diff --git a/charts/pixelfed/Chart.yaml b/charts/pixelfed/Chart.yaml
index 51e8ada..e6ff710 100644
--- a/charts/pixelfed/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/pixelfed/Chart.yaml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ type: application
 # This is the chart version. This version number should be incremented each time you make changes
 # to the chart and its templates, including the app version.
 # Versions are expected to follow Semantic Versioning (https://semver.org/)
-version: 0.12.0
+version: 0.13.0
 
 # This is the version number of the application being deployed.
 # renovate:image=ghcr.io/mattlqx/docker-pixelfed
diff --git a/charts/pixelfed/README.md b/charts/pixelfed/README.md
index cd029b7..63d8376 100644
--- a/charts/pixelfed/README.md
+++ b/charts/pixelfed/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # pixelfed
 
-![Version: 0.12.0](https://img.shields.io/badge/Version-0.12.0-informational?style=flat-square) ![Type: application](https://img.shields.io/badge/Type-application-informational?style=flat-square) ![AppVersion: v0.12.4-nginx](https://img.shields.io/badge/AppVersion-v0.12.4--nginx-informational?style=flat-square)
+![Version: 0.13.0](https://img.shields.io/badge/Version-0.13.0-informational?style=flat-square) ![Type: application](https://img.shields.io/badge/Type-application-informational?style=flat-square) ![AppVersion: v0.12.4-nginx](https://img.shields.io/badge/AppVersion-v0.12.4--nginx-informational?style=flat-square)
 
 A Helm chart for deploying Pixelfed on Kubernetes
 
@@ -57,8 +57,8 @@ A Helm chart for deploying Pixelfed on Kubernetes
 | fullnameOverride | string | `""` | This is to override the chart name, but used in more places |
 | image.pullPolicy | string | `"IfNotPresent"` | This sets the pull policy for images. |
 | image.registry | string | `"ghcr.io"` |  |
-| image.repository | string | `"mattlqx/docker-pixelfed"` |  |
-| image.tag | string | `""` | Overrides the image tag whose default is the chart appVersion. |
+| image.repository | string | `"mattlqx/docker-pixelfed"` | you can see the source [ghcr.io/mattlqx/docker-pixelfed](https://ghcr.io/mattlqx/docker-pixelfed) |
+| image.tag | string | `""` | Overrides the image tag whose default is the chart appVersion. you may want to set this to dev-nginx if you experice issue with the default tag |
 | imagePullSecrets | list | `[]` | This is for the secretes for pulling an image from a private repository more information can be found here: https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/configure-pod-container/pull-image-private-registry/ |
 | ingress.annotations | object | `{}` |  |
 | ingress.className | string | `""` | ingress class name, e.g. nginx |
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ A Helm chart for deploying Pixelfed on Kubernetes
 | pixelfed.app.name | string | `"Pixelfed"` | The name of your server/instance |
 | pixelfed.app.url | string | `"https://localhost"` | change this to the domain of your pixelfed instance |
 | pixelfed.atom_feeds | string | `"true"` | https://docs.pixelfed.org/technical-documentation/config/#atom_feeds |
+| pixelfed.custom_emoji | bool | `false` | Enable custom emojis |
 | pixelfed.db.apply_new_migrations_automatically | bool | `false` |  |
 | pixelfed.db.connection | string | `"pgsql"` | options: sqlite mysql pgsql sqlsrv |
 | pixelfed.enable_config_cache | bool | `true` | Enable the config cache to allow you to manage settings via the admin dashboard |
diff --git a/charts/pixelfed/templates/configmap_env.yaml b/charts/pixelfed/templates/configmap_env.yaml
index a8257da..451d5e3 100644
--- a/charts/pixelfed/templates/configmap_env.yaml
+++ b/charts/pixelfed/templates/configmap_env.yaml
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ data:
   ACCOUNT_DELETION: {{ .Values.pixelfed.account_deletion | quote }}
   OAUTH_ENABLED: {{ .Values.pixelfed.oauth_enabled | quote }}
 
+  # not sure where to put this
+  CUSTOM_EMOJI: {{ .Values.pixelfed.custom_emoji | quote }}
+
   # limits
   MIN_PASSWORD_LENGTH: {{ .Values.pixelfed.min_password_length | quote }}
   MAX_ACCOUNT_SIZE: {{ .Values.pixelfed.max_account_size | quote }}
diff --git a/charts/pixelfed/values.yaml b/charts/pixelfed/values.yaml
index 36de531..10c2d19 100644
--- a/charts/pixelfed/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/pixelfed/values.yaml
@@ -8,10 +8,12 @@ replicaCount: 1
 # This sets the container image more information can be found here: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/containers/images/
 image:
   registry: ghcr.io
+  # -- you can see the source [ghcr.io/mattlqx/docker-pixelfed](https://ghcr.io/mattlqx/docker-pixelfed)
   repository: mattlqx/docker-pixelfed
   # -- This sets the pull policy for images.
   pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
   # -- Overrides the image tag whose default is the chart appVersion.
+  # you may want to set this to dev-nginx if you experice issue with the default tag
   tag: ""
 
 # -- This is for the secretes for pulling an image from a private repository more information can be found here: https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/configure-pod-container/pull-image-private-registry/
@@ -352,6 +354,9 @@ pixelfed:
   # -- Enable the Stories feature
   stories_enabled: false
 
+  # -- Enable custom emojis
+  custom_emoji: false
+
   # -- Enable the config cache to allow you to manage settings via the admin dashboard
   enable_config_cache: true
 
@@ -483,6 +488,7 @@ pixelfed:
     from_address: "pixelfed@example.com"
     # -- name to use for sending emails
     from_name: "Pixelfed"
+
     # -- name of an existing Kubernetes Secret for mail credentials
     existingSecret: ""
     existingSecretKeys:
@@ -511,6 +517,7 @@ pixelfed:
     secret_access_key: ""
     # --  use S3 path type instead of using a DNS subdomain
     use_path_style_endpoint: false
+
     # -- name of an existing Kubernetes Secret for s3 credentials
     existingSecret: ""
     existingSecretKeys: