diff --git a/.github/actions/check-typos/action.yaml b/.github/actions/check-typos/action.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9663c10
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/actions/check-typos/action.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2025 Yale University
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+name: check-typos
+description: Helper for running Typos
+inputs:
+  files:
+    description: Files to check
+    required: false
+    default: ''
+runs:
+  using: composite
+  steps:
+    - name: Install and run Typos
+      uses: crate-ci/typos@v1.29.7
+      with:
+        config: ./configs/typos.toml
+        files: ${{ inputs.files }}
diff --git a/.github/actions/setup-committed/action.yaml b/.github/actions/setup-committed/action.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ecae960
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/actions/setup-committed/action.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2025 Yale University
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+name: setup-committed
+description: Helper for installing Committed
+runs:
+  using: composite
+  steps:
+    - name: Install Committed
+      uses: jaxxstorm/action-install-gh-release@v2.1.0
+      with:
+        repo: crate-ci/committed
+        tag: v1.1.7
diff --git a/.github/actions/setup-helm/action.yaml b/.github/actions/setup-helm/action.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d959686
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/actions/setup-helm/action.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2025 Yale University
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+name: setup-helm
+description: Helper for installing Helm
+runs:
+  using: composite
+  steps:
+    - name: Install Helm
+      uses: azure/setup-helm@v4
+      with:
+        version: v3.17.0
diff --git a/.github/actions/setup-just/action.yaml b/.github/actions/setup-just/action.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b185b5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/actions/setup-just/action.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2025 Yale University
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+name: setup-just
+description: Helper for installing Just
+runs:
+  using: composite
+  steps:
+    - name: Install Just
+      uses: taiki-e/install-action@v2
+      with:
+        tool: just@1.40.0
diff --git a/.github/workflows/checks.yaml b/.github/workflows/checks.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e2af4e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/checks.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,133 @@
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2025 Yale University
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+# Reusable workflow for running various checks on Helm charts
+
+name: checks
+on:
+  workflow_call:
+    inputs:
+      enable-change-detection:
+        description: Enable change detection
+        default: false
+        type: boolean
+      chart:
+        description: Limit checks to a specific chart
+        default: ''
+        type: string
+    outputs:
+      charts:
+        description: List of validated charts
+        value: ${{ jobs.helm-linter.outputs.charts }}
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+env:
+  CLICOLOR: 1
+
+jobs:
+  helm-linter:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    outputs:
+      charts: ${{ steps.ct-log-parser.outputs.charts }}
+    env:
+      CHART_TESTING_LOG: chart-testing.log
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          # Fetch whole history required for change detection (if enabled)
+          fetch-depth: ${{ (inputs.enable-change-detection) && '0' || '1' }}
+      - name: Install Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: '3.x'
+          check-latest: true
+      - &install-just-step
+        name: Install Just
+        uses: ./.github/actions/setup-just
+      - &install-helm-step
+        name: Install Helm
+        uses: ./.github/actions/setup-helm
+      - &install-ct-step
+        name: Install chart-testing
+        uses: helm/chart-testing-action@v2.7.0
+      - &add-chart-repos-step
+        name: Add external chart repositories
+        run: just add-chart-repos
+      - name: Run chart linters and validators
+        run: |
+          set -o pipefail
+          if ${{ inputs.enable-change-detection }}; then
+            # Enable change detection if requested
+            set -- "--target-branch" "main"
+          elif test -n "${{ inputs.chart }}"; then
+            # Process only the specified chart
+            set -- "--charts" "./charts/${{ inputs.chart }}"
+          else
+            # Process all charts
+            set -- "--all"
+          fi
+          ct lint --config ./configs/chart-testing.yaml "$@" \
+            | tee "${{ env.CHART_TESTING_LOG }}"
+      - id: ct-log-parser
+        name: Parse chart-testing logs
+        uses: eaasi/chart-list-action@v0.3
+        with:
+          ct-log-file: ${{ env.CHART_TESTING_LOG }}
+
+  helm-tester:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs:
+      - helm-linter
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - *install-just-step
+      - name: Install Minikube
+        uses: medyagh/setup-minikube@v0.0.20
+        with:
+          start: false
+      - name: Start Minikube cluster
+        run: just cluster-start
+      - *install-helm-step
+      - *add-chart-repos-step
