February 2026: Delivered Kubernetes deployment Helm charts for Apache Kafka and Kong API gateway in PilotDataPlatform/helm-charts, enabling standardized, scalable deployments and improved operational tooling. Integrated Bitnami Kafka 20.0.3 (appVersion 3.3.1) and Bitnami Kong chart v9.1.8, establishing versioned, HA-ready deployments and reducing manual provisioning across environments. The work lays the foundation for consistent cluster parity and faster onboarding for new projects.

January 2026 monthly summary for PilotDataPlatform/helm-charts: Delivered secure secrets management enhancement by integrating Vault 0.31.0 and External Secrets Helm charts into the Kubernetes deployment. Updated documentation and service metadata for compatibility. No major bugs fixed this month. Result: stronger security controls, easier credentials management, and reduced risk of secret leakage.

December 2025 saw the delivery of a robust and scalable Kubernetes deployment foundation in PilotDataPlatform/helm-charts, with a focus on GitOps-enabled operations, security, and stability. Key outcomes include a GitOps-enabled Argo CD Helm chart (v9.1.7) with high availability, ingress, and security configurations, accompanied by documentation to streamline onboarding and maintenance. In TLS management, the team migrated from Bitnami cert-manager (v1.5.14) to Jetstack cert-manager (v1.19.2) to avoid paid images and ensure access to ongoing updates and improvements. The ingress controller was updated to ingress-nginx v4.14.1 to improve stability and compatibility with existing configurations. These changes establish repeatable, secure deployment patterns, reduce operational toil, and strengthen the platform’s reliability for automated app delivery.