fix: overhaul release pipeline — 5 issues resolved

1. version input now optional — auto-increment from release_type works
2. replaced deprecated actions/create-release@v1 with gh release create
3. race condition fixed — release commit uses [skip ci], removed fragile
   github.actor guard from build-and-push.yaml
4. simplified gh-pages publishing — uses clean temp dir + shallow clone
   instead of convoluted git worktree fallback
5. version parsing strips pre-release suffixes (e.g., 2.0.0-dev → 2.0.0)

Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.ai/code)
via [Happy](https://happy.engineering)

Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
Co-Authored-By: Happy <yesreply@happy.engineering>

.claude/settings.json

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+  "enabledPlugins": {
+    "voltagent-dev-exp@voltagent-subagents": true,
+    "voltagent-lang@voltagent-subagents": true
+  }
+}

.claude/settings.local.json

@@ -4,6 +4,13 @@
     "flux",
     "playwright",
     "github",
-    "pgtuner"
+    "pgtuner",
-  ]
+    "fetch",
+    "sequentialthinking"
+  ],
+  "permissions": {
+    "allow": [
+      "Bash(git add .claude/settings.local.json .claude/settings.json && git commit -m \"$\\(cat <<'EOF'\nchore: update Claude Code settings and enable voltagent plugins\n\nAdd fetch and sequentialthinking MCP servers to allowed list, and enable\nvoltagent dev-exp and lang subagent plugins.\n\nCo-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>\nEOF\n\\)\" && git status)"
+    ]
+  }
 }

.github/workflows/README.md

@@ -15,9 +15,8 @@ Use this for all version releases:
 - ✅ Updates chart version
 - ✅ Creates git tag
 - ✅ Builds Docker image with all proper tags
-- ✅ Publishes Helm chart to GHCR
+- ✅ Publishes Helm chart to GitHub Pages (`https://cpfarhood.github.io/devcontainer`)
 - ✅ Creates GitHub Release with changelog
-- ✅ No more `[skip ci]` blocking builds!
 
 ### 2️⃣ For Quick Fixes → **Quick Fix Build**
 Use this for emergency fixes without version changes:
@@ -30,8 +29,8 @@ Use this for emergency fixes without version changes:
 
 ### 3️⃣ Automatic CI → **Build and Push**
 Runs automatically on:
+- Pushes to `main` (builds and pushes; skipped for release commits via `[skip ci]`)
 - Pull requests (builds but doesn't push)
-- Tags starting with `v*` (builds and pushes)
 - Manual trigger available
 
 ## Workflow Files
@@ -90,5 +89,5 @@ gh run watch
 ### After (Simple! 🎉)
 - **3 total workflows** (down from 6+)
 - **1 button** for complete releases
-- **No more `[skip ci]`** blocking builds
+- Release builds its own Docker image — `[skip ci]` on the version commit prevents duplicate CI builds
 - **Clear separation** of concerns

.github/workflows/build-and-push.yaml

@@ -16,9 +16,6 @@ env:
 jobs:
   build-and-push:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    # Skip builds triggered by release-unified.yaml commits (github-actions[bot])
-    # to prevent racing with the release workflow's own Docker build
-    if: github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' || github.event_name == 'pull_request' || github.actor != 'github-actions[bot]'
     permissions:
       contents: read
       packages: write

.github/workflows/release-unified.yaml

@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@ on:
   workflow_dispatch:
     inputs:
       version:
-        description: 'Version to release (e.g., 0.1.25)'
+        description: 'Explicit version (e.g., 1.2.3). Leave blank to auto-increment.'
-        required: true
+        required: false
         type: string
       release_type:
-        description: 'Release type'
+        description: 'Release type (used when version is blank)'
         required: true
         default: 'patch'
         type: choice
@@ -49,37 +49,34 @@ jobs:
       - name: Determine Version
         id: version
         run: |
-          if [ "${{ github.event.inputs.version }}" != "" ]; then
+          INPUT_VERSION="${{ github.event.inputs.version }}"
-            VERSION="${{ github.event.inputs.version }}"
+          if [ -n "$INPUT_VERSION" ]; then
+            VERSION="$INPUT_VERSION"
           else
-            # Auto-determine next version based on release type
+            # Auto-increment based on release_type
             CURRENT=$(grep '^version:' chart/Chart.yaml | awk '{print $2}')
-            MAJOR=$(echo $CURRENT | cut -d. -f1)
+            # Strip any pre-release suffix (e.g., 2.0.0-dev -> 2.0.0)
-            MINOR=$(echo $CURRENT | cut -d. -f2)
+            CURRENT=$(echo "$CURRENT" | sed 's/-.*//')
-            PATCH=$(echo $CURRENT | cut -d. -f3)
+            MAJOR=$(echo "$CURRENT" | cut -d. -f1)
+            MINOR=$(echo "$CURRENT" | cut -d. -f2)
+            PATCH=$(echo "$CURRENT" | cut -d. -f3)
 
             case "${{ github.event.inputs.release_type }}" in
-              major)
+              major) VERSION="$((MAJOR + 1)).0.0" ;;
-                VERSION="$((MAJOR + 1)).0.0"
+              minor) VERSION="${MAJOR}.$((MINOR + 1)).0" ;;
-                ;;
+              patch) VERSION="${MAJOR}.${MINOR}.$((PATCH + 1))" ;;
-              minor)
-                VERSION="${MAJOR}.$((MINOR + 1)).0"
-                ;;
-              patch)
-                VERSION="${MAJOR}.${MINOR}.$((PATCH + 1))"
-                ;;
             esac
           fi
 
           echo "version=${VERSION}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           echo "tag=v${VERSION}" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-          echo "🚀 Releasing version ${VERSION}"
+          echo "Releasing version ${VERSION}"
 
       - name: Update Chart Version
         run: |
           sed -i "s/^version: .*/version: ${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}/" chart/Chart.yaml
           git add chart/Chart.yaml
-          git diff --quiet --staged || git commit -m "chore: release version ${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}"
+          git diff --quiet --staged || git commit -m "chore(release): ${{ steps.version.outputs.version }} [skip ci]"
 
       - name: Create and Push Tag
         run: |
@@ -107,27 +104,69 @@ jobs:
           cache-to: type=gha,mode=max
           platforms: linux/amd64
 
-      - name: Package Helm Chart
+      - name: Publish Helm Chart to GitHub Pages
         run: |
-          helm registry login ghcr.io \
-            --username ${{ github.actor }} \
-            --password ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           helm package chart/
-          helm push devcontainer-${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}.tgz oci://ghcr.io/cpfarhood/charts
+          CHART_TGZ="devcontainer-${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}.tgz"
 