+      - name: Build chart dependencies
+        run: just build-chart-deps
+      - name: Install charts
+        run: just deploy-all
+      - name: Test charts
+        run: just test-all
+
+  spell-checker:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Run spell checker
+        uses: ./.github/actions/check-typos
+
+  changelog-checker:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs:
+      - helm-linter
+      - spell-checker
+    if: ${{ needs.helm-linter.outputs.charts != '[]' }}
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        chart: ${{ fromJSON(needs.helm-linter.outputs.charts) }}
+    env:
+      CHANGELOG_FILE: ${{ matrix.chart.path }}/CHANGELOG.md
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout chart's changelog
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          sparse-checkout: ${{ env.CHANGELOG_FILE }}
+      - name: Check chart's changelog
+        uses: eaasi/release-notes-action@v0.6
+        with:
+          changelog-file: ${{ env.CHANGELOG_FILE }}
+          release-version: ${{ matrix.chart.name }}-${{ matrix.chart.version }}
+        # Ignore missing changelogs for default chart version
+        continue-on-error: ${{ matrix.chart.version == '0.1.0' }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5eb189c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2025 Yale University
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+# Workflow for running various CI checks
+
+name: continuous-integration
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - '**'
+
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+jobs:
+  checks:
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/checks.yaml
+    with:
+      enable-change-detection: ${{ github.ref != 'refs/heads/main' }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/commit-style.yaml b/.github/workflows/commit-style.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4b19e96
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/commit-style.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2025 Yale University
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+# Workflow for enforcing commit style conventions
+
+name: commit-style
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - '**'
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+env:
+  CLICOLOR: 1
+
+jobs:
+  commit-linter:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          # Fetch full history for merge-base detection!
+          fetch-depth: 0
+      - id: commit-range
+        name: Determine commit range
+        uses: eaasi/commit-range-action@v0.5
+      - name: Install commit style linter
+        uses: ./.github/actions/setup-committed
+      - name: Run commit style linter
+        run: |
+          range="${{ steps.commit-range.outputs.commit-range }}"
+          echo "Linting commits:"
+          git log --color=always --graph --oneline "${range:?}" || true
+          echo ""
+          committed -vv --color=always \
+            --config ./configs/committed.toml \
+            "${range}"
+          echo "DONE: Commits follow the required style conventions."
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-naming.yaml b/.github/workflows/pr-naming.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c26aa56
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-naming.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2025 Yale University
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+# Workflow for enforcing PR naming conventions
+
+name: pr-naming
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    types:
+      - opened
+      - edited
+      - reopened
+
+permissions:
+  contents: none
+
+env:
+  COMMIT_MESSAGE_FILE: ./commit-message.txt
+  CLICOLOR: 1
+
+jobs:
+  commit-message:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    outputs:
+      content: ${{ steps.message-constructor.outputs.content }}
+    steps:
+      - id: message-constructor
+        name: Construct commit message
+        env:
+          PR_TITLE: ${{ github.event.pull_request.title }}
+          PR_BODY: |
+            ${{ github.event.pull_request.body }}
+        run: |
+          print-commit-message() {
+            echo "${PR_TITLE:?}"
+            if test -n "${PR_BODY}"; then
+              echo ""
+              echo "${PR_BODY}"
+            fi
+          }
+          # Output commit message
+          {
+            echo "content<<ENDOFMSG"
+            print-commit-message
+            echo "ENDOFMSG"
+          } >> "${GITHUB_OUTPUT}"
+
+  commit-linter:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs:
+      - commit-message
+    steps:
+      - &checkout-repository-step
+        name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          sparse-checkout: |
+            .github/actions
+            configs
+      - &prepare-commit-message-step
+        name: Prepare commit message
+        run: |
+          echo -n '${{ needs.commit-message.outputs.content }}' > "${{ env.COMMIT_MESSAGE_FILE }}"
+      - name: Install commit style linter
+        uses: ./.github/actions/setup-committed
+      - name: Run commit style linter
+        run: |
+          echo "Linting commit message:"
+          cat "${{ env.COMMIT_MESSAGE_FILE }}" | sed 's/^/> /'
+          echo ""
+          committed -vv --color=always \
+            --config ./configs/committed.toml \
+            --commit-file "${{ env.COMMIT_MESSAGE_FILE }}"
+          echo "DONE: PR follows the required naming conventions."
