diff --git a/.changeset/young-peas-unite.md b/.changeset/young-peas-unite.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4f22742b24
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/young-peas-unite.md
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-kubernetes-backend': patch
+---
+
+Enable customization of services used by the kubernetes backend plugin
+
+The createRouter function has been deprecated in favor of a KubernetesBuilder object.
+Here's how you should upgrade your projects when configuring the Kubernetes backend plugin.
+in your `packages/backend/src/plugins/kubernetes.ts` file for instance:
+
+```typescript
+import { KubernetesBuilder } from '@backstage/plugin-kubernetes-backend';
+import { PluginEnvironment } from '../types';
+
+export default async function createPlugin({
+  logger,
+  config,
+}: PluginEnvironment) {
+  const { router } = await KubernetesBuilder.createBuilder({
+    logger,
+    config,
+  }).build();
+  return router;
+}
+```
diff --git a/docs/features/kubernetes/installation.md b/docs/features/kubernetes/installation.md
index 36bb724be6..2e0d9dccb9 100644
--- a/docs/features/kubernetes/installation.md
+++ b/docs/features/kubernetes/installation.md
@@ -59,14 +59,18 @@ add the following:
 
 ```typescript
 // In packages/backend/src/plugins/kubernetes.ts
-import { createRouter } from '@backstage/plugin-kubernetes-backend';
+import { KubernetesBuilder } from '@backstage/plugin-kubernetes-backend';
 import { PluginEnvironment } from '../types';
 
 export default async function createPlugin({
   logger,
   config,
 }: PluginEnvironment) {
-  return await createRouter({ logger, config });
+  const { router } = await KubernetesBuilder.createBuilder({
+    logger,
+    config,
+  }).build();
+  return router;
 }
 ```
 
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/plugins/kubernetes.ts b/packages/backend/src/plugins/kubernetes.ts
index a19520312f..6d40d89b66 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/plugins/kubernetes.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/plugins/kubernetes.ts
@@ -14,12 +14,16 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import { createRouter } from '@backstage/plugin-kubernetes-backend';
+import { KubernetesBuilder } from '@backstage/plugin-kubernetes-backend';
 import { PluginEnvironment } from '../types';
 
 export default async function createPlugin({
   logger,
   config,
 }: PluginEnvironment) {
-  return await createRouter({ logger, config });
+  const { router } = await KubernetesBuilder.createBuilder({
+    logger,
+    config,
+  }).build();
+  return router;
 }
diff --git a/plugins/kubernetes-backend/api-report.md b/plugins/kubernetes-backend/api-report.md
index 3d52c4ff43..e6fb2d5cce 100644
--- a/plugins/kubernetes-backend/api-report.md
+++ b/plugins/kubernetes-backend/api-report.md
@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@
 > Do not edit this file. It is a report generated by [API Extractor](https://api-extractor.com/).
 
 ```ts
-import { ClusterObjects } from '@backstage/plugin-kubernetes-common';
 import { Config } from '@backstage/config';
 import express from 'express';
 import type { FetchResponse } from '@backstage/plugin-kubernetes-common';
 import type { KubernetesFetchError } from '@backstage/plugin-kubernetes-common';
-import { KubernetesRequestBody } from '@backstage/plugin-kubernetes-common';
+import type { KubernetesRequestBody } from '@backstage/plugin-kubernetes-common';
 import { Logger as Logger_2 } from 'winston';
+import type { ObjectsByEntityResponse } from '@backstage/plugin-kubernetes-common';
 
 // Warning: (ae-missing-release-tag) "AWSClusterDetails" is exported by the package, but it is missing a release tag (@alpha, @beta, @public, or @internal)
 //
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ export interface ClusterDetails {
 
 // Warning: (ae-missing-release-tag) "createRouter" is exported by the package, but it is missing a release tag (@alpha, @beta, @public, or @internal)
 //
-// @public (undocumented)
+// @public @deprecated
 export function createRouter(options: RouterOptions): Promise<express.Router>;
 
