diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a3aab7a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# More info: https://docs.docker.com/engine/reference/builder/#dockerignore-file
+# Ignore build and test binaries.
+bin/
diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5990d9c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+# To get started with Dependabot version updates, you'll need to specify which
+# package ecosystems to update and where the package manifests are located.
+# Please see the documentation for all configuration options:
+# https://docs.github.com/code-security/dependabot/dependabot-version-updates/configuration-options-for-the-dependabot.yml-file
+
+version: 2
+updates:
+  - package-ecosystem: "" # See documentation for possible values
+    directory: "/" # Location of package manifests
+    schedule:
+      interval: "weekly"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/go.yml b/.github/workflows/go.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2742da7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/go.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+# This workflow will build a golang project
+# For more information see: https://docs.github.com/en/actions/automating-builds-and-tests/building-and-testing-go
+
+name: Go
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ "main" ]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ "main" ]
+
+jobs:
+
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+    - name: Set up Go
+      uses: actions/setup-go@v5
+      with:
+        go-version: '1.20'
+    - run: go version
+
+    - name: Build
+      run: make build
+
+    - name: Test
+      run: make test
diff --git a/.golangci.yml b/.golangci.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aed8644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.golangci.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+run:
+  deadline: 5m
+  allow-parallel-runners: true
+
+issues:
+  # don't skip warning about doc comments
+  # don't exclude the default set of lint
+  exclude-use-default: false
+  # restore some of the defaults
+  # (fill in the rest as needed)
+  exclude-rules:
+    - path: "api/*"
+      linters:
+        - lll
+    - path: "internal/*"
+      linters:
+        - dupl
+        - lll
+linters:
+  disable-all: true
+  enable:
+    - dupl
+    - errcheck
+    - exportloopref
+    - goconst
+    - gocyclo
+    - gofmt
+    - goimports
+    - gosimple
+    - govet
+    - ineffassign
+    - lll
+    - misspell
+    - nakedret
+    - prealloc
+    - staticcheck
+    - typecheck
+    - unconvert
+    - unparam
+    - unused
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aca26f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+# Build the manager binary
+FROM golang:1.21 AS builder
+ARG TARGETOS
+ARG TARGETARCH
+
+WORKDIR /workspace
+# Copy the Go Modules manifests
+COPY go.mod go.mod
+COPY go.sum go.sum
+# cache deps before building and copying source so that we don't need to re-download as much
+# and so that source changes don't invalidate our downloaded layer
+RUN go mod download
+
+# Copy the go source
+COPY cmd/main.go cmd/main.go
+COPY api/ api/
+COPY internal/controller/ internal/controller/
+
+# Build
+# the GOARCH has not a default value to allow the binary be built according to the host where the command
+# was called. For example, if we call make docker-build in a local env which has the Apple Silicon M1 SO
+# the docker BUILDPLATFORM arg will be linux/arm64 when for Apple x86 it will be linux/amd64. Therefore,
+# by leaving it empty we can ensure that the container and binary shipped on it will have the same platform.
+RUN CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=${TARGETOS:-linux} GOARCH=${TARGETARCH} go build -a -o manager cmd/main.go
+
+# Use distroless as minimal base image to package the manager binary
+# Refer to https://github.com/GoogleContainerTools/distroless for more details
+FROM gcr.io/distroless/static:nonroot
+WORKDIR /
+COPY --from=builder /workspace/manager .
+USER 65532:65532
+
+ENTRYPOINT ["/manager"]
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b397beb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,198 @@
+# Image URL to use all building/pushing image targets
+IMG ?= controller:latest
+# ENVTEST_K8S_VERSION refers to the version of kubebuilder assets to be downloaded by envtest binary.
+ENVTEST_K8S_VERSION = 1.29.0
+
+# Get the currently used golang install path (in GOPATH/bin, unless GOBIN is set)
+ifeq (,$(shell go env GOBIN))
+GOBIN=$(shell go env GOPATH)/bin
+else
+GOBIN=$(shell go env GOBIN)
+endif
+
+# CONTAINER_TOOL defines the container tool to be used for building images.
+# Be aware that the target commands are only tested with Docker which is
+# scaffolded by default. However, you might want to replace it to use other
+# tools. (i.e. podman)
+CONTAINER_TOOL ?= docker
+
+# Setting SHELL to bash allows bash commands to be executed by recipes.
+# Options are set to exit when a recipe line exits non-zero or a piped command fails.
+SHELL = /usr/bin/env bash -o pipefail
+.SHELLFLAGS = -ec
+
+.PHONY: all
+all: build
+
+##@ General
+
+# The help target prints out all targets with their descriptions organized
+# beneath their categories. The categories are represented by '##@' and the
+# target descriptions by '##'. The awk command is responsible for reading the
+# entire set of makefiles included in this invocation, looking for lines of the
+# file as xyz: ## something, and then pretty-format the target and help. Then,
+# if there's a line with ##@ something, that gets pretty-printed as a category.
+# More info on the usage of ANSI control characters for terminal formatting:
+# https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ANSI_escape_code#SGR_parameters
+# More info on the awk command:
+# http://linuxcommand.org/lc3_adv_awk.php
+
+.PHONY: help
+help: ## Display this help.
+	@awk 'BEGIN {FS = ":.*##"; printf "\nUsage:\n  make \033[36m<target>\033[0m\n"} /^[a-zA-Z_0-9-]+:.*?##/ { printf "  \033[36m%-15s\033[0m %s\n", $$1, $$2 } /^##@/ { printf "\n\033[1m%s\033[0m\n", substr($$0, 5) } ' $(MAKEFILE_LIST)
+
+##@ Development
+
+.PHONY: manifests
+manifests: controller-gen ## Generate WebhookConfiguration, ClusterRole and CustomResourceDefinition objects.
+	$(CONTROLLER_GEN) rbac:roleName=manager-role crd webhook paths="./..." output:crd:artifacts:config=config/crd/bases
+
+.PHONY: generate
+generate: controller-gen ## Generate code containing DeepCopy, DeepCopyInto, and DeepCopyObject method implementations.
+	$(CONTROLLER_GEN) object:headerFile="hack/boilerplate.go.txt" paths="./..."
+
+.PHONY: fmt
+fmt: ## Run go fmt against code.
+	go fmt ./...
+
+.PHONY: vet
+vet: ## Run go vet against code.
+	go vet ./...
+
+.PHONY: test
+test: manifests generate fmt vet envtest ## Run tests.
+	KUBEBUILDER_ASSETS="$(shell $(ENVTEST) use $(ENVTEST_K8S_VERSION) --bin-dir $(LOCALBIN) -p path)" go test $$(go list ./... | grep -v /e2e) -coverprofile cover.out
+
+# Utilize Kind or modify the e2e tests to load the image locally, enabling compatibility with other vendors.
+.PHONY: test-e2e  # Run the e2e tests against a Kind k8s instance that is spun up.
+test-e2e:
+	go test ./test/e2e/ -v -ginkgo.v
+
+.PHONY: lint
+lint: golangci-lint ## Run golangci-lint linter & yamllint
+	$(GOLANGCI_LINT) run
+
+.PHONY: lint-fix
+lint-fix: golangci-lint ## Run golangci-lint linter and perform fixes
+	$(GOLANGCI_LINT) run --fix
+
+##@ Build
+
+.PHONY: build
+build: manifests generate fmt vet ## Build manager binary.
+	go build -o bin/manager cmd/main.go
+
+.PHONY: run
+run: manifests generate fmt vet ## Run a controller from your host.
+	go run ./cmd/main.go
+
+# If you wish to build the manager image targeting other platforms you can use the --platform flag.
+# (i.e. docker build --platform linux/arm64). However, you must enable docker buildKit for it.
+# More info: https://docs.docker.com/develop/develop-images/build_enhancements/
+.PHONY: docker-build
+docker-build: ## Build docker image with the manager.
+	$(CONTAINER_TOOL) build -t ${IMG} .
+
+.PHONY: docker-push
+docker-push: ## Push docker image with the manager.
+	$(CONTAINER_TOOL) push ${IMG}
+
+# PLATFORMS defines the target platforms for the manager image be built to provide support to multiple
+# architectures. (i.e. make docker-buildx IMG=myregistry/mypoperator:0.0.1). To use this option you need to:
+# - be able to use docker buildx. More info: https://docs.docker.com/build/buildx/
+# - have enabled BuildKit. More info: https://docs.docker.com/develop/develop-images/build_enhancements/
+# - be able to push the image to your registry (i.e. if you do not set a valid value via IMG=<myregistry/image:<tag>> then the export will fail)
+# To adequately provide solutions that are compatible with multiple platforms, you should consider using this option.
+PLATFORMS ?= linux/arm64,linux/amd64,linux/s390x,linux/ppc64le
+.PHONY: docker-buildx
+docker-buildx: ## Build and push docker image for the manager for cross-platform support
+	# copy existing Dockerfile and insert --platform=${BUILDPLATFORM} into Dockerfile.cross, and preserve the original Dockerfile
+	sed -e '1 s/\(^FROM\)/FROM --platform=\$$\{BUILDPLATFORM\}/; t' -e ' 1,// s//FROM --platform=\$$\{BUILDPLATFORM\}/' Dockerfile > Dockerfile.cross
+	- $(CONTAINER_TOOL) buildx create --name project-v3-builder
+	$(CONTAINER_TOOL) buildx use project-v3-builder
+	- $(CONTAINER_TOOL) buildx build --push --platform=$(PLATFORMS) --tag ${IMG} -f Dockerfile.cross .
+	- $(CONTAINER_TOOL) buildx rm project-v3-builder
+	rm Dockerfile.cross
+
+.PHONY: build-installer
+build-installer: manifests generate kustomize ## Generate a consolidated YAML with CRDs and deployment.
+	mkdir -p dist
+	cd config/manager && $(KUSTOMIZE) edit set image controller=${IMG}
+	$(KUSTOMIZE) build config/default > dist/install.yaml
+
+##@ Deployment
+
+ifndef ignore-not-found
+  ignore-not-found = false
+endif
+
+.PHONY: install
+install: manifests kustomize ## Install CRDs into the K8s cluster specified in ~/.kube/config.
+	$(KUSTOMIZE) build config/crd | $(KUBECTL) apply -f -
+
+.PHONY: uninstall
+uninstall: manifests kustomize ## Uninstall CRDs from the K8s cluster specified in ~/.kube/config. Call with ignore-not-found=true to ignore resource not found errors during deletion.
+	$(KUSTOMIZE) build config/crd | $(KUBECTL) delete --ignore-not-found=$(ignore-not-found) -f -
+
+.PHONY: deploy
+deploy: manifests kustomize ## Deploy controller to the K8s cluster specified in ~/.kube/config.
+	cd config/manager && $(KUSTOMIZE) edit set image controller=${IMG}
+	$(KUSTOMIZE) build config/default | $(KUBECTL) apply -f -
+
+.PHONY: undeploy
+undeploy: kustomize ## Undeploy controller from the K8s cluster specified in ~/.kube/config. Call with ignore-not-found=true to ignore resource not found errors during deletion.
+	$(KUSTOMIZE) build config/default | $(KUBECTL) delete --ignore-not-found=$(ignore-not-found) -f -
+
+##@ Dependencies
+
+## Location to install dependencies to
+LOCALBIN ?= $(shell pwd)/bin
+$(LOCALBIN):
+	mkdir -p $(LOCALBIN)
+
+## Tool Binaries
+KUBECTL ?= kubectl
+KUSTOMIZE ?= $(LOCALBIN)/kustomize-$(KUSTOMIZE_VERSION)
+CONTROLLER_GEN ?= $(LOCALBIN)/controller-gen-$(CONTROLLER_TOOLS_VERSION)
+ENVTEST ?= $(LOCALBIN)/setup-envtest-$(ENVTEST_VERSION)
+GOLANGCI_LINT = $(LOCALBIN)/golangci-lint-$(GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION)
+
+## Tool Versions
+KUSTOMIZE_VERSION ?= v5.3.0
+CONTROLLER_TOOLS_VERSION ?= v0.14.0
+ENVTEST_VERSION ?= release-0.17
+GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION ?= v1.54.2
+
+.PHONY: kustomize
+kustomize: $(KUSTOMIZE) ## Download kustomize locally if necessary.
