diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a306920..cbce7d6 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@
 cert/
 http/*/http-client.env.json
 helm/values/*/
+helm/charts/02-database/Chart.lock
diff --git a/helm/charts/02-database/Chart.yaml b/helm/charts/02-database/Chart.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c5c80c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/helm/charts/02-database/Chart.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+apiVersion: v2
+name: hlaeja-database
+description: A Helm chart for the hlaeja database chart wrapper
+version: 0.1.0
+
+dependencies:
+
+  # https://artifacthub.io/packages/helm/bitnami/postgresql
+  - name: postgresql
+    version: 16.7.21
+    repository: "oci://registry-1.docker.io/bitnamicharts"
diff --git a/helm/charts/02-database/values.yaml b/helm/charts/02-database/values.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3dd6505
--- /dev/null
+++ b/helm/charts/02-database/values.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+postgresql:
+  auth:
+    postgresPassword: mySecretPassword
+  primary:
+    persistence:
+      size: 10Gi
+    resources:
+      requests:
+        memory: 512Mi
+        cpu: 250m
+#    service:
+#      type: LoadBalancer
+#      loadBalancerIP: 10.0.3.31
diff --git a/helm/helmfile.yaml b/helm/helmfile.yaml
index 8f9fc56..e1e548a 100644
--- a/helm/helmfile.yaml
+++ b/helm/helmfile.yaml
@@ -4,3 +4,9 @@ releases:
     chart: ./charts/01-secrets
     values: []
     historyMax: 3
+
+  - name: database
+    namespace: hlaeja-testing
+    chart: ./charts/02-database
+    values: []
+    historyMax: 3