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 ### Added
 
 - export servo MBeans with JMX Prometheus exporter [#65](https://github.com/Telecominfraproject/wlan-cloud-helm/pull/65)
+- render post-deployment message [#73](https://github.com/Telecominfraproject/wlan-cloud-helm/pull/73)
 
 ## [1.0.1] - 2021-04-12
 
diff --git a/tip-wlan/templates/NOTES.txt b/tip-wlan/templates/NOTES.txt
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+
+Your TIP WLAN cloud controller Helm deployment has been successful!
+
+**************************************************************************************
+*** PLEASE BE PATIENT: Some components may need up to 5 minutes to fully start up. ***
+**************************************************************************************
+
+You can check the status with the following command:
+
+kubectl get pods -n {{ .Release.Namespace }} -w
+
+{{ if gt (len (index .Values "wlan-cloud-static-portal").ingress.hosts) 0 }}
+The dashboard should be available at:
+http://{{ (index (index .Values "wlan-cloud-static-portal").ingress.hosts 0).host }}
+
+Login with the following credentials:
+
+Username: support@example.com
+Password: support
+{{ end }}