 // Warning: (ae-missing-release-tag) "CustomResource" is exported by the package, but it is missing a release tag (@alpha, @beta, @public, or @internal)
@@ -71,6 +71,71 @@ export interface FetchResponseWrapper {
 // @public (undocumented)
 export interface GKEClusterDetails extends ClusterDetails {}
 
+// Warning: (ae-missing-release-tag) "KubernetesBuilder" is exported by the package, but it is missing a release tag (@alpha, @beta, @public, or @internal)
+//
+// @public (undocumented)
+export class KubernetesBuilder {
+  constructor(env: KubernetesEnvironment);
+  // (undocumented)
+  build(): Promise<{
+    clusterDetails: ClusterDetails[];
+    clusterSupplier: KubernetesClustersSupplier;
+    customResources: CustomResource[];
+    fetcher: KubernetesFetcher;
+    objectsProvider: KubernetesObjectsProvider;
+    router: express.Router;
+    serviceLocator: KubernetesServiceLocator;
+  }>;
+  // (undocumented)
+  protected buildClusterSupplier(): KubernetesClustersSupplier;
+  // (undocumented)
+  protected buildCustomResources(): CustomResource[];
+  // (undocumented)
+  protected buildFetcher(): KubernetesFetcher;
+  // (undocumented)
+  protected buildHttpServiceLocator(
+    _clusterDetails: ClusterDetails[],
+  ): KubernetesServiceLocator;
+  // (undocumented)
+  protected buildMultiTenantServiceLocator(
+    clusterDetails: ClusterDetails[],
+  ): KubernetesServiceLocator;
+  // (undocumented)
+  protected buildObjectsProvider(
+    options: KubernetesObjectsProviderOptions,
+  ): KubernetesObjectsProvider;
+  // (undocumented)
+  protected buildRouter(
+    objectsProvider: KubernetesObjectsProvider,
+    clusterDetails: ClusterDetails[],
+  ): express.Router;
+  // (undocumented)
+  protected buildServiceLocator(
+    method: ServiceLocatorMethod,
+    clusterDetails: ClusterDetails[],
+  ): KubernetesServiceLocator;
+  // (undocumented)
+  static createBuilder(env: KubernetesEnvironment): KubernetesBuilder;
+  // (undocumented)
+  protected readonly env: KubernetesEnvironment;
+  // (undocumented)
+  protected fetchClusterDetails(
+    clusterSupplier: KubernetesClustersSupplier,
+  ): Promise<ClusterDetails[]>;
+  // (undocumented)
+  protected getObjectTypesToFetch(): ObjectToFetch[] | undefined;
+  // (undocumented)
+  protected getServiceLocatorMethod(): ServiceLocatorMethod;
+  // (undocumented)
+  setClusterSupplier(clusterSupplier?: KubernetesClustersSupplier): this;
+  // (undocumented)
+  setFetcher(fetcher?: KubernetesFetcher): this;
+  // (undocumented)
+  setObjectsProvider(objectsProvider?: KubernetesObjectsProvider): this;
+  // (undocumented)
+  setServiceLocator(serviceLocator?: KubernetesServiceLocator): this;
+}
+
 // Warning: (ae-missing-release-tag) "KubernetesClustersSupplier" is exported by the package, but it is missing a release tag (@alpha, @beta, @public, or @internal)
 //
 // @public (undocumented)
@@ -79,6 +144,43 @@ export interface KubernetesClustersSupplier {
   getClusters(): Promise<ClusterDetails[]>;
 }
 
+// Warning: (ae-missing-release-tag) "KubernetesEnvironment" is exported by the package, but it is missing a release tag (@alpha, @beta, @public, or @internal)
+//
+// @public (undocumented)
+export interface KubernetesEnvironment {
+  // (undocumented)
+  config: Config;
+  // (undocumented)
+  logger: Logger_2;
+}
+
+// Warning: (ae-missing-release-tag) "KubernetesFactory" is exported by the package, but it is missing a release tag (@alpha, @beta, @public, or @internal)
+//
+// @public (undocumented)
+export interface KubernetesFactory {
+  // (undocumented)
+  createHttpServiceLocator(
+    _clusterDetails: ClusterDetails[],
+  ): KubernetesServiceLocator;
+  // (undocumented)
+  createKubernetesClustersSupplier(config: Config): KubernetesClustersSupplier;
+  // (undocumented)
+  createKubernetesFetcher(logger: Logger_2): KubernetesFetcher;
+  // (undocumented)
+  createKubernetesObjectsProvider(
+    options: KubernetesObjectsProviderOptions,
+  ): KubernetesObjectsProvider;
+  // (undocumented)
+  createMultiTenantServiceLocator(
+    clusterDetails: ClusterDetails[],
+  ): KubernetesServiceLocator;
+  // (undocumented)
+  createServiceLocator(
+    method: ServiceLocatorMethod,
+    clusterDetails: ClusterDetails[],
+  ): KubernetesServiceLocator;
+}
+
 // Warning: (ae-missing-release-tag) "KubernetesFetcher" is exported by the package, but it is missing a release tag (@alpha, @beta, @public, or @internal)
 //
 // @public (undocumented)
@@ -89,6 +191,32 @@ export interface KubernetesFetcher {
   ): Promise<FetchResponseWrapper>;
 }
 
+// Warning: (ae-missing-release-tag) "KubernetesObjectsProvider" is exported by the package, but it is missing a release tag (@alpha, @beta, @public, or @internal)
+//
+// @public (undocumented)
+export interface KubernetesObjectsProvider {
+  // (undocumented)
+  getKubernetesObjectsByEntity(
+    request: ObjectsByEntityRequest,
+  ): Promise<ObjectsByEntityResponse>;
+}
+
+// Warning: (ae-missing-release-tag) "KubernetesObjectsProviderOptions" is exported by the package, but it is missing a release tag (@alpha, @beta, @public, or @internal)
+//
+// @public (undocumented)
+export interface KubernetesObjectsProviderOptions {
+  // (undocumented)
+  customResources: CustomResource[];
+  // (undocumented)
+  fetcher: KubernetesFetcher;
+  // (undocumented)
+  logger: Logger_2;
+  // (undocumented)
+  objectTypesToFetch?: ObjectToFetch[];
+  // (undocumented)
+  serviceLocator: KubernetesServiceLocator;
+}
+
 // Warning: (ae-missing-release-tag) "KubernetesObjectTypes" is exported by the package, but it is missing a release tag (@alpha, @beta, @public, or @internal)
 //
 // @public (undocumented)
@@ -110,16 +238,6 @@ export interface KubernetesServiceLocator {
   getClustersByServiceId(serviceId: string): Promise<ClusterDetails[]>;
 }
 
-// Warning: (ae-forgotten-export) The symbol "KubernetesFanOutHandler" needs to be exported by the entry point index.d.ts
-// Warning: (ae-missing-release-tag) "makeRouter" is exported by the package, but it is missing a release tag (@alpha, @beta, @public, or @internal)
-//
-// @public (undocumented)
-export const makeRouter: (
-  logger: Logger_2,
-  kubernetesFanOutHandler: KubernetesFanOutHandler,
-  clusterDetails: ClusterDetails[],
-) => express.Router;
-
 // Warning: (ae-missing-release-tag) "ObjectFetchParams" is exported by the package, but it is missing a release tag (@alpha, @beta, @public, or @internal)
 //
 // @public (undocumented)
@@ -140,6 +258,11 @@ export interface ObjectFetchParams {
   serviceId: string;
 }
 
+// Warning: (ae-missing-release-tag) "ObjectsByEntityRequest" is exported by the package, but it is missing a release tag (@alpha, @beta, @public, or @internal)
+//
+// @public (undocumented)
+export type ObjectsByEntityRequest = KubernetesRequestBody;
+
 // Warning: (ae-missing-release-tag) "ObjectToFetch" is exported by the package, but it is missing a release tag (@alpha, @beta, @public, or @internal)
 //
 // @public (undocumented)
diff --git a/plugins/kubernetes-backend/src/index.ts b/plugins/kubernetes-backend/src/index.ts
index 29818f805c..ac514db104 100644
--- a/plugins/kubernetes-backend/src/index.ts
+++ b/plugins/kubernetes-backend/src/index.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
  */
 
 export * from './service/router';
+export * from './service/KubernetesBuilder';
 export * from './types/types';
 
 export { DEFAULT_OBJECTS } from './service/KubernetesFanOutHandler';
diff --git a/plugins/kubernetes-backend/src/service/router.test.ts b/plugins/kubernetes-backend/src/service/KubernetesBuilder.test.ts
similarity index 54%
rename from plugins/kubernetes-backend/src/service/router.test.ts
rename to plugins/kubernetes-backend/src/service/KubernetesBuilder.test.ts
index c70ae44406..1b90e65fd7 100644
--- a/plugins/kubernetes-backend/src/service/router.test.ts
+++ b/plugins/kubernetes-backend/src/service/KubernetesBuilder.test.ts
@@ -14,22 +14,32 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import { getVoidLogger } from '@backstage/backend-common';
+import { Config } from '@backstage/config';
+import { getVoidLogger, loadBackendConfig } from '@backstage/backend-common';
 import express from 'express';
 import request from 'supertest';
