diff --git a/manifests/base/kustomization.yaml b/manifests/base/kustomization.yaml
index 0471e1a..a698d3f 100644
--- a/manifests/base/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/manifests/base/kustomization.yaml
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@ namespace: locust
 
 resources:
 - namespace.yaml
+- postgres-deployment.yaml
 - secret.yaml
+- pvc.yaml
 - deployment.yaml
 - service.yaml
 - ingress.yaml
diff --git a/manifests/base/postgres-deployment.yaml b/manifests/base/postgres-deployment.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..24f3d51
--- /dev/null
+++ b/manifests/base/postgres-deployment.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Secret
+metadata:
+  name: postgres-secret
+type: Opaque
+data:
+  POSTGRES_USER: bG9jdXN0
+  POSTGRES_PASSWORD: Q2JpNk42RWVSUGc2RTdC
+---
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Service
+metadata:
+  name: postgres-service
+spec:
+  selector:
+    app: postgres
+  ports:
+  - name: postgres
+    port: 5432
+    targetPort: 5432
+  clusterIP: None  # Use headless service for better scalability and discovery
+---
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: postgres-deployment
+spec:
+  replicas: 1
+  selector:
+    matchLabels:
+      app: postgres
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      labels:
+        app: postgres
+    spec:
+      containers:
+      - name: postgres
+        image: postgres:latest
+        envFrom:
+        - secretRef:
+            name: postgres-secret
+        ports:
+        - containerPort: 5432
+        resources:
+          limits:
+            cpu: "1"
+            memory: "1Gi"
+          requests:
+            cpu: "250m"
+            memory: "64Mi"
+        volumeMounts:
+        - name: postgres-storage
+          mountPath: /var/lib/postgresql/data
+      volumes:
+      - name: postgres-storage
+        persistentVolumeClaim:
+          claimName: data-pvc
diff --git a/manifests/built/postgres-deployment.yaml b/manifests/built/postgres-deployment.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..24f3d51
--- /dev/null
+++ b/manifests/built/postgres-deployment.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Secret
+metadata:
+  name: postgres-secret
+type: Opaque
+data:
+  POSTGRES_USER: bG9jdXN0
+  POSTGRES_PASSWORD: Q2JpNk42RWVSUGc2RTdC
+---
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Service
+metadata:
+  name: postgres-service
+spec:
+  selector:
+    app: postgres
+  ports:
+  - name: postgres
+    port: 5432
+    targetPort: 5432
+  clusterIP: None  # Use headless service for better scalability and discovery
+---
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: postgres-deployment
+spec:
+  replicas: 1
+  selector:
+    matchLabels:
+      app: postgres
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      labels:
+        app: postgres
+    spec:
+      containers:
+      - name: postgres
+        image: postgres:latest
+        envFrom:
+        - secretRef:
+            name: postgres-secret
+        ports:
+        - containerPort: 5432
+        resources:
+          limits:
+            cpu: "1"
+            memory: "1Gi"
+          requests:
+            cpu: "250m"
+            memory: "64Mi"
+        volumeMounts:
+        - name: postgres-storage
+          mountPath: /var/lib/postgresql/data
+      volumes:
+      - name: postgres-storage
+        persistentVolumeClaim:
+          claimName: data-pvc