diff --git a/helm-charts/nem-core/.helmignore b/helm-charts/nem-core/.helmignore
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+# 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
+*~
+# Various IDEs
+.project
+.idea/
+*.tmproj
diff --git a/helm-charts/nem-core/Chart.yaml b/helm-charts/nem-core/Chart.yaml
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+---
+# Copyright 2017-present Open Networking Foundation
+#
+# 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.
+
+apiVersion: v1
+name: nem-core
+description: A Helm chart that installs the NEM core
+version: 0.1.0
+
diff --git a/helm-charts/nem-core/requirements.yaml b/helm-charts/nem-core/requirements.yaml
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+---
+# Copyright 2017-present Open Networking Foundation
+#
+# 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.
+
+dependencies:
+
+- name: xos-core
+  version: 2.0.0
+  repository: https://charts.opencord.org/master/
+
+- name: kafka
+  alias: kafka
+  version: 0.4.7
+  repository: https://kubernetes-charts-incubator.storage.googleapis.com/
diff --git a/helm-charts/nem-core/templates/NOTES.txt b/helm-charts/nem-core/templates/NOTES.txt
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+++ b/helm-charts/nem-core/templates/NOTES.txt
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+Thank you for installing {{ .Chart.Name }}.
+
+Your release is named {{ .Release.Name }}.
+
diff --git a/helm-charts/nem-core/values.yaml b/helm-charts/nem-core/values.yaml
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+---
+# Copyright 2017-present Open Networking Foundation
+#
+# 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.
+
+# Aggregation chart of NEM charts
+
+kafka:
+  replicas: 1
+  persistence:
+    enabled: false
+  zookeeper:
+    servers: 1
+    persistence:
+      enabled: false