diff --git a/gitops-status-server/.helmignore b/gitops-status-server/.helmignore
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+++ b/gitops-status-server/.helmignore
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+# 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/gitops-status-server/Chart.yaml b/gitops-status-server/Chart.yaml
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+apiVersion: v2
+name: gitops-status-server
+description: A minimal HTTP server that serves GitOps status information as JSON
+type: application
+version: 1.0.0
+appVersion: "1.25.5"
+keywords:
+  - gitops
+  - status
+  - monitoring
+  - nginx
+maintainers:
+  - name: DevOps Team
+home: https://github.com/your-org/observability-stack
diff --git a/gitops-status-server/README.md b/gitops-status-server/README.md
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+# GitOps Status Server Helm Chart
+
+A dual-container HTTP server that receives GitOps status updates via POST API and serves status information as JSON for monitoring and observability purposes.
+
+## Overview
+
+This chart deploys a two-container pod:
+1. **Nginx** - Serves `/status.json` endpoint for monitoring tools and handles API routing
+2. **Flask API** - Processes POST requests to `/api/status` and updates the status JSON
+
+It's designed to be consumed by Grafana's Infinity datasource or other monitoring tools, and to receive updates from CI/CD pipelines like Woodpecker.
+
+## Architecture
+
+```
+CI/CD Pipeline (Woodpecker)
+    ↓
+    POST /api/status
+    ↓
+Kubernetes Service (port 80)
+    ↓
+Nginx (port 8080)
+    ├─→ /api/status → Proxies to Flask (localhost:5000)
+    └─→ /status.json → Serves static file
+    ↓
+Shared Volume (emptyDir)
+    ├─→ status.json (updated by Flask API)
+    └─→ Read by Nginx
+    ↓
+Grafana Infinity Datasource
+    Reads /status.json
+```
+
+## Features
+
+- **API-driven updates**: POST endpoint for CI/CD pipelines to update status
+- **Read-only serving**: Grafana-friendly JSON endpoint
+- **Minimal footprint**: nginx-unprivileged + Python-Alpine with minimal resources
+- **Secure by default**: Runs as non-root with restricted filesystems
+- **Internal only**: ClusterIP service for cluster-internal access
+- **ArgoCD compatible**: Init container auto-initializes status from ConfigMap
+- **Production-ready**: Includes health checks, security contexts, and resource limits
+
+## Installation
+
+### Using Helm
+
+```bash
+# Install with default values
+helm install gitops-status ./gitops-status-server
+
+# Install with custom namespace
+helm install gitops-status ./gitops-status-server -n observability-stack --create-namespace
+
+# Install with custom values
+helm install gitops-status ./gitops-status-server -f custom-values.yaml
+```
+
+### Using ArgoCD
+
+Create an Application manifest:
+
+```yaml
+apiVersion: argoproj.io/v1alpha1
+kind: Application
+metadata:
+  name: gitops-status-server
+  namespace: argocd
+spec:
+  project: default
+  source:
+    repoURL: https://github.com/your-org/observability-stack
+    targetRevision: main
+    path: gitops-status-server
+    helm:
+      values: |
+        replicaCount: 1
+        statusJson:
+          repo: "rsyslog"
+          server: "rsyslog-lab"
+          sync_status: "UNKNOWN"
+```
+
+## API Endpoints
+
+### GET /status.json
+Returns the current status JSON
+
+```bash
+curl http://gitops-status-server.observability-stack.svc.cluster.local:80/status.json
+```
+
+Response:
+```json
+{
+  "repo": "rsyslog",
+  "server": "rsyslog-lab",
+  "sync_status": "SYNCED",
+  "drift_count": 0,
+  "files": [],
+  "last_check": "2026-04-21T10:30:00Z"
+}
+```
+
+### POST /api/status
+Updates the status with new data
+
+```bash
+curl -X POST http://gitops-status-server.observability-stack.svc.cluster.local:80/api/status \
+  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+  -d '{
+    "repo": "rsyslog",
+    "server": "rsyslog-lab",
+    "sync_status": "OUT_OF_SYNC",
+    "drift_count": 2,
+    "files": [
+      {"name": "rsyslog.conf"},
+      {"name": "rsyslog.d/30-lab.conf"}
+    ],
+    "last_check": "2026-04-21T10:30:00Z"
+  }'
+```
+
+Response (HTTP 200):
+```json
+{
+  "success": true,
+  "message": "Status updated successfully",
+  "status": { ... }
+}
+```
+
+### GET /health
+Health check endpoint (returns HTTP 200)
+
+```bash
+curl http://gitops-status-server.observability-stack.svc.cluster.local:80/health
+```
+
+### GET /ready
+Readiness check (verifies status file is readable)
+
+```bash
+curl http://gitops-status-server.observability-stack.svc.cluster.local:80/ready
+```
+
+## Integration with Woodpecker
+
+The rsyslog CI/CD pipeline can update status by POSTing to the `/api/status` endpoint:
+
+```bash
+#!/bin/bash
+
+GITOPS_STATUS_SERVER_URL="http://gitops-status-server.observability-stack.svc.cluster.local:80"
+
+STATUS_JSON='{
+  "repo": "rsyslog",
+  "server": "rsyslog-lab",
+  "sync_status": "SYNCED",
+  "drift_count": 0,
+  "files": [],
+  "last_check": "2026-04-21T10:30:00Z"
+}'
+
+curl -X POST "$GITOPS_STATUS_SERVER_URL/api/status" \
+  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+  -d "$STATUS_JSON"
+```
+
+## Service Discovery
+
+### Internal Kubernetes URL
+```
+http://gitops-status-server.observability-stack.svc.cluster.local:80/status.json
+```
+
+### Port Forwarding (for local testing)
+```bash
+kubectl port-forward -n observability-stack svc/gitops-status-server 8080:80
+# Then access at http://localhost:8080/status.json
+```
+
+### NodePort (if service type is changed)
+```bash
+kubectl patch service -n observability-stack gitops-status-server -p '{"spec":{"type":"NodePort"}}'
+# Then access at http://<node-ip>:<node-port>/status.json
+```
+
+## Configuration
+
+See `values.yaml` for all configuration options:
+
+- `replicaCount`: Number of replicas
+- `image.repository`: Container image
+- `image.tag`: Image tag
+- `service.type`: Service type (ClusterIP, NodePort, LoadBalancer)
+- `service.port`: Service port (default 80)
+- `service.targetPort`: Container port (default 8080)
+- `resources`: CPU/memory limits and requests
+- `statusJson`: Default status JSON values
+- `api.image.*`: Python/Flask image configuration
+
+## Grafana Integration
+
+### Infinity Datasource Configuration
+
+1. Install Infinity datasource plugin:
+   ```bash
+   grafana-cli plugins install yesoreyeram-infinity-datasource
+   ```
+
+2. Add datasource with URL:
+   ```
+   http://gitops-status-server.observability-stack.svc.cluster.local:80/status.json
+   ```
+
+3. Create panels to visualize:
+   - `sync_status`: Current synchronization state
+   - `drift_count`: Number of drifted files
+   - `files[]`: List of changed files
+   - `last_check`: Timestamp of last check
+
+### Example Query
+
+```json
+{
+  "url": "http://gitops-status-server.observability-stack.svc.cluster.local:80/status.json",
+  "format": "json"
+}
+```
+
+## Security
+
+- Runs as non-root user (UID 101)
+- Read-only root filesystem (except for /tmp, /var/cache/nginx, /var/run)
+- No privileged capabilities
+- Network policies recommended for production
+- Service Account with minimal RBAC
+
+## Troubleshooting
+
+### POST Request Returns 400 Error
+
+**Issue**: "Invalid JSON" error
+
+**Solution**: Verify JSON formatting with:
+```bash
+echo '{...}' | jq '.'
