diff --git a/neon_diana_utils/helm_charts/backend/diana-backend/Chart.yaml b/neon_diana_utils/helm_charts/backend/diana-backend/Chart.yaml
index 1d2d2f59..9bdc7915 100644
--- a/neon_diana_utils/helm_charts/backend/diana-backend/Chart.yaml
+++ b/neon_diana_utils/helm_charts/backend/diana-backend/Chart.yaml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ type: application
 # This is the chart version. This version number should be incremented each time you make changes
 # to the chart and its templates, including the app version.
 # Versions are expected to follow Semantic Versioning (https://semver.org/)
-version: 0.1.25
+version: 0.1.26
 
 # This is the version number of the application being deployed. This version number should be
 # incremented each time you make changes to the application. Versions are not expected to
@@ -24,16 +24,16 @@ version: 0.1.25
 appVersion: "1.0.1a24"
 
 dependencies:
-# nginx needs to deploy to its own namespace
-#  - name: ingress-nginx
-#    version: 4.6.0
-#    repository: https://kubernetes.github.io/ingress-nginx
+  # nginx needs to deploy to its own namespace
+  #  - name: ingress-nginx
+  #    version: 4.6.0
+  #    repository: https://kubernetes.github.io/ingress-nginx
   - name: rabbitmq
     version: 11.13.0
     repository: https://charts.bitnami.com/bitnami
   - name: diana-http
-    version: 0.0.14
+    version: 0.0.15
     repository: file://../http-services
   - name: diana-mq
     version: 0.0.17
-    repository: file://../mq-services
\ No newline at end of file
+    repository: file://../mq-services
diff --git a/neon_diana_utils/helm_charts/backend/http-services/Chart.yaml b/neon_diana_utils/helm_charts/backend/http-services/Chart.yaml
index 2aea704f..ffd905ae 100644
--- a/neon_diana_utils/helm_charts/backend/http-services/Chart.yaml
+++ b/neon_diana_utils/helm_charts/backend/http-services/Chart.yaml
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ name: diana-http
 description: Deploy DIANA HTTP Services
 
 type: application
-version: 0.0.14
-appVersion: "1.0.1a24"
+version: 0.0.15
+appVersion: "1.0.1a23"
 dependencies:
   - name: libretranslate
     alias: libretranslate
@@ -42,7 +42,11 @@ dependencies:
     alias: stt-nemo
     version: 0.0.2
     repository: file://../../http/stt-nemo
+  - name: stt-fasterwhisper
+    alias: stt-fasterwhisper
+    version: 0.0.1
+    repository: file://../../http/stt-fasterwhisper
   - name: hana
     alias: endpoint-hana
     version: 0.0.1
-    repository: file://../../http/hana
\ No newline at end of file
+    repository: file://../../http/hana
diff --git a/neon_diana_utils/helm_charts/backend/http-services/values.yaml b/neon_diana_utils/helm_charts/backend/http-services/values.yaml
index 7504ce74..8cbf81f6 100644
--- a/neon_diana_utils/helm_charts/backend/http-services/values.yaml
+++ b/neon_diana_utils/helm_charts/backend/http-services/values.yaml
@@ -59,6 +59,11 @@ ww-snowboy:
   ingress:
     enabled: False
 #  image.tag:
+stt-fasterwhisper:
+  subdomain: &host_fasterwhisper fasterwhisper
+  servicePort: *default_port
+  ingress:
+    enabled: True
 
 ingress:
   enabled: True
@@ -96,4 +101,7 @@ ingress:
     - host: *host_snowboy
       serviceName: backend-snowboy
       servicePort: *default_port
-  extraRules: []
\ No newline at end of file
+    - host: *host_fasterwhisper
+      serviceName: backend-fasterwhisper
+      servicePort: *default_port
+  extraRules: []
diff --git a/neon_diana_utils/helm_charts/base/base-http/Chart.yaml b/neon_diana_utils/helm_charts/base/base-http/Chart.yaml
index ddcf5db5..835e5bba 100644
--- a/neon_diana_utils/helm_charts/base/base-http/Chart.yaml
+++ b/neon_diana_utils/helm_charts/base/base-http/Chart.yaml
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@ name: base-http
 description: Library chart for basic HTTP Services
 type: library
 
