diff --git a/charts/celestia-node/templates/NOTES.txt b/charts/celestia-node/templates/NOTES.txt
index 153ac35..8c9c171 100644
--- a/charts/celestia-node/templates/NOTES.txt
+++ b/charts/celestia-node/templates/NOTES.txt
@@ -29,3 +29,4 @@ In order to replicate the container startup scripts execute this command:
 {{- end }}
 
 {{- include "common.warnings.rollingTag" .Values.node.image }}
+{{- include "node.validateValues" . }}
diff --git a/charts/celestia-node/templates/_helpers.tpl b/charts/celestia-node/templates/_helpers.tpl
index 9cac366..8e43fa2 100644
--- a/charts/celestia-node/templates/_helpers.tpl
+++ b/charts/celestia-node/templates/_helpers.tpl
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ Create the name of the service account to use
 {{- end -}}
 {{- end -}}
 
-
 {{/*
 Return the proper image name for the otel agent
 */}}
@@ -38,19 +37,30 @@ Return the proper image name for the otel agent
 {{- include "common.images.image" (dict "imageRoot" .Values.node.otelAgent.image "global" .Values.global) -}}
 {{- end -}}
 
+{{/*
+Validate the node.settings.nodeType value.
+*/}}
+{{- define "node.validateValues.nodeType" -}}
+{{- if not (hasKey .Values.node.settings "nodeType") -}}
+Node type is not set. Must be one of 'bridge', 'full', or 'light'.
+{{- else if and (ne .Values.node.settings.nodeType "bridge") (ne .Values.node.settings.nodeType "full") (ne .Values.node.settings.nodeType "light") -}}
+Invalid node type: {{ .Values.node.settings.nodeType }}. Must be one of 'bridge', 'full', or 'light'.
+{{- end -}}
+{{- end -}}
+
 # TODO: add validations for values
 # Remember to add the validation message to NOTES.txt at the end ({{- include "node.validateValues" . }})
 {{/*
-Compile all warnings into a single message.
+{{/*
+Compile all warnings into a single message and fail the deployment if there are any.
 */}}
 {{- define "node.validateValues" -}}
 {{- $messages := list -}}
-{{- $messages := append $messages (include "node.validateValues.foo" .) -}}
-{{- $messages := append $messages (include "node.validateValues.bar" .) -}}
+{{- $messages := append $messages (include "node.validateValues.nodeType" .) -}}
 {{- $messages := without $messages "" -}}
 {{- $message := join "\n" $messages -}}
 
 {{- if $message -}}
-{{-   printf "\nVALUES VALIDATION:\n%s" $message -}}
+{{- fail (printf "\nVALUES VALIDATION:\n%s" $message) -}}
 {{- end -}}
 {{- end -}}
diff --git a/charts/celestia-node/templates/statefulset.yaml b/charts/celestia-node/templates/statefulset.yaml
index 9a6b291..9726d0c 100644
--- a/charts/celestia-node/templates/statefulset.yaml
+++ b/charts/celestia-node/templates/statefulset.yaml
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ spec:
           {{- if .Values.node.customReadinessProbe }}
           readinessProbe: {{- include "common.tplvalues.render" (dict "value" .Values.node.customReadinessProbe "context" $) | nindent 12 }}
           {{- else if .Values.node.readinessProbe.enabled }}
-          {{- if or (eq .Values.node.nodeType "bridge") (eq .Values.node.nodeType "full") }}
+          {{- if or (eq .Values.node.settings.nodeType "bridge") (eq .Values.node.settings.nodeType "full") (eq .Values.node.settings.nodeType "light") }}
           readinessProbe:
             exec:
               command:
@@ -215,9 +215,9 @@ spec:
                 - '-c'
                 - >
                   AUTH_TOKEN=$(celestia bridge auth read --node.store=/home/celestia 2>/dev/null);
-                  {{- if eq .Values.node.nodeType "bridge" }}
+                  {{- if eq .Values.node.settings.nodeType "bridge" }}
                   curl --max-time 0.5 -s -X POST -H "Content-type: application/json" -H "Accept: application/json" -H "Authorization: Bearer $AUTH_TOKEN" -d '{"id":1,"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"header.SyncWait","params":[]}' "http://localhost:26658";
-                  {{- else if eq .Values.node.nodeType "full" }}
+                  {{- else if or (eq .Values.node.settings.nodeType "full") (eq .Values.node.settings.nodeType "light") }}
                   curl --max-time 0.5 -s -X POST -H "Content-type: application/json" -H "Accept: application/json" -H "Authorization: Bearer $AUTH_TOKEN" -d '{"id":1,"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"das.WaitCatchUp","params":[]}' "http://localhost:26658";
                   {{- end }}
                   if [ "$?" -eq 0 ]; then exit 0; else echo "Catching up"; exit 1; fi
diff --git a/charts/celestia-node/values.yaml b/charts/celestia-node/values.yaml
index a3cdd73..67e3b0f 100644
--- a/charts/celestia-node/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/celestia-node/values.yaml
@@ -74,12 +74,6 @@ diagnosticMode:
 ## %%MAIN_CONTAINER/POD_DESCRIPTION%%
 ##
 node:
-  ## Select from: bridge, full, light
-  ## Valid values:
-  ## - bridge
-  ## - full
-  ## - light:
-  nodeType: bridge
   ## Celestia celestia-node image
   ## ref: https://github.com/celestiaorg/celestia-node/pkgs/container/celestia-node/versions?filters%5Bversion_type%5D=tagged
   ## @param node.image.registry [default: REGISTRY_NAME] celestia-node image registry
@@ -114,6 +108,12 @@ node:
     pullSecrets: []
   ## @param node.settings Settings for the celestia-node
   settings:
+    ## Select from: bridge, full, light
+    ## Valid values:
+    ## - bridge
+    ## - full
+    ## - light:
+    nodeType: bridge
     ## @param node.settings.home Home directory for the celestia-node
     ##
     # -- home directory for the celestia-node, defaults to /home/celestia
diff --git a/examples/celestia-node/arabica-bridge.yaml b/examples/celestia-node/arabica-bridge.yaml
index 9672e63..c2121f4 100644
--- a/examples/celestia-node/arabica-bridge.yaml
+++ b/examples/celestia-node/arabica-bridge.yaml
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
-commonLabels:
+commonLabels: &commonLabels
   chain_id: arabica-11
   environment: arabica
   network: da
-  type: bridge # check
+  type: &nodeType bridge # check
+  secretName: &secretName keys-da-bridge-1 # check
 persistence:
   size: 1000Gi