+```
+
+### POST Updates Not Appearing in GET Response
+
+**Issue**: Update endpoint returns 200 but status.json isn't updated
+
+**Possible causes**:
+- Shared volume permission issue
+- API container crashed after POST
+- Status file permissions
+
+**Debug**:
+```bash
+# Check logs
+kubectl logs -f deployment/gitops-status-server -c api
+kubectl logs -f deployment/gitops-status-server -c nginx
+
+# Check shared volume
+kubectl exec deployment/gitops-status-server -c nginx -- ls -la /usr/share/nginx/html/
+
+# Test API directly (port-forward to 5000 first)
+kubectl port-forward deployment/gitops-status-server 5000:5000
+curl -X POST http://localhost:5000/api/status -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{...}'
+```
+
+### Connection Refused to gitops-status-server
+
+**Issue**: Woodpecker can't reach the service
+
+**Possible causes**:
+- Service in different namespace
+- Network policies blocking traffic
+- Woodpecker outside cluster
+- Service DNS name incorrect
+
+**Solutions**:
+- Verify service exists: `kubectl get svc gitops-status-server -n observability-stack`
+- Use NodePort for external access (update service type in values)
+- Use port-forward as a temporary solution
+- Verify network policies allow traffic
+
+## Performance
+
+- **CPU**: 150m limit (100m nginx + 100m API)
+- **Memory**: 192Mi limit (64Mi nginx + 128Mi API)
+- **Startup time**: ~5 seconds (Flask app install + startup)
+- **Update latency**: <100ms (direct file write)
+- **Read performance**: <10ms (static file serving)
+
+## License
+
+Same as observability-stack repository
+        statusJson:
+          repo: "my-repo"
+          server: "my-server"
+          sync_status: "SYNCED"
+          drift_count: 0
+          files: []
+          last_check: "2026-04-21T10:00:00Z"
+  destination:
+    server: https://kubernetes.default.svc
+    namespace: monitoring
+  syncPolicy:
+    automated:
+      prune: true
+      selfHeal: true
+```
+
+## Configuration
+
+### Key Values
+
+| Parameter | Description | Default |
+|-----------|-------------|---------|
+| `replicaCount` | Number of replicas | `1` |
+| `image.repository` | Container image repository | `nginxinc/nginx-unprivileged` |
+| `image.tag` | Container image tag | `1.25-alpine` |
+| `service.type` | Kubernetes service type | `ClusterIP` |
+| `service.port` | Service port | `80` |
+| `service.targetPort` | Container target port | `8080` |
+| `resources.limits.cpu` | CPU limit | `100m` |
+| `resources.limits.memory` | Memory limit | `64Mi` |
+| `statusJson` | JSON content to serve | See values.yaml |
+
+### Custom Status JSON
+
+Override the status JSON content in your values:
+
+```yaml
+statusJson:
+  repo: "production-apps"
+  server: "prod-cluster-01"
+  sync_status: "SYNCED"
+  drift_count: 2
+  files:
+    - "deployment.yaml"
+    - "service.yaml"
+  last_check: "2026-04-21T12:30:00Z"
+```
+
+## Usage
+
+### Access the Status Endpoint
+
+From inside the cluster:
+
+```bash
+# Using the service DNS name
+curl http://gitops-status-server/status.json
+
+# With namespace
+curl http://gitops-status-server.monitoring.svc.cluster.local/status.json
+```
+
+### Grafana Infinity Datasource Configuration
+
+1. Add an Infinity datasource in Grafana
+2. Configure URL: `http://gitops-status-server.monitoring.svc.cluster.local/status.json`
+3. Parser: JSON
+4. Use fields from the JSON response in your dashboard
+
+Example query fields:
+- `sync_status` - Current sync status
+- `drift_count` - Number of drifted resources
+- `files` - List of changed files
+- `last_check` - Timestamp of last check
+
+## Updating Status Data
+
+### Manual Update
+
+Edit the ConfigMap directly:
+
+```bash
+kubectl edit configmap gitops-status-server -n monitoring
+```
+
+The deployment will automatically roll out with the new content due to the ConfigMap checksum annotation.
+
+### Automated Update via Pipeline
+
+Use `kubectl` in your CI/CD pipeline:
+
+```bash
+kubectl create configmap gitops-status-server \
+  --from-file=status.json=./status.json \
+  --dry-run=client -o yaml | kubectl apply -f -
+```
+
+### ArgoCD Hook (Advanced)
+
+Create a PostSync hook that updates the ConfigMap with current sync status:
+
+```yaml
+apiVersion: batch/v1
+kind: Job
+metadata:
+  name: update-status
+  annotations:
+    argocd.argoproj.io/hook: PostSync
+spec:
+  template:
+    spec:
+      containers:
+      - name: update
+        image: bitnami/kubectl
+        command:
+        - /bin/sh
+        - -c
+        - |
+          # Update status.json with current sync status
+          kubectl patch configmap gitops-status-server \
+            --patch '{"data":{"status.json":"..."}}'
+      restartPolicy: Never
+```
+
+## Security Considerations
+
+- Runs as non-root user (UID 101)
+- Read-only root filesystem
+- No privilege escalation
+- Minimal capabilities (all dropped)
+- No external network access required
+- ClusterIP only (no external exposure)
+
+## Resource Requirements
+
+Minimal resource footprint suitable for small clusters:
+- CPU: 50m request / 100m limit
+- Memory: 32Mi request / 64Mi limit
+
+## Troubleshooting
+
+### Check pod status
+
+```bash
+kubectl get pods -l app.kubernetes.io/name=gitops-status-server
+```
+
+### View logs
+
+```bash
+kubectl logs -l app.kubernetes.io/name=gitops-status-server
+```
+
+### Test endpoint
+
+```bash
+kubectl run -it --rm curl --image=curlimages/curl --restart=Never -- \
+  curl http://gitops-status-server/status.json
+```
+
+### Common Issues
+
+**Pod not starting**: Check security context compatibility with your cluster's PSP/PSA policies.
+
+**Empty response**: Verify the ConfigMap is mounted correctly:
+```bash
+kubectl describe pod -l app.kubernetes.io/name=gitops-status-server
+```
+
+**Service not accessible**: Ensure you're accessing from within the cluster and using the correct namespace.
+
+## License
+
+This chart is part of the observability-stack project.
+
+## Maintainers
+
+- DevOps Team
diff --git a/gitops-status-server/templates/_helpers.tpl b/gitops-status-server/templates/_helpers.tpl
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+{{/*
+Expand the name of the chart.
+*/}}
+{{- define "gitops-status-server.name" -}}
+{{- default .Chart.Name .Values.nameOverride | trunc 63 | trimSuffix "-" }}
+{{- end }}
+
+{{/*
+Create a default fully qualified app name.
+*/}}
+{{- define "gitops-status-server.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 "gitops-status-server.chart" -}}
+{{- printf "%s-%s" .Chart.Name .Chart.Version | replace "+" "_" | trunc 63 | trimSuffix "-" }}
+{{- end }}
+
+{{/*
+Common labels
+*/}}
+{{- define "gitops-status-server.labels" -}}
+helm.sh/chart: {{ include "gitops-status-server.chart" . }}
+{{ include "gitops-status-server.selectorLabels" . }}
+{{- if .Chart.AppVersion }}
+app.kubernetes.io/version: {{ .Chart.AppVersion | quote }}
+{{- end }}
+app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: {{ .Release.Service }}
+{{- with .Values.labels }}
+{{ toYaml . }}
+{{- end }}
+{{- end }}
+
+{{/*
+Selector labels
+*/}}
+{{- define "gitops-status-server.selectorLabels" -}}
+app.kubernetes.io/name: {{ include "gitops-status-server.name" . }}
+app.kubernetes.io/instance: {{ .Release.Name }}
+{{- end }}
+
+{{/*
+Create the name of the service account to use
+*/}}
+{{- define "gitops-status-server.serviceAccountName" -}}
+{{- if .Values.serviceAccount.create }}
+{{- default (include "gitops-status-server.fullname" .) .Values.serviceAccount.name }}
+{{- else }}
+{{- default "default" .Values.serviceAccount.name }}
+{{- end }}
+{{- end }}
diff --git a/gitops-status-server/templates/api-app.yaml b/gitops-status-server/templates/api-app.yaml
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+{{/*
+ConfigMap containing the API backend Python script
+Handles POST requests to /api/status and updates the status.json file
+*/}}
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: ConfigMap
+metadata:
+  name: {{ include "gitops-status-server.fullname" . }}-api
+  labels:
+    {{- include "gitops-status-server.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
+data:
+  app.py: |
+    #!/usr/bin/env python3
+    """
+    Simple Flask API for updating status.json
+    Listens on port 5000 and handles POST requests to /api/status
+    """
+    import os
+    import json
+    import logging
+    from flask import Flask, request, jsonify
+    from datetime import datetime
+
+    app = Flask(__name__)
+    
+    # Configuration
+    STATUS_FILE = '/usr/share/nginx/html/status.json'
+    API_PORT = int(os.environ.get('API_PORT', 5000))
+    API_HOST = os.environ.get('API_HOST', '127.0.0.1')
+    
+    # Setup logging
+    logging.basicConfig(
+        level=logging.INFO,
+        format='%(asctime)s - %(name)s - %(levelname)s - %(message)s'
+    )
+    logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+    def load_status():
+        """Load the current status from file"""
+        try:
+            if os.path.exists(STATUS_FILE):
+                with open(STATUS_FILE, 'r') as f:
+                    return json.load(f)
+            else:
+                # Default status if file doesn't exist
+                return {
+                    "repo": "unknown",
+                    "server": "unknown",
+                    "sync_status": "UNKNOWN",
+                    "drift_count": 0,
+                    "files": [],
+                    "last_check": ""
+                }
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.error(f"Error loading status: {e}")
+            return {}
+
+    def save_status(status):
+        """Save the status to file"""
+        try:
+            # Ensure directory exists (should already exist from mount)
+            os.makedirs(os.path.dirname(STATUS_FILE), exist_ok=True)
+            
+            # Write with proper formatting
+            with open(STATUS_FILE, 'w') as f:
+                json.dump(status, f, indent=2)
+            
+            logger.info(f"Status saved successfully: {status['repo']}/{status['server']} -> {status['sync_status']}")
+            return True
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.error(f"Error saving status: {e}")
+            return False
+
+    @app.route('/api/status', methods=['GET', 'POST', 'OPTIONS'])
+    def api_status():
+        """
+        GET: Retrieve current status
+        POST: Update status with new data
+        """
+        if request.method == 'OPTIONS':
+            return '', 204
+        
+        if request.method == 'GET':
+            status = load_status()
+            return jsonify(status), 200
+
+        if request.method == 'POST':
+            try:
+                # Parse incoming JSON
+                incoming_data = request.get_json()
+                if not incoming_data:
+                    return jsonify({"error": "No JSON data provided"}), 400
+                
+                # Load current status
+                status = load_status()
+                
+                # Update with incoming data (merge)
+                status.update(incoming_data)
+                
+                # Ensure required fields exist
+                if 'last_check' not in status or not status['last_check']:
+                    status['last_check'] = datetime.utcnow().isoformat() + 'Z'
+                
+                # Save updated status
+                if save_status(status):
+                    return jsonify({
+                        "success": True,
+                        "message": "Status updated successfully",
+                        "status": status
+                    }), 200
+                else:
+                    return jsonify({
+                        "error": "Failed to save status"
+                    }), 500
+            
+            except json.JSONDecodeError:
+                return jsonify({"error": "Invalid JSON"}), 400
+            except Exception as e:
+                logger.error(f"Error processing POST request: {e}")
+                return jsonify({"error": str(e)}), 500
+
+    @app.route('/health', methods=['GET'])
+    def health():
+        """Health check endpoint"""
+        return jsonify({"status": "healthy"}), 200
+
+    @app.route('/ready', methods=['GET'])
+    def ready():
+        """Readiness check - verify status file is accessible"""
+        try:
+            status = load_status()
+            if status:
+                return jsonify({"status": "ready"}), 200
+            else:
+                return jsonify({"status": "not_ready", "reason": "status file empty"}), 503
+        except Exception as e:
+            return jsonify({"status": "not_ready", "error": str(e)}), 503
+
+    if __name__ == '__main__':
+        logger.info(f"Starting gitops-status-server API on {API_HOST}:{API_PORT}")
+        logger.info(f"Status file: {STATUS_FILE}")
+        app.run(host=API_HOST, port=API_PORT, debug=False)
diff --git a/gitops-status-server/templates/configmap.yaml b/gitops-status-server/templates/configmap.yaml
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+{{/*
+ConfigMap for default status.json values
+Used by init container to set up initial status if file doesn't exist
+*/}}
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: ConfigMap
+metadata:
+  name: {{ include "gitops-status-server.fullname" . }}
+  labels:
+    {{- include "gitops-status-server.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
+  {{- with .Values.annotations }}
+  annotations:
+    {{- toYaml . | nindent 4 }}
+  {{- end }}
+data:
+  # Default status.json values (used for initialization)
+  # This is not mounted directly; instead it's used by the init container
+  # to set up the initial status.json in the shared emptyDir volume.
+  # The actual status.json is stored on the emptyDir and updated via the API.
+  status.json: |
+    {{- .Values.statusJson | toJson | nindent 4 }}
+
diff --git a/gitops-status-server/templates/deployment.yaml b/gitops-status-server/templates/deployment.yaml
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+{{/*
+Deployment for the gitops-status-server
+Runs nginx-unprivileged to serve the status.json file
+*/}}
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: {{ include "gitops-status-server.fullname" . }}
+  labels:
+    {{- include "gitops-status-server.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
+  {{- with .Values.annotations }}
+  annotations:
+    {{- toYaml . | nindent 4 }}
+  {{- end }}
+spec:
+  replicas: {{ .Values.replicaCount }}
+  selector:
+    matchLabels:
+      {{- include "gitops-status-server.selectorLabels" . | nindent 6 }}
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      annotations:
+        # Automatically roll deployment when ConfigMap changes
+        checksum/config: {{ include (print $.Template.BasePath "/configmap.yaml") . | sha256sum }}
+        {{- with .Values.podAnnotations }}
+        {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
+        {{- end }}
+      labels:
+        {{- include "gitops-status-server.selectorLabels" . | nindent 8 }}
+    spec:
+      {{- with .Values.imagePullSecrets }}
+      imagePullSecrets:
+        {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
+      {{- end }}
+      serviceAccountName: {{ include "gitops-status-server.serviceAccountName" . }}
+      securityContext:
+        {{- toYaml .Values.podSecurityContext | nindent 8 }}
+      
+      # Init container to set up initial status.json from ConfigMap
+      initContainers:
+      - name: init-status
+        image: "{{ .Values.image.repository }}:{{ .Values.image.tag | default .Chart.AppVersion }}"
+        command:
+        - sh
+        - -c
+        - |
+          if [ ! -f /usr/share/nginx/html/status.json ]; then
+            cat > /usr/share/nginx/html/status.json <<'EOF'
+          {{- .Values.statusJson | toJson | nindent 10 }}
+          EOF
+          fi
+        volumeMounts:
+        - name: shared-data
+          mountPath: /usr/share/nginx/html
+      
+      containers:
+      - name: api
+        image: "{{ .Values.api.image.repository }}:{{ .Values.api.image.tag }}"
+        imagePullPolicy: {{ .Values.api.image.pullPolicy }}
+        command:
+        - sh
+        - -c
+        - |
+          pip install --no-cache-dir Flask==2.3.2 >/dev/null 2>&1
+          exec python3 /app/app.py
+        ports:
+        - name: api
+          containerPort: 5000
+          protocol: TCP
+        env:
+        - name: API_HOST
+          value: "127.0.0.1"
+        - name: API_PORT
+          value: "5000"
+        - name: FLASK_ENV
+          value: "production"
+        livenessProbe:
+          httpGet:
+            path: /health
+            port: api
+          initialDelaySeconds: 10
+          periodSeconds: 10
+          timeoutSeconds: 3
+          failureThreshold: 3
+        readinessProbe:
+          httpGet:
+            path: /ready
+            port: api
+          initialDelaySeconds: 5
+          periodSeconds: 5
+          timeoutSeconds: 2
+          failureThreshold: 2
+        resources:
+          limits:
+            cpu: 100m
+            memory: 128Mi
+          requests:
+            cpu: 50m
+            memory: 64Mi
+        volumeMounts:
+        - name: shared-data
+          mountPath: /usr/share/nginx/html
+        - name: api-code
+          mountPath: /app
+          readOnly: true
+      
+      - name: nginx
+        image: "{{ .Values.image.repository }}:{{ .Values.image.tag | default .Chart.AppVersion }}"
+        imagePullPolicy: {{ .Values.image.pullPolicy }}
+        securityContext:
+          {{- toYaml .Values.securityContext | nindent 10 }}
+        ports:
+        - name: http
+          containerPort: {{ .Values.service.targetPort }}
+          protocol: TCP
+        # Health checks
+        livenessProbe:
+          httpGet:
+            path: /status.json
+            port: http
+          initialDelaySeconds: 5
+          periodSeconds: 10
+          timeoutSeconds: 3
+          failureThreshold: 3
+        readinessProbe:
+          httpGet:
+            path: /status.json
+            port: http
+          initialDelaySeconds: 2
+          periodSeconds: 5
+          timeoutSeconds: 2
+          failureThreshold: 2
+        resources:
+          {{- toYaml .Values.resources | nindent 10 }}
+        volumeMounts:
+        # Mount the nginx config
+        - name: nginx-config
+          mountPath: /etc/nginx/nginx.conf
+          subPath: nginx.conf
+          readOnly: true
+        # Mount the shared data directory (status.json is writable here)
+        - name: shared-data
+          mountPath: /usr/share/nginx/html
+        # nginx-unprivileged needs writable directories for cache and run
+        - name: cache
+          mountPath: /var/cache/nginx
+        - name: run
+          mountPath: /var/run
+        # nginx needs writable /tmp for proxy buffers
+        - name: tmp
+          mountPath: /tmp
+      volumes:
+      # ConfigMap volume containing the nginx configuration
+      - name: nginx-config
+        configMap:
+          name: {{ include "gitops-status-server.fullname" . }}-nginx-config
+          items:
+          - key: nginx.conf
+            path: nginx.conf
+      # ConfigMap volume containing the API application code
+      - name: api-code
+        configMap:
+          name: {{ include "gitops-status-server.fullname" . }}-api
+          defaultMode: 0755
+          items:
+          - key: app.py
+            path: app.py
+      # Shared data volume for status.json (writable emptyDir)
+      - name: shared-data
+        emptyDir:
+          sizeLimit: 1Mi
+      # Empty directories for nginx runtime
+      - name: cache
+        emptyDir: {}
+      - name: run
+        emptyDir: {}
+      - name: tmp
+        emptyDir: {}
+      {{- 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/gitops-status-server/templates/nginx-config.yaml b/gitops-status-server/templates/nginx-config.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0f6b2dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gitops-status-server/templates/nginx-config.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+{{/*
+ConfigMap containing the nginx configuration
+Enables serving status.json via GET and updating via POST requests
+*/}}
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: ConfigMap
+metadata:
+  name: {{ include "gitops-status-server.fullname" . }}-nginx-config
+  labels:
+    {{- include "gitops-status-server.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
+data:
+  nginx.conf: |
+    # Minimal nginx config for serving and updating status.json
+    user nginx;
+    worker_processes auto;
+    error_log /var/log/nginx/error.log warn;
+    pid /var/run/nginx.pid;
+
+    events {
+      worker_connections 1024;
+    }
+
+    http {
+      include /etc/nginx/mime.types;
+      default_type application/octet-stream;
+
+      log_format main '$remote_addr - $remote_user [$time_local] "$request" '
+                      '$status $body_bytes_sent "$http_referer" '
+                      '"$http_user_agent" "$http_x_forwarded_for"';
+
+      access_log /var/log/nginx/access.log main;
+
+      sendfile on;
+      tcp_nopush on;
+      tcp_nodelay on;
+      keepalive_timeout 65;
+      types_hash_max_size 2048;
+      client_max_body_size 1M;
+
+      # Gzip compression
+      gzip on;
+      gzip_vary on;
+      gzip_types text/plain text/css text/xml text/javascript 
+                 application/x-javascript application/xml+rss 
+                 application/json;
+
+      upstream api_backend {
+        server 127.0.0.1:5000;
+        keepalive 32;
+      }
+
+      server {
+        listen 8080 default_server;
+        server_name _;
+
+        # Serve status.json as read-only
+        location /status.json {
+          alias /usr/share/nginx/html/status.json;
+          add_header Cache-Control "no-cache, no-store, must-revalidate";
+          add_header Pragma "no-cache";
+          add_header Expires "0";
+        }
+
+        # Health check endpoint
+        location /health {
+          access_log off;
+          return 200 "healthy\n";
+          add_header Content-Type text/plain;
+        }
+
+        # Proxy POST requests to the API backend (Python Flask)
+        location /api/ {
+          proxy_pass http://api_backend;
+          proxy_http_version 1.1;
+          proxy_set_header Connection "";
+          proxy_set_header Host $host;
+          proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
+          proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
+          proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
+          
+          # Buffer settings for POST requests
+          proxy_request_buffering off;
+          proxy_buffering off;
+          
+          # Timeouts
+          proxy_connect_timeout 30s;
+          proxy_send_timeout 30s;
+          proxy_read_timeout 30s;
+        }
+
+        # Catch-all for root
