diff --git a/.github/workflows/kubernetes-charts-build.yaml b/.github/workflows/kubernetes-charts-build.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..88a372f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/kubernetes-charts-build.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+name: Kubernetes - Lint, Test, and Publish Helm Charts
+
+on: pull_request
+defaults:
+  run:
+    working-directory: ./deployment/kubernetes
+
+
+jobs:
+  helm-lint-test:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - name: Set up Helm
+        uses: azure/setup-helm@v4.2.0
+        with:
+          version: v3.17.0
+
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v5.3.0
+        with:
+          python-version: '3.x'
+          check-latest: true
+
+      - name: Set up chart-testing
+        uses: helm/chart-testing-action@v2.7.0
+
+      - name: Run chart-testing (list-changed)
+        id: list-changed
+        run: |
+          changed=$(ct list-changed --target-branch ${{ github.event.repository.default_branch}})
+          if [[ -n "$changed" ]]; then
+            echo "changed=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          fi
+
+      - name: Run chart-testing (lint)
+        if: steps.list-changed.outputs.changed == 'true'
+        run: ct lint --target-branch ${{ github.event.repository.default_branch }}
+
+      - name: Create kind cluster
+        if: steps.list-changed.outputs.changed == 'true'
+        uses: helm/kind-action@v1.12.0
+
+      - name: Run chart-testing (install)
+        if: steps.list-changed.outputs.changed == 'true'
+        run: ct install --target-branch ${{ github.event.repository.default_branch }}
+
+  helm-publish:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: helm-lint-test
+    env:
+      CHART_VERSION: 0.0.1
+    steps:
+    - name: Log in to Docker Hub
+      uses: docker/login-action@v1
+      with:
+        username: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_USERNAME }}
+        password: ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+    - name: Set up Helm
+      uses: azure/setup-helm@v4.2.0
+      with:
+        version: v3.17.0
+
+    - name: Checkout
+      uses: actions/checkout@v5
+
+    - name: Package Helm Charts
+      run: helm package ./charts/medcat-service-helm --version $CHART_VERSION
+
+    - name: Helm OCI login to Docker Hub
+      run: helm registry login registry-1.docker.io -u ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_USERNAME }} -p ${{ secrets.DOCKERHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+    - name: Push Helm Chart to Docker Hub OCI
+      run: |
+        helm push ./medcat-service-helm-${CHART_VERSION}.tgz oci://registry-1.docker.io/cogstacksystems
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0a31e50..5896e5d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -7,4 +7,5 @@ See the latest documentation on [Readthedocs](https://docs.cogstack.org/en/lates
 ## Project contents
 - Source for the official cogstack documentation. This git repo stores the top level documetation that hosts on https://docs.cogstack.org
 - CogStack deployment instructions and examples
+- Helm Charts for deployments
 - CogStack platform tools eg Observability. 
diff --git a/deployment/kubernetes/charts/.gitignore b/deployment/kubernetes/charts/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..84bcc20
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deployment/kubernetes/charts/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+
+# Ignore packaged helm charts
+*.tgz
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/deployment/kubernetes/charts/medcat-service-helm/.helmignore b/deployment/kubernetes/charts/medcat-service-helm/.helmignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0e8a0eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deployment/kubernetes/charts/medcat-service-helm/.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/kubernetes/charts/medcat-service-helm/Chart.yaml b/deployment/kubernetes/charts/medcat-service-helm/Chart.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..418fa78
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deployment/kubernetes/charts/medcat-service-helm/Chart.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+apiVersion: v2
+name: medcat-service-helm
+description: A Helm chart to deploy CogStack medcat-service
+
+# A chart can be either an 'application' or a 'library' chart.
+#
+# Application charts are a collection of templates that can be packaged into versioned archives
+# to be deployed.
+#
+# Library charts provide useful utilities or functions for the chart developer. They're included as
+# a dependency of application charts to inject those utilities and functions into the rendering
+# pipeline. Library charts do not define any templates and therefore cannot be deployed.
+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: 0.0.1
+
+# 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: "latest"
+
+maintainers:
+  - name: alhendrickson
+    email: alistair@cogstack.org
+
+icon: "https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/28688163"
diff --git a/deployment/kubernetes/charts/medcat-service-helm/README.md b/deployment/kubernetes/charts/medcat-service-helm/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..68fba10
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deployment/kubernetes/charts/medcat-service-helm/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+# MedCAT Service Helm Chart
+
+This Helm chart deploys the MedCAT service to a Kubernetes cluster.
+
+## Installation
+
+```sh
+helm install my-medcat-service oci://registry-1.docker.io/cogstacksystems/medcat-service-helm
+```
+
+## Configuration
+
+You should specify a model pack to be used by the service. By default it will use a small bundled model, which can be used for testing
+
+---
+### Option 1: Use the demo model pack
+
+There is a model pack already bundled into medcat service, and is the default in this chart.
+
+This pack is only really used for testing, and has just a few concepts built in. 
+
+###  Option 2: Download Model on Startup
+
+Enable MedCAT to download the model from a remote URL on container startup.
+
+Create a values file like `values-model-download.yaml` and update the env vars with: 
+```yaml
+env:
+  ENABLE_MODEL_DOWNLOAD: "true"
+  MODEL_NAME: "medmen"
+  MODEL_VOCAB_URL: "https://cogstack-medcat-example-models.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/medcat-example-models/vocab.dat"
+  MODEL_CDB_URL: "https://cogstack-medcat-example-models.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/medcat-example-models/cdb-medmen-v1.dat"
+  MODEL_META_URL: "https://cogstack-medcat-example-models.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/medcat-example-models/mc_status.zip"
+  APP_MODEL_CDB_PATH: "/cat/models/medmen/cdb.dat"
+```
+
+Use this if you prefer dynamic loading of models at runtime.
+
+### Option 3: Get a model into a k8s volume, and mount it
+
+The service can use a model pack if you want to setup your own download flow. For example, setup an initContainer pattern that downloads to a volume, then mount the volume yourself.
+
+Use this env variable to point to the file:
+
+Create a values file like `values-model-pack.yaml` and update the env vars with: 
+```yaml
+env:
+  # This defines the Model Pack used by the medcat service
+  APP_MEDCAT_MODEL_PACK: "/cat/models/examples/example-medcat-v1-model-pack.zip"
+```
+
+## Example
+
+```sh
+helm install my-medcat ./medcat-chart -f values-model-pack.yaml
+```
+
+or
+
+```sh
+helm install my-medcat ./medcat-chart -f values-model-download.yaml
+```
diff --git a/deployment/kubernetes/charts/medcat-service-helm/templates/NOTES.txt b/deployment/kubernetes/charts/medcat-service-helm/templates/NOTES.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3b07139
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deployment/kubernetes/charts/medcat-service-helm/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 "medcat-service.fullname" . }})
+  export NODE_IP=$(kubectl get nodes --namespace {{ .Release.Namespace }} -o jsonpath="{.items[0].status.addresses[0].address}")
+  echo http://$NODE_IP:$NODE_PORT
+{{- else if contains "LoadBalancer" .Values.service.type }}
+     NOTE: It may take a few minutes for the LoadBalancer IP to be available.
+           You can watch its status by running 'kubectl get --namespace {{ .Release.Namespace }} svc -w {{ include "medcat-service.fullname" . }}'
+  export SERVICE_IP=$(kubectl get svc --namespace {{ .Release.Namespace }} {{ include "medcat-service.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 "medcat-service.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 --pod-running-timeout=5m0s
+{{- end }}
diff --git a/deployment/kubernetes/charts/medcat-service-helm/templates/_helpers.tpl b/deployment/kubernetes/charts/medcat-service-helm/templates/_helpers.tpl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d640db0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deployment/kubernetes/charts/medcat-service-helm/templates/_helpers.tpl
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+{{/*
+Expand the name of the chart.
+*/}}
+{{- define "medcat-service.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 "medcat-service.fullname" -}}
+{{- if .Values.fullnameOverride }}
+{{- .Values.fullnameOverride | trunc 63 | trimSuffix "-" }}
+{{- else }}
+{{- $name := default .Chart.Name .Values.nameOverride }}
+{{- if contains $name .Release.Name }}
+{{- .Release.Name | trunc 63 | trimSuffix "-" }}
+{{- else }}
+{{- printf "%s-%s" .Release.Name $name | trunc 63 | trimSuffix "-" }}
+{{- end }}
+{{- end }}
+{{- end }}
+
+{{/*
+Create chart name and version as used by the chart label.
+*/}}
+{{- define "medcat-service.chart" -}}
+{{- printf "%s-%s" .Chart.Name .Chart.Version | replace "+" "_" | trunc 63 | trimSuffix "-" }}
+{{- end }}
+
+{{/*
+Common labels
+*/}}
+{{- define "medcat-service.labels" -}}
+helm.sh/chart: {{ include "medcat-service.chart" . }}
+{{ include "medcat-service.selectorLabels" . }}
+{{- if .Chart.AppVersion }}
+app.kubernetes.io/version: {{ .Chart.AppVersion | quote }}
+{{- end }}
+app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: {{ .Release.Service }}
+app.kubernetes.io/part-of: cogstack
+{{- end }}
+
+{{/*
+Selector labels
+*/}}
+{{- define "medcat-service.selectorLabels" -}}
+app.kubernetes.io/name: {{ include "medcat-service.name" . }}
+app.kubernetes.io/instance: {{ .Release.Name }}
+{{- end }}
+
+{{/*
+Create the name of the service account to use
+*/}}
+{{- define "medcat-service.serviceAccountName" -}}
+{{- if .Values.serviceAccount.create }}
+{{- default (include "medcat-service.fullname" .) .Values.serviceAccount.name }}
+{{- else }}
+{{- default "default" .Values.serviceAccount.name }}
+{{- end }}
+{{- end }}
diff --git a/deployment/kubernetes/charts/medcat-service-helm/templates/deployment.yaml b/deployment/kubernetes/charts/medcat-service-helm/templates/deployment.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f4f32e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deployment/kubernetes/charts/medcat-service-helm/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: {{ include "medcat-service.fullname" . }}
+  labels:
+    {{- include "medcat-service.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
+spec:
+  {{- if not .Values.autoscaling.enabled }}
+  replicas: {{ .Values.replicaCount }}
+  {{- end }}
+  selector:
+    matchLabels:
+      {{- include "medcat-service.selectorLabels" . | nindent 6 }}
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      {{- with .Values.podAnnotations }}
+      annotations:
+        {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
+      {{- end }}
+      labels:
+        {{- include "medcat-service.labels" . | nindent 8 }}
+        {{- with .Values.podLabels }}
+        {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
+        {{- end }}
+    spec:
+      {{- with .Values.imagePullSecrets }}
+      imagePullSecrets:
+        {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
+      {{- end }}
+      serviceAccountName: {{ include "medcat-service.serviceAccountName" . }}
+      {{- with .Values.podSecurityContext }}
+      securityContext:
+        {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
+      {{- end }}
+      containers:
+        - name: {{ .Chart.Name }}
+          {{- with .Values.securityContext }}
+          securityContext:
+            {{- toYaml . | nindent 12 }}
+          {{- end }}
+          image: "{{ .Values.image.repository }}:{{ .Values.image.tag | default .Chart.AppVersion }}"
+          imagePullPolicy: {{ .Values.image.pullPolicy }}
+          ports:
+            - name: http
+              containerPort: {{ .Values.service.port }}
+              protocol: TCP
+          env:
+          {{- range $key, $value := .Values.envValueFrom }}
+          - name: {{ $key | quote }}
+            valueFrom:
+              {{- tpl (toYaml $value) $ | nindent 10 }}
+          {{- end }}
+          {{- range $key, $value := .Values.env }}
+          - name: "{{ tpl $key $ }}"
+            value: "{{ tpl (print $value) $ }}"
+          {{- end }}
+          {{- with .Values.livenessProbe }}
+          livenessProbe:
+            {{- toYaml . | nindent 12 }}
+          {{- end }}
+          {{- with .Values.readinessProbe }}
+          readinessProbe:
+            {{- toYaml . | nindent 12 }}
+          {{- end }}
+          {{- with .Values.startupProbe }}
+          startupProbe:
+            {{- toYaml . | nindent 12 }}
+          {{- end }}
+          {{- with .Values.resources }}
+          resources:
+            {{- toYaml . | nindent 12 }}
+          {{- end }}
+          {{- with .Values.volumeMounts }}
+          volumeMounts:
+            {{- toYaml . | nindent 12 }}
+          {{- end }}
+      {{- with .Values.volumes }}
+      volumes:
+        {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
+      {{- 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 }}
diff --git a/deployment/kubernetes/charts/medcat-service-helm/templates/hpa.yaml b/deployment/kubernetes/charts/medcat-service-helm/templates/hpa.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..82c086f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deployment/kubernetes/charts/medcat-service-helm/templates/hpa.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+{{- if .Values.autoscaling.enabled }}
+apiVersion: autoscaling/v2
+kind: HorizontalPodAutoscaler
+metadata:
+  name: {{ include "medcat-service.fullname" . }}
+  labels:
+    {{- include "medcat-service.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
+spec:
+  scaleTargetRef:
+    apiVersion: apps/v1
+    kind: Deployment
+    name: {{ include "medcat-service.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/deployment/kubernetes/charts/medcat-service-helm/templates/ingress.yaml b/deployment/kubernetes/charts/medcat-service-helm/templates/ingress.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..58a250a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deployment/kubernetes/charts/medcat-service-helm/templates/ingress.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+{{- if .Values.ingress.enabled -}}
+apiVersion: networking.k8s.io/v1
+kind: Ingress
+metadata:
+  name: {{ include "medcat-service.fullname" . }}
+  labels:
+    {{- include "medcat-service.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.http }}
+    - {{- if .host }}
+      host: {{ .host | quote }}
+      {{- end }}
+      http:
+        paths:
+          {{- range .paths }}
+          - path: {{ .path }}
+            {{- with .pathType }}
+            pathType: {{ . }}
+            {{- end }}
+            backend:
+              service:
+                name: {{ include "medcat-service.fullname" $ }}
+                port:
+                  number: {{ $.Values.service.port }}
+          {{- end }}
+    {{- end }}
+{{- end }}
diff --git a/deployment/kubernetes/charts/medcat-service-helm/templates/service.yaml b/deployment/kubernetes/charts/medcat-service-helm/templates/service.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9eee849
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deployment/kubernetes/charts/medcat-service-helm/templates/service.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Service
+metadata:
+  name: {{ include "medcat-service.fullname" . }}
+  labels:
+    {{- include "medcat-service.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
+spec:
+  type: {{ .Values.service.type }}
+  ports:
+    - port: {{ .Values.service.port }}
+      targetPort: http
+      protocol: TCP
+      name: http
+  selector:
+    {{- include "medcat-service.selectorLabels" . | nindent 4 }}
diff --git a/deployment/kubernetes/charts/medcat-service-helm/templates/serviceaccount.yaml b/deployment/kubernetes/charts/medcat-service-helm/templates/serviceaccount.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f3c5b71
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deployment/kubernetes/charts/medcat-service-helm/templates/serviceaccount.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+{{- if .Values.serviceAccount.create -}}
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: ServiceAccount
+metadata:
+  name: {{ include "medcat-service.serviceAccountName" . }}
+  labels:
+    {{- include "medcat-service.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
+  {{- with .Values.serviceAccount.annotations }}
+  annotations:
+    {{- toYaml . | nindent 4 }}
+  {{- end }}
+automountServiceAccountToken: {{ .Values.serviceAccount.automount }}
+{{- end }}
diff --git a/deployment/kubernetes/charts/medcat-service-helm/templates/tests/test-acceptance.yaml b/deployment/kubernetes/charts/medcat-service-helm/templates/tests/test-acceptance.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f8048c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deployment/kubernetes/charts/medcat-service-helm/templates/tests/test-acceptance.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Pod
+metadata:
+  name: "{{ include "medcat-service.fullname" . }}-test-acceptance"
+  labels:
+    {{- include "medcat-service.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
+  annotations:
+    "helm.sh/hook": test
+    "helm.sh/hook-weight": "2"
+spec:
+  containers:
+    - name: curl-test
+      image: curlimages/curl:latest
+      securityContext:
+        runAsUser: 0
+      command: ["/bin/sh", "-c"]
+      args:
+        - |
+          set -e
+          apk add --no-cache jq
+
+
+          api="{{ include "medcat-service.fullname" . }}:{{ .Values.service.port }}/api/process"
+          input_text="The patient was diagnosed with Kidney Failure"
+          input_payload="{\"content\":{\"text\":\"${input_text}\"}}"
+          expected_annotation="Kidney Failure"
+
+          echo "Calling POST $api with payload '$input_payload'"
+          actual=$(curl -s -X POST "$api" \
+            -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
+            --user-agent 'helm-test {{ .Chart.Name }}-v{{ .Chart.Version }}' \
+            -d "$input_payload")
+
+          echo "Received result '$actual'"
+
+          actual_annotation=$(echo "$actual" | jq -r '.result.annotations[0]["0"].pretty_name')
+          echo "Expected Annotation is '${expected_annotation}'. Actual Annotation is '${actual_annotation}'"
+          
+          if [ "$actual_annotation" = "$expected_annotation" ]; then
+            echo "Service working and extracting annotations"
+          else
+            echo "Expected: $expected_annotation, Got: $actual_annotation"
+            echo -e "Actual response was:\n${actual}"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+  restartPolicy: Never
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/deployment/kubernetes/charts/medcat-service-helm/templates/tests/test-connection.yaml b/deployment/kubernetes/charts/medcat-service-helm/templates/tests/test-connection.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d61e647
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deployment/kubernetes/charts/medcat-service-helm/templates/tests/test-connection.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Pod
+metadata:
+  name: "{{ include "medcat-service.fullname" . }}-test-connection"
+  labels:
+    {{- include "medcat-service.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
+  annotations:
+    "helm.sh/hook": test
+    "helm.sh/hook-weight": "1"
+spec:
+  containers:
+    - name: wget
+      image: busybox
+      command: ['wget']
+      args: ['{{ include "medcat-service.fullname" . }}:{{ .Values.service.port }}/api/health/live', '-U helm-test {{ .Chart.Name }}-v{{ .Chart.Version }}']
+  restartPolicy: Never
diff --git a/deployment/kubernetes/charts/medcat-service-helm/values.yaml b/deployment/kubernetes/charts/medcat-service-helm/values.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0cfa56b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deployment/kubernetes/charts/medcat-service-helm/values.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,146 @@
+# Default values for medcat-service.
+# 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 sets the container image more information can be found here: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/containers/images/
+image:
+  repository: cogstacksystems/medcat-service
+  # This sets the pull policy for images.
+  # pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
+  pullPolicy: Always
+  # Overrides the image tag whose default is the chart appVersion.
+  # tag: "latest"
+
+env:
+  # This defines the Model Pack used by the medcat service
+  APP_MEDCAT_MODEL_PACK: "/cat/models/examples/example-medcat-v2-model-pack.zip"
+
+  # Alternatively download a model on startup from a URL
+  # ENABLE_MODEL_DOWNLOAD: "true"
+  # MODEL_NAME: "medmen"
+  # MODEL_VOCAB_URL: "https://cogstack-medcat-example-models.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/medcat-example-models/vocab.dat"
+  # MODEL_CDB_URL: "https://cogstack-medcat-example-models.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/medcat-example-models/cdb-medmen-v1.dat"
+  # MODEL_META_URL: "https://cogstack-medcat-example-models.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/medcat-example-models/mc_status.zip"
+  # APP_MODEL_CDB_PATH: "/cat/models/medmen/cdb.dat"
+
+# 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: ""
+
+# 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: {}
+
+podSecurityContext: {}
+  # fsGroup: 2000
+
+securityContext: {}
+  # capabilities:
+  #   drop:
+  #   - ALL
+  # readOnlyRootFilesystem: true
+  # runAsNonRoot: true
+  # runAsUser: 1000
+
+# 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
+  port: 5000
+
+# 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"
+  http:
+    - host: chart-example.local
+      paths:
+        - path: /
+          pathType: ImplementationSpecific
+  # Allows global ingress without hostname, matching all calls to the host.
+    - paths:
+        - path: /medcat-service
+          pathType: ImplementationSpecific
+  tls: []
+  #  - secretName: chart-example-tls
+  #    hosts:
+  #      - chart-example.local
+
+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: 100m
+  #   memory: 128Mi
+  # requests:
+  #   cpu: 100m
+  #   memory: 128Mi
+
+# 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: /api/health/live
+    port: http
+readinessProbe:
+  httpGet:
+    path: /api/health/ready
+    port: http
+startupProbe:
+  httpGet:
+    path: /api/health/ready
+    port: http
+  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: {}
diff --git a/deployment/kubernetes/local_dev_startup.sh b/deployment/kubernetes/local_dev_startup.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b4999ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deployment/kubernetes/local_dev_startup.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+minikube start
+minikube addons enable metrics-server
+
+minikube dashboard --url=true &
+
+helm upgrade medcat-service ./medcat-service-helm --install --recreate-pods  --wait --timeout 5m0s # Install if it doesnt already exist, else upgrade
+
+helm test medcat-service --logs
+
+# Run CT  Lint
+# docker run -it --network host --workdir=/data --volume ~/.kube/config:/root/.kube/config:ro --volume $(pwd):/data quay.io/helmpack/chart-testing:v3.7.1 ct lint --chart-dirs . --charts .
