diff --git a/environments/pubmedis/overlays/production/hpa.yaml b/environments/pubmedis/overlays/production/hpa.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..64314d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/environments/pubmedis/overlays/production/hpa.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+apiVersion: autoscaling/v2
+kind: HorizontalPodAutoscaler
+metadata:
+  name: pubmedis
+  labels:
+    app.kubernetes.io/name: pubmedis
+    app.kubernetes.io/part-of: infinicaretech
+spec:
+  scaleTargetRef:
+    apiVersion: apps/v1
+    kind: Deployment
+    name: pubmedis
+  minReplicas: 2
+  maxReplicas: 5
+  metrics:
+    - type: Resource
+      resource:
+        name: cpu
+        target:
+          type: Utilization
+          averageUtilization: 70
+    - type: Resource
+      resource:
+        name: memory
+        target:
+          type: Utilization
+          averageUtilization: 80
+  behavior:
+    scaleUp:
+      stabilizationWindowSeconds: 60
+      policies:
+        - type: Pods
+          value: 1
+          periodSeconds: 60
+    scaleDown:
+      stabilizationWindowSeconds: 300
+      policies:
+        - type: Pods
+          value: 1
+          periodSeconds: 120
diff --git a/environments/pubmedis/overlays/production/kustomization.yaml b/environments/pubmedis/overlays/production/kustomization.yaml
index 2267f29..aeef7bf 100644
--- a/environments/pubmedis/overlays/production/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/environments/pubmedis/overlays/production/kustomization.yaml
@@ -3,16 +3,8 @@ kind: Kustomization
 
 resources:
   - ../../base
+  - hpa.yaml
 
 images:
   - name: 10.0.0.3:31427/gitea_admin/pubmedis
-    newTag: "b8d4cf6"
-
-patches:
-  - target:
-      kind: Deployment
-      name: pubmedis
-    patch: |-
-      - op: replace
-        path: /spec/replicas
-        value: 1
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+    newTag: "455d984"