diff --git a/charts/authorino-operator/.helmignore b/charts/authorino-operator/.helmignore
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+# 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/charts/authorino-operator/Chart.yaml b/charts/authorino-operator/Chart.yaml
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+apiVersion: v2
+name: authorino-operator
+description: Kubernetes operator for managing Authorino instances, a K8s-native AuthN/AuthZ service to protect your APIs.
+home: https://kuadrant.io
+icon: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Kuadrant/kuadrant.github.io/main/static/img/apple-touch-icon.png
+keywords:
+  - authorino
+  - authn
+  - authz
+  - authorization
+  - authentication
+  - service protection
+  - kubernetes
+  - kuadrant
+sources:
+  - https://github.com/Kuadrant/authorino-operator/
+  - https://github.com/Kuadrant/authorino/
+kubeVersion: ">=1.19.0-0"
+type: application
+# The version will be properly set when the chart is released matching the operator version
+version: "0.0.0"
+maintainers:
+  - email: mcassola@redhat.com
+    name: Guilherme Cassolato
+  - email: didier@redhat.com
+    name: Didier Di Cesare
+  - email: eastizle@redhat.com
+    name: Eguzki Astiz Lezaun
diff --git a/charts/authorino-operator/templates/manifests.yaml b/charts/authorino-operator/templates/manifests.yaml
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+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Namespace
+metadata:
+  labels:
+    control-plane: authorino-operator
+  name: authorino-operator
+---
+apiVersion: apiextensions.k8s.io/v1
+kind: CustomResourceDefinition
+metadata:
+  annotations:
+    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.6.1
+  creationTimestamp: null
+  name: authorinos.operator.authorino.kuadrant.io
+spec:
+  group: operator.authorino.kuadrant.io
+  names:
+    kind: Authorino
+    listKind: AuthorinoList
+    plural: authorinos
+    singular: authorino
+  scope: Namespaced
+  versions:
+  - name: v1beta1
+    schema:
+      openAPIV3Schema:
+        description: Authorino is the Schema for the authorinos API
+        properties:
+          apiVersion:
+            description: 'APIVersion defines the versioned schema of this representation
+              of an object. Servers should convert recognized schemas to the latest
+              internal value, and may reject unrecognized values. More info: https://git.k8s.io/community/contributors/devel/sig-architecture/api-conventions.md#resources'
+            type: string
+          kind:
+            description: 'Kind is a string value representing the REST resource this
+              object represents. Servers may infer this from the endpoint the client
+              submits requests to. Cannot be updated. In CamelCase. More info: https://git.k8s.io/community/contributors/devel/sig-architecture/api-conventions.md#types-kinds'
+            type: string
+          metadata:
+            type: object
+          spec:
+            description: AuthorinoSpec defines the desired state of Authorino
+            properties:
+              authConfigLabelSelectors:
+                type: string
+              clusterWide:
+                type: boolean
+              evaluatorCacheSize:
+                type: integer
+              healthz:
+                properties:
+                  port:
+                    description: Port number of the health/readiness probe endpoints.
+                    format: int32
+                    type: integer
+                type: object
+              image:
+                type: string
+              imagePullPolicy:
+                description: PullPolicy describes a policy for if/when to pull a container
+                  image
+                type: string
+              listener:
+                properties:
+                  maxHttpRequestBodySize:
+                    description: Maximum payload (request body) size for the auth
+                      service (HTTP interface), in bytes.
+                    type: integer
+                  port:
+                    description: 'Port number of the GRPC interface. DEPRECATED: use
+                      ''ports.grpc'' instead.'
+                    format: int32
+                    type: integer
+                  ports:
+                    description: Port numbers of the GRPC and HTTP auth interfaces.
+                    properties:
+                      grpc:
+                        format: int32
+                        type: integer
+                      http:
+                        format: int32
+                        type: integer
+                    type: object
+                  timeout:
+                    description: Timeout of the auth service (GRPC and HTTP interfaces),
+                      in milliseconds.
+                    type: integer
+                  tls:
+                    description: TLS configuration of the auth service (GRPC and HTTP
+                      interfaces).
+                    properties:
+                      certSecretRef:
+                        description: LocalObjectReference contains enough information
+                          to let you locate the referenced object inside the same
+                          namespace.
+                        properties:
+                          name:
+                            description: 'Name of the referent. More info: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/overview/working-with-objects/names/#names
+                              TODO: Add other useful fields. apiVersion, kind, uid?'
+                            type: string
+                        type: object
+                      enabled:
+                        type: boolean
+                    type: object
+                required:
+                - tls
+                type: object
+              logLevel:
+                type: string
+              logMode:
+                type: string
+              metrics:
+                properties:
+                  deep:
+                    type: boolean
+                  port:
+                    format: int32
+                    type: integer
+                type: object
+              oidcServer:
+                properties:
+                  port:
+                    format: int32
+                    type: integer
+                  tls:
+                    properties:
+                      certSecretRef:
+                        description: LocalObjectReference contains enough information
+                          to let you locate the referenced object inside the same
+                          namespace.
