diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index c218b4470..31d21ee02 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ repos:
     hooks:
       - id: end-of-file-fixer
         files: \.(mps|json|yaml|yml|txt)$
-        exclude: ^datasets/.*\.(mps|json|yaml|yml|txt)$
+        exclude: ^(datasets|helmchart)/.*\.(mps|json|yaml|yml|txt)$
       - id: trailing-whitespace
         files: \.(mps|json|yaml|yml|txt)$
         exclude: ^datasets/.*\.(mps|json|yaml|yml|txt)$
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ repos:
       - id: check-executables-have-shebangs
       - id: check-json
       - id: check-yaml
+        files: \.(yaml)$
+        exclude: ^(helmchart)/.*\.(yaml)$
   - repo: https://github.com/PyCQA/isort
     rev: 5.12.0
     hooks:
diff --git a/ci/release/update-version-cuopt.sh b/ci/release/update-version-cuopt.sh
index 356562399..3e2216fa4 100755
--- a/ci/release/update-version-cuopt.sh
+++ b/ci/release/update-version-cuopt.sh
@@ -110,6 +110,11 @@ sed_runner "s/\(cuopt-sh-client==\)[0-9]\+\.[0-9]\+\.\\*/\1${PY_NEXT_SHORT_TAG}.
 sed_runner 's/cuopt-server=[0-9][0-9].[0-9][0-9] cuopt-sh-client=[0-9][0-9].[0-9][0-9] python=[0-9].[0-9][0-9] cuda-version=[0-9][0-9].[0-9]/cuopt-server='${NEXT_SHORT_TAG}' cuopt-sh-client='${NEXT_SHORT_TAG}' python=3.12 cuda-version=12.8/g' README.md
 sed_runner 's|cuopt:[0-9]\{2\}\.[0-9]\{1,2\}\.[0-9]\+\(-cuda12\.8-\)\(py[0-9]\+\)|cuopt:'"${DOCKER_TAG}"'\1\2|g' README.md
 
+# Update Helm chart files
+sed_runner 's/\(tag: "\)[0-9][0-9]\.[0-9]\+\.[0-9]\+\(-cuda12\.8-py3\.12"\)/\1'${DOCKER_TAG}'\2/g' helmchart/cuopt-server/values.yaml
+sed_runner 's/\(appVersion: \)[0-9][0-9]\.[0-9]\+\.[0-9]\+/\1'${DOCKER_TAG}'/g' helmchart/cuopt-server/Chart.yaml
+sed_runner 's/\(version: \)[0-9][0-9]\.[0-9]\+\.[0-9]\+/\1'${DOCKER_TAG}'/g' helmchart/cuopt-server/Chart.yaml
+
 DEPENDENCIES=(
   libcuopt
   cuopt
diff --git a/helmchart/cuopt-server/Chart.yaml b/helmchart/cuopt-server/Chart.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8fa749529
--- /dev/null
+++ b/helmchart/cuopt-server/Chart.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+apiVersion: v2
+appVersion: 25.8.0
+description: A Helm chart for NVIDIA cuOpt Server with GPU support
+home: https://docs.nvidia.com/cuopt/user-guide/latest/resources.html
+keywords:
+- nvidia
+- cuopt
+- optimization
+- gpu
+maintainers:
+- email: cuopt@nvidia.com
+  name: cuopt-maintainer
+name: cuopt-server
+sources:
+- https://docs.nvidia.com/cuopt/user-guide/latest/resources.html
+type: application
+version: 25.8.0
diff --git a/helmchart/cuopt-server/README.md b/helmchart/cuopt-server/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0b1a1cec2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/helmchart/cuopt-server/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+# cuOpt Server Helm Chart
+
+This Helm chart deploys the NVIDIA cuOpt Server with GPU support on Kubernetes.
+
+## Prerequisites
+
+- Kubernetes cluster with GPU nodes
+- NVIDIA device plugin installed on the cluster
+- NVIDIA GPU Operator (recommended) or manual GPU driver installation
+- Helm 3.x installed
+
+## Selecting the Container Image
+
+- To use a specific version of the cuOpt server, update the `image.tag` field in `values.yaml`.