+$(KUSTOMIZE): $(LOCALBIN)
+	$(call go-install-tool,$(KUSTOMIZE),sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/kustomize/v5,$(KUSTOMIZE_VERSION))
+
+.PHONY: controller-gen
+controller-gen: $(CONTROLLER_GEN) ## Download controller-gen locally if necessary.
+$(CONTROLLER_GEN): $(LOCALBIN)
+	$(call go-install-tool,$(CONTROLLER_GEN),sigs.k8s.io/controller-tools/cmd/controller-gen,$(CONTROLLER_TOOLS_VERSION))
+
+.PHONY: envtest
+envtest: $(ENVTEST) ## Download setup-envtest locally if necessary.
+$(ENVTEST): $(LOCALBIN)
+	$(call go-install-tool,$(ENVTEST),sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/tools/setup-envtest,$(ENVTEST_VERSION))
+
+.PHONY: golangci-lint
+golangci-lint: $(GOLANGCI_LINT) ## Download golangci-lint locally if necessary.
+$(GOLANGCI_LINT): $(LOCALBIN)
+	$(call go-install-tool,$(GOLANGCI_LINT),github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/cmd/golangci-lint,${GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION})
+
+# go-install-tool will 'go install' any package with custom target and name of binary, if it doesn't exist
+# $1 - target path with name of binary (ideally with version)
+# $2 - package url which can be installed
+# $3 - specific version of package
+define go-install-tool
+@[ -f $(1) ] || { \
+set -e; \
+package=$(2)@$(3) ;\
+echo "Downloading $${package}" ;\
+GOBIN=$(LOCALBIN) go install $${package} ;\
+mv "$$(echo "$(1)" | sed "s/-$(3)$$//")" $(1) ;\
+}
+endef
diff --git a/PROJECT b/PROJECT
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cda830d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/PROJECT
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+# Code generated by tool. DO NOT EDIT.
+# This file is used to track the info used to scaffold your project
+# and allow the plugins properly work.
+# More info: https://book.kubebuilder.io/reference/project-config.html
+domain: example.com
+layout:
+- go.kubebuilder.io/v4
+plugins:
+  deploy-image.go.kubebuilder.io/v1-alpha:
+    resources:
+    - domain: example.com
+      group: cache
+      kind: Memcached
+      options:
+        containerCommand: memcached,-m=64,-o,modern,-v
+        containerPort: "11211"
+        image: memcached:1.4.36-alpine
+        runAsUser: "1001"
+      version: v1alpha1
+projectName: memcached-operator
+repo: github.com/gfulton/memchached-operator
+resources:
+- api:
+    crdVersion: v1
+    namespaced: true
+  controller: true
+  domain: example.com
+  group: cache
+  kind: Memcached
+  path: github.com/gfulton/memchached-operator/api/v1alpha1
+  version: v1alpha1
+version: "3"
diff --git a/api/v1alpha1/groupversion_info.go b/api/v1alpha1/groupversion_info.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e048c19
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/v1alpha1/groupversion_info.go
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2024.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+// Package v1alpha1 contains API Schema definitions for the cache v1alpha1 API group
+// +kubebuilder:object:generate=true
+// +groupName=cache.example.com
+package v1alpha1
+
+import (
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/scheme"
+)
+
+var (
+	// GroupVersion is group version used to register these objects
+	GroupVersion = schema.GroupVersion{Group: "cache.example.com", Version: "v1alpha1"}
+
+	// SchemeBuilder is used to add go types to the GroupVersionKind scheme
+	SchemeBuilder = &scheme.Builder{GroupVersion: GroupVersion}
+
+	// AddToScheme adds the types in this group-version to the given scheme.
+	AddToScheme = SchemeBuilder.AddToScheme
+)
diff --git a/api/v1alpha1/memcached_types.go b/api/v1alpha1/memcached_types.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8e5b539
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/v1alpha1/memcached_types.go
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2024.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package v1alpha1
+
+import (
+	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
+)
+
+// EDIT THIS FILE!  THIS IS SCAFFOLDING FOR YOU TO OWN!
+// NOTE: json tags are required.  Any new fields you add must have json tags for the fields to be serialized.
+
+// MemcachedSpec defines the desired state of Memcached
+type MemcachedSpec struct {
+	// INSERT ADDITIONAL SPEC FIELDS - desired state of cluster
+	// Important: Run "make" to regenerate code after modifying this file
+
+	// Size defines the number of Memcached instances
+	// The following markers will use OpenAPI v3 schema to validate the value
+	// More info: https://book.kubebuilder.io/reference/markers/crd-validation.html
+	// +kubebuilder:validation:Minimum=1
+	// +kubebuilder:validation:Maximum=3
+	// +kubebuilder:validation:ExclusiveMaximum=false
+	Size int32 `json:"size,omitempty"`
+
+	// Port defines the port that will be used to init the container with the image
+	ContainerPort int32 `json:"containerPort,omitempty"`
+}
+
+// MemcachedStatus defines the observed state of Memcached
+type MemcachedStatus struct {
+	// Represents the observations of a Memcached's current state.
+	// Memcached.status.conditions.type are: "Available", "Progressing", and "Degraded"
+	// Memcached.status.conditions.status are one of True, False, Unknown.
+	// Memcached.status.conditions.reason the value should be a CamelCase string and producers of specific
+	// condition types may define expected values and meanings for this field, and whether the values
+	// are considered a guaranteed API.
+	// Memcached.status.conditions.Message is a human readable message indicating details about the transition.
+	// For further information see: https://github.com/kubernetes/community/blob/master/contributors/devel/sig-architecture/api-conventions.md#typical-status-properties
+
+	Conditions []metav1.Condition `json:"conditions,omitempty" patchStrategy:"merge" patchMergeKey:"type" protobuf:"bytes,1,rep,name=conditions"`
+}
+
+//+kubebuilder:object:root=true
+//+kubebuilder:subresource:status
+
+// Memcached is the Schema for the memcacheds API
+type Memcached struct {
+	metav1.TypeMeta   `json:",inline"`
+	metav1.ObjectMeta `json:"metadata,omitempty"`
+
+	Spec   MemcachedSpec   `json:"spec,omitempty"`
+	Status MemcachedStatus `json:"status,omitempty"`
+}
+
+//+kubebuilder:object:root=true
+
+// MemcachedList contains a list of Memcached
+type MemcachedList struct {
+	metav1.TypeMeta `json:",inline"`
+	metav1.ListMeta `json:"metadata,omitempty"`
+	Items           []Memcached `json:"items"`
+}
+
+func init() {
+	SchemeBuilder.Register(&Memcached{}, &MemcachedList{})
+}
diff --git a/api/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go b/api/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3747ef5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
@@ -0,0 +1,122 @@
+//go:build !ignore_autogenerated
+
+/*
+Copyright 2024.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+// Code generated by controller-gen. DO NOT EDIT.
+
+package v1alpha1
+
+import (
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
+	runtime "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
+)
+
+// DeepCopyInto is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, writing into out. in must be non-nil.
+func (in *Memcached) DeepCopyInto(out *Memcached) {
+	*out = *in
+	out.TypeMeta = in.TypeMeta
+	in.ObjectMeta.DeepCopyInto(&out.ObjectMeta)
+	out.Spec = in.Spec
+	in.Status.DeepCopyInto(&out.Status)
+}
+
+// DeepCopy is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, creating a new Memcached.
+func (in *Memcached) DeepCopy() *Memcached {
+	if in == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	out := new(Memcached)
+	in.DeepCopyInto(out)
+	return out
+}
+
+// DeepCopyObject is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, creating a new runtime.Object.
+func (in *Memcached) DeepCopyObject() runtime.Object {
+	if c := in.DeepCopy(); c != nil {
+		return c
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// DeepCopyInto is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, writing into out. in must be non-nil.
+func (in *MemcachedList) DeepCopyInto(out *MemcachedList) {
+	*out = *in
+	out.TypeMeta = in.TypeMeta
+	in.ListMeta.DeepCopyInto(&out.ListMeta)
+	if in.Items != nil {
+		in, out := &in.Items, &out.Items
+		*out = make([]Memcached, len(*in))
+		for i := range *in {
+			(*in)[i].DeepCopyInto(&(*out)[i])
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// DeepCopy is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, creating a new MemcachedList.
+func (in *MemcachedList) DeepCopy() *MemcachedList {
+	if in == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	out := new(MemcachedList)
+	in.DeepCopyInto(out)
+	return out
+}
+
+// DeepCopyObject is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, creating a new runtime.Object.
+func (in *MemcachedList) DeepCopyObject() runtime.Object {
+	if c := in.DeepCopy(); c != nil {
+		return c
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// DeepCopyInto is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, writing into out. in must be non-nil.
+func (in *MemcachedSpec) DeepCopyInto(out *MemcachedSpec) {
+	*out = *in
+}
+
+// DeepCopy is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, creating a new MemcachedSpec.
+func (in *MemcachedSpec) DeepCopy() *MemcachedSpec {
+	if in == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	out := new(MemcachedSpec)
+	in.DeepCopyInto(out)
+	return out
+}
+
+// DeepCopyInto is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, writing into out. in must be non-nil.
+func (in *MemcachedStatus) DeepCopyInto(out *MemcachedStatus) {
+	*out = *in
+	if in.Conditions != nil {
+		in, out := &in.Conditions, &out.Conditions
+		*out = make([]v1.Condition, len(*in))
+		for i := range *in {
+			(*in)[i].DeepCopyInto(&(*out)[i])
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// DeepCopy is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, creating a new MemcachedStatus.
+func (in *MemcachedStatus) DeepCopy() *MemcachedStatus {
+	if in == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	out := new(MemcachedStatus)
+	in.DeepCopyInto(out)
+	return out
+}
diff --git a/cmd/main.go b/cmd/main.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..57116fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/main.go
@@ -0,0 +1,149 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2024.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package main
+
+import (
+	"crypto/tls"
+	"flag"
+	"os"
+
+	// Import all Kubernetes client auth plugins (e.g. Azure, GCP, OIDC, etc.)
+	// to ensure that exec-entrypoint and run can make use of them.
+	_ "k8s.io/client-go/plugin/pkg/client/auth"
+
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
+	utilruntime "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/runtime"
+	clientgoscheme "k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/scheme"
+	ctrl "sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/healthz"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/log/zap"
+	metricsserver "sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/metrics/server"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/webhook"
+
+	cachev1alpha1 "github.com/gfulton/memchached-operator/api/v1alpha1"
+	"github.com/gfulton/memchached-operator/internal/controller"
+	//+kubebuilder:scaffold:imports
+)
+
+var (
+	scheme   = runtime.NewScheme()
+	setupLog = ctrl.Log.WithName("setup")
+)
+
+func init() {
+	utilruntime.Must(clientgoscheme.AddToScheme(scheme))
+
+	utilruntime.Must(cachev1alpha1.AddToScheme(scheme))
+	//+kubebuilder:scaffold:scheme
+}
+
+func main() {
+	var metricsAddr string
+	var enableLeaderElection bool
+	var probeAddr string
+	var secureMetrics bool
+	var enableHTTP2 bool
+	flag.StringVar(&metricsAddr, "metrics-bind-address", ":8080", "The address the metric endpoint binds to.")
+	flag.StringVar(&probeAddr, "health-probe-bind-address", ":8081", "The address the probe endpoint binds to.")
+	flag.BoolVar(&enableLeaderElection, "leader-elect", false,
+		"Enable leader election for controller manager. "+
+			"Enabling this will ensure there is only one active controller manager.")
+	flag.BoolVar(&secureMetrics, "metrics-secure", false,
+		"If set the metrics endpoint is served securely")
+	flag.BoolVar(&enableHTTP2, "enable-http2", false,
+		"If set, HTTP/2 will be enabled for the metrics and webhook servers")
+	opts := zap.Options{
+		Development: true,
+	}
+	opts.BindFlags(flag.CommandLine)
+	flag.Parse()
+
+	ctrl.SetLogger(zap.New(zap.UseFlagOptions(&opts)))
+
+	// if the enable-http2 flag is false (the default), http/2 should be disabled
+	// due to its vulnerabilities. More specifically, disabling http/2 will
+	// prevent from being vulnerable to the HTTP/2 Stream Cancellation and
+	// Rapid Reset CVEs. For more information see:
+	// - https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-qppj-fm5r-hxr3
+	// - https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-4374-p667-p6c8
+	disableHTTP2 := func(c *tls.Config) {
+		setupLog.Info("disabling http/2")
+		c.NextProtos = []string{"http/1.1"}
+	}
+
+	tlsOpts := []func(*tls.Config){}
+	if !enableHTTP2 {
+		tlsOpts = append(tlsOpts, disableHTTP2)
+	}
+
+	webhookServer := webhook.NewServer(webhook.Options{
+		TLSOpts: tlsOpts,
+	})
+
+	mgr, err := ctrl.NewManager(ctrl.GetConfigOrDie(), ctrl.Options{
+		Scheme: scheme,
+		Metrics: metricsserver.Options{
+			BindAddress:   metricsAddr,
+			SecureServing: secureMetrics,
+			TLSOpts:       tlsOpts,
+		},
+		WebhookServer:          webhookServer,
+		HealthProbeBindAddress: probeAddr,
+		LeaderElection:         enableLeaderElection,
+		LeaderElectionID:       "c84f5f26.example.com",
+		// LeaderElectionReleaseOnCancel defines if the leader should step down voluntarily
+		// when the Manager ends. This requires the binary to immediately end when the
+		// Manager is stopped, otherwise, this setting is unsafe. Setting this significantly
+		// speeds up voluntary leader transitions as the new leader don't have to wait
+		// LeaseDuration time first.
+		//
+		// In the default scaffold provided, the program ends immediately after
+		// the manager stops, so would be fine to enable this option. However,
+		// if you are doing or is intended to do any operation such as perform cleanups
+		// after the manager stops then its usage might be unsafe.
+		// LeaderElectionReleaseOnCancel: true,
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		setupLog.Error(err, "unable to start manager")
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+
+	if err = (&controller.MemcachedReconciler{
+		Client:   mgr.GetClient(),
+		Scheme:   mgr.GetScheme(),
+		Recorder: mgr.GetEventRecorderFor("memcached-controller"),
+	}).SetupWithManager(mgr); err != nil {
+		setupLog.Error(err, "unable to create controller", "controller", "Memcached")
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+	//+kubebuilder:scaffold:builder
+
+	if err := mgr.AddHealthzCheck("healthz", healthz.Ping); err != nil {
+		setupLog.Error(err, "unable to set up health check")
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+	if err := mgr.AddReadyzCheck("readyz", healthz.Ping); err != nil {
+		setupLog.Error(err, "unable to set up ready check")
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+
+	setupLog.Info("starting manager")
+	if err := mgr.Start(ctrl.SetupSignalHandler()); err != nil {
+		setupLog.Error(err, "problem running manager")
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/config/crd/bases/cache.example.com_memcacheds.yaml b/config/crd/bases/cache.example.com_memcacheds.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b2fdeae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/crd/bases/cache.example.com_memcacheds.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,134 @@
+---
+apiVersion: apiextensions.k8s.io/v1
+kind: CustomResourceDefinition
+metadata:
+  annotations:
+    controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.14.0
+  name: memcacheds.cache.example.com
+spec:
+  group: cache.example.com
+  names:
+    kind: Memcached
+    listKind: MemcachedList
+    plural: memcacheds
+    singular: memcached
+  scope: Namespaced
+  versions:
+  - name: v1alpha1
+    schema:
+      openAPIV3Schema:
+        description: Memcached is the Schema for the memcacheds API
+        properties:
+          apiVersion:
+            description: |-
+              APIVersion defines the versioned schema of this representation of an object.
+              Servers should convert recognized schemas to the latest internal value, and
+              may reject unrecognized values.
+              More info: https://git.k8s.io/community/contributors/devel/sig-architecture/api-conventions.md#resources
+            type: string
+          kind:
+            description: |-
+              Kind is a string value representing the REST resource this object represents.
+              Servers may infer this from the endpoint the client submits requests to.
+              Cannot be updated.
+              In CamelCase.
+              More info: https://git.k8s.io/community/contributors/devel/sig-architecture/api-conventions.md#types-kinds
+            type: string
+          metadata:
+            type: object
+          spec:
+            description: MemcachedSpec defines the desired state of Memcached
+            properties:
+              containerPort:
+                description: Port defines the port that will be used to init the container
+                  with the image
+                format: int32
+                type: integer
+              size:
+                description: |-
+                  Size defines the number of Memcached instances
+                  The following markers will use OpenAPI v3 schema to validate the value
+                  More info: https://book.kubebuilder.io/reference/markers/crd-validation.html
+                format: int32
+                maximum: 3
+                minimum: 1
+                type: integer
+            type: object
+          status:
+            description: MemcachedStatus defines the observed state of Memcached
+            properties:
+              conditions:
+                items:
+                  description: "Condition contains details for one aspect of the current
+                    state of this API Resource.\n---\nThis struct is intended for
+                    direct use as an array at the field path .status.conditions.  For
+                    example,\n\n\n\ttype FooStatus struct{\n\t    // Represents the
+                    observations of a foo's current state.\n\t    // Known .status.conditions.type
+                    are: \"Available\", \"Progressing\", and \"Degraded\"\n\t    //
+                    +patchMergeKey=type\n\t    // +patchStrategy=merge\n\t    // +listType=map\n\t
+                    \   // +listMapKey=type\n\t    Conditions []metav1.Condition `json:\"conditions,omitempty\"
+                    patchStrategy:\"merge\" patchMergeKey:\"type\" protobuf:\"bytes,1,rep,name=conditions\"`\n\n\n\t
+                    \   // other fields\n\t}"
+                  properties:
+                    lastTransitionTime:
+                      description: |-
+                        lastTransitionTime is the last time the condition transitioned from one status to another.
+                        This should be when the underlying condition changed.  If that is not known, then using the time when the API field changed is acceptable.
+                      format: date-time
+                      type: string
+                    message:
+                      description: |-
+                        message is a human readable message indicating details about the transition.
+                        This may be an empty string.
+                      maxLength: 32768
+                      type: string
+                    observedGeneration:
+                      description: |-
+                        observedGeneration represents the .metadata.generation that the condition was set based upon.
+                        For instance, if .metadata.generation is currently 12, but the .status.conditions[x].observedGeneration is 9, the condition is out of date
+                        with respect to the current state of the instance.
+                      format: int64
+                      minimum: 0
+                      type: integer
+                    reason:
+                      description: |-
+                        reason contains a programmatic identifier indicating the reason for the condition's last transition.
+                        Producers of specific condition types may define expected values and meanings for this field,
+                        and whether the values are considered a guaranteed API.
+                        The value should be a CamelCase string.
+                        This field may not be empty.
+                      maxLength: 1024
+                      minLength: 1
+                      pattern: ^[A-Za-z]([A-Za-z0-9_,:]*[A-Za-z0-9_])?$
+                      type: string
+                    status:
+                      description: status of the condition, one of True, False, Unknown.
+                      enum:
+                      - "True"
+                      - "False"
+                      - Unknown
+                      type: string
+                    type:
+                      description: |-
+                        type of condition in CamelCase or in foo.example.com/CamelCase.
+                        ---
+                        Many .condition.type values are consistent across resources like Available, but because arbitrary conditions can be
+                        useful (see .node.status.conditions), the ability to deconflict is important.
+                        The regex it matches is (dns1123SubdomainFmt/)?(qualifiedNameFmt)
+                      maxLength: 316
+                      pattern: ^([a-z0-9]([-a-z0-9]*[a-z0-9])?(\.[a-z0-9]([-a-z0-9]*[a-z0-9])?)*/)?(([A-Za-z0-9][-A-Za-z0-9_.]*)?[A-Za-z0-9])$
+                      type: string
+                  required:
+                  - lastTransitionTime
+                  - message
+                  - reason
+                  - status
+                  - type
+                  type: object
+                type: array
+            type: object
+        type: object
+    served: true
+    storage: true
+    subresources:
+      status: {}
diff --git a/config/crd/kustomization.yaml b/config/crd/kustomization.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5b15e3f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/crd/kustomization.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+# This kustomization.yaml is not intended to be run by itself,
+# since it depends on service name and namespace that are out of this kustomize package.
+# It should be run by config/default
+resources:
+- bases/cache.example.com_memcacheds.yaml
+#+kubebuilder:scaffold:crdkustomizeresource
+
+patches:
+# [WEBHOOK] To enable webhook, uncomment all the sections with [WEBHOOK] prefix.
+# patches here are for enabling the conversion webhook for each CRD
+#- path: patches/webhook_in_memcacheds.yaml
+#+kubebuilder:scaffold:crdkustomizewebhookpatch
+
+# [CERTMANAGER] To enable cert-manager, uncomment all the sections with [CERTMANAGER] prefix.
+# patches here are for enabling the CA injection for each CRD
+#- path: patches/cainjection_in_memcacheds.yaml
+#+kubebuilder:scaffold:crdkustomizecainjectionpatch
+
+# [WEBHOOK] To enable webhook, uncomment the following section
+# the following config is for teaching kustomize how to do kustomization for CRDs.
+
+#configurations:
+#- kustomizeconfig.yaml
diff --git a/config/crd/kustomizeconfig.yaml b/config/crd/kustomizeconfig.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ec5c150
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/crd/kustomizeconfig.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+# This file is for teaching kustomize how to substitute name and namespace reference in CRD
+nameReference:
+- kind: Service
+  version: v1
+  fieldSpecs:
+  - kind: CustomResourceDefinition
+    version: v1
+    group: apiextensions.k8s.io
+    path: spec/conversion/webhook/clientConfig/service/name
+
+namespace:
+- kind: CustomResourceDefinition
+  version: v1
+  group: apiextensions.k8s.io
+  path: spec/conversion/webhook/clientConfig/service/namespace
+  create: false
+
+varReference:
+- path: metadata/annotations
diff --git a/config/default/kustomization.yaml b/config/default/kustomization.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..adb37c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/default/kustomization.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,142 @@
+# Adds namespace to all resources.
+namespace: memcached-operator-system
+
+# Value of this field is prepended to the
+# names of all resources, e.g. a deployment named
+# "wordpress" becomes "alices-wordpress".
+# Note that it should also match with the prefix (text before '-') of the namespace
+# field above.
+namePrefix: memcached-operator-
+
+# Labels to add to all resources and selectors.
+#labels:
+#- includeSelectors: true
+#  pairs:
+#    someName: someValue
+
+resources:
+- ../crd
+- ../rbac
+- ../manager
+# [WEBHOOK] To enable webhook, uncomment all the sections with [WEBHOOK] prefix including the one in
+# crd/kustomization.yaml
+#- ../webhook
+# [CERTMANAGER] To enable cert-manager, uncomment all sections with 'CERTMANAGER'. 'WEBHOOK' components are required.
+#- ../certmanager
+# [PROMETHEUS] To enable prometheus monitor, uncomment all sections with 'PROMETHEUS'.
+#- ../prometheus
+
+patches:
+# Protect the /metrics endpoint by putting it behind auth.
+# If you want your controller-manager to expose the /metrics
+# endpoint w/o any authn/z, please comment the following line.
+- path: manager_auth_proxy_patch.yaml
+
+# [WEBHOOK] To enable webhook, uncomment all the sections with [WEBHOOK] prefix including the one in
+# crd/kustomization.yaml
+#- path: manager_webhook_patch.yaml
+
+# [CERTMANAGER] To enable cert-manager, uncomment all sections with 'CERTMANAGER'.
+# Uncomment 'CERTMANAGER' sections in crd/kustomization.yaml to enable the CA injection in the admission webhooks.
+# 'CERTMANAGER' needs to be enabled to use ca injection
+#- path: webhookcainjection_patch.yaml
+
+# [CERTMANAGER] To enable cert-manager, uncomment all sections with 'CERTMANAGER' prefix.