-import { makeRouter } from './router';
 import { KubernetesFanOutHandler } from './KubernetesFanOutHandler';
+import {
+  ClusterDetails,
+  FetchResponseWrapper,
+  KubernetesClustersSupplier,
+  KubernetesFetcher,
+  KubernetesServiceLocator,
+  ObjectFetchParams,
+} from '../types/types';
+import { ObjectsByEntityResponse } from '@backstage/plugin-kubernetes-common';
+import { KubernetesBuilder } from './KubernetesBuilder';
 
-describe('router', () => {
+describe('KubernetesBuilder', () => {
   let app: express.Express;
   let kubernetesFanOutHandler: jest.Mocked<KubernetesFanOutHandler>;
+  let config: Config;
 
   beforeAll(async () => {
-    kubernetesFanOutHandler = {
-      getKubernetesObjectsByEntity: jest.fn(),
-    } as any;
+    const logger = getVoidLogger();
+    config = await loadBackendConfig({ logger, argv: [] });
 
-    const router = makeRouter(getVoidLogger(), kubernetesFanOutHandler, [
+    const clusters: ClusterDetails[] = [
       {
         name: 'some-cluster',
         authProvider: 'serviceAccount',
@@ -41,7 +51,22 @@ describe('router', () => {
         url: 'https://localhost:1235',
         authProvider: 'google',
       },
-    ]);
+    ];
+    const clusterSupplier: KubernetesClustersSupplier = {
+      async getClusters() {
+        return clusters;
+      },
+    };
+
+    kubernetesFanOutHandler = {
+      getKubernetesObjectsByEntity: jest.fn(),
+    } as any;
+
+    const { router } = await KubernetesBuilder.createBuilder({ config, logger })
+      .setObjectsProvider(kubernetesFanOutHandler)
+      .setClusterSupplier(clusterSupplier)
+      .build();
+
     app = express().use(router);
   });
 
@@ -130,5 +155,86 @@ describe('router', () => {
       expect(response.status).toEqual(500);
       expect(response.body).toEqual({ error: 'some internal error' });
     });
+
+    it('custom service locator', async () => {
+      const logger = getVoidLogger();
+      const someCluster: ClusterDetails = {
+        name: 'some-cluster',
+        authProvider: 'serviceAccount',
+        url: 'https://localhost:1234',
+        serviceAccountToken: 'someToken',
+      };
+      const clusters: ClusterDetails[] = [
+        someCluster,
+        {
+          name: 'some-other-cluster',
+          url: 'https://localhost:1235',
+          authProvider: 'google',
+        },
+      ];
+      const clusterSupplier: KubernetesClustersSupplier = {
+        async getClusters() {
+          return clusters;
+        },
+      };
+      const pod = {
+        metadata: {
+          name: 'pod1',
+        },
+      };
+      const result: ObjectsByEntityResponse = {
+        items: [
+          {
+            cluster: {
+              name: someCluster.name,
+            },
+            errors: [],
+            resources: [
+              {
+                type: 'pods',
+                resources: [pod],
+              },
+            ],
+          },
+        ],
+      };
+
+      const serviceLocator: KubernetesServiceLocator = {
+        getClustersByServiceId(_serviceId: string): Promise<ClusterDetails[]> {
+          return Promise.resolve([someCluster]);
+        },
+      };
+
+      const fetcher: KubernetesFetcher = {
+        fetchObjectsForService(
+          _params: ObjectFetchParams,
+        ): Promise<FetchResponseWrapper> {
+          return Promise.resolve({
+            errors: [],
+            responses: [
+              {
+                type: 'pods',
+                resources: [pod],
+              },
+            ],
+          });
+        },
+      };
+
+      const { router } = await KubernetesBuilder.createBuilder({
+        logger,
+        config,
+      })
+        .setClusterSupplier(clusterSupplier)
+        .setServiceLocator(serviceLocator)
+        .setFetcher(fetcher)
+        .build();
+      app = express().use(router);
+
+      const response = await request(app).post('/services/test-service');
+
+      expect(response.body).toEqual(result);
+      expect(response.status).toEqual(200);
+    });
   });
 });
