs of save-cli execution
  * @property save additional configuration for save-cli
+ * @property kubernetes a flag which shows that agent runs in k8s
  */
 @Serializable
 data class AgentConfiguration(
@@ -37,6 +39,7 @@ data class AgentConfiguration(
     val debug: Boolean = false,
     val testSuitesDir: String = TEST_SUITES_DIR_NAME,
     val logFilePath: String = "logs.txt",
+    val kubernetes: Boolean = false,
     val save: SaveCliConfig = SaveCliConfig(),
 ) {
     companion object {
@@ -52,6 +55,7 @@ data class AgentConfiguration(
             heartbeat = HeartbeatConfig(
                 url = requiredEnv(AgentEnvName.HEARTBEAT_URL.name),
             ),
+            kubernetes = optionalEnv(AgentEnvName.KUBERNETES.name).toBoolean(),
         )
     }
 }
diff --git a/save-agent/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/saveourtool/save/agent/Main.kt b/save-agent/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/saveourtool/save/agent/Main.kt
index 8e68a588bb..0874f4f326 100644
--- a/save-agent/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/saveourtool/save/agent/Main.kt
+++ b/save-agent/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/saveourtool/save/agent/Main.kt
@@ -92,5 +92,7 @@ private fun configureHttpClient(agentConfiguration: AgentConfiguration) = HttpCl
         logger = ktorLogger
         level = if (agentConfiguration.debug) LogLevel.ALL else LogLevel.INFO
     }
-    install(KubernetesServiceAccountAuthHeaderPlugin)
+    if (agentConfiguration.kubernetes) {
+        install(KubernetesServiceAccountAuthHeaderPlugin)
+    }
 }
diff --git a/save-cloud-common/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/saveourtool/save/agent/AgentEnvName.kt b/save-cloud-common/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/saveourtool/save/agent/AgentEnvName.kt
index 611f16632f..b056491683 100644
--- a/save-cloud-common/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/saveourtool/save/agent/AgentEnvName.kt
+++ b/save-cloud-common/src/commonMain/kotlin/com/saveourtool/save/agent/AgentEnvName.kt
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ enum class AgentEnvName {
     DEBUG,
     EXECUTION_ID,
     HEARTBEAT_URL,
+    KUBERNETES,
     TEST_SUITES_DIR,
     ;
 }
diff --git a/save-deploy/README.md b/save-deploy/README.md
index 99504fe466..a32c051a56 100644
--- a/save-deploy/README.md
+++ b/save-deploy/README.md
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ two reasons:
 Under WSL, from a separate local _Git_ repository run:
 
 ```bash
-./gradlew :save-agent:copyAgentDistribution -Preckon.stage=snapshot
+./gradlew :save-agent:clean :save-agent:build :save-agent:copyAgentDistribution -x spotlessKotlin -Preckon.stage=snapshot -Psave.profile=dev
 ```
 
 and provide the path to the JAR archive which contains `save-agent.kexe` via the
diff --git a/save-orchestrator-common/src/main/kotlin/com/saveourtool/save/orchestrator/docker/DockerContainerRunner.kt b/save-orchestrator-common/src/main/kotlin/com/saveourtool/save/orchestrator/docker/DockerContainerRunner.kt
index fb94d7a732..48028af105 100644
--- a/save-orchestrator-common/src/main/kotlin/com/saveourtool/save/orchestrator/docker/DockerContainerRunner.kt
+++ b/save-orchestrator-common/src/main/kotlin/com/saveourtool/save/orchestrator/docker/DockerContainerRunner.kt
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ class DockerContainerRunner(
     override fun isStopped(containerId: String): Boolean = dockerClient.inspectContainerCmd(containerId)
         .exec()
         .state
-        .also { log.debug("Container $containerId has state $it") }
+        .also { state -> log.debug { "Container $containerId has state $state" } }
         .status != RUNNING_STATUS
 
