diff --git a/spring-cloud-launcher/spring-cloud-launcher-cli/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/launcher/cli/LauncherCommand.java b/spring-cloud-launcher/spring-cloud-launcher-cli/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/launcher/cli/LauncherCommand.java
index a8e4553..b482bcb 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-launcher/spring-cloud-launcher-cli/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/launcher/cli/LauncherCommand.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-launcher/spring-cloud-launcher-cli/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/launcher/cli/LauncherCommand.java
@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@ public class LauncherCommand extends OptionParsingCommand {
 
 		private OptionSpec<Void> debugOption;
 		private OptionSpec<Void> listOption;
+		private OptionSpec<String> deployerOption;
+		private OptionSpec<String> profileOption;
 		private OptionSpec<Void> versionOption;
 
 		@Override
@@ -88,6 +90,12 @@ public class LauncherCommand extends OptionParsingCommand {
 					"Debug logging for the deployer");
 			this.listOption = option(Arrays.asList("list", "l"),
 					"List the deployables (don't launch anything)");
+			this.deployerOption = option(Arrays.asList("deployer"),
+					"Use a different deployer instead of the default local one (either 'local' or 'thin')")
+							.withRequiredArg().defaultsTo("local");
+			this.profileOption = option(Arrays.asList("profile", "p"),
+					"Use a different Spring profile (or profiles) for the deployer app, e.g. 'rabbit' for a Spring Cloud Bus with RabbitMQ")
+							.withOptionalArg();
 			this.versionOption = option(Arrays.asList("version", "v"),
 					"Show the version (don't launch anything)");
 		}
@@ -135,6 +143,12 @@ public class LauncherCommand extends OptionParsingCommand {
 			if (options.has(this.debugOption)) {
 				args.add("--debug=true");
 			}
+			if (options.has(this.profileOption)) {
+				args.add("--spring.profiles.active=" + profileOption.value(options));
+			}
+			if (options.has(this.deployerOption)) {
+				args.add("--thin.profile=" + deployerOption.value(options));
+			}
 			if (options.has(this.listOption)) {
 				args.add("--launcher.list=true");
 			}
diff --git a/spring-cloud-launcher/spring-cloud-launcher-configserver/src/main/resources/META-INF/thin-rabbit.properties b/spring-cloud-launcher/spring-cloud-launcher-configserver/src/main/resources/META-INF/thin-rabbit.properties
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0343528
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-cloud-launcher/spring-cloud-launcher-configserver/src/main/resources/META-INF/thin-rabbit.properties
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+exclusions.spring-cloud-starter-bus-kafka: org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-starter-bus-kafka
+dependencies.spring-cloud-starter-bus-amqp: org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-starter-bus-amqp
diff --git a/spring-cloud-launcher/spring-cloud-launcher-dataflow/src/main/resources/META-INF/thin-rabbit.properties b/spring-cloud-launcher/spring-cloud-launcher-dataflow/src/main/resources/META-INF/thin-rabbit.properties
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0343528
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-cloud-launcher/spring-cloud-launcher-dataflow/src/main/resources/META-INF/thin-rabbit.properties
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+exclusions.spring-cloud-starter-bus-kafka: org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-starter-bus-kafka
+dependencies.spring-cloud-starter-bus-amqp: org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-starter-bus-amqp
diff --git a/spring-cloud-launcher/spring-cloud-launcher-deployer/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/launcher/deployer/Deployer.java b/spring-cloud-launcher/spring-cloud-launcher-deployer/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/launcher/deployer/Deployer.java
index 625f720..10ca7a4 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-launcher/spring-cloud-launcher-deployer/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/launcher/deployer/Deployer.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-launcher/spring-cloud-launcher-deployer/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/launcher/deployer/Deployer.java
@@ -178,6 +178,7 @@ public class Deployer {
 				appDefProps.putAll(other.getEnabled());
 			}
 		}
+		appDefProps.putAll(deployable.getApplicationProperties());
 		Map<String, String> map = extractProperties("/" + deployable.getName() + ".yml");
 		for (String key : map.keySet()) {
 			appDefProps.put(key, map.get(key));
@@ -198,7 +199,8 @@ public class Deployer {
 		logger.debug("Deployment Properties: {}", deploymentProperties);
 		String id = deployer.deploy(request);
 		AppStatus appStatus = getAppStatus(deployer, id);
-		// TODO: stream stdout/stderr like docker-compose (with colors and prefix)
+		// TODO: stream stdout/stderr like docker-compose (with colors and prefix) - the
+		// colors work with the "thin" deployer, but there is no prefix in the logs yet
 
 		if (deployable.isWaitUntilStarted()) {
 			try {
diff --git a/spring-cloud-launcher/spring-cloud-launcher-deployer/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/launcher/deployer/DeployerProperties.java b/spring-cloud-launcher/spring-cloud-launcher-deployer/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/launcher/deployer/DeployerProperties.java
index f6cafb3..f5c2948 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-launcher/spring-cloud-launcher-deployer/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/launcher/deployer/DeployerProperties.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-launcher/spring-cloud-launcher-deployer/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/launcher/deployer/DeployerProperties.java
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import javax.annotation.PostConstruct;
 import javax.validation.constraints.NotNull;
 
 import org.hibernate.validator.constraints.NotEmpty;
+
 import org.springframework.boot.context.properties.ConfigurationProperties;
 import org.springframework.core.Ordered;
 
@@ -149,12 +150,19 @@ public class DeployerProperties {
 		 */
 		private Map<String, String> enabled = new LinkedHashMap<>();
 		/**
-		 * A map of "deployment" properties passed to the deployer (not the app) when this
-		 * app is launched. You can use <code>spring.cloud.deployer.local.javaOpts</code>
-		 * here to pass JVM args to a local deployer.
+		 * A map of "deployment" properties passed to the deployer (not the app) when an
+		 * app is launched. E.g. you can use
+		 * <code>spring.cloud.deployer.local.javaOpts</code> here to pass JVM args to a
+		 * local deployer.
 		 */
 		private Map<String, String> properties = new LinkedHashMap<>();
 
+		/**
+		 * A map of properties passed to the app (not the deployer) when an app is
+		 * launched.
+		 */
+		private Map<String, String> applicationProperties;
+
 		public String getCoordinates() {
 			return this.coordinates;
 		}
@@ -228,6 +236,14 @@ public class DeployerProperties {
 			this.properties = properties;
 		}
 
