diff --git a/charts/incubator/dendrite/Chart.yaml b/charts/incubator/dendrite/Chart.yaml
index c0fb99a8..3057c715 100644
--- a/charts/incubator/dendrite/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/incubator/dendrite/Chart.yaml
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 ---
 apiVersion: v2
-appVersion: v0.8.7
+appVersion: v0.8.9
 description: Dendrite Matrix Homeserver
 name: dendrite
-version: 5.1.0
+version: 6.0.0
 kubeVersion: ">=1.16.0-0"
 keywords:
   - dendrite
@@ -82,6 +82,8 @@ dependencies:
 annotations:
   artifacthub.io/changes: |-
     - kind: changed
-      description: Upgraded `postgresql` chart dependency to version 11.6.12
+      description: Upgraded `dendrite` dependency to version 0.8.9
+    - kind: added
+      description: Added ingress for polylith mode
     - kind: changed
-      description: Upgraded `nats` chart dependency to version 0.17.1
+      description: "**Breaking**: Updated default config as per separate monolith/polylith samples"
diff --git a/charts/incubator/dendrite/ci/polylith-full-values.yaml b/charts/incubator/dendrite/ci/polylith-full-values.yaml
index 57952806..19b80ba0 100644
--- a/charts/incubator/dendrite/ci/polylith-full-values.yaml
+++ b/charts/incubator/dendrite/ci/polylith-full-values.yaml
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ dendrite:
 
       qVzy2Cwokt15RjGy8OzFSq6z0JFmI6QX/1Zw1VP73uU=
       -----END MATRIX PRIVATE KEY-----
+  polylith_ingress:
+    enabled: true
+    host: matrix.k8s-at-home.org
 nats:
   enabled: true
 persistence:
diff --git a/charts/incubator/dendrite/templates/dendrite-config.yaml b/charts/incubator/dendrite/templates/dendrite-config.yaml
index 12eb02bd..aa0650ef 100644
--- a/charts/incubator/dendrite/templates/dendrite-config.yaml
+++ b/charts/incubator/dendrite/templates/dendrite-config.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 {{- $connectionString := "file:" -}}
 {{- if .Values.postgresql.enabled}}
-{{- $connectionString = print "postgresql://" .Values.postgresql.auth.username ":" .Values.postgresql.auth.password "@" (include "common.names.fullname" .)  "-postgresql/" -}}
+{{- $connectionString = print "postgresql://" .Values.postgresql.auth.username ":" .Values.postgresql.auth.password "@" (include "common.names.fullname" $.Subcharts.postgresql) "/" -}}
 {{- end}}
+{{- $componentSpecificDatabaseConfig := or .Values.dendrite.polylithEnabled (not .Values.postgresql.enabled) -}}
 ---
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: Secret
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ stringData:
       jetstream:
         addresses:
           {{- if .Values.nats.enabled }}
-          - {{ template "common.names.fullname" . }}-nats:4222
+          - {{ template "common.names.fullname" $.Subcharts.nats }}:4222
           {{- else }}
           []
           {{- end }}
@@ -50,22 +51,35 @@ stringData:
         enabled: {{ default false .Values.dendrite.global.dns_cache.enabled }}
         cache_size: {{ default 256 .Values.dendrite.global.dns_cache.cache_size }}
         cache_lifetime: {{ default "5m" .Values.dendrite.global.dns_cache.cache_lifetime }}
+      {{- if not $componentSpecificDatabaseConfig }}
+      database:
+        connection_string: {{ default (print $connectionString "dendrite?sslmode=disable") .Values.database.connection_string }}
+        max_open_conns: {{ default 100 .Values.database.max_open_conns }}
+        max_idle_conns: {{ default 5 .Values.database.max_idle_conns }}
+        conn_max_lifetime: {{default -1 .Values.database.conn_max_lifetime }}
+      {{- end }}
     app_service_api:
+      {{- if .Values.dendrite.polylithEnabled }}
       internal_api:
         listen: http://0.0.0.0:{{ .Values.appserviceapi.service.main.ports.internal.port }}
-        connect: http://{{ include "common.names.fullname" . }}-appserviceapi:{{ .Values.appserviceapi.service.main.ports.internal.port }}
+        connect: http://{{ include "common.names.fullname" (index $.Subcharts "appserviceapi") }}:{{ .Values.appserviceapi.service.main.ports.internal.port }}
+      {{- end }}
+      {{- if $componentSpecificDatabaseConfig }}
       database:
         connection_string: {{ default (print $connectionString "dendrite_appservice?sslmode=disable") .Values.appserviceapi.database.connection_string }}
         max_open_conns: {{ default .Values.dendrite.database.max_open_conns .Values.appserviceapi.database.max_open_conns }}
         max_idle_conns: {{ default .Values.dendrite.database.max_idle_conns .Values.appserviceapi.database.max_idle_conns }}
         conn_max_lifetime: {{ default .Values.dendrite.database.conn_max_lifetime .Values.appserviceapi.database.conn_max_lifetime }}
+      {{- end }}
       config_files: {{- toYaml .Values.appserviceapi.config.config_files | nindent 8 }}
     client_api:
+      {{- if .Values.dendrite.polylithEnabled }}
       internal_api:
         listen: http://0.0.0.0:{{ .Values.clientapi.service.main.ports.internal.port }}
-        connect: http://{{ include "common.names.fullname" . }}-clientapi:{{ .Values.clientapi.service.main.ports.internal.port }}
+        connect: http://{{ include "common.names.fullname" (index $.Subcharts "clientapi") }}:{{ .Values.clientapi.service.main.ports.internal.port }}
       external_api:
         listen: http://0.0.0.0:{{ .Values.clientapi.service.main.ports.external.port }}
+      {{- end }}
       registration_disabled: {{ default true .Values.clientapi.config.registration_disabled }}
       registration_shared_secret: {{ default "" .Values.clientapi.config.registration_shared_secret | quote }}
       enable_registration_captcha: {{ default false .Values.clientapi.config.captcha.enabled }}
@@ -78,47 +92,60 @@ stringData:
         enabled: {{ default true .Values.clientapi.config.rate_limiting.enabled }}
         threshold: {{ default 5 .Values.clientapi.config.rate_limiting.threshold }}
         cooloff_ms: {{ default 500 .Values.clientapi.config.rate_limiting.cooloff_ms }}
+        exempt_user_ids: {{ .Values.clientapi.config.exempt_user_ids }}
     federation_api:
+      {{- if .Values.dendrite.polylithEnabled }}
       internal_api:
         listen: http://0.0.0.0:7772
-        connect: http://{{ include "common.names.fullname" . }}-federationapi:7772
+        connect: http://{{ include "common.names.fullname" (index $.Subcharts "federationapi") }}:7772
       external_api:
         listen: http://0.0.0.0:8072
-      database:
-        connection_string: {{ default (print $connectionString "dendrite_federationapi?sslmode=disable") .Values.federationapi.database.connection_string }}
-        max_open_conns: {{ default .Values.dendrite.database.max_open_conns .Values.federationapi.database.max_open_conns }}
-        max_idle_conns: {{ default .Values.dendrite.database.max_idle_conns .Values.federationapi.database.max_idle_conns }}
         conn_max_lifetime: {{ default .Values.dendrite.database.conn_max_lifetime .Values.federationapi.database.conn_max_lifetime }}
       federation_certificates: {{- toYaml .Values.federationapi.config.federation_certificates | nindent 8 }}
-      send_max_retries: {{ default 16 .Values.federationapi.config.send_max_retries }}
-      disable_tls_validation: {{ default false .Values.federationapi.config.disable_tls_validation }}
       proxy_outbound:
         enabled: {{ default false .Values.federationapi.config.proxy_outbound.enabled }}
         protocol: {{ default "http" .Values.federationapi.config.proxy_outbound.protocol | quote }}
         host: {{ default "localhost" .Values.federationapi.config.proxy_outbound.host | quote }}
         port: {{ default 8080 .Values.federationapi.config.proxy_outbound.port }}
+      {{- end }}
+      {{- if $componentSpecificDatabaseConfig }}
+      database:
+        connection_string: {{ default (print $connectionString "dendrite_federationapi?sslmode=disable") .Values.federationapi.database.connection_string }}
+        max_open_conns: {{ default .Values.dendrite.database.max_open_conns .Values.federationapi.database.max_open_conns }}
+        max_idle_conns: {{ default .Values.dendrite.database.max_idle_conns .Values.federationapi.database.max_idle_conns }}
+      {{- end }}
+      send_max_retries: {{ default 16 .Values.federationapi.config.send_max_retries }}
+      disable_tls_validation: {{ default false .Values.federationapi.config.disable_tls_validation }}
       key_perspectives: {{- toYaml .Values.federationapi.config.key_perspectives | nindent 8 }}
       prefer_direct_fetch: {{ default false .Values.federationapi.config.prefer_direct_fetch }}
     key_server:
+      {{- if .Values.dendrite.polylithEnabled }}
       internal_api:
         listen: http://0.0.0.0:7779
-        connect: http://{{ include "common.names.fullname" . }}-keyserver:7779
+        connect: http://{{ include "common.names.fullname" (index $.Subcharts "keyserver") }}:7779
+      {{- end }}
+      {{- if $componentSpecificDatabaseConfig }}
       database:
         connection_string: {{ default (print $connectionString "dendrite_keyserver?sslmode=disable") .Values.keyserver.database.connection_string }}
         max_open_conns: {{ default .Values.dendrite.database.max_open_conns .Values.keyserver.database.max_open_conns }}
         max_idle_conns: {{ default .Values.dendrite.database.max_idle_conns .Values.keyserver.database.max_idle_conns }}
         conn_max_lifetime: {{ default .Values.dendrite.database.conn_max_lifetime .Values.keyserver.database.conn_max_lifetime }}
+      {{- end }}
     media_api:
+      {{- if .Values.dendrite.polylithEnabled }}
       internal_api:
         listen: http://0.0.0.0:7774
-        connect: http://{{ include "common.names.fullname" . }}-mediaapi:7774
+        connect: http://{{ include "common.names.fullname" (index $.Subcharts "mediaapi") }}:7774
       external_api:
         listen: http://0.0.0.0:8074
+      {{- end }}
+      {{- if $componentSpecificDatabaseConfig }}
       database:
         connection_string: {{ default (print $connectionString "dendrite_mediaapi?sslmode=disable") .Values.mediaapi.database.connection_string }}
         max_open_conns: {{ default .Values.dendrite.database.max_open_conns .Values.mediaapi.database.max_open_conns }}
         max_idle_conns: {{ default .Values.dendrite.database.max_idle_conns .Values.mediaapi.database.max_idle_conns }}
         conn_max_lifetime: {{ default .Values.dendrite.database.conn_max_lifetime .Values.mediaapi.database.conn_max_lifetime }}
+      {{- end }}
       base_path: {{ default "/var/dendrite/media" .Values.mediaapi.config.base_path | quote }}
       max_file_size_bytes: {{ int ( default 10485760 .Values.mediaapi.config.max_file_size_bytes ) }}
       dynamic_thumbnails: {{ default false .Values.mediaapi.config.dynamic_thumbnails }}
@@ -126,40 +153,54 @@ stringData:
       thumbnail_sizes: {{- toYaml .Values.mediaapi.config.thumbnail_sizes | nindent 8 }}
     mscs:
       mscs: {{ .Values.dendrite.global.mscs | toYaml | nindent 8 }}
+      {{- if $componentSpecificDatabaseConfig }}
       database:
         connection_string: {{ default (print $connectionString "dendrite_mscs?sslmode=disable") .Values.mscs.database.connection_string }}
         max_open_conns: {{ default .Values.dendrite.database.max_open_conns .Values.mscs.database.max_open_conns }}
         max_idle_conns: {{ default .Values.dendrite.database.max_idle_conns .Values.mscs.database.max_idle_conns }}
         conn_max_lifetime: {{ default .Values.dendrite.database.conn_max_lifetime .Values.mscs.database.conn_max_lifetime }}
+      {{- end }}
     room_server:
+      {{- if .Values.dendrite.polylithEnabled }}
       internal_api:
         listen: http://0.0.0.0:7770
-        connect: http://{{ include "common.names.fullname" . }}-roomserver:7770
+        connect: http://{{ include "common.names.fullname" (index $.Subcharts "roomserver") }}:7770
+      {{- end }}
+      {{- if $componentSpecificDatabaseConfig }}
       database:
         connection_string: {{ default (print $connectionString "dendrite_roomserver?sslmode=disable") .Values.roomserver.database.connection_string }}
         max_open_conns: {{ default .Values.dendrite.database.max_open_conns .Values.roomserver.database.max_open_conns }}
         max_idle_conns: {{ default .Values.dendrite.database.max_idle_conns .Values.roomserver.database.max_idle_conns }}
         conn_max_lifetime: {{ default .Values.dendrite.database.conn_max_lifetime .Values.roomserver.database.conn_max_lifetime }}
+      {{- end }}
     sync_api:
+      {{- if .Values.dendrite.polylithEnabled }}
       internal_api:
         listen: http://0.0.0.0:7773
-        connect: http://{{ include "common.names.fullname" . }}-syncapi:7773
+        connect: http://{{ include "common.names.fullname" (index $.Subcharts "syncapi") }}:7773
       external_api:
           listen: http://0.0.0.0:8073
+      {{- end }}
+      {{- if $componentSpecificDatabaseConfig }}
       database:
         connection_string: {{ default (print $connectionString "dendrite_syncapi?sslmode=disable") .Values.syncapi.database.connection_string }}
         max_open_conns: {{ default .Values.dendrite.database.max_open_conns .Values.syncapi.database.max_open_conns }}
         max_idle_conns: {{ default .Values.dendrite.database.max_idle_conns .Values.syncapi.database.max_idle_conns }}
         conn_max_lifetime: {{ default .Values.dendrite.database.conn_max_lifetime .Values.syncapi.database.conn_max_lifetime }}
+      {{- end }}
     user_api:
+      {{- if .Values.dendrite.polylithEnabled }}
       internal_api:
         listen: http://0.0.0.0:7781
-        connect: http://{{ include "common.names.fullname" . }}-userapi:7781
+        connect: http://{{ include "common.names.fullname" (index $.Subcharts "userapi") }}:7781
+      {{- end }}
+      {{- if $componentSpecificDatabaseConfig }}
       account_database:
         connection_string: {{ default (print $connectionString "dendrite_userapi_accounts?sslmode=disable") .Values.userapi.database.connection_string }}
         max_open_conns: {{ default .Values.dendrite.database.max_open_conns .Values.userapi.database.max_open_conns }}
         max_idle_conns: {{ default .Values.dendrite.database.max_idle_conns .Values.userapi.database.max_idle_conns }}
         conn_max_lifetime: {{ default .Values.dendrite.database.conn_max_lifetime .Values.userapi.database.conn_max_lifetime }}
+      {{- end }}
       bcrypt_cost: {{ default 10 .Values.userapi.config.bcrypt_cost }}
     tracing:
       enabled: {{ .Values.dendrite.tracing.enabled }}
diff --git a/charts/incubator/dendrite/templates/ingress.yaml b/charts/incubator/dendrite/templates/ingress.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c0930df8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/charts/incubator/dendrite/templates/ingress.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+{{- if .Values.dendrite.polylith_ingress.enabled -}}
+apiVersion: networking.k8s.io/v1
+kind: Ingress
+metadata:
+  name: {{ include "common.names.fullname" . }}
+  {{- if .Values.dendrite.polylith_ingress.annotations }}
+  annotations: {{ toYaml .Values.dendrite.polylith_ingress.annotations | nindent 4 }}
+  {{- end }}
+spec:
+  {{- if .Values.dendrite.tls_secret.enabled }}
+  tls:
+  - hosts:
+      - {{ .Values.dendrite.polylith_ingress.host | quote }}
+    secretName: {{ .Values.dendrite.tls_secret.existingSecret }}
+  {{- end }}
+  rules:
+    - host: {{ .Values.dendrite.polylith_ingress.host | quote }}
+      http:
+        paths:
+        {{- range .Values.dendrite.polylith_ingress.syncapi_paths }}
+        - path: {{ . | quote }}
+          pathType: Exact
+          backend:
+            service:
+              name: {{ include "common.names.fullname" (index $.Subcharts  "syncapi") }}
+              port:
+                number: {{ $.Values.syncapi.service.main.ports.external.port }}
+        {{- end }}
+        - path: /_matrix/client
+          pathType: Prefix
+          backend:
+            service:
+              name: {{ include "common.names.fullname" (index $.Subcharts  "clientapi") }}
+              port:
+                number: {{ .Values.clientapi.service.main.ports.external.port }}
+        - path: /_matrix/federation
+          pathType: Prefix
+          backend:
+            service:
+              name: {{ include "common.names.fullname" (index $.Subcharts  "federationapi") }}
+              port:
+                number: {{ .Values.federationapi.service.main.ports.external.port }}
+        - path: /_matrix/key
+          pathType: Prefix
+          backend:
+            service:
+              name: {{ include "common.names.fullname" (index $.Subcharts  "federationapi") }}
+              port:
+                number: {{ .Values.federationapi.service.main.ports.external.port }}
+        - path: /_matrix/media
+          pathType: Prefix
+          backend:
+            service:
+              name: {{ include "common.names.fullname" (index $.Subcharts  "mediaapi") }}
+              port:
+                number: {{ .Values.mediaapi.service.main.ports.external.port }}
+{{- end -}}
diff --git a/charts/incubator/dendrite/values.yaml b/charts/incubator/dendrite/values.yaml
index b19ac786..8e45af79 100644
--- a/charts/incubator/dendrite/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/incubator/dendrite/values.yaml
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ service:
         protocol: HTTPS
 
 ingress:
-  # -- Enable and configure ingress settings for the chart under this key.
+  # -- (Monolith Only) Enable and configure ingress settings for the chart under
+  # this key.
   # @default -- See values.yaml
   main:
     enabled: false
@@ -58,6 +59,22 @@ persistence:
     accessMode: ReadWriteOnce
     size: 1Gi
 
+# -- Override general dendrite.database parameters.
+# @default -- See values.yaml
+database:
+  # -- Custom connection string
+  # @default -- file or derived from included postgresql deployment
+  connection_string: null
+  # -- Maximum open connections
+  # @default -- dendrite.database.max_open_conns
+  max_open_conns: null
+  # -- Maximum dile connections
+  # @default -- dendrite.database.max_idle_conns
+  max_idle_conns: null
+  # -- Maximum connection lifetime
+  # @default -- dendrite.database.conn_max_lifetime
+  conn_max_lifetime: null
+
 # -- Configure the key server.
 # For more information see [the sample dendrite configuration](https://github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/blob/main/dendrite-sample.polylith.yaml)
 # @default -- See values.yaml
@@ -115,6 +132,8 @@ appserviceapi:
         internal:
           enabled: true
           port: 7777
+  ingress:
+
   args: "appservice"
   # -- Override general dendrite.database parameters.
   # @default -- See values.yaml
@@ -185,6 +204,7 @@ clientapi:
       enabled: true
       threshold: 5
       cooloff_ms: 500
+      exempt_user_ids: []
 
 # -- Configure the Federation API
 # For more information see [the sample dendrite configuration](https://github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/blob/main/dendrite-sample.polylith.yaml)
@@ -459,6 +479,7 @@ dendrite:
     existingSecret: ""
     crtPath: tls.crt
     keyPath: tls.key
+
   matrix_key_secret:
     # -- Create matrix_key secret using the keyBody below.
     create: false
@@ -469,6 +490,28 @@ dendrite:
     # -- Field in the secret to get the key from
     secretPath: matrix_key.pem
 
+  # -- Enable and configure polylith ingress as per
+  # https://github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/blob/main/docs/nginx/polylith-sample.conf
+  # @default -- See values.yaml
+  polylith_ingress:
+    enabled: false
+    host: ""
+    annotations: {}
+    # -- Sync API Paths are a little tricky since they require regular expressions. Therefore
+    # the paths will depend on the ingress controller used. See values.yaml for nginx and traefik.
+    # @default -- See values.yaml
+    syncapi_paths: []
+      # For Traefik uncomment these lines
+      # - /_matrix/client/{version:.*?}/rooms/{roomid:.*?}/messages
+      # - /_matrix/client/{version:.*?}/keys/changes
+      # - /_matrix/client/{version:.*?}/user/{userid:.*?}/filter/{filterid:.*?}
+      # - /_matrix/client/{version:.*?}/user/{userid:.*?}/filter
+      # - /_matrix/client/{version:.*?}/sync
+      #
+      # For nginx uncomment these lines and add the annotations here:
+      # https://kubernetes.github.io/ingress-nginx/user-guide/nginx-configuration/annotations/#use-regex
+      # - /_matrix/client/.*?/(sync|user/.*?/filter/?.*|keys/changes|rooms/.*?/messages)$
+
   # -- Configure database connection parameters.
   # @default -- See values.yaml
   database: