diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
index cb9a4ef..e692024 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
@@ -76,6 +76,59 @@ jobs:
       req-concurrent: "4"
     secrets: inherit
 
+  # Chained into this run rather than triggered by the tag: release-please tags
+  # with GITHUB_TOKEN, and a tag pushed that way starts no `on: push: tags`
+  # workflow. The release is also the only place that already knows the
+  # version, so nothing has to derive one.
+  #
+  # Charts are published on a release only. A branch build is deployed by
+  # pointing an existing release of the chart at the branch's image tag, which
+  # needs no chart of its own.
+  helm:
+    name: Publish the Helm chart
+    needs: release-please
+    if: needs.release-please.outputs.release_created == 'true'
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v7
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ needs.release-please.outputs.tag_name }}
+
+      - name: Set up Helm
+        uses: azure/setup-helm@v5.0.1
+
+      # Both versions come from the release rather than from Chart.yaml.
+      # Release Please keeps that file current anyway, but stating them here
+      # makes a mismatch impossible instead of something to check for: the
+      # chart cannot be packaged pointing at an image tag nobody built.
+      - name: Package
+        run: helm package charts/vulpes-backend --destination dist --version "${{ needs.release-please.outputs.version }}" --app-version "${{ needs.release-please.outputs.version }}"
+
+      - name: Log in to OneLiteFeather Harbor
+        env:
+          REGISTRY: ${{ secrets.HARBOR_REGISTRY }}
+          USERNAME: ${{ secrets.HARBOR_USERNAME }}
+          PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.HARBOR_PASSWORD }}
+        run: printf '%s' "$PASSWORD" | helm registry login "$REGISTRY" --username "$USERNAME" --password-stdin
+
+      # Into the same Harbor project as the image, under charts/ - the layout
+      # apus and stelaris-ui already use, so a Flux OCIRepository pointing here
+      # looks like every other one in the cluster repository.
+      - name: Push
+        env:
+          REGISTRY: ${{ secrets.HARBOR_REGISTRY }}
+          VERSION: ${{ needs.release-please.outputs.version }}
+        run: helm push "dist/vulpes-backend-${VERSION}.tgz" "oci://${REGISTRY}/onelitefeather/charts"
+
+      - name: Log out
+        if: always()
+        env:
+          REGISTRY: ${{ secrets.HARBOR_REGISTRY }}
+        run: helm registry logout "$REGISTRY" || true
+
   sbom:
     name: Attach SBOM to release
     needs: release-please
diff --git a/charts/vulpes-backend/Chart.yaml b/charts/vulpes-backend/Chart.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0d8ad12
--- /dev/null
+++ b/charts/vulpes-backend/Chart.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+apiVersion: v2
+name: vulpes-backend
+description: The Vulpes backend, a Micronaut service deployed to Kubernetes
+type: application
+
+# Both lines are kept current by Release Please, which is why the chart version
+# and the app version move together: the chart only ever describes the image
+# built from the same commit, so a separate chart version would be a second
+# number to reason about with nothing extra to say. The cluster repository's
+# OCIRepository pins the chart, and image.tag is left empty so it falls back to
+# this appVersion -- pinning the chart therefore pins the image.
+version: 2.5.0  # x-release-please-version
+appVersion: "2.5.0"  # x-release-please-version
+
+home: https://github.com/OneLiteFeatherNET/Vulpes-Backend
+sources:
+  - https://github.com/OneLiteFeatherNET/Vulpes-Backend
+maintainers:
+  - name: OneLiteFeatherNET
+    email: contact@onelitefeather.net
+    url: https://onelitefeather.net
+keywords:
+  - vulpes
+  - micronaut
diff --git a/charts/vulpes-backend/templates/NOTES.txt b/charts/vulpes-backend/templates/NOTES.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..24d9a9c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/charts/vulpes-backend/templates/NOTES.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+1. Get the application URL by running these commands:
+{{- if .Values.ingress.enabled }}
+{{- range $host := .Values.ingress.hosts }}
+  {{- range .paths }}
+  http{{ if $.Values.ingress.tls }}s{{ end }}://{{ $host.host }}{{ .path }}
+  {{- end }}
+{{- end }}
+{{- else if contains "NodePort" .Values.service.type }}
+  export NODE_PORT=$(kubectl get --namespace {{ .Release.Namespace }} -o jsonpath="{.spec.ports[0].nodePort}" services {{ include "micronaut.fullname" . }})
+  export NODE_IP=$(kubectl get nodes --namespace {{ .Release.Namespace }} -o jsonpath="{.items[0].status.addresses[0].address}")
+  echo http://$NODE_IP:$NODE_PORT
+{{- else if contains "LoadBalancer" .Values.service.type }}
+     NOTE: It may take a few minutes for the LoadBalancer IP to be available.
