diff --git a/charts/rails-application/.helmignore b/charts/rails-application/.helmignore
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+++ b/charts/rails-application/.helmignore
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+# Patterns to ignore when building packages.
+# This supports shell glob matching, relative path matching, and
+# negation (prefixed with !). Only one pattern per line.
+.DS_Store
+# Common VCS dirs
+.git/
+.gitignore
+.bzr/
+.bzrignore
+.hg/
+.hgignore
+.svn/
+# Common backup files
+*.swp
+*.bak
+*.tmp
+*.orig
+*~
+# Various IDEs
+.project
+.idea/
+*.tmproj
+.vscode/
diff --git a/charts/rails-application/Chart.yaml b/charts/rails-application/Chart.yaml
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+++ b/charts/rails-application/Chart.yaml
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+apiVersion: v2
+name: rails-application
+description: Base chart for my rails applications
+type: application
+version: "0.1.0"
diff --git a/charts/rails-application/templates/_helpers.tpl b/charts/rails-application/templates/_helpers.tpl
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+++ b/charts/rails-application/templates/_helpers.tpl
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+{{/*
+Expand the name of the chart.
+*/}}
+{{- define "rails-application.name" -}}
+{{- default .Values.name .Values.nameOverride | trunc 63 | trimSuffix "-" }}
+{{- end }}
+
+{{/*
+Create a default fully qualified app name.
+We truncate at 63 chars because some Kubernetes name fields are limited to this (by the DNS naming spec).
+If release name contains chart name it will be used as a full name.
+*/}}
+{{- define "rails-application.fullname" -}}
+{{- if .Values.fullnameOverride }}
+{{- .Values.fullnameOverride | trunc 63 | trimSuffix "-" }}
+{{- else }}
+{{- $name := default .Values.name .Values.nameOverride }}
+{{- if contains $name .Release.Name }}
+{{- .Release.Name | trunc 63 | trimSuffix "-" }}
+{{- else }}
+{{- printf "%s-%s" .Release.Name $name | trunc 63 | trimSuffix "-" }}
+{{- end }}
+{{- end }}
+{{- end }}
+
+{{/*
+Create chart name and version as used by the chart label.
+*/}}
+{{- define "rails-application.chart" -}}
+{{- printf "%s-%s" .Chart.Name .Chart.Version | replace "+" "_" | trunc 63 | trimSuffix "-" }}
+{{- end }}
+
+{{/*
+Common labels
+*/}}
+{{- define "rails-application.labels" -}}
+helm.sh/chart: {{ include "rails-application.chart" . }}
+{{ include "rails-application.selectorLabels" . }}
+{{- if .Values.version }}
+app.kubernetes.io/version: {{ .Values.version | quote }}
+{{- end }}
+app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: {{ .Release.Service }}
+{{- end }}
+
+{{/*
+Selector labels
+*/}}
+{{- define "rails-application.selectorLabels" -}}
+app.kubernetes.io/name: {{ include "rails-application.name" . }}
+app.kubernetes.io/instance: {{ .Release.Name }}
+{{- end }}
+
+{{/*
+Create the name of the service account to use
+*/}}
+{{- define "rails-application.serviceAccountName" -}}
+{{- if .Values.serviceAccount.create }}
+{{- default (include "rails-application.fullname" .) .Values.serviceAccount.name }}
+{{- else }}
+{{- default "default" .Values.serviceAccount.name }}
+{{- end }}
+{{- end }}
diff --git a/charts/rails-application/templates/configmap.yaml b/charts/rails-application/templates/configmap.yaml
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+++ b/charts/rails-application/templates/configmap.yaml
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+apiVersion: v1
+kind: ConfigMap
+metadata:
+  name: {{ include "rails-application.fullname" . }}
+  namespace: {{ .Release.Namespace }}
+  labels:
+    {{- include "rails-application.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
+data:
+  {{- range $key, $value := .Values.environment.plain }}
+  {{ $key }}: {{ $value | quote }}
+{{- end -}}
diff --git a/charts/rails-application/templates/deployment.yaml b/charts/rails-application/templates/deployment.yaml
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+++ b/charts/rails-application/templates/deployment.yaml
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+{{- range $deploymentName, $deploymentValues := .Values.deployments }}
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: {{ printf "%s-%s" (include "rails-application.fullname" $) $deploymentName }}