+
+  spell-checker:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs:
+      - commit-message
+    steps:
+      - *checkout-repository-step
+      - *prepare-commit-message-step
+      - name: Run spell checker
+        uses: ./.github/actions/check-typos
+        with:
+          files: ${{ env.COMMIT_MESSAGE_FILE }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b37e40e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,134 @@
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2025 Yale University
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+# Workflow for packaging and releasing Helm charts
+
+name: release
+on:
+  push:
+    tags:
+      - '**'
+
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+env:
+  CLICOLOR: 1
+
+jobs:
+  tag-parser:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    outputs:
+      chart: ${{ steps.refname-parsing.outputs.chart }}
+      version: ${{ steps.refname-parsing.outputs.version }}
+    steps:
+      - id: refname-parsing
+        name: Parse pushed ref name
+        run: |
+          # Parse ref names of the form <chart>-<version>
+          echo "Parsing ref name '${GITHUB_REF_NAME:?}'..."
+          refname="$(echo "${GITHUB_REF_NAME}" | sed -E 's/^(.+)-([0-9]+.*)$/\1:\2/')"
+          lookup() { cut -d ':' -f "${1:?}"; }
+          chart="$(echo "${refname:?}" | lookup 1)"
+          version="$(echo "${refname}" | lookup 2)"
+          echo "chart=${chart:?}" >> "${GITHUB_OUTPUT}"
+          echo "version=${version:?}" >> "${GITHUB_OUTPUT}"
+          echo "Parsed values:"
+          echo "  chart   = ${chart}"
+          echo "  version = ${version}"
+
+  chart-checks:
+    needs:
+      - tag-parser
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/checks.yaml
+    with:
+      chart: ${{ needs.tag-parser.outputs.chart }}
+      enable-change-detection: false
+
+  chart-info:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs:
+      - chart-checks
+      - tag-parser
+    outputs:
+      name: ${{ matrix.chart.name }}
+      version: ${{ matrix.chart.version}}
+      refname: ${{ matrix.chart.name }}-${{ matrix.chart.version }}
+      path: ${{ matrix.chart.path }}
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: true
+      matrix:
+        chart: ${{ fromJSON(needs.chart-checks.outputs.charts) }}
+    steps:
+      - name: Find expected chart
+        run: |
+          test "${{ matrix.chart.name }}" = "${{ needs.tag-parser.outputs.chart }}"
+
+  version-check:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs:
+      - chart-info
+      - tag-parser
+    steps:
+      - name: Check chart version
+        run: |
+          curver="${{ needs.chart-info.outputs.version }}"
+          tagver="${{ needs.tag-parser.outputs.version }}"
+          if test "${curver:?}" != "${tagver:?}"; then
+            echo "::error::Chart version '${curver}' does not match tag version '${tagver}'!"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
+  chart-releaser:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+    needs:
+      - chart-info
+      - chart-checks
+      - version-check
+    env:
+      CHART_RELEASER_CONFIG: ./configs/chart-releaser.yaml
+      RELEASE_NOTES_FILE_NAME: RELEASE.md
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Update Git configuration
+        run: |
+          git config user.name "${{ github.event.pusher.name }}"
+          git config user.email "${{ github.event.pusher.email }}"
+      - name: Install Just
+        uses: ./.github/actions/setup-just
+      - name: Install Helm
+        uses: ./.github/actions/setup-helm
+      - name: Install chart-releaser
+        uses: helm/chart-releaser-action@v1.7.0
+        with:
+          install_only: true
+      - name: Add external chart repositories
+        run: just add-chart-repos
+      - name: Extract chart's release notes
+        uses: eaasi/release-notes-action@v0.6
+        with:
+          changelog-file: ${{ needs.chart-info.outputs.path }}/CHANGELOG.md
+          release-notes-file: ${{ needs.chart-info.outputs.path }}/${{ env.RELEASE_NOTES_FILE_NAME }}
+          release-version: '${{ needs.chart-info.outputs.refname }}'
+      - name: Package requested chart
+        run: |
+          cr package "${{ needs.chart-info.outputs.path }}" \
+            --config "${{ env.CHART_RELEASER_CONFIG }}"
