diff --git a/charts/my-recipes-chart/Chart.yaml b/charts/my-recipes-chart/Chart.yaml
index 022edee..86c815b 100644
--- a/charts/my-recipes-chart/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/my-recipes-chart/Chart.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,14 @@
 apiVersion: v2
-name: recipes-db
-description: PostgreSQL (StatefulSet) for Recipes backend
+name: my-recipes
+description: Complete recipe management application with PostgreSQL, FastAPI backend, and React frontend
 type: application
-version: 0.1.0
-appVersion: "16"
+version: 1.0.0
+appVersion: "1.0.0"
+keywords:
+  - recipes
+  - fastapi
+  - react
+  - postgresql
+maintainers:
+  - name: Development Team
+
diff --git a/charts/my-recipes-chart/templates/backend-deployment.yaml b/charts/my-recipes-chart/templates/backend-deployment.yaml
index 15d8b10..3fc4485 100644
--- a/charts/my-recipes-chart/templates/backend-deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/my-recipes-chart/templates/backend-deployment.yaml
@@ -1,26 +1,57 @@
 apiVersion: apps/v1
 kind: Deployment
 metadata:
-  name: {{ .Release.Name }}-backend
+  name: {{ .Release.Name }}-{{ .Values.backend.name }}
+  namespace: {{ .Values.global.namespace }}
   labels:
-    app: {{ .Release.Name }}-backend
+    app: {{ .Release.Name }}-{{ .Values.backend.name }}
+    component: backend
 spec:
-  replicas: {{ .Values.backend.replicas }}
+  replicas: {{ .Values.backend.replicaCount }}
   selector:
     matchLabels:
-      app: {{ .Release.Name }}-backend
+      app: {{ .Release.Name }}-{{ .Values.backend.name }}
   template:
     metadata:
       labels:
-        app: {{ .Release.Name }}-backend
+        app: {{ .Release.Name }}-{{ .Values.backend.name }}
+        component: backend
     spec:
       containers:
-        - name: backend
+        - name: {{ .Values.backend.name }}
           image: "{{ .Values.backend.image.repository }}:{{ .Values.backend.image.tag }}"
           imagePullPolicy: {{ .Values.backend.image.pullPolicy }}
           ports:
-            - containerPort: 8000
+            - containerPort: {{ .Values.backend.service.targetPort }}
               name: http
+              protocol: TCP
+          env:
+            - name: PYTHONUNBUFFERED
+              value: "1"
           envFrom:
             - secretRef:
                 name: {{ .Release.Name }}-db-credentials
+          livenessProbe:
+            httpGet:
+              path: /docs
+              port: http
+            initialDelaySeconds: 10
+            periodSeconds: 10
+            timeoutSeconds: 5
+            failureThreshold: 3
+          readinessProbe:
+            httpGet:
+              path: /docs
+              port: http
+            initialDelaySeconds: 5
+            periodSeconds: 5
+            timeoutSeconds: 3
+            failureThreshold: 2
+          resources:
+            requests:
+              cpu: {{ .Values.backend.resources.requests.cpu }}
+              memory: {{ .Values.backend.resources.requests.memory }}
+            limits:
+              cpu: {{ .Values.backend.resources.limits.cpu }}
+              memory: {{ .Values.backend.resources.limits.memory }}
+
diff --git a/charts/my-recipes-chart/templates/backend-service.yaml b/charts/my-recipes-chart/templates/backend-service.yaml
index e69de29..6608df6 100644
--- a/charts/my-recipes-chart/templates/backend-service.yaml
+++ b/charts/my-recipes-chart/templates/backend-service.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Service
+metadata:
+  name: {{ .Release.Name }}-{{ .Values.backend.name }}
+  namespace: {{ .Values.global.namespace }}
+  labels:
+    app: {{ .Release.Name }}-{{ .Values.backend.name }}
+    component: backend
+spec:
+  type: {{ .Values.backend.service.type }}
+  ports:
+    - port: {{ .Values.backend.service.port }}
+      targetPort: {{ .Values.backend.service.targetPort }}
+      protocol: TCP
+      name: http
+  selector:
+    app: {{ .Release.Name }}-{{ .Values.backend.name }}
diff --git a/charts/my-recipes-chart/templates/db-schema-configmap.yaml b/charts/my-recipes-chart/templates/db-schema-configmap.yaml
index d0be270..f99151e 100644
--- a/charts/my-recipes-chart/templates/db-schema-configmap.yaml
+++ b/charts/my-recipes-chart/templates/db-schema-configmap.yaml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ apiVersion: v1
 kind: ConfigMap
 metadata:
   name: {{ .Release.Name }}-db-schema
+  namespace: {{ .Values.global.namespace }}
 data:
   schema.sql: |
     -- Create recipes table
@@ -10,10 +11,10 @@ data:
         name TEXT NOT NULL,
         meal_type TEXT NOT NULL,
         time_minutes INTEGER NOT NULL,
-
         tags JSONB NOT NULL DEFAULT '[]',
         ingredients JSONB NOT NULL DEFAULT '[]',
-        steps JSONB NOT NULL DEFAULT '[]'
+        steps JSONB NOT NULL DEFAULT '[]',
+        image TEXT
     );
 
     CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_recipes_meal_type
@@ -27,3 +28,4 @@ data:
 
     CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_recipes_ingredients_jsonb
       ON recipes USING GIN (ingredients);
+
diff --git a/charts/my-recipes-chart/templates/db-secret.yaml b/charts/my-recipes-chart/templates/db-secret.yaml
index ad2c9eb..f4a35f2 100644
--- a/charts/my-recipes-chart/templates/db-secret.yaml
+++ b/charts/my-recipes-chart/templates/db-secret.yaml
@@ -2,10 +2,12 @@ apiVersion: v1
 kind: Secret
 metadata:
   name: {{ .Release.Name }}-db-credentials
+  namespace: {{ .Values.global.namespace }}
 type: Opaque
 stringData:
-  DB_HOST: {{ printf "%s-db-headless.%s.svc.cluster.local" .Release.Name .Release.Namespace }}
+  DB_HOST: {{ printf "%s-%s-headless.%s.svc.cluster.local" .Release.Name .Values.postgres.name .Values.global.namespace }}
   DB_PORT: "{{ .Values.postgres.port }}"
   DB_NAME: {{ .Values.postgres.database | quote }}
   DB_USER: {{ .Values.postgres.user | quote }}
   DB_PASSWORD: {{ .Values.postgres.password | quote }}
+
diff --git a/charts/my-recipes-chart/templates/db-service.yaml b/charts/my-recipes-chart/templates/db-service.yaml
index d598d42..5cae43b 100644
--- a/charts/my-recipes-chart/templates/db-service.yaml
+++ b/charts/my-recipes-chart/templates/db-service.yaml
@@ -1,14 +1,36 @@
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: Service
 metadata:
-  name: {{ .Release.Name }}-db-headless
+  name: {{ .Release.Name }}-{{ .Values.postgres.name }}-headless
+  namespace: {{ .Values.global.namespace }}
   labels:
-    app: {{ .Release.Name }}-db
+    app: {{ .Release.Name }}-{{ .Values.postgres.name }}
+    component: database
 spec:
   clusterIP: None
   selector:
-    app: {{ .Release.Name }}-db
+    app: {{ .Release.Name }}-{{ .Values.postgres.name }}
   ports:
     - name: postgres
       port: {{ .Values.postgres.port }}
-      targetPort: 5432
+      targetPort: {{ .Values.postgres.port }}
+      protocol: TCP
+---
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Service
+metadata:
+  name: {{ .Release.Name }}-{{ .Values.postgres.name }}
+  namespace: {{ .Values.global.namespace }}
+  labels:
+    app: {{ .Release.Name }}-{{ .Values.postgres.name }}
+    component: database
+spec:
+  type: {{ .Values.postgres.service.type }}
+  selector:
+    app: {{ .Release.Name }}-{{ .Values.postgres.name }}
+  ports:
+    - name: postgres
+      port: {{ .Values.postgres.service.port }}
+      targetPort: {{ .Values.postgres.port }}
+      protocol: TCP
+
diff --git a/charts/my-recipes-chart/templates/db-statefulset.yaml b/charts/my-recipes-chart/templates/db-statefulset.yaml
index b53d194..b609270 100644
--- a/charts/my-recipes-chart/templates/db-statefulset.yaml
+++ b/charts/my-recipes-chart/templates/db-statefulset.yaml
@@ -1,26 +1,31 @@
 apiVersion: apps/v1
 kind: StatefulSet
 metadata:
-  name: {{ .Release.Name }}-db
+  name: {{ .Release.Name }}-{{ .Values.postgres.name }}
+  namespace: {{ .Values.global.namespace }}
   labels:
-    app: {{ .Release.Name }}-db
+    app: {{ .Release.Name }}-{{ .Values.postgres.name }}
+    component: database
 spec:
-  serviceName: {{ .Release.Name }}-db-headless
+  serviceName: {{ .Release.Name }}-{{ .Values.postgres.name }}-headless
   replicas: 1
   selector:
     matchLabels:
-      app: {{ .Release.Name }}-db
+      app: {{ .Release.Name }}-{{ .Values.postgres.name }}
   template:
     metadata:
       labels:
-        app: {{ .Release.Name }}-db
+        app: {{ .Release.Name }}-{{ .Values.postgres.name }}
+        component: database
     spec:
       containers:
         - name: postgres
-          image: {{ .Values.postgres.image }}
+          image: "{{ .Values.postgres.image.repository }}:{{ .Values.postgres.image.tag }}"
+          imagePullPolicy: {{ .Values.postgres.image.pullPolicy }}
           ports:
-            - containerPort: 5432
+            - containerPort: {{ .Values.postgres.port }}
               name: postgres
+              protocol: TCP
           env:
             - name: POSTGRES_USER
               value: {{ .Values.postgres.user | quote }}
@@ -28,11 +33,40 @@ spec:
               value: {{ .Values.postgres.password | quote }}
             - name: POSTGRES_DB
               value: {{ .Values.postgres.database | quote }}
+            - name: PGDATA
+              value: /var/lib/postgresql/data/pgdata
           volumeMounts:
             - name: data
               mountPath: /var/lib/postgresql/data
             - name: init-sql
               mountPath: /docker-entrypoint-initdb.d
+          livenessProbe:
+            exec:
+              command:
+                - /bin/sh
+                - -c
+                - pg_isready -U {{ .Values.postgres.user }}
+            initialDelaySeconds: 30
+            periodSeconds: 10
+            timeoutSeconds: 5
+            failureThreshold: 3
+          readinessProbe:
+            exec:
+              command:
+                - /bin/sh
+                - -c
+                - pg_isready -U {{ .Values.postgres.user }}
+            initialDelaySeconds: 10
+            periodSeconds: 5
+            timeoutSeconds: 3
+            failureThreshold: 2
+          resources:
+            requests:
+              cpu: {{ .Values.postgres.resources.requests.cpu }}
+              memory: {{ .Values.postgres.resources.requests.memory }}
+            limits:
+              cpu: {{ .Values.postgres.resources.limits.cpu }}
+              memory: {{ .Values.postgres.resources.limits.memory }}
       volumes:
         - name: init-sql
           configMap:
@@ -49,3 +83,4 @@ spec:
         {{- if .Values.postgres.persistence.storageClass }}
         storageClassName: {{ .Values.postgres.persistence.storageClass | quote }}
         {{- end }}
+
diff --git a/charts/my-recipes-chart/templates/frontend-deployment.yaml b/charts/my-recipes-chart/templates/frontend-deployment.yaml
index e69de29..1555238 100644
--- a/charts/my-recipes-chart/templates/frontend-deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/my-recipes-chart/templates/frontend-deployment.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: {{ .Release.Name }}-{{ .Values.frontend.name }}
+  namespace: {{ .Values.global.namespace }}
+  labels:
+    app: {{ .Release.Name }}-{{ .Values.frontend.name }}
+    component: frontend
+spec:
+  replicas: {{ .Values.frontend.replicaCount }}
+  selector:
+    matchLabels:
+      app: {{ .Release.Name }}-{{ .Values.frontend.name }}
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      labels:
+        app: {{ .Release.Name }}-{{ .Values.frontend.name }}
+        component: frontend
+    spec:
+      containers:
+        - name: {{ .Values.frontend.name }}
+          image: "{{ .Values.frontend.image.repository }}:{{ .Values.frontend.image.tag }}"
+          imagePullPolicy: {{ .Values.frontend.image.pullPolicy }}
+          ports:
+            - containerPort: {{ .Values.frontend.service.targetPort }}
