diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-docker-images.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-docker-images.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..56937861
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-docker-images.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+#
+name: Publish Docker images
+
+# Configures this workflow to run every time a change is pushed to the branch.
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: ['main']
+
+# Custom environment variables for the workflow.
+env:
+  REGISTRY: atnog-harbor.av.it.pt
+  PROJECT: route25
+  latest-branch: main
+
+# Jobs in this workflow.
+jobs:
+  build-and-push-docker-images:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+
+    # Matrix to run job multiple times with different configurations.
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: true # Stops the job as soon as one of the matrix entries fails.
+      matrix:
+        include:
+          - dir: backend
+            file: Dockerfile.backend
+            repository: backend
+          - dir: backend
+            file: Dockerfile.report
+            repository: report
+    
+    # Steps in this job.
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+
+      - name: Log in to the Registry
+        uses: docker/login-action@v3.3.0
+        with:
+          registry: ${{ env.REGISTRY }}
+          username: ${{ secrets.REGISTRY_USERNAME }}
+          password: ${{ secrets.REGISTRY_PASSWORD }}
+
+      - name: Extract metadata (tags, labels) for Docker
+        id: meta
+        uses: docker/metadata-action@v5.5.1
+        with:
+          images: ${{ env.REGISTRY }}/${{ env.PROJECT }}/${{ matrix.repository }}
+          tags: |
+            type=semver,pattern={{version}}
+            type=ref,event=branch
+            type=sha
+
+      - name: Build and push Docker image
+        uses: docker/build-push-action@v6.8.0
+        with:
+          context: ${{ matrix.dir }}
+          file: ${{ matrix.dir }}/${{ matrix.file }}
+          tags: | # Tags for the Docker image. latest for the main branch, branch name for the lastest of each branch, and commit hash for each commit.
+            ${{ github.ref_name == env.latest-branch && format('{0}/{1}/{2}:latest', env.REGISTRY, env.PROJECT, matrix.repository) || '' }}
+            ${{ steps.meta.outputs.tags }}
+          labels: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.labels }}
+          push: true
+  
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-helm-chart.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-helm-chart.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3ba954cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-helm-chart.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+#
+name: Publish Helm Chart
+
+# Configures this workflow to run every time a change is pushed to the branch.
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: ['main']
+
+# Custom environment variables for the workflow.
+env:
+  REGISTRY: atnog-harbor.av.it.pt
+  PROJECT: route25
+
+# Jobs in this workflow.
+jobs:
+  package-and-push-helm-chart:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
+
+    # Matrix to run job multiple times with different configurations.
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: true # Stops the job as soon as one of the matrix entries fails.
+      matrix:
+        include:
+          - dir: helm-chart
+    
+    # Steps in this job.
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      
+      - name: Log in to the Registry
+        uses: docker/login-action@v3.3.0
+        with:
+          registry: ${{ env.REGISTRY }}
+          username: ${{ secrets.REGISTRY_USERNAME }}
+          password: ${{ secrets.REGISTRY_PASSWORD }}
+
+      - name: Helm Chart Package and Push
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          # Package the Helm Chart and capture the path
+          CHART_PATH=$(helm package ${{ matrix.dir }} -u | awk '{print $NF}')
+
+          # Run the helm push command and capture both stdout and stderr
+          OUTPUT=$(helm push $CHART_PATH oci://${{ env.REGISTRY }}/${{ env.PROJECT }} 2>&1)
+          echo "Raw Output: $OUTPUT"
+
+          # Check if the helm push command was successful
+          if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+              echo "Helm push failed."
+              exit 1
+          fi
+
+          # Extract the Digest from the output
+          DIGEST=$(echo "$OUTPUT" | grep "Digest:" | awk '{print $2}')
+
+          # Extract the Chart Name from the output
+          CHART_NAME=$(echo "$OUTPUT" | grep "Pushed:" | awk '{print $2}' | awk -F '/' '{print $NF}'| cut -d':' -f1)
+
+          # Print the results
+          echo "Digest: $DIGEST"
+          echo "Chart Name: $CHART_NAME"
+
+          # Add tags to the Helm Chart
+          for tag in ${{ github.ref_name == 'main' && 'latest' || '' }} ${{ github.ref_name }} ${{ github.sha }} ; do
+            # if tag is '' or empty, skip the tagging
+            if [ -z "$tag" ]; then
+              continue
+            fi
+
+            echo "Tagging $CHART_NAME with $tag"
+
+            curl -u '${{ secrets.REGISTRY_USERNAME }}:${{ secrets.REGISTRY_PASSWORD }}' -X 'POST' \
+              "https://${{ env.REGISTRY }}/api/v2.0/projects/${{ env.PROJECT }}/repositories/$CHART_NAME/artifacts/$DIGEST/tags" \
+              -H 'accept: application/json' \
+              -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
+              -d '{
+              "id": 0,
+              "repository_id": 0,
+              "artifact_id": 0,
+              "name": "'$tag'",
+              "immutable": true
+            }'
+
+          done
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a592fdab..01d635e4 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 SHELL := /bin/bash
 
+# Function to determine Docker Compose command
+define docker_compose_cmd
+	$(if $(shell command -v docker-compose 2> /dev/null),docker-compose,$(if $(shell command -v docker compose 2> /dev/null),docker compose,))
+endef
+
+
 # Prepare DEVELOPMENT environment
 
 prepare-dev-env:
@@ -9,40 +15,40 @@ prepare-dev-env:
 # docker-compose TASKS
 
 up:
-	docker-compose --profile dev up
+	$(call docker_compose_cmd) --profile dev up
 
 upd:
-	docker-compose --profile dev up -d
+	docker compose --profile dev up -d
 
 debug-up:
-	docker-compose --profile debug up
+	$(call docker_compose_cmd) --profile debug up
 
 debug-upd:
-	docker-compose --profile debug up -d
+	$(call docker_compose_cmd) --profile debug up -d
 
 down:
-	docker-compose down
+	$(call docker_compose_cmd) --profile dev down
 
 down-v: # also removes volumes
-	docker-compose down -v
+	$(call docker_compose_cmd) --profile dev down -v
 
 stop:
-	docker-compose stop
+	$(call docker_compose_cmd) stop
 
 build:
-	docker-compose --profile debug build
+	$(call docker_compose_cmd) --profile debug build
 
 build-no-cache:
-	docker-compose --profile debug build --no-cache
+	$(call docker_compose_cmd) --profile debug build --no-cache
 
 logs:
-	docker-compose logs -f
+	$(call docker_compose_cmd) logs -f
 
 logs-backend:
-	docker-compose logs -f backend
+	$(call docker_compose_cmd) logs -f backend
 
 logs-mongo:
-	docker-compose logs -f mongo
+	$(call docker_compose_cmd) logs -f mongo
 
 ps:
 	docker ps -a
@@ -62,8 +68,8 @@ db-init: #simple scenario with 3 UEs, 3 Cells, 1 gNB
 
 
 db-reset:
-	docker-compose exec db psql -h localhost -U postgres -d app -c 'TRUNCATE TABLE cell, gnb, monitoring, path, points, ue RESTART IDENTITY;'
-	docker-compose exec mongo /bin/bash -c 'mongo fastapi -u $$MONGO_USER -p $$MONGO_PASSWORD --authenticationDatabase admin --eval "db.dropDatabase();"'
+	$(call docker_compose_cmd) exec db psql -h localhost -U postgres -d app -c 'TRUNCATE TABLE cell, gnb, monitoring, path, points, ue RESTART IDENTITY;'
+	$(call docker_compose_cmd) exec mongo /bin/bash -c 'mongo fastapi -u $$MONGO_USER -p $$MONGO_PASSWORD --authenticationDatabase admin --eval "db.dropDatabase();"'
 
 
 db-reinit: db-reset db-init
@@ -72,4 +78,4 @@ db-reinit: db-reset db-init
 #Individual logs
 
 logs-location:
-	docker-compose logs -f backend 2>&1 | grep -E "(handovers|monitoringType|'ack')"
\ No newline at end of file
+	$(call docker_compose_cmd) logs -f backend 2>&1 | grep -E "(handovers|monitoringType|'ack')"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 42e3780c..43bb6d80 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 >This is a local implentation of the NEF emulator proposed by [EVOLVED-5G](https://5g-ppp.eu/evolved-5g-builds-the-first-3gpp-nef-emulator-to-support-smes-on-5g-programmability/).    
 ## ⚙ Setup locally
 
+### Docker Compose
+
 **Host prerequisites**: `docker`, `docker-compose 1.29.2`, `build-essential`\*, `jq`\*\*
 
 After cloning the repository, there are 4 more steps to do. For convinience, we have created a [`Makefile`](Makefile) that contains a command for each step + several common `docker-compose` tasks which you may find handy in the future.
@@ -37,6 +39,19 @@ make db-init
 
 > \*\* 💡 Info: *The shell script used at step 4 (for adding test data) uses `jq` which is a lightweight and flexible command-line JSON processor. You can install it with `apt install jq`*
 
+### k8s
+
+**Host prerequisites**: `docker`, `docker registry`\*, `kubernetes cluster`, `helm`
+
+After cloning the repository, there are more X steps to do. For convinience, we have created a bash script `run-helm.sh` that automatically builds the docker images, pushes them to the docker registry, and installs the helm chart.
+
+```bash
+./run-helm.sh -n <namespace> -r <release-name> -d <docker-registry>
+```
+docker run -d -p 5000:5000 --name registry registry:2.7
+
+>\* 💡 Info: *The default docker registry used in the helm values is a local docker registry created using `docker run -d -p 5000:5000 --name registry registry:2.7`.*
+
 ### Try out your setup
 
 After the containers are up and running:
@@ -203,4 +218,4 @@ Three possible ways to achieve the above approach:
 
 3. with **docker network connect**, try adding your container to the bridge network:
 
-       docker network connect BRIDGE_NAME NETAPP_NAME
\ No newline at end of file
+       docker network connect BRIDGE_NAME NETAPP_NAME
diff --git a/backend/app/app/api/api_v1/endpoints/broker.py b/backend/app/app/api/api_v1/endpoints/broker.py
index c056866b..bcea1613 100644
--- a/backend/app/app/api/api_v1/endpoints/broker.py
+++ b/backend/app/app/api/api_v1/endpoints/broker.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 from app.schemas import SinusoidalParameters
 import ast  # Import the ast module
 from .qosMonitoring import signal_param_change
+import os
 
 router = APIRouter()
 background_task = None
@@ -57,7 +58,7 @@ def execute_custom_function_from_file_content(self, file_content):
     def run(self):
         try:
             # Connect to RabbitMQ server
-            self.connection = pika.BlockingConnection(pika.ConnectionParameters('rabbitmq'))
+            self.connection = pika.BlockingConnection(pika.ConnectionParameters(os.environ.get("RABBITMQ_HOST", "rabbitmq")))
             self.channel = self.connection.channel()
             self.channel.queue_declare(queue='my_queue')
 
diff --git a/backend/app/app/api/api_v1/endpoints/qosMonitoring.py b/backend/app/app/api/api_v1/endpoints/qosMonitoring.py
index f9b1aff6..4d6a6b1f 100644
--- a/backend/app/app/api/api_v1/endpoints/qosMonitoring.py
+++ b/backend/app/app/api/api_v1/endpoints/qosMonitoring.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 from .qosInformation import qos_reference_match
 from .utils import ReportLogging
 import pika
+import os
 
 router = APIRouter()
 router.route_class = ReportLogging
@@ -174,7 +175,7 @@ def read_subscription(
 
     if change_behavior:
         # Create a connection to the RabbitMQ server
-        connection = pika.BlockingConnection(pika.ConnectionParameters('rabbitmq'))
+        connection = pika.BlockingConnection(pika.ConnectionParameters(os.environ.get("RABBITMQ_HOST", "rabbitmq")))
         channel = connection.channel()
         channel.queue_declare(queue='my_queue')
 
diff --git a/backend/app/app/db/init_simple.sh b/backend/app/app/db/init_simple.sh
index f1473619..ea260b9e 100755
--- a/backend/app/app/db/init_simple.sh
+++ b/backend/app/app/db/init_simple.sh
@@ -1,13 +1,50 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-PORT=8888
 URL=http://localhost
+PORT=8888
 REPORT_PORT=3000
+FIRST_SUPERUSER="admin@my-email.com"
+FIRST_SUPERUSER_PASSWORD="pass"
 
 set -a # automatically export all variables
 source .env
 set +a
 
+# help
+for arg in "$@"; do
+  if [ "$arg" == "--help" ]; then
+    echo "Usage: cmd [-h URL] [-p PORT] [-r REPORT_PORT] [-n FIRST_SUPERUSER] [-u FIRST_SUPERUSER_PASSWORD] [--help]"
+    exit 0
+  fi
+done
+
+# get opts
+while getopts ":h:p:r:n:u:s:" opt; do
+  case ${opt} in
+    h )
+      URL=$OPTARG
+      ;;
+    p )
+      PORT=$OPTARG
+      ;;
+    r )
+      REPORT_PORT=$OPTARG
+      ;;
+    u )
+      FIRST_SUPERUSER=$OPTARG
+      ;;
+    # Secret
+    s )
+      FIRST_SUPERUSER_PASSWORD=$OPTARG
+      ;;
+    \? )
+      echo "Invalid option: -$OPTARG" >&2
+      echo "Usage: cmd [-h URL] [-p PORT] [-r REPORT_PORT] [-n FIRST_SUPERUSER] [-u FIRST_SUPERUSER_PASSWORD] [--help]"
+      exit 1
+      ;;
+  esac
+done
+
 printf '\n==================================================\n'
 printf 'Create Report'
 printf '\n==================================================\n'
@@ -452,12 +489,12 @@ curl -X 'POST' \
   "path": 2
 }'
 
-printf '\n==================================================\n'
-printf 'Delete Report'
-printf '\n==================================================\n'
+# printf '\n==================================================\n'
+# printf 'Delete Report'
+# printf '\n==================================================\n'
 
 
-curl -X 'DELETE' \
-  "${URL}:${REPORT_PORT}/report" \
+# curl -X 'DELETE' \
+#   "${URL}:${REPORT_PORT}/report" \
 
-printf '\n==================================================\n\n'
+# printf '\n==================================================\n\n'
diff --git a/backend/app/app/db/session.py b/backend/app/app/db/session.py
index 7b5b00be..42a41de7 100644
--- a/backend/app/app/db/session.py
+++ b/backend/app/app/db/session.py
@@ -2,9 +2,10 @@
 from sqlalchemy.orm import sessionmaker
 from pymongo import MongoClient
 from app.core.config import settings
+import os
 
 engine = create_engine(settings.SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI, pool_pre_ping=True, pool_size=150, max_overflow=20) #Create a db URL for SQLAlchemy in core/config.py/ Settings class 
 SessionLocal = sessionmaker(autocommit=False, autoflush=False, bind=engine) #Each instance is a db session
 
 
-client = MongoClient("mongodb://mongo:27017", username='root', password='pass')
+client = MongoClient(os.environ.get("MONGO_URL", "mongodb://mongo:27017"), username=os.environ.get("MONGO_USER", "root"), password=os.environ.get("MONGO_PASSWORD", "pass"))
diff --git a/helm-chart/Chart.yaml b/helm-chart/Chart.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..781c529e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/helm-chart/Chart.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+name: nef-emulator
+description: Helm Chart for NEF emulator
+version: 0.0.1
+apiVersion: v2
+keywords:
+  - nef-emulator
+sources:
+home:
diff --git a/helm-chart/README.md b/helm-chart/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f4d56879
--- /dev/null
+++ b/helm-chart/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+# NEF emulator Helm Chart
diff --git a/helm-chart/templates/backend/deployment.yaml b/helm-chart/templates/backend/deployment.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6c06aede
--- /dev/null
+++ b/helm-chart/templates/backend/deployment.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+{{- if and .Values.backend.enabled .Values.rabbitmq.enabled }}
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: {{ .Release.Name }}-{{ .Values.backend.name }}
+spec:
+  selector:
+    matchLabels:
+      app: {{ .Release.Name }}-{{ .Values.backend.name }}
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      labels:
+        app: {{ .Release.Name }}-{{ .Values.backend.name }}
+    spec:
+      # depends on rabbitmq
+      initContainers:
+      - name: wait-for-rabbitmq
+        image: busybox
+        command: [ 'sh', '-c', 'until wget http://guest:guest@{{ .Release.Name }}-{{ .Values.rabbitmq.name }}.{{ .Release.Namespace }}.svc.cluster.local:{{ index .Values.rabbitmq.service.ports 1 "port" }}/api/aliveness-test/%2F; do echo waiting for rabbitmq; sleep 2; done;' ]
+      containers:
+      - name: {{ .Values.backend.name }}
+        image: {{ .Values.backend.deployment.image }}
+        command: ["/start-reload.sh"]
+        {{- if .Values.backend.deployment.ports }}
+        ports:
+          {{- toYaml .Values.backend.deployment.ports | nindent 12 }}
+        {{- end }}
+        volumeMounts:
+          # - name: backend-app
+          #   mountPath: /app
+          - name: shared-data
+            mountPath: /shared
+        env:
+          - name: SERVER_NAME
+            valueFrom:
+              configMapKeyRef:
+                name: {{ .Release.Name }}-{{ .Values.configName }}
+                key: DOMAIN
+          - name: SERVER_HOST
+            value: "https://$(SERVER_NAME)"
+          - name: MONGO_URL
+            value: mongodb://{{ .Release.Name }}-{{ .Values.mongo.name }}:{{ index .Values.mongo.service.ports 0 "port" }}/
+          - name: RABBITMQ_HOST
+            value: {{ .Release.Name }}-{{ .Values.rabbitmq.name }}
+        envFrom:
+        - secretRef:
+            name: {{ .Release.Name }}-{{ .Values.secretsName }}
+        - configMapRef:
+            name: {{ .Release.Name }}-{{ .Values.configName }}
+      volumes:
+        # - name: backend-app
+        #   persistentVolumeClaim:
+        #     claimName: backend-app
+        - name: shared-data
+          persistentVolumeClaim:
+            claimName: shared-data
+{{- end }}
diff --git a/helm-chart/templates/backend/service.yaml b/helm-chart/templates/backend/service.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..691b18a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/helm-chart/templates/backend/service.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+{{- if and .Values.backend.enabled .Values.rabbitmq.enabled }}
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Service
+metadata:
+  name: {{ .Release.Name }}-{{ .Values.backend.name }}
+spec:
+  type: {{ .Values.backend.service.type }}
+  {{- if .Values.backend.service.ports }}
+  ports:
+    {{- toYaml .Values.backend.service.ports | nindent 4 }}
+  {{- end }}
+  selector:
+    app: {{ .Release.Name }}-{{ .Values.backend.name }}
+{{- end }}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/helm-chart/templates/backend/volume.yaml b/helm-chart/templates/backend/volume.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..696ac0d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/helm-chart/templates/backend/volume.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+{{- if and .Values.backend.enabled .Values.rabbitmq.enabled }}
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: PersistentVolumeClaim
+metadata:
+  name: shared-data
+spec:
+  accessModes:
+    - ReadWriteOnce
+  resources:
+    requests:
+      storage: 1Gi
+{{- end }}
diff --git a/helm-chart/templates/configmap.yaml b/helm-chart/templates/configmap.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9c773d63
--- /dev/null
+++ b/helm-chart/templates/configmap.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: ConfigMap
+metadata:
+  name: {{ .Release.Name }}-{{ .Values.configName }}
+data:
+  # ENVIROMENT VARIABLES
+  DOMAIN: {{ .Release.Name }}-{{ .Values.backend.name }}
+  DOCKER_IMAGE_BACKEND: "backend"
+  DOCKER_IMAGE_FRONTEND: "frontend"
+  DOCKER_IMAGE_REPORT: "report"
+  DOCKER_IMAGE_PRODUCER: "producer"
+  # Backend
+  SERVER_NAME: ""
+  SERVER_HOST: "{{ .Release.Name }}-{{ .Values.backend.name }}"
+  SERVER_PORT: '{{ index .Values.backend.deployment.ports 0 "containerPort" }}'
+  BACKEND_CORS_ORIGINS: '["https://5g-api-emulator.medianetlab.eu","http://localhost", "http://{{ .Release.Name }}-{{ .Values.backend.name }}"]'
+  PROJECT_NAME: "NEF_Emulator"
+  FIRST_SUPERUSER: "admin@my-email.com"
+  SMTP_TLS: "True"
+  SMTP_PORT: "465"
+  SMTP_HOST: "mail.host.com"
+  SMTP_USER: "user"
+  EMAILS_FROM_EMAIL: "user@my-email.com"