   dataSource:
@@ -10,7 +11,6 @@ persistence:
     kind: VolumeSnapshot
     name: da-latest
 node:
-  nodeType: bridge # check
   persistentVolumeClaimRetentionPolicy:
     whenDeleted: Delete
     whenScaled: Retain
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ node:
     periodSeconds: 10
     failureThreshold: 60
   args:
-    - bridge  # check
+    - *nodeType
     - start
     - --p2p.network=arabica-11
     - --node.store=$(CELESTIA_HOME)
@@ -46,14 +46,15 @@ node:
     - --metrics.tls=false
     - --p2p.metrics
   settings:
+    nodeType: *nodeType
     address: "eyJhbGciOiJQQkVTMi1IUzI1NitBMTI4S1ciLCJjcmVhdGVkIjoiMjAyNC0wMS0wMiAxMjo1NzoyMC4yNjk1Mjg2NTQgKzAwMDAgVVRDIG09KzAuMDQwNDkyNDk0IiwiZW5jIjoiQTI1NkdDTSIsInAyYyI6ODE5MiwicDJzIjoibHBUb0pLUkFvS3NPbmRhaCJ9.SFen5RaM_7JverpZQN6VxtJ06XePE5VKjyzMyIPgqURSge-XbiLHqA.vZ4fuVFbrLODe8RM.EGKwO3uGEifnPanziF-AD4i6q_92IetSVAEz-7Grg75AJyFLV3Flt4CmfLxrJ2JHWJEKUQBNyIU81u7pd01iNzEECDy9b0jO3DYZ_5PRET8zrVPv6SKKZ_U7MLWmAe_eUajipnbqZ6NzG8UcG4qAt278ttZB1KQsKqocKlE39fSvo3iaZEzOKxS0N3tU1Xw2C3w6HgHJFk0QiP36NIHuKoP_4QJkeAomhJX-cNOYwvTd8qTFTk2-1TzLJ5DasLXsVXTUSUzCzYQhEfL8F0qFoGvuY1dWRD5BESw2Gg2oLH1w957Xd2UhRbo5ORz9POR7goEv9AZ_rWrjSV8HozUmgFwDQyM89M7oiNedEfGQoDjypzcUBcVkZLEMIdrFRpshjcpNEzy6-PZ9rSxouKb7wemG_sueX3V3gIPCTfFr6hB8_b2mV-kKeIXQRS5pJz_wXxeFHFKOHDjt3L8n5eqh.fy-zygX7rjTUqgX02sZKKg"
     node_id: "92a499fc2ce7cabd2de89416aa0d0d07838f625d"
     secret:
-      name: keys-da-bridge-1
+      name: *secretName
   config:
     configtoml:
       Core:
-        IP: consensus-validator-1
+        IP: consensus-validator
       RPC:
         Enabled: true
         Address: 0.0.0.0
diff --git a/examples/celestia-node/arabica-full.yaml b/examples/celestia-node/arabica-full.yaml
index 1d98167..2f4199c 100644
--- a/examples/celestia-node/arabica-full.yaml
+++ b/examples/celestia-node/arabica-full.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ commonLabels:
   chain_id: arabica-11
   environment: arabica
   network: da
-  type: full # check
+  type: &nodeType full # check
 persistence:
   size: 1000Gi
   dataSource:
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ persistence:
     kind: VolumeSnapshot
     name: da-latest
 node:
-  nodeType: full # check
   persistentVolumeClaimRetentionPolicy:
     whenDeleted: Delete
     whenScaled: Retain
@@ -46,6 +45,7 @@ node:
     - --metrics.tls=false
     - --p2p.metrics
   settings:
+    nodeType: full # check
     address: "eyJhbGciOiJQQkVTMi1IUzI1NitBMTI4S1ciLCJjcmVhdGVkIjoiMjAyNC0wMS0wMiAxMjo1NzoyMC4yNjk1Mjg2NTQgKzAwMDAgVVRDIG09KzAuMDQwNDkyNDk0IiwiZW5jIjoiQTI1NkdDTSIsInAyYyI6ODE5MiwicDJzIjoibHBUb0pLUkFvS3NPbmRhaCJ9.SFen5RaM_7JverpZQN6VxtJ06XePE5VKjyzMyIPgqURSge-XbiLHqA.vZ4fuVFbrLODe8RM.EGKwO3uGEifnPanziF-AD4i6q_92IetSVAEz-7Grg75AJyFLV3Flt4CmfLxrJ2JHWJEKUQBNyIU81u7pd01iNzEECDy9b0jO3DYZ_5PRET8zrVPv6SKKZ_U7MLWmAe_eUajipnbqZ6NzG8UcG4qAt278ttZB1KQsKqocKlE39fSvo3iaZEzOKxS0N3tU1Xw2C3w6HgHJFk0QiP36NIHuKoP_4QJkeAomhJX-cNOYwvTd8qTFTk2-1TzLJ5DasLXsVXTUSUzCzYQhEfL8F0qFoGvuY1dWRD5BESw2Gg2oLH1w957Xd2UhRbo5ORz9POR7goEv9AZ_rWrjSV8HozUmgFwDQyM89M7oiNedEfGQoDjypzcUBcVkZLEMIdrFRpshjcpNEzy6-PZ9rSxouKb7wemG_sueX3V3gIPCTfFr6hB8_b2mV-kKeIXQRS5pJz_wXxeFHFKOHDjt3L8n5eqh.fy-zygX7rjTUqgX02sZKKg"
