diff --git a/kubernetes-templates/guestbook/0/rancher-compose.yml b/kubernetes-templates/guestbook/0/rancher-compose.yml
index 77e3fba..8ed50bd 100644
--- a/kubernetes-templates/guestbook/0/rancher-compose.yml
+++ b/kubernetes-templates/guestbook/0/rancher-compose.yml
@@ -23,3 +23,13 @@
       required: true
       type: "int"
       default: 3
+    - variable: "REDIS_MASTER_NAME"
+      label: "Redis Master Name"
+      required: true
+      default: "redis-master"
+      type: "string"
+    - variable: "REDIS_SLAVE_NAME"
+      label: "Redis Slave Name"
+      required: true
+      default: "redis-slave"
+      type: "string"
diff --git a/kubernetes-templates/guestbook/0/redis-master-controller.yaml b/kubernetes-templates/guestbook/0/redis-master-controller.yaml
index 2eebf26..b22dbdd 100644
--- a/kubernetes-templates/guestbook/0/redis-master-controller.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes-templates/guestbook/0/redis-master-controller.yaml
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: ReplicationController
 metadata:
-  name: redis-master
+  name: ${REDIS_MASTER_NAME}
   labels:
-    name: redis-master
+    name: ${REDIS_MASTER_NAME}
 spec:
   replicas: 1
   selector:
-    name: redis-master
+    name: ${REDIS_MASTER_NAME}
   template:
     metadata:
       labels:
-        name: redis-master
+        name: ${REDIS_MASTER_NAME}
     spec:
       containers:
       - name: master
diff --git a/kubernetes-templates/guestbook/0/redis-master-service.yaml b/kubernetes-templates/guestbook/0/redis-master-service.yaml
index b200cd6..6eaf72d 100644
--- a/kubernetes-templates/guestbook/0/redis-master-service.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes-templates/guestbook/0/redis-master-service.yaml
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: Service
 metadata:
-  name: redis-master
+  name: ${REDIS_MASTER_NAME}
   labels:
-    name: redis-master
+    name: ${REDIS_MASTER_NAME}
 spec:
   ports:
     # the port that this service should serve on
   - port: 6379
     targetPort: 6379
   selector:
-    name: redis-master
+    name: ${REDIS_MASTER_NAME}
diff --git a/kubernetes-templates/guestbook/0/redis-slave-controller.yaml b/kubernetes-templates/guestbook/0/redis-slave-controller.yaml
index 6e5dde1..b03966a 100644
--- a/kubernetes-templates/guestbook/0/redis-slave-controller.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes-templates/guestbook/0/redis-slave-controller.yaml
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: ReplicationController
 metadata:
-  name: redis-slave
+  name: ${REDIS_SLAVE_NAME}
   labels:
-    name: redis-slave
+    name: ${REDIS_SLAVE_NAME}
 spec:
   replicas: 2
   selector:
-    name: redis-slave
+    name: ${REDIS_SLAVE_NAME}
   template:
     metadata:
       labels:
-        name: redis-slave
+        name: ${REDIS_SLAVE_NAME}
     spec:
       containers:
       - name: worker
diff --git a/kubernetes-templates/guestbook/0/redis-slave-service.yaml b/kubernetes-templates/guestbook/0/redis-slave-service.yaml
index 1acc9de..233eb5c 100644
--- a/kubernetes-templates/guestbook/0/redis-slave-service.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes-templates/guestbook/0/redis-slave-service.yaml
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: Service
 metadata:
-  name: redis-slave
+  name: ${REDIS_SLAVE_NAME}
   labels:
-    name: redis-slave
+    name: ${REDIS_SLAVE_NAME}
 spec:
   ports:
     # the port that this service should serve on
   - port: 6379
   selector:
-    name: redis-slave
+    name: ${REDIS_SLAVE_NAME}