During May 2025, Alex contributed to the EOEPCA/helm-charts-dev repository by implementing external database connectivity for the resource-catalogue component. He addressed the need for flexible data source integration by enabling the resource-catalogue to connect to databases not managed by the same Helm chart. Alex achieved this by conditionally setting environment variables and dynamically constructing the connection string based on user-provided configuration, reducing manual setup across deployments. His work focused on database configuration and leveraged technologies such as Helm, Kubernetes, and YAML. The feature delivered depth in deployment flexibility, though the scope was limited to a single feature without bug fixes.