+- If the desired version is not available as a release, you may use a nightly image.
+- All available container tags can be found on [Docker Hub](https://hub.docker.com/r/nvidia/cuopt/tags).
+## Installation
+
+### 1. Add the chart repository (if publishing to a repository)
+```bash
+helm repo add cuopt-server https://your-repo-url
+helm repo update
+```
+
+### 2. Install the chart
+```bash
+# Install with default values
+helm install cuopt-server ./cuopt-server
+
+# Install with custom values
+helm install cuopt-server ./cuopt-server -f custom-values.yaml
+
+# Install with inline overrides
+helm install cuopt-server ./cuopt-server \
+  --set resources.requests.nvidia.com/gpu=2 \
+  --set resources.limits.nvidia.com/gpu=2
+```
+
+## Usage
+
+### Port Forwarding (for ClusterIP service)
+```bash
+kubectl port-forward service/cuopt-server 5000:5000
+```
+
+### Accessing the Service
+Once deployed, you can access the cuOpt server API at:
+- `http://localhost:5000` (with port forwarding)
+- Or through the service endpoint within the cluster
+
+### Testing the Deployment
+```bash
+# Check pod status
+kubectl get pods -l app.kubernetes.io/name=cuopt-server
+
+# View logs
+kubectl logs -l app.kubernetes.io/name=cuopt-server
+
+# Check GPU allocation
+kubectl describe pod -l app.kubernetes.io/name=cuopt-server
+```
+
+## Uninstall
+
+```bash
+helm uninstall cuopt-server
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diff --git a/helmchart/cuopt-server/templates/NOTES.txt b/helmchart/cuopt-server/templates/NOTES.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6e258353e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/helmchart/cuopt-server/templates/NOTES.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+1. Get the application URL by running these commands:
+{{- if .Values.ingress.enabled }}
+{{- range $host := .Values.ingress.hosts }}
+  {{- range .paths }}
+  http{{ if $.Values.ingress.tls }}s{{ end }}://{{ $host.host }}{{ .path }}
+  {{- end }}
+{{- end }}
+{{- else if contains "NodePort" .Values.service.type }}
+  export NODE_PORT=$(kubectl get --namespace {{ .Release.Namespace }} -o jsonpath="{.spec.ports[0].nodePort}" services {{ include "cuopt-server.fullname" . }})
+  export NODE_IP=$(kubectl get nodes --namespace {{ .Release.Namespace }} -o jsonpath="{.items[0].status.addresses[0].address}")
+  echo http://$NODE_IP:$NODE_PORT
+{{- else if contains "LoadBalancer" .Values.service.type }}
+     NOTE: It may take a few minutes for the LoadBalancer IP to be available.
+           You can watch the status of by running 'kubectl get --namespace {{ .Release.Namespace }} svc -w {{ include "cuopt-server.fullname" . }}'
+  export SERVICE_IP=$(kubectl get svc --namespace {{ .Release.Namespace }} {{ include "cuopt-server.fullname" . }} --template "{{"{{ range (index .status.loadBalancer.ingress 0) }}{{.}}{{ end }}"}}")
+  echo http://$SERVICE_IP:{{ .Values.service.port }}
+{{- else if contains "ClusterIP" .Values.service.type }}
+  export POD_NAME=$(kubectl get pods --namespace {{ .Release.Namespace }} -l "{{ include "cuopt-server.selectorLabels" . }}" -o jsonpath="{.items[0].metadata.name}")
+  export CONTAINER_PORT=$(kubectl get pod --namespace {{ .Release.Namespace }} $POD_NAME -o jsonpath="{.spec.containers[0].ports[0].containerPort}")
+  echo "Visit http://127.0.0.1:5000 to use your application"
+  kubectl --namespace {{ .Release.Namespace }} port-forward $POD_NAME 5000:$CONTAINER_PORT
+{{- end }}
+
+2. To check the status of your cuOpt server deployment:
+   kubectl get pods -l "{{ include "cuopt-server.selectorLabels" . }}"
+
+3. To view the logs:
+   kubectl logs -l "{{ include "cuopt-server.selectorLabels" . }}"
+
+4. Important Notes:
+   - This deployment requires GPU nodes in your cluster
+   - Make sure your cluster has the NVIDIA device plugin installed
+   - The server will be running the command: python -m cuopt_server.cuopt_service
+   - Port 5000 is exposed for the cuOpt service API
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diff --git a/helmchart/cuopt-server/templates/_helpers.tpl b/helmchart/cuopt-server/templates/_helpers.tpl
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d35eb8082
--- /dev/null
+++ b/helmchart/cuopt-server/templates/_helpers.tpl
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+{{/*
+Expand the name of the chart.
