diff --git a/helm/flowfuse/Chart.lock b/helm/flowfuse/Chart.lock
index 4a972786..e0a81fd2 100644
--- a/helm/flowfuse/Chart.lock
+++ b/helm/flowfuse/Chart.lock
@@ -2,5 +2,8 @@ dependencies:
 - name: postgresql
   repository: https://charts.bitnami.com/bitnami
   version: 11.9.13
-digest: sha256:1423e37aa789fccab1a4b5db593ccda3887032de2a4814b928df938f6db1de3a
-generated: "2024-02-13T12:15:48.820039+01:00"
+- name: valkey
+  repository: oci://registry-1.docker.io/cloudpirates
+  version: 0.4.1
+digest: sha256:1e13c34b13da4af2417772e3e16a58cc121a626c6b876cb8a6d58d398abb291b
+generated: "2025-10-14T17:37:27.179684443+01:00"
diff --git a/helm/flowfuse/Chart.yaml b/helm/flowfuse/Chart.yaml
index 30f050b2..36482f27 100644
--- a/helm/flowfuse/Chart.yaml
+++ b/helm/flowfuse/Chart.yaml
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ dependencies:
     import-values:
       - child: image
         parent: postgresql.image
+  - name: valkey
+    version: 0.4.1
+    repository: oci://registry-1.docker.io/cloudpirates
+    condition: forge.localValkey
 maintainers:
   - name: "FlowFuse Inc"
     url: "https://flowfuse.com"
diff --git a/helm/flowfuse/README.md b/helm/flowfuse/README.md
index 8e979089..fa92bac1 100644
--- a/helm/flowfuse/README.md
+++ b/helm/flowfuse/README.md
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ For other values please refer to the documentation below.
  - `forge.https` is the Forge App accessed via HTTPS (default `true`)
  - `forge.registry` the hostname for the container registry used for FlowFuse images and as a fallback for init containers and other images in this chart (default: empty, meaning Docker Hub)
  - `forge.localPostgresql` Deploy a PostgreSQL v14 Database into Kubernetes cluster (default `true`)
+ - `forge.localValkey` Deploy a Valkey Cache instacne (default `true`)
  - `forge.initContainers.config.image.registry` optional registry override used only for the "config" init container image; falls back to `forge.registry` when unset
  - `forge.initContainers.waitForLocalDb.image.registry` optional registry override used only for the "wait-for-local-db" init container image; falls back to `forge.registry` when unset
  - `forge.cloudProvider` can be `aws` or `openshift` but will include more as needed (default not set)
@@ -333,6 +334,18 @@ Note: External secret must contain following keys:
 - `postgress-password` - the password to use for the postgres user (equivalent to `postgresql.auth.postgresPassword` key)
 
 
+### Valkey Shared Cache
+- `valkey.host` Hostname for external Valkey/Redis instance (default empty)
+- `valkey.port` Port for external Valkey/Redis instance (default empty)
+- `valkey.url` Full URL for an external Valkey/Redis instance (default empty)
+- `valkey.replicaCount` Number of Valkey instances (default `1`)
+- `valkey.persistence.enabled` Should Valkey persist to disk (default `false`)
+- `valkey.persistence.size` How large a storage volume should be created if enabled (default `20Gi`)
+- `valkey.auth.enabled` Should Valkey require authentication (default `false`)
+- `valkey.auth.password` Set a password (default not set, will generate if enabled)
+- `valkey.metrics.enabled` Enabled metrics endpoint (default `false`)
+- `valkey.config` allows to overwrite the default Valkey configuration
+
 ###  Liveness, readiness and startup probes
 
 Following values can be used to configure the liveness, readiness and startup probes for all pods:
diff --git a/helm/flowfuse/charts/valkey-0.4.1.tgz b/helm/flowfuse/charts/valkey-0.4.1.tgz
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c099c51d
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diff --git a/helm/flowfuse/templates/_helpers.tpl b/helm/flowfuse/templates/_helpers.tpl
index 21541c44..58ff50a6 100644
--- a/helm/flowfuse/templates/_helpers.tpl
+++ b/helm/flowfuse/templates/_helpers.tpl
@@ -222,3 +222,26 @@ Generate NPM registry admin password if not provided
 {{- sha256sum $seed | trunc 25 }}
 {{- end }}
 {{- end -}}
+
+
+{{/*
+Get the valkey host name.
+*/}}
+{{- define "forge.valkeyHost" -}}
+{{- if not .Values.valkey.host -}}
+    {{- printf "%s-%s" .Release.Name "valkey" }}
+{{- else -}}
+    {{- .Values.valkey.host }}
+{{- end -}}
+{{- end -}}
+
+{{/*
+Get the valkey port number.
+*/}}
+{{- define "forge.valkeyPort" -}}
+{{- if not .Values.valkey.host -}}
+    6379
+{{- else -}}
+    {{- .Values.valkey.port }}
+{{- end -}}
+{{- end -}}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/helm/flowfuse/templates/configmap.yaml b/helm/flowfuse/templates/configmap.yaml
index 49e6f613..4608de71 100644
--- a/helm/flowfuse/templates/configmap.yaml
+++ b/helm/flowfuse/templates/configmap.yaml
@@ -316,4 +316,12 @@ data:
       driver:
 {{ toYaml .Values.forge.tables.driver | indent 8 }}
       {{- end -}}
-    {{- end -}}
+    {{- end }}
+    cache:
+      driver: 'redis'
+      options:
+        {{- if .Values.valkey.url }}
+        url: {{ .Values.valkey.url }}
+        {{ else }}
+        url: redis://{{ include "forge.valkeyHost" . }}:{{ include "forge.valkeyPort" . }}
+        {{- end -}}
diff --git a/helm/flowfuse/values.yaml b/helm/flowfuse/values.yaml
index 33d869ba..37099fab 100644
--- a/helm/flowfuse/values.yaml
+++ b/helm/flowfuse/values.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 forge:
   replicas: 1
   localPostgresql: true
+  localValkey: true
   https: true
   projectNamespace: flowforge
   projectSelector:
@@ -344,3 +345,31 @@ npmRegistry:
     repository: "flowfuse/npm-registry"
     tag: "latest"
   podSecurityContext: {}
+
+valkey:
+  replicaCount: 1
+
+  persistence:
+    enabled: false
+    size: 20Gi
+
+  resources:
+    requests:
+      memory: 512Mi
+      cpu: 250m
+    limits:
+      memory: 1Gi
+      cpu: 500m
+
+  auth:
+    enabled: false
+
+  metrics:
+    enabled: false
+    serviceMonitor:
+      enabled: true
+
+  config:
+    maxMemory: 800mb
+    maxMemoryPolicy: allkeys-lru
+    save: 3600 1 300 100 60 10000