+  labels:
+    {{- include "rails-application.labels" $ | nindent 4 }}
+spec:
+  {{- if not $.Values.autoscaling.enabled }}
+  replicas: {{ $deploymentValues.replicaCount }}
+  {{- end }}
+  selector:
+    matchLabels:
+      {{- include "rails-application.selectorLabels" $ | nindent 6 }}
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      {{- with $.Values.podAnnotations }}
+      annotations:
+        {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
+      {{- end }}
+      labels:
+        "k8s.klaus-meyer.net/deployment-type": {{ $deploymentName }}
+        {{- include "rails-application.labels" $ | nindent 8 }}
+        {{- with $.Values.podLabels }}
+        {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
+        {{- end }}
+    spec:
+      {{- with $.Values.imagePullSecrets }}
+      imagePullSecrets:
+        {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
+      {{- end }}
+      serviceAccountName: {{ include "rails-application.serviceAccountName" $ }}
+      securityContext:
+        {{- toYaml $.Values.podSecurityContext | nindent 8 }}
+      containers:
+        - name: {{ printf "%s-%s" (include "rails-application.fullname" $) $deploymentName }}
+          securityContext:
+            {{- toYaml $.Values.securityContext | nindent 12 }}
+          image: "{{ $.Values.image.repository }}:{{ $.Values.image.tag | default $.Values.version }}"
+          imagePullPolicy: {{ $.Values.image.pullPolicy }}
+          args: ["{{ $deploymentName }}"]
+          envFrom:
+            - configMapRef:
+                name: {{ include "rails-application.fullname" $ }}
+            - secretRef:
+                name: {{ include "rails-application.fullname" $ }}
+          {{- if $deploymentValues.ports }}
+          {{- with $deploymentValues.ports }}
+          ports:
+            {{- toYaml . | nindent 12 }}
+          {{- end }}
+          {{- end }}
+          {{- if $deploymentValues.livenessProbe }}
+          livenessProbe:
+            {{- toYaml $deploymentValues.livenessProbe | nindent 12 }}
+          {{- end -}}
+          {{- if $deploymentValues.readinessProbe }}
+          readinessProbe:
+            {{- toYaml $deploymentValues.readinessProbe | nindent 12 }}
+          {{ end }}
+          resources:
+            {{- toYaml $.Values.resources | nindent 12 }}
+          {{- with $.Values.volumeMounts }}
+          volumeMounts:
+            {{- toYaml . | nindent 12 }}
+          {{- end }}
+      {{- with $.Values.volumes }}
+      volumes:
+        {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
+      {{- end }}
+      {{- with $.Values.nodeSelector }}
+      nodeSelector:
+        {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
+      {{- end }}
+      {{- with $.Values.affinity }}
+      affinity:
+        {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
+      {{- end }}
+      {{- with $.Values.tolerations }}
+      tolerations:
+        {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
+      {{- end }}
+---
+{{- end }}
diff --git a/charts/rails-application/templates/hpa.yaml b/charts/rails-application/templates/hpa.yaml
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+++ b/charts/rails-application/templates/hpa.yaml
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+{{- if .Values.autoscaling.enabled }}
+apiVersion: autoscaling/v2
+kind: HorizontalPodAutoscaler
+metadata:
+  name: {{ include "rails-application.fullname" . }}
+  labels:
+    {{- include "rails-application.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
+spec:
+  scaleTargetRef:
+    apiVersion: apps/v1
+    kind: Deployment
+    name: {{ include "rails-application.fullname" . }}
+  minReplicas: {{ .Values.autoscaling.minReplicas }}
+  maxReplicas: {{ .Values.autoscaling.maxReplicas }}
+  metrics:
+    {{- if .Values.autoscaling.targetCPUUtilizationPercentage }}
+    - type: Resource
+      resource:
+        name: cpu
+        target:
+          type: Utilization
+          averageUtilization: {{ .Values.autoscaling.targetCPUUtilizationPercentage }}
+    {{- end }}
+    {{- if .Values.autoscaling.targetMemoryUtilizationPercentage }}
+    - type: Resource
+      resource:
+        name: memory
+        target:
+          type: Utilization
+          averageUtilization: {{ .Values.autoscaling.targetMemoryUtilizationPercentage }}
+    {{- end }}
+{{- end }}
diff --git a/charts/rails-application/templates/ingress.yaml b/charts/rails-application/templates/ingress.yaml
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+++ b/charts/rails-application/templates/ingress.yaml
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+{{- if .Values.ingress.enabled -}}
+{{- $fullName := include "rails-application.fullname" . -}}
+{{- $svcName := printf "%s-%s" $fullName "web" -}}
+{{- $svcPort := .Values.service.port -}}
+{{- if and .Values.ingress.className (not (semverCompare ">=1.18-0" .Capabilities.KubeVersion.GitVersion)) }}
+  {{- if not (hasKey .Values.ingress.annotations "kubernetes.io/ingress.class") }}
+  {{- $_ := set .Values.ingress.annotations "kubernetes.io/ingress.class" .Values.ingress.className}}
+  {{- end }}
+{{- end }}
+{{- if semverCompare ">=1.19-0" .Capabilities.KubeVersion.GitVersion -}}
+apiVersion: networking.k8s.io/v1
+{{- else if semverCompare ">=1.14-0" .Capabilities.KubeVersion.GitVersion -}}
+apiVersion: networking.k8s.io/v1beta1
+{{- else -}}
+apiVersion: extensions/v1beta1
+{{- end }}
+kind: Ingress
+metadata:
+  name: {{ $fullName }}
+  labels:
+    {{- include "rails-application.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
+  {{- with .Values.ingress.annotations }}
+  annotations:
+    {{- toYaml . | nindent 4 }}
+  {{- end }}
+spec:
+  {{- if and .Values.ingress.className (semverCompare ">=1.18-0" .Capabilities.KubeVersion.GitVersion) }}
+  ingressClassName: {{ .Values.ingress.className }}
+  {{- end }}
+  {{- if .Values.ingress.tls }}
+  tls:
+    {{- range .Values.ingress.tls }}
+    - hosts:
+        {{- range .hosts }}
+        - {{ . | quote }}
+        {{- end }}
+      secretName: {{ .secretName }}
+    {{- end }}
+  {{- end }}
+  rules:
+    {{- range .Values.ingress.hosts }}
+    - host: {{ .host | quote }}
+      http:
+        paths:
+          {{- range .paths }}
+          - path: {{ .path }}
+            {{- if and .pathType (semverCompare ">=1.18-0" $.Capabilities.KubeVersion.GitVersion) }}
+            pathType: {{ .pathType }}
+            {{- end }}
+            backend:
+              {{- if semverCompare ">=1.19-0" $.Capabilities.KubeVersion.GitVersion }}
+              service:
+                name: {{ $svcName }}
+                port:
+                  number: {{ $svcPort }}
+              {{- else }}
+              serviceName: {{ $svcName }}
+              servicePort: {{ $svcPort }}
+              {{- end }}
+          {{- end }}
+    {{- end }}
+{{- end }}
diff --git a/charts/rails-application/templates/secret.yaml b/charts/rails-application/templates/secret.yaml
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/charts/rails-application/templates/secret.yaml
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+{{ if .Values.environment.sealedSecrets }}
+apiVersion: bitnami.com/v1alpha1
+kind: SealedSecret
+metadata:
+  name: {{ include "rails-application.fullname" . }}
+  namespace: {{ .Release.Namespace }}
+  annotations:
+    sealedsecrets.bitnami.com/namespace-wide: "true"
+  labels:
+    {{- include "rails-application.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
+spec:
+  encryptedData:
+    {{- range $key, $value := .Values.environment.secret }}
+    {{ $key }}: {{ $value | quote }}
+{{- end -}}
+{{ else }}
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Secret
+metadata:
+  name: {{ include "rails-application.fullname" . }}
+  namespace: {{ .Release.Namespace }}
+  labels:
+    {{- include "rails-application.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
+type: Opaque
+data:
+  {{- range $key, $value := .Values.environment.secret }}
+  {{ $key }}: {{ $value | b64enc | quote }}
+{{- end -}}
+{{ end }}
diff --git a/charts/rails-application/templates/service.yaml b/charts/rails-application/templates/service.yaml
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index 0000000..e07e2b2
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+++ b/charts/rails-application/templates/service.yaml
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+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Service
