Month: 2026-04 – sapcc/helm-charts Key features delivered: - Observability Enhancement: Kubernetes Pod Monitoring Labeling and k8s_app label mapping. Implemented a relabeling action for the litestream PodMonitor, enabling dynamic labeling via labelmap and restoring the missing k8s_app label to improve metric categorization and observability. - Release/Packaging Update: Helm chart version bump for k3s-backup to 2.0.13, aligning charts with the latest release and ensuring deployment consistency. Major bugs fixed: - Restored missing k8s_app label in litestream metrics, correcting metric categorization and dashboard accuracy. Overall impact and accomplishments: - Enhanced monitoring accuracy and reliability for Litestream workloads, enabling faster incident diagnosis and improved operator confidence. The packaging update supports safer deployments with a traceable release history. Technologies/skills demonstrated: - Kubernetes PodMonitor and Prometheus relabeling, label mapping, Litestream metrics, Helm chart management, Chart.yaml versioning, Git-based release hygiene.

March 2026 monthly summary for sapcc/helm-charts. Delivered a Concourse platform upgrade and Helm chart stabilization, improving stability, security, and maintainability of CI pipelines. All changes were tested and validated with downstream deployments; prepared for easier future upgrades.