+  SENTRY_DSN: ""
+  USERS_OPEN_REGISTRATION: "true"
+
+  # Postgres
+  # info: POSTGRES_USER value ('postgres') is hard-coded in /pgadmin/servers.json
+  POSTGRES_SERVER: {{ .Release.Name }}-{{ .Values.postgres.name }}
+  POSTGRES_USER: "postgres"
+  POSTGRES_DB: "app"
+
+  # PgAdmin
+  PGADMIN_LISTEN_PORT: "{{ index .Values.pgadmin.deployment.ports 0 "containerPort" }}"
+  PGADMIN_DEFAULT_EMAIL: "admin@my-email.com"
+
+  # Mongo 
+  MONGO_USER: "root"
+
+  # MongoExpress
+  MONGO_EXPRESS_ENABLE_ADMIN: "true"
+
+  #Report
+  REPORT_PATH: "../shared/report.json"
+  
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/helm-chart/templates/mongo-express/deployment.yaml b/helm-chart/templates/mongo-express/deployment.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b44549ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/helm-chart/templates/mongo-express/deployment.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+{{- if and .Values.mongo.enabled .Values.mongoExpress.enabled }}
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: {{ .Release.Name }}-{{ .Values.mongoExpress.name }}
+spec:
+  selector:
+    matchLabels:
+      app: {{ .Release.Name }}-{{ .Values.mongoExpress.name }}
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      labels:
+        app: {{ .Release.Name }}-{{ .Values.mongoExpress.name }}
+    spec:
+      # depends on mongo
+      initContainers:
+      - name: wait-for-mongo
+        image: {{ .Values.mongo.deployment.image }}
+        command: ['sh', '-c', 'until mongo --host {{ .Release.Name }}-{{ .Values.mongo.name }}.{{ .Release.Namespace }}.svc.cluster.local --port {{ index .Values.mongo.service.ports 0 "port" }} --eval "print(\"waited for connection\")"; do echo waiting for mongo; sleep 2; done;']
+      containers:
+      - name: {{ .Values.mongoExpress.name }}
+        image: {{ .Values.mongoExpress.deployment.image }}
+        {{- if .Values.mongoExpress.deployment.ports }}
+        ports:
+          {{- toYaml .Values.mongoExpress.deployment.ports | nindent 12 }}
+        {{- end }}
+        env:
+        - name: ME_CONFIG_MONGODB_ADMINUSERNAME
+          valueFrom:
+            configMapKeyRef:
+              name: {{ .Release.Name }}-{{ .Values.configName }}
+              key: MONGO_USER
+        - name: ME_CONFIG_MONGODB_ADMINPASSWORD
+          valueFrom:
+            secretKeyRef:
+              name: {{ .Release.Name }}-{{ .Values.secretsName }}
+              key: MONGO_PASSWORD
+        - name: ME_CONFIG_MONGODB_URL
+          value: mongodb://$(ME_CONFIG_MONGODB_ADMINUSERNAME):$(ME_CONFIG_MONGODB_ADMINPASSWORD)@{{ .Release.Name }}-{{ .Values.mongo.name }}:{{ index .Values.mongo.service.ports 0 "port" }}/
+        - name: ME_CONFIG_MONGODB_ENABLE_ADMIN
+          valueFrom:
+            configMapKeyRef:
+              name: {{ .Release.Name }}-{{ .Values.configName }}
+              key: MONGO_EXPRESS_ENABLE_ADMIN
+        envFrom:
+        - secretRef:
+            name: {{ .Release.Name }}-{{ .Values.secretsName }}
+        - configMapRef:
+            name: {{ .Release.Name }}-{{ .Values.configName }}
+{{- end }}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/helm-chart/templates/mongo-express/service.yaml b/helm-chart/templates/mongo-express/service.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..450526b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/helm-chart/templates/mongo-express/service.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+{{- if and .Values.mongo.enabled .Values.mongoExpress.enabled }}
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Service
+metadata:
+  name: {{ .Release.Name }}-{{ .Values.mongoExpress.name }}
+spec:
+  type: {{ .Values.mongoExpress.service.type }}
+  {{ if .Values.mongoExpress.service.ports }}
+  ports:
+    {{- toYaml .Values.mongoExpress.service.ports | nindent 4 }}
+  {{- end }}
+  selector:
+    app: {{ .Release.Name }}-{{ .Values.mongoExpress.name }}
+{{- end }}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/helm-chart/templates/mongo/deployment.yaml b/helm-chart/templates/mongo/deployment.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8e404baf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/helm-chart/templates/mongo/deployment.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+{{ if .Values.mongo.enabled -}}
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: {{ .Release.Name }}-{{ .Values.mongo.name }}
+spec:
+  selector:
+    matchLabels:
+      app: {{ .Release.Name }}-{{ .Values.mongo.name }}
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      labels:
+        app: {{ .Release.Name }}-{{ .Values.mongo.name }}
+    spec:
+      containers:
+      - name: {{ .Values.mongo.name }}
+        image: {{ .Values.mongo.deployment.image }}
+        {{- if .Values.mongo.deployment.ports }}
+        ports:
+          {{- toYaml .Values.mongo.deployment.ports | nindent 12 }}
+        {{- end }}
+        env:
+        - name: MONGO_INITDB_ROOT_USERNAME
+          valueFrom:
+            configMapKeyRef:
+              name: {{ .Release.Name }}-{{ .Values.configName }}
+              key: MONGO_USER
+        - name: MONGO_INITDB_ROOT_PASSWORD
+          valueFrom:
+            secretKeyRef:
+              name: {{ .Release.Name }}-{{ .Values.secretsName }}
+              key: MONGO_PASSWORD
+        envFrom:
+        - secretRef:
+            name: {{ .Release.Name }}-{{ .Values.secretsName }}
+        - configMapRef:
+            name: {{ .Release.Name }}-{{ .Values.configName }}
+        volumeMounts:
+        - name: app-mongo-db-data
+          mountPath: /data/db
+      volumes:
+      - name: app-mongo-db-data
+        persistentVolumeClaim:
+          claimName: app-mongo-db-data
+{{- end }}
