diff --git a/api/v1alpha1/drupalsiteconfigoverride_types.go b/api/v1alpha1/drupalsiteconfigoverride_types.go
index 13b5b5d5499e1d8ea7790f97f9a572b41af3f942..a17937fe331b967705a4427a700c55201adf4d1a 100644
--- a/api/v1alpha1/drupalsiteconfigoverride_types.go
+++ b/api/v1alpha1/drupalsiteconfigoverride_types.go
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ import (
 
 // DrupalSiteConfigOverrideSpec defines the desired state of DrupalSiteConfigOverride
 type DrupalSiteConfigOverrideSpec struct {
+	// Replicas overrides the number of pod replicas for the deployment
+	Replicas int32 `json:"replicas,omitempty"`
 	// Php includes configuration for the PHP container of the DrupalSite server pods
 	Php Resources `json:"php,omitempty"`
 	// Nginx includes configuration for the Nginx container of the DrupalSite server pods
diff --git a/config/crd/bases/drupal.webservices.cern.ch_drupalsiteconfigoverrides.yaml b/config/crd/bases/drupal.webservices.cern.ch_drupalsiteconfigoverrides.yaml
index 977bde900048b41294eea05c07f882abb61ca869..3a86196f070357cb805faa231d7ba83e71b015b0 100644
--- a/config/crd/bases/drupal.webservices.cern.ch_drupalsiteconfigoverrides.yaml
+++ b/config/crd/bases/drupal.webservices.cern.ch_drupalsiteconfigoverrides.yaml
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ spec:
                           pattern: ^(\+|-)?(([0-9]+(\.[0-9]*)?)|(\.[0-9]+))(([KMGTPE]i)|[numkMGTPE]|([eE](\+|-)?(([0-9]+(\.[0-9]*)?)|(\.[0-9]+))))?$
                           x-kubernetes-int-or-string: true
                         description: 'Limits describes the maximum amount of compute
-                          resources allowed. More info: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/configuration/manage-compute-resources-container/'
+                          resources allowed. More info: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/configuration/manage-resources-containers/'
                         type: object
                       requests:
                         additionalProperties:
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ spec:
                         description: 'Requests describes the minimum amount of compute
                           resources required. If Requests is omitted for a container,
                           it defaults to Limits if that is explicitly specified, otherwise
-                          to an implementation-defined value. More info: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/configuration/manage-compute-resources-container/'
+                          to an implementation-defined value. More info: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/configuration/manage-resources-containers/'
                         type: object
                     type: object
                 type: object
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ spec:
                           pattern: ^(\+|-)?(([0-9]+(\.[0-9]*)?)|(\.[0-9]+))(([KMGTPE]i)|[numkMGTPE]|([eE](\+|-)?(([0-9]+(\.[0-9]*)?)|(\.[0-9]+))))?$
                           x-kubernetes-int-or-string: true
                         description: 'Limits describes the maximum amount of compute
-                          resources allowed. More info: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/configuration/manage-compute-resources-container/'
+                          resources allowed. More info: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/configuration/manage-resources-containers/'
                         type: object
                       requests:
                         additionalProperties:
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ spec:
                         description: 'Requests describes the minimum amount of compute
                           resources required. If Requests is omitted for a container,
                           it defaults to Limits if that is explicitly specified, otherwise
-                          to an implementation-defined value. More info: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/configuration/manage-compute-resources-container/'
+                          to an implementation-defined value. More info: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/configuration/manage-resources-containers/'
                         type: object
                     type: object
                 type: object
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ spec:
                           pattern: ^(\+|-)?(([0-9]+(\.[0-9]*)?)|(\.[0-9]+))(([KMGTPE]i)|[numkMGTPE]|([eE](\+|-)?(([0-9]+(\.[0-9]*)?)|(\.[0-9]+))))?$
                           x-kubernetes-int-or-string: true
                         description: 'Limits describes the maximum amount of compute
-                          resources allowed. More info: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/configuration/manage-compute-resources-container/'
+                          resources allowed. More info: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/configuration/manage-resources-containers/'
                         type: object
                       requests:
                         additionalProperties:
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ spec:
                         description: 'Requests describes the minimum amount of compute
                           resources required. If Requests is omitted for a container,
                           it defaults to Limits if that is explicitly specified, otherwise
-                          to an implementation-defined value. More info: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/configuration/manage-compute-resources-container/'
+                          to an implementation-defined value. More info: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/configuration/manage-resources-containers/'
                         type: object
                     type: object
                 type: object
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ spec:
                           pattern: ^(\+|-)?(([0-9]+(\.[0-9]*)?)|(\.[0-9]+))(([KMGTPE]i)|[numkMGTPE]|([eE](\+|-)?(([0-9]+(\.[0-9]*)?)|(\.[0-9]+))))?$
