diff --git a/deploy/bundle_post_1_25.yaml b/deploy/bundle_post_1_25.yaml
index 8d2677b5e..a50304341 100644
--- a/deploy/bundle_post_1_25.yaml
+++ b/deploy/bundle_post_1_25.yaml
@@ -146,6 +146,12 @@ rules:
       - watch
       - update
       - patch
+  - apiGroups:
+      - snapshot.storage.k8s.io
+    resources:
+      - volumesnapshotclasses
+    verbs:
+      - create
   - apiGroups:
       - snapshot.storage.k8s.io
     resources:
@@ -230,6 +236,8 @@ rules:
       - tridentprovisioners/status # Required to update Tprov's status section
       - tridentorchestrators # Required for Torc
       - tridentorchestrators/status # Required to update Torc's status section
+      - tridentconfigurators # Required for tconf
+      - tridentconfigurators/status # Required to update tconf's status section
     verbs:
       - get
       - list
diff --git a/deploy/bundle_pre_1_25.yaml b/deploy/bundle_pre_1_25.yaml
index e11812a5a..01393f264 100644
--- a/deploy/bundle_pre_1_25.yaml
+++ b/deploy/bundle_pre_1_25.yaml
@@ -146,6 +146,12 @@ rules:
       - watch
       - update
       - patch
+  - apiGroups:
+      - snapshot.storage.k8s.io
+    resources:
+      - volumesnapshotclasses
+    verbs:
+      - create
   - apiGroups:
       - snapshot.storage.k8s.io
     resources:
@@ -230,6 +236,8 @@ rules:
       - tridentprovisioners/status # Required to update Tprov's status section
       - tridentorchestrators # Required for Torc
       - tridentorchestrators/status # Required to update Torc's status section
+      - tridentconfigurators # Required for tconf
+      - tridentconfigurators/status # Required to update tconf's status section
     verbs:
       - get
       - list
diff --git a/deploy/clusterrole_post_1_25.yaml b/deploy/clusterrole_post_1_25.yaml
index bb50ba652..ab4007efd 100644
--- a/deploy/clusterrole_post_1_25.yaml
+++ b/deploy/clusterrole_post_1_25.yaml
@@ -138,6 +138,12 @@ rules:
       - watch
       - update
       - patch
+  - apiGroups:
+      - snapshot.storage.k8s.io
+    resources:
+      - volumesnapshotclasses
+    verbs:
+      - create
   - apiGroups:
       - snapshot.storage.k8s.io
     resources:
@@ -222,6 +228,8 @@ rules:
       - tridentprovisioners/status # Required to update Tprov's status section
       - tridentorchestrators # Required for Torc
       - tridentorchestrators/status # Required to update Torc's status section
+      - tridentconfigurators # Required for tconf
+      - tridentconfigurators/status # Required to update tconf's status section
     verbs:
       - get
       - list
diff --git a/deploy/clusterrole_pre_1_25.yaml b/deploy/clusterrole_pre_1_25.yaml
index dea95508c..56b70ffee 100644
--- a/deploy/clusterrole_pre_1_25.yaml
+++ b/deploy/clusterrole_pre_1_25.yaml
@@ -138,6 +138,12 @@ rules:
       - watch
       - update
       - patch
+  - apiGroups:
+      - snapshot.storage.k8s.io
+    resources:
+      - volumesnapshotclasses
+    verbs:
+      - create
   - apiGroups:
       - snapshot.storage.k8s.io
     resources:
@@ -222,6 +228,8 @@ rules:
       - tridentprovisioners/status # Required to update Tprov's status section
       - tridentorchestrators # Required for Torc
       - tridentorchestrators/status # Required to update Torc's status section
+      - tridentconfigurators # Required for tconf
+      - tridentconfigurators/status # Required to update tconf's status section
     verbs:
       - get
       - list
diff --git a/deploy/crds/trident.netapp.io_tridentconfigurators_crd.yaml b/deploy/crds/trident.netapp.io_tridentconfigurators_crd.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a998a6354
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deploy/crds/trident.netapp.io_tridentconfigurators_crd.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+apiVersion: apiextensions.k8s.io/v1
+kind: CustomResourceDefinition
+metadata:
+  name: tridentconfigurators.trident.netapp.io
+spec:
+  group: trident.netapp.io
+  versions:
+    - name: v1
+      served: true
+      storage: true
+      schema:
+        openAPIV3Schema:
+          type: object
+          x-kubernetes-preserve-unknown-fields: true
+      subresources:
+        status: {}
+      additionalPrinterColumns:
+        - name: Phase
+          type: string
+          description: The backend config phase
+          priority: 0
+          jsonPath: .status.phase
+        - name: Status
+          type: string
+          description: The result of the last operation
+          priority: 0
+          jsonPath: .status.lastOperationStatus
+        - name: Cloud Provider
+          type: string
+          description: The name of cloud provider
+          priority: 0
+          jsonPath: .status.cloudProvider
+        - name: Storage Driver
+          type: string
+          description: The storage driver type
+          priority: 1
+          jsonPath: .spec.storageDriverName
+        - name: Deletion Policy
+          type: string
+          description: The deletion policy
+          priority: 1
+          jsonPath: .status.deletionPolicy
+  scope: Cluster
+  names:
+    plural: tridentconfigurators
+    singular: tridentconfigurator
+    kind: TridentConfigurator
+    shortNames:
+      - tconf
+      - tconfigurator
+    categories:
+      - trident
+      - trident-internal
+      - trident-external