     node_id: "92a499fc2ce7cabd2de89416aa0d0d07838f625d"
     secret:
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ node:
   config:
     configtoml:
       Core:
-        IP: consensus-validator-1
+        IP: consensus-validator
       RPC:
         Enabled: true
         Address: 0.0.0.0
diff --git a/examples/celestia-node/arabica-light.yaml b/examples/celestia-node/arabica-light.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..18c2ba3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/celestia-node/arabica-light.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+commonLabels: &commonLabels
+  chain_id: arabica-11
+  environment: arabica
+  network: da
+  type: &nodeType light # check
+  secretName: &secretName keys-da-bridge-1 # check
+persistence:
+  size: 1000Gi
+  dataSource:
+    apiGroup: snapshot.storage.k8s.io
+    kind: VolumeSnapshot
+    name: da-latest
+node:
+  persistentVolumeClaimRetentionPolicy:
+    whenDeleted: Delete
+    whenScaled: Retain
+  otelAgent:
+    enabled: true
+    grafanaOtelSecret:
+      name: grafana-otel-token
+  resources:
+    requests:
+      cpu: 3
+      memory: 15Gi
+    limits:
+      cpu: 6
+      memory: 24Gi
+  livenessProbe:
+    enabled: true
+    periodSeconds: 10
+    failureThreshold: 3
+  readinessProbe:
+    enabled: true
+    periodSeconds: 10
+    failureThreshold: 30
+  startupProbe:
+    enabled: true
+    periodSeconds: 10
+    failureThreshold: 60
+  args:
+    - *nodeType
+    - start
+    - --p2p.network=arabica-11
+    - --node.store=$(CELESTIA_HOME)
+    - --metrics
+    - --metrics.tls=false
+    - --p2p.metrics
+  settings:
+    nodeType: *nodeType
+    address: "eyJhbGciOiJQQkVTMi1IUzI1NitBMTI4S1ciLCJjcmVhdGVkIjoiMjAyNC0wMS0wMiAxMjo1NzoyMC4yNjk1Mjg2NTQgKzAwMDAgVVRDIG09KzAuMDQwNDkyNDk0IiwiZW5jIjoiQTI1NkdDTSIsInAyYyI6ODE5MiwicDJzIjoibHBUb0pLUkFvS3NPbmRhaCJ9.SFen5RaM_7JverpZQN6VxtJ06XePE5VKjyzMyIPgqURSge-XbiLHqA.vZ4fuVFbrLODe8RM.EGKwO3uGEifnPanziF-AD4i6q_92IetSVAEz-7Grg75AJyFLV3Flt4CmfLxrJ2JHWJEKUQBNyIU81u7pd01iNzEECDy9b0jO3DYZ_5PRET8zrVPv6SKKZ_U7MLWmAe_eUajipnbqZ6NzG8UcG4qAt278ttZB1KQsKqocKlE39fSvo3iaZEzOKxS0N3tU1Xw2C3w6HgHJFk0QiP36NIHuKoP_4QJkeAomhJX-cNOYwvTd8qTFTk2-1TzLJ5DasLXsVXTUSUzCzYQhEfL8F0qFoGvuY1dWRD5BESw2Gg2oLH1w957Xd2UhRbo5ORz9POR7goEv9AZ_rWrjSV8HozUmgFwDQyM89M7oiNedEfGQoDjypzcUBcVkZLEMIdrFRpshjcpNEzy6-PZ9rSxouKb7wemG_sueX3V3gIPCTfFr6hB8_b2mV-kKeIXQRS5pJz_wXxeFHFKOHDjt3L8n5eqh.fy-zygX7rjTUqgX02sZKKg"
+    node_id: "92a499fc2ce7cabd2de89416aa0d0d07838f625d"
+    secret:
+      name: *secretName
+  config:
+    configtoml:
+      Core:
+        IP: consensus-validator
+      RPC:
+        Enabled: true
+        Address: 0.0.0.0
+      Gateway:
+        Enabled: true
+        Address: 0.0.0.0
+      Node:
+        StartupTimeout: 2m
+diagnosticMode:
+  enabled: false
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