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+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Namespace
+metadata:
+  # annotations:
+  #   volsync.backube/privileged-movers: "true"
+  labels:
+    kubernetes.io/metadata.name: mariadb-operator
+    image-pull-secret: harbor
+  name: mariadb-operator
+---
+apiVersion: argoproj.io/v1alpha1
+kind: Application
+metadata:
+  name: mariadb-operator
+  namespace: argocd
+  finalizers:
+  - resources-finalizer.argocd.argoproj.io
+spec:
+  destination:
+    name: ''
+    namespace: mariadb-operator
+    server: 'https://kubernetes.default.svc'
+  source:
+    path: charts/mariadb-operator
+    repoURL: {{ .Values.global.repo }}
+    targetRevision: {{ .Values.environment.revision }}
+    #helm:
+    #  values: |
+  project: default
+  syncPolicy:
+    automated:
+      prune: true
+      selfHeal: true
+    syncOptions:
+      - CreateNamespace=true
+      - ApplyOutOfSyncOnly=true
diff --git a/charts/mariadb-operator/.helmignore b/charts/mariadb-operator/.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/mariadb-operator/Chart.lock b/charts/mariadb-operator/Chart.lock
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+dependencies:
+- name: mariadb-operator
+  repository: https://helm.mariadb.com/mariadb-operator
+  version: 25.8.4
+- name: mariadb-operator-crds
+  repository: https://helm.mariadb.com/mariadb-operator
+  version: 25.8.4
+digest: sha256:b2a915db36ff305f8528844b0298a41b8a3a30d53005078f098c4cef62c4ccca
+generated: "2025-10-21T21:32:57.488194269+01:00"
diff --git a/charts/mariadb-operator/Chart.yaml b/charts/mariadb-operator/Chart.yaml
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+apiVersion: v2
+name: mariadb-operator
+description: A Helm chart for Kubernetes
+
+# A chart can be either an 'application' or a 'library' chart.
+#
+# Application charts are a collection of templates that can be packaged into versioned archives
+# to be deployed.
+#
+# Library charts provide useful utilities or functions for the chart developer. They're included as
+# a dependency of application charts to inject those utilities and functions into the rendering
+# pipeline. Library charts do not define any templates and therefore cannot be deployed.
+type: application
+
+# This is the chart version. This version number should be incremented each time you make changes
+# to the chart and its templates, including the app version.
+# Versions are expected to follow Semantic Versioning (https://semver.org/)
+version: 0.1.3
+
+# This is the version number of the application being deployed. This version number should be
+# incremented each time you make changes to the application. Versions are not expected to
+# follow Semantic Versioning. They should reflect the version the application is using.
+# It is recommended to use it with quotes.
+appVersion: "1.16.0"
+
+dependencies:
+- name: mariadb-operator
+  version: 25.8.4
+  repository: "https://helm.mariadb.com/mariadb-operator"
+  condition: mariadb-operator.enabled
+- name: mariadb-operator-crds
+  version: 25.8.4
+  repository: "https://helm.mariadb.com/mariadb-operator"
+  condition: mariadb-operator-crds.enabled
+
diff --git a/charts/mariadb-operator/README.md b/charts/mariadb-operator/README.md
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+# mariadb-operator
+
+![Version: 0.1.3](https://img.shields.io/badge/Version-0.1.3-informational?style=flat-square) ![Type: application](https://img.shields.io/badge/Type-application-informational?style=flat-square) ![AppVersion: 1.16.0](https://img.shields.io/badge/AppVersion-1.16.0-informational?style=flat-square)
+
+A Helm chart for Kubernetes
+
+## Requirements
+
+| Repository | Name | Version |
+|------------|------|---------|
+| https://bitnami-labs.github.io/mariadb-operator | mariadb-operator | 2.17.7 |
+
+## Values
+
+| Key | Type | Default | Description |
+|-----|------|---------|-------------|
+| mariadb-operator.createController | bool | `true` |  |
+| mariadb-operator.ingress.enabled | bool | `false` |  |
+| mariadb-operator.ingress.hostname | string | `"secrets.deepcypher.me"` |  |
+| mariadb-operator.networkPolicy.enabled | bool | `true` |  |
+
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diff --git a/charts/mariadb-operator/values.yaml b/charts/mariadb-operator/values.yaml
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+mariadb-operator:
+  enabled: true
+  ha:
+    enabled: true
+    replicas: 2
+  metrics:
+    enabled: true
+    serviceMonitor:
+      enabled: true
+
+mariadb-operator-crds:
+  enabled: true
+
+environment:
+  name: unknown # not to be used for hard checks but to display to user
+  hardware: metal # to be used to enable on-prem specific features like ceph, cilium, etc
+  mode: production # to be used to configure backup movement and additional debugging features
+  revision: main # to be used to pull from different git branches
+  baseDomain: deepcypher.me # to be used to override default chart domains to configure environments
+  location:
+    name: unknown # not to be used for hard checks purely informational
+  contact:
+    name: George Onoufriou
+    email: noreply@deepcypher.me