diff --git a/helm-chart/templates/mongo/service.yaml b/helm-chart/templates/mongo/service.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..43b47205
--- /dev/null
+++ b/helm-chart/templates/mongo/service.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+{{ if .Values.mongo.enabled -}}
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Service
+metadata:
+  name: {{ .Release.Name }}-{{ .Values.mongo.name }}
+spec:
+  type: {{ .Values.mongo.service.type }}
+  {{- if .Values.mongo.service.ports }}
+  ports:
+    {{- toYaml .Values.mongo.service.ports | nindent 4 }}
+  {{- end }}
+  selector:
+    app: {{ .Release.Name }}-{{ .Values.mongo.name }}
+{{- end }}
diff --git a/helm-chart/templates/mongo/volume.yaml b/helm-chart/templates/mongo/volume.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8a2243a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/helm-chart/templates/mongo/volume.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+{{- if .Values.mongo.enabled }}
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: PersistentVolumeClaim
+metadata:
+  name: app-mongo-db-data
+spec:
+  accessModes:
+    - ReadWriteOnce
+  resources:
+    requests:
+      storage: 2Gi
+{{- end }}
diff --git a/helm-chart/templates/pgadmin/configmap.yaml b/helm-chart/templates/pgadmin/configmap.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..79649c7a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/helm-chart/templates/pgadmin/configmap.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+{{- if and .Values.postgres.enabled .Values.pgadmin.enabled }}
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: ConfigMap
+metadata:
+  name: {{ .Release.Name }}-{{ .Values.pgadmin.name }}-configmap
+data:
+  servers.json: |
+    {
+      "Servers": {
+          "db": {
+              "Name": "{{ .Release.Name }}-{{ .Values.postgres.name }}",
+              "Group": "Servers",
+              "Port": 5432,
+              "Username": "postgres",
+              "Host": "{{ .Release.Name }}-{{ .Values.postgres.name }}",
+              "SSLMode": "prefer",
+              "MaintenanceDB": "postgres"
+          }
+      }
+    }
+{{- end }}
diff --git a/helm-chart/templates/pgadmin/deployment.yaml b/helm-chart/templates/pgadmin/deployment.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d7061435
--- /dev/null
+++ b/helm-chart/templates/pgadmin/deployment.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+{{- if and .Values.postgres.enabled .Values.pgadmin.enabled }}
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: {{ .Release.Name }}-{{ .Values.pgadmin.name }}
+spec:
+  selector:
+    matchLabels:
+      app: {{ .Release.Name }}-{{ .Values.pgadmin.name }}
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      labels:
+        app: {{ .Release.Name }}-{{ .Values.pgadmin.name }}
+    spec:
+      containers:
+      - name: {{ .Values.pgadmin.name }}
+        image: {{ .Values.pgadmin.deployment.image }}
+        {{- if .Values.pgadmin.deployment.ports }}
+        ports:
+          {{- toYaml .Values.pgadmin.deployment.ports | nindent 12 }}
+        {{- end }}
+        envFrom:
+        - secretRef:
+            name: {{ .Release.Name }}-{{ .Values.secretsName }}
+        - configMapRef:
+            name: {{ .Release.Name }}-{{ .Values.configName }}
+        volumeMounts:
+        - name: pgadmin-config
+          mountPath: /pgadmin4/servers.json
+          subPath: servers.json
+      volumes:
+      - name: pgadmin-config
+        configMap:
+          name: {{ .Release.Name }}-{{ .Values.pgadmin.name }}-configmap
+{{- end }}
diff --git a/helm-chart/templates/pgadmin/service.yaml b/helm-chart/templates/pgadmin/service.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1780b245
--- /dev/null
+++ b/helm-chart/templates/pgadmin/service.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+{{- if and .Values.postgres.enabled .Values.pgadmin.enabled }}
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Service
+metadata:
+  name: {{ .Release.Name }}-{{ .Values.pgadmin.name }}
+spec:
+  type: {{ .Values.mongoExpress.service.type }}
+  {{ if .Values.pgadmin.service.ports }}
+  ports:
+    {{- toYaml .Values.pgadmin.service.ports | nindent 4 }}
+  {{- end }}
+  selector:
+    app: {{ .Release.Name }}-{{ .Values.pgadmin.name }}
+{{- end }}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/helm-chart/templates/postgres/deployment.yaml b/helm-chart/templates/postgres/deployment.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a068a5bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/helm-chart/templates/postgres/deployment.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+{{- if .Values.postgres.enabled }}
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: {{ .Release.Name }}-{{ .Values.postgres.name }}
+spec:
+  selector:
+    matchLabels:
+      app: {{ .Release.Name }}-{{ .Values.postgres.name }}
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      labels:
+        app: {{ .Release.Name }}-{{ .Values.postgres.name }}
+    spec:
+      containers:
+      - name: {{ .Values.postgres.name }}
+        image: {{ .Values.postgres.deployment.image }}
+        command: ["docker-entrypoint.sh", "-c", "shared_buffers=256MB", "-c", "max_connections=200"]
+        {{-  if .Values.postgres.deployment.env }}
+        env:
+          {{- toYaml .Values.postgres.deployment.env | nindent 12 }}
+        {{- end }}
+        envFrom:
+        - secretRef:
+            name: {{ .Release.Name }}-{{ .Values.secretsName }}
+        - configMapRef:
+            name: {{ .Release.Name }}-{{ .Values.configName }}
+        volumeMounts:
+        - name: app-postgres-data
+          mountPath: /var/lib/postgresql/data/pgdata
+      volumes:
+      - name: app-postgres-data
+        persistentVolumeClaim:
+          claimName: app-postgres-data