-version: 0.0.5
-appVersion: "1.0.1a24"
+version: 0.0.6
+appVersion: "1.0.1a23"
diff --git a/neon_diana_utils/helm_charts/base/base-http/templates/_deployment.tpl b/neon_diana_utils/helm_charts/base/base-http/templates/_deployment.tpl
index 4be4b027..9e89163a 100644
--- a/neon_diana_utils/helm_charts/base/base-http/templates/_deployment.tpl
+++ b/neon_diana_utils/helm_charts/base/base-http/templates/_deployment.tpl
@@ -28,10 +28,20 @@ spec:
             - name: {{ $fullName }}
               containerPort: {{ .Values.servicePort }}
               protocol: TCP
-          {{- if .Values.configSecret }}
+              {{- if .Values.env }}
+              env:
+                {{- range $key, $value := .Values.env }}
+                - name: {{ $key }}
+                  value: {{ $value | quote }}
+                {{- end }}
+              {{- end }}
+          {{- if .Values.configSecret || .Values.volumeMounts }}
           volumeMounts:
+          {{- if .Values.configSecret }}
             - mountPath: /config/neon
               name: config
+          {{- if .Values.volumeMounts }}
+          {{- toYaml $.Values.volumeMounts | nindent 12 -}}
           {{- if .Values.resources }}
           resources:
           {{- toYaml $.Values.resources | nindent 12 -}}
@@ -42,6 +52,9 @@ spec:
             sources:
               - secret:
                   name: {{ .Values.configSecret }}
+        {{- if .Values.volumes}}
+        {{- toYaml $.Values.volumes | nindent 8 -}}
+        {{- end }}
       {{- end }}
       restartPolicy: Always
 {{- end -}}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/neon_diana_utils/helm_charts/http/stt-fasterwhisper/.helmignore b/neon_diana_utils/helm_charts/http/stt-fasterwhisper/.helmignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0e8a0eb3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/neon_diana_utils/helm_charts/http/stt-fasterwhisper/.helmignore
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+# Patterns to ignore when building packages.
+# This supports shell glob matching, relative path matching, and
+# negation (prefixed with !). Only one pattern per line.
+.DS_Store
+# Common VCS dirs
+.git/
+.gitignore
+.bzr/
+.bzrignore
+.hg/
+.hgignore
+.svn/
+# Common backup files
+*.swp
+*.bak
+*.tmp
+*.orig
+*~
+# Various IDEs
+.project
+.idea/
+*.tmproj
+.vscode/
diff --git a/neon_diana_utils/helm_charts/http/stt-fasterwhisper/Chart.yaml b/neon_diana_utils/helm_charts/http/stt-fasterwhisper/Chart.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d8b0a6a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/neon_diana_utils/helm_charts/http/stt-fasterwhisper/Chart.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+apiVersion: v2
+name: stt-fasterwhisper
+description: Deploy a FasterWhisper STT Server
+
+type: application
+version: 0.0.1
+appVersion: "1.0.1a23"
+
+dependencies:
+  - name: base-http
+    version: 0.0.6
+    repository: file://../../base/base-http
diff --git a/neon_diana_utils/helm_charts/http/stt-fasterwhisper/templates/_helpers.tpl b/neon_diana_utils/helm_charts/http/stt-fasterwhisper/templates/_helpers.tpl
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ff825c9c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/neon_diana_utils/helm_charts/http/stt-fasterwhisper/templates/_helpers.tpl
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+{{/*
+Expand the name of the chart.
+*/}}
+{{- define "stt-fasterwhisper.name" -}}
+{{- default .Chart.Name .Values.nameOverride | trunc 63 | trimSuffix "-" }}
+{{- end }}
+
+{{/*
+Create a default fully qualified app name.
+We truncate at 63 chars because some Kubernetes name fields are limited to this (by the DNS naming spec).
+If release name contains chart name it will be used as a full name.
+*/}}
+{{- define "stt-fasterwhisper.fullname" -}}
+{{- if .Values.fullnameOverride }}
+{{- .Values.fullnameOverride | trunc 63 | trimSuffix "-" }}
+{{- else }}
+{{- $name := default .Chart.Name .Values.nameOverride }}
+{{- if contains $name .Release.Name }}
+{{- .Release.Name | trunc 63 | trimSuffix "-" }}
+{{- else }}
+{{- printf "%s-%s" .Release.Name $name | trunc 63 | trimSuffix "-" }}
+{{- end }}
+{{- end }}
+{{- end }}
+
+{{/*
+Create chart name and version as used by the chart label.
+*/}}
+{{- define "stt-fasterwhisper.chart" -}}
+{{- printf "%s-%s" .Chart.Name .Chart.Version | replace "+" "_" | trunc 63 | trimSuffix "-" }}
+{{- end }}
+
+{{/*
+Common labels
+*/}}
+{{- define "stt-fasterwhisper.labels" -}}
+helm.sh/chart: {{ include "stt-fasterwhisper.chart" . }}
+{{ include "stt-fasterwhisper.selectorLabels" . }}
+{{- if .Chart.AppVersion }}
+app.kubernetes.io/version: {{ .Chart.AppVersion | quote }}
+{{- end }}
+app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: {{ .Release.Service }}
+{{- end }}
+
+{{/*
+Selector labels
+*/}}
+{{- define "stt-fasterwhisper.selectorLabels" -}}
