diff --git a/portainer-automation/src/main/java/com/hithomelabs/portainer/config/PortainerClientConfig.java b/portainer-automation/src/main/java/com/hithomelabs/portainer/config/PortainerClientConfig.java
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+package com.hithomelabs.portainer.config;
+
+import org.apache.hc.client5.http.impl.classic.HttpClients;
+import org.apache.hc.client5.http.impl.io.PoolingHttpClientConnectionManagerBuilder;
+import org.apache.hc.client5.http.io.HttpClientConnectionManager;
+import org.apache.hc.client5.http.ssl.NoopHostnameVerifier;
+import org.apache.hc.client5.http.ssl.SSLConnectionSocketFactory;
+import org.apache.hc.core5.ssl.SSLContexts;
+import org.apache.hc.core5.ssl.TrustAllStrategy;
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.Bean;
+import org.springframework.context.annotation.Configuration;
+import org.springframework.http.client.HttpComponentsClientHttpRequestFactory;
+import org.springframework.web.client.RestTemplate;
+
+import com.hithomelabs.common.client.PortainerApiClient;
+
+import javax.net.ssl.SSLContext;
+
+@Configuration
+public class PortainerClientConfig {
+
+    @Bean
+    public RestTemplate portainerRestTemplate() throws Exception {
+        SSLContext sslContext = SSLContexts.custom()
+                .loadTrustMaterial(TrustAllStrategy.INSTANCE)
+                .build();
+        SSLConnectionSocketFactory sslSocketFactory =
+                new SSLConnectionSocketFactory(sslContext, NoopHostnameVerifier.INSTANCE);
+        HttpClientConnectionManager cm = PoolingHttpClientConnectionManagerBuilder.create()
+                .setSSLSocketFactory(sslSocketFactory)
+                .build();
+        return new RestTemplate(new HttpComponentsClientHttpRequestFactory(
+                HttpClients.custom().setConnectionManager(cm).build()));
+    }
+
+    @Bean
+    public PortainerApiClient portainerApiClient(PortainerAutomationProperties props,
+                                                  RestTemplate portainerRestTemplate) {
+        return new PortainerApiClient(props.getBaseUrl(), props.getApiKey(), portainerRestTemplate);
+    }
+}