diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 20c137c..19b698d 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
+FROM alpine:latest as certs
+RUN apk --update add ca-certificates
+
 FROM scratch
 COPY ./bin/ingress-controller .
+COPY --from=certs /etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt /etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt
 EXPOSE 80 443
 ENTRYPOINT ["/ingress-controller"]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/hack/test/example-ingress.yaml b/hack/test/example-ingress.yaml
index c016590..24c1aaa 100644
--- a/hack/test/example-ingress.yaml
+++ b/hack/test/example-ingress.yaml
@@ -2,9 +2,11 @@ apiVersion: extensions/v1beta1
 kind: Ingress
 metadata:
   name: example
+  annotations:
+    kubernetes.io/ingress.class: caddy
 spec:
   rules:
-  - host: hello-world.xyz
+  - host: caddy2.kubed.co
     http:
       paths:
       - path: /hello2
@@ -14,4 +16,4 @@ spec:
       - path: /hello
         backend:
           serviceName: example
-          servicePort: 8080
+          servicePort: 8080
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/hack/test/example-service.yaml b/hack/test/example-service.yaml
index 1c72429..9a55a4d 100644
--- a/hack/test/example-service.yaml
+++ b/hack/test/example-service.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ apiVersion: v1
 metadata:
   name: example
 spec:
-  type: NodePort
+  type: ClusterIP
   selector:
     app: example
   ports:
diff --git a/hack/test/example-service2.yaml b/hack/test/example-service2.yaml
index e90d464..c6e102d 100644
--- a/hack/test/example-service2.yaml
+++ b/hack/test/example-service2.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ apiVersion: v1
 metadata:
   name: example2
 spec:
-  type: NodePort
+  type: ClusterIP
   selector:
     app: example2
   ports:
diff --git a/internal/caddy/config.go b/internal/caddy/config.go
index 3a38690..2cb5cd4 100644
--- a/internal/caddy/config.go
+++ b/internal/caddy/config.go
@@ -3,22 +3,21 @@ package caddy
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
 
-	"bitbucket.org/lightcodelabs/caddy2"
+	"bitbucket.org/lightcodelabs/caddy2/modules/caddytls"
 )
 
 type serverRoute struct {
-	Matchers  map[string]json.RawMessage `json:"match"`
-	Apply     []map[string]string        `json:"apply"`
-	Respond   proxyConfig                `json:"respond"`
-	Exclusive bool                       `json:"exclusive"`
+	Matchers map[string]json.RawMessage `json:"match"`
+	Apply    []map[string]string        `json:"apply"`
+	Respond  proxyConfig                `json:"respond"`
 }
 
 type routeList []serverRoute
 
 type proxyConfig struct {
-	Module          string `json:"_module"`
-	LoadBalanceType string `json:"load_balance_type"`
-	Upstreams       []upstreamConfig
+	Module          string           `json:"responder"`
+	LoadBalanceType string           `json:"load_balance_type"`
+	Upstreams       []upstreamConfig `json:"upstreams"`
 }
 
 type upstreamConfig struct {
@@ -26,12 +25,13 @@ type upstreamConfig struct {
 }
 
 type httpServerConfig struct {
-	Listen            []string        `json:"listen"`
-	ReadTimeout       caddy2.Duration `json:"read_timeout"`
-	ReadHeaderTimeout caddy2.Duration `json:"read_header_timeout"`
-	HiddenFiles       []string        `json:"hidden_files"` // TODO:... experimenting with shared/common state
-	Routes            routeList       `json:"routes"`
-	Errors            httpErrorConfig `json:"errors"`
+	Listen           []string `json:"listen"`
+	ReadTimeout      string   `json:"read_timeout"`
+	DisableAutoHTTPS bool     `json:"disable_auto_https"`
+	// ReadHeaderTimeout caddy2.Duration `json:"read_header_timeout"`
+	// HiddenFiles []string  `json:"hidden_files"` // TODO:... experimenting with shared/common state
+	TLSConnPolicies caddytls.ConnectionPolicies `json:"tls_connection_policies"`
+	Routes          routeList                   `json:"routes"`
 }
 
 type httpErrorConfig struct {
@@ -46,23 +46,66 @@ type servers struct {
 	Servers serverConfig `json:"servers"`
 }
 
