diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 90ae6d7..536e017 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -132,6 +132,9 @@ dmypy.json
 # Cython debug symbols
 cython_debug/
 
+# Locust deployment
+locust-auth
+
 # Locust output files
 source/reports/*
 !source/reports/.gitkeep
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index accb6a0..d78f4a6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -150,7 +150,6 @@ $ chmod +x run_test_plan.sh
 $ ./run_test_plan.sh
 ```
 
-
 ## Use a custom built docker image
 
     cd ./source
@@ -158,3 +157,26 @@ $ ./run_test_plan.sh
     docker build -t serve-load-testing .
 
     docker run -p 8089:8089 serve-load-testing
+
+## Deploy to kubernetes
+
+### Using ArgoCD
+
+Create a new ArgoCD app using the application manifest ./argocd/application.yaml
+
+### Using CLI kubectl
+
+Create a deployment named locust-deployment in a new namespace locust:
+
+    kubectl apply -f ./manifests --force
+
+### Create a secret for the Locust web UI
+
+Create a secret named locust-ui-secret.
+Required apache2-utils
+
+    sudo apt install apache2-utils
+
+    htpasswd -bc locust-auth locust <pwd>
+
+    kubectl -n locust create secret generic locust-ui-secret --from-file=locust-auth
diff --git a/manifests/ingress.yaml b/manifests/ingress.yaml
index 7ca91b8..a75fcf0 100644
--- a/manifests/ingress.yaml
+++ b/manifests/ingress.yaml
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ metadata:
   annotations:
     kubernetes.io/ingress.class: "nginx"
     cert-manager.io/cluster-issuer: "letsencrypt-issuer"
+    nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/auth-type: basic
+    nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/auth-secret: locust-ui-secret
+    nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/auth-realm: "Protected area"
 spec:
   rules:
     - host: locust.serve-dev.scilifelab.se #localhost