+      - name: Upload chart package
+        run: |
+          cr upload --config "${{ env.CHART_RELEASER_CONFIG }}" \
+            --token "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}" \
+            --commit "${{ github.sha }}" \
+            --release-notes-file "${{ env.RELEASE_NOTES_FILE_NAME }}" \
+            --skip-existing
+      - name: Update chart repository index
+        run: |
+          cr index --config "${{ env.CHART_RELEASER_CONFIG }}" \
+            --token "${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}" \
+            --push
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..03bd412
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+*.env
diff --git a/Justfile b/Justfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1e48c01
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Justfile
@@ -0,0 +1,139 @@
+chart_dir := "./charts"
+config_dir := "./configs"
+
+# Name of the Minikube cluster
+cluster := "eaasi"
+
+# Name of the cluster namespace
+namespace := "eaasi"
+
+# Defaults for database-cluster
+database_cluster_name := "database-cluster"
+database_cluster_ns := "database"
+
+### HELPERS ###################################################################
+
+# Run spell checker
+spellcheck:
+  typos --config "{{ config_dir }}/typos.toml"
+
+# Run chart linter
+lint chart="*":
+  helm lint "{{ chart_dir / chart }}"
+
+# Run chart validator
+validate chart="*":
+  docker run -t --rm --network="host" \
+    --workdir="/data" \
+    --volume="$PWD:/data" \
+    --volume="$(helm env HELM_CACHE_HOME):/root/.cache/helm:ro" \
+    --volume="$(helm env HELM_CONFIG_HOME):/root/.config/helm:ro" \
+    "quay.io/helmpack/chart-testing:v3.7.1" \
+    ct lint --config "{{ config_dir }}/chart-testing.yaml" \
+      --helm-dependency-extra-args "--skip-refresh" \
+      {{ if chart == "*" { "--all" } else { '--charts "' + (chart_dir / chart) + '"' } }}
+
+# Update chart's changelog
+update-changelog chart version="" dir=(chart_dir / chart):
+  #!/usr/bin/env -S sh -eu -o allexport
+  test -f cliff.env && . ./cliff.env
+  export cliff_commit_scope="{{ chart }}"
+  git cliff --unreleased \
+    {{ if version == "" { "--bump" } else { "--tag " + chart + "-" + version } }} \
+    --tag-pattern "{{ chart }}-.+" \
+    --prepend "{{ dir }}/CHANGELOG.md"
+
+### HELM ######################################################################
+
+# Add external chart repositories
+add-chart-repos:
+  helm repo add "cnpg" "https://cloudnative-pg.github.io/charts"
+
+# Build dependencies for all charts
+build-chart-deps:
+  #!/usr/bin/env -S sh -eu
+  charts=$(ls "{{ chart_dir }}/")
+  for chart in $charts; do
+    just dep-build "$chart"
+  done
+
+# Build Helm chart's dependencies from its lock file
+dep-build chart *args="--skip-refresh":
+  helm dependency build "{{ chart_dir / chart }}" {{ args }}
+
+# Update Helm chart's on-disk dependencies
+dep-update chart *args="--skip-refresh":
+  helm dependency update "{{ chart_dir / chart }}" {{ args }}
+
+# Install a Helm chart
+install chart name=chart ns=namespace *args:
+  helm install "{{ name }}" "{{ chart_dir / chart }}" \
+    --namespace "{{ ns }}" --create-namespace {{ args }}
+
+# Uninstall a Helm chart release
+uninstall release ns=namespace *args:
+  helm uninstall "{{ release }}" --namespace "{{ ns }}" {{ args }}
+
+# Upgrade a Helm chart release
+upgrade chart release=chart ns=namespace *args:
+  helm upgrade "{{ release }}" "{{ chart_dir / chart }}" \
+    --namespace "{{ ns }}" --create-namespace --install {{ args }}
+
+# Render a Helm chart
+render chart name=chart ns=namespace *args:
+  helm template "{{ name }}" "{{ chart_dir / chart }}" \
+    --namespace "{{ ns }}" {{ args }} | less
+
+# Test a Helm chart release
+test release ns=namespace *args:
+  helm test "{{ release }}" --namespace "{{ ns }}" {{ args }}
+
+### MINIKUBE ##################################################################
+
+# Start a Minikube cluster
+cluster-start name=cluster ns=namespace *args:
+  minikube start --profile "{{ name }}" \
+    --namespace "{{ ns }}" \
+    --cpus "no-limit" \
+    --memory "no-limit" \
+    --force-systemd=true \
+    {{ args }}
+
+# Stop a Minikube cluster
+cluster-stop name=cluster:
+  minikube stop --profile "{{ name }}"
+
+# Pause a Minikube cluster
+cluster-pause name=cluster:
+  minikube pause --profile "{{ name }}" --all-namespaces
+
+# Unpause a Minikube cluster
+cluster-unpause name=cluster:
+  minikube unpause --profile "{{ name }}" --all-namespaces
+
+# Delete a Minikube cluster
+cluster-delete name=cluster:
+  minikube delete --profile "{{ name }}"
+
+### EAASI #####################################################################
+
+# Deploy the database-operator
+deploy-database-operator name="database-operator" ns="cnpg-system" *args="--wait": \
+  (upgrade "database" name ns "-f" (chart_dir / "database/configs/operator.yaml") args)
+
+# Deploy the database-cluster
+deploy-database-cluster name=database_cluster_name ns=database_cluster_ns *args="--wait": \
+  (upgrade "database" name ns args)
+
+# Deploy all components
+deploy-all: \
+  (deploy-database-operator) \
+  (deploy-database-cluster) \
+
+# Test the database-cluster
+test-database-cluster name=database_cluster_name ns=database_cluster_ns *args: \
+  (test name ns args)
+
+# Test all components
+test-all: \
+  (test-database-cluster) \
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b248514..e1259c5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -6,12 +6,14 @@ using the [Helm](https://helm.sh) package manager.
 ## Helm Repository
 
 Add this Helm repository using:
+
 ```console
 $ helm repo add eaasi https://eaasi.github.io/helm-charts
 $ helm repo update
 ```
 
 List the available charts by running:
+
 ```console
 $ helm search repo eaasi
 ```
@@ -19,6 +21,110 @@ $ helm search repo eaasi
 ## Charts
 
 For more details, see the documentation for each chart:
+- [database](./charts/database/README.md)
+
+## Development
+
+Multiple [Just](https://github.com/casey/just) recipes are provided in order to simplify local chart development.
+For an overview of all available recipes and their parameters, take a look at the provided [Justfile](./Justfile) or simply run:
+
+```console
+$ just --list
+```
+
+### Chart Helpers
+
+All source files can be checked for typos with:
+
+```console
+$ just spellcheck
+```
+
+A chart linter can be run against a specific chart or all charts with:
+
+```console
+$ just lint <chart>  # omit name to lint all charts!
+```
+
+An extended validation can be performed on a specific chart or all charts with:
+
+```console
+$ just validate <chart>  # omit name to validate all charts!
+```
+
+All chart's templates can be rendered (without installing) with:
+
+```console
+$ just render <chart>  # <name> <namespace>
+```
+
+A specific chart can be installed or upgraded with:
+
+```console
+$ just install <chart>  # <name> <namespace>
+$ just upgrade <chart>  # <release> <namespace>
+```
+
+A previously installed release can be removed with:
+
+```console
+$ just uninstall <release>  # <namespace>
+```
+
+The dependencies of a chart can be managed with:
+
+```console
+$ just dep-build <chart>   # rebuild deps from Chart.lock file
+$ just dep-update <chart>  # update deps to mirror Chart.yaml
+```
+
+### Minikube Management
+
+A local [Minikube](https://minikube.sigs.k8s.io) cluster can be created with:
+
+```console
+$ just cluster-start <name>
+```
+
+A running Minikube cluster can be paused and resumed later with:
+
+```console
+$ just cluster-pause <name>
+$ just cluster-unpause <name>
+```
+
+When a local Minikube cluster is not needed anymore, it can be stopped or deleted with:
+
+```console
+$ just cluster-stop <name>
+$ just cluster-delete <name>
+```
+
+### Deployment
+
+Before deploying anything, the chart repositories for all dependencies must be added with:
+
+```console
+$ just add-chart-repos
+```
+
+Next, rebuild all required chart dependencies with:
+
+```console
+$ just build-chart-deps
+```
+
+The [database](./charts/database) operator can be deployed with:
+
+```console
+$ just deploy-database-operator  # <name> <namespace>
+```
+
+Then, a [database](./charts/database) cluster can be deployed with:
+
+```console
+$ just deploy-database-cluster  # <name> <namespace>
+```
 
 ## License
 
diff --git a/charts/database/.helmignore b/charts/database/.helmignore
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index 0000000..6e75903
--- /dev/null
+++ b/charts/database/.helmignore
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+# Patterns to ignore when building packages.
+
+CHANGELOG.md
+.DS_Store
+
+# Common VCS dirs
+.git/
+.gitignore
+.bzr/
+.bzrignore
+.hg/
+.hgignore
+.svn/
+
+# Common backup files
+*.swp
+*.bak
+*.tmp
+*.orig
+*~
+
+# Various IDEs
+.project
+.idea/
+*.tmproj
+.vscode/
diff --git a/charts/database/CHANGELOG.md b/charts/database/CHANGELOG.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2e1a615
--- /dev/null
+++ b/charts/database/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+# Changelog
+
+## database-0.5.0 - *2025-03-21*
+
+### Features
+
+- Add initial database-operator config - ([`7e74059`](https://github.com/eaasi/helm-charts/commit/7e74059495b1f8372a18fde15a12fd717dd3180f))
+- Add initial database-cluster config - ([`4b69330`](https://github.com/eaasi/helm-charts/commit/4b693307d23e6d1809c96be67e3128ff8560e1e5))
+- Configure cluster's pod affinity - ([`4c246f2`](https://github.com/eaasi/helm-charts/commit/4c246f29808bc4d80966c4c793905fd1e0f2d1b7))
+- Add connection pooler for the primary instance - ([`dfb97d0`](https://github.com/eaasi/helm-charts/commit/dfb97d0909c2d57a715f9dd57a8c21b4b593c834))
+
+### Testing
+
+- Add ping-test for configured connection poolers - ([`7e3c434`](https://github.com/eaasi/helm-charts/commit/7e3c434bdb769dc151719aabf0f750a918dd4043))
+
+### Continuous Integration
+
+- Add helper for deploying database-operators - ([`4195122`](https://github.com/eaasi/helm-charts/commit/419512222f7fb7e6472a1e240b66c5da9379f843))
+- Add helper for deploying database-clusters - ([`6a2195b`](https://github.com/eaasi/helm-charts/commit/6a2195b2b779ec28b941c4dec82320646776a351))
+
+### Documentation
+
+- Add initial README - ([`5e58495`](https://github.com/eaasi/helm-charts/commit/5e5849556726fb1a8155ed7088d384b5d2b323d7))
+- Describe a basic deployment procedure - ([`ad61b1b`](https://github.com/eaasi/helm-charts/commit/ad61b1bfdcd0dde0268a56e610ce329a2cae1553))
+- Describe available configuration parameters - ([`ed9d7db`](https://github.com/eaasi/helm-charts/commit/ed9d7dbb2b290ff0ca774db869ffa157ac83df3d))
+- Describe how a development database can be deployed - ([`3005ccb`](https://github.com/eaasi/helm-charts/commit/3005ccb54c62f5a9642be7ba35ee661e815f59df))
+
+### Miscellaneous
+
+- Add initial `.helmignore` - ([`dda6abc`](https://github.com/eaasi/helm-charts/commit/dda6abc21b2734b0a0a52287e950afab05da90e7))
+- Add initial chart metadata - ([`1025303`](https://github.com/eaasi/helm-charts/commit/1025303121eb060421e299eda1267b2771bc0cf2))
+- Add external chart repository `cnpg` - ([`44fac8b`](https://github.com/eaasi/helm-charts/commit/44fac8b7aea39c68eb7b017f1eef5c23c8c521a4))
+- Add dependency `@cnpg/cloudnative-pg` v0.23.2 - ([`e473c61`](https://github.com/eaasi/helm-charts/commit/e473c61512bdaf0f82f7cfbcba66ca87314812f4))
+- Add dependency `@cnpg/cluster` v0.2.1 - ([`6833b2b`](https://github.com/eaasi/helm-charts/commit/6833b2b88b02177037b2a5972fb93592a1b5723e))
+- Fail early when operator and cluster are enabled - ([`d5de591`](https://github.com/eaasi/helm-charts/commit/d5de591555c44f77c43c23eb2a1e39b9f531a0ff))
diff --git a/charts/database/Chart.lock b/charts/database/Chart.lock
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d0413a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/charts/database/Chart.lock