+type TLSConfig struct {
+	Module     string                    `json:"module"`
+	Automation caddytls.AutomationConfig `json:"automation"`
+}
+
 type httpServer struct {
-	HTTP servers `json:"http"`
+	TLS  TLSConfig `json:"tls"`
+	HTTP servers   `json:"http"`
+}
+
+// StorageValues represents the config for certmagic storage providers.
+type StorageValues struct {
+	Namespace string `json:"namespace"`
+}
+
+// Storage represents the certmagic storage configuration.
+type Storage struct {
+	System string `json:"system"`
+	StorageValues
 }
 
 // Config represents a caddy2 config file.
 type Config struct {
-	Modules httpServer `json:"modules"`
+	Storage Storage    `json:"storage"`
+	Modules httpServer `json:"apps"`
 }
 
 // NewConfig returns a plain slate caddy2 config file.
-func NewConfig() *Config {
+func NewConfig(namespace string) *Config {
+	// TODO :- get email from arguments to ingress controller
+	autoPolicyBytes := json.RawMessage(`{"module": "acme", "email": "navdgo@gmail.com"}`)
+
 	return &Config{
+		Storage: Storage{
+			System: "secret_store",
+			StorageValues: StorageValues{
+				Namespace: namespace,
+			},
+		},
 		Modules: httpServer{
+			TLS: TLSConfig{
+				Module: "acme",
+				Automation: caddytls.AutomationConfig{
+					Policies: []caddytls.AutomationPolicy{
+						caddytls.AutomationPolicy{
+							Hosts:      nil,
+							Management: autoPolicyBytes,
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
 			HTTP: servers{
 				Servers: serverConfig{
 					Server: httpServerConfig{
-						Listen: []string{":80", ":443"},
+						DisableAutoHTTPS: false, // TODO :- allow to be set from arguments to ingress controller
+						ReadTimeout:      "30s",
+						Listen:           []string{":80", ":443"},
+						TLSConnPolicies: caddytls.ConnectionPolicies{
+							&caddytls.ConnectionPolicy{},
+						},
 					},
 				},
 			},
diff --git a/internal/caddy/convert.go b/internal/caddy/convert.go
index 0fee5e6..78214e6 100644
--- a/internal/caddy/convert.go
+++ b/internal/caddy/convert.go
@@ -7,19 +7,24 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/api/extensions/v1beta1"
 )
 
-// ~~~~
-// TODO :-
-// when setting the upstream url we should should bypass kube-proxy and get the ip address of
-// the pod for the deployment we are proxying to so that we can proxy to that ip address port.
-// this is good for session affinity and increases performance (since we don't have to hit dns).
-// ~~~~
-
 // ConvertToCaddyConfig returns a new caddy routelist based off of ingresses managed by this controller.
-func ConvertToCaddyConfig(ings []*v1beta1.Ingress) ([]serverRoute, error) {
+func ConvertToCaddyConfig(ings []*v1beta1.Ingress) ([]serverRoute, []string, error) {
+	// ~~~~
+	// TODO :-
+	// when setting the upstream url we should should bypass kube-proxy and get the ip address of
+	// the pod for the deployment we are proxying to so that we can proxy to that ip address port.
+	// this is good for session affinity and increases performance (since we don't have to hit dns).
+	// ~~~~
+
+	// record hosts for tls policies
+	var hosts []string
+
 	// create a server route for each ingress route
 	var routes routeList
 	for _, ing := range ings {
 		for _, rule := range ing.Spec.Rules {
+			hosts = append(hosts, rule.Host)
+
 			for _, path := range rule.HTTP.Paths {
 				r := baseRoute(path.Backend.ServiceName)
 
@@ -32,20 +37,28 @@ func ConvertToCaddyConfig(ings []*v1beta1.Ingress) ([]serverRoute, error) {
 					"path": p,
 				}
 
+				// add logging middleware to all routes
+				r.Apply = []map[string]string{
+					map[string]string{
+						"file":       "access.log",
+						"middleware": "log",
+					},
+				}
+
 				routes = append(routes, r)
 			}
 		}
 	}
 