diff --git a/plugins/kubernetes-backend/src/service/KubernetesBuilder.ts b/plugins/kubernetes-backend/src/service/KubernetesBuilder.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bde538bf55
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/kubernetes-backend/src/service/KubernetesBuilder.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,254 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2020 The Backstage Authors
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+import { Config } from '@backstage/config';
+import express from 'express';
+import Router from 'express-promise-router';
+import { Logger } from 'winston';
+import { getCombinedClusterDetails } from '../cluster-locator';
+import { MultiTenantServiceLocator } from '../service-locator/MultiTenantServiceLocator';
+import {
+  ClusterDetails,
+  KubernetesObjectTypes,
+  ServiceLocatorMethod,
+  CustomResource,
+  KubernetesObjectsProvider,
+  ObjectsByEntityRequest,
+  KubernetesClustersSupplier,
+  KubernetesFetcher,
+  KubernetesServiceLocator,
+  KubernetesObjectsProviderOptions,
+} from '../types/types';
+import { KubernetesClientProvider } from './KubernetesClientProvider';
+import {
+  DEFAULT_OBJECTS,
+  KubernetesFanOutHandler,
+} from './KubernetesFanOutHandler';
+import { KubernetesClientBasedFetcher } from './KubernetesFetcher';
+
+export interface KubernetesEnvironment {
+  logger: Logger;
+  config: Config;
+}
+
+export class KubernetesBuilder {
+  private clusterSupplier?: KubernetesClustersSupplier;
+  private objectsProvider?: KubernetesObjectsProvider;
+  private fetcher?: KubernetesFetcher;
+  private serviceLocator?: KubernetesServiceLocator;
+
+  static createBuilder(env: KubernetesEnvironment) {
+    return new KubernetesBuilder(env);
+  }
+
+  constructor(protected readonly env: KubernetesEnvironment) {}
+
+  public async build() {
+    const logger = this.env.logger;
+
+    logger.info('Initializing Kubernetes backend');
+
+    const customResources = this.buildCustomResources();
+
+    const fetcher = this.fetcher ?? this.buildFetcher();
+
+    const clusterSupplier = this.clusterSupplier ?? this.buildClusterSupplier();
+
+    const clusterDetails = await this.fetchClusterDetails(clusterSupplier);
+
+    const serviceLocator =
+      this.serviceLocator ??
+      this.buildServiceLocator(this.getServiceLocatorMethod(), clusterDetails);
+
+    const objectsProvider =
+      this.objectsProvider ??
+      this.buildObjectsProvider({
+        logger,
+        fetcher,
+        serviceLocator,
+        customResources,
+        objectTypesToFetch: this.getObjectTypesToFetch(),
+      });
+
+    const router = this.buildRouter(objectsProvider, clusterDetails);
+
+    return {
+      clusterDetails,
+      clusterSupplier,
+      customResources,
+      fetcher,
+      objectsProvider,
+      router,
+      serviceLocator,
+    };
+  }
+
+  public setClusterSupplier(clusterSupplier?: KubernetesClustersSupplier) {
+    this.clusterSupplier = clusterSupplier;
+    return this;
+  }
+
+  public setObjectsProvider(objectsProvider?: KubernetesObjectsProvider) {
+    this.objectsProvider = objectsProvider;
+    return this;
+  }
+
+  public setFetcher(fetcher?: KubernetesFetcher) {
+    this.fetcher = fetcher;
+    return this;
+  }
+
+  public setServiceLocator(serviceLocator?: KubernetesServiceLocator) {
+    this.serviceLocator = serviceLocator;
+    return this;
+  }
+
+  protected buildCustomResources() {
+    const customResources: CustomResource[] = (
+      this.env.config.getOptionalConfigArray('kubernetes.customResources') ?? []
+    ).map(
+      c =>
+        ({
+          group: c.getString('group'),
+          apiVersion: c.getString('apiVersion'),
+          plural: c.getString('plural'),
+        } as CustomResource),
+    );
+
+    this.env.logger.info(
+      `action=LoadingCustomResources numOfCustomResources=${customResources.length}`,
+    );
+    return customResources;
+  }
+
+  protected buildClusterSupplier(): KubernetesClustersSupplier {
+    const config = this.env.config;
+    return {
+      getClusters() {
+        return getCombinedClusterDetails(config);
+      },
+    };
+  }
+
+  protected buildObjectsProvider(
