July 2025 monthly summary focusing on the Castai Helm charts work and Castai-db-optimizer fixes. Key highlights: - Port mapping fixes implemented in the Castai-db-optimizer Helm chart, standardizing servicePort and targetPort mappings for named and unnamed endpoints to resolve connection failures. Included updates to CI/test endpoint configurations and port value corrections from related commits. - Chart release hygiene improved with a version bump to 0.39.1 for Castai-db-optimizer, aligned in Chart.yaml and README to support dependable releases. Impact: - Reduced runtime connection failures and misconfigurations in deployments, leading to more reliable environments and smoother onboarding for users relying on the Helm chart. - Strengthened release traceability and deployment confidence through explicit versioning and CI/test alignment. Technologies/skills demonstrated: - Kubernetes Helm charts and chart versioning - Port mapping and endpoint configuration within Helm values - CI/test configuration updates and release management - Code hygiene and documentation updates for release readiness

June 2025 (2025-06) – Castai Helm charts: Emphasized repository hygiene to reduce noise and protect local config. Implemented IDE Configuration Ignore Rules by adding .vscode to .gitignore, preventing IDE-specific files from being tracked. This improves maintainability and collaboration across CI/CD processes and Helm chart contributions. Commit reference: 614640891651e24bace501387f2e5f8cf2838884 (NOJIRA: Add .vscode to gitignore file (#891)).