diff --git a/charts/actions-runner-controller/templates/manager_secrets.yaml b/charts/actions-runner-controller/templates/manager_secrets.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..de98f5f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/charts/actions-runner-controller/templates/manager_secrets.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+{{- if or .Values.authSecret.enabled }}
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Secret
+metadata:
+  name: controller-manager
+  namespace: {{ .Release.Namespace }}
+  labels:
+    {{- include "actions-runner-controller.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
+type: Opaque
+data:
+{{- range $k, $v := .Values.authSecret }}
+  {{ $k }}: {{ $v | toString | b64enc }}
+{{- end }} 
+{{- end }}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/charts/actions-runner-controller/values.yaml b/charts/actions-runner-controller/values.yaml
index 3203d2b5..c507efbd 100644
--- a/charts/actions-runner-controller/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/actions-runner-controller/values.yaml
@@ -8,6 +8,17 @@ replicaCount: 1
 
 syncPeriod: 10m
 
+# Only 1 authentication method can be deployed at a time
+# Uncomment the configuration you are applying and fill in the details
+authSecret:
+  enabled: false
+  ### GitHub Apps Configuration
+  #github_app_id: ""
+  #github_app_installation_id: ""
+  #github_app_private_key: |
+  ### GitHub PAT Configuration
+  #github_token: ""
+
 image:
   repository: summerwind/actions-runner-controller
   # Overrides the manager image tag whose default is the chart appVersion if the tag key is commented out