+# Uncomment the following replacements to add the cert-manager CA injection annotations
+#replacements:
+#  - source: # Add cert-manager annotation to ValidatingWebhookConfiguration, MutatingWebhookConfiguration and CRDs
+#      kind: Certificate
+#      group: cert-manager.io
+#      version: v1
+#      name: serving-cert # this name should match the one in certificate.yaml
+#      fieldPath: .metadata.namespace # namespace of the certificate CR
+#    targets:
+#      - select:
+#          kind: ValidatingWebhookConfiguration
+#        fieldPaths:
+#          - .metadata.annotations.[cert-manager.io/inject-ca-from]
+#        options:
+#          delimiter: '/'
+#          index: 0
+#          create: true
+#      - select:
+#          kind: MutatingWebhookConfiguration
+#        fieldPaths:
+#          - .metadata.annotations.[cert-manager.io/inject-ca-from]
+#        options:
+#          delimiter: '/'
+#          index: 0
+#          create: true
+#      - select:
+#          kind: CustomResourceDefinition
+#        fieldPaths:
+#          - .metadata.annotations.[cert-manager.io/inject-ca-from]
+#        options:
+#          delimiter: '/'
+#          index: 0
+#          create: true
+#  - source:
+#      kind: Certificate
+#      group: cert-manager.io
+#      version: v1
+#      name: serving-cert # this name should match the one in certificate.yaml
+#      fieldPath: .metadata.name
+#    targets:
+#      - select:
+#          kind: ValidatingWebhookConfiguration
+#        fieldPaths:
+#          - .metadata.annotations.[cert-manager.io/inject-ca-from]
+#        options:
+#          delimiter: '/'
+#          index: 1
+#          create: true
+#      - select:
+#          kind: MutatingWebhookConfiguration
+#        fieldPaths:
+#          - .metadata.annotations.[cert-manager.io/inject-ca-from]
+#        options:
+#          delimiter: '/'
+#          index: 1
+#          create: true
+#      - select:
+#          kind: CustomResourceDefinition
+#        fieldPaths:
+#          - .metadata.annotations.[cert-manager.io/inject-ca-from]
+#        options:
+#          delimiter: '/'
+#          index: 1
+#          create: true
+#  - source: # Add cert-manager annotation to the webhook Service
+#      kind: Service
+#      version: v1
+#      name: webhook-service
+#      fieldPath: .metadata.name # namespace of the service
+#    targets:
+#      - select:
+#          kind: Certificate
+#          group: cert-manager.io
+#          version: v1
+#        fieldPaths:
+#          - .spec.dnsNames.0
+#          - .spec.dnsNames.1
+#        options:
+#          delimiter: '.'
+#          index: 0
+#          create: true
+#  - source:
+#      kind: Service
+#      version: v1
+#      name: webhook-service
+#      fieldPath: .metadata.namespace # namespace of the service
+#    targets:
+#      - select:
+#          kind: Certificate
+#          group: cert-manager.io
+#          version: v1
+#        fieldPaths:
+#          - .spec.dnsNames.0
+#          - .spec.dnsNames.1
+#        options:
+#          delimiter: '.'
+#          index: 1
+#          create: true
diff --git a/config/default/manager_auth_proxy_patch.yaml b/config/default/manager_auth_proxy_patch.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..70c3437
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/default/manager_auth_proxy_patch.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+# This patch inject a sidecar container which is a HTTP proxy for the
+# controller manager, it performs RBAC authorization against the Kubernetes API using SubjectAccessReviews.
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: controller-manager
+  namespace: system
+spec:
+  template:
+    spec:
+      containers:
+      - name: kube-rbac-proxy
+        securityContext:
+          allowPrivilegeEscalation: false
+          capabilities:
+            drop:
+            - "ALL"
+        image: gcr.io/kubebuilder/kube-rbac-proxy:v0.15.0
+        args:
+        - "--secure-listen-address=0.0.0.0:8443"
+        - "--upstream=http://127.0.0.1:8080/"
+        - "--logtostderr=true"
+        - "--v=0"
+        ports:
+        - containerPort: 8443
+          protocol: TCP
+          name: https
+        resources:
+          limits:
+            cpu: 500m
+            memory: 128Mi
+          requests:
+            cpu: 5m
+            memory: 64Mi
+      - name: manager
+        args:
+        - "--health-probe-bind-address=:8081"
+        - "--metrics-bind-address=127.0.0.1:8080"
+        - "--leader-elect"
diff --git a/config/default/manager_config_patch.yaml b/config/default/manager_config_patch.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f6f5891
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/default/manager_config_patch.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: controller-manager
+  namespace: system
+spec:
+  template:
+    spec:
+      containers:
+      - name: manager
diff --git a/config/manager/kustomization.yaml b/config/manager/kustomization.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5c5f0b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/manager/kustomization.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+resources:
+- manager.yaml
diff --git a/config/manager/manager.yaml b/config/manager/manager.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..089de1c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/manager/manager.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Namespace
+metadata:
+  labels:
+    control-plane: controller-manager
+    app.kubernetes.io/name: namespace
+    app.kubernetes.io/instance: system
+    app.kubernetes.io/component: manager
+    app.kubernetes.io/created-by: memcached-operator
+    app.kubernetes.io/part-of: memcached-operator
+    app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: kustomize
+  name: system
+---
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: controller-manager
+  namespace: system
+  labels:
+    control-plane: controller-manager
+    app.kubernetes.io/name: deployment
+    app.kubernetes.io/instance: controller-manager
+    app.kubernetes.io/component: manager
+    app.kubernetes.io/created-by: memcached-operator
+    app.kubernetes.io/part-of: memcached-operator
+    app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: kustomize
+spec:
+  selector:
+    matchLabels:
+      control-plane: controller-manager
+  replicas: 1
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      annotations:
+        kubectl.kubernetes.io/default-container: manager
+      labels:
+        control-plane: controller-manager
+    spec:
+      # TODO(user): Uncomment the following code to configure the nodeAffinity expression
+      # according to the platforms which are supported by your solution.
+      # It is considered best practice to support multiple architectures. You can
+      # build your manager image using the makefile target docker-buildx.
+      # affinity:
+      #   nodeAffinity:
+      #     requiredDuringSchedulingIgnoredDuringExecution:
+      #       nodeSelectorTerms:
+      #         - matchExpressions:
+      #           - key: kubernetes.io/arch
+      #             operator: In
+      #             values:
+      #               - amd64
+      #               - arm64
+      #               - ppc64le
+      #               - s390x
+      #           - key: kubernetes.io/os
+      #             operator: In
+      #             values:
+      #               - linux
+      securityContext:
+        runAsNonRoot: true
+        # TODO(user): For common cases that do not require escalating privileges
+        # it is recommended to ensure that all your Pods/Containers are restrictive.
+        # More info: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/security/pod-security-standards/#restricted
+        # Please uncomment the following code if your project does NOT have to work on old Kubernetes
+        # versions < 1.19 or on vendors versions which do NOT support this field by default (i.e. Openshift < 4.11 ).
+        # seccompProfile:
+        #   type: RuntimeDefault
+      containers:
+      - command:
+        - /manager
+        args:
+        - --leader-elect
+        image: controller:latest
+        name: manager
+        env:
+        - name: MEMCACHED_IMAGE
+          value: memcached:1.4.36-alpine
+        securityContext:
+          allowPrivilegeEscalation: false
+          capabilities:
+            drop:
+            - "ALL"
+        livenessProbe:
+          httpGet:
+            path: /healthz
+            port: 8081
+          initialDelaySeconds: 15
+          periodSeconds: 20
+        readinessProbe:
+          httpGet:
+            path: /readyz
+            port: 8081
+          initialDelaySeconds: 5
+          periodSeconds: 10
+        # TODO(user): Configure the resources accordingly based on the project requirements.
+        # More info: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/configuration/manage-resources-containers/
+        resources:
+          limits:
+            cpu: 500m
+            memory: 128Mi
+          requests:
+            cpu: 10m
+            memory: 64Mi
+      serviceAccountName: controller-manager
+      terminationGracePeriodSeconds: 10
diff --git a/config/prometheus/kustomization.yaml b/config/prometheus/kustomization.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ed13716
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/prometheus/kustomization.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+resources:
+- monitor.yaml
diff --git a/config/prometheus/monitor.yaml b/config/prometheus/monitor.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6b9c71c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/prometheus/monitor.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+# Prometheus Monitor Service (Metrics)
+apiVersion: monitoring.coreos.com/v1
+kind: ServiceMonitor
+metadata:
+  labels:
+    control-plane: controller-manager
+    app.kubernetes.io/name: servicemonitor
+    app.kubernetes.io/instance: controller-manager-metrics-monitor
+    app.kubernetes.io/component: metrics
+    app.kubernetes.io/created-by: memcached-operator
+    app.kubernetes.io/part-of: memcached-operator
+    app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: kustomize
+  name: controller-manager-metrics-monitor
+  namespace: system
+spec:
+  endpoints:
+    - path: /metrics
+      port: https
+      scheme: https
+      bearerTokenFile: /var/run/secrets/kubernetes.io/serviceaccount/token
+      tlsConfig:
+        insecureSkipVerify: true
+  selector:
+    matchLabels:
+      control-plane: controller-manager
diff --git a/config/rbac/auth_proxy_client_clusterrole.yaml b/config/rbac/auth_proxy_client_clusterrole.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a2a3b44
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/rbac/auth_proxy_client_clusterrole.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
+kind: ClusterRole
+metadata:
+  labels:
+    app.kubernetes.io/name: clusterrole
+    app.kubernetes.io/instance: metrics-reader
+    app.kubernetes.io/component: kube-rbac-proxy
+    app.kubernetes.io/created-by: memcached-operator
+    app.kubernetes.io/part-of: memcached-operator
+    app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: kustomize
+  name: metrics-reader
+rules:
+- nonResourceURLs:
+  - "/metrics"
+  verbs:
+  - get
diff --git a/config/rbac/auth_proxy_role.yaml b/config/rbac/auth_proxy_role.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b7c9c6f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/rbac/auth_proxy_role.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
+kind: ClusterRole
+metadata:
+  labels:
+    app.kubernetes.io/name: clusterrole
+    app.kubernetes.io/instance: proxy-role
+    app.kubernetes.io/component: kube-rbac-proxy
+    app.kubernetes.io/created-by: memcached-operator
+    app.kubernetes.io/part-of: memcached-operator
+    app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: kustomize
+  name: proxy-role
+rules:
+- apiGroups:
+  - authentication.k8s.io
+  resources:
+  - tokenreviews
+  verbs:
+  - create
+- apiGroups:
+  - authorization.k8s.io
+  resources:
+  - subjectaccessreviews
+  verbs:
+  - create
diff --git a/config/rbac/auth_proxy_role_binding.yaml b/config/rbac/auth_proxy_role_binding.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a4a1a85
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/rbac/auth_proxy_role_binding.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
+kind: ClusterRoleBinding
+metadata:
+  labels:
+    app.kubernetes.io/name: clusterrolebinding
+    app.kubernetes.io/instance: proxy-rolebinding
+    app.kubernetes.io/component: kube-rbac-proxy
+    app.kubernetes.io/created-by: memcached-operator
+    app.kubernetes.io/part-of: memcached-operator
+    app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: kustomize
+  name: proxy-rolebinding
+roleRef:
+  apiGroup: rbac.authorization.k8s.io
+  kind: ClusterRole
+  name: proxy-role
+subjects:
+- kind: ServiceAccount
+  name: controller-manager
+  namespace: system
diff --git a/config/rbac/auth_proxy_service.yaml b/config/rbac/auth_proxy_service.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ecaef24
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/rbac/auth_proxy_service.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Service
+metadata:
+  labels:
+    control-plane: controller-manager
+    app.kubernetes.io/name: service
+    app.kubernetes.io/instance: controller-manager-metrics-service
+    app.kubernetes.io/component: kube-rbac-proxy
+    app.kubernetes.io/created-by: memcached-operator
+    app.kubernetes.io/part-of: memcached-operator
+    app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: kustomize
+  name: controller-manager-metrics-service
+  namespace: system
+spec:
+  ports:
+  - name: https
+    port: 8443
+    protocol: TCP
+    targetPort: https
+  selector:
+    control-plane: controller-manager
diff --git a/config/rbac/kustomization.yaml b/config/rbac/kustomization.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..731832a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/rbac/kustomization.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+resources:
+# All RBAC will be applied under this service account in
+# the deployment namespace. You may comment out this resource
+# if your manager will use a service account that exists at
+# runtime. Be sure to update RoleBinding and ClusterRoleBinding
+# subjects if changing service account names.
