diff --git a/charts/base/Chart.yaml b/charts/base/Chart.yaml
index 99bfd67..1965756 100644
--- a/charts/base/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/base/Chart.yaml
@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@ type: application
 # This is the chart version. This version number should be incremented each time you make changes
 # to the chart and its templates, including the app version.
 # Versions are expected to follow Semantic Versioning (https://semver.org/)
-version: 0.2.3
+version: 0.2.4
 
 # This is the version number of the application being deployed. This version number should be
 # incremented each time you make changes to the application. Versions are not expected to
 # follow Semantic Versioning. They should reflect the version the application is using.
 # It is recommended to use it with quotes.
-appVersion: "0.2.3"
+appVersion: "0.2.4"
diff --git a/charts/base/templates/NOTES.txt b/charts/base/templates/NOTES.txt
index 4dd4ee9..708d9c4 100644
--- a/charts/base/templates/NOTES.txt
+++ b/charts/base/templates/NOTES.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 1. Get the application URL by running these commands:
+{{- if not (kindIs "slice" .Values.ingress) }}
 {{- if .Values.ingress.enabled }}
 {{- range $host := .Values.ingress.hosts }}
   {{- range .paths }}
@@ -20,3 +21,6 @@
   echo "Visit http://127.0.0.1:8080 to use your application"
   kubectl --namespace {{ .Release.Namespace }} port-forward $POD_NAME 8080:$CONTAINER_PORT
 {{- end }}
+{{- else }}
+kubectl get ingress
+{{- end }}
diff --git a/charts/base/templates/_helpers.tpl b/charts/base/templates/_helpers.tpl
index 86766a2..f61a7bc 100644
--- a/charts/base/templates/_helpers.tpl
+++ b/charts/base/templates/_helpers.tpl
@@ -75,9 +75,9 @@ Return the target/server Kubernetes version
 {{- end -}}
 
 {{- define "annotations" -}}
-{{- $ingressAnnotations := .Values.ingress.annotations -}}
+{{- $ingressAnnotations := .annotations -}}
 