+		public Map<String, String> getApplicationProperties() {
+			return applicationProperties;
+		}
+
+		public void setApplicationProperties(Map<String, String> applicationProperties) {
+			this.applicationProperties = applicationProperties;
+		}
+
 		@Override
 		public String toString() {
 			final StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer("Deployable{");
diff --git a/spring-cloud-launcher/spring-cloud-launcher-deployer/src/main/resources/cloud.yml b/spring-cloud-launcher/spring-cloud-launcher-deployer/src/main/resources/cloud.yml
index 670b642..df60171 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-launcher/spring-cloud-launcher-deployer/src/main/resources/cloud.yml
+++ b/spring-cloud-launcher/spring-cloud-launcher-deployer/src/main/resources/cloud.yml
@@ -24,12 +24,16 @@ spring:
           properties:
             spring.cloud.deployer.memory: ${dt.mem}
             spring.cloud.deployer.local.javaOpts: ${dt.opts}
+          application-properties:
+            management.security.enabled: false
         dataflow:
           coordinates: ${dt.pre}dataflow:${dt.ver}
           port: 9393
           properties:
             spring.cloud.deployer.memory: ${dt.mem}
             spring.cloud.deployer.local.javaOpts: ${dt.opts}
+          application-properties:
+            management.security.enabled: false
         eureka:
           coordinates: ${dt.pre}eureka:${dt.ver}
           port: 8761
@@ -39,6 +43,8 @@ spring:
           properties:
             spring.cloud.deployer.memory: ${dt.mem}
             spring.cloud.deployer.local.javaOpts: ${dt.opts}
+          application-properties:
+            management.security.enabled: false
         h2:
           coordinates: ${dt.pre}h2:${dt.ver}
           port: 9095
@@ -50,12 +56,16 @@ spring:
           properties:
             spring.cloud.deployer.memory: ${dt.mem}
             spring.cloud.deployer.local.javaOpts: ${dt.opts}
+          application-properties:
+            management.security.enabled: false
         hystrixdashboard:
           coordinates: ${dt.pre}hystrixdashboard:${dt.ver}
           port: 7979
           properties:
             spring.cloud.deployer.memory: ${dt.mem}
             spring.cloud.deployer.local.javaOpts: ${dt.opts}
+          application-properties:
+            management.security.enabled: false
         kafka:
           coordinates: ${dt.pre}kafka:${dt.ver}
           port: 9091
@@ -66,6 +76,8 @@ spring:
           properties:
             spring.cloud.deployer.memory: ${dt.mem}
             spring.cloud.deployer.local.javaOpts: ${dt.opts}
+          application-properties:
+            management.security.enabled: false
         zipkin:
           coordinates: ${dt.pre}zipkin:${dt.ver}
           port: 9411
@@ -73,4 +85,43 @@ spring:
           properties:
             spring.cloud.deployer.memory: ${dt.mem}
             spring.cloud.deployer.local.javaOpts: ${dt.opts}
+          application-properties:
+            management.security.enabled: false
       deploy: ${launcher.deploy:configserver,eureka}
+
+---
+spring:
+  profiles: rabbit
+  cloud:
+    launcher:
+      deployables:
+        configserver:
+          properties:
+            spring.cloud.deployer.thin.profile: rabbit
+          application-properties:
+            spring.cloud.bus.enabled: true
+        eureka:
+          properties:
+            spring.cloud.deployer.thin.profile: rabbit
+          application-properties:
+            spring.cloud.bus.enabled: true
+        h2:
+          properties:
+            spring.cloud.deployer.thin.profile: rabbit
+          application-properties:
+            spring.cloud.bus.enabled: true
+        dataflow:
+          properties:
+            spring.cloud.deployer.thin.profile: rabbit
+          application-properties:
+            spring.cloud.bus.enabled: true
+        hystrixdashboard:
+          properties:
+            spring.cloud.deployer.thin.profile: rabbit
+          application-properties:
+            spring.cloud.bus.enabled: true
+        zipkin:
+          properties:
+            spring.cloud.deployer.thin.profile: rabbit
+          application-properties:
+            spring.cloud.bus.enabled: true
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/spring-cloud-launcher/spring-cloud-launcher-eureka/src/main/resources/META-INF/thin-rabbit.properties b/spring-cloud-launcher/spring-cloud-launcher-eureka/src/main/resources/META-INF/thin-rabbit.properties
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0343528
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-cloud-launcher/spring-cloud-launcher-eureka/src/main/resources/META-INF/thin-rabbit.properties
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+exclusions.spring-cloud-starter-bus-kafka: org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-starter-bus-kafka
+dependencies.spring-cloud-starter-bus-amqp: org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-starter-bus-amqp
diff --git a/spring-cloud-launcher/spring-cloud-launcher-h2/pom.xml b/spring-cloud-launcher/spring-cloud-launcher-h2/pom.xml
index bf46434..3bbe4d8 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-launcher/spring-cloud-launcher-h2/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud-launcher/spring-cloud-launcher-h2/pom.xml
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@
 			<groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-cloud-starter-config</artifactId>
 		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-cloud-starter-bus-kafka</artifactId>
+		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-cloud-starter-eureka</artifactId>
diff --git a/spring-cloud-launcher/spring-cloud-launcher-h2/src/main/resources/META-INF/thin-rabbit.properties b/spring-cloud-launcher/spring-cloud-launcher-h2/src/main/resources/META-INF/thin-rabbit.properties
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0343528
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-cloud-launcher/spring-cloud-launcher-h2/src/main/resources/META-INF/thin-rabbit.properties
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+exclusions.spring-cloud-starter-bus-kafka: org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-starter-bus-kafka
+dependencies.spring-cloud-starter-bus-amqp: org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-starter-bus-amqp
diff --git a/spring-cloud-launcher/spring-cloud-launcher-hystrixdashboard/src/main/resources/META-INF/thin-rabbit.properties b/spring-cloud-launcher/spring-cloud-launcher-hystrixdashboard/src/main/resources/META-INF/thin-rabbit.properties
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0343528
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-cloud-launcher/spring-cloud-launcher-hystrixdashboard/src/main/resources/META-INF/thin-rabbit.properties
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+exclusions.spring-cloud-starter-bus-kafka: org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-starter-bus-kafka
+dependencies.spring-cloud-starter-bus-amqp: org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-starter-bus-amqp
diff --git a/spring-cloud-launcher/spring-cloud-launcher-zipkin/src/main/resources/META-INF/thin-rabbit.properties b/spring-cloud-launcher/spring-cloud-launcher-zipkin/src/main/resources/META-INF/thin-rabbit.properties
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0343528
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-cloud-launcher/spring-cloud-launcher-zipkin/src/main/resources/META-INF/thin-rabbit.properties
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+exclusions.spring-cloud-starter-bus-kafka: org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-starter-bus-kafka
+dependencies.spring-cloud-starter-bus-amqp: org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-starter-bus-amqp