-      - name: Generate Release Notes
+          # Set up gh-pages in a temporary directory
-        id: notes
+          PAGES_DIR=$(mktemp -d)
+          if git ls-remote --heads origin gh-pages | grep -q gh-pages; then
+            # gh-pages exists — shallow clone just that branch
+            git clone --single-branch --branch gh-pages \
+              "https://x-access-token:${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}@github.com/${{ github.repository }}.git" \
+              "$PAGES_DIR"
+          else
+            # First time — initialize gh-pages
+            git init "$PAGES_DIR"
+            git -C "$PAGES_DIR" checkout --orphan gh-pages
+            git -C "$PAGES_DIR" remote add origin \
+              "https://x-access-token:${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}@github.com/${{ github.repository }}.git"
+            cat > "$PAGES_DIR/index.html" <<'HTMLEOF'
+          <!DOCTYPE html>
+          <html>
+          <head><title>Dev Container Helm Chart Repository</title></head>
+          <body>
+          <h1>Dev Container Helm Chart Repository</h1>
+          <p>Add this repository to Helm:</p>
+          <pre>helm repo add devcontainer https://cpfarhood.github.io/devcontainer</pre>
+          <p>Install the chart:</p>
+          <pre>helm install mydev devcontainer/devcontainer --set name=mydev</pre>
+          </body>
+          </html>
+          HTMLEOF
+          fi
+
+          git -C "$PAGES_DIR" config user.name "github-actions[bot]"
+          git -C "$PAGES_DIR" config user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
+
+          # Copy chart package and rebuild index
+          cp "$CHART_TGZ" "$PAGES_DIR/"
+          if [ -f "$PAGES_DIR/index.yaml" ]; then
+            helm repo index "$PAGES_DIR" --url https://cpfarhood.github.io/devcontainer --merge "$PAGES_DIR/index.yaml"
+          else
+            helm repo index "$PAGES_DIR" --url https://cpfarhood.github.io/devcontainer
+          fi
+
+          # Commit and push
+          git -C "$PAGES_DIR" add .
+          git -C "$PAGES_DIR" commit -m "Publish chart ${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}"
+          git -C "$PAGES_DIR" push origin gh-pages
+
+      - name: Create GitHub Release
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
         run: |
-          # Get commits since last tag
+          # Build release notes
           PREV_TAG=$(git describe --tags --abbrev=0 HEAD^ 2>/dev/null || echo "")
           if [ -z "$PREV_TAG" ]; then
             COMMITS=$(git log --pretty=format:"- %s (%h)" HEAD)
           else
-            COMMITS=$(git log --pretty=format:"- %s (%h)" ${PREV_TAG}..HEAD)
+            COMMITS=$(git log --pretty=format:"- %s (%h)" "${PREV_TAG}..HEAD")
           fi
 
-          cat << EOF > release-notes.md
+          cat > release-notes.md <<EOF
-          ## 🚀 Release ${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}
+          ## Release ${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}
 
           ### Changes
           ${COMMITS}
@@ -139,21 +178,12 @@ jobs:
 
           ### Helm Chart
           \`\`\`bash
-          helm install devcontainer oci://ghcr.io/cpfarhood/charts/devcontainer --version ${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}
+          helm repo add devcontainer https://cpfarhood.github.io/devcontainer
+          helm repo update
+          helm install mydev devcontainer/devcontainer --version ${{ steps.version.outputs.version }} --set name=mydev
           \`\`\`
           EOF
 
-          echo "notes<<EOF" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          gh release create "${{ steps.version.outputs.tag }}" \
-          cat release-notes.md >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+            --title "Release ${{ steps.version.outputs.tag }}" \
-          echo "EOF" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+            --notes-file release-notes.md
-
-      - name: Create GitHub Release
-        uses: actions/create-release@v1
-        env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-        with:
-          tag_name: ${{ steps.version.outputs.tag }}
-          release_name: Release ${{ steps.version.outputs.tag }}
-          body: ${{ steps.notes.outputs.notes }}
-          draft: false
-          prerelease: false

.mcp.json

@@ -22,14 +22,6 @@
     "pgtuner": {
       "type": "sse",
       "url": "http://localhost:8085/sse"
-    },
-    "fetch": {
-      "type": "sse",
-      "url": "http://localhost:8082/sse"
-    },
-    "sequentialthinking": {
-      "type": "sse",
-      "url": "http://localhost:8083/sse"
     }
   }
 }

CLAUDE.md

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ This file provides guidance to Claude Code (claude.ai/code) when working with co
 The Dev Container is a Docker-based cloud development environment that provides:
 - Web-based GUI IDE (VSCode/Antigravity) via VNC on port 5800
 - Claude Code, Happy Coder, OpenCode, and Crush AI coding agents (terminal-based)
+- Built-in web file manager for uploading/downloading files (optional, via `fileManager.enabled`)
 - Automatic GitHub repository cloning on startup
 - Kubernetes-native deployment with persistent home storage
 - MCP (Model Context Protocol) sidecars for AI assistant integrations
@@ -68,7 +69,7 @@ Container start
 
 | File | Purpose |
 |------|---------|
-| `Dockerfile` | Image definition — installs Chrome, Node.js, VSCode, Claude Code, Happy Coder, OpenCode, Crush; creates non-root user (UID 1000) |
+| `Dockerfile` | Image definition — installs Chrome, Node.js, VSCode, Helm, Claude Code, Happy Coder, OpenCode, Crush; creates non-root user (UID 1000) |
 | `scripts/init-repo.sh` | Configures git credentials, clones GitHub repo |
 | `scripts/startapp.sh` | Calls init-repo.sh then opens VSCode in the workspace |
 | `chart/` | Helm chart for Kubernetes deployment |
@@ -183,17 +184,22 @@ helm install my-devcontainer ./chart -f custom-values.yaml
 - `USER_ID` / `GROUP_ID` — Override UID/GID (default 1000)
 - `HAPPY_SERVER_URL` / `HAPPY_WEBAPP_URL` — Custom Happy Coder endpoints
 - `HAPPY_HOME_DIR` / `HAPPY_EXPERIMENTAL`
+- `WEB_FILE_MANAGER` — Set to `1` to enable the built-in web file manager (controlled via `fileManager.enabled` in Helm values)
+- `WEB_FILE_MANAGER_ALLOWED_PATHS` — Paths accessible by the file manager (default: `/workspace,/config`)
+- `WEB_FILE_MANAGER_DENIED_PATHS` — Paths to deny access to (takes precedence over allowed)
 
 ### CI/CD
 
-- **`build-and-push.yaml`** — Builds and pushes to GHCR on every push to `main`, version tags (`v*`), and PRs. For version tags, also creates GitHub Release with Helm chart after Docker build completes. Tags: `latest` (main), semver, branch name, commit SHA.
+- **`build-and-push.yaml`** — Builds and pushes to GHCR on every push to `main`, version tags (`v*`), and PRs. Tags: `latest` (main), semver, branch name, commit SHA.
+- **`release-unified.yaml`** — Manual release workflow: bumps chart version, builds Docker image, publishes Helm chart to GitHub Pages (`https://cpfarhood.github.io/devcontainer`), and creates GitHub Release.
 - **`dependabot.yml`** — Weekly updates for GitHub Actions and Docker base image.
 
 Image registry: `ghcr.io/cpfarhood/devcontainer`
+Helm repo: `https://cpfarhood.github.io/devcontainer`
 
 ## Kubernetes Notes
 
-- Deployed via Helm chart (`chart/`), published as OCI artifact to GHCR, reconciled by Flux
+- Deployed via Helm chart (`chart/`), published to GitHub Pages Helm repo, reconciled by Flux
 - Storage class is `ceph-filesystem` by default — change via `storage.className` in values
 - Resource limits: 1–4 CPU, 2–8Gi memory
 - Health checks (liveness/readiness probes) on port 5800

Dockerfile

@@ -78,6 +78,12 @@ RUN CRUSH_VERSION=$(curl -sL https://api.github.com/repos/charmbracelet/crush/re
     chmod +x /usr/local/bin/crush && \
     rm -rf /tmp/crush*
 
+# Install Helm CLI for Kubernetes chart management
+ARG HELM_VERSION=3.17.1
+RUN curl -fsSL "https://get.helm.sh/helm-v${HELM_VERSION}-linux-amd64.tar.gz" | \
+    tar -xz --strip-components=1 -C /usr/local/bin linux-amd64/helm && \
+    chmod +x /usr/local/bin/helm
+
 # Install VSCode
 RUN wget -qO- https://packages.microsoft.com/keys/microsoft.asc | gpg --dearmor -o /usr/share/keyrings/packages.microsoft.gpg && \
     echo "deb [arch=amd64 signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/packages.microsoft.gpg] https://packages.microsoft.com/repos/code stable main" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/vscode.list && \

Makefile

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 # Variables
 REGISTRY ?= ghcr.io/cpfarhood
-IMAGE_NAME ?= antigravity
+IMAGE_NAME ?= devcontainer
 IMAGE_TAG ?= latest
 FULL_IMAGE = $(REGISTRY)/$(IMAGE_NAME):$(IMAGE_TAG)
 
@@ -29,15 +29,15 @@ run:
 		-e HAPPY_EXPERIMENTAL="true" \
 		-v $(PWD)/home:/home \
 		-v $(PWD)/workspace:/workspace \
-		--name antigravity \
+		--name devcontainer \
 		$(FULL_IMAGE)
 	@echo "Access at http://localhost:5800"
 
 # Stop the running container
 stop:
-	@echo "Stopping antigravity container..."
+	@echo "Stopping devcontainer..."
-	docker stop antigravity || true
+	docker stop devcontainer || true
-	docker rm antigravity || true
+	docker rm devcontainer || true
 
 # Clean up local volumes
 clean: stop
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ helm-port-forward:
 
 # Show help
 help:
-	@echo "Antigravity Dev Container Makefile"
+	@echo "Dev Container Makefile"
 	@echo ""
 	@echo "Usage: make [target]"
 	@echo ""
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ help:
 	@echo ""
 	@echo "Variables:"
 	@echo "  REGISTRY           - Docker registry (default: ghcr.io/cpfarhood)"
-	@echo "  IMAGE_NAME         - Image name (default: antigravity)"
+	@echo "  IMAGE_NAME         - Image name (default: devcontainer)"
 	@echo "  IMAGE_TAG          - Image tag (default: latest)"
 	@echo "  RELEASE_NAME       - Helm release name (default: mydev)"
 	@echo "  NAMESPACE          - Kubernetes namespace (default: default)"

README.md

@@ -6,29 +6,38 @@ A containerized cloud development environment with web-based GUI access, featuri
 - **VSCode or Google Antigravity** via browser-based VNC (port 5800)
 - **SSH access** option (OpenSSH on port 22, additive with any IDE)
 - **Claude Code**, **Happy Coder**, **OpenCode**, and **Crush** AI coding agents (terminal-based)
+- **Built-in web file manager** for uploading/downloading files via the VNC web interface
+- **Helm CLI** included for Kubernetes chart development and deployment
 - **Automatic GitHub repo cloning** on startup
 - **Persistent home directory** via ReadWriteMany PVC
 - **Kubernetes-native** Helm chart deployment
 
 ## Quick Start
 
-### Option A: Quickstart (Recommended)
+### Option A: Install from Helm Repo (Recommended)
-
-For 80% of users, use the simplified quickstart values:
 
 ```bash
-# Copy and customize the quickstart template
+# Add the Helm repository
+helm repo add devcontainer https://cpfarhood.github.io/devcontainer
+helm repo update
+
+# Deploy with one command
+helm install mydev devcontainer/devcontainer \
+  --set name=mydev \
+  --set githubRepo=https://github.com/youruser/yourrepo
+```
+
+### Option B: Install from Source
+
+```bash
+# Clone and customize the quickstart template
 cp chart/values-quickstart.yaml my-values.yaml
+# Edit my-values.yaml to set your name and repository
 
-# Edit my-values.yaml to set your name and repository:
-# name: mydev
-# githubRepo: https://github.com/youruser/yourrepo
-
-# Deploy with minimal configuration
 helm install mydev ./chart -f my-values.yaml
 ```
 
-### Option B: One-Command Deploy
+### Option C: One-Command from Source
 
 ```bash
 helm install mydev ./chart \
@@ -121,6 +130,7 @@ The Helm chart uses a logical organization with these main sections:
 | `githubRepo` | `""` | Repository to clone into `/workspace` on startup |
 | `ide.type` | `vscode` | IDE to launch — `vscode`, `antigravity`, or `none` (see below) |
 | `ssh.enabled` | `false` | Also start an OpenSSH server on port 22 (additive, any IDE) |
+| `fileManager.enabled` | `false` | Enable the built-in web file manager for upload/download |
 | `image.repository` | `ghcr.io/cpfarhood/devcontainer` | Container image |
 | `image.tag` | `latest` | Image tag |
 
@@ -161,6 +171,24 @@ kubectl port-forward deployment/devcontainer-mydev 2222:22
 ssh -p 2222 user@localhost
 ```
 
+### Web file manager
+
+The base image includes a built-in web file manager for uploading and downloading files through the VNC web interface (port 5800). No additional sidecar is needed.
+
+| Value | Default | Description |
+|-------|---------|-------------|
+| `fileManager.enabled` | `false` | Enable the web file manager |
+| `fileManager.allowedPaths` | `/workspace,/config` | Paths accessible by the file manager (`AUTO`, `ALL`, or comma-separated) |
+| `fileManager.deniedPaths` | `""` | Paths to deny (takes precedence over allowed) |
+
+```bash
+# Enable the file manager
+helm install mydev ./chart \
+  --set name=mydev \
+  --set githubRepo=https://github.com/youruser/yourrepo \
+  --set fileManager.enabled=true
+```
+
 ### Happy Coder
 
 | Value | Default | Description |

chart/templates/NOTES.txt

@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+Dev Container "{{ .Values.name }}" has been deployed.
+
+{{- if ne (.Values.ide.type | default "vscode") "none" }}
+
+Access the IDE:
+  kubectl port-forward deployment/{{ include "devcontainer.fullname" . }} 5800:5800 -n {{ .Release.Namespace }}
+  Then open: http://localhost:5800
+{{- end }}
+
+{{- if .Values.ssh.enabled }}
+
+SSH access:
+  kubectl port-forward deployment/{{ include "devcontainer.fullname" . }} 2222:22 -n {{ .Release.Namespace }}
+  Then: ssh -p 2222 user@localhost
+{{- end }}
+
+Useful commands:
+  Logs:   kubectl logs -f deployment/{{ include "devcontainer.fullname" . }} -n {{ .Release.Namespace }}
+  Shell:  kubectl exec -it deployment/{{ include "devcontainer.fullname" . }} -n {{ .Release.Namespace }} -- bash
+
+{{- if not (lookup "v1" "Secret" .Release.Namespace (include "devcontainer.envSecretName" .)) }}
+
+Optional: Create a secret for GITHUB_TOKEN, VNC_PASSWORD, etc:
+  kubectl create secret generic {{ include "devcontainer.envSecretName" . }} \
+    --from-literal=GITHUB_TOKEN=ghp_xxx \
+    --from-literal=VNC_PASSWORD=changeme \
+    -n {{ .Release.Namespace }}
+{{- end }}
+
+Note: The PVC "{{ include "devcontainer.pvcName" . }}" is protected from deletion on helm uninstall.
+To remove it manually: kubectl delete pvc {{ include "devcontainer.pvcName" . }} -n {{ .Release.Namespace }}

chart/templates/_helpers.tpl

@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 Resource name prefix: devcontainer-{name}
 */}}
 {{- define "devcontainer.fullname" -}}
+{{- if not .Values.name }}
+{{- fail "values.name is required and must not be empty" }}
+{{- end }}
 {{- printf "devcontainer-%s" .Values.name }}
 {{- end }}
 
@@ -25,6 +28,18 @@ Common labels
 {{- define "devcontainer.labels" -}}
 app: devcontainer
 instance: {{ .Values.name }}
+app.kubernetes.io/name: devcontainer
+app.kubernetes.io/instance: {{ .Values.name }}
+app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: {{ .Release.Service }}
+helm.sh/chart: {{ .Chart.Name }}-{{ .Chart.Version | replace "+" "_" }}
+{{- end }}
+
+{{/*
+Selector labels — keep narrow since changing these requires recreating the Deployment
+*/}}
+{{- define "devcontainer.selectorLabels" -}}
+app: devcontainer
+instance: {{ .Values.name }}
 {{- end }}
 
 {{/*

chart/templates/deployment.yaml

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ spec:
   replicas: 1
   selector:
     matchLabels:
-      {{- include "devcontainer.labels" . | nindent 6 }}
+      {{- include "devcontainer.selectorLabels" . | nindent 6 }}
   template:
     metadata:
       labels:
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ spec:
       {{- if and .Values.ide.type (eq .Values.ide.type "antigravity") }}
       initContainers:
         - name: setup-userdata
-          image: busybox:latest
+          image: busybox:1.37
           command: ['sh', '-c']
           args:
             - |
@@ -69,6 +69,16 @@ spec:
               value: {{ .Values.display.height | quote }}
             - name: SECURE_CONNECTION
               value: {{ .Values.display.secureConnection | quote }}
+            {{- if .Values.fileManager.enabled }}
+            - name: WEB_FILE_MANAGER
+              value: "1"
+            - name: WEB_FILE_MANAGER_ALLOWED_PATHS
+              value: {{ .Values.fileManager.allowedPaths | quote }}
+            {{- if .Values.fileManager.deniedPaths }}
+            - name: WEB_FILE_MANAGER_DENIED_PATHS
+              value: {{ .Values.fileManager.deniedPaths | quote }}
+            {{- end }}
+            {{- end }}
             - name: HAPPY_HOME_DIR
               value: {{ .Values.happy.homeDir | quote }}
             - name: HAPPY_EXPERIMENTAL
@@ -169,7 +179,7 @@ spec:
         {{- if .Values.mcp.sidecars.homeassistant.enabled }}
         - name: homeassistant-mcp
           image: "{{ .Values.mcp.sidecars.homeassistant.image.repository }}:{{ .Values.mcp.sidecars.homeassistant.image.tag }}"
-          imagePullPolicy: Always
+          imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
           command: ["fastmcp", "run", "--transport", "sse", "--host", "0.0.0.0", "--port", "{{ .Values.mcp.sidecars.homeassistant.port }}"]
           ports:
             - name: homeassistant
@@ -203,7 +213,7 @@ spec:
         {{- if .Values.mcp.sidecars.pgtuner.enabled }}
         - name: pgtuner-mcp
           image: "{{ .Values.mcp.sidecars.pgtuner.image.repository }}:{{ .Values.mcp.sidecars.pgtuner.image.tag }}"
-          imagePullPolicy: Always
+          imagePullPolicy: Always  # pgtuner uses `latest` tag (no versioned releases available)
           command: ["python", "-m", "pgtuner_mcp", "--mode", "sse", "--host", "0.0.0.0", "--port", "{{ .Values.mcp.sidecars.pgtuner.port }}"]
           ports:
             - name: pgtuner
@@ -237,7 +247,7 @@ spec:
         {{- if .Values.mcp.sidecars.playwright.enabled }}
         - name: playwright-mcp
           image: "{{ .Values.mcp.sidecars.playwright.image.repository }}:{{ .Values.mcp.sidecars.playwright.image.tag }}"
-          imagePullPolicy: Always
+          imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
           command: ["node"]
           args:
             - cli.js

chart/templates/pvc.yaml

@@ -2,12 +2,16 @@ apiVersion: v1
 kind: PersistentVolumeClaim
 metadata:
   name: {{ include "devcontainer.pvcName" . }}
+  annotations:
+    helm.sh/resource-policy: keep
   labels:
     {{- include "devcontainer.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
 spec:
   accessModes:
     - ReadWriteMany
+  {{- if .Values.storage.className }}
   storageClassName: {{ .Values.storage.className }}
+  {{- end }}
   resources:
     requests:
       storage: {{ .Values.storage.size }}

chart/values.schema.json

@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
     "githubRepo": {
       "type": "string",
       "description": "GitHub repository URL to clone",
-      "pattern": "^https://github\\.com/.+/.+$"
+      "pattern": "^https?://.+/.+/.+$"
     },
     "ide": {
       "type": "object",
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@
           "description": "Storage class name (must support ReadWriteMany)"
         }
       },
-      "required": ["size", "className"]
+      "required": ["size"]
     },
     "resources": {
       "type": "object",
@@ -143,12 +143,10 @@
       "properties": {
         "serverUrl": {
           "type": "string",
-          "format": "uri",
           "description": "Happy Coder server URL"
         },
         "webappUrl": {
           "type": "string",
-          "format": "uri",
           "description": "Happy Coder webapp URL"
         },
         "homeDir": {
@@ -161,7 +159,7 @@
           "description": "Enable experimental Happy features"
         }
       },
-      "required": ["serverUrl", "webappUrl", "homeDir", "experimental"]
+      "required": ["homeDir", "experimental"]
     },
     "mcp": {
       "type": "object",

chart/values.yaml

@@ -27,6 +27,16 @@ ide:
 ssh:
   enabled: false
 
+# Web file manager — built-in upload/download via the VNC web interface (port 5800)
+# Uses the base image's WEB_FILE_MANAGER feature (no extra sidecar needed)
+fileManager:
+  enabled: false
+  # Paths the file manager can access (default: AUTO = mapped volumes)
+  # Options: AUTO | ALL | comma-separated list of paths
+  allowedPaths: "/workspace,/config"
+  # Paths to deny (takes precedence over allowedPaths)
+  deniedPaths: ""
+
 # VNC display settings
 display:
   width: "1920"
@@ -45,7 +55,7 @@ user:
 # Storage configuration
 storage:
   size: 32Gi
-  className: ceph-filesystem
+  className: ""  # Empty string uses the cluster's default StorageClass (must support ReadWriteMany)
 
 # Resource allocation
 resources:
@@ -70,8 +80,8 @@ clusterAccess: none
 
 # Happy Coder AI assistant configuration
 happy:
-  serverUrl: "https://happy.farh.net"
+  serverUrl: ""
-  webappUrl: "https://happy-coder.farh.net"
+  webappUrl: ""
   homeDir: "/config/userdata/.happy"
   experimental: "true"
 
@@ -115,7 +125,7 @@ mcp:
       enabled: false  # Requires HOMEASSISTANT_URL and HOMEASSISTANT_TOKEN
       image:
         repository: ghcr.io/homeassistant-ai/ha-mcp
-        tag: stable
+        tag: v6.7.1
       port: 8087
       resources:
         requests:
@@ -145,7 +155,7 @@ mcp:
       enabled: true
       image:
         repository: mcr.microsoft.com/playwright/mcp
-        tag: latest
+        tag: v0.0.68
       port: 8086
       resources:
         requests:

scripts/cont-init-user.sh

@@ -2,5 +2,9 @@
 # Fix the app user (UID 1000) created by baseimage-gui at runtime.
 # baseimage-gui sets shell=/sbin/nologin and home=/dev/null, which
 # prevents VSCode from opening terminals.
-usermod -s /bin/bash app
+if id app >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-usermod -d /config/userdata app
+    usermod -s /bin/bash app
+    usermod -d /config/userdata app
+else
+    echo "WARNING: 'app' user not found, skipping usermod" >&2
+fi

scripts/init-repo.sh

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ if [ -n "$GITHUB_TOKEN" ]; then
 
     # Create or update the credentials file
     CREDENTIALS_FILE="/config/userdata/.git-credentials"
+    mkdir -p "$(dirname "$CREDENTIALS_FILE")"
 
     # Support multiple git hosting providers
     # GitHub supports both oauth2 and token as username
@@ -51,6 +52,7 @@ else
 
     # Create an empty credentials file with proper permissions
     CREDENTIALS_FILE="/config/userdata/.git-credentials"
+    mkdir -p "$(dirname "$CREDENTIALS_FILE")"
     touch "$CREDENTIALS_FILE"
     chmod 600 "$CREDENTIALS_FILE"
 

scripts/startapp.sh

@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ case "$IDE" in
         exec sleep infinity
         ;;
     *)
+        if [ "$IDE" != "vscode" ]; then
+            echo "WARNING: Unknown IDE value '$IDE', defaulting to VSCode"
+        fi
         echo "Opening VSCode in: $WORKSPACE_DIR"
         exec code --new-window --wait "$WORKSPACE_DIR"
         ;;