+              name: http
+              protocol: TCP
+          livenessProbe:
+            httpGet:
+              path: /
+              port: http
+            initialDelaySeconds: 10
+            periodSeconds: 10
+            timeoutSeconds: 5
+            failureThreshold: 3
+          readinessProbe:
+            httpGet:
+              path: /
+              port: http
+            initialDelaySeconds: 5
+            periodSeconds: 5
+            timeoutSeconds: 3
+            failureThreshold: 2
+          resources:
+            requests:
+              cpu: {{ .Values.frontend.resources.requests.cpu }}
+              memory: {{ .Values.frontend.resources.requests.memory }}
+            limits:
+              cpu: {{ .Values.frontend.resources.limits.cpu }}
+              memory: {{ .Values.frontend.resources.limits.memory }}
diff --git a/charts/my-recipes-chart/templates/frontend-service.yaml b/charts/my-recipes-chart/templates/frontend-service.yaml
index e69de29..9427830 100644
--- a/charts/my-recipes-chart/templates/frontend-service.yaml
+++ b/charts/my-recipes-chart/templates/frontend-service.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Service
+metadata:
+  name: {{ .Release.Name }}-{{ .Values.frontend.name }}
+  namespace: {{ .Values.global.namespace }}
+  labels:
+    app: {{ .Release.Name }}-{{ .Values.frontend.name }}
+    component: frontend
+spec:
+  type: {{ .Values.frontend.service.type }}
+  ports:
+    - port: {{ .Values.frontend.service.port }}
+      targetPort: {{ .Values.frontend.service.targetPort }}
+      protocol: TCP
+      name: http
+  selector:
+    app: {{ .Release.Name }}-{{ .Values.frontend.name }}
diff --git a/charts/my-recipes-chart/templates/ingress.yaml b/charts/my-recipes-chart/templates/ingress.yaml
index e69de29..a234d51 100644
--- a/charts/my-recipes-chart/templates/ingress.yaml
+++ b/charts/my-recipes-chart/templates/ingress.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+{{- if .Values.ingress.enabled }}
+apiVersion: networking.k8s.io/v1
+kind: Ingress
+metadata:
+  name: {{ .Release.Name }}
+  namespace: {{ .Values.global.namespace }}
+  labels:
+    app: {{ .Release.Name }}
+  {{- with .Values.ingress.annotations }}
+  annotations:
+    {{- toYaml . | nindent 4 }}
+  {{- end }}
+spec:
+  {{- if .Values.ingress.className }}
+  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 }}
+            pathType: {{ .pathType }}
+            backend:
+              service:
+                {{- if eq .backend "frontend" }}
+                name: {{ .Release.Name }}-{{ $.Values.frontend.name }}
+                port:
+                  number: {{ $.Values.frontend.service.port }}
+                {{- else if eq .backend "backend" }}
+                name: {{ .Release.Name }}-{{ $.Values.backend.name }}
+                port:
+                  number: {{ $.Values.backend.service.port }}
+                {{- end }}
+          {{- end }}
+    {{- end }}
+{{- end }}
diff --git a/charts/my-recipes-chart/values.yaml b/charts/my-recipes-chart/values.yaml
index 8130208..0fc9812 100644
--- a/charts/my-recipes-chart/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/my-recipes-chart/values.yaml
@@ -1,28 +1,103 @@
-# Backend image
+global:
+  namespace: default
+  imagePullSecrets: []
+
+# Backend configuration
 backend:
+  name: backend
+  replicaCount: 2
   image:
     repository: harbor.dvirlabs.com/my-apps/my-recipes-backend
-    tag: v1.0.0
     pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
-  replicas: 1
+    tag: "latest"
+  
+  service:
+    type: ClusterIP
+    port: 8000
+    targetPort: 8000
+  
+  resources:
+    requests:
+      cpu: 100m
+      memory: 128Mi
+    limits:
+      cpu: 500m
+      memory: 512Mi
+  
+  env:
+    PYTHONUNBUFFERED: "1"
 
-# Frontend image
+# Frontend configuration
 frontend:
+  name: frontend
+  replicaCount: 2
   image:
-    repository: harbor.dvirlabs.com/my-apps/my-recipes/frontend
-    tag: v1.0.0
+    repository: harbor.dvirlabs.com/my-apps/my-recipes-frontend
     pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
-  replicas: 1
+    tag: "latest"
+  
+  service:
+    type: ClusterIP
+    port: 3000
+    targetPort: 3000
+  
+  resources:
+    requests:
+      cpu: 50m
+      memory: 64Mi
+    limits:
+      cpu: 200m
+      memory: 256Mi
 
-# Postgres DB
+# PostgreSQL configuration
 postgres:
-  image: postgres:16
+  name: db
+  image:
+    repository: postgres
+    tag: "16-alpine"
+    pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
+  
   user: recipes_user
-  password: recipes_password   # POC only – later use Secret/ExternalSecret
+  password: recipes_password
   database: recipes_db
   port: 5432
+  
+  service:
+    type: ClusterIP
+    port: 5432
+    targetPort: 5432
+  
   persistence:
     enabled: true
     accessMode: ReadWriteOnce
     storageClass: "nfs-client"
-    size: 8Gi
+    size: 10Gi
+  
+  resources:
+    requests:
+      cpu: 100m
+      memory: 256Mi
+    limits:
+      cpu: 1000m
+      memory: 1Gi
+
+# Ingress configuration
+ingress:
+  enabled: true
+  className: "nginx"
+  annotations:
+    cert-manager.io/cluster-issuer: "letsencrypt-prod"
+  hosts:
+    - host: recipes.local
+      paths:
+        - path: /
+          pathType: Prefix
+          backend: frontend
+        - path: /api
+          pathType: Prefix
+          backend: backend
+  tls:
+    - secretName: recipes-tls
+      hosts:
+        - recipes.local
+
diff --git a/manifests/my-recipes/values.yaml b/manifests/my-recipes/values.yaml
index 8a8b3fe..8ac28af 100644
--- a/manifests/my-recipes/values.yaml
+++ b/manifests/my-recipes/values.yaml
@@ -1,28 +1,93 @@
-# Backend image
+global:
+  namespace: default
+  imagePullSecrets: []
+
+# Backend configuration
 backend:
+  name: backend
+  replicaCount: 1
   image:
     repository: harbor.dvirlabs.com/my-apps/my-recipes-backend
-    tag: master-35e1584
     pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
-  replicas: 1
-  tag: master-3afc7d2
-# Frontend image
+    tag: "master-35e1584"
+  service:
+    type: ClusterIP
+    port: 8000
+    targetPort: 8000
+  resources:
+    requests:
+      cpu: 100m
+      memory: 128Mi
+    limits:
+      cpu: 500m
+      memory: 512Mi
+  env:
+    PYTHONUNBUFFERED: "1"
+
+# Frontend configuration
 frontend:
+  name: frontend
+  replicaCount: 1
   image:
     repository: registry.dvirlabs.com/my-apps/my-recipes-frontend
-    tag: v1.0.0
     pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
-  replicas: 1
-  tag: master-56d00c2
-# Postgres DB
+    tag: "v1.0.0"
+  service:
+    type: ClusterIP
+    port: 3000
+    targetPort: 3000
+  resources:
+    requests:
+      cpu: 50m
+      memory: 64Mi
+    limits:
+      cpu: 200m
+      memory: 256Mi
+
+# PostgreSQL configuration
 postgres:
-  image: postgres:16
+  name: db
+  image:
+    repository: postgres
+    tag: "16"
+    pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
   user: recipes_user
   password: recipes_password # POC only – later use Secret/ExternalSecret
   database: recipes_db
   port: 5432
+  service:
+    type: ClusterIP
+    port: 5432
+    targetPort: 5432
   persistence:
     enabled: true
     accessMode: ReadWriteOnce
     storageClass: "nfs-client"
     size: 8Gi
+  resources:
+    requests:
+      cpu: 100m
+      memory: 256Mi
+    limits:
+      cpu: 1000m
+      memory: 1Gi
+
+# Ingress (keep defaults in chart if you prefer not to expose)
+ingress:
+  enabled: true
+  className: "nginx"
+  annotations:
+    cert-manager.io/cluster-issuer: "letsencrypt-prod"
+  hosts:
+    - host: recipes.local
+      paths:
+        - path: /
+          pathType: Prefix
+          backend: frontend
+        - path: /api
+          pathType: Prefix
+          backend: backend
+  tls:
+    - secretName: recipes-tls
+      hosts:
+        - recipes.local