+           You can watch its status by running 'kubectl get --namespace {{ .Release.Namespace }} svc -w {{ include "micronaut.fullname" . }}'
+  export SERVICE_IP=$(kubectl get svc --namespace {{ .Release.Namespace }} {{ include "micronaut.fullname" . }} --template "{{"{{ range (index .status.loadBalancer.ingress 0) }}{{.}}{{ end }}"}}")
+  echo http://$SERVICE_IP:{{ .Values.service.port }}
+{{- else if contains "ClusterIP" .Values.service.type }}
+  export POD_NAME=$(kubectl get pods --namespace {{ .Release.Namespace }} -l "app.kubernetes.io/name={{ include "micronaut.name" . }},app.kubernetes.io/instance={{ .Release.Name }}" -o jsonpath="{.items[0].metadata.name}")
+  export CONTAINER_PORT=$(kubectl get pod --namespace {{ .Release.Namespace }} $POD_NAME -o jsonpath="{.spec.containers[0].ports[0].containerPort}")
+  echo "Visit http://127.0.0.1:8080 to use your application"
+  kubectl --namespace {{ .Release.Namespace }} port-forward $POD_NAME 8080:$CONTAINER_PORT
+{{- end }}
diff --git a/charts/vulpes-backend/templates/_helpers.tpl b/charts/vulpes-backend/templates/_helpers.tpl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..19cb6ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/charts/vulpes-backend/templates/_helpers.tpl
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+{{/*
+The helpers below are still named `micronaut.*`, not `vulpes-backend.*`, and
+that is deliberate: this chart is a fork of helm/micronaut in the cluster
+repository, and keeping the templates byte-identical is what lets a later fix
+over there be carried across with `diff -r`. Renaming them would touch every
+template file and turn that diff into noise.
+
+The rendered resource names are unaffected either way -- they come from
+.Chart.Name/.Release.Name, and the cluster overlays pin them with
+nameOverride/fullnameOverride so the Deployment's immutable selector survives
+this chart move.
+*/}}
+
+{{/*
+Expand the name of the chart.
+*/}}
+{{- define "micronaut.name" -}}
+{{- default .Chart.Name .Values.nameOverride | trunc 63 | trimSuffix "-" }}
+{{- end }}
+
+{{/*
+Create a default fully qualified app name.
+We truncate at 63 chars because some Kubernetes name fields are limited to this (by the DNS naming spec).
+If release name contains chart name it will be used as a full name.
+*/}}
+{{- define "micronaut.fullname" -}}
+{{- if .Values.fullnameOverride }}
+{{- .Values.fullnameOverride | trunc 63 | trimSuffix "-" }}
+{{- else }}
+{{- if contains .Chart.Name .Release.Name }}
+{{- .Release.Name | trunc 63 | trimSuffix "-" }}
+{{- else }}
+{{- printf "%s-%s" .Release.Name .Chart.Name | trunc 63 | trimSuffix "-" }}
+{{- end }}
+{{- end }}
+{{- end }}
+
+{{/*
+Chart name and version
+*/}}
+{{- define "micronaut.chart" -}}
+{{- printf "%s-%s" .Chart.Name .Chart.Version | replace "+" "_" }}
+{{- end }}
+
+{{/*
+Common labels
+*/}}
+{{- define "micronaut.labels" -}}
+app.kubernetes.io/name: {{ include "micronaut.name" . }}
+helm.sh/chart: {{ include "micronaut.chart" . }}
+app.kubernetes.io/instance: {{ .Release.Name }}
+app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: {{ .Release.Service }}
+{{- end }}
+
+
+{{/*
+Create the name of the service account to use
+*/}}
+{{- define "micronaut.serviceAccountName" -}}
+{{- if .Values.serviceAccount.create }}
+{{- default (include "micronaut.fullname" .) .Values.serviceAccount.name }}
+{{- else }}
+{{- default "default" .Values.serviceAccount.name }}
+{{- end }}
+{{- end }}
+
+{{/*
+Selector labels
+*/}}
+{{- define "micronaut.selectorLabels" -}}
+app.kubernetes.io/name: {{ include "micronaut.name" . }}
+app.kubernetes.io/instance: {{ .Release.Name }}
+{{- end }}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/charts/vulpes-backend/templates/configmap.yaml b/charts/vulpes-backend/templates/configmap.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bb8dc36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/charts/vulpes-backend/templates/configmap.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: ConfigMap
+metadata:
+  name: {{ include "micronaut.fullname" . }}-config
+  labels:
+    {{- include "micronaut.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
+data:
+  application.yml: |-
+{{- nindent 4 .Values.config.base }}
+{{- range $p, $content := .Values.config.profiles }}
+  application-{{ $p }}.yml: |-
+{{- nindent 4 $content }}
+{{- end }}
