diff --git a/realm-ubuntu/Chart.yaml b/realm-ubuntu/Chart.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dab73b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/realm-ubuntu/Chart.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+apiVersion: v2
+name: realm-ubuntu
+description: Helm chart for webhook-driven PR deployments of the ubuntu image
+type: application
+version: 0.1.0
+appVersion: "24.04"
diff --git a/realm-ubuntu/alpha.yaml b/realm-ubuntu/alpha.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1db9af7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/realm-ubuntu/alpha.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+ubuntu24:
+  enabled: true
+  replicaCount: 1
+  image:
+    repository: baseimg/ubuntu
+    tag: "2404"
+    pullPolicy: Always
+  command:
+    - /bin/sh
+    - -c
+    - while true; do date; echo 'time sleep'; sleep 3; done;
+  labels:
+    app: ubuntu24
+    logging: ubuntu24
diff --git a/realm-ubuntu/deploy-rules.yaml b/realm-ubuntu/deploy-rules.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..538f0a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/realm-ubuntu/deploy-rules.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+component_detection:
+  root_key: ""
+  managed_components:
+    - ubuntu24
+dependencies: {}
+disable_policy:
+  preferred: replicaCount
+  fallback: enabled
diff --git a/realm-ubuntu/templates/deployment.yaml b/realm-ubuntu/templates/deployment.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d743571
--- /dev/null
+++ b/realm-ubuntu/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+{{- if .Values.ubuntu24.enabled }}
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: {{ .Release.Name }}
+  labels:
+    app.kubernetes.io/name: ubuntu24
+    app.kubernetes.io/instance: {{ .Release.Name }}
+    app: {{ default "ubuntu24" .Values.ubuntu24.labels.app | quote }}
+    logging: {{ default "ubuntu24" .Values.ubuntu24.labels.logging | quote }}
+spec:
+  replicas: {{ .Values.ubuntu24.replicaCount }}
+  selector:
+    matchLabels:
+      app.kubernetes.io/name: ubuntu24
+      app.kubernetes.io/instance: {{ .Release.Name }}
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      labels:
+        app.kubernetes.io/name: ubuntu24
+        app.kubernetes.io/instance: {{ .Release.Name }}
+        app: {{ default "ubuntu24" .Values.ubuntu24.labels.app | quote }}
+        logging: {{ default "ubuntu24" .Values.ubuntu24.labels.logging | quote }}
+    spec:
+      containers:
+        - name: ubuntu24
+          image: "{{ .Values.ubuntu24.image.repository }}:{{ .Values.ubuntu24.image.tag }}"
+          imagePullPolicy: {{ .Values.ubuntu24.image.pullPolicy }}
+          command:
+            {{- range .Values.ubuntu24.command }}
+            - {{ . | quote }}
+            {{- end }}
+{{- end }}
diff --git a/ubuntu.yaml b/ubuntu.yaml
index d1f97a2..9a422d9 100644
--- a/ubuntu.yaml
+++ b/ubuntu.yaml
@@ -24,3 +24,4 @@ spec:
         image: baseimg/ubuntu:2404
         imagePullPolicy: Always
         name: ubuntu24
+