+app.kubernetes.io/name: {{ include "stt-fasterwhisper.name" . }}
+app.kubernetes.io/instance: {{ .Release.Name }}
+{{- end }}
+
+{{/*
+Create the name of the service account to use
+*/}}
+{{- define "stt-fasterwhisper.serviceAccountName" -}}
+{{- if .Values.serviceAccount.create }}
+{{- default (include "stt-fasterwhisper.fullname" .) .Values.serviceAccount.name }}
+{{- else }}
+{{- default "default" .Values.serviceAccount.name }}
+{{- end }}
+{{- end }}
diff --git a/neon_diana_utils/helm_charts/http/stt-fasterwhisper/templates/deployment.yaml b/neon_diana_utils/helm_charts/http/stt-fasterwhisper/templates/deployment.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a2446c4b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/neon_diana_utils/helm_charts/http/stt-fasterwhisper/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{{- include "base-http.deployment" .}}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/neon_diana_utils/helm_charts/http/stt-fasterwhisper/templates/ingress.yaml b/neon_diana_utils/helm_charts/http/stt-fasterwhisper/templates/ingress.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b7af14d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/neon_diana_utils/helm_charts/http/stt-fasterwhisper/templates/ingress.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{{- include "base-http.ingress" .}}
diff --git a/neon_diana_utils/helm_charts/http/stt-fasterwhisper/templates/service.yaml b/neon_diana_utils/helm_charts/http/stt-fasterwhisper/templates/service.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a3493c81
--- /dev/null
+++ b/neon_diana_utils/helm_charts/http/stt-fasterwhisper/templates/service.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{{- include "base-http.service" .}}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/neon_diana_utils/helm_charts/http/stt-fasterwhisper/templates/tests/test-connection.yaml b/neon_diana_utils/helm_charts/http/stt-fasterwhisper/templates/tests/test-connection.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4436ece4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/neon_diana_utils/helm_charts/http/stt-fasterwhisper/templates/tests/test-connection.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Pod
+metadata:
+  name: "{{ include "stt-fasterwhisper.fullname" . }}-test-connection"
+  labels:
+    {{- include "stt-fasterwhisper.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
+  annotations:
+    "helm.sh/hook": test
+spec:
+  containers:
+    - name: wget
+      image: busybox
+      command: ['wget']
+      args: ['{{ include "stt-fasterwhisper.fullname" . }}:{{ .Values.service.targetPort }}']
+  restartPolicy: Never
diff --git a/neon_diana_utils/helm_charts/http/stt-fasterwhisper/values.yaml b/neon_diana_utils/helm_charts/http/stt-fasterwhisper/values.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4cfdb6d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/neon_diana_utils/helm_charts/http/stt-fasterwhisper/values.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+# Default values for tts-coqui.
+# This is a YAML-formatted file.
+# Declare variables to be passed into your templates.
+
+serviceName: backend-fasterwhisper
+replicaCount: 1
+subdomain: fasterwhisper
+domain: diana.local
+servicePort: "8080"
+
+env:
+  OVOS_CONFIG_BASE_FOLDER: neon
+  OVOS_CONFIG_FILENAME: diana.yaml
+  XDG_CONFIG_HOME: /config
+image:
+  repository: docker.io/smartgic/ovos-stt-server-fasterwhisper
+  pullPolicy: Always
+  # Overrides the image tag whose default is the chart appVersion.
+  tag: alpha
+
+resources:
+  requests:
+    memory: "4Gi"
+    cpu: "2.0"
+
+service:
+  type: NodePort
+  targetPort: "8080"
+
+ingress:
+  enabled: true
+  className: nginx
+  annotations:
+    {}
+    # kubernetes.io/ingress.class: nginx
+    # kubernetes.io/tls-acme: "true"
+  hosts:
+    - paths:
+        - path: /
+          pathType: Prefix
+          backend:
+            service:
+  tls:
+    secretName: tls-letsencrypt-prod
+
+core:
+  fasterwhisperConfig:
+    stt:
+      module: ovos-stt-plugin-fasterwhisper
+      ovos-stt-plugin-fasterwhisper:
+        model: medium
+        cpu_threads: 4
+        gradio: true
diff --git a/neon_diana_utils/templates/backend/Chart.yaml b/neon_diana_utils/templates/backend/Chart.yaml
index 993770c8..7d545c94 100644
--- a/neon_diana_utils/templates/backend/Chart.yaml
+++ b/neon_diana_utils/templates/backend/Chart.yaml
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@ name: backend-deployment
 description: A Helm chart to deploy the Neon Diana backend
 
 type: application
-version: 1.0.0
+version: 1.1.0
 appVersion: "1.0.1a5"
 
 dependencies:
   - name: backend
-    version: 0.1.25
-    repository: https://neongeckocom.github.io/neon-diana-utils
\ No newline at end of file
+    version: 0.1.26
+    repository: https://neongeckocom.github.io/neon-diana-utils