                           x-kubernetes-int-or-string: true
                         description: 'Limits describes the maximum amount of compute
-                          resources allowed. More info: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/configuration/manage-compute-resources-container/'
+                          resources allowed. More info: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/configuration/manage-resources-containers/'
                         type: object
                       requests:
                         additionalProperties:
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ spec:
                         description: 'Requests describes the minimum amount of compute
                           resources required. If Requests is omitted for a container,
                           it defaults to Limits if that is explicitly specified, otherwise
-                          to an implementation-defined value. More info: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/configuration/manage-compute-resources-container/'
+                          to an implementation-defined value. More info: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/configuration/manage-resources-containers/'
                         type: object
                     type: object
                 type: object
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ spec:
                           pattern: ^(\+|-)?(([0-9]+(\.[0-9]*)?)|(\.[0-9]+))(([KMGTPE]i)|[numkMGTPE]|([eE](\+|-)?(([0-9]+(\.[0-9]*)?)|(\.[0-9]+))))?$
                           x-kubernetes-int-or-string: true
                         description: 'Limits describes the maximum amount of compute
-                          resources allowed. More info: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/configuration/manage-compute-resources-container/'
+                          resources allowed. More info: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/configuration/manage-resources-containers/'
                         type: object
                       requests:
                         additionalProperties:
@@ -194,10 +194,15 @@ spec:
                         description: 'Requests describes the minimum amount of compute
                           resources required. If Requests is omitted for a container,
                           it defaults to Limits if that is explicitly specified, otherwise
-                          to an implementation-defined value. More info: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/configuration/manage-compute-resources-container/'
+                          to an implementation-defined value. More info: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/configuration/manage-resources-containers/'
                         type: object
                     type: object
                 type: object
+              replicas:
+                description: Replicas overrides the number of pod replicas for the
+                  deployment
+                format: int32
+                type: integer
               webdav:
                 description: Webdav includes configuration for the Webdav container
                   of the DrupalSite server pods
@@ -214,7 +219,7 @@ spec:
                           pattern: ^(\+|-)?(([0-9]+(\.[0-9]*)?)|(\.[0-9]+))(([KMGTPE]i)|[numkMGTPE]|([eE](\+|-)?(([0-9]+(\.[0-9]*)?)|(\.[0-9]+))))?$
                           x-kubernetes-int-or-string: true
                         description: 'Limits describes the maximum amount of compute
-                          resources allowed. More info: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/configuration/manage-compute-resources-container/'
+                          resources allowed. More info: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/configuration/manage-resources-containers/'
                         type: object
                       requests:
                         additionalProperties:
@@ -226,7 +231,7 @@ spec:
                         description: 'Requests describes the minimum amount of compute
                           resources required. If Requests is omitted for a container,
                           it defaults to Limits if that is explicitly specified, otherwise
-                          to an implementation-defined value. More info: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/configuration/manage-compute-resources-container/'
+                          to an implementation-defined value. More info: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/configuration/manage-resources-containers/'
                         type: object
                     type: object
                 type: object
diff --git a/config/samples/drupal.webservices_v1alpha1_drupalsiteconfigoverride.yaml b/config/samples/drupal.webservices_v1alpha1_drupalsiteconfigoverride.yaml
index ccee14727a9b3176603822ecd3b7d3c53f6e095f..27b972fb9aa21ba46668d968008ef110f0e88802 100644
--- a/config/samples/drupal.webservices_v1alpha1_drupalsiteconfigoverride.yaml
+++ b/config/samples/drupal.webservices_v1alpha1_drupalsiteconfigoverride.yaml
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ kind: DrupalSiteConfigOverride
 metadata:
   name: drupalsiteconfigoverride-sample
 spec:
+  # Increase the replicas
+  replicas: 4
   php:
     resources:
       requests:
diff --git a/controllers/drupalsite_resources.go b/controllers/drupalsite_resources.go
index 91ccc5c93b6625b5e24a62dbe6fbb78c66167ac6..3cc91142c294b27010730764506ee5e411f33413 100644
--- a/controllers/drupalsite_resources.go
+++ b/controllers/drupalsite_resources.go
@@ -2215,6 +2215,9 @@ func (r *DrupalSiteReconciler) getDeploymentConfiguration(ctx context.Context, d
 		if !reflect.DeepEqual(configOverride.DrupalLogs.Resources, corev1.ResourceRequirements{}) {
 			drupalLogsResources = configOverride.DrupalLogs.Resources
 		}
+		if configOverride.Replicas != 0 {
+			replicas = configOverride.Replicas
+		}
 	}
 
 	config = DeploymentConfig{replicas: replicas,