diff --git a/k8s/nextgen/manual-deployments.yaml b/k8s/nextgen/manual-deployments.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0da2827
--- /dev/null
+++ b/k8s/nextgen/manual-deployments.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,125 @@
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: next-gen-main
+  namespace: nextgen
+spec:
+  replicas: 1
+  selector:
+    matchLabels:
+      app: next-gen-main
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      labels:
+        app: next-gen-main
+    spec:
+      nodeName: vmi2853337
+      containers:
+        - name: app
+          image: node:20-slim
+          command: ["sh", "-c", "cd /app/server && ([ -f ../data/school.db ] || node src/database/init.js) && node src/index.js"]
+          workingDir: /app
+          env:
+            - name: NODE_ENV
+              value: "production"
+            - name: PORT
+              value: "3001"
+            - name: DB_PATH
+              value: "/app/data/school.db"
+            - name: JWT_SECRET
+              value: "africa-alert-production-secret-2024"
+          ports:
+            - name: http
+              containerPort: 3001
+          volumeMounts:
+            - name: app-source
+              mountPath: /app
+      volumes:
+        - name: app-source
+          hostPath:
+            path: /root/geocrop/apps/nextgen-main
+            type: Directory
+---
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: next-gen-dev
+  namespace: nextgen
+spec:
+  replicas: 1
+  selector:
+    matchLabels:
+      app: next-gen-dev
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      labels:
+        app: next-gen-dev
+    spec:
+      nodeName: vmi2853337
+      containers:
+        - name: app
+          image: node:20-slim
+          command: ["sh", "-c", "cd /app/server && ([ -f ../data/school.db ] || node src/database/init.js) && node src/index.js"]
+          workingDir: /app
+          env:
+            - name: NODE_ENV
+              value: "production"
+            - name: PORT
+              value: "3001"
+            - name: DB_PATH
+              value: "/app/data/school.db"
+            - name: JWT_SECRET
+              value: "africa-alert-dev-secret-2024"
+          ports:
+            - name: http
+              containerPort: 3001
+          volumeMounts:
+            - name: app-source
+              mountPath: /app
+      volumes:
+        - name: app-source
+          hostPath:
+            path: /root/geocrop/apps/nextgen-dev
+            type: Directory
+---
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Service
+metadata:
+  name: next-gen-dev
+  namespace: nextgen
+spec:
+  selector:
+    app: next-gen-dev
+  ports:
+    - name: http
+      protocol: TCP
+      port: 80
+      targetPort: http
+---
+apiVersion: networking.k8s.io/v1
+kind: Ingress
+metadata:
+  name: next-gen-dev
+  namespace: nextgen
+  annotations:
+    cert-manager.io/cluster-issuer: "letsencrypt-prod"
+    nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/proxy-body-size: "100m"
+    nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/ssl-redirect: "false"
+    nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/force-ssl-redirect: "false"
+spec:
+  ingressClassName: nginx
+  tls:
+    - hosts:
+        - dev.next-gen.techarvest.co.zw
+      secretName: next-gen-dev-tls
+  rules:
+    - host: dev.next-gen.techarvest.co.zw
+      http:
+        paths:
+          - path: /
+            pathType: Prefix
+            backend:
+              service:
+                name: next-gen-dev
+                port:
+                  number: 80
diff --git a/k8s/nextgen/next-gen-chart/values.yaml b/k8s/nextgen/next-gen-chart/values.yaml
index 564f254..7f279ae 100644
--- a/k8s/nextgen/next-gen-chart/values.yaml
+++ b/k8s/nextgen/next-gen-chart/values.yaml
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ ingress:
   className: nginx
   annotations:
     cert-manager.io/cluster-issuer: letsencrypt-prod
+    nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/ssl-redirect: "false"
+    nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/force-ssl-redirect: "false"
   host: "next-gen.techarvest.co.zw" # Default host
 
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