+    options: KubernetesObjectsProviderOptions,
+  ): KubernetesObjectsProvider {
+    return new KubernetesFanOutHandler(options);
+  }
+
+  protected buildFetcher(): KubernetesFetcher {
+    return new KubernetesClientBasedFetcher({
+      kubernetesClientProvider: new KubernetesClientProvider(),
+      logger: this.env.logger,
+    });
+  }
+
+  protected buildServiceLocator(
+    method: ServiceLocatorMethod,
+    clusterDetails: ClusterDetails[],
+  ): KubernetesServiceLocator {
+    switch (method) {
+      case 'multiTenant':
+        return this.buildMultiTenantServiceLocator(clusterDetails);
+      case 'http':
+        return this.buildHttpServiceLocator(clusterDetails);
+      default:
+        throw new Error(
+          `Unsupported kubernetes.clusterLocatorMethod "${method}"`,
+        );
+    }
+  }
+
+  protected buildMultiTenantServiceLocator(
+    clusterDetails: ClusterDetails[],
+  ): KubernetesServiceLocator {
+    return new MultiTenantServiceLocator(clusterDetails);
+  }
+
+  protected buildHttpServiceLocator(
+    _clusterDetails: ClusterDetails[],
+  ): KubernetesServiceLocator {
+    throw new Error('not implemented');
+  }
+
+  protected buildRouter(
+    objectsProvider: KubernetesObjectsProvider,
+    clusterDetails: ClusterDetails[],
+  ): express.Router {
+    const logger = this.env.logger;
+    const router = Router();
+    router.use(express.json());
+
+    router.post('/services/:serviceId', async (req, res) => {
+      const serviceId = req.params.serviceId;
+      const requestBody: ObjectsByEntityRequest = req.body;
+      try {
+        const response = await objectsProvider.getKubernetesObjectsByEntity(
+          requestBody,
+        );
+        res.json(response);
+      } catch (e) {
+        logger.error(
+          `action=retrieveObjectsByServiceId service=${serviceId}, error=${e}`,
+        );
+        res.status(500).json({ error: e.message });
+      }
+    });
+
+    router.get('/clusters', async (_, res) => {
+      res.json({
+        items: clusterDetails.map(cd => ({
+          name: cd.name,
+          dashboardUrl: cd.dashboardUrl,
+          authProvider: cd.authProvider,
+        })),
+      });
+    });
+    return router;
+  }
+
+  protected async fetchClusterDetails(
+    clusterSupplier: KubernetesClustersSupplier,
+  ) {
+    const clusterDetails = await clusterSupplier.getClusters();
+
+    this.env.logger.info(
+      `action=loadClusterDetails numOfClustersLoaded=${clusterDetails.length}`,
+    );
+
+    return clusterDetails;
+  }
+
+  protected getServiceLocatorMethod() {
+    return this.env.config.getString(
+      'kubernetes.serviceLocatorMethod.type',
+    ) as ServiceLocatorMethod;
+  }
+
+  protected getObjectTypesToFetch() {
+    const objectTypesToFetchStrings = this.env.config.getOptionalStringArray(
+      'kubernetes.objectTypes',
+    ) as KubernetesObjectTypes[];
+
+    let objectTypesToFetch;
+
+    if (objectTypesToFetchStrings) {
+      objectTypesToFetch = DEFAULT_OBJECTS.filter(obj =>
+        objectTypesToFetchStrings.includes(obj.objectType),
+      );
+    }
+    return objectTypesToFetch;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/plugins/kubernetes-backend/src/service/KubernetesFanOutHandler.ts b/plugins/kubernetes-backend/src/service/KubernetesFanOutHandler.ts
index d520c66d7a..1f856e90a9 100644
--- a/plugins/kubernetes-backend/src/service/KubernetesFanOutHandler.ts
+++ b/plugins/kubernetes-backend/src/service/KubernetesFanOutHandler.ts
@@ -19,15 +19,17 @@ import {
   ClusterDetails,
   CustomResource,
   KubernetesFetcher,
+  KubernetesObjectsProviderOptions,
   KubernetesServiceLocator,
+  ObjectsByEntityRequest,
   ObjectToFetch,
 } from '../types/types';
-import {
-  ClusterObjects,
-  KubernetesRequestBody,
-} from '@backstage/plugin-kubernetes-common';
 import { KubernetesAuthTranslator } from '../kubernetes-auth-translator/types';
 import { KubernetesAuthTranslatorGenerator } from '../kubernetes-auth-translator/KubernetesAuthTranslatorGenerator';
+import {
+  ClusterObjects,
+  ObjectsByEntityResponse,
+} from '@backstage/plugin-kubernetes-common';
 