+- service_account.yaml
+- role.yaml
+- role_binding.yaml
+- leader_election_role.yaml
+- leader_election_role_binding.yaml
+# Comment the following 4 lines if you want to disable
+# the auth proxy (https://github.com/brancz/kube-rbac-proxy)
+# which protects your /metrics endpoint.
+- auth_proxy_service.yaml
+- auth_proxy_role.yaml
+- auth_proxy_role_binding.yaml
+- auth_proxy_client_clusterrole.yaml
diff --git a/config/rbac/leader_election_role.yaml b/config/rbac/leader_election_role.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ce7088e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/rbac/leader_election_role.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+# permissions to do leader election.
+apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
+kind: Role
+metadata:
+  labels:
+    app.kubernetes.io/name: role
+    app.kubernetes.io/instance: leader-election-role
+    app.kubernetes.io/component: rbac
+    app.kubernetes.io/created-by: memcached-operator
+    app.kubernetes.io/part-of: memcached-operator
+    app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: kustomize
+  name: leader-election-role
+rules:
+- apiGroups:
+  - ""
+  resources:
+  - configmaps
+  verbs:
+  - get
+  - list
+  - watch
+  - create
+  - update
+  - patch
+  - delete
+- apiGroups:
+  - coordination.k8s.io
+  resources:
+  - leases
+  verbs:
+  - get
+  - list
+  - watch
+  - create
+  - update
+  - patch
+  - delete
+- apiGroups:
+  - ""
+  resources:
+  - events
+  verbs:
+  - create
+  - patch
diff --git a/config/rbac/leader_election_role_binding.yaml b/config/rbac/leader_election_role_binding.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4ee27a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/rbac/leader_election_role_binding.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
+kind: RoleBinding
+metadata:
+  labels:
+    app.kubernetes.io/name: rolebinding
+    app.kubernetes.io/instance: leader-election-rolebinding
+    app.kubernetes.io/component: rbac
+    app.kubernetes.io/created-by: memcached-operator
+    app.kubernetes.io/part-of: memcached-operator
+    app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: kustomize
+  name: leader-election-rolebinding
+roleRef:
+  apiGroup: rbac.authorization.k8s.io
+  kind: Role
+  name: leader-election-role
+subjects:
+- kind: ServiceAccount
+  name: controller-manager
+  namespace: system
diff --git a/config/rbac/memcached_editor_role.yaml b/config/rbac/memcached_editor_role.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cbc4577
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/rbac/memcached_editor_role.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+# permissions for end users to edit memcacheds.
+apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
+kind: ClusterRole
+metadata:
+  labels:
+    app.kubernetes.io/name: clusterrole
+    app.kubernetes.io/instance: memcached-editor-role
+    app.kubernetes.io/component: rbac
+    app.kubernetes.io/created-by: memcached-operator
+    app.kubernetes.io/part-of: memcached-operator
+    app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: kustomize
+  name: memcached-editor-role
+rules:
+- apiGroups:
+  - cache.example.com
+  resources:
+  - memcacheds
+  verbs:
+  - create
+  - delete
+  - get
+  - list
+  - patch
+  - update
+  - watch
+- apiGroups:
+  - cache.example.com
+  resources:
+  - memcacheds/status
+  verbs:
+  - get
diff --git a/config/rbac/memcached_viewer_role.yaml b/config/rbac/memcached_viewer_role.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b8977ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/rbac/memcached_viewer_role.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+# permissions for end users to view memcacheds.
+apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
+kind: ClusterRole
+metadata:
+  labels:
+    app.kubernetes.io/name: clusterrole
+    app.kubernetes.io/instance: memcached-viewer-role
+    app.kubernetes.io/component: rbac
+    app.kubernetes.io/created-by: memcached-operator
+    app.kubernetes.io/part-of: memcached-operator
+    app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: kustomize
+  name: memcached-viewer-role
+rules:
+- apiGroups:
+  - cache.example.com
+  resources:
+  - memcacheds
+  verbs:
+  - get
+  - list
+  - watch
+- apiGroups:
+  - cache.example.com
+  resources:
+  - memcacheds/status
+  verbs:
+  - get
diff --git a/config/rbac/role.yaml b/config/rbac/role.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1e4162f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/rbac/role.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+---
+apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
+kind: ClusterRole
+metadata:
+  name: manager-role
+rules:
+- apiGroups:
+  - apps
+  resources:
+  - deployments
+  verbs:
+  - create
+  - delete
+  - get
+  - list
+  - patch
+  - update
+  - watch
+- apiGroups:
+  - cache.example.com
+  resources:
+  - memcacheds
+  verbs:
+  - create
+  - delete
+  - get
+  - list
+  - patch
+  - update
+  - watch
+- apiGroups:
+  - cache.example.com
+  resources:
+  - memcacheds/finalizers
+  verbs:
+  - update
+- apiGroups:
+  - cache.example.com
+  resources:
+  - memcacheds/status
+  verbs:
+  - get
+  - patch
+  - update
+- apiGroups:
+  - ""
+  resources:
+  - events
+  verbs:
+  - create
+  - patch
+- apiGroups:
+  - ""
+  resources:
+  - pods
+  verbs:
+  - get
+  - list
+  - watch
diff --git a/config/rbac/role_binding.yaml b/config/rbac/role_binding.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cc2b714
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/rbac/role_binding.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
+kind: ClusterRoleBinding
+metadata:
+  labels:
+    app.kubernetes.io/name: clusterrolebinding
+    app.kubernetes.io/instance: manager-rolebinding
+    app.kubernetes.io/component: rbac
+    app.kubernetes.io/created-by: memcached-operator
+    app.kubernetes.io/part-of: memcached-operator
+    app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: kustomize
+  name: manager-rolebinding
+roleRef:
+  apiGroup: rbac.authorization.k8s.io
+  kind: ClusterRole
+  name: manager-role
+subjects:
+- kind: ServiceAccount
+  name: controller-manager
+  namespace: system
diff --git a/config/rbac/service_account.yaml b/config/rbac/service_account.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..242874a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/rbac/service_account.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: ServiceAccount
+metadata:
+  labels:
+    app.kubernetes.io/name: memcached-operator
+    app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: kustomize
+  name: controller-manager
+  namespace: system
diff --git a/config/samples/cache_v1alpha1_memcached.yaml b/config/samples/cache_v1alpha1_memcached.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e55de91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/samples/cache_v1alpha1_memcached.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+apiVersion: cache.example.com/v1alpha1
+kind: Memcached
+metadata:
+  name: memcached-sample
+spec:
+  # TODO(user): edit the following value to ensure the number
+  # of Pods/Instances your Operand must have on cluster
+  size: 1
+
+  # TODO(user): edit the following value to ensure the container has the right port to be initialized
+  containerPort: 11211
diff --git a/config/samples/kustomization.yaml b/config/samples/kustomization.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..89d9111
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/samples/kustomization.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+## Append samples of your project ##
+resources:
+- cache_v1alpha1_memcached.yaml
+#+kubebuilder:scaffold:manifestskustomizesamples
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..be6c18c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+module github.com/gfulton/memchached-operator
+
+go 1.21
+
+require (
+	github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2 v2.14.0
+	github.com/onsi/gomega v1.30.0
+	k8s.io/api v0.29.0
+	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.29.0
+	k8s.io/client-go v0.29.0
+	sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime v0.17.2
+)
+
+require (
+	github.com/beorn7/perks v1.0.1 // indirect
+	github.com/cespare/xxhash/v2 v2.2.0 // indirect
+	github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 // indirect
+	github.com/emicklei/go-restful/v3 v3.11.0 // indirect
+	github.com/evanphx/json-patch/v5 v5.8.0 // indirect
+	github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.7.0 // indirect
+	github.com/go-logr/logr v1.4.1 // indirect
+	github.com/go-logr/zapr v1.3.0 // indirect
+	github.com/go-openapi/jsonpointer v0.19.6 // indirect
+	github.com/go-openapi/jsonreference v0.20.2 // indirect
+	github.com/go-openapi/swag v0.22.3 // indirect
+	github.com/go-task/slim-sprig v0.0.0-20230315185526-52ccab3ef572 // indirect
+	github.com/gogo/protobuf v1.3.2 // indirect
+	github.com/golang/groupcache v0.0.0-20210331224755-41bb18bfe9da // indirect
+	github.com/golang/protobuf v1.5.3 // indirect
+	github.com/google/gnostic-models v0.6.8 // indirect
+	github.com/google/go-cmp v0.6.0 // indirect
+	github.com/google/gofuzz v1.2.0 // indirect
+	github.com/google/pprof v0.0.0-20210720184732-4bb14d4b1be1 // indirect
+	github.com/google/uuid v1.3.0 // indirect
+	github.com/imdario/mergo v0.3.6 // indirect
+	github.com/josharian/intern v1.0.0 // indirect
+	github.com/json-iterator/go v1.1.12 // indirect
+	github.com/mailru/easyjson v0.7.7 // indirect
+	github.com/matttproud/golang_protobuf_extensions/v2 v2.0.0 // indirect
+	github.com/modern-go/concurrent v0.0.0-20180306012644-bacd9c7ef1dd // indirect
+	github.com/modern-go/reflect2 v1.0.2 // indirect
+	github.com/munnerz/goautoneg v0.0.0-20191010083416-a7dc8b61c822 // indirect
+	github.com/pkg/errors v0.9.1 // indirect
+	github.com/prometheus/client_golang v1.18.0 // indirect
+	github.com/prometheus/client_model v0.5.0 // indirect
+	github.com/prometheus/common v0.45.0 // indirect
+	github.com/prometheus/procfs v0.12.0 // indirect
+	github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.5 // indirect
+	go.uber.org/multierr v1.11.0 // indirect
+	go.uber.org/zap v1.26.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/exp v0.0.0-20220722155223-a9213eeb770e // indirect
+	golang.org/x/net v0.19.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/oauth2 v0.12.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/sys v0.16.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/term v0.15.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/text v0.14.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/time v0.3.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/tools v0.16.1 // indirect
+	gomodules.xyz/jsonpatch/v2 v2.4.0 // indirect
+	google.golang.org/appengine v1.6.7 // indirect
+	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.31.0 // indirect
+	gopkg.in/inf.v0 v0.9.1 // indirect
+	gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.4.0 // indirect
+	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 // indirect
+	k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver v0.29.0 // indirect
+	k8s.io/component-base v0.29.0 // indirect
+	k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.110.1 // indirect
+	k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20231010175941-2dd684a91f00 // indirect
+	k8s.io/utils v0.0.0-20230726121419-3b25d923346b // indirect
+	sigs.k8s.io/json v0.0.0-20221116044647-bc3834ca7abd // indirect
+	sigs.k8s.io/structured-merge-diff/v4 v4.4.1 // indirect
+	sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.4.0 // indirect
+)
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6963f89
--- /dev/null
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -0,0 +1,205 @@
+github.com/beorn7/perks v1.0.1 h1:VlbKKnNfV8bJzeqoa4cOKqO6bYr3WgKZxO8Z16+hsOM=
+github.com/beorn7/perks v1.0.1/go.mod h1:G2ZrVWU2WbWT9wwq4/hrbKbnv/1ERSJQ0ibhJ6rlkpw=
+github.com/cespare/xxhash/v2 v2.2.0 h1:DC2CZ1Ep5Y4k3ZQ899DldepgrayRUGE6BBZ/cd9Cj44=
+github.com/cespare/xxhash/v2 v2.2.0/go.mod h1:VGX0DQ3Q6kWi7AoAeZDth3/j3BFtOZR5XLFGgcrjCOs=
+github.com/chzyer/logex v1.1.10/go.mod h1:+Ywpsq7O8HXn0nuIou7OrIPyXbp3wmkHB+jjWRnGsAI=
+github.com/chzyer/readline v0.0.0-20180603132655-2972be24d48e/go.mod h1:nSuG5e5PlCu98SY8svDHJxuZscDgtXS6KTTbou5AhLI=
+github.com/chzyer/test v0.0.0-20180213035817-a1ea475d72b1/go.mod h1:Q3SI9o4m/ZMnBNeIyt5eFwwo7qiLfzFZmjNmxjkiQlU=
+github.com/creack/pty v1.1.9/go.mod h1:oKZEueFk5CKHvIhNR5MUki03XCEU+Q6VDXinZuGJ33E=
+github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.0/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
+github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 h1:vj9j/u1bqnvCEfJOwUhtlOARqs3+rkHYY13jYWTU97c=
+github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
+github.com/emicklei/go-restful/v3 v3.11.0 h1:rAQeMHw1c7zTmncogyy8VvRZwtkmkZ4FxERmMY4rD+g=
+github.com/emicklei/go-restful/v3 v3.11.0/go.mod h1:6n3XBCmQQb25CM2LCACGz8ukIrRry+4bhvbpWn3mrbc=
+github.com/evanphx/json-patch v4.12.0+incompatible h1:4onqiflcdA9EOZ4RxV643DvftH5pOlLGNtQ5lPWQu84=
+github.com/evanphx/json-patch v4.12.0+incompatible/go.mod h1:50XU6AFN0ol/bzJsmQLiYLvXMP4fmwYFNcr97nuDLSk=
+github.com/evanphx/json-patch/v5 v5.8.0 h1:lRj6N9Nci7MvzrXuX6HFzU8XjmhPiXPlsKEy1u0KQro=
+github.com/evanphx/json-patch/v5 v5.8.0/go.mod h1:VNkHZ/282BpEyt/tObQO8s5CMPmYYq14uClGH4abBuQ=
+github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.7.0 h1:8JEhPFa5W2WU7YfeZzPNqzMP6Lwt7L2715Ggo0nosvA=
+github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.7.0/go.mod h1:40Bi/Hjc2AVfZrqy+aj+yEI+/bRxZnMJyTJwOpGvigM=
+github.com/go-logr/logr v1.3.0/go.mod h1:9T104GzyrTigFIr8wt5mBrctHMim0Nb2HLGrmQ40KvY=
+github.com/go-logr/logr v1.4.1 h1:pKouT5E8xu9zeFC39JXRDukb6JFQPXM5p5I91188VAQ=
+github.com/go-logr/logr v1.4.1/go.mod h1:9T104GzyrTigFIr8wt5mBrctHMim0Nb2HLGrmQ40KvY=
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diff --git a/hack/boilerplate.go.txt b/hack/boilerplate.go.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ff72ff2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hack/boilerplate.go.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2024.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/internal/controller/memcached_controller.go b/internal/controller/memcached_controller.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ffa657d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/controller/memcached_controller.go
@@ -0,0 +1,437 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2024.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package controller
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"strings"
+	"time"
+
+	appsv1 "k8s.io/api/apps/v1"
+	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	apierrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/meta"
+	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/record"
+	ctrl "sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/controller/controllerutil"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/log"
+
+	cachev1alpha1 "github.com/gfulton/memchached-operator/api/v1alpha1"
+)
+
+const memcachedFinalizer = "cache.example.com/finalizer"
+
+// Definitions to manage status conditions
+const (
+	// typeAvailableMemcached represents the status of the Deployment reconciliation
+	typeAvailableMemcached = "Available"
+	// typeDegradedMemcached represents the status used when the custom resource is deleted and the finalizer operations are yet to occur.
