diff --git a/charts/nango/templates/server/server-deployment.yaml b/charts/nango/templates/server/server-deployment.yaml
index 593a718..dd02880 100644
--- a/charts/nango/templates/server/server-deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/nango/templates/server/server-deployment.yaml
@@ -72,6 +72,9 @@ spec:
                   key: mailgun-api-key
             - name: SERVER_PORT
               value: "{{ .Values.server.SERVER_PORT }}"
+            {{- if .Values.server.env }}
+            {{- toYaml .Values.server.env | nindent 12 }}
+            {{- end }}
           volumeMounts:
             {{- if .Values.shared.useVolumeForFlows }}
             - mountPath: {{ .Values.shared.flows_path }}
diff --git a/example-values.yaml b/example-values.yaml
index 0a1ba5c..c46c1a7 100644
--- a/example-values.yaml
+++ b/example-values.yaml
@@ -55,6 +55,18 @@ elasticsearch:
 server:
   name: nango-server
   replicas: 1
+  # you can set /any/ nango-server environment variable required utilizing the "env" key as follows:
+  # the example below shows a configuration to enable basic auth
+  # env:
+  #   - name: FLAG_AUTH_ENABLED
+  #     value: "false"
+  #   - name: NANGO_DASHBOARD_USERNAME
+  #     value: nango
+  #   - name: NANGO_DASHBOARD_PASSWORD
+  #     valueFrom:
+  #       secretKeyRef:
+  #         name: nango-secrets
+  #         key: nango-dashboard-password
 
 jobs:
   name: nango-jobs