diff --git a/sudoscientist-go-backend/.helmignore b/sudoscientist-go-backend/.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/sudoscientist-go-backend/Chart.lock b/sudoscientist-go-backend/Chart.lock
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+dependencies:
+- name: common
+  repository: https://bjw-s.github.io/helm-charts/
+  version: 1.2.0
+digest: sha256:4a59834889563e94dab9d298b62e8a095be18c459593c42307f99d5f1ea51027
+generated: "2022-12-31T18:26:05.702450278Z"
diff --git a/sudoscientist-go-backend/Chart.yaml b/sudoscientist-go-backend/Chart.yaml
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+++ b/sudoscientist-go-backend/Chart.yaml
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+apiVersion: v2
+name: sudoscientist-go-backend
+description: A Helm chart for Kubernetes
+type: application
+version: 0.1.0
+appVersion: "1.16.0"
+# bjw-s common chart
+dependencies:
+- name: common
+  version: 1.2.0
+  repository: https://bjw-s.github.io/helm-charts/
diff --git a/sudoscientist-go-backend/charts/common-1.2.0.tgz b/sudoscientist-go-backend/charts/common-1.2.0.tgz
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diff --git a/sudoscientist-go-backend/templates/NOTES.txt b/sudoscientist-go-backend/templates/NOTES.txt
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+1. Get the application URL by running these commands:
+{{- if .Values.ingress.enabled }}
+{{- range $host := .Values.ingress.hosts }}
+  {{- range .paths }}
+  http{{ if $.Values.ingress.tls }}s{{ end }}://{{ $host.host }}{{ .path }}
+  {{- end }}
+{{- end }}
+{{- else if contains "NodePort" .Values.service.type }}
+  export NODE_PORT=$(kubectl get --namespace {{ .Release.Namespace }} -o jsonpath="{.spec.ports[0].nodePort}" services {{ include "sudoscientist-go-backend.fullname" . }})
+  export NODE_IP=$(kubectl get nodes --namespace {{ .Release.Namespace }} -o jsonpath="{.items[0].status.addresses[0].address}")
+  echo http://$NODE_IP:$NODE_PORT
+{{- else if contains "LoadBalancer" .Values.service.type }}
+     NOTE: It may take a few minutes for the LoadBalancer IP to be available.
+           You can watch the status of by running 'kubectl get --namespace {{ .Release.Namespace }} svc -w {{ include "sudoscientist-go-backend.fullname" . }}'
+  export SERVICE_IP=$(kubectl get svc --namespace {{ .Release.Namespace }} {{ include "sudoscientist-go-backend.fullname" . }} --template "{{"{{ range (index .status.loadBalancer.ingress 0) }}{{.}}{{ end }}"}}")
+  echo http://$SERVICE_IP:{{ .Values.service.port }}
+{{- else if contains "ClusterIP" .Values.service.type }}
+  export POD_NAME=$(kubectl get pods --namespace {{ .Release.Namespace }} -l "app.kubernetes.io/name={{ include "sudoscientist-go-backend.name" . }},app.kubernetes.io/instance={{ .Release.Name }}" -o jsonpath="{.items[0].metadata.name}")
+  export CONTAINER_PORT=$(kubectl get pod --namespace {{ .Release.Namespace }} $POD_NAME -o jsonpath="{.spec.containers[0].ports[0].containerPort}")
+  echo "Visit http://127.0.0.1:8080 to use your application"
+  kubectl --namespace {{ .Release.Namespace }} port-forward $POD_NAME 8080:$CONTAINER_PORT
+{{- end }}
diff --git a/sudoscientist-go-backend/templates/_helpers.tpl b/sudoscientist-go-backend/templates/_helpers.tpl
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+{{/*
+Expand the name of the chart.
+*/}}
+{{- define "sudoscientist-go-backend.name" -}}
+{{- default .Chart.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 "sudoscientist-go-backend.fullname" -}}
+{{- if .Values.fullnameOverride }}
+{{- .Values.fullnameOverride | trunc 63 | trimSuffix "-" }}
+{{- else }}
+{{- $name := default .Chart.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 "sudoscientist-go-backend.chart" -}}
+{{- printf "%s-%s" .Chart.Name .Chart.Version | replace "+" "_" | trunc 63 | trimSuffix "-" }}
+{{- end }}
+
+{{/*
+Common labels
+*/}}
+{{- define "sudoscientist-go-backend.labels" -}}
+helm.sh/chart: {{ include "sudoscientist-go-backend.chart" . }}
+{{ include "sudoscientist-go-backend.selectorLabels" . }}
+{{- if .Chart.AppVersion }}
+app.kubernetes.io/version: {{ .Chart.AppVersion | quote }}
+{{- end }}
+app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: {{ .Release.Service }}
+{{- end }}
+
+{{/*
+Selector labels
+*/}}
+{{- define "sudoscientist-go-backend.selectorLabels" -}}
+app.kubernetes.io/name: {{ include "sudoscientist-go-backend.name" . }}
+app.kubernetes.io/instance: {{ .Release.Name }}
+{{- end }}
+
+{{/*
+Create the name of the service account to use
+*/}}
+{{- define "sudoscientist-go-backend.serviceAccountName" -}}
+{{- if .Values.serviceAccount.create }}
+{{- default (include "sudoscientist-go-backend.fullname" .) .Values.serviceAccount.name }}
+{{- else }}
+{{- default "default" .Values.serviceAccount.name }}
+{{- end }}
+{{- end }}
diff --git a/sudoscientist-go-backend/templates/deployment.yaml b/sudoscientist-go-backend/templates/deployment.yaml
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+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: {{ include "sudoscientist-go-backend.fullname" . }}
+  labels:
+    {{- include "sudoscientist-go-backend.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
+spec:
+  {{- if not .Values.autoscaling.enabled }}
+  replicas: {{ .Values.replicaCount }}
+  {{- end }}
+  selector:
+    matchLabels:
+      {{- include "sudoscientist-go-backend.selectorLabels" . | nindent 6 }}
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      {{- with .Values.podAnnotations }}
+      annotations:
+        {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
+      {{- end }}
+      labels:
+        {{- include "sudoscientist-go-backend.selectorLabels" . | nindent 8 }}
+    spec:
+      {{- with .Values.imagePullSecrets }}
+      imagePullSecrets:
+        {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
+      {{- end }}
+      serviceAccountName: {{ include "sudoscientist-go-backend.serviceAccountName" . }}
+      securityContext:
+        {{- toYaml .Values.podSecurityContext | nindent 8 }}
+      containers:
+        - name: {{ .Chart.Name }}
+          securityContext:
+            {{- toYaml .Values.securityContext | nindent 12 }}
+          image: "{{ .Values.image.repository }}:{{ .Values.image.tag | default .Chart.AppVersion }}"
+          imagePullPolicy: {{ .Values.image.pullPolicy }}
+          env:
+            {{- if .Values.env }}
+            {{- toYaml .Values.env | nindent 12 }}
+            {{- end }}
+          ports:
+            - name: http
+              containerPort: {{ .Values.service.port }}
+              protocol: TCP
+          #livenessProbe:
+          #  httpGet:
+          #    path: /
+          #    port: http
+          #readinessProbe:
+          #  httpGet:
+          #    path: /
+          #    port: http
+          resources:
+            {{- toYaml .Values.resources | nindent 12 }}
+      {{- with .Values.nodeSelector }}
+      nodeSelector:
+        {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
+      {{- end }}
+      {{- with .Values.affinity }}
+      affinity:
+        {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
+      {{- end }}
+      {{- with .Values.tolerations }}
+      tolerations:
+        {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
+      {{- end }}
diff --git a/sudoscientist-go-backend/templates/ingress.yaml b/sudoscientist-go-backend/templates/ingress.yaml
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+{{- if .Values.ingress.enabled -}}
+{{- $fullName := include "sudoscientist-go-backend.fullname" . -}}
+{{- $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 "sudoscientist-go-backend.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: {{ $fullName }}
+                port:
+                  number: {{ $svcPort }}
+              {{- else }}
+              serviceName: {{ $fullName }}
+              servicePort: {{ $svcPort }}
+              {{- end }}
+          {{- end }}
+    {{- end }}
+{{- end }}
diff --git a/sudoscientist-go-backend/templates/service.yaml b/sudoscientist-go-backend/templates/service.yaml
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+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Service
+metadata:
+  name: {{ include "sudoscientist-go-backend.fullname" . }}
+  labels:
+    {{- include "sudoscientist-go-backend.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
+spec:
+  type: {{ .Values.service.type }}
+  ports:
+    - port: {{ .Values.service.port }}
+      targetPort: http
+      protocol: TCP
+      name: http
+  selector:
+    {{- include "sudoscientist-go-backend.selectorLabels" . | nindent 4 }}
diff --git a/sudoscientist-go-backend/templates/serviceaccount.yaml b/sudoscientist-go-backend/templates/serviceaccount.yaml
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+{{- if .Values.serviceAccount.create -}}
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: ServiceAccount
+metadata:
+  name: {{ include "sudoscientist-go-backend.serviceAccountName" . }}
+  labels:
+    {{- include "sudoscientist-go-backend.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
+  {{- with .Values.serviceAccount.annotations }}
+  annotations:
+    {{- toYaml . | nindent 4 }}
+  {{- end }}
+{{- end }}
diff --git a/sudoscientist-go-backend/templates/tests/test-connection.yaml b/sudoscientist-go-backend/templates/tests/test-connection.yaml
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+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Pod
+metadata:
+  name: "{{ include "sudoscientist-go-backend.fullname" . }}-test-connection"
+  labels:
+    {{- include "sudoscientist-go-backend.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
+  annotations:
+    "helm.sh/hook": test
+spec:
+  containers:
+    - name: wget
+      image: busybox
+      command: ['wget']
+      args: ['{{ include "sudoscientist-go-backend.fullname" . }}:{{ .Values.service.port }}']
+  restartPolicy: Never
diff --git a/sudoscientist-go-backend/values.yaml b/sudoscientist-go-backend/values.yaml
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+image:
+  # -- image repository
+  repository: docker-repo.service.masked.name:5000/sudoscientist-go-backend
+  # -- image pull policy
+  pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
+  # -- image tag
+  # this example is not automatically updated, so be sure to use the latest image
+  tag: latest
+
+service:
+  type: ClusterIP
+  port: 80
+
+ingress:
+  enabled: false
+
+serviceAccount:
+  create: false
+
+serviceAccountName: sudoscientist
+
+autoscaling:
+  enable: false