diff --git a/charts/vulpes-backend/templates/deployment.yaml b/charts/vulpes-backend/templates/deployment.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fe9d040
--- /dev/null
+++ b/charts/vulpes-backend/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,170 @@
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: {{ include "micronaut.fullname" . }}
+  labels:
+    {{- include "micronaut.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
+spec:
+  {{- if not .Values.autoscaling.enabled }}
+  replicas: {{ .Values.replicaCount }}
+  {{- end }}
+  {{- with .Values.strategy }}
+  strategy:
+    {{- toYaml . | nindent 4 }}
+  {{- end }}
+  selector:
+    matchLabels:
+      app.kubernetes.io/name: {{ include "micronaut.name" . }}
+      app.kubernetes.io/instance: {{ .Release.Name }}
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      labels:
+        app.kubernetes.io/name: {{ include "micronaut.name" . }}
+        app.kubernetes.io/instance: {{ .Release.Name }}
+        {{- with .Values.podLabels }}
+{{ toYaml . | indent 8 }}
+        {{- end }}
+      annotations:
+        checksum/config: {{ include (print $.Template.BasePath "/configmap.yaml") . | sha256sum }}
+        {{- if and .Values.secrets.enabled .Values.secrets.files }}
+        checksum/secrets: {{ include (print $.Template.BasePath "/secret.yaml") . | sha256sum }}
+        {{- end }}
+        {{- with .Values.podAnnotations }}
+{{ toYaml . | indent 8 }}
+        {{- end }}
+    spec:
+      {{- if .Values.imagePullSecrets }}
+      imagePullSecrets:
+{{ toYaml .Values.imagePullSecrets | indent 8 }}
+      {{- end }}
+      serviceAccountName: {{- if .Values.serviceAccount.create }} {{ include "micronaut.fullname" . }} {{- else }} {{ default "default" .Values.serviceAccount.name }} {{- end }}
+      {{- if .Values.securityContext.enabled }}
+      securityContext:
+        {{- omit .Values.securityContext "enabled" | toYaml | nindent 8 }}
+      {{- end }}
+      {{- with .Values.priorityClassName }}
+      priorityClassName: {{ . }}
+      {{- end }}
+      {{- with .Values.nodeSelector }}
+      nodeSelector:
+        {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
+      {{- end }}
+      {{- with .Values.affinity }}
+      affinity:
+        {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
+      {{- end }}
+      {{- with .Values.tolerations }}
+      tolerations:
+        {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
+      {{- end }}
+      {{- if .Values.tracing.enabled }}
+      initContainers:
+        - name: otel-agent
+          image: {{ .Values.tracing.image }}
+          command: ["cp", "/javaagent.jar", "/otel/javaagent.jar"]
+          {{- if .Values.containerSecurityContext.enabled }}
+          securityContext:
+            {{- omit .Values.containerSecurityContext "enabled" | toYaml | nindent 12 }}
+          {{- end }}
+          resources:
+            {{- toYaml .Values.tracing.resources | nindent 12 }}
+          volumeMounts:
+            - name: otel-agent
+              mountPath: /otel
+      {{- end }}
+      containers:
+        - name: app
+          image: "{{ .Values.image.repository }}:{{ .Values.image.tag | default .Chart.AppVersion }}"
+          imagePullPolicy: {{ .Values.image.pullPolicy }}
+          {{- if .Values.containerSecurityContext.enabled }}
+          securityContext:
+            {{- omit .Values.containerSecurityContext "enabled" | toYaml | nindent 12 }}
+          {{- end }}
+          ports:
+            - name: http
+              containerPort: {{ .Values.service.port }}
+          env:
+            - name: MICRONAUT_ENVIRONMENTS
+              value: "{{ join "," .Values.profiles }}"
+            - name: MICRONAUT_CONFIG_FILES
+              value: "/config/application.yml{{- range $p := .Values.profiles }},/config/application-{{$p}}.yml{{- end }}{{- if and .Values.secrets.enabled .Values.secrets.files }}{{- range $p := .Values.profiles }},/secrets/application-{{$p}}.yml{{- end }}{{- end }}"
+            {{- range .Values.env }}
+            - name: {{ .name }}
+              value: {{ .value | quote }}
+            {{- end }}
+            {{- if .Values.tracing.enabled }}
+            # JDK_JAVA_OPTIONS is independent of JAVA_TOOL_OPTIONS (which
+            # apps commonly override wholesale via .Values.env above), so
+            # the agent attaches regardless of what that list contains.