     override fun cleanupAllByExecution(executionId: Long) {
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ class DockerContainerRunner(
         for (type in PruneType.values().filterNot { it == PruneType.VOLUMES }) {
             val pruneCmd = dockerClient.pruneCmd(type).withUntilFilter(configProperties.dockerResourcesLifetime).exec()
             val currentReclaimedBytes = pruneCmd.spaceReclaimed ?: 0
-            log.debug("Reclaimed $currentReclaimedBytes bytes after prune of docker $type")
+            log.debug { "Reclaimed $currentReclaimedBytes bytes after prune of docker $type" }
             reclaimedBytes += currentReclaimedBytes
         }
         log.info("Reclaimed $reclaimedBytes bytes after prune command")
@@ -136,9 +136,9 @@ class DockerContainerRunner(
         val baseImageTag = configuration.imageTag
         val runCmd = configuration.runCmd
         val envFileTargetPath = "$SAVE_AGENT_USER_HOME/.env"
-        val envVariables = configuration.env.map { (key, value) ->
-            "$key=$value"
-        } + "${AgentEnvName.CONTAINER_NAME.name}=$containerName"
+        val envVariables = configuration.env.mapToEnvs() +
+                AgentEnvName.CONTAINER_NAME.toEnv(containerName) +
+                kubernetesEnv
 
         // createContainerCmd accepts image name, not id, so we retrieve it from tags
         val createContainerCmdResponse: CreateContainerResponse = dockerClient.createContainerCmd(baseImageTag)
@@ -218,5 +218,10 @@ class DockerContainerRunner(
     companion object {
         private val log: Logger = getLogger<DockerContainerRunner>()
         private const val RUNNING_STATUS = "running"
+        private val kubernetesEnv: String = AgentEnvName.KUBERNETES.toEnv(false)
+
+        private fun Map<AgentEnvName, Any>.mapToEnvs(): List<String> = entries.map { (key, value) -> key.toEnv(value) }
+
+        private fun AgentEnvName.toEnv(value: Any): String = "${this.name}=$value"
     }
 }
diff --git a/save-orchestrator-common/src/main/kotlin/com/saveourtool/save/orchestrator/kubernetes/KubernetesManager.kt b/save-orchestrator-common/src/main/kotlin/com/saveourtool/save/orchestrator/kubernetes/KubernetesManager.kt
index da0954a7fe..5562951856 100644
--- a/save-orchestrator-common/src/main/kotlin/com/saveourtool/save/orchestrator/kubernetes/KubernetesManager.kt
+++ b/save-orchestrator-common/src/main/kotlin/com/saveourtool/save/orchestrator/kubernetes/KubernetesManager.kt
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ class KubernetesManager(
         imagePullPolicy = "IfNotPresent"  // so that local images could be used
 
         val staticEnvs = env.mapToEnvs()
-        this.env = staticEnvs + containerIdEnv
+        this.env = staticEnvs + containerIdEnv + kubernetesEnv
 
         this.command = agentRunCmd.dropLast(1)
         this.args = listOf(agentRunCmd.last())
@@ -176,13 +176,6 @@ class KubernetesManager(
         }
     }
 
-    private fun Map<AgentEnvName, Any>.mapToEnvs(): List<EnvVar> = map { (envName, envValue) ->
-        EnvVar().apply {
-            name = envName.name
-            value = envValue.toString()
-        }
-    }
-
     companion object {
         private val logger = LoggerFactory.getLogger(KubernetesManager::class.java)
         private const val EXECUTION_ID_LABEL = "executionId"
@@ -198,5 +191,13 @@ class KubernetesManager(
                     }
                 }
             }
+        private val kubernetesEnv: EnvVar = AgentEnvName.KUBERNETES.toEnv(true)
+
+        private fun Map<AgentEnvName, Any>.mapToEnvs(): List<EnvVar> = entries.map { (key, value) -> key.toEnv(value) }
+
+        private fun AgentEnvName.toEnv(value: Any): EnvVar = EnvVar().apply {
+            this.name = this@toEnv.name
+            this.value = value.toString()
+        }
     }
 }