-{{- if eq .Values.ingress.class "alb" }}
+{{- if eq .class "alb" }}
 {{- $defaultAnnotations := dict "kubernetes.io/ingress.class" "alb"
                     "alb.ingress.kubernetes.io/target-type" "ip"
                     "alb.ingress.kubernetes.io/scheme" "internet-facing"
@@ -87,20 +87,20 @@ Return the target/server Kubernetes version
                     "alb.ingress.kubernetes.io/success-codes" "200-399" -}}
 {{- $mergedAnnotations := merge $ingressAnnotations $defaultAnnotations -}}
 {{- $mergedAnnotations | toYaml }}
-{{- else if eq .Values.ingress.class "application-gateway" }}
+{{- else if eq .class "application-gateway" }}
 {{- $defaultAnnotations := dict "kubernetes.io/ingress.class" "azure/application-gateway"
                     "external-dns.alpha.kubernetes.io/ttl" "60"
                     "appgw.ingress.kubernetes.io/backend-protocol" "http"
                     "appgw.ingress.kubernetes.io/ssl-redirect" "true" -}}
 {{- $mergedAnnotations := merge $defaultAnnotations $ingressAnnotations -}}
 {{- $mergedAnnotations | toYaml }}
-{{- else if eq .Values.ingress.class "cce" }}
+{{- else if eq .class "cce" }}
 {{- $defaultAnnotations := dict "kubernetes.io/ingress.class" "cce"
                     "kubernetes.io/elb.port" "443" -}}
 {{- $mergedAnnotations := merge $ingressAnnotations $defaultAnnotations -}}
 {{- $mergedAnnotations | toYaml }}
-{{- else if eq .Values.ingress.class "nginx" }}
-{{- $defaultAnnotations := dict "kubernetes.io/ingress.class" "nginx" -}}
+{{- else }}
+{{- $defaultAnnotations := (ternary ("{}" | fromYaml) (dict "kubernetes.io/ingress.class" .class) .Values.setIngressClassByField) -}}
 {{- $mergedAnnotations := merge $ingressAnnotations $defaultAnnotations -}}
 {{- $mergedAnnotations | toYaml }}
 {{- end }}
diff --git a/charts/base/templates/deployment.yaml b/charts/base/templates/deployment.yaml
index 010f0d2..9967f29 100644
--- a/charts/base/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/base/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ spec:
             - configMapRef:
                 name:  {{ .Values.externalConfigmap.name }}
             {{- end }}
-            {{- if eq .Values.secretsDefaultEngine "ExternalSecrets" }}
+            {{- if and (eq .Values.secretsDefaultEngine "ExternalSecrets") .Values.secrets }}
             - secretRef:
                 name: {{ include "base.fullname" . }}
                 optional: true
diff --git a/charts/base/templates/external-secrets.yaml b/charts/base/templates/external-secrets.yaml
index 785f6ed..baeafc4 100644
--- a/charts/base/templates/external-secrets.yaml
+++ b/charts/base/templates/external-secrets.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{{- if eq .Values.secretsDefaultEngine "ExternalSecrets" -}}
+{{- if and (eq .Values.secretsDefaultEngine "ExternalSecrets") .Values.secrets -}}
 {{ $fullName := include "base.fullname" .}}
 apiVersion: external-secrets.io/v1alpha1
 kind: ExternalSecret
diff --git a/charts/base/templates/ingress.yaml b/charts/base/templates/ingress.yaml
index 3b99bf6..94e9c13 100644
--- a/charts/base/templates/ingress.yaml
+++ b/charts/base/templates/ingress.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
-{{- if .Values.ingress.enabled -}}
+{{- if or (and (kindIs "slice" .Values.ingress) .Values.ingress ) ((.Values.ingress).enabled) -}}
 {{- $fullName := include "base.fullname" . -}}
 {{- $svcPort := .Values.service.port -}}
 {{- $kubeVersion := (include "base.capabilities.kubeVersion" .) -}}
+{{- $outerScope := . -}}
+{{- range $key, $ingress := (ternary .Values.ingress (list .Values.ingress) (kindIs "slice" .Values.ingress)) }}
+---
 {{- if semverCompare ">=1.19-0" $kubeVersion -}}
 apiVersion: networking.k8s.io/v1
 {{- else if semverCompare ">=1.14-0" $kubeVersion -}}
@@ -11,15 +14,18 @@ apiVersion: extensions/v1beta1
 {{- end }}
 kind: Ingress
 metadata:
-  name: {{ $fullName }}
+  name: {{ $fullName }}{{ coalesce $ingress.nameSuffix $key "" }}
   labels:
-    {{- include "base.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
+    {{- include "base.labels" $outerScope | nindent 4 }}
   annotations:
-    {{- include "annotations" . | nindent 4 }}
+    {{- include "annotations" (merge . $) | nindent 4 }}
 spec:
-  {{- if .Values.ingress.tls }}
+  {{- if $.Values.setIngressClassByField }}
+  ingressClassName: {{ $ingress.class }}
+  {{- end }}
+  {{- if $ingress.tls }}
   tls:
-    {{- range .Values.ingress.tls }}
+    {{- range $ingress.tls }}
     - hosts:
         {{- range .hosts }}
         - {{ . | quote }}
@@ -27,12 +33,12 @@ spec:
       secretName: {{ .secretName }}
     {{- end }}
   {{- end }}
-  {{- if .Values.ingress.defaultBackend }}
+  {{- if $ingress.defaultBackend }}
   defaultBackend:
-    {{- toYaml .Values.ingress.defaultBackend | nindent 4 }}
+    {{- toYaml $ingress.defaultBackend | nindent 4 }}
   {{- end }}
   rules:
-    {{- range .Values.ingress.hosts }}
+    {{- range $ingress.hosts }}
     - host: {{ .host | quote }}
       http:
         paths:
@@ -62,3 +68,4 @@ spec:
           {{- end }}
     {{- end }}
 {{- end }}
+{{- end }}
diff --git a/charts/base/values.yaml b/charts/base/values.yaml
index 6f29927..0706b17 100644
--- a/charts/base/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/base/values.yaml
@@ -73,6 +73,14 @@ service:
   #     protocol: TCP
   #     name: http-second
 
+# The ingress class setting by annotation is deprecated and we have setIngressClassByField option for backward compatibility for now, check doc here https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/services-networking/ingress/#deprecated-annotation
+# have 'setIngressClassByField: true' to set ingress class by spec.ingressClassName,
+# we seems cant have both "kubernetes.io/ingress.class" and spec.ingressClassName set at once, so there is check(for alb, application-gateway and cce the check is missing for now) to not set annotation if we set ingress class fy field
+# TODO: have ingress class setting by field used always and remove deprecated "kubernetes.io/ingress.class" annotations
+setIngressClassByField: false
+
+# it allows also to pass list of ingresses in following form
+# NOTE: in case of list it will auto attach uniq identify numbers to ingress names starting from second item, you can use nameSuffix field to set custom suffix instead of number
 ingress:
   enabled: false
   class: alb
@@ -89,6 +97,25 @@ ingress:
             servicePort: 80
           path: /*
   tls: []
+# example how can be ingress list passed
+# ingress:
+#   - class: nginx
+#     hosts:
+#       - host: host.name.com
+#         paths:
+#           - backend:
+#               serviceName: base
+#               servicePort: 80
+#             path: /*
+#   - class: nginx-second
+#     nameSuffix: -second
+#     hosts:
+#       - host: host-second.name.com
+#         paths:
+#           - path: /*
+#             backend:
+#               serviceName: base
+#               servicePort: 8080
 
 secrets: []
 secretsDefaultEngine: "ExternalSecrets"
@@ -203,4 +230,4 @@ serviceMonitor:
   enabled: false
   interval: 30s
   targetPort: 80
-  path: /metrics
\ No newline at end of file
+  path: /metrics