+            - name: JDK_JAVA_OPTIONS
+              value: "-javaagent:/otel/javaagent.jar"
+            - name: OTEL_SERVICE_NAME
+              value: {{ .Release.Name | quote }}
+            - name: OTEL_TRACES_EXPORTER
+              value: "otlp"
+            - name: OTEL_METRICS_EXPORTER
+              value: "none"
+            - name: OTEL_LOGS_EXPORTER
+              value: "none"
+            - name: OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT
+              value: {{ .Values.tracing.endpoint | quote }}
+            - name: OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_PROTOCOL
+              value: "grpc"
+            {{- end }}
+          {{- if .Values.envFrom }}
+          envFrom:
+{{ toYaml .Values.envFrom | indent 12 }}
+          {{- end }}
+          {{- if .Values.startupProbe.enabled }}
+          startupProbe:
+            httpGet:
+              path: {{ .Values.readinessProbe.path }}
+              port: http
+            failureThreshold: {{ .Values.startupProbe.failureThreshold }}
+            periodSeconds: {{ .Values.startupProbe.periodSeconds }}
+          {{- end }}
+          readinessProbe:
+            httpGet:
+              path: {{ .Values.readinessProbe.path }}
+              port: http
+            initialDelaySeconds: {{ .Values.readinessProbe.initialDelaySeconds }}
+            periodSeconds: {{ .Values.readinessProbe.periodSeconds }}
+          livenessProbe:
+            httpGet:
+              path: {{ .Values.livenessProbe.path }}
+              port: http
+            initialDelaySeconds: {{ .Values.livenessProbe.initialDelaySeconds }}
+            periodSeconds: {{ .Values.livenessProbe.periodSeconds }}
+          resources:
+{{ toYaml .Values.resources | indent 12 }}
+          volumeMounts:
+            # The root filesystem is read-only; the JVM still wants a scratch
+            # dir (java.io.tmpdir, Netty, JIT dumps).
+            - name: tmp
+              mountPath: /tmp
+            - name: config
+              mountPath: /config
+            {{- if and .Values.secrets.enabled .Values.secrets.files }}
+            - name: secrets
+              mountPath: /secrets
+            {{- end }}
+            {{- if .Values.tracing.enabled }}
+            - name: otel-agent
+              mountPath: /otel
+              readOnly: true
+            {{- end }}
+      volumes:
+        - name: tmp
+          emptyDir: {}
+        - name: config
+          configMap:
+            name: {{ include "micronaut.fullname" . }}-config
+        {{- if and .Values.secrets.enabled .Values.secrets.files }}
+        - name: secrets
+          secret:
+            secretName: {{ include "micronaut.fullname" . }}-secrets
+        {{- end }}
+        {{- if .Values.tracing.enabled }}
+        - name: otel-agent
+          emptyDir: {}
+        {{- end }}
diff --git a/charts/vulpes-backend/templates/hpa.yaml b/charts/vulpes-backend/templates/hpa.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bf264fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/charts/vulpes-backend/templates/hpa.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+{{- if .Values.autoscaling.enabled }}
+apiVersion: autoscaling/v2
+kind: HorizontalPodAutoscaler
+metadata:
+  name: {{ include "micronaut.fullname" . }}
+  labels:
+    {{- include "micronaut.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
+spec:
+  scaleTargetRef:
+    apiVersion: apps/v1
+    kind: Deployment
+    name: {{ include "micronaut.fullname" . }}
+  minReplicas: {{ .Values.autoscaling.minReplicas }}
+  maxReplicas: {{ .Values.autoscaling.maxReplicas }}
+  metrics:
+    {{- if .Values.autoscaling.targetCPUUtilizationPercentage }}
+    - type: Resource
+      resource:
+        name: cpu
+        target:
+          type: Utilization
+          averageUtilization: {{ .Values.autoscaling.targetCPUUtilizationPercentage }}
+    {{- end }}
+    {{- if .Values.autoscaling.targetMemoryUtilizationPercentage }}
+    - type: Resource
+      resource:
+        name: memory
+        target:
+          type: Utilization
+          averageUtilization: {{ .Values.autoscaling.targetMemoryUtilizationPercentage }}
+    {{- end }}
+{{- end }}