+*/}}
+{{- define "cuopt-server.name" -}}
+{{- default .Chart.Name .Values.nameOverride | trunc 63 | trimSuffix "-" }}
+{{- end }}
+
+{{/*
+Create a default fully qualified app name.
+We truncate at 63 chars because some Kubernetes name fields are limited to this (by the DNS naming spec).
+If release name contains chart name it will be used as a full name.
+*/}}
+{{- define "cuopt-server.fullname" -}}
+{{- if .Values.fullnameOverride }}
+{{- .Values.fullnameOverride | trunc 63 | trimSuffix "-" }}
+{{- else }}
+{{- $name := default .Chart.Name .Values.nameOverride }}
+{{- if contains $name .Release.Name }}
+{{- .Release.Name | trunc 63 | trimSuffix "-" }}
+{{- else }}
+{{- printf "%s-%s" .Release.Name $name | trunc 63 | trimSuffix "-" }}
+{{- end }}
+{{- end }}
+{{- end }}
+
+{{/*
+Create chart name and version as used by the chart label.
+*/}}
+{{- define "cuopt-server.chart" -}}
+{{- printf "%s-%s" .Chart.Name .Chart.Version | replace "+" "_" | trunc 63 | trimSuffix "-" }}
+{{- end }}
+
+{{/*
+Common labels
+*/}}
+{{- define "cuopt-server.labels" -}}
+helm.sh/chart: {{ include "cuopt-server.chart" . }}
+{{ include "cuopt-server.selectorLabels" . }}
+{{- if .Chart.AppVersion }}
+app.kubernetes.io/version: {{ .Chart.AppVersion | quote }}
+{{- end }}
+app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: {{ .Release.Service }}
+{{- end }}
+
+{{/*
+Selector labels
+*/}}
+{{- define "cuopt-server.selectorLabels" -}}
+app.kubernetes.io/name: {{ include "cuopt-server.name" . }}
+app.kubernetes.io/instance: {{ .Release.Name }}
+{{- end }}
+
+{{/*
+Create the name of the service account to use
+*/}}
+{{- define "cuopt-server.serviceAccountName" -}}
+{{- if .Values.serviceAccount.create }}
+{{- default (include "cuopt-server.fullname" .) .Values.serviceAccount.name }}
+{{- else }}
+{{- default "default" .Values.serviceAccount.name }}
+{{- end }}
+{{- end }} 
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diff --git a/helmchart/cuopt-server/templates/deployment.yaml b/helmchart/cuopt-server/templates/deployment.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5e51f5882
--- /dev/null
+++ b/helmchart/cuopt-server/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: {{ include "cuopt-server.fullname" . }}
+  labels:
+    {{- include "cuopt-server.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
+spec:
+  {{- if not .Values.autoscaling.enabled }}
+  replicas: {{ .Values.replicaCount }}
+  {{- end }}
+  selector:
+    matchLabels:
+      {{- include "cuopt-server.selectorLabels" . | nindent 6 }}
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      {{- with .Values.podAnnotations }}
+      annotations:
+        {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
+      {{- end }}
+      labels:
+        {{- include "cuopt-server.selectorLabels" . | nindent 8 }}
+    spec:
+      {{- with .Values.imagePullSecrets }}
+      imagePullSecrets:
+        {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
+      {{- end }}
+      serviceAccountName: {{ include "cuopt-server.serviceAccountName" . }}
+      securityContext:
+        {{- toYaml .Values.podSecurityContext | nindent 8 }}
+      containers:
+        - name: {{ .Chart.Name }}
+          securityContext:
+            {{- toYaml .Values.securityContext | nindent 12 }}
+          image: "{{ .Values.image.repository }}:{{ .Values.image.tag | default .Chart.AppVersion }}"
+          imagePullPolicy: {{ .Values.image.pullPolicy }}
+          {{- if .Values.command }}
+          command:
+            {{- toYaml .Values.command | nindent 12 }}
+          {{- end }}
+          ports:
+            - name: http
+              containerPort: {{ .Values.service.targetPort }}
+              protocol: TCP
+          livenessProbe:
+            httpGet:
+              path: /v2/health/live
+              port: http
+            initialDelaySeconds: 30
+            periodSeconds: 10
+            timeoutSeconds: 5
+            failureThreshold: 3
+          readinessProbe:
+            httpGet:
+              path: /v2/health/ready
+              port: http
+            initialDelaySeconds: 10
+            periodSeconds: 5
+            timeoutSeconds: 3
+            failureThreshold: 3
+          resources:
+            {{- toYaml .Values.resources | nindent 12 }}
+          {{- with .Values.env }}
+          env:
+            {{- toYaml . | nindent 12 }}
+          {{- end }}
+          {{- if .Values.persistence.enabled }}
+          volumeMounts:
+            - name: storage
+              mountPath: /data
+          {{- end }}
+      {{- if .Values.persistence.enabled }}
+      volumes:
+        - name: storage
+          persistentVolumeClaim:
+            claimName: {{ include "cuopt-server.fullname" . }}-pvc
+      {{- end }}
+      {{- with .Values.nodeSelector }}
+      nodeSelector:
+        {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
+      {{- end }}
+      {{- with .Values.affinity }}
+      affinity:
+        {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
+      {{- end }}
+      {{- with .Values.tolerations }}
+      tolerations:
+        {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
+      {{- end }}
diff --git a/helmchart/cuopt-server/templates/ingress.yaml b/helmchart/cuopt-server/templates/ingress.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..97a98fd36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/helmchart/cuopt-server/templates/ingress.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+{{- if .Values.ingress.enabled -}}
+{{- $fullName := include "cuopt-server.fullname" . -}}
+{{- $svcPort := .Values.service.port -}}
+{{- if and .Values.ingress.className (not (hasKey .Values.ingress.annotations "kubernetes.io/ingress.class")) }}
+  {{- $_ := set .Values.ingress.annotations "kubernetes.io/ingress.class" .Values.ingress.className}}
+{{- end }}
+{{- if semverCompare ">=1.19-0" .Capabilities.KubeVersion.GitVersion -}}
+apiVersion: networking.k8s.io/v1
+{{- else if semverCompare ">=1.14-0" .Capabilities.KubeVersion.GitVersion -}}
+apiVersion: networking.k8s.io/v1beta1
+{{- else -}}
+apiVersion: extensions/v1beta1
+{{- end }}
+kind: Ingress
+metadata:
+  name: {{ $fullName }}
+  labels:
+    {{- include "cuopt-server.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
+  {{- with .Values.ingress.annotations }}
+  annotations:
+    {{- toYaml . | nindent 4 }}
+  {{- end }}
+spec:
+  {{- if and .Values.ingress.className (semverCompare ">=1.18-0" .Capabilities.KubeVersion.GitVersion) }}
+  ingressClassName: {{ .Values.ingress.className }}
+  {{- end }}
+  {{- if .Values.ingress.tls }}
+  tls:
+    {{- range .Values.ingress.tls }}
+    - hosts:
+        {{- range .hosts }}
+        - {{ . | quote }}
+        {{- end }}
+      secretName: {{ .secretName }}
+    {{- end }}
+  {{- end }}
+  rules:
+    {{- range .Values.ingress.hosts }}
+    - host: {{ .host | quote }}
+      http:
+        paths:
+          {{- range .paths }}
+          - path: {{ .path }}
+            {{- if and .pathType (semverCompare ">=1.18-0" $.Capabilities.KubeVersion.GitVersion) }}
+            pathType: {{ .pathType }}
+            {{- end }}
+            backend:
+              {{- if semverCompare ">=1.19-0" $.Capabilities.KubeVersion.GitVersion }}
+              service:
+                name: {{ $fullName }}
+                port:
+                  number: {{ $svcPort }}
+              {{- else }}
+              serviceName: {{ $fullName }}
+              servicePort: {{ $svcPort }}
+              {{- end }}
+          {{- end }}
