diff --git a/charts/ascii-movie/Chart.yaml b/charts/ascii-movie/Chart.yaml
index d66ef8a66..a0c7cf33b 100644
--- a/charts/ascii-movie/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/ascii-movie/Chart.yaml
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ description: Star Wars movie SSH and Telnet server
 home: https://charts.gabe565.com/charts/ascii-movie/
 icon: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/gabe565/ascii-movie/a1fd5c9df2fb3a177949c9511b62407c83aedefe/assets/icon.svg
 type: application
-version: 0.8.1
+version: 0.9.0
 # renovate datasource=docker depName=ghcr.io/gabe565/ascii-movie
-appVersion: 1.3.1
+appVersion: 1.4.0
 kubeVersion: ">=1.22.0-0"
 keywords:
   - ascii-art
@@ -22,9 +22,11 @@ sources:
 annotations:
   artifacthub.io/changes: |-
     - kind: changed
-      description: Update ghcr.io/gabe565/ascii-movie Docker tag to v1.3.1
+      description: Update ghcr.io/gabe565/ascii-movie Docker tag to v1.4.0
     - kind: added
-      description: Exclude probe logs via duration flag instead of gateway IP
+      description: Add internal API service
+    - kind: changed
+      description: Use API service for health check
   artifacthub.io/links: |-
     - name: App Source
       url: https://github.com/gabe565/ascii-movie
diff --git a/charts/ascii-movie/README.md b/charts/ascii-movie/README.md
index 7aa047c95..00473aa4b 100644
--- a/charts/ascii-movie/README.md
+++ b/charts/ascii-movie/README.md
@@ -2,16 +2,16 @@
 
 <img src="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/gabe565/ascii-movie/a1fd5c9df2fb3a177949c9511b62407c83aedefe/assets/icon.svg" align="right" width="92" alt="ascii-movie logo">
 
-![Version: 0.8.1](https://img.shields.io/badge/Version-0.8.1-informational?style=flat)
+![Version: 0.9.0](https://img.shields.io/badge/Version-0.9.0-informational?style=flat)
 ![Type: application](https://img.shields.io/badge/Type-application-informational?style=flat)
-![AppVersion: 1.3.1](https://img.shields.io/badge/AppVersion-1.3.1-informational?style=flat)
+![AppVersion: 1.4.0](https://img.shields.io/badge/AppVersion-1.4.0-informational?style=flat)
 
 Star Wars movie SSH and Telnet server
 
 **Homepage:** <https://charts.gabe565.com/charts/ascii-movie/>
 
 **This chart is not maintained by the upstream project and any issues with the chart should be raised
-[here](https://github.com/gabe565/charts/issues/new?assignees=gabe565&labels=bug&template=bug_report.yaml&name=ascii-movie&version=0.8.1)**
+[here](https://github.com/gabe565/charts/issues/new?assignees=gabe565&labels=bug&template=bug_report.yaml&name=ascii-movie&version=0.9.0)**
 
 ## Source Code
 
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ N/A
 | env | string | See [values.yaml](./values.yaml) | Environment variables. [[ref]](https://github.com/gabe565/ascii-movie/blob/main/docs/ascii-movie_serve.md) |
 | image.pullPolicy | string | `"Always"` | image pull policy |
 | image.repository | string | `"ghcr.io/gabe565/ascii-movie"` | image repository. |
-| image.tag | string | `"1.3.1"` | image tag |
+| image.tag | string | `"1.4.0"` | image tag |
 | secrets.ssh.enabled | string | `true` if SSH port is enabled, else `false` | Enables SSH host key volume. |
 | secrets.ssh.stringData.ssh_host_ed25519_key | string | Generated | SSH Ed25519 host key. |
 | secrets.ssh.stringData.ssh_host_rsa_key | string | Generated | SSH RSA host key. |
diff --git a/charts/ascii-movie/templates/common.yaml b/charts/ascii-movie/templates/common.yaml
index 786767f0c..97254990f 100644
--- a/charts/ascii-movie/templates/common.yaml
+++ b/charts/ascii-movie/templates/common.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ env:
   ASCII_MOVIE_TELNET_ENABLED: {{ .Values.service.main.ports.telnet.enabled }}
   ASCII_MOVIE_TELNET_ADDRESS: :{{ .Values.service.main.ports.telnet.port }}
 
-  ASCII_MOVIE_LOG_EXCLUDE_FASTER: "100ms"
+  ASCII_MOVIE_API_ADDRESS: :{{ .Values.service.api.ports.http.port }}
 
 {{- if or .Values.service.main.ports.ssh.enabled .Values.secrets.ssh.enabled }}
   ASCII_MOVIE_SSH_HOST_KEY: /etc/ssh/ssh_host_rsa_key,/etc/ssh/ssh_host_ed25519_key
@@ -38,6 +38,20 @@ secrets:
           {{- genPrivateKey "rsa" | toYaml | indent 8 }}
         {{- end }}
 {{- end }}
+
+probes:
+  liveness:
+    type: HTTP
+    port: http
+    path: /health
+  readiness:
+    type: HTTP
+    port: http
+    path: /health
+  startup:
+    type: HTTP
+    port: http
+    path: /health
 {{- end -}}
 {{- $_ := merge .Values (include "asciiMovie.harcodedValues" . | fromYaml) -}}
 
diff --git a/charts/ascii-movie/values.yaml b/charts/ascii-movie/values.yaml
index 99504a4dd..46f3aac32 100644
--- a/charts/ascii-movie/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/ascii-movie/values.yaml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ image:
   # -- image pull policy
   pullPolicy: Always
   # -- image tag
-  tag: 1.3.1
+  tag: 1.4.0
 
 controller:
   # -- Set the controller upgrade strategy
@@ -20,10 +20,6 @@ controller:
 # -- Environment variables. [[ref]](https://github.com/gabe565/ascii-movie/blob/main/docs/ascii-movie_serve.md)
 # @default -- See [values.yaml](./values.yaml)
 env:
-  # ASCII_MOVIE_PAD_TOP:
-  # ASCII_MOVIE_PAD_BOTTOM:
-  # ASCII_MOVIE_PAD_LEFT:
-  # ASCII_MOVIE_PROGRESS_PAD_BOTTOM:
   # ASCII_MOVIE_SPEED:
 
 # -- Configures service settings for the chart.
@@ -43,6 +39,12 @@ service:
         enabled: true
         primary: true
         port: 23
+  api:
+    enabled: true
+    ports:
+      http:
+        enabled: true
+        port: 1977
 
 secrets:
   ssh: