diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index d8e7036f12..92e7455b41 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -48,3 +48,5 @@ docs/_build
 
 # development files
 /tmp
+
+/k3s-ansible
diff --git a/test/e2e/pipeline/infra/k3s/.gitignore b/test/e2e/pipeline/infra/k3s/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..699d734c6f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/e2e/pipeline/infra/k3s/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+k3s-ansible/
+inventory.yml
diff --git a/test/e2e/pipeline/infra/k3s/clean.sh b/test/e2e/pipeline/infra/k3s/clean.sh
index d838023da4..65888e4ac7 100755
--- a/test/e2e/pipeline/infra/k3s/clean.sh
+++ b/test/e2e/pipeline/infra/k3s/clean.sh
@@ -26,8 +26,16 @@ error() {
 }
 trap 'error "${BASH_SOURCE}" "${LINENO}"' ERR
 
-# Cleaning all remaining clusters
+CLUSTER_NAME=cluster
+RUNNER_NAME=${RUNNER_NAME:-"test"}
 
-K3D="${BINDIR}/k3d"
+TARGET_NAMESPACE="liqo-ci"
 
-${K3D} cluster delete --all
+for i in $(seq 1 "${CLUSTER_NUMBER}");
+do
+  K3S_CLUSTER_NAME="${RUNNER_NAME}-${CLUSTER_NAME}${i}"
+  echo "Deleting cluster ${K3S_CLUSTER_NAME}"
+  "${KUBECTL}" delete -n "${TARGET_NAMESPACE}" vms "${K3S_CLUSTER_NAME}-control-plane" --ignore-not-found
+  "${KUBECTL}" delete -n "${TARGET_NAMESPACE}" vms "${K3S_CLUSTER_NAME}-worker-1" --ignore-not-found
+  "${KUBECTL}" delete -n "${TARGET_NAMESPACE}" vms "${K3S_CLUSTER_NAME}-worker-2" --ignore-not-found
+done
diff --git a/test/e2e/pipeline/infra/k3s/inventory.template.yml b/test/e2e/pipeline/infra/k3s/inventory.template.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a783c8521c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/e2e/pipeline/infra/k3s/inventory.template.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+---
+k3s_cluster:
+  children:
+    server:
+      hosts:
+        ${CONTROL_PLANE_IP}:
+    agent:
+      hosts:
+        ${WORKER_1_IP}:
+        ${WORKER_2_IP}:
+
+  # Required Vars
+  vars:
+    ansible_port: 22
+    ansible_user: ubuntu
+    k3s_version: ${K8S_VERSION}+k3s1
+    # The token should be a random string of reasonable length. You can generate
+    # one with the following commands:
+    # - openssl rand -base64 64
+    # - pwgen -s 64 1
+    # You can use ansible-vault to encrypt this value / keep it secret.
+    token: "changeme!"
+    api_endpoint: "{{ hostvars[groups['server'][0]]['ansible_host'] | default(groups['server'][0]) }}"
+    extra_server_args: "--cluster-cidr=${POD_CIDR} --service-cidr=${SERVICE_CIDR}"
+    extra_agent_args: ""
+
+    # Optional vars
+
+    # cluster_context: k3s-ansible
+    # api_port: 6443
+    # k3s_server_location: /var/lib/rancher/k3s
+    # systemd_dir: /etc/systemd/system
+    # extra_service_envs: [ 'ENV_VAR1=VALUE1', 'ENV_VAR2=VALUE2' ]
+    # user_kubectl: true, by default kubectl is symlinked and configured for use by ansible_user. Set to false to only kubectl via root user.
+
+    # Manifests or Airgap should be either full paths or relative to the playbook directory.
+    # List of locally available manifests to apply to the cluster, useful for PVCs or Traefik modifications.
+    # extra_manifests: [ '/path/to/manifest1.yaml', '/path/to/manifest2.yaml' ]
+    # airgap_dir: /tmp/k3s-airgap-images
+
+    # server_config_yaml:  |
+    #   This is now an inner yaml file. Maintain the indentation.
+    #   YAML here will be placed as the content of /etc/rancher/k3s/config.yaml
+    #   See https://docs.k3s.io/installation/configuration#configuration-file
+    # registries_config_yaml:  |
+    #   Containerd can be configured to connect to private registries and use them to pull images as needed by the kubelet.
+    #   YAML here will be placed as the content of /etc/rancher/k3s/registries.yaml
+    #   See https://docs.k3s.io/installation/private-registry
diff --git a/test/e2e/pipeline/infra/k3s/pre-requirements.sh b/test/e2e/pipeline/infra/k3s/pre-requirements.sh
index 468c4e5baa..fe6a3bce15 100755
--- a/test/e2e/pipeline/infra/k3s/pre-requirements.sh
+++ b/test/e2e/pipeline/infra/k3s/pre-requirements.sh
@@ -47,18 +47,25 @@ install_kubectl "${OS}" "${ARCH}" "${K8S_VERSION}"
 
 install_helm "${OS}" "${ARCH}"
 
-K3D_VERSION="v5.4.7"
+# install ansible
 
-echo "Downloading K3D ${K3D_VERSION}"
+# ensure pipx is installed
+if ! command -v pipx &> /dev/null; then
+   python3 -m pip install --user pipx
+   python3 -m pipx ensurepath
+   source "$HOME/.bashrc"
+   
+   sudo apt update
+   sudo apt install -y python3-venv
+fi
 
-if ! command -v docker &> /dev/null;
-then
-	echo "MISSING REQUIREMENT: docker engine could not be found on your system. Please install docker engine to continue: https://docs.docker.com/get-docker/"
-	return 1
+# ensure envsubst is installed
+if ! command -v envsubst &> /dev/null; then
+   sudo apt update
+   sudo apt install -y gettext
 fi
 
-if [[ ! -f "${BINDIR}/k3d" ]]; then
-    echo "k3d could not be found. Downloading https://k3d.sigs.k8s.io/dl/${K3D_VERSION}/k3d-${OS}-${ARCH} ..."
-	curl -Lo "${BINDIR}"/k3d "https://github.com/k3d-io/k3d/releases/download/${K3D_VERSION}/k3d-${OS}-${ARCH}"
-	chmod +x "${BINDIR}"/k3d
+# ensure ansible is installed
+if ! command -v ansible &> /dev/null; then
+   pipx install ansible
 fi
diff --git a/test/e2e/pipeline/infra/k3s/setup.sh b/test/e2e/pipeline/infra/k3s/setup.sh
index cfd6330e2d..c8e1a9cc89 100755
--- a/test/e2e/pipeline/infra/k3s/setup.sh
+++ b/test/e2e/pipeline/infra/k3s/setup.sh
@@ -26,9 +26,12 @@ error() {
 }
 trap 'error "${BASH_SOURCE}" "${LINENO}"' ERR
 
-K3D="${BINDIR}/k3d"
-
 CLUSTER_NAME=cluster
+RUNNER_NAME=${RUNNER_NAME:-"test"}
+
+TARGET_NAMESPACE="liqo-ci"
+
+BASE_DIR=$(dirname "$0")
 
 export SERVICE_CIDR=10.100.0.0/16
 export POD_CIDR=10.200.0.0/16
@@ -36,21 +39,48 @@ export POD_CIDR_OVERLAPPING=${POD_CIDR_OVERLAPPING:-"false"}
 