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+dependencies:
+- name: cloudnative-pg
+  repository: https://cloudnative-pg.github.io/charts
+  version: 0.23.2
+- name: cluster
+  repository: https://cloudnative-pg.github.io/charts
+  version: 0.2.1
+digest: sha256:a08a4edc8fc4f25677834d9157b702c8eeb5c33ace93f60fd5f450f5ce393d76
+generated: "2025-03-20T17:10:37.269076118+01:00"
diff --git a/charts/database/Chart.yaml b/charts/database/Chart.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..37206a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/charts/database/Chart.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2025 Yale University
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+apiVersion: v2
+name: database
+version: "0.5.0"
+description: EAASI Database Helm Chart
+type: application
+sources:
+  - https://github.com/eaasi/helm-charts
+dependencies:
+  - repository: "@cnpg"
+    name: cloudnative-pg
+    version: "0.23.2"
+    alias: operator
+    condition: operator.enabled
+  - repository: "@cnpg"
+    name: cluster
+    version: "0.2.1"
+    condition: cluster.enabled
diff --git a/charts/database/README.md b/charts/database/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c36ae5b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/charts/database/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+# EAASI Database Helm Chart
+
+This Helm chart deploys the EAASI Database on [Kubernetes](https://kubernetes.io/) using the [Helm](https://helm.sh) package manager.
+
+## Getting Started
+
+This chart depends on the [operator](https://github.com/cloudnative-pg/charts/tree/main/charts/cloudnative-pg) and the [cluster](https://github.com/cloudnative-pg/charts/tree/main/charts/cluster) charts from the [CloudNativePG](https://github.com/cloudnative-pg) project.
+
+### Adding the Repositories
+
+```console
+$ helm repo add cnpg "https://cloudnative-pg.github.io/charts"
+$ helm repo add eaasi "https://eaasi.github.io/helm-charts"
+```
+
+### Installing the Operator
+
+First, the *CNPG operator* must be installed, since it provides several CRDs required for setting up new database *clusters*.
+Skip this step if the operator is already installed in your K8s cluster:
+
+```console
+$ helm install database-operator eaasi/database \
+    --namespace cnpg-system --create-namespace \
+    -f ./configs/operator.yaml
+```
+
+### Creating a Cluster
+
+A new *CNPG cluster* can be created with the following command:
+
+```console
+$ helm install database-cluster eaasi/database \
+    --namespace database --create-namespace
+```
+
+## Configuration
+
+A minimal configuration for an operator and a cluster is provided in the default [values.yaml](./values.yaml) file.
+For further details on all available parameters, please refer to the configuration files of the upstream [operator](https://github.com/cloudnative-pg/charts/tree/main/charts/cloudnative-pg) and [cluster](https://github.com/cloudnative-pg/charts/tree/main/charts/cluster) charts.
+
+The extensive documentation for the CloudNativePG project can be found [here](https://cloudnative-pg.io/documentation/current/).