diff --git a/charts/vulpes-backend/templates/httproute.yaml b/charts/vulpes-backend/templates/httproute.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..63f1a02
--- /dev/null
+++ b/charts/vulpes-backend/templates/httproute.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+{{- if .Values.httpRoute.enabled -}}
+{{- $fullName := include "micronaut.fullname" . -}}
+{{- $svcPort := .Values.service.port -}}
+apiVersion: gateway.networking.k8s.io/v1
+kind: HTTPRoute
+metadata:
+  name: {{ $fullName }}
+  labels:
+    {{- include "micronaut.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
+  {{- with .Values.httpRoute.annotations }}
+  annotations:
+    {{- toYaml . | nindent 4 }}
+  {{- end }}
+spec:
+  parentRefs:
+    {{- with .Values.httpRoute.parentRefs }}
+      {{- toYaml . | nindent 4 }}
+    {{- end }}
+  {{- with .Values.httpRoute.hostnames }}
+  hostnames:
+    {{- toYaml . | nindent 4 }}
+  {{- end }}
+  rules:
+    {{- range .Values.httpRoute.rules }}
+    {{- with .matches }}
+    - matches:
+      {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
+    {{- end }}
+    {{- with .filters }}
+      filters:
+      {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
+    {{- end }}
+      backendRefs:
+        - name: {{ $fullName }}
+          port: {{ $svcPort }}
+          weight: 1
+    {{- end }}
+{{- end }}
diff --git a/charts/vulpes-backend/templates/ingress.yaml b/charts/vulpes-backend/templates/ingress.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7967720
--- /dev/null
+++ b/charts/vulpes-backend/templates/ingress.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+{{- if .Values.ingress.enabled -}}
+apiVersion: networking.k8s.io/v1
+kind: Ingress
+metadata:
+  name: {{ include "micronaut.fullname" . }}
+  labels:
+    {{- include "micronaut.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
+  {{- with .Values.ingress.annotations }}
+  annotations:
+    {{- toYaml . | nindent 4 }}
+  {{- end }}
+spec:
+  {{- with .Values.ingress.className }}
+  ingressClassName: {{ . }}
+  {{- end }}
+  {{- if .Values.ingress.tls }}
+  tls:
+    {{- range .Values.ingress.tls }}
+    - hosts:
+        {{- range .hosts }}
+        - {{ . | quote }}
+        {{- end }}
+      secretName: {{ .secretName }}
+    {{- end }}
+  {{- end }}
+  rules:
+    {{- range .Values.ingress.hosts }}
+    - host: {{ .host | quote }}
+      http:
+        paths:
+          {{- range .paths }}
+          - path: {{ .path }}
+            {{- with .pathType }}
+            pathType: {{ . }}
+            {{- end }}
+            backend:
+              service:
+                name: {{ include "micronaut.fullname" $ }}
+                port:
+                  number: {{ $.Values.service.port }}
+          {{- end }}
+    {{- end }}
+{{- end }}
diff --git a/charts/vulpes-backend/templates/pdb.yaml b/charts/vulpes-backend/templates/pdb.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..18e3afe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/charts/vulpes-backend/templates/pdb.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+{{- if .Values.podDisruptionBudget.enabled }}
+apiVersion: policy/v1
+kind: PodDisruptionBudget
+metadata:
+  name: {{ include "micronaut.fullname" . }}
+  labels:
+    {{- include "micronaut.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
+spec:
+  {{- if .Values.podDisruptionBudget.minAvailable }}
+  minAvailable: {{ .Values.podDisruptionBudget.minAvailable }}
+  {{- else }}
+  maxUnavailable: {{ .Values.podDisruptionBudget.maxUnavailable | default 1 }}
+  {{- end }}
+  selector:
+    matchLabels:
+      {{- include "micronaut.selectorLabels" . | nindent 6 }}
+{{- end }}
diff --git a/charts/vulpes-backend/templates/rbac.yaml b/charts/vulpes-backend/templates/rbac.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9bbd2d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/charts/vulpes-backend/templates/rbac.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+{{- if .Values.rbac.create -}}
+{{- /*
+  Namespace-scoped read access for micronaut-kubernetes. services/endpoints are
+  used by the discovery client; pods is read by the KubernetesHealthIndicator
+  (it looks up its own pod for /health). Scoped to the release namespace only,
+  so it grants no cross-namespace access.