+                        properties:
+                          name:
+                            description: 'Name of the referent. More info: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/overview/working-with-objects/names/#names
+                              TODO: Add other useful fields. apiVersion, kind, uid?'
+                            type: string
+                        type: object
+                      enabled:
+                        type: boolean
+                    type: object
+                required:
+                - tls
+                type: object
+              replicas:
+                format: int32
+                type: integer
+              secretLabelSelectors:
+                type: string
+              supersedingHostSubsets:
+                type: boolean
+              tracing:
+                properties:
+                  endpoint:
+                    type: string
+                  insecure:
+                    type: boolean
+                  tags:
+                    additionalProperties:
+                      type: string
+                    type: object
+                required:
+                - endpoint
+                type: object
+              volumes:
+                properties:
+                  defaultMode:
+                    description: Permissions mode.
+                    format: int32
+                    type: integer
+                  items:
+                    items:
+                      properties:
+                        configMaps:
+                          description: Allow multiple configmaps to mount to the same
+                            directory
+                          items:
+                            type: string
+                          type: array
+                        items:
+                          description: Mount details
+                          items:
+                            description: Maps a string key to a path within a volume.
+                            properties:
+                              key:
+                                description: key is the key to project.
+                                type: string
+                              mode:
+                                description: 'mode is Optional: mode bits used to
+                                  set permissions on this file. Must be an octal value
+                                  between 0000 and 0777 or a decimal value between
+                                  0 and 511. YAML accepts both octal and decimal values,
+                                  JSON requires decimal values for mode bits. If not
+                                  specified, the volume defaultMode will be used.
+                                  This might be in conflict with other options that
+                                  affect the file mode, like fsGroup, and the result
+                                  can be other mode bits set.'
+                                format: int32
+                                type: integer
+                              path:
+                                description: path is the relative path of the file
+                                  to map the key to. May not be an absolute path.
+                                  May not contain the path element '..'. May not start
+                                  with the string '..'.
+                                type: string
+                            required:
+                            - key
+                            - path
+                            type: object
+                          type: array
+                        mountPath:
+                          description: An absolute path where to mount it
+                          type: string
+                        name:
+                          description: Volume name
+                          type: string
+                        secrets:
+                          description: Secret mount
+                          items:
+                            type: string
+                          type: array
+                      required:
+                      - mountPath
+                      type: object
+                    type: array
+                type: object
+            required:
+            - listener
+            - oidcServer
+            type: object
+          status:
+            description: AuthorinoStatus defines the observed state of Authorino
+            properties:
+              conditions:
+                description: 'Conditions is an array of the current Authorino''s CR
+                  conditions Supported condition types: ConditionReady'
+                items:
+                  properties:
+                    lastTransitionTime:
+                      description: Last time the condition transit from one status
+                        to another.
+                      format: date-time
+                      type: string
+                    lastUpdatedTime:
+                      description: Last time the condition was updated
+                      format: date-time
+                      type: string
+                    message:
+                      description: Human readable message indicating details about
+                        last transition.
+                      type: string
+                    reason:
+                      description: (brief) reason for the condition's last transition.
+                      type: string
+                    status:
+                      description: Status of the condition, one of True, False, Unknown.
+                      type: string
+                    type:
+                      description: Type of condition
+                      type: string
+                  required:
+                  - status
+                  - type
+                  type: object
+                type: array
+                x-kubernetes-list-map-keys:
+                - type
+                x-kubernetes-list-type: map