+
+# Helm Install from Docker Hub
+# helm install my-medcat oci://registry-1.docker.io/cogstacksystems/medcat-service-helm --wait --timeout 5m0s
+
+# Test with host header set for ingress routing
+# HOST_IP=10.211.112.82
+# curl --resolve chart-example.local:80:${HOST_IP} http://chart-example.local/api/info
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diff --git a/docs/platform/deployment/helm/_index.md b/docs/platform/deployment/helm/_index.md
index ce83ae8..f2ae6e5 100644
--- a/docs/platform/deployment/helm/_index.md
+++ b/docs/platform/deployment/helm/_index.md
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ To understand how the Helm charts are structured and how they work under the hoo
 :maxdepth: 2
 
 tutorial
-architecture
 cogstack-helm-module
+charts/_index
 
 ```
diff --git a/docs/platform/deployment/helm/architecture.md b/docs/platform/deployment/helm/charts/_index.md
similarity index 64%
rename from docs/platform/deployment/helm/architecture.md
rename to docs/platform/deployment/helm/charts/_index.md
index 41f0e91..fe202c8 100644
--- a/docs/platform/deployment/helm/architecture.md
+++ b/docs/platform/deployment/helm/charts/_index.md
@@ -1,14 +1,17 @@
-# Architecture
-
-## Charts
+# Cogstack Helm Charts
 
 The Helm charts for CogStack are published to Docker Hub, which is an OCI-compliant registry.
 
-### Chart Listings
+## Chart Listings
 
 - **MedCAT Service:**  
   https://hub.docker.com/r/cogstacksystems/medcat-service-helm
 
-### Chart Publishing
+```{toctree}
+:maxdepth: 1
+medcat-service-helm
+```
+
+## Chart Publishing
 
-Charts are published automatically via a GitHub Action on every commit to the main branch.
\ No newline at end of file
+Charts are published automatically via a GitHub Action on every commit to the main branch.
diff --git a/docs/platform/deployment/helm/charts/medcat-service-helm.md b/docs/platform/deployment/helm/charts/medcat-service-helm.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..68fba10
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/platform/deployment/helm/charts/medcat-service-helm.md
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+# MedCAT Service Helm Chart
+
+This Helm chart deploys the MedCAT service to a Kubernetes cluster.
+
+## Installation
+
+```sh
+helm install my-medcat-service oci://registry-1.docker.io/cogstacksystems/medcat-service-helm
+```
+
+## Configuration
+
+You should specify a model pack to be used by the service. By default it will use a small bundled model, which can be used for testing
+
+---
+### Option 1: Use the demo model pack
+
+There is a model pack already bundled into medcat service, and is the default in this chart.
+
+This pack is only really used for testing, and has just a few concepts built in. 
+
+###  Option 2: Download Model on Startup
+
+Enable MedCAT to download the model from a remote URL on container startup.
+
+Create a values file like `values-model-download.yaml` and update the env vars with: 
+```yaml
+env:
+  ENABLE_MODEL_DOWNLOAD: "true"
+  MODEL_NAME: "medmen"
+  MODEL_VOCAB_URL: "https://cogstack-medcat-example-models.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/medcat-example-models/vocab.dat"
+  MODEL_CDB_URL: "https://cogstack-medcat-example-models.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/medcat-example-models/cdb-medmen-v1.dat"
+  MODEL_META_URL: "https://cogstack-medcat-example-models.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/medcat-example-models/mc_status.zip"
+  APP_MODEL_CDB_PATH: "/cat/models/medmen/cdb.dat"
+```
+
+Use this if you prefer dynamic loading of models at runtime.
+
+### Option 3: Get a model into a k8s volume, and mount it
+
+The service can use a model pack if you want to setup your own download flow. For example, setup an initContainer pattern that downloads to a volume, then mount the volume yourself.
+
+Use this env variable to point to the file:
+
+Create a values file like `values-model-pack.yaml` and update the env vars with: 
+```yaml
+env:
+  # This defines the Model Pack used by the medcat service
+  APP_MEDCAT_MODEL_PACK: "/cat/models/examples/example-medcat-v1-model-pack.zip"
+```
+
+## Example
+
+```sh
+helm install my-medcat ./medcat-chart -f values-model-pack.yaml
+```
+
+or
+
+```sh
+helm install my-medcat ./medcat-chart -f values-model-download.yaml
+```