+*/ -}}
+apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
+kind: Role
+metadata:
+  name: {{ include "micronaut.fullname" . }}-discovery
+  labels:
+    {{- include "micronaut.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
+rules:
+  - apiGroups: [""]
+    resources: ["services", "endpoints", "pods"]
+    verbs: ["get", "list", "watch"]
+---
+apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
+kind: RoleBinding
+metadata:
+  name: {{ include "micronaut.fullname" . }}-discovery
+  labels:
+    {{- include "micronaut.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
+roleRef:
+  apiGroup: rbac.authorization.k8s.io
+  kind: Role
+  name: {{ include "micronaut.fullname" . }}-discovery
+subjects:
+  - kind: ServiceAccount
+    name: {{ include "micronaut.serviceAccountName" . }}
+    namespace: {{ .Release.Namespace }}
+{{- end }}
diff --git a/charts/vulpes-backend/templates/secret.yaml b/charts/vulpes-backend/templates/secret.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..94421f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/charts/vulpes-backend/templates/secret.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+{{- if and .Values.secrets.enabled .Values.secrets.files }}
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Secret
+type: Opaque
+metadata:
+  name: {{ include "micronaut.fullname" . }}-secrets
+  labels:
+    {{- include "micronaut.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
+stringData:
+{{- range $p, $content := .Values.secrets.files }}
+  application-{{ $p }}.yml: |-
+{{- nindent 4 $content }}
+{{- end }}
+{{- end }}
diff --git a/charts/vulpes-backend/templates/service.yaml b/charts/vulpes-backend/templates/service.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bc6c31a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/charts/vulpes-backend/templates/service.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Service
+metadata:
+  name: {{ include "micronaut.fullname" . }}
+  labels:
+    {{- include "micronaut.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
+spec:
+  type: {{ .Values.service.type }}
+  ports:
+    - port: {{ .Values.service.port }}
+      targetPort: http
+      protocol: TCP
+      name: http
+  selector:
+    {{- include "micronaut.selectorLabels" . | nindent 4 }}
diff --git a/charts/vulpes-backend/templates/serviceaccount.yaml b/charts/vulpes-backend/templates/serviceaccount.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..748e7b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/charts/vulpes-backend/templates/serviceaccount.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+{{- if .Values.serviceAccount.create -}}
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: ServiceAccount
+metadata:
+  name: {{ include "micronaut.serviceAccountName" . }}
+  labels:
+    {{- include "micronaut.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
+  {{- with .Values.serviceAccount.annotations }}
+  annotations:
+    {{- toYaml . | nindent 4 }}
+  {{- end }}
+automountServiceAccountToken: {{ .Values.serviceAccount.automount }}
+{{- end }}
diff --git a/charts/vulpes-backend/templates/servicemonitor.yaml b/charts/vulpes-backend/templates/servicemonitor.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3cfa22d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/charts/vulpes-backend/templates/servicemonitor.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+{{- if and .Values.metrics.enabled .Values.metrics.serviceMonitor.enabled }}
+apiVersion: monitoring.coreos.com/v1
+kind: ServiceMonitor
+metadata:
+  name: {{ include "micronaut.fullname" . }}
+  {{- with .Values.metrics.serviceMonitor.namespace }}
+  namespace: {{ . }}
+  {{- end }}
+  labels:
+    {{- include "micronaut.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
+    {{- with .Values.metrics.serviceMonitor.additionalLabels }}
+    {{- toYaml . | nindent 4 }}
+    {{- end }}
+  {{- with .Values.metrics.serviceMonitor.annotations }}
+  annotations:
+    {{- toYaml . | nindent 4 }}
+  {{- end }}
+spec:
+  namespaceSelector:
+    matchNames:
+      - {{ .Release.Namespace }}
+  selector:
+    matchLabels:
+      {{- include "micronaut.selectorLabels" . | nindent 6 }}
+  endpoints:
+    - port: {{ .Values.metrics.port }}
+      path: {{ .Values.metrics.path }}
+      scheme: {{ .Values.metrics.scheme }}
+      {{- with .Values.metrics.serviceMonitor.interval }}
+      interval: {{ . }}
+      {{- end }}
+      {{- with .Values.metrics.serviceMonitor.scrapeTimeout }}
+      scrapeTimeout: {{ . }}
+      {{- end }}
+      {{- with .Values.metrics.serviceMonitor.relabelings }}
+      relabelings:
+        {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
+      {{- end }}
+      {{- with .Values.metrics.serviceMonitor.metricRelabelings }}
+      metricRelabelings:
+        {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
+      {{- end }}
+{{- end }}
diff --git a/charts/vulpes-backend/templates/tests/test-connection.yaml b/charts/vulpes-backend/templates/tests/test-connection.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..77121e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/charts/vulpes-backend/templates/tests/test-connection.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Pod
+metadata:
+  name: "{{ include "micronaut.fullname" . }}-test-connection"
+  labels:
+    {{- include "micronaut.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
+  annotations:
+    "helm.sh/hook": test
+spec:
+  containers:
+    - name: wget
+      image: busybox
+      command: ['wget']
+      args: ['{{ include "micronaut.fullname" . }}:{{ .Values.service.port }}']
+  restartPolicy: Never
diff --git a/charts/vulpes-backend/values.yaml b/charts/vulpes-backend/values.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7c1a30a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/charts/vulpes-backend/values.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,276 @@
+# Default values for vulpes-backend.
+#
+# This chart is a fork of the generic `micronaut` chart that lives in the
+# cluster repository (Kubernetes-FLUX, helm/micronaut), taken so that Vulpes
+# ships its own deployment alongside its image and the two are versioned from
+# one release. `otis` still uses the original, so the two will drift; the
+# template helpers here are deliberately still named `micronaut.*` and the
+# files kept otherwise identical, which makes `diff -r` against helm/micronaut
+# the way to pull a later fix across.