+        location / {
+          return 301 /status.json;
+        }
+      }
+    }
diff --git a/gitops-status-server/templates/service.yaml b/gitops-status-server/templates/service.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6de2897
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gitops-status-server/templates/service.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+{{/*
+Service for the gitops-status-server
+Exposes the nginx server inside the cluster (ClusterIP)
+This allows Grafana to query the status.json endpoint
+*/}}
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Service
+metadata:
+  name: {{ include "gitops-status-server.fullname" . }}
+  labels:
+    {{- include "gitops-status-server.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
+  {{- with .Values.service.annotations }}
+  annotations:
+    {{- toYaml . | nindent 4 }}
+  {{- end }}
+spec:
+  type: {{ .Values.service.type }}
+  ports:
+    - port: {{ .Values.service.port }}
+      targetPort: {{ .Values.service.targetPort }}
+      protocol: TCP
+      name: http
+  selector:
+    {{- include "gitops-status-server.selectorLabels" . | nindent 4 }}
diff --git a/gitops-status-server/templates/serviceaccount.yaml b/gitops-status-server/templates/serviceaccount.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..48517d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gitops-status-server/templates/serviceaccount.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+{{/*
+ServiceAccount for the gitops-status-server
+*/}}
+{{- if .Values.serviceAccount.create -}}
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: ServiceAccount
+metadata:
+  name: {{ include "gitops-status-server.serviceAccountName" . }}
+  labels:
+    {{- include "gitops-status-server.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
+  {{- with .Values.serviceAccount.annotations }}
+  annotations:
+    {{- toYaml . | nindent 4 }}
+  {{- end }}
+{{- end }}
diff --git a/gitops-status-server/values.yaml b/gitops-status-server/values.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cadb501
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gitops-status-server/values.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+# Default values for gitops-status-server
+# This is a YAML-formatted file.
+# Declare variables to be passed into your templates.
+
+# Number of replicas for the deployment
+replicaCount: 1
+
+# Container image configuration
+image:
+  # Use nginx-unprivileged for better security (runs as non-root)
+  repository: nginxinc/nginx-unprivileged
+  pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
+  # Overrides the image tag whose default is the chart appVersion
+  tag: "1.25-alpine"
+
+# API backend container configuration (handles POST requests)
+api:
+  image:
+    # Python Flask API for handling status updates
+    repository: python
+    pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
+    tag: "3.11-alpine"
+  # Pre-install Flask via pip before running the app
+  pip_packages: "Flask==2.3.2"
+
+# Image pull secrets for private registries
+imagePullSecrets: []
+
+# Override the name of the chart
+nameOverride: ""
+fullnameOverride: ""
+
+# Service configuration
+service:
+  # Service type - ClusterIP for internal-only access
+  type: ClusterIP
+  # Port where the service will be exposed
+  port: 80
+  # Target port on the container (nginx default)
+  targetPort: 8080
+  # Annotations to add to the service
+  annotations: {}
+
+# Resource limits and requests
+resources:
+  limits:
+    cpu: 100m
+    memory: 64Mi
+  requests:
+    cpu: 50m
+    memory: 32Mi
+
+# Node selector for pod assignment
+nodeSelector: {}
+
+# Tolerations for pod assignment
+tolerations: []
+
+# Affinity rules for pod assignment
+affinity: {}
+
+# Security context for the pod
+podSecurityContext:
+  runAsNonRoot: true
+  runAsUser: 101
+  fsGroup: 101
+
+# Security context for the container
+securityContext:
+  allowPrivilegeEscalation: false
+  capabilities:
+    drop:
+    - ALL
+  readOnlyRootFilesystem: true
+
+# Status JSON content
+# This can be overridden in your values to customize the status information
+statusJson:
+  repo: "rsyslog"
+  server: "rsyslog-lab"
+  sync_status: "UNKNOWN"
+  drift_count: 0
+  files: []
+  last_check: ""
+
+# Labels to add to all resources
+labels: {}
+
+# Annotations to add to all resources
+annotations: {}
+
+# Pod annotations
+podAnnotations: {}
+
+# Service account configuration
+serviceAccount:
+  # Specifies whether a service account should be created
+  create: 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: ""