-	return routes, nil
+	return routes, hosts, nil
 }
 
 func baseRoute(upstream string) serverRoute {
 	return serverRoute{
 		Apply: []map[string]string{
 			map[string]string{
-				"_module": "log",
-				"file":    "access.log",
+				"middleware": "log",
+				"file":       "access.log",
 			},
 		},
 		Respond: proxyConfig{
diff --git a/internal/controller/action.go b/internal/controller/action.go
index 5e39fdf..9e4fc55 100644
--- a/internal/controller/action.go
+++ b/internal/controller/action.go
@@ -74,6 +74,9 @@ func (r ResourceAddedAction) handle(c *CaddyController) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	// js, _ := json.MarshalIndent(c.resourceStore.CaddyConfig, "", "  ")
+	// fmt.Printf("\n%v\n", string(js))
+
 	// ensure that ingress source is updated to point to this ingress controller's ip
 	err = c.syncStatus([]*v1beta1.Ingress{ing})
 	if err != nil {
@@ -129,13 +132,19 @@ func (r ResourceDeletedAction) handle(c *CaddyController) error {
 
 func updateConfig(c *CaddyController) error {
 	// update internal caddy config with new ingress info
-	serverRoutes, err := caddy.ConvertToCaddyConfig(c.resourceStore.Ingresses)
+	serverRoutes, hosts, err := caddy.ConvertToCaddyConfig(c.resourceStore.Ingresses)
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "converting ingress resources to caddy config")
 	}
 
 	if c.resourceStore.CaddyConfig != nil {
 		c.resourceStore.CaddyConfig.Modules.HTTP.Servers.Server.Routes = serverRoutes
+
+		// set tls policies
+		p := c.resourceStore.CaddyConfig.Modules.TLS.Automation.Policies
+		for i := range p {
+			p[i].Hosts = hosts
+		}
 	}
 
 	// reload caddy2 config with newConfig
diff --git a/internal/controller/controller.go b/internal/controller/controller.go
index 48f2323..4fe11c2 100644
--- a/internal/controller/controller.go
+++ b/internal/controller/controller.go
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@ package controller
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"net/http"
 	"os"
 	"time"
 
@@ -26,6 +28,8 @@ import (
 	_ "bitbucket.org/lightcodelabs/caddy2/modules/caddyhttp"
 	_ "bitbucket.org/lightcodelabs/caddy2/modules/caddyhttp/caddylog"
 	_ "bitbucket.org/lightcodelabs/caddy2/modules/caddyhttp/staticfiles"
+	"bitbucket.org/lightcodelabs/ingress/pkg/storage"
+	_ "bitbucket.org/lightcodelabs/ingress/pkg/storage"
 	_ "bitbucket.org/lightcodelabs/proxy"
 )
 
@@ -53,6 +57,12 @@ type CaddyController struct {
 
 // NewCaddyController returns an instance of the caddy ingress controller.
 func NewCaddyController(namespace string, kubeClient *kubernetes.Clientset, resource string, restClient rest.Interface) *CaddyController {
+	// TODO :- we should get the namespace of the ingress we are processing to store secrets
+	// Do this in the SecretStorage package
+	if namespace == "" {
+		namespace = "default"
+	}
+
 	controller := &CaddyController{
 		kubeClient:  kubeClient,
 		namespace:   namespace,
@@ -69,7 +79,7 @@ func NewCaddyController(namespace string, kubeClient *kubernetes.Clientset, reso
 
 	controller.indexer = indexer
 	controller.informer = informer
-	controller.resourceStore = store.NewStore(controller.kubeClient)
+	controller.resourceStore = store.NewStore(controller.kubeClient, namespace)
 
 	podInfo, err := pod.GetPodDetails(kubeClient)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -80,6 +90,24 @@ func NewCaddyController(namespace string, kubeClient *kubernetes.Clientset, reso
 	// attempt to do initial sync with ingresses
 	controller.syncQueue.Add(SyncStatusAction{})
 
+	// Register caddy cert storage module.
+	caddy2.RegisterModule(caddy2.Module{
+		Name: "caddy.storage.secret_store",
+		New: func() (interface{}, error) {
+			ss := &storage.SecretStorage{
+				Namespace:  namespace,
+				KubeClient: kubeClient,
+			}
+
+			return ss, nil
+		},
+	})
+
+	err = caddy2.StartAdmin("127.0.0.1:1234")
+	if err != nil {
+		klog.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
 	return controller
 }
 