+#
+# Only what identifies *this* application is changed from the original below
+# (image, port, metrics path). Everything environment-specific -- hostnames,
+# replica counts, database secrets, log labels -- stays in the cluster
+# repository's overlays.
+
+# This will set the replicaset count more information can be found here: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/workloads/controllers/replicaset/
+replicaCount: 1
+
+# Deployment update strategy. Empty -> Kubernetes default (RollingUpdate 25%/25%).
+# For seamless updates with >=2 replicas, set maxUnavailable: 0 / maxSurge: 1.
+strategy: {}
+  # type: RollingUpdate
+  # rollingUpdate:
+  #   maxUnavailable: 0
+  #   maxSurge: 1
+
+# Scheduling priority. Empty -> cluster default PriorityClass.
+priorityClassName: ""
+
+# PodDisruptionBudget for the workload. Disabled by default so single-replica
+# apps are unaffected. Set minAvailable OR maxUnavailable (minAvailable wins).
+podDisruptionBudget:
+  enabled: false
+  minAvailable: ""
+  maxUnavailable: ""
+
+# This sets the container image more information can be found here: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/containers/images/
+image:
+  repository: harbor.onelitefeather.dev/onelitefeather/vulpes-backend
+  # This sets the pull policy for images.
+  pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
+  # Left empty on purpose: it falls back to .Chart.AppVersion, which Release
+  # Please moves together with the chart version. Setting it in an overlay
+  # pins the image away from the chart it was released with -- and Spegel
+  # caches mutable tags P2P, so "latest" is not an option here either.
+  tag: ""
+
+# This is for the secrets for pulling an image from a private repository more information can be found here: https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/configure-pod-container/pull-image-private-registry/
+imagePullSecrets: []
+# This is to override the chart name.
+nameOverride: ""
+fullnameOverride: ""
+
+# This section builds out the service account more information can be found here: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/security/service-accounts/
+serviceAccount:
+  # Specifies whether a service account should be created
+  create: true
+  # Automatically mount a ServiceAccount's API credentials?
+  automount: true
+  # Annotations to add to the service account
+  annotations: {}
+  # The name of the service account to use.
+  # If not set and create is true, a name is generated using the fullname template
+  name: ""
+
+# RBAC for Micronaut Kubernetes service discovery.
+# When enabled, creates a namespace-scoped Role + RoleBinding granting the
+# ServiceAccount read access to services and endpoints in the release namespace,
+# as required by micronaut-kubernetes-discovery-client. Off by default.
+rbac:
+  create: false
+
+# This is for setting Kubernetes Annotations to a Pod.
+# For more information checkout: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/overview/working-with-objects/annotations/
+podAnnotations: {}
+# This is for setting Kubernetes Labels to a Pod.
+# For more information checkout: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/overview/working-with-objects/labels/
+podLabels: {}
+
+# Pod-level. Verified against the otis and vulpes-backend images with a probe
+# pod: both reach Micronaut context startup as uid 1000 with a read-only root
+# filesystem, so nothing here depends on running as root.
+securityContext:
+  enabled: true
+  runAsNonRoot: true
+  runAsUser: 1000
+  runAsGroup: 1000
+  fsGroup: 1000
+  seccompProfile:
+    type: RuntimeDefault
+
+# This is for setting up a service more information can be found here: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/services-networking/service/
+service:
+  # This sets the service type more information can be found here: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/services-networking/service/#publishing-services-service-types
+  type: ClusterIP
+  # This sets the ports more information can be found here: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/services-networking/service/#field-spec-ports
+  # The port the Micronaut server binds (micronaut.server.port), not the
+  # chart's generic 80.
+  port: 8080
+
+# Micrometer's Prometheus endpoint, which this application exposes in every
+# environment -- so it is on here rather than repeated in each overlay.
+metrics:
+  enabled: true
+  path: /prometheus
+  port: http
+  scheme: http
+  serviceMonitor:
+    enabled: false
+    namespace: ""
+    additionalLabels: {}
+    annotations: {}
+    interval: ""
+    scrapeTimeout: ""
+    relabelings: []
+    metricRelabelings: []
+
+# This block is for setting up the ingress for more information can be found here: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/services-networking/ingress/
+ingress:
+  enabled: false
+  className: ""
+  annotations: {}
+    # kubernetes.io/ingress.class: nginx
+    # kubernetes.io/tls-acme: "true"
+  hosts:
+    - host: chart-example.local
+      paths:
+        - path: /
+          pathType: ImplementationSpecific
+  tls: []
+  #  - secretName: chart-example-tls
+  #    hosts:
+  #      - chart-example.local
+
+httpRoute:
+  enabled: false
+  annotations: {}
+  parentRefs:
+  - name: gateway
+    sectionName: http
+  hostnames:
+  - chart-example.local
+  rules:
+  - matches:
+    - path:
+        type: PathPrefix
+        value: /
+
+resources:
+  # We usually recommend not to specify default resources and to leave this as a conscious
+  # choice for the user. This also increases chances charts run on environments with little
+  # resources, such as Minikube. If you do want to specify resources, uncomment the following
+  # lines, adjust them as necessary, and remove the curly braces after 'resources:'.
