diff --git a/controller/rockcraft.yaml b/controller/rockcraft.yaml
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+# Dockerfile https://github.com/kserve/kserve/blob/v0.11.2/Dockerfile
+name: kserve-controller
+summary: KServe controller
+description: "KServe controller manager"
+version: "0.11.2"
+license: Apache-2.0
+base: ubuntu@22.04
+platforms:
+    amd64:
+run-user: _daemon_
+
+services:
+  kserve-controller:
+    override: replace
+    summary: "KServe controller manager service"
+    startup: enabled
+    command: "/manager"
+
+parts:
+  security-team-requirement:
+    plugin: nil
+    override-build: |
+      mkdir -p ${CRAFT_PART_INSTALL}/usr/share/rocks
+      (echo "# os-release" && cat /etc/os-release && echo "# dpkg-query" && \
+      dpkg-query --root=${CRAFT_PROJECT_DIR}/../bundles/ubuntu-22.04/rootfs/ -f '${db:Status-Abbrev},${binary:Package},${Version},${source:Package},${Source:Version}\n' -W) \
+      > ${CRAFT_PART_INSTALL}/usr/share/rocks/dpkg.query
+
+  controller:
+    plugin: go
+    source: https://github.com/kserve/kserve
+    source-type: git
+    source-tag: v0.11.2
+    build-snaps:
+      - go/1.20/stable
+    build-environment:
+      - CGO_ENABLED: 0
+      - GOOS: linux
+    override-build: |
+
+      # Empty the build directory and copy the build files that are
+      # specified in the upstream Dockerfile.
+      rm -rf ./*
+
+      # Copy in the go src
+      cp $CRAFT_PART_SRC/go.mod $CRAFT_PART_SRC/go.sum ./
+
+      go mod download
+
+      cp -r $CRAFT_PART_SRC/cmd ./cmd
+      cp -r $CRAFT_PART_SRC/pkg ./pkg
+
+      # Build
+      go build -a -o manager ./cmd/manager
+
+      # Copy the files to the install directory
+      cp -r $CRAFT_PART_SRC/third_party/ $CRAFT_PART_INSTALL/third_party/
+      cp -r manager $CRAFT_PART_INSTALL/manager
diff --git a/controller/tests/test_rock.py b/controller/tests/test_rock.py
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+# Copyright 2024 Canonical Ltd.
+# See LICENSE file for licensing details.
+
+import pytest
+import subprocess
+
+from charmed_kubeflow_chisme.rock import CheckRock
+
+
+@pytest.mark.abort_on_fail
+def test_rock():
+    """Test rock."""
+    check_rock = CheckRock("rockcraft.yaml")
+    rock_image = check_rock.get_name()
+    rock_version = check_rock.get_version()
+    LOCAL_ROCK_IMAGE = f"{rock_image}:{rock_version}"
+
+    # assert the rock contains the expected files
+    subprocess.run(
+        [
+            "docker",
+            "run",
+            "--rm",
+            LOCAL_ROCK_IMAGE,
+            "exec",
+            "ls",
+            "-la",
+            "/third_party",
+        ],
+        check=True,
+    )
+
+    subprocess.run(
+        ["docker", "run", "--rm", LOCAL_ROCK_IMAGE, "exec", "ls", "-la", "/manager"],
+        check=True,
+    )
diff --git a/controller/tox.ini b/controller/tox.ini
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+# Copyright 2024 Canonical Ltd.
+# See LICENSE file for licensing details.
+[tox]
+skipsdist = True
+skip_missing_interpreters = True
+envlist = pack, export-to-docker, sanity, integration
+
+[testenv]
+setenv =
+    PYTHONPATH={toxinidir}
+    PYTHONBREAKPOINT=ipdb.set_trace
+    CHARM_REPO=https://github.com/canonical/kserve-operators.git
+    CHARM_BRANCH=main
+    LOCAL_CHARM_DIR=charm_repo
+
+[testenv:pack]
+passenv = *
+allowlist_externals =
+    rockcraft
+commands =
+    rockcraft pack
+
+[testenv:export-to-docker]
+passenv = *
+allowlist_externals =
+    bash
+    skopeo
+    yq
+commands =
+    # export rock to docker
+    bash -c 'NAME=$(yq eval .name rockcraft.yaml) && \
+             VERSION=$(yq eval .version rockcraft.yaml) && \
+             ARCH=$(yq eval ".platforms | keys | .[0]" rockcraft.yaml) && \
+             ROCK="$\{NAME\}_$\{VERSION\}_$\{ARCH\}.rock" && \
+             DOCKER_IMAGE=$NAME:$VERSION && \
+             echo "Exporting $ROCK to docker as $DOCKER_IMAGE" && \
+             skopeo --insecure-policy copy oci-archive:$ROCK docker-daemon:$DOCKER_IMAGE'
+
+[testenv:sanity]
+passenv = *
+deps =
+    pytest
+    charmed-kubeflow-chisme
+commands =
+    # run rock tests
+    pytest -s -v --tb native --show-capture=all --log-cli-level=INFO {posargs} {toxinidir}/tests
+
+[testenv:integration]
+passenv = *
+allowlist_externals =
+    echo
+commands =
+    # TODO: Implement integration tests here
+    echo "WARNING: This is a placeholder test - no test is implemented here."