The present invention is a method for cloning an instantiating a Web service from a calling process to a target host. The method can include expanding an application archive to a Web application container in the target host. The archive can include at least one operational file for implementing the Web service, an implementation document for the Web service, and a deployment descriptor for the Web service. A unique identifier can be generated for the Web service. Subsequently, the implementation document can be modified to reference the target host, the Web application in the target host, and the generated unique identifier in specifying the Web service. Also, the deployment descriptor can be modified to reference the generated unique identifier in specifying the Web service. Finally, the Web service can be deployed in the target host using the deployment descriptor; and, a network address referencing the implementation document can be forwarded to the calling process.