diff --git a/.github/workflows/check_charts.yaml b/.github/workflows/check_charts.yaml
index 3e22595..bf222f0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check_charts.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check_charts.yaml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Check Version
         run: |
           current_version=$(grep '^version=' pyproject.toml | cut -f2 -d= | tr -d ' ' | tr -d '"')
-          app_version=$(grep 'appVersion:' deployment/helm/Chart.yaml | cut -f2 -d: | tr -d ' ' | tr -d '"')
+          app_version=$(grep 'appVersion:' deployment/helm/polder/Chart.yaml | cut -f2 -d: | tr -d ' ' | tr -d '"')
           if [[ "$current_version" != "$app_version" ]]; then
             echo "❌ current version from pyproject.toml ($current_version) and appVersion from Chart.yaml ($app_version) differs";
             exit 1;
@@ -74,4 +74,4 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Run chart-testing (install)
         run: ct install --chart-dirs deployment/k8s
-        if: steps.list-changed.outputs.changed == 'true'
\ No newline at end of file
+        if: steps.list-changed.outputs.changed == 'true'
diff --git a/deployment/helm/.gitignore b/deployment/helm/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..92a43e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deployment/helm/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+# General files for the project
+pkg/*
+*.pyc
+bin/*
+.project
+/.bin
+/_test/secrets/*.json
+
+# OSX leaves these everywhere on SMB shares
+._*
+
+# OSX trash
+.DS_Store
+
+# Files generated by JetBrains IDEs, e.g. IntelliJ IDEA
+.idea/
+*.iml
+
+# Vscode files
+.vscode
+
+# Emacs save files
+*~
+\#*\#
+.\#*
+
+# Vim-related files
+[._]*.s[a-w][a-z]
+[._]s[a-w][a-z]
+*.un~
+Session.vim
+.netrwhist
+
+# Chart dependencies
+**/charts/*.tgz
+
+.history
diff --git a/deployment/helm/polder/.helmignore b/deployment/helm/polder/.helmignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0e8a0eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deployment/helm/polder/.helmignore
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+# Patterns to ignore when building packages.
+# This supports shell glob matching, relative path matching, and
+# negation (prefixed with !). Only one pattern per line.
+.DS_Store
+# Common VCS dirs
+.git/
+.gitignore
+.bzr/
+.bzrignore
+.hg/
+.hgignore
+.svn/
+# Common backup files
+*.swp
+*.bak
+*.tmp
+*.orig
+*~
+# Various IDEs
+.project
+.idea/
+*.tmproj
+.vscode/
diff --git a/deployment/helm/polder/Chart.lock b/deployment/helm/polder/Chart.lock
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9790b1a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deployment/helm/polder/Chart.lock
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+dependencies:
+- name: eoapi
+  repository: https://devseed.com/eoapi-k8s/
+  version: 0.4.17
+- name: webapp-polder
+  repository: file://../webapp-polder
+  version: 0.1.0
+digest: sha256:42a9ad509dc7c456f1d479cff6085182c439b28d02a50497dc5de373b8d89247
+generated: "2024-10-28T17:29:59.493228222+01:00"
diff --git a/deployment/helm/polder/Chart.yaml b/deployment/helm/polder/Chart.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a92ee56
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deployment/helm/polder/Chart.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+apiVersion: v2
+name: polder
+description: Create a polder - Web AOI viewer - instance.
+
+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: 0.1.0
+
+# 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: "0.2.0"
+
+dependencies:
+  - name: eoapi
+    version: 0.4.17
+    repository: "https://devseed.com/eoapi-k8s/"
+  - name: webapp-polder
+    version: 0.1.0
+    repository: file://../webapp-polder
diff --git a/deployment/helm/polder/values.yaml b/deployment/helm/polder/values.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1ccd8f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deployment/helm/polder/values.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+# Default values for polder.
+# This is a YAML-formatted file.
+# Declare variables to be passed into your templates.
+
+# This will set the replicaset count more information can be found here: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/workloads/controllers/replicaset/
+replicaCount: 1
+
+# This is to override the chart name.
+nameOverride: "polder"
+fullnameOverride: "test-polder"
+
+# polder custom configuration
+mapboxToken: "pk.eyJ0IjoiZGV2c2VlZCIsImEiOiJnUi1mbkVvIn0.018aLhX0Mb0tdtaT2QNe2Q"
+stacApi: "https://rx2hna9pbg.execute-api.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com"
+tilerApi: "https://zbrrek2x0i.execute-api.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com"
+
+
+# replicaCount: 1
+
+# image:
+#   repository: nginx
+#   pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
+#   tag: "1.27.2"
+
+# service:
+#   enabled: true
+#   name: polder-webapp
+#   type: NodePort
+#   ports:
+#     - port: 8081
+#       targetPort: 80
+#       nodePort: 30001
+#   selector:
+#     app: polder-webapp
+
+# resources: {}