 for i in $(seq 1 "${CLUSTER_NUMBER}");
 do
-	if [[ ${POD_CIDR_OVERLAPPING} != "true" ]]; then
+  K3S_CLUSTER_NAME="${RUNNER_NAME}-${CLUSTER_NAME}${i}"
+	echo "Creating cluster ${K3S_CLUSTER_NAME}"
+  CLUSTER_NAME="$K3S_CLUSTER_NAME" envsubst < "$BASE_DIR/vms.template.yaml" | "${KUBECTL}" apply -n "${TARGET_NAMESPACE}" -f -
+done
+
+# Wait for the clusters to be ready
+for i in $(seq 1 "${CLUSTER_NUMBER}");
+do
+  K3S_CLUSTER_NAME="${RUNNER_NAME}-${CLUSTER_NAME}${i}"
+  "${KUBECTL}" wait --for=condition=Ready --timeout=20m vmi "${K3S_CLUSTER_NAME}-control-plane" -n "${TARGET_NAMESPACE}"
+  "${KUBECTL}" wait --for=condition=Ready --timeout=20m vmi "${K3S_CLUSTER_NAME}-worker-1" -n "${TARGET_NAMESPACE}"
+  "${KUBECTL}" wait --for=condition=Ready --timeout=20m vmi "${K3S_CLUSTER_NAME}-worker-2" -n "${TARGET_NAMESPACE}"
+done
+
+sleep 30    # wait for the ssh server to be installed and running
+
+rm -rf k3s-ansible || true
+git clone https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s-ansible.git
+cd k3s-ansible
+
+for i in $(seq 1 "${CLUSTER_NUMBER}");
+do
+  K3S_CLUSTER_NAME="${RUNNER_NAME}-${CLUSTER_NAME}${i}"
+
+  if [[ ${POD_CIDR_OVERLAPPING} != "true" ]]; then
 		# this should avoid the ipam to reserve a pod CIDR of another cluster as local external CIDR causing remapping
 		export POD_CIDR="10.$((i * 10)).0.0/16"
 	fi
-	echo "Creating cluster ${CLUSTER_NAME}${i}"
-  ${K3D} cluster create "${CLUSTER_NAME}${i}" \
-    --k3s-arg "--cluster-cidr=${POD_CIDR}@server:*" \
-    --k3s-arg "--service-cidr=${SERVICE_CIDR}@server:*" \
-    --no-lb \
-    --network k3d \
-    --verbose
-  ${K3D} node create "${CLUSTER_NAME}${i}-agent" \
-    --cluster "${CLUSTER_NAME}${i}" \
-    --role agent \
-    --verbose
-  ${K3D} kubeconfig write "${CLUSTER_NAME}${i}" \
-    --output "${TMPDIR}/kubeconfigs/liqo_kubeconf_${i}"
+
+  _CONTROL_PLANE_IP=$("${KUBECTL}" get vmi "${K3S_CLUSTER_NAME}-control-plane" -n "${TARGET_NAMESPACE}" -o jsonpath='{.status.interfaces[0].ipAddress}')
+  _WORKER_1_IP=$("${KUBECTL}" get vmi "${K3S_CLUSTER_NAME}-worker-1" -n "${TARGET_NAMESPACE}" -o jsonpath='{.status.interfaces[0].ipAddress}')
+  _WORKER_2_IP=$("${KUBECTL}" get vmi "${K3S_CLUSTER_NAME}-worker-2" -n "${TARGET_NAMESPACE}" -o jsonpath='{.status.interfaces[0].ipAddress}')
+  export CONTROL_PLANE_IP="${_CONTROL_PLANE_IP}"
+  export WORKER_1_IP="${_WORKER_1_IP}"
+  export WORKER_2_IP="${_WORKER_2_IP}"
+
+  envsubst < "$BASE_DIR/inventory.template.yml" > inventory.yml
+  ansible-playbook playbooks/site.yml -i inventory.yml --key-file "$SSH_KEY_PATH"
+
+  mkdir -p "${TMPDIR}/kubeconfigs"
+  scp -i "$SSH_KEY_PATH" -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null ubuntu@"${CONTROL_PLANE_IP}":~/.kube/config "${TMPDIR}/kubeconfigs/liqo_kubeconf_${i}"
+  sed -i "s/127.0.0.1/${CONTROL_PLANE_IP}/g" "${TMPDIR}/kubeconfigs/liqo_kubeconf_${i}"
 done
+
+cd ..
diff --git a/test/e2e/pipeline/infra/k3s/vms.template.yaml b/test/e2e/pipeline/infra/k3s/vms.template.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..179761bc2c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/e2e/pipeline/infra/k3s/vms.template.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,156 @@
+apiVersion: kubevirt.io/v1
+kind: VirtualMachine
+metadata:
+  name: ${CLUSTER_NAME}-control-plane
+  namespace: liqo-ci
+spec:
+  running: true
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      labels:
+        kubevirt.io/vmpool: control-plane
+    spec:
+      architecture: amd64
+      domain:
+        cpu:
+          cores: 2
+        devices:
+          disks:
+          - disk:
+              bus: virtio
+            name: root
+          - disk:
+              bus: virtio
+            name: cloud-init
+          networkInterfaceMultiqueue: true
+        machine:
+          type: q35
+        resources:
+          requests:
+            memory: 4Gi
+      volumes:
+        - dataVolume:
+            name: ${CLUSTER_NAME}-control-plane-data-volume
+          name: root
+        - name: cloud-init
+          cloudInitNoCloud:
+            secretRef:
+              name: cloud-init
+  dataVolumeTemplates:
+  - metadata:
+      creationTimestamp: null
+      name: ${CLUSTER_NAME}-control-plane-data-volume
+    spec:
+      storage:
+        accessModes:
+        - ReadWriteOnce
+        resources:
+          requests:
+            storage: 8Gi
+      source:
+        registry:
+          url: docker://ghcr.io/liqotech/ubuntu:22.04
+
+---
+
+apiVersion: kubevirt.io/v1
+kind: VirtualMachine
+metadata:
+  name: ${CLUSTER_NAME}-worker-1
+  namespace: liqo-ci
+spec:
+  running: true
+  template:
+    spec:
+      architecture: amd64
+      domain:
+        cpu:
+          cores: 2
+        devices:
+          disks:
+          - disk:
+              bus: virtio
+            name: root
+          - disk:
+              bus: virtio
+            name: cloud-init
+          networkInterfaceMultiqueue: true
+        machine:
+          type: q35
+        resources:
+          requests:
+            memory: 4Gi
+      volumes:
+        - dataVolume:
+            name: ${CLUSTER_NAME}-worker-1-data-volume
+          name: root
+        - name: cloud-init
+          cloudInitNoCloud:
+            secretRef:
+              name: cloud-init
+  dataVolumeTemplates:
+  - metadata:
+      creationTimestamp: null
+      name: ${CLUSTER_NAME}-worker-1-data-volume
+    spec:
+      storage:
+        accessModes:
+        - ReadWriteOnce
+        resources:
+          requests:
+            storage: 8Gi
+      source:
+        registry:
+          url: docker://ghcr.io/liqotech/ubuntu:22.04
+
+---
+
+apiVersion: kubevirt.io/v1
+kind: VirtualMachine
+metadata:
+  name: ${CLUSTER_NAME}-worker-2
+  namespace: liqo-ci
+spec:
+  running: true
+  template:
+    spec:
+      architecture: amd64
+      domain:
+        cpu:
+          cores: 2
+        devices:
+          disks:
+          - disk:
+              bus: virtio
+            name: root
+          - disk:
+              bus: virtio
+            name: cloud-init
+          networkInterfaceMultiqueue: true
+        machine:
+          type: q35
+        resources:
+          requests:
+            memory: 4Gi
+      volumes:
+        - dataVolume:
+            name: ${CLUSTER_NAME}-worker-2-data-volume
+          name: root
+        - name: cloud-init
+          cloudInitNoCloud:
+            secretRef:
+              name: cloud-init
+  dataVolumeTemplates:
+  - metadata:
+      creationTimestamp: null
+      name: ${CLUSTER_NAME}-worker-2-data-volume
+    spec:
+      storage:
+        accessModes:
+        - ReadWriteOnce
+        resources:
+          requests:
+            storage: 8Gi
+      source:
+        registry:
+          url: docker://ghcr.io/liqotech/ubuntu:22.04
diff --git a/test/e2e/pipeline/installer/liqoctl/peer.sh b/test/e2e/pipeline/installer/liqoctl/peer.sh
index 022555aa33..c03aa910a3 100755
--- a/test/e2e/pipeline/installer/liqoctl/peer.sh
+++ b/test/e2e/pipeline/installer/liqoctl/peer.sh
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ do
     ARGS=("${ARGS[@]}" --server-service-type NodePort)
   elif [[ "${INFRA}" == "kind" ]]; then
     ARGS=("${ARGS[@]}" --server-service-type NodePort)
+  elif [[ "${INFRA}" == "k3s" ]]; then
+    ARGS=("${ARGS[@]}" --server-service-type NodePort)
   fi
 
   ARGS=("${ARGS[@]}")