@@ -101,12 +129,16 @@ func (c *CaddyController) reloadCaddy() error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	cfgReader := bytes.NewReader(j)
-	err = caddy2.Load(cfgReader)
+	// post to load endpoint
+	resp, err := http.Post("http://127.0.0.1:1234/load", "application/json", bytes.NewBuffer(j))
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
+		return errors.New("could not reload caddy config")
+	}
+
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/store/store.go b/internal/store/store.go
index 75b2eaa..2b5377f 100644
--- a/internal/store/store.go
+++ b/internal/store/store.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ type Store struct {
 
 // NewStore returns a new store that keeps track of ingresses and secrets. It will attempt to get
 // all current ingresses before returning.
-func NewStore(kubeClient *kubernetes.Clientset) *Store {
+func NewStore(kubeClient *kubernetes.Clientset, namespace string) *Store {
 	ingresses, err := kubeClient.ExtensionsV1beta1().Ingresses("").List(v1.ListOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
 		klog.Errorf("could not get existing ingresses in cluster")
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ func NewStore(kubeClient *kubernetes.Clientset) *Store {
 
 	s := &Store{
 		Ingresses:   []*v1beta1.Ingress{},
-		CaddyConfig: caddy.NewConfig(),
+		CaddyConfig: caddy.NewConfig(namespace),
 	}
 