+	typeDegradedMemcached = "Degraded"
+)
+
+// MemcachedReconciler reconciles a Memcached object
+type MemcachedReconciler struct {
+	client.Client
+	Scheme   *runtime.Scheme
+	Recorder record.EventRecorder
+}
+
+// The following markers are used to generate the rules permissions (RBAC) on config/rbac using controller-gen
+// when the command <make manifests> is executed.
+// To know more about markers see: https://book.kubebuilder.io/reference/markers.html
+
+//+kubebuilder:rbac:groups=cache.example.com,resources=memcacheds,verbs=get;list;watch;create;update;patch;delete
+//+kubebuilder:rbac:groups=cache.example.com,resources=memcacheds/status,verbs=get;update;patch
+//+kubebuilder:rbac:groups=cache.example.com,resources=memcacheds/finalizers,verbs=update
+//+kubebuilder:rbac:groups=core,resources=events,verbs=create;patch
+//+kubebuilder:rbac:groups=apps,resources=deployments,verbs=get;list;watch;create;update;patch;delete
+//+kubebuilder:rbac:groups=core,resources=pods,verbs=get;list;watch
+
+// Reconcile is part of the main kubernetes reconciliation loop which aims to
+// move the current state of the cluster closer to the desired state.
+// It is essential for the controller's reconciliation loop to be idempotent. By following the Operator
+// pattern you will create Controllers which provide a reconcile function
+// responsible for synchronizing resources until the desired state is reached on the cluster.
+// Breaking this recommendation goes against the design principles of controller-runtime.
+// and may lead to unforeseen consequences such as resources becoming stuck and requiring manual intervention.
+// For further info:
+// - About Operator Pattern: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/extend-kubernetes/operator/
+// - About Controllers: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/architecture/controller/
+// - https://pkg.go.dev/sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime@v0.17.2/pkg/reconcile
+func (r *MemcachedReconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req ctrl.Request) (ctrl.Result, error) {
+	log := log.FromContext(ctx)
+
+	// Fetch the Memcached instance
+	// The purpose is check if the Custom Resource for the Kind Memcached
+	// is applied on the cluster if not we return nil to stop the reconciliation
+	memcached := &cachev1alpha1.Memcached{}
+	err := r.Get(ctx, req.NamespacedName, memcached)
+	if err != nil {
+		if apierrors.IsNotFound(err) {
+			// If the custom resource is not found then it usually means that it was deleted or not created
+			// In this way, we will stop the reconciliation
+			log.Info("memcached resource not found. Ignoring since object must be deleted")
+			return ctrl.Result{}, nil
+		}
+		// Error reading the object - requeue the request.
+		log.Error(err, "Failed to get memcached")
+		return ctrl.Result{}, err
+	}
+
+	// Let's just set the status as Unknown when no status is available
+	if memcached.Status.Conditions == nil || len(memcached.Status.Conditions) == 0 {
+		meta.SetStatusCondition(&memcached.Status.Conditions, metav1.Condition{Type: typeAvailableMemcached, Status: metav1.ConditionUnknown, Reason: "Reconciling", Message: "Starting reconciliation"})
+		if err = r.Status().Update(ctx, memcached); err != nil {
+			log.Error(err, "Failed to update Memcached status")
+			return ctrl.Result{}, err
+		}
+
+		// Let's re-fetch the memcached Custom Resource after updating the status
+		// so that we have the latest state of the resource on the cluster and we will avoid
+		// raising the error "the object has been modified, please apply
+		// your changes to the latest version and try again" which would re-trigger the reconciliation
+		// if we try to update it again in the following operations
+		if err := r.Get(ctx, req.NamespacedName, memcached); err != nil {
+			log.Error(err, "Failed to re-fetch memcached")
+			return ctrl.Result{}, err
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Let's add a finalizer. Then, we can define some operations which should
+	// occur before the custom resource is deleted.
+	// More info: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/overview/working-with-objects/finalizers
+	if !controllerutil.ContainsFinalizer(memcached, memcachedFinalizer) {
+		log.Info("Adding Finalizer for Memcached")
+		if ok := controllerutil.AddFinalizer(memcached, memcachedFinalizer); !ok {
+			log.Error(err, "Failed to add finalizer into the custom resource")
+			return ctrl.Result{Requeue: true}, nil
+		}
+
+		if err = r.Update(ctx, memcached); err != nil {
+			log.Error(err, "Failed to update custom resource to add finalizer")
+			return ctrl.Result{}, err
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Check if the Memcached instance is marked to be deleted, which is
+	// indicated by the deletion timestamp being set.
+	isMemcachedMarkedToBeDeleted := memcached.GetDeletionTimestamp() != nil
+	if isMemcachedMarkedToBeDeleted {
+		if controllerutil.ContainsFinalizer(memcached, memcachedFinalizer) {
+			log.Info("Performing Finalizer Operations for Memcached before delete CR")
+
+			// Let's add here a status "Downgrade" to reflect that this resource began its process to be terminated.
+			meta.SetStatusCondition(&memcached.Status.Conditions, metav1.Condition{Type: typeDegradedMemcached,
+				Status: metav1.ConditionUnknown, Reason: "Finalizing",
+				Message: fmt.Sprintf("Performing finalizer operations for the custom resource: %s ", memcached.Name)})
+
+			if err := r.Status().Update(ctx, memcached); err != nil {
+				log.Error(err, "Failed to update Memcached status")
+				return ctrl.Result{}, err
+			}
+
+			// Perform all operations required before removing the finalizer and allow
+			// the Kubernetes API to remove the custom resource.
+			r.doFinalizerOperationsForMemcached(memcached)
+
+			// TODO(user): If you add operations to the doFinalizerOperationsForMemcached method
+			// then you need to ensure that all worked fine before deleting and updating the Downgrade status
+			// otherwise, you should requeue here.
+
+			// Re-fetch the memcached Custom Resource before updating the status
+			// so that we have the latest state of the resource on the cluster and we will avoid
+			// raising the error "the object has been modified, please apply
+			// your changes to the latest version and try again" which would re-trigger the reconciliation
+			if err := r.Get(ctx, req.NamespacedName, memcached); err != nil {
+				log.Error(err, "Failed to re-fetch memcached")
+				return ctrl.Result{}, err
+			}
+
+			meta.SetStatusCondition(&memcached.Status.Conditions, metav1.Condition{Type: typeDegradedMemcached,
+				Status: metav1.ConditionTrue, Reason: "Finalizing",
+				Message: fmt.Sprintf("Finalizer operations for custom resource %s name were successfully accomplished", memcached.Name)})
+
+			if err := r.Status().Update(ctx, memcached); err != nil {
+				log.Error(err, "Failed to update Memcached status")
+				return ctrl.Result{}, err
+			}
+
+			log.Info("Removing Finalizer for Memcached after successfully perform the operations")
+			if ok := controllerutil.RemoveFinalizer(memcached, memcachedFinalizer); !ok {
+				log.Error(err, "Failed to remove finalizer for Memcached")
+				return ctrl.Result{Requeue: true}, nil
+			}
+
+			if err := r.Update(ctx, memcached); err != nil {
+				log.Error(err, "Failed to remove finalizer for Memcached")
+				return ctrl.Result{}, err
+			}
+		}
+		return ctrl.Result{}, nil
+	}
+
+	// Check if the deployment already exists, if not create a new one
+	found := &appsv1.Deployment{}
+	err = r.Get(ctx, types.NamespacedName{Name: memcached.Name, Namespace: memcached.Namespace}, found)
+	if err != nil && apierrors.IsNotFound(err) {
+		// Define a new deployment
+		dep, err := r.deploymentForMemcached(memcached)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Error(err, "Failed to define new Deployment resource for Memcached")
+
+			// The following implementation will update the status
+			meta.SetStatusCondition(&memcached.Status.Conditions, metav1.Condition{Type: typeAvailableMemcached,
+				Status: metav1.ConditionFalse, Reason: "Reconciling",
+				Message: fmt.Sprintf("Failed to create Deployment for the custom resource (%s): (%s)", memcached.Name, err)})
+
+			if err := r.Status().Update(ctx, memcached); err != nil {
+				log.Error(err, "Failed to update Memcached status")
+				return ctrl.Result{}, err
+			}
+
+			return ctrl.Result{}, err
+		}
+
+		log.Info("Creating a new Deployment",
+			"Deployment.Namespace", dep.Namespace, "Deployment.Name", dep.Name)
+		if err = r.Create(ctx, dep); err != nil {
+			log.Error(err, "Failed to create new Deployment",
+				"Deployment.Namespace", dep.Namespace, "Deployment.Name", dep.Name)
+			return ctrl.Result{}, err
+		}
+
+		// Deployment created successfully
+		// We will requeue the reconciliation so that we can ensure the state
+		// and move forward for the next operations
+		return ctrl.Result{RequeueAfter: time.Minute}, nil
+	} else if err != nil {
+		log.Error(err, "Failed to get Deployment")
+		// Let's return the error for the reconciliation be re-trigged again
+		return ctrl.Result{}, err
+	}
+
+	// The CRD API defines that the Memcached type have a MemcachedSpec.Size field
+	// to set the quantity of Deployment instances to the desired state on the cluster.
+	// Therefore, the following code will ensure the Deployment size is the same as defined
+	// via the Size spec of the Custom Resource which we are reconciling.
+	size := memcached.Spec.Size
+	if *found.Spec.Replicas != size {
+		found.Spec.Replicas = &size
+		if err = r.Update(ctx, found); err != nil {
+			log.Error(err, "Failed to update Deployment",
+				"Deployment.Namespace", found.Namespace, "Deployment.Name", found.Name)
+
+			// Re-fetch the memcached Custom Resource before updating the status
+			// so that we have the latest state of the resource on the cluster and we will avoid
+			// raising the error "the object has been modified, please apply
+			// your changes to the latest version and try again" which would re-trigger the reconciliation
+			if err := r.Get(ctx, req.NamespacedName, memcached); err != nil {
+				log.Error(err, "Failed to re-fetch memcached")
+				return ctrl.Result{}, err
+			}
+
+			// The following implementation will update the status
+			meta.SetStatusCondition(&memcached.Status.Conditions, metav1.Condition{Type: typeAvailableMemcached,
+				Status: metav1.ConditionFalse, Reason: "Resizing",
+				Message: fmt.Sprintf("Failed to update the size for the custom resource (%s): (%s)", memcached.Name, err)})
+
+			if err := r.Status().Update(ctx, memcached); err != nil {
+				log.Error(err, "Failed to update Memcached status")
+				return ctrl.Result{}, err
+			}
+
+			return ctrl.Result{}, err
+		}
+
+		// Now, that we update the size we want to requeue the reconciliation
+		// so that we can ensure that we have the latest state of the resource before
+		// update. Also, it will help ensure the desired state on the cluster
+		return ctrl.Result{Requeue: true}, nil
+	}
+
+	// The following implementation will update the status
+	meta.SetStatusCondition(&memcached.Status.Conditions, metav1.Condition{Type: typeAvailableMemcached,
+		Status: metav1.ConditionTrue, Reason: "Reconciling",
+		Message: fmt.Sprintf("Deployment for custom resource (%s) with %d replicas created successfully", memcached.Name, size)})
+
+	if err := r.Status().Update(ctx, memcached); err != nil {
+		log.Error(err, "Failed to update Memcached status")
+		return ctrl.Result{}, err
+	}
+
+	return ctrl.Result{}, nil
+}
+
+// finalizeMemcached will perform the required operations before delete the CR.
+func (r *MemcachedReconciler) doFinalizerOperationsForMemcached(cr *cachev1alpha1.Memcached) {
+	// TODO(user): Add the cleanup steps that the operator
+	// needs to do before the CR can be deleted. Examples
+	// of finalizers include performing backups and deleting
+	// resources that are not owned by this CR, like a PVC.
+
+	// Note: It is not recommended to use finalizers with the purpose of deleting resources which are
+	// created and managed in the reconciliation. These ones, such as the Deployment created on this reconcile,
+	// are defined as dependent of the custom resource. See that we use the method ctrl.SetControllerReference.
+	// to set the ownerRef which means that the Deployment will be deleted by the Kubernetes API.
+	// More info: https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/administer-cluster/use-cascading-deletion/
+
+	// The following implementation will raise an event
+	r.Recorder.Event(cr, "Warning", "Deleting",
+		fmt.Sprintf("Custom Resource %s is being deleted from the namespace %s",
+			cr.Name,
+			cr.Namespace))
+}
+
+// deploymentForMemcached returns a Memcached Deployment object
+func (r *MemcachedReconciler) deploymentForMemcached(
+	memcached *cachev1alpha1.Memcached) (*appsv1.Deployment, error) {
+	ls := labelsForMemcached(memcached.Name)
+	replicas := memcached.Spec.Size
+
+	// Get the Operand image
+	image, err := imageForMemcached()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	dep := &appsv1.Deployment{
+		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+			Name:      memcached.Name,
+			Namespace: memcached.Namespace,
+		},
+		Spec: appsv1.DeploymentSpec{
+			Replicas: &replicas,
+			Selector: &metav1.LabelSelector{
+				MatchLabels: ls,
+			},
+			Template: corev1.PodTemplateSpec{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Labels: ls,
+				},
+				Spec: corev1.PodSpec{
+					// TODO(user): Uncomment the following code to configure the nodeAffinity expression
+					// according to the platforms which are supported by your solution. It is considered
+					// best practice to support multiple architectures. build your manager image using the
+					// makefile target docker-buildx. Also, you can use docker manifest inspect <image>
+					// to check what are the platforms supported.
+					// More info: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/scheduling-eviction/assign-pod-node/#node-affinity
+					//Affinity: &corev1.Affinity{
+					//	NodeAffinity: &corev1.NodeAffinity{
+					//		RequiredDuringSchedulingIgnoredDuringExecution: &corev1.NodeSelector{
+					//			NodeSelectorTerms: []corev1.NodeSelectorTerm{
+					//				{
+					//					MatchExpressions: []corev1.NodeSelectorRequirement{
+					//						{
+					//							Key:      "kubernetes.io/arch",
+					//							Operator: "In",
+					//							Values:   []string{"amd64", "arm64", "ppc64le", "s390x"},
+					//						},
+					//						{
+					//							Key:      "kubernetes.io/os",
+					//							Operator: "In",
+					//							Values:   []string{"linux"},
+					//						},
+					//					},
+					//				},
+					//			},
+					//		},
+					//	},
+					//},
+					SecurityContext: &corev1.PodSecurityContext{
+						RunAsNonRoot: &[]bool{true}[0],
+						// IMPORTANT: seccomProfile was introduced with Kubernetes 1.19
+						// If you are looking for to produce solutions to be supported
+						// on lower versions you must remove this option.
+						SeccompProfile: &corev1.SeccompProfile{
+							Type: corev1.SeccompProfileTypeRuntimeDefault,
+						},
+					},
+					Containers: []corev1.Container{{
+						Image:           image,
+						Name:            "memcached",
+						ImagePullPolicy: corev1.PullIfNotPresent,
+						// Ensure restrictive context for the container
+						// More info: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/security/pod-security-standards/#restricted
+						SecurityContext: &corev1.SecurityContext{
+							RunAsNonRoot:             &[]bool{true}[0],
+							RunAsUser:                &[]int64{1001}[0],
+							AllowPrivilegeEscalation: &[]bool{false}[0],
+							Capabilities: &corev1.Capabilities{
+								Drop: []corev1.Capability{
+									"ALL",
+								},
+							},
+						},
+						Ports: []corev1.ContainerPort{{
+							ContainerPort: memcached.Spec.ContainerPort,
+							Name:          "memcached",
+						}},
+						Command: []string{"memcached", "-m=64", "-o", "modern", "-v"},
+					}},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	// Set the ownerRef for the Deployment
+	// More info: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/overview/working-with-objects/owners-dependents/
+	if err := ctrl.SetControllerReference(memcached, dep, r.Scheme); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return dep, nil
+}
+
+// labelsForMemcached returns the labels for selecting the resources
+// More info: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/overview/working-with-objects/common-labels/
+func labelsForMemcached(name string) map[string]string {
+	var imageTag string
+	image, err := imageForMemcached()
+	if err == nil {
+		imageTag = strings.Split(image, ":")[1]
+	}
+	return map[string]string{"app.kubernetes.io/name": "memcached-operator",
+		"app.kubernetes.io/version":    imageTag,
+		"app.kubernetes.io/managed-by": "MemcachedController",
+	}
+}
+
+// imageForMemcached gets the Operand image which is managed by this controller
+// from the MEMCACHED_IMAGE environment variable defined in the config/manager/manager.yaml
+func imageForMemcached() (string, error) {
+	var imageEnvVar = "MEMCACHED_IMAGE"
+	image, found := os.LookupEnv(imageEnvVar)
+	if !found {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("Unable to find %s environment variable with the image", imageEnvVar)
+	}
+	return image, nil
+}
+
+// SetupWithManager sets up the controller with the Manager.
+// Note that the Deployment will be also watched in order to ensure its
+// desirable state on the cluster
+func (r *MemcachedReconciler) SetupWithManager(mgr ctrl.Manager) error {
+	return ctrl.NewControllerManagedBy(mgr).
+		For(&cachev1alpha1.Memcached{}).
+		Owns(&appsv1.Deployment{}).
+		Complete(r)
+}
diff --git a/internal/controller/memcached_controller_test.go b/internal/controller/memcached_controller_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..45983ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/controller/memcached_controller_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,154 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2024.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package controller
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"time"
+
+	//nolint:golint
+	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
+	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
+	appsv1 "k8s.io/api/apps/v1"
+	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
+	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/reconcile"
+
+	cachev1alpha1 "github.com/gfulton/memchached-operator/api/v1alpha1"
+)
+
+var _ = Describe("Memcached controller", func() {
+	Context("Memcached controller test", func() {
+
+		const MemcachedName = "test-memcached"
+
+		ctx := context.Background()
+
+		namespace := &corev1.Namespace{
+			ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+				Name:      MemcachedName,
+				Namespace: MemcachedName,
+			},
+		}
+
+		typeNamespaceName := types.NamespacedName{
+			Name:      MemcachedName,
+			Namespace: MemcachedName,
+		}
+		memcached := &cachev1alpha1.Memcached{}
+
+		BeforeEach(func() {
+			By("Creating the Namespace to perform the tests")
+			err := k8sClient.Create(ctx, namespace)
+			Expect(err).To(Not(HaveOccurred()))
+
+			By("Setting the Image ENV VAR which stores the Operand image")
+			err = os.Setenv("MEMCACHED_IMAGE", "example.com/image:test")
+			Expect(err).To(Not(HaveOccurred()))
+
+			By("creating the custom resource for the Kind Memcached")
+			err = k8sClient.Get(ctx, typeNamespaceName, memcached)
+			if err != nil && errors.IsNotFound(err) {
+				// Let's mock our custom resource at the same way that we would
+				// apply on the cluster the manifest under config/samples
+				memcached := &cachev1alpha1.Memcached{
+					ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+						Name:      MemcachedName,
+						Namespace: namespace.Name,
+					},
+					Spec: cachev1alpha1.MemcachedSpec{
+						Size:          1,
+						ContainerPort: 11211,
+					},
+				}
+
+				err = k8sClient.Create(ctx, memcached)
+				Expect(err).To(Not(HaveOccurred()))
+			}
+		})
+
+		AfterEach(func() {
+			By("removing the custom resource for the Kind Memcached")
+			found := &cachev1alpha1.Memcached{}
+			err := k8sClient.Get(ctx, typeNamespaceName, found)
+			Expect(err).To(Not(HaveOccurred()))
+
+			Eventually(func() error {
+				return k8sClient.Delete(context.TODO(), found)
+			}, 2*time.Minute, time.Second).Should(Succeed())
+
+			// TODO(user): Attention if you improve this code by adding other context test you MUST
+			// be aware of the current delete namespace limitations.
+			// More info: https://book.kubebuilder.io/reference/envtest.html#testing-considerations
+			By("Deleting the Namespace to perform the tests")
+			_ = k8sClient.Delete(ctx, namespace)
+
+			By("Removing the Image ENV VAR which stores the Operand image")
+			_ = os.Unsetenv("MEMCACHED_IMAGE")
+		})
+
+		It("should successfully reconcile a custom resource for Memcached", func() {
+			By("Checking if the custom resource was successfully created")
+			Eventually(func() error {
+				found := &cachev1alpha1.Memcached{}
+				return k8sClient.Get(ctx, typeNamespaceName, found)
+			}, time.Minute, time.Second).Should(Succeed())
+
+			By("Reconciling the custom resource created")
+			memcachedReconciler := &MemcachedReconciler{
+				Client: k8sClient,
+				Scheme: k8sClient.Scheme(),
+			}
+
+			_, err := memcachedReconciler.Reconcile(ctx, reconcile.Request{
+				NamespacedName: typeNamespaceName,
+			})
+			Expect(err).To(Not(HaveOccurred()))
+
+			By("Checking if Deployment was successfully created in the reconciliation")
+			Eventually(func() error {
+				found := &appsv1.Deployment{}
+				return k8sClient.Get(ctx, typeNamespaceName, found)
+			}, time.Minute, time.Second).Should(Succeed())
+
+			By("Checking the latest Status Condition added to the Memcached instance")
+			Eventually(func() error {
+				if memcached.Status.Conditions != nil &&
+					len(memcached.Status.Conditions) != 0 {
+					latestStatusCondition := memcached.Status.Conditions[len(memcached.Status.Conditions)-1]
+					expectedLatestStatusCondition := metav1.Condition{
+						Type:   typeAvailableMemcached,
+						Status: metav1.ConditionTrue,
+						Reason: "Reconciling",
+						Message: fmt.Sprintf(
+							"Deployment for custom resource (%s) with %d replicas created successfully",
+							memcached.Name,
+							memcached.Spec.Size),
+					}
+					if latestStatusCondition != expectedLatestStatusCondition {
+						return fmt.Errorf("The latest status condition added to the Memcached instance is not as expected")
+					}
+				}
+				return nil
+			}, time.Minute, time.Second).Should(Succeed())
+		})
+	})
+})
diff --git a/internal/controller/suite_test.go b/internal/controller/suite_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..34e1115
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/controller/suite_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2024.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package controller
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"runtime"
+	"testing"
+
+	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
+	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
+
+	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/scheme"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/rest"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/envtest"
+	logf "sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/log"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/log/zap"
+
+	cachev1alpha1 "github.com/gfulton/memchached-operator/api/v1alpha1"
+	//+kubebuilder:scaffold:imports
+)
+
+// These tests use Ginkgo (BDD-style Go testing framework). Refer to
+// http://onsi.github.io/ginkgo/ to learn more about Ginkgo.
+
+var cfg *rest.Config
+var k8sClient client.Client
+var testEnv *envtest.Environment
+
+func TestControllers(t *testing.T) {
+	RegisterFailHandler(Fail)
+
+	RunSpecs(t, "Controller Suite")
+}
+
+var _ = BeforeSuite(func() {
+	logf.SetLogger(zap.New(zap.WriteTo(GinkgoWriter), zap.UseDevMode(true)))
+
+	By("bootstrapping test environment")
+	testEnv = &envtest.Environment{
+		CRDDirectoryPaths:     []string{filepath.Join("..", "..", "config", "crd", "bases")},
+		ErrorIfCRDPathMissing: true,
+
+		// The BinaryAssetsDirectory is only required if you want to run the tests directly
+		// without call the makefile target test. If not informed it will look for the
+		// default path defined in controller-runtime which is /usr/local/kubebuilder/.
+		// Note that you must have the required binaries setup under the bin directory to perform
+		// the tests directly. When we run make test it will be setup and used automatically.
+		BinaryAssetsDirectory: filepath.Join("..", "..", "bin", "k8s",
+			fmt.Sprintf("1.29.0-%s-%s", runtime.GOOS, runtime.GOARCH)),
+	}
+
+	var err error
+	// cfg is defined in this file globally.
+	cfg, err = testEnv.Start()
+	Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+	Expect(cfg).NotTo(BeNil())
+
+	err = cachev1alpha1.AddToScheme(scheme.Scheme)
+	Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+
+	//+kubebuilder:scaffold:scheme
+
+	k8sClient, err = client.New(cfg, client.Options{Scheme: scheme.Scheme})
+	Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+	Expect(k8sClient).NotTo(BeNil())
+
+})
+
+var _ = AfterSuite(func() {
+	By("tearing down the test environment")
+	err := testEnv.Stop()
+	Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+})
diff --git a/test/e2e/e2e_suite_test.go b/test/e2e/e2e_suite_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..df9eae0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/e2e/e2e_suite_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2024.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package e2e
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"testing"
+
+	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
+	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
+)
+
+// Run e2e tests using the Ginkgo runner.
+func TestE2E(t *testing.T) {
+	RegisterFailHandler(Fail)
+	fmt.Fprintf(GinkgoWriter, "Starting memcached-operator suite\n")
+	RunSpecs(t, "e2e suite")
+}
diff --git a/test/e2e/e2e_test.go b/test/e2e/e2e_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bf4de89
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/e2e/e2e_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,122 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2024.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package e2e
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"os/exec"
+	"time"
+
+	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
+	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
+
+	"github.com/gfulton/memchached-operator/test/utils"
+)
+
+const namespace = "memcached-operator-system"
+
+var _ = Describe("controller", Ordered, func() {
+	BeforeAll(func() {
+		By("installing prometheus operator")
+		Expect(utils.InstallPrometheusOperator()).To(Succeed())
+
+		By("installing the cert-manager")
+		Expect(utils.InstallCertManager()).To(Succeed())
+
+		By("creating manager namespace")
+		cmd := exec.Command("kubectl", "create", "ns", namespace)
+		_, _ = utils.Run(cmd)
+	})
+
+	AfterAll(func() {
+		By("uninstalling the Prometheus manager bundle")
+		utils.UninstallPrometheusOperator()
+
+		By("uninstalling the cert-manager bundle")
+		utils.UninstallCertManager()
+
+		By("removing manager namespace")
+		cmd := exec.Command("kubectl", "delete", "ns", namespace)
+		_, _ = utils.Run(cmd)
+	})
+
+	Context("Operator", func() {
+		It("should run successfully", func() {
+			var controllerPodName string
+			var err error
+
+			// projectimage stores the name of the image used in the example
+			var projectimage = "example.com/memcached-operator:v0.0.1"
+
+			By("building the manager(Operator) image")
+			cmd := exec.Command("make", "docker-build", fmt.Sprintf("IMG=%s", projectimage))
+			_, err = utils.Run(cmd)
+			ExpectWithOffset(1, err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+
+			By("loading the the manager(Operator) image on Kind")
+			err = utils.LoadImageToKindClusterWithName(projectimage)
+			ExpectWithOffset(1, err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+
+			By("installing CRDs")
+			cmd = exec.Command("make", "install")
+			_, err = utils.Run(cmd)
+			ExpectWithOffset(1, err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+
+			By("deploying the controller-manager")
+			cmd = exec.Command("make", "deploy", fmt.Sprintf("IMG=%s", projectimage))
+			_, err = utils.Run(cmd)
+			ExpectWithOffset(1, err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+
+			By("validating that the controller-manager pod is running as expected")
+			verifyControllerUp := func() error {
+				// Get pod name
+
+				cmd = exec.Command("kubectl", "get",
+					"pods", "-l", "control-plane=controller-manager",
+					"-o", "go-template={{ range .items }}"+
+						"{{ if not .metadata.deletionTimestamp }}"+
+						"{{ .metadata.name }}"+
+						"{{ \"\\n\" }}{{ end }}{{ end }}",
+					"-n", namespace,
+				)
+
+				podOutput, err := utils.Run(cmd)
+				ExpectWithOffset(2, err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+				podNames := utils.GetNonEmptyLines(string(podOutput))
+				if len(podNames) != 1 {
+					return fmt.Errorf("expect 1 controller pods running, but got %d", len(podNames))
+				}
+				controllerPodName = podNames[0]
+				ExpectWithOffset(2, controllerPodName).Should(ContainSubstring("controller-manager"))
+
+				// Validate pod status
+				cmd = exec.Command("kubectl", "get",
+					"pods", controllerPodName, "-o", "jsonpath={.status.phase}",
+					"-n", namespace,
+				)
+				status, err := utils.Run(cmd)
+				ExpectWithOffset(2, err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+				if string(status) != "Running" {
+					return fmt.Errorf("controller pod in %s status", status)
+				}
+				return nil
+			}
+			EventuallyWithOffset(1, verifyControllerUp, time.Minute, time.Second).Should(Succeed())
+
+		})
+	})
+})
diff --git a/test/utils/utils.go b/test/utils/utils.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7363aa5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/utils/utils.go
@@ -0,0 +1,140 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2024.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package utils
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"os/exec"
+	"strings"
+
+	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2" //nolint:golint,revive
+)
+
+const (
+	prometheusOperatorVersion = "v0.68.0"
+	prometheusOperatorURL     = "https://github.com/prometheus-operator/prometheus-operator/" +
+		"releases/download/%s/bundle.yaml"
+
+	certmanagerVersion = "v1.5.3"
+	certmanagerURLTmpl = "https://github.com/jetstack/cert-manager/releases/download/%s/cert-manager.yaml"
+)
+
+func warnError(err error) {
+	fmt.Fprintf(GinkgoWriter, "warning: %v\n", err)
+}
+
+// InstallPrometheusOperator installs the prometheus Operator to be used to export the enabled metrics.
+func InstallPrometheusOperator() error {
+	url := fmt.Sprintf(prometheusOperatorURL, prometheusOperatorVersion)
+	cmd := exec.Command("kubectl", "create", "-f", url)
+	_, err := Run(cmd)
+	return err
+}
+
+// Run executes the provided command within this context
+func Run(cmd *exec.Cmd) ([]byte, error) {
+	dir, _ := GetProjectDir()
+	cmd.Dir = dir
+
+	if err := os.Chdir(cmd.Dir); err != nil {
+		fmt.Fprintf(GinkgoWriter, "chdir dir: %s\n", err)
+	}
+
+	cmd.Env = append(os.Environ(), "GO111MODULE=on")
+	command := strings.Join(cmd.Args, " ")
+	fmt.Fprintf(GinkgoWriter, "running: %s\n", command)
+	output, err := cmd.CombinedOutput()
+	if err != nil {
+		return output, fmt.Errorf("%s failed with error: (%v) %s", command, err, string(output))
+	}
+
+	return output, nil
+}
+
+// UninstallPrometheusOperator uninstalls the prometheus
+func UninstallPrometheusOperator() {
+	url := fmt.Sprintf(prometheusOperatorURL, prometheusOperatorVersion)
+	cmd := exec.Command("kubectl", "delete", "-f", url)
+	if _, err := Run(cmd); err != nil {
+		warnError(err)
+	}
+}
+
+// UninstallCertManager uninstalls the cert manager
+func UninstallCertManager() {
+	url := fmt.Sprintf(certmanagerURLTmpl, certmanagerVersion)
+	cmd := exec.Command("kubectl", "delete", "-f", url)
+	if _, err := Run(cmd); err != nil {
+		warnError(err)
+	}
+}
+
+// InstallCertManager installs the cert manager bundle.
+func InstallCertManager() error {
+	url := fmt.Sprintf(certmanagerURLTmpl, certmanagerVersion)
+	cmd := exec.Command("kubectl", "apply", "-f", url)
+	if _, err := Run(cmd); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	// Wait for cert-manager-webhook to be ready, which can take time if cert-manager
+	// was re-installed after uninstalling on a cluster.
+	cmd = exec.Command("kubectl", "wait", "deployment.apps/cert-manager-webhook",
+		"--for", "condition=Available",
+		"--namespace", "cert-manager",
+		"--timeout", "5m",
+	)
+
+	_, err := Run(cmd)
+	return err
+}
+
+// LoadImageToKindCluster loads a local docker image to the kind cluster
+func LoadImageToKindClusterWithName(name string) error {
+	cluster := "kind"
+	if v, ok := os.LookupEnv("KIND_CLUSTER"); ok {
+		cluster = v
+	}
+	kindOptions := []string{"load", "docker-image", name, "--name", cluster}
+	cmd := exec.Command("kind", kindOptions...)
+	_, err := Run(cmd)
+	return err
+}
+
+// GetNonEmptyLines converts given command output string into individual objects
+// according to line breakers, and ignores the empty elements in it.
+func GetNonEmptyLines(output string) []string {
+	var res []string
+	elements := strings.Split(output, "\n")
+	for _, element := range elements {
+		if element != "" {
+			res = append(res, element)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return res
+}
+
+// GetProjectDir will return the directory where the project is
+func GetProjectDir() (string, error) {
+	wd, err := os.Getwd()
+	if err != nil {
+		return wd, err
+	}
+	wd = strings.Replace(wd, "/test/e2e", "", -1)
+	return wd, nil
+}