+    {{- end }}
+{{- end }}
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diff --git a/helmchart/cuopt-server/templates/service.yaml b/helmchart/cuopt-server/templates/service.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9327414be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/helmchart/cuopt-server/templates/service.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Service
+metadata:
+  name: {{ include "cuopt-server.fullname" . }}
+  labels:
+    {{- include "cuopt-server.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
+spec:
+  type: {{ .Values.service.type }}
+  ports:
+    - port: {{ .Values.service.port }}
+      targetPort: {{ .Values.service.targetPort }}
+      protocol: TCP
+      name: http
+  selector:
+    {{- include "cuopt-server.selectorLabels" . | nindent 4 }}
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diff --git a/helmchart/cuopt-server/templates/serviceaccount.yaml b/helmchart/cuopt-server/templates/serviceaccount.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a49d5ce20
--- /dev/null
+++ b/helmchart/cuopt-server/templates/serviceaccount.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+{{- if .Values.serviceAccount.create -}}
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: ServiceAccount
+metadata:
+  name: {{ include "cuopt-server.serviceAccountName" . }}
+  labels:
+    {{- include "cuopt-server.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
+  {{- with .Values.serviceAccount.annotations }}
+  annotations:
+    {{- toYaml . | nindent 4 }}
+  {{- end }}
+{{- end }}
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diff --git a/helmchart/cuopt-server/values.yaml b/helmchart/cuopt-server/values.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..450865862
--- /dev/null
+++ b/helmchart/cuopt-server/values.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+# Default values for cuopt-server.
+# This is a YAML-formatted file.
+# Declare variables to be passed into your templates.
+
+replicaCount: 1
+
+image:
+  repository: nvidia/cuopt
+  pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
+  tag: "25.8.0-cuda12.8-py3.12"
+
+imagePullSecrets: []
+nameOverride: ""
+fullnameOverride: ""
+
+serviceAccount:
+  # Specifies whether a service account should be created
+  create: true
+  # Annotations to add to the service account
+  annotations: {}
+  # The name of the service account to use.
+  # If not set and create is true, a name is generated using the fullname template
+  name: ""
+
+podAnnotations: {}
+
+podSecurityContext: {}
+  # fsGroup: 2000
+
+securityContext: {}
+  # capabilities:
+  #   drop:
+  #   - ALL
+  # readOnlyRootFilesystem: true
+  # runAsNonRoot: true
+  # runAsUser: 1000
+
+service:
+  type: ClusterIP
+  port: 5000
+  targetPort: 5000
+
+ingress:
+  enabled: false
+  className: ""
+  annotations: {}
+    # kubernetes.io/ingress.class: nginx
+    # kubernetes.io/tls-acme: "true"
+  hosts:
+    - host: cuopt-server.local
+      paths:
+        - path: /
+          pathType: Prefix
+  tls: []
+  #  - secretName: cuopt-server-tls
+  #    hosts:
+  #      - cuopt-server.local
+
+resources:
+  limits:
+    nvidia.com/gpu: 1
+
+  requests:
+    nvidia.com/gpu: 1
+
+autoscaling:
+  enabled: false
+  minReplicas: 1
+  maxReplicas: 100
+  targetCPUUtilizationPercentage: 80
+  # targetMemoryUtilizationPercentage: 80
+
+nodeSelector:
+  # Uncomment to schedule on nodes with GPU
+  # accelerator: nvidia-tesla-k80
+
+tolerations: []
+
+affinity: {}
+
+# Command to run the cuOpt service
+command:
+  - python
+  - -m
+  - cuopt_server.cuopt_service
+  - -p
+  - "5000"
+
+# Environment variables
+env: []
+
+# Persistent storage (if needed)
+persistence:
+  enabled: false
+  accessMode: ReadWriteOnce
+  size: 1Gi
+  # storageClass: ""