diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 8b80b7f..cb9a06b 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -34,8 +34,10 @@ up: install-prereqs ## Start the complete development environment
 	@./cluster/bootstrap.sh
 	@echo -e "$(BLUE)ℹ️  Deploying Helm releases...$(NC)"
 	@helmfile sync
-	@echo -e "$(BLUE)ℹ️  Deploying dummy HTTP server...$(NC)"
-	@kubectl apply -f manifests/dummy-http-server.yaml
+	@echo -e "$(BLUE)ℹ️  Creating Velocity forwarding secret...$(NC)"
+	@./scripts/create-velocity-secret.sh
+	@echo -e "$(BLUE)ℹ️  Deploying manifests...$(NC)"
+	@kubectl apply -f manifests
 	@echo -e "$(BLUE)ℹ️  Waiting for Agones CRDs...$(NC)"
 	@./scripts/wait-for-crds.sh
 	@echo -e "$(GREEN)✅ Grounds Development Infrastructure environment is ready!$(NC)"
diff --git a/cluster/bootstrap.sh b/cluster/bootstrap.sh
index 744c939..10a16b7 100755
--- a/cluster/bootstrap.sh
+++ b/cluster/bootstrap.sh
@@ -56,12 +56,11 @@ log_success "kubectl context set to k3d-dev"
 
 # Create namespaces
 log_info "Creating namespaces..."
-for ns in infra databases games api; do
+for ns in infra databases games api agones; do
     log_info "Creating namespace: ${ns}"
     kubectl create namespace "${ns}" --dry-run=client -o yaml | kubectl apply -f -
 done
-log_success "Namespaces created: infra, databases, games, api"
-
+log_success "Namespaces created: infra, databases, games, api, agones"
 # Load .env file if it exists
 env_file="${here}/../.env"
 if [[ -f "${env_file}" ]]; then
@@ -107,7 +106,7 @@ if [[ -n "${GHCR_USERNAME:-}" && -n "${GHCR_TOKEN:-}" ]]; then
     }
     
     # Create secret and patch service accounts in all namespaces
-    for ns in infra databases games api; do
+    for ns in infra databases games api agones; do
         log_info "Creating ghcr-pull-secret in namespace: ${ns}"
         kubectl create secret docker-registry ghcr-pull-secret \
             --docker-server=ghcr.io \
diff --git a/helmfile.yaml b/helmfile.yaml
index cfb4c0f..30c1ce1 100644
--- a/helmfile.yaml
+++ b/helmfile.yaml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ releases:
 
   # Agones game server hosting platform
   - name: agones
-    namespace: games
+    namespace: agones
     chart: agones/agones
     # Use latest stable version (no version pinning for Agones)
     values:
diff --git a/manifests/serviceaccount-velocity.yaml b/manifests/serviceaccount-velocity.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e33f9ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/manifests/serviceaccount-velocity.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: ServiceAccount
+metadata:
+  name: velocity
+  namespace: games
+---
+apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
+kind: Role
+metadata:
+  name: list-gameservers
+  namespace: games
+rules:
+  - apiGroups:
+      - agones.dev
+    resources:
+      - gameservers
+    verbs:
+      - get
+      - list
+      - watch
+---
+apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
+kind: RoleBinding
+metadata:
+  name: velocity-list-gameservers
+  namespace: games
+roleRef:
+  apiGroup: rbac.authorization.k8s.io
+  kind: Role
+  name: list-gameservers
+subjects:
+  - kind: ServiceAccount
+    name: velocity
+    namespace: games
+---
+apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
+kind: RoleBinding
+metadata:
+  name: velocity-agones-sdk
+  namespace: games
+roleRef:
+  apiGroup: rbac.authorization.k8s.io
+  kind: ClusterRole
+  name: agones-sdk
+subjects:
+  - kind: ServiceAccount
+    name: velocity
+    namespace: games
diff --git a/scripts/create-velocity-secret.sh b/scripts/create-velocity-secret.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..506cc29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/create-velocity-secret.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+here="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+source "${here}/common.sh"
+
+namespace="games"
+secret_name="velocity-forwarding-secret"
+
+log_info "Creating ${secret_name} in namespace: ${namespace}"
+
+secret_value="$(head -c 32 /dev/urandom | base64 | tr -d '\n')"
+
+kubectl create secret generic "${secret_name}" \
+    -n "${namespace}" \
+    --from-literal="secret=${secret_value}" \
+    --dry-run=client \
+    -o yaml | kubectl apply -f -
+
+log_success "Secret ${secret_name} updated"
diff --git a/values/agones.values.yaml b/values/agones.values.yaml
index 51f0646..0724b38 100644
--- a/values/agones.values.yaml
+++ b/values/agones.values.yaml
@@ -12,76 +12,21 @@ agones:
 
   # Allocator service configuration
   allocator:
-    service:
-      http:
-        port: 10443
-        targetPort: 8443
-      grpc:
-        port: 10444
-        targetPort: 8444
+    # Disable allocator for local development
+    install: false
 
   # Controller configuration
   controller:
-    # Resource limits for local development
-    resources:
-      requests:
-        cpu: 100m      # 0.1 CPU cores
-        memory: 256Mi  # 256 MB RAM
-      limits:
-        cpu: 500m      # 0.5 CPU cores
-        memory: 512Mi  # 512 MB RAM
-
-    # Health checks - optimized for local development
-    livenessProbe:
-      enabled: true
-      initialDelaySeconds: 15
-      periodSeconds: 5
-      timeoutSeconds: 5
-      failureThreshold: 3
-      successThreshold: 1
-
-    readinessProbe:
-      enabled: true
-      initialDelaySeconds: 3
-      periodSeconds: 5
-      timeoutSeconds: 5
-      failureThreshold: 3
-      successThreshold: 1
-
-# Disable metrics and monitoring for local development
-metrics:
-  serviceMonitor:
-    enabled: false
-  # Disable Prometheus metrics
-  enabled: false
-
-# Disable allocation service for local development
-allocation:
-  enabled: false
-
-# Disable autoscaler for local development
-autoscaler:
-  enabled: false
-
-# Disable fleet allocation for local development
-fleetAllocation:
-  enabled: false
-
-# Disable webhook for local development
-webhook:
-  enabled: false
+    replicas: 1  # Single replica for local development
 
-# Disable allocation service for local development
-allocationService:
-  enabled: false
+  # Extensions configuration
+  extensions:
+    replicas: 1  # Single replica for local development
 
-# Network policy (disabled for local development)
-networkPolicy:
-  enabled: false
+  # Service Accounts configuration
+  serviceAccounts:
+    sdk:
+      name: agones-sdk
 
-# Service configuration
-service:
-  type: ClusterIP
-  ports:
-    http: 80
-    https: 443
+gameservers:
+  namespaces: [ games ]