diff --git a/apps/base/authentik/kustomization.yaml b/apps/base/authentik/kustomization.yaml
index fbc2dcf..8aa078a 100644
--- a/apps/base/authentik/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/apps/base/authentik/kustomization.yaml
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ resources:
   - httproute.yaml
   - ldap-gateway.yaml
   - ldap-httproute.yaml
+  - ldap-outpost-deployment.yaml
+  - ldap-outpost-vaultstaticsecret.yaml
+  - ldap-outpost-vmpodscrape.yaml
   - ldap-service.yaml
   - ldap-tlsroute.yaml
   - namespace.yaml
diff --git a/apps/base/authentik/ldap-outpost-deployment.yaml b/apps/base/authentik/ldap-outpost-deployment.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7cabdb4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/base/authentik/ldap-outpost-deployment.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+---
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: authentik-ldap-outpost
+  namespace: authentik
+  labels:
+    app.kubernetes.io/name: authentik
+    app.kubernetes.io/component: ldap
+spec:
+  # Outposts are stateless; run two replicas for availability.
+  replicas: 2
+  selector:
+    matchLabels:
+      app.kubernetes.io/name: authentik
+      app.kubernetes.io/component: ldap
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      annotations:
+        secret.reloader.stakater.com/reload: "authentik-ldap-outpost-token,vault-ca-cert"
+      labels:
+        app.kubernetes.io/name: authentik
+        app.kubernetes.io/component: ldap
+    spec:
+      # The outpost validates the authentik core cert (identity.k8s.syd1.au.unkin.net,
+      # signed by the internal unkin.net CA). Combine the base image's public roots
+      # with the reflected vault-ca-cert into one bundle that SSL_CERT_FILE points at,
+      # so AUTHENTIK_INSECURE stays false.
+      initContainers:
+        - name: combine-certs
+          image: alpine:3
+          command:
+            - sh
+            - -c
+            - cat /etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt /custom-ca/ca.crt > /combined-certs/ca-certificates.crt
+          volumeMounts:
+            - name: vault-ca-cert
+              mountPath: /custom-ca
+              readOnly: true
+            - name: combined-certs
+              mountPath: /combined-certs
+          resources:
+            limits:
+              cpu: 100m
+              memory: 64Mi
+            requests:
+              cpu: 25m
+              memory: 32Mi
+      containers:
+        - name: ldap
+          image: ghcr.io/goauthentik/ldap:2026.5.3
+          imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
+          env:
+            - name: AUTHENTIK_HOST
+              value: https://identity.k8s.syd1.au.unkin.net
+            - name: AUTHENTIK_INSECURE
+              value: "false"
+            - name: SSL_CERT_FILE
+              value: /etc/ssl/combined/ca-certificates.crt
+            - name: AUTHENTIK_TOKEN
+              valueFrom:
+                secretKeyRef:
+                  name: authentik-ldap-outpost-token
+                  key: token
+          ports:
+            - containerPort: 3389
+              name: ldap
+              protocol: TCP
+            - containerPort: 6636
+              name: ldaps
+              protocol: TCP
+            - containerPort: 9300
+              name: metrics
+              protocol: TCP
+          livenessProbe:
+            tcpSocket:
+              port: ldap
+            initialDelaySeconds: 10
+            periodSeconds: 15
+          readinessProbe:
+            tcpSocket:
+              port: ldap
+            initialDelaySeconds: 5
+            periodSeconds: 10
+          resources:
+            limits:
+              cpu: "1"
+              memory: 512Mi
+            requests:
+              cpu: 50m
+              memory: 128Mi
+          volumeMounts:
+            - name: combined-certs
+              mountPath: /etc/ssl/combined
+              readOnly: true
+      volumes:
+        - name: vault-ca-cert
+          secret:
+            secretName: vault-ca-cert
+            items:
+              - key: ca.crt
+                path: ca.crt
+        - name: combined-certs
+          emptyDir: {}
diff --git a/apps/base/authentik/ldap-outpost-vaultstaticsecret.yaml b/apps/base/authentik/ldap-outpost-vaultstaticsecret.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d068d6e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/base/authentik/ldap-outpost-vaultstaticsecret.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+---
+# Outpost API token, issued by authentik for the LDAP outpost and seeded into
+# Vault by the terraform-authentik apply. The KV value must exist at this path
+# with a `token` key before the outpost can connect.
+apiVersion: secrets.hashicorp.com/v1beta1
+kind: VaultStaticSecret
+metadata:
+  name: authentik-ldap-outpost-token
+  namespace: authentik
+spec:
+  destination:
+    create: true
+    name: authentik-ldap-outpost-token
+    overwrite: true
+  hmacSecretData: true
+  mount: kv
+  path: kubernetes/namespace/authentik/default/outpost-token
+  refreshAfter: 5m
+  type: kv-v2
+  vaultAuthRef: default
diff --git a/apps/base/authentik/ldap-outpost-vmpodscrape.yaml b/apps/base/authentik/ldap-outpost-vmpodscrape.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5b0c1b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/base/authentik/ldap-outpost-vmpodscrape.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+---
+# Scrape the LDAP outpost's Prometheus endpoint (:9300). Picked up by the
+# observability VMAgent (selectAllByDefault).
+apiVersion: operator.victoriametrics.com/v1beta1
+kind: VMPodScrape
+metadata:
+  name: authentik-ldap-outpost
+  namespace: authentik
+spec:
+  selector:
+    matchLabels:
+      app.kubernetes.io/name: authentik
+      app.kubernetes.io/component: ldap
+  podMetricsEndpoints:
+    - port: metrics
+      path: /metrics
diff --git a/apps/base/authentik/ldap-service.yaml b/apps/base/authentik/ldap-service.yaml
index b9c4079..ec5c36a 100644
--- a/apps/base/authentik/ldap-service.yaml
+++ b/apps/base/authentik/ldap-service.yaml
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ metadata:
 spec:
   internalTrafficPolicy: Cluster
   ports:
+    - name: ldap
+      port: 3389
+      protocol: TCP
+      targetPort: 3389
     - name: ldaps
       port: 6636
       protocol: TCP