+            type: object
+        type: object
+    served: true
+    storage: true
+    subresources:
+      status: {}
+status:
+  acceptedNames:
+    kind: ""
+    plural: ""
+  conditions: []
+  storedVersions: []
+---
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: ServiceAccount
+metadata:
+  name: authorino-operator
+  namespace: authorino-operator
+---
+apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
+kind: Role
+metadata:
+  name: authorino-operator-leader-election
+  namespace: authorino-operator
+rules:
+- apiGroups:
+  - ""
+  resources:
+  - configmaps
+  verbs:
+  - get
+  - list
+  - watch
+  - create
+  - update
+  - patch
+  - delete
+- apiGroups:
+  - coordination.k8s.io
+  resources:
+  - leases
+  verbs:
+  - get
+  - list
+  - watch
+  - create
+  - update
+  - patch
+  - delete
+- apiGroups:
+  - ""
+  resources:
+  - events
+  verbs:
+  - create
+  - patch
+---
+apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
+kind: ClusterRole
+metadata:
+  creationTimestamp: null
+  name: authorino-operator-manager
+rules:
+- apiGroups:
+  - ""
+  resources:
+  - configmaps
+  verbs:
+  - create
+  - delete
+  - get
+  - list
+  - patch
+  - update
+  - watch
+- apiGroups:
+  - ""
+  resources:
+  - configmaps/status
+  verbs:
+  - delete
+  - get
+  - patch
+  - update
+- apiGroups:
+  - ""
+  resources:
+  - events
+  verbs:
+  - create
+  - patch
+- apiGroups:
+  - ""
+  resources:
+  - secrets
+  verbs:
+  - get
+  - list
+  - watch
+- apiGroups:
+  - ""
+  resources:
+  - serviceaccounts
+  verbs:
+  - create
+  - get
+  - list
+  - update
+  - watch
+- apiGroups:
+  - ""
+  resources:
+  - services
+  verbs:
+  - create
+  - get
+  - list
+  - update
+  - watch
+- apiGroups:
+  - apps
+  resources:
+  - deployments
+  verbs:
+  - create
+  - delete
+  - get
+  - list
+  - patch
+  - update
+  - watch
+- apiGroups:
+  - authentication.k8s.io
+  resources:
+  - tokenreviews
+  verbs:
+  - create
+- apiGroups:
+  - authorino.kuadrant.io
+  resources:
+  - authconfigs
+  verbs:
+  - create
+  - delete
+  - get
+  - list
+  - patch
+  - update
+  - watch
+- apiGroups:
+  - authorino.kuadrant.io
+  resources:
+  - authconfigs/status
+  verbs:
+  - get
+  - patch
+  - update
+- apiGroups:
+  - authorization.k8s.io
+  resources:
+  - subjectaccessreviews
+  verbs:
+  - create
+- apiGroups:
+  - coordination.k8s.io
+  resources:
+  - leases
+  verbs:
+  - create
+  - get
+  - list
+  - update
+- apiGroups:
+  - operator.authorino.kuadrant.io
+  resources:
+  - authorinos
+  verbs:
+  - create
+  - delete
+  - get
+  - list
+  - patch
+  - update
+  - watch
+- apiGroups:
+  - operator.authorino.kuadrant.io
+  resources:
+  - authorinos/finalizers
+  verbs:
+  - update
+- apiGroups:
+  - operator.authorino.kuadrant.io
+  resources:
+  - authorinos/status
+  verbs:
+  - get
+  - patch
+  - update
+- apiGroups:
+  - rbac.authorization.k8s.io
+  resources:
+  - clusterrolebindings
+  verbs:
+  - create
+  - get
+  - list
+  - update
+  - watch
+- apiGroups:
+  - rbac.authorization.k8s.io
+  resources:
+  - clusterroles
+  verbs:
+  - create
+  - get
+  - list
+  - update
+  - watch
+- apiGroups:
+  - rbac.authorization.k8s.io
+  resources:
+  - rolebindings
+  verbs:
+  - create
+  - get
+  - list
+  - update
+  - watch
+- apiGroups:
+  - rbac.authorization.k8s.io
+  resources:
+  - roles
+  verbs:
+  - create
+  - get
+  - list
+  - update
+  - watch
+---
+apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
+kind: RoleBinding
+metadata:
+  name: authorino-operator-leader-election
+  namespace: authorino-operator
+roleRef:
+  apiGroup: rbac.authorization.k8s.io
+  kind: Role
+  name: authorino-operator-leader-election
+subjects:
+- kind: ServiceAccount
+  name: authorino-operator
+  namespace: authorino-operator
+---
+apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
+kind: ClusterRoleBinding
+metadata:
+  name: authorino-operator-manager
+roleRef:
+  apiGroup: rbac.authorization.k8s.io
+  kind: ClusterRole
+  name: authorino-operator-manager
+subjects:
+- kind: ServiceAccount
+  name: authorino-operator
+  namespace: authorino-operator
+---
+apiVersion: v1
+data:
+  controller_manager_config.yaml: |
+    apiVersion: controller-runtime.sigs.k8s.io/v1alpha1
+    kind: ControllerManagerConfig
+    health:
+      healthProbeBindAddress: :8081
+    metrics:
+      bindAddress: 127.0.0.1:8080
+    webhook:
+      port: 9443
+    leaderElection:
+      leaderElect: true
+      resourceName: aac3a15d.authorino.kuadrant.io
+kind: ConfigMap
+metadata:
+  name: manager-config
+  namespace: authorino-operator
+---
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  labels:
+    control-plane: authorino-operator
+  name: authorino-operator
+  namespace: authorino-operator
+spec:
+  replicas: 1
+  selector:
+    matchLabels:
+      control-plane: authorino-operator
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      labels:
+        control-plane: authorino-operator
+    spec:
+      containers:
+      - args:
+        - --leader-elect
+        command:
+        - /manager
+        image: quay.io/kuadrant/authorino-operator:latest
+        livenessProbe:
+          httpGet:
+            path: /healthz
+            port: 8081
+          initialDelaySeconds: 15
+          periodSeconds: 20
+        name: manager
+        readinessProbe:
+          httpGet:
+            path: /readyz
+            port: 8081
+          initialDelaySeconds: 5
+          periodSeconds: 10
+        resources:
+          limits:
+            cpu: 200m
+            memory: 300Mi
+          requests:
+            cpu: 200m
+            memory: 200Mi
+        securityContext:
+          allowPrivilegeEscalation: false
+      securityContext:
+        runAsNonRoot: true
+      serviceAccountName: authorino-operator
+      terminationGracePeriodSeconds: 10
diff --git a/charts/authorino-operator/values.yaml b/charts/authorino-operator/values.yaml
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+# For its first iteration, this chart won't be configurable with helm settings