 export const DEFAULT_OBJECTS: ObjectToFetch[] = [
   {
@@ -74,13 +76,10 @@ export const DEFAULT_OBJECTS: ObjectToFetch[] = [
   },
 ];
 
-export interface KubernetesFanOutHandlerOptions {
-  logger: Logger;
-  fetcher: KubernetesFetcher;
-  serviceLocator: KubernetesServiceLocator;
-  customResources: CustomResource[];
-  objectTypesToFetch?: ObjectToFetch[];
-}
+export interface KubernetesFanOutHandlerOptions
+  extends KubernetesObjectsProviderOptions {}
+
+export interface KubernetesRequestBody extends ObjectsByEntityRequest {}
 
 export class KubernetesFanOutHandler {
   private readonly logger: Logger;
@@ -103,7 +102,9 @@ export class KubernetesFanOutHandler {
     this.objectTypesToFetch = new Set(objectTypesToFetch);
   }
 
-  async getKubernetesObjectsByEntity(requestBody: KubernetesRequestBody) {
+  async getKubernetesObjectsByEntity(
+    requestBody: KubernetesRequestBody,
+  ): Promise<ObjectsByEntityResponse> {
     const entityName =
       requestBody.entity?.metadata?.annotations?.[
         'backstage.io/kubernetes-id'
diff --git a/plugins/kubernetes-backend/src/service/router.ts b/plugins/kubernetes-backend/src/service/router.ts
index 3fc32dac8b..61082267be 100644
--- a/plugins/kubernetes-backend/src/service/router.ts
+++ b/plugins/kubernetes-backend/src/service/router.ts
@@ -15,26 +15,10 @@
  */
 
 import { Config } from '@backstage/config';
-import express from 'express';
-import Router from 'express-promise-router';
 import { Logger } from 'winston';
-import { getCombinedClusterDetails } from '../cluster-locator';
-import { MultiTenantServiceLocator } from '../service-locator/MultiTenantServiceLocator';
-import {
-  ClusterDetails,
-  KubernetesClustersSupplier,
-  KubernetesObjectTypes,
-  KubernetesServiceLocator,
-  ServiceLocatorMethod,
-  CustomResource,
-} from '../types/types';
-import { KubernetesRequestBody } from '@backstage/plugin-kubernetes-common';
-import { KubernetesClientProvider } from './KubernetesClientProvider';
-import {
-  KubernetesFanOutHandler,
-  DEFAULT_OBJECTS,
-} from './KubernetesFanOutHandler';
-import { KubernetesClientBasedFetcher } from './KubernetesFetcher';
+import { KubernetesClustersSupplier } from '../types/types';
+import express from 'express';
+import { KubernetesBuilder } from './KubernetesBuilder';
 
 export interface RouterOptions {
   logger: Logger;
@@ -42,121 +26,24 @@ export interface RouterOptions {
   clusterSupplier?: KubernetesClustersSupplier;
 }
 
-const getServiceLocator = (
-  config: Config,
-  clusterDetails: ClusterDetails[],
-): KubernetesServiceLocator => {
-  const serviceLocatorMethod = config.getString(
-    'kubernetes.serviceLocatorMethod.type',
-  ) as ServiceLocatorMethod;
-
-  switch (serviceLocatorMethod) {
-    case 'multiTenant':
-      return new MultiTenantServiceLocator(clusterDetails);
-    case 'http':
-      throw new Error('not implemented');
-    default:
-      throw new Error(
-        `Unsupported kubernetes.clusterLocatorMethod "${serviceLocatorMethod}"`,
-      );
-  }
-};
-
-export const makeRouter = (
-  logger: Logger,
-  kubernetesFanOutHandler: KubernetesFanOutHandler,
-  clusterDetails: ClusterDetails[],
-): express.Router => {
-  const router = Router();
-  router.use(express.json());
-
-  router.post('/services/:serviceId', async (req, res) => {
-    const serviceId = req.params.serviceId;
-    const requestBody: KubernetesRequestBody = req.body;
-    try {
-      const response =
-        await kubernetesFanOutHandler.getKubernetesObjectsByEntity(requestBody);
-      res.json(response);
-    } catch (e) {
-      logger.error(
-        `action=retrieveObjectsByServiceId service=${serviceId}, error=${e}`,
-      );
-      res.status(500).json({ error: e.message });
-    }
-  });
-
-  router.get('/clusters', async (_, res) => {
-    res.json({
-      items: clusterDetails.map(cd => ({
-        name: cd.name,
-        dashboardUrl: cd.dashboardUrl,
-        authProvider: cd.authProvider,
-      })),
-    });
-  });
-  return router;
-};
-
+/**
+ * creates and configure a new router for handling the kubernetes backend APIs
