diff --git a/chart/templates/deployment.yaml b/chart/templates/deployment.yaml
index 1dd9b0b..09916ba 100644
--- a/chart/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/chart/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -45,6 +45,13 @@ spec:
             - name: http
               containerPort: {{ .Values.containerPort | default 8080 }}  # ← Now points to 8080
               protocol: TCP
+          {{- if .Values.env }}
+          env:
+            {{- range $key, $value := .Values.env }}
+            - name: {{ $key }}
+              value: {{ $value | quote }}
+            {{- end }}
+          {{- end }}
           {{- with .Values.livenessProbe }}
           livenessProbe:
             {{- toYaml . | nindent 12 }}
diff --git a/chart/values.yaml b/chart/values.yaml
index 55a0546..b703d66 100644
--- a/chart/values.yaml
+++ b/chart/values.yaml
@@ -62,6 +62,10 @@ service:
 
 containerPort: 8080
 
+# Environment variables to be passed to the container
+env:
+  PUBLIC_BACKEND_HOST: "https://api.acayip.dev"
+
 # 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: true