 	for _, i := range ingresses.Items {
diff --git a/kubernetes/generated/clusterrole.yaml b/kubernetes/generated/clusterrole.yaml
index 235e499..c46b1fa 100644
--- a/kubernetes/generated/clusterrole.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/generated/clusterrole.yaml
@@ -1,30 +1,25 @@
 apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1beta1
 kind: ClusterRole
 metadata:
-  name: caddyingresscontroller-role
+  name: caddy-ingress-controller-role
 rules:
   - apiGroups:
       - ""
       - "extensions"
     resources:
       - ingresses
-      - routes
-      - extensions
       - ingresses/status
-    verbs:
-      - list
-      - get
-      - update
-      - patch
-      - watch
-      - delete
+      - secrets
+    verbs: ["*"]
   - apiGroups:
       - ""
     resources:
       - services
       - pods
       - nodes
+      - routes
+      - extensions
     verbs:
       - list
       - get
-      - watch
+      - watch
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/kubernetes/generated/clusterrolebinding.yaml b/kubernetes/generated/clusterrolebinding.yaml
index 56bcfc2..888380f 100644
--- a/kubernetes/generated/clusterrolebinding.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/generated/clusterrolebinding.yaml
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 kind: ClusterRoleBinding
 apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1beta1
 metadata:
-  name: caddyingresscontroller-role-binding
+  name: caddy-ingress-controller-role-binding
 roleRef:
   kind: ClusterRole
-  name: caddyingresscontroller-role
+  name: caddy-ingress-controller-role
   apiGroup: rbac.authorization.k8s.io
 subjects:
 - kind: ServiceAccount
-  name: caddyingresscontroller
+  name: caddy-ingress-controller
   namespace: default
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/kubernetes/generated/deployment.yaml b/kubernetes/generated/deployment.yaml
index 42205e4..259d996 100644
--- a/kubernetes/generated/deployment.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/generated/deployment.yaml
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 apiVersion: extensions/v1beta1
 kind: Deployment
 metadata:
-  name: caddyingresscontroller
+  name: caddy-ingress-controller
   labels:
-    app: caddyIngressController
-    chart: "caddyingresscontroller-v0.1.0"
+    app: caddy-ingress-controller
+    chart: "caddy-ingress-controller-v0.1.0"
     release: "release-name"
     heritage: "Tiller"
     version: v0.1.0
@@ -14,21 +14,22 @@ spec:
   revisionHistoryLimit: 2
   selector:
     matchLabels:
-      app: caddyIngressController
+      app: caddy-ingress-controller
       release: "release-name"
   template:
     metadata:
       labels:
-        app: caddyIngressController
-        chart: "caddyingresscontroller-v0.1.0"
+        app: caddy-ingress-controller
+        chart: "caddy-ingress-controller-v0.1.0"
         release: "release-name"
         heritage: "Tiller"
         version: v0.1.0
+
     spec:
-      serviceAccountName: caddyingresscontroller
+      serviceAccountName: caddy-ingress-controller
       containers:
-      - name: caddyingresscontroller
-        image: "caddy/ingresscontroller"
+      - name: caddy-ingress-controller
+        image: "gcr.io/danny-239313/ingresscontroller"
         imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
         securityContext:
           allowPrivilegeEscalation: true
@@ -43,10 +44,8 @@ spec:
         ports:
           - name: http
             containerPort: 80
-            hostPort: 80 # optional, required if running in minikube
           - name: https
             containerPort: 443
-            hostPort: 443 # optional, required if running in minikube
         env:
           - name: POD_NAME
             valueFrom:
diff --git a/kubernetes/generated/loadbalancer.yaml b/kubernetes/generated/loadbalancer.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6400518
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kubernetes/generated/loadbalancer.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Service
+metadata:
+  name: caddy-ingress-controller
+  labels:
+    app: caddy-ingress-controller
+spec:
+  ports:
+    - name: http
+      port: 80
+      protocol: TCP
+      targetPort: http
+    - name: https
+      port: 443
+      protocol: TCP
+      targetPort: https
+  selector:
+    app: caddy-ingress-controller
+  type: "LoadBalancer"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/kubernetes/generated/serviceaccount.yaml b/kubernetes/generated/serviceaccount.yaml
index 0a2ffea..3a1b5e1 100644
--- a/kubernetes/generated/serviceaccount.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/generated/serviceaccount.yaml
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: ServiceAccount
 metadata:
-  name: caddyingresscontroller
   labels:
-    app: caddyIngressController
-    chart: "caddyingresscontroller-v0.1.0"
+    app: caddy-ingress-controller
+    chart: "caddy-ingress-controller-v0.1.0"
     release: "release-name"
     heritage: "Tiller"
     version: v0.1.0
+
+  name: caddy-ingress-controller
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/kubernetes/helm/caddyingresscontroller/Chart.yaml b/kubernetes/helm/caddyingresscontroller/Chart.yaml
index 32a1591..d579f81 100644