+   limits:
+     cpu: 1
+     memory: 512Mi
+   requests:
+     cpu: 100m
+     memory: 256Mi
+
+# This is to setup the liveness and readiness probes more information can be found here: https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/configure-pod-container/configure-liveness-readiness-startup-probes/
+livenessProbe:
+  httpGet:
+    path: /health
+    port: http
+readinessProbe:
+  httpGet:
+    path: /health
+    port: http
+
+# Off by default. Mainly needed when tracing.enabled: OTel bytecode
+# instrumentation adds real seconds to JVM cold start (class transformation
+# on Micronaut/Hibernate/Hikari), which can push first-successful-health
+# past livenessProbe's steady-state deadline and SIGTERM-loop the pod
+# before it ever finishes starting. Uses the readiness path/port since
+# that's the only health endpoint the app exposes.
+startupProbe:
+  enabled: false
+  failureThreshold: 30
+  periodSeconds: 10
+
+# This section is for setting up autoscaling more information can be found here: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/workloads/autoscaling/
+autoscaling:
+  enabled: false
+  minReplicas: 1
+  maxReplicas: 100
+  targetCPUUtilizationPercentage: 80
+  # targetMemoryUtilizationPercentage: 80
+
+# Additional volumes on the output Deployment definition.
+volumes: []
+# - name: foo
+#   secret:
+#     secretName: mysecret
+#     optional: false
+
+# Additional volumeMounts on the output Deployment definition.
+volumeMounts: []
+# - name: foo
+#   mountPath: "/etc/foo"
+#   readOnly: true
+
+nodeSelector: {}
+
+tolerations: []
+
+affinity: {}
+
+# Specific
+profiles: ["prod"]  # This is for setting up the Micronaut application profiles.
+
+# This section is for setting up the Micronaut application configuration.
+config:
+  base: |-
+    micronaut:
+      application:
+        name: Vulpes Backend
+  profiles:
+    prod: |-
+      # application-prod.yml
+      logger:
+        levels:
+          root: INFO
+    feature-x: |-
+      # application-feature-x.yml
+      feature:
+        x: true
+
+secrets:
+  enabled: false
+  files: {}
+  # Example:
+  # files:
+  #   prod: |-
+  #     datasource:
+  #       username: ${DB_USER}
+  #       password: ${DB_PASS}
+
+# Environment-Variablen
+env:
+  - name: JAVA_TOOL_OPTIONS
+    value: "-XX:MaxRAMPercentage=75.0 -Duser.timezone=UTC"
+
+envFrom: []
+
+# Traces-only OTel Java agent instrumentation. Metrics/logs already flow via
+# the chart's own Prometheus scrape (metrics.serviceMonitor) and container
+# stdout shipping, so only OTEL_TRACES_EXPORTER is enabled here to avoid
+# duplicating either. An initContainer copies the javaagent jar out of the
+# upstream image into an emptyDir the main container mounts read-only --
+# no OpenTelemetry Operator/CRDs involved, just the jar-holder image it publishes.
+tracing:
+  enabled: false
+  # Matches the tempo-gateway target already used by EnvoyProxy's native
+  # tracing and the alloy-receiver OTLP gateway elsewhere in this cluster.
+  endpoint: http://tempo-gateway.grafana.svc.cluster.local:4317
+  # otis/vulpes-backend run JDK 25; older javaagent releases fail to attach
+  # there (InaccessibleObjectException on ClassLoader.findLoadedClass --
+  # module java.base doesn't opens java.lang to the unnamed module under
+  # newer JDKs). 2.29.0 is the latest available and includes the JDK23+
+  # MethodHandles.Lookup fix for boot-loader class injection.
+  image: ghcr.io/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-operator/autoinstrumentation-java:2.30.0
+  resources:
+    requests:
+      cpu: 10m
+      memory: 32Mi
+    limits:
+      cpu: 100m
+      memory: 64Mi
+
+containerSecurityContext:
+  enabled: true
+  allowPrivilegeEscalation: false
+  readOnlyRootFilesystem: true
+  capabilities:
+    drop: ["ALL"]
diff --git a/release-please-config.json b/release-please-config.json
index 75d48ae..f8204f9 100644
--- a/release-please-config.json
+++ b/release-please-config.json
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@
         {
           "type": "generic",
           "path": "build.gradle.kts"
+        },
+        {
+          "type": "generic",
+          "path": "charts/vulpes-backend/Chart.yaml"
         }
       ]
     }