December 2024 monthly summary for hivemq/helm-charts: Delivered a feature to enable and configure cluster replication and overload protection in the HiveMQ Helm chart. Implemented correct replicaCount checks in _helpers.tpl, updated tests to cover the new configurations, and added descriptive comments in values.yaml. Addressed review comments in commit 69d827c8f176b021dc62df3b56324c0b0b5f84e1. No major bugs reported; tests adjusted accordingly. Impact: improved deployment resilience and scalability, safer defaults for replication and overload handling; overall business value through reduced manual configuration, faster deployments, and clearer configuration guidance.

November 2024: Delivered configurable cluster overload protection and replica count for HiveMQ Helm chart, enabling operators to tune cluster behavior through Helm values. Implemented conditional config.xml generation by updating _config-xml.tpl and _helpers.tpl. Added end-to-end tests in hivemq_configuration_test.yaml to validate the new features. No major bugs fixed this month; focus was on features, testing, and reliability. Result: improved deployment reliability, scalability, and reduced manual configuration drift for enterprise HiveMQ deployments.