--- a/kubernetes/helm/caddyingresscontroller/Chart.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/helm/caddyingresscontroller/Chart.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 apiVersion: v1
 description: A helm chart for the Caddy Kubernetes ingress controller
-name: caddyingresscontroller
+name: caddy-ingress-controller
 version: v0.1.0
diff --git a/kubernetes/helm/caddyingresscontroller/templates/clusterrole.yaml b/kubernetes/helm/caddyingresscontroller/templates/clusterrole.yaml
index 24c4c08..bd73759 100644
--- a/kubernetes/helm/caddyingresscontroller/templates/clusterrole.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/helm/caddyingresscontroller/templates/clusterrole.yaml
@@ -9,19 +9,17 @@ rules:
       - "extensions"
     resources:
       - ingresses
-      - routes
-    verbs:
-      - list
-      - get
-      - update
-      - patch
-      - watch
-      - delete
+      - ingresses/status
+      - secrets
+    verbs: ["*"]
   - apiGroups:
       - ""
     resources:
       - services
       - pods
+      - nodes
+      - routes
+      - extensions
     verbs:
       - list
       - get
diff --git a/kubernetes/helm/caddyingresscontroller/templates/deployment.yaml b/kubernetes/helm/caddyingresscontroller/templates/deployment.yaml
index 0eb9501..8282a7c 100644
--- a/kubernetes/helm/caddyingresscontroller/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/helm/caddyingresscontroller/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -28,10 +28,32 @@ spec:
 {{ toYaml .Values.caddyingresscontroller.deployment.labels | indent 8 }}
 {{- end }}
     spec:
+      serviceAccountName: {{ .Values.serviceAccountName }}
       containers:
-      - image: "{{ .Values.caddyingresscontroller.image.name }}:{{ .Values.caddyingresscontroller.image.tag }}"
+      - name: {{ .Values.name }}
+        image: "{{ .Values.caddyingresscontroller.image.name }}:{{ .Values.caddyingresscontroller.image.tag }}"
         imagePullPolicy: {{ .Values.caddyingresscontroller.image.pullPolicy }}
-        name: {{ .Values.name }}
+        securityContext:
+          allowPrivilegeEscalation: true
+          capabilities:
+            drop:
+              - ALL
+            add:
+              - NET_BIND_SERVICE
+          # www-data -> 33
+          runAsUser: 0
+          runAsGroup: 0
+        ports:
+          - name: http
+            containerPort: 80
+            {{- if .Values.minikube }}
+            hostPort: 80 # optional, required if running in minikube
+            {{- end }}
+          - name: https
+            containerPort: 443
+            {{- if .Values.minikube }}
+            hostPort: 443 # optional, required if running in minikube
+            {{- end }}
         env:
           - name: POD_NAME
             valueFrom:
@@ -44,5 +66,4 @@ spec:
         {{- if .Values.caddyingresscontroller.watchNamespace }}
           - name: KUBERNETES_NAMESPACE
             value: {{ .Values.caddyingresscontroller.watchNamespace | quote }}
-        {{- end }}
-      serviceAccountName: {{ .Values.serviceAccountName }}
\ No newline at end of file
+        {{- end }}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/kubernetes/helm/caddyingresscontroller/templates/loadbalancer.yaml b/kubernetes/helm/caddyingresscontroller/templates/loadbalancer.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6769c0f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kubernetes/helm/caddyingresscontroller/templates/loadbalancer.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+{{- if .Values.minikube }}
+# we don't need a loadbalancer for local deployment purposes
+{{ else }}
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Service
+metadata:
+  name: {{ .Values.name }}
+  labels:
+    app: {{ .Values.name }}
+spec:
+  ports:
+    - name: http
+      port: 80
+      protocol: TCP
+      targetPort: http
+    - name: https
+      port: 443
+      protocol: TCP
+      targetPort: https
+  selector:
+    app: {{ .Values.name }}
+  type: "LoadBalancer"
+{{- end }}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/kubernetes/helm/caddyingresscontroller/templates/role.yaml b/kubernetes/helm/caddyingresscontroller/templates/role.yaml
index d3742d0..405468d 100644
--- a/kubernetes/helm/caddyingresscontroller/templates/role.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/helm/caddyingresscontroller/templates/role.yaml
@@ -10,19 +10,17 @@ rules:
       - "extensions"
     resources:
       - ingresses
-      - routes
-    verbs:
-      - list
-      - get
-      - update
-      - patch
-      - watch
-      - delete
+      - ingresses/status
+      - secrets
+    verbs: ["*"]
   - apiGroups:
       - ""
     resources:
       - services
       - pods
+      - nodes
+      - routes
+      - extensions
     verbs:
       - list
       - get
diff --git a/kubernetes/helm/caddyingresscontroller/values.yaml b/kubernetes/helm/caddyingresscontroller/values.yaml
index 69c13e1..1843786 100644
--- a/kubernetes/helm/caddyingresscontroller/values.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/helm/caddyingresscontroller/values.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
-# Default values for caddyingresscontroller.
-# This is a YAML-formatted file.
-# Declare variables to be passed into your templates.
-
+# Default values for the caddy ingress controller.
 kubernetes:
   host: https://kubernetes.default
 