+metadata:
+  name: {{ include "rails-application.fullname" . }}-web
+  labels:
+    {{- include "rails-application.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
+spec:
+  type: {{ .Values.service.type }}
+  ports:
+    - port: {{ .Values.service.port }}
+      targetPort: http
+      protocol: TCP
+      name: http
+  selector:
+    k8s.klaus-meyer.net/deployment-type: web
+    {{- include "rails-application.selectorLabels" . | nindent 4 }}
diff --git a/charts/rails-application/templates/serviceaccount.yaml b/charts/rails-application/templates/serviceaccount.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..13b6082
--- /dev/null
+++ b/charts/rails-application/templates/serviceaccount.yaml
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+{{- if .Values.serviceAccount.create -}}
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: ServiceAccount
+metadata:
+  name: {{ include "rails-application.serviceAccountName" . }}
+  labels:
+    {{- include "rails-application.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
+  {{- with .Values.serviceAccount.annotations }}
+  annotations:
+    {{- toYaml . | nindent 4 }}
+  {{- end }}
+automountServiceAccountToken: {{ .Values.serviceAccount.automount }}
+{{- end }}
diff --git a/charts/rails-application/values.yaml b/charts/rails-application/values.yaml
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+++ b/charts/rails-application/values.yaml
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+# Default values for rails-application.
+# This is a YAML-formatted file.
+# Declare variables to be passed into your templates.
+
+image:
+  repository: my-application
+  pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
+  # Overrides the image tag whose default is the `app.version` value.
+  tag: ""
+
+imagePullSecrets: []
+nameOverride: ""
+fullnameOverride: ""
+
+environment:
+  sealedSecrets: false
+  plain: {}
+  secret: {}
+
+deployments:
+  web:
+    enabled: true
+    replicaCount: 1
+    ports:
+      - name: http
+        containerPort: 8080
+        protocol: TCP
+    livenessProbe:
+      httpGet:
+        path: /health
+        port: http
+    readinessProbe:
+      httpGet:
+        path: /health/all
+        port: http
+
+serviceAccount:
+  # Specifies whether a service account should be created
+  create: true
+  # Automatically mount a ServiceAccount's API credentials?
+  automount: true
+  # Annotations to add to the service account
+  annotations: {}
+  # The name of the service account to use.
+  # If not set and create is true, a name is generated using the fullname template
+  name: ""
+
+podAnnotations: {}
+podLabels: {}
+
+podSecurityContext: {}
+  # fsGroup: 2000
+
+securityContext: {}
+  # capabilities:
+  #   drop:
+  #   - ALL
+  # readOnlyRootFilesystem: true
+  # runAsNonRoot: true
+  # runAsUser: 1000
+
+service:
+  type: ClusterIP
+  port: 80
+
+ingress:
+  enabled: false
+  className: ""
+  annotations: {}
+    # kubernetes.io/ingress.class: nginx
+    # kubernetes.io/tls-acme: "true"
+  hosts:
+    - host: chart-example.local
+      paths:
+        - path: /
+          pathType: ImplementationSpecific
+  tls: []
+  #  - secretName: chart-example-tls
+  #    hosts:
+  #      - chart-example.local
+
+resources: {}
+  # We usually recommend not to specify default resources and to leave this as a conscious
+  # choice for the user. This also increases chances charts run on environments with little
+  # resources, such as Minikube. If you do want to specify resources, uncomment the following
+  # lines, adjust them as necessary, and remove the curly braces after 'resources:'.
+  # limits:
+  #   cpu: 100m
+  #   memory: 128Mi
+  # requests:
+  #   cpu: 100m
+  #   memory: 128Mi
+
+autoscaling:
+  enabled: false
+  minReplicas: 1
+  maxReplicas: 100
+  targetCPUUtilizationPercentage: 80
+  # targetMemoryUtilizationPercentage: 80
+
+# Additional volumes on the output Deployment definition.
+volumes: []
+# - name: foo
+#   secret:
+#     secretName: mysecret
+#     optional: false
+
+# Additional volumeMounts on the output Deployment definition.
+volumeMounts: []
+# - name: foo
+#   mountPath: "/etc/foo"
+#   readOnly: true
+
+nodeSelector: {}
+
+tolerations: []
+
+affinity: {}