+ * @param options - specifies the options required by this plugin
+ * @returns a new router
+ * @deprecated Please use the new KubernetesBuilder instead like this
+ * ```
+ * import { KubernetesBuilder } from '@backstage/plugin-kubernetes-backend';
+ * const { router } = await KubernetesBuilder.createBuilder({
+ *   logger,
+ *   config,
+ * }).build();
+ * ```
+ */
 export async function createRouter(
   options: RouterOptions,
 ): Promise<express.Router> {
-  const logger = options.logger;
-
-  logger.info('Initializing Kubernetes backend');
-
-  const customResources: CustomResource[] = (
-    options.config.getOptionalConfigArray('kubernetes.customResources') ?? []
-  ).map(
-    c =>
-      ({
-        group: c.getString('group'),
-        apiVersion: c.getString('apiVersion'),
-        plural: c.getString('plural'),
-        objectType: 'customresources',
-      } as CustomResource),
-  );
-
-  logger.info(
-    `action=LoadingCustomResources numOfCustomResources=${customResources.length}`,
-  );
-
-  const fetcher = new KubernetesClientBasedFetcher({
-    kubernetesClientProvider: new KubernetesClientProvider(),
-    logger,
-  });
-
-  let clusterDetails: ClusterDetails[];
-
-  if (options.clusterSupplier) {
-    clusterDetails = await options.clusterSupplier.getClusters();
-  } else {
-    clusterDetails = await getCombinedClusterDetails(options.config);
-  }
-
-  logger.info(
-    `action=loadClusterDetails numOfClustersLoaded=${clusterDetails.length}`,
-  );
-
-  const serviceLocator = getServiceLocator(options.config, clusterDetails);
-  const objectTypesToFetchStrings = options.config.getOptionalStringArray(
-    'kubernetes.objectTypes',
-  ) as KubernetesObjectTypes[];
-
-  let objectTypesToFetch;
-
-  if (objectTypesToFetchStrings) {
-    objectTypesToFetch = DEFAULT_OBJECTS.filter(obj =>
-      objectTypesToFetchStrings.includes(obj.objectType),
-    );
-  }
-
-  const kubernetesFanOutHandler = new KubernetesFanOutHandler({
-    logger,
-    fetcher,
-    serviceLocator,
-    customResources,
-    objectTypesToFetch,
-  });
-
-  return makeRouter(logger, kubernetesFanOutHandler, clusterDetails);
+  const { router } = await KubernetesBuilder.createBuilder(options)
+    .setClusterSupplier(options.clusterSupplier)
+    .build();
+  return router;
 }
diff --git a/plugins/kubernetes-backend/src/types/types.ts b/plugins/kubernetes-backend/src/types/types.ts
index cff87f265a..832a6a5bd5 100644
--- a/plugins/kubernetes-backend/src/types/types.ts
+++ b/plugins/kubernetes-backend/src/types/types.ts
@@ -14,9 +14,13 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
+import { Logger } from 'winston';
+import { Config } from '@backstage/config';
 import type {
   FetchResponse,
   KubernetesFetchError,
+  KubernetesRequestBody,
+  ObjectsByEntityResponse,
 } from '@backstage/plugin-kubernetes-common';
 
 export interface ObjectFetchParams {
@@ -121,3 +125,42 @@ export interface AWSClusterDetails extends ClusterDetails {
   assumeRole?: string;
   externalId?: string;
 }
+
+export interface KubernetesObjectsProviderOptions {
+  logger: Logger;
+  fetcher: KubernetesFetcher;
+  serviceLocator: KubernetesServiceLocator;
+  customResources: CustomResource[];
+  objectTypesToFetch?: ObjectToFetch[];
+}
+
+export type ObjectsByEntityRequest = KubernetesRequestBody;
+
+export interface KubernetesObjectsProvider {
+  getKubernetesObjectsByEntity(
+    request: ObjectsByEntityRequest,
+  ): Promise<ObjectsByEntityResponse>;
+}
+
+export interface KubernetesFactory {
+  createKubernetesClustersSupplier(config: Config): KubernetesClustersSupplier;
+
+  createKubernetesObjectsProvider(
+    options: KubernetesObjectsProviderOptions,
+  ): KubernetesObjectsProvider;
+
+  createKubernetesFetcher(logger: Logger): KubernetesFetcher;
+
+  createServiceLocator(
+    method: ServiceLocatorMethod,
+    clusterDetails: ClusterDetails[],
+  ): KubernetesServiceLocator;
+
+  createMultiTenantServiceLocator(
+    clusterDetails: ClusterDetails[],
+  ): KubernetesServiceLocator;
+
+  createHttpServiceLocator(
+    _clusterDetails: ClusterDetails[],
+  ): KubernetesServiceLocator;
+}