@@ -24,11 +21,12 @@ caddyingresscontroller:
       version: "v0.1.0"
     # The name of the ServiceAccount to use.
     # If not set and create is true, a name is generated using the fullname template
-    name: caddyIngressController
+    name: caddy-ingress-controller
   image:
-    name: caddy/ingresscontroller
+    name: "gcr.io/danny-239313/ingresscontroller"
     tag: "v0.1.0"
     pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
 
-name: "caddyingresscontroller"
-serviceAccountName: "caddyingresscontroller"
\ No newline at end of file
+name: "caddy-ingress-controller"
+serviceAccountName: "caddy-ingress-controller"
+minikube: false
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pkg/storage/storage.go b/pkg/storage/storage.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0abfb33
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/storage/storage.go
@@ -0,0 +1,147 @@
+package storage
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"regexp"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/mholt/certmagic"
+	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
+	"k8s.io/klog"
+)
+
+// matchLabels are attached to each resource so that they can be found in the future.
+var matchLabels = map[string]string{
+	"manager": "caddy",
+}
+
+// labelSelector is the search string that will return all secrets managed by the caddy ingress controller.
+var labelSelector = "manager=caddy"
+
+// specialChars is a regex that matches all special characters except '.' and '-'.
+var specialChars = regexp.MustCompile("[^0-9a-zA-Z.-]+")
+
+// cleanKey strips all special characters that are not supported by kubernetes names and converts them to a '.'.
+func cleanKey(key string) string {
+	return "caddy.ingress--" + specialChars.ReplaceAllString(key, "")
+}
+
+// SecretStorage facilitates storing certificates retrieved by certmagic in kubernetes secrets.
+type SecretStorage struct {
+	Namespace  string
+	KubeClient *kubernetes.Clientset
+}
+
+// CertMagicStorage returns a certmagic storage type to be used by caddy.
+func (s *SecretStorage) CertMagicStorage() (certmagic.Storage, error) {
+	return s, nil
+}
+
+// Exists returns true if key exists in fs.
+func (s *SecretStorage) Exists(key string) bool {
+	secrets, err := s.KubeClient.CoreV1().Secrets(s.Namespace).List(metav1.ListOptions{
+		FieldSelector: fmt.Sprintf("metadata.name=%v", cleanKey(key)),
+	})
+
+	if err != nil {
+		klog.Error(err)
+		return false
+	}
+
+	var found bool
+	for _, i := range secrets.Items {
+		if i.ObjectMeta.Name == cleanKey(key) {
+			found = true
+			break
+		}
+	}
+
+	return found
+}
+
+// Store saves value at key. More than certs and keys are stored by certmagic in secrets.
+func (s *SecretStorage) Store(key string, value []byte) error {
+	se := corev1.Secret{
+		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+			Name:   cleanKey(key),
+			Labels: matchLabels,
+		},
+		Data: map[string][]byte{
+			"value": value,
+		},
+	}
+
+	_, err := s.KubeClient.CoreV1().Secrets(s.Namespace).Create(&se)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Load retrieves the value at the given key.
+func (s *SecretStorage) Load(key string) ([]byte, error) {
+	secret, err := s.KubeClient.CoreV1().Secrets(s.Namespace).Get(cleanKey(key), metav1.GetOptions{})
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return secret.Data["value"], nil
+}
+
+// Delete deletes the value at the given key.
+func (s *SecretStorage) Delete(key string) error {
+	err := s.KubeClient.CoreV1().Secrets(s.Namespace).Delete(cleanKey(key), &metav1.DeleteOptions{})
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// List returns all keys that match prefix.
+func (s *SecretStorage) List(prefix string, recursive bool) ([]string, error) {
+	var keys []string
+
+	secrets, err := s.KubeClient.CoreV1().Secrets(s.Namespace).List(metav1.ListOptions{LabelSelector: labelSelector})
+	if err != nil {
+		return keys, err
+	}
+
+	// TODO :- do we need to handle the recursive flag?
+	for _, secret := range secrets.Items {
+		key := secret.ObjectMeta.Name
+		if strings.HasPrefix(key, cleanKey(prefix)) {
+			keys = append(keys, key)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return keys, err
+}
+
+// Stat returns information about key.
+func (s *SecretStorage) Stat(key string) (certmagic.KeyInfo, error) {
+	secret, err := s.KubeClient.CoreV1().Secrets(s.Namespace).Get(cleanKey(key), metav1.GetOptions{})
+	if err != nil {
+		return certmagic.KeyInfo{}, err
+	}
+
+	return certmagic.KeyInfo{
+		Key:        key,
+		Modified:   secret.GetCreationTimestamp().UTC(),
+		Size:       int64(len(secret.Data["value"])),
+		IsTerminal: false,
+	}, nil
+}
+
+// Lock is a noop since the kubernetes client is thread safe.
+func (s *SecretStorage) Lock(key string) error {
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Unlock is a noop since the kubernetes client is thread safe.
+func (s *SecretStorage) Unlock(key string) error {
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/skaffold.yaml b/skaffold.yaml
index 2dbdac4..94deb07 100644
--- a/skaffold.yaml
+++ b/skaffold.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ apiVersion: skaffold/v1beta8
 kind: Config
 build:
   artifacts:
-  - image: caddy/ingresscontroller
+  - image: gcr.io/danny-239313/ingresscontroller
 deploy:
   kubectl:
     manifests:
@@ -15,3 +15,4 @@ deploy:
     - kubernetes/generated/clusterrolebinding.yaml
     - kubernetes/generated/deployment.yaml
     - kubernetes/generated/serviceaccount.yaml
+    - kubernetes/generated/loadbalancer.yaml