+{{- end }}
diff --git a/helm-chart/templates/postgres/service.yaml b/helm-chart/templates/postgres/service.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ae4d181a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/helm-chart/templates/postgres/service.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+{{- if .Values.postgres.enabled }}
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Service
+metadata:
+  name: {{ .Release.Name }}-{{ .Values.postgres.name }}
+spec:
+  type: {{ .Values.mongoExpress.service.type }}
+  {{- if .Values.postgres.service.ports }}
+  ports:
+    {{- toYaml .Values.postgres.service.ports | nindent 4 }}
+  {{- end }}
+  selector:
+    app: {{ .Release.Name }}-{{ .Values.postgres.name }}
+{{- end }}
+
diff --git a/helm-chart/templates/postgres/volume.yaml b/helm-chart/templates/postgres/volume.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2dd74f75
--- /dev/null
+++ b/helm-chart/templates/postgres/volume.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+{{- if .Values.postgres.enabled }}
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: PersistentVolumeClaim
+metadata:
+  name: app-postgres-data
+spec:
+  accessModes:
+    - ReadWriteOnce
+  resources:
+    requests:
+      storage: 5Gi
+{{- end }}
diff --git a/helm-chart/templates/rabbitmq/deployment.yaml b/helm-chart/templates/rabbitmq/deployment.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bf65541d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/helm-chart/templates/rabbitmq/deployment.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+{{- if .Values.rabbitmq.enabled }}
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: {{ .Release.Name }}-{{ .Values.rabbitmq.name }}
+spec:
+  selector:
+    matchLabels:
+      app: {{ .Release.Name }}-{{ .Values.rabbitmq.name }}
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      labels:
+        app: {{ .Release.Name }}-{{ .Values.rabbitmq.name }}
+    spec:
+      containers:
+      - name: {{ .Values.rabbitmq.name }}
+        image: {{ .Values.rabbitmq.deployment.image }}
+        {{- if .Values.rabbitmq.deployment.ports }}
+        ports:
+          {{- toYaml .Values.rabbitmq.deployment.ports | nindent 12 }}
+        {{- end }}
+{{- end }}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/helm-chart/templates/rabbitmq/service.yaml b/helm-chart/templates/rabbitmq/service.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..da330dfd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/helm-chart/templates/rabbitmq/service.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+{{ if .Values.rabbitmq.enabled -}}
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Service
+metadata:
+  name: {{ .Release.Name }}-{{ .Values.rabbitmq.name }}
+spec:
+  type: {{ .Values.rabbitmq.service.type }}
+  {{- if .Values.rabbitmq.service.ports }}
+  ports:
+    {{- toYaml .Values.rabbitmq.service.ports | nindent 4 }}
+  {{- end }}
+  selector:
+    app: {{ .Release.Name }}-{{ .Values.rabbitmq.name }}
+{{- end }}
diff --git a/helm-chart/templates/report/deployment.yaml b/helm-chart/templates/report/deployment.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..00c3e11c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/helm-chart/templates/report/deployment.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+{{- if and .Values.report.enabled .Values.backend.enabled .Values.rabbitmq.enabled }}
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: {{ .Release.Name }}-{{ .Values.report.name }}
+spec:
+  selector:
+    matchLabels:
+      app: {{ .Release.Name }}-{{ .Values.report.name }}
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      labels:
+        app: {{ .Release.Name }}-{{ .Values.report.name }}
+    spec:
+      # Depends on backend
+      initContainers:
+      - name: wait-for-backend
+        image: curlimages/curl:latest
+        args:
+        - /bin/sh
+        - -c
+        - >
+          set -x;
+          while [ $(curl -sw '%{http_code}' "http://{{ .Release.Name }}-{{ .Values.backend.name }}:{{ index .Values.backend.service.ports 0 "port" }}/login" -o /dev/null) -ne 200 ]; do
+            sleep 2;
+          done;
+      containers:
+      - name: {{ .Values.report.name }}
+        image: {{ .Values.report.deployment.image }}
+        {{- if .Values.report.deployment.ports }}
+        ports:
+          {{- toYaml .Values.report.deployment.ports | nindent 12 }}
+        {{- end }}
+        envFrom:
+        - secretRef:
+            name: {{ .Release.Name }}-{{ .Values.secretsName }}
+        - configMapRef:
+            name: {{ .Release.Name }}-{{ .Values.configName }}
+        volumeMounts:
+        - name: shared-data
+          mountPath: /shared
+      volumes:
+      - name: shared-data
+        persistentVolumeClaim:
+          claimName: shared-data
+{{- end }}
diff --git a/helm-chart/templates/report/service.yaml b/helm-chart/templates/report/service.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..23d891f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/helm-chart/templates/report/service.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+{{- if and .Values.report.enabled .Values.backend.enabled .Values.rabbitmq.enabled }}
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Service
+metadata:
+  name: {{ .Release.Name }}-{{ .Values.report.name }}
+spec:
+  type: {{ .Values.report.service.type }}
+  {{- if .Values.report.service.ports }}
+  ports:
+    {{- toYaml .Values.report.service.ports | nindent 4 }}
+  {{- end }}
+  selector:
+    app: {{ .Release.Name }}-{{ .Values.report.name }}
+{{- end }}
diff --git a/helm-chart/templates/secrets.yaml b/helm-chart/templates/secrets.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f3839f1b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/helm-chart/templates/secrets.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Secret
+metadata:
+  name: {{ .Release.Name }}-{{ .Values.secretsName }}
+type: Opaque
+data:
+  # Backend
+  SECRET_KEY: {{ randAlphaNum 32 | b64enc | quote }}
+  FIRST_SUPERUSER_PASSWORD: {{ randAlphaNum 32 | b64enc | quote }}
+  SMTP_PASSWORD: {{ randAlphaNum 32 | b64enc | quote }}
+  
+  # Postgres
+  POSTGRES_PASSWORD: {{ randAlphaNum 32 | b64enc | quote }}
+  
+  # PgAdmin
+  PGADMIN_DEFAULT_PASSWORD: {{ randAlphaNum 32 | b64enc | quote }}
+
+  # Mongo
+  MONGO_PASSWORD: {{ randAlphaNum 32 | b64enc | quote }}
diff --git a/helm-chart/values.yaml b/helm-chart/values.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0a4d2ac1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/helm-chart/values.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
+# Values for NEF Simulator Helm Chart
+
+# Global configuration
+configName: nef-config
+secretsName: nef-secrets
+
+# Postgres configuration
+postgres:
+  enabled: true
+  name: postgres
+  deployment:
+    image: postgres:12
+    env:
+      - name: PGDATA
+        value: /var/lib/postgresql/data/pgdata
+  service:
+    type: ClusterIP
+    ports:
+      - port: 5432
+        targetPort: 5432
+
+# PgAdmin configuration
+pgadmin:
+  enabled: true
+  name: pgadmin
+  deployment:
+    image: dpage/pgadmin4
+    ports:
+      - containerPort: 5050
+  service:
+    type: ClusterIP
+    ports:
+      - port: 5050
+        targetPort: 5050
+
+# Mongo configuration
+mongo:
+  enabled: true
+  name: mongo
+  deployment:
+    image: mongo:4.4.10
+    ports:
+      - containerPort: 27017
+  service:
+    type: ClusterIP
+    ports:
+      - port: 27017
+        targetPort: 27017
+
+mongoExpress:
+  enabled: true
+  name: mongo-express
+  deployment:
+    image: mongo-express:1.0.0-alpha.4
+    ports:
+      - containerPort: 8081
+  service:
+    type: ClusterIP
+    ports:
+      - port: 8081
+        targetPort: 8081
+        protocol: TCP
+
+# RabbitMQ configuration
+rabbitmq:
+  enabled: true
+  name: rabbitmq
+  deployment:
+    image: rabbitmq:management
+    ports:
+      - containerPort: 5672
+        protocol: TCP
+      - containerPort: 15672
+        protocol: TCP
+  service:
+    type: ClusterIP
+    ports:
+      - name: amqp
+        port: 5672
+        targetPort: 5672
+      - name: http
+        port: 15672
+        targetPort: 15672
+
+# Report configuration
+report:
+  enabled: true
+  name: report
+  deployment:
+    image: localhost:5000/report:latest
+    ports:
+      - containerPort: 3000
+  service:
+    type: LoadBalancer
+    ports:
+      - port: 3000
+        targetPort: 3000
+        protocol: TCP
+
+# Backend configuration
+backend:
+  enabled: true
+  name: backend
+  deployment:
+    image: localhost:5000/backend:latest
+    ports:
+      - containerPort: 80
+  service:
+    type: LoadBalancer
+    ports:
+      - port: 8888
+        targetPort: 80
+        protocol: TCP
diff --git a/run-helm.sh b/run-helm.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..6d5d66e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/run-helm.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+NAMESPACE=nef
+RELEASE=nef
+DOCKER_REGISTRY=localhost:5000
+
+# help
+for arg in "$@"; do
+  if [ "$arg" == "--help" ]; then
+    echo "Usage: cmd [-n NAMESPACE] [-r RELEASE] [-d DOCKER_REGISTRY] [--help]"
+    exit 0
+  fi
+done
+
+# get opts
+while getopts "n:r:d" opt; do
+  case ${opt} in
+    n )
+        NAMESPACE=$OPTARG
+      ;;
+    r )
+        RELEASE=$OPTARG
+      ;;
+    d )
+        DOCKER_REGISTRY=$OPTARG
+      ;;
+    \? )
+      echo "Invalid option: -$OPTARG" >&2
+      echo "Usage: cmd [-n NAMESPACE] [-r RELEASE] [-d DOCKER_REGISTRY] [--help]"
+      exit 1
+      ;;
+  esac
+done
+
+kubectl create namespace $NAMESPACE
+
+docker build -t $DOCKER_REGISTRY/backend -f backend/Dockerfile.backend --build-arg INSTALL_DEV=${INSTALL_DEV:-true} --build-arg INSTALL_JUPYTER=${INSTALL_JUPYTER:-true} backend
+docker push $DOCKER_REGISTRY/backend
+docker build -t $DOCKER_REGISTRY/report -f backend/Dockerfile.report --build-arg INSTALL_DEV=${INSTALL_DEV:-true} --build-arg INSTALL_JUPYTER=${INSTALL_JUPYTER:-true} backend
+docker push $DOCKER_REGISTRY/report
+helm -n $NAMESPACE upgrade --wait --install $RELEASE helm-chart --set backend.deployment.image=$DOCKER_REGISTRY/backend:latest --set report.deployment.image=$DOCKER_REGISTRY/report:latest
+
+# get the external IP address of the service nef-backend if it exists, otherwise the cluster IP
+NEF_BACKEND_IP=$(kubectl get svc $RELEASE-backend -n $NAMESPACE -o jsonpath='{.status.loadBalancer.ingress[0].ip}')
+if [ -z "$NEF_BACKEND_IP" ]; then
+    NEF_BACKEND_IP=$(kubectl get svc $RELEASE-backend -n $NAMESPACE -o jsonpath='{.spec.clusterIP}')
+fi
+
+# Get the service port
+NEF_BACKEND_PORT=$(kubectl get svc $RELEASE-backend -n $NAMESPACE -o jsonpath='{.spec.ports[0].port}')
+
+# Get the report service port
+NEF_REPORT_PORT=$(kubectl get svc $RELEASE-report -n $NAMESPACE -o jsonpath='{.spec.ports[0].port}')
+
+# Get the super user name and password
+FIRST_SUPERUSER="$(kubectl get configmap $RELEASE-nef-config -n $NAMESPACE -o jsonpath='{.data.FIRST_SUPERUSER}')"
+FIRST_SUPERUSER_PASSWORD="$(kubectl get secret $RELEASE-nef-secrets -n $NAMESPACE -o jsonpath='{.data.FIRST_SUPERUSER_PASSWORD}' | base64 -d)"
+
+# Run the script to create the data
+bash backend/app/app/db/init_simple.sh -h "http://$NEF_BACKEND_IP" -p "$NEF_BACKEND_PORT" -r "$NEF_REPORT_PORT" -u "$FIRST_SUPERUSER" -s "$FIRST_SUPERUSER_PASSWORD"
+
+# echo the variables
+printf "\n\n"
+echo "NEF IP: $NEF_BACKEND_IP"
+echo "NEF port: $NEF_BACKEND_PORT"
+echo "Super user name: $FIRST_SUPERUSER"
+echo "Super user password: $FIRST_SUPERUSER_PASSWORD"