diff --git a/charts/database/configs/operator.yaml b/charts/database/configs/operator.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6ba6cd7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/charts/database/configs/operator.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2025 Yale University
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+# Override values for installing the operator
+
+operator:
+  # Enable the operator
+  enabled: true
+
+cluster:
+  # Disable the cluster
+  enabled: false
diff --git a/charts/database/templates/assertions.yaml b/charts/database/templates/assertions.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..549ea95
--- /dev/null
+++ b/charts/database/templates/assertions.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2025 Yale University
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+{{- if and .Values.operator.enabled .Values.cluster.enabled -}}
+{{- fail "Either the operator or the cluster should be enabled, not both!" -}}
+{{- end -}}
diff --git a/charts/database/templates/tests/pooler-ping.yaml b/charts/database/templates/tests/pooler-ping.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4285955
--- /dev/null
+++ b/charts/database/templates/tests/pooler-ping.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2025 Yale University
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+{{ if .Values.cluster.enabled -}}
+{{   $context := dict "Values" .Values.cluster "Release" .Release -}}
+{{   $fullname := include "cluster.fullname" $context -}}
+{{   $namespace := include "cluster.namespace" $context -}}
+{{   $secname := printf "%s-app" $fullname -}}
+{{   range $index, $pooler := .Values.cluster.poolers -}}
+{{     $svcname := printf "%s-pooler-%s" $fullname $pooler.name -}}
+{{     $jobname := printf "%s-ping-test" $svcname -}}
+{{/*
+Simple database ping test for a configured CNPG Pooler, adapted from:
+https://github.com/cloudnative-pg/charts/blob/cluster-v0.2.1/charts/cluster/templates/tests/ping.yaml
+*/ -}}
+apiVersion: batch/v1
+kind: Job
+metadata:
+  name: {{ $jobname }}
+  namespace: {{ $namespace }}
+  labels:
+    app.kubernetes.io/component: database-ping-test
+  annotations:
+    "helm.sh/hook": test
+    "helm.sh/hook-delete-policy": before-hook-creation,hook-succeeded
+spec:
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      name: {{ $jobname }}
+      namespace: {{ $namespace }}
+      labels:
+        app.kubernetes.io/component: database-ping-test
+    spec:
+      restartPolicy: Never
+      containers:
+        - name: alpine
+          image: alpine:3.21
+          env:
+            - name: PGUSER
+              valueFrom:
+                secretKeyRef:
+                  name: {{ $secname }}
+                  key: username
+            - name: PGPASSWORD
+              valueFrom:
+                secretKeyRef:
+                  name: {{ $secname }}
+                  key: password
+            - name: PGDBNAME
+              valueFrom:
+                secretKeyRef:
+                  name: {{ $secname }}
+                  key: dbname
+                  optional: true
+          command:
+            - "/bin/sh"
+          args:
+            - "-e"
+            - "-u"
+            - "-c"
+            - |
+              apk add postgresql-client
+              psql --no-password \
+                -h "{{ $svcname }}.{{ $namespace }}.svc.cluster.local" \
+                -p 5432 \
+                -d "${PGDBNAME:-$PGUSER}" \
+                -c "SELECT 1"
+{{   end -}}
+{{ end -}}
diff --git a/charts/database/values.yaml b/charts/database/values.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..206b9c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/charts/database/values.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2025 Yale University
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+# Default values for the EAASI Database
+
+# Configuration for the CNPG operator:
+# https://github.com/cloudnative-pg/charts/tree/main/charts/cloudnative-pg
+operator:
+  # -- Should the operator be enabled?
+  enabled: false
+  # -- Override operator name
+  fullnameOverride: cnpg-operator
+  # -- Override subchart name
+  # NOTE: The original chart name must be used here for now, because
+  #       the upstream chart hard-codes it in multiple templates!
+  nameOverride: cloudnative-pg
+  # -- Number of replicas
+  replicaCount: 1
+
+# Configuration for the CNPG cluster:
+# https://github.com/cloudnative-pg/charts/tree/main/charts/cluster
+cluster:
+  # -- Should the cluster be enabled?
+  enabled: true
+  # -- Override cluster name
+  fullnameOverride: eaasi
+  # -- Override subchart name
+  nameOverride: database-cluster
+  # -- Cluster mode of operation
+  mode: standalone
+  # -- Type of the CNPG database
+  type: postgresql
+  # -- Version of the CNPG database
+  version:
+    postgresql: "17.4"
+  # -- CNPG cluster config
+  cluster:
+    # -- Number of instances
+    instances: 1
+    # -- Affinity rules for Pods
+    affinity:
+      enablePodAntiAffinity: true
+      podAntiAffinityType: preferred
+      topologyKey: kubernetes.io/hostname
+    # -- Database storage config
+    storage:
+      size: 1Gi
+  # -- PgBouncer poolers
+  poolers:
+    - name: rw
+      type: rw
+      instances: 1
+      poolMode: transaction
+      parameters:
+        max_client_conn: "250"
+        default_pool_size: "20"
+        reserve_pool_size: "5"
+        min_pool_size: "5"
diff --git a/cliff.toml b/cliff.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d6579b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cliff.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+# git-cliff configuration (https://github.com/orhun/git-cliff)
+
+[changelog]
+trim = false
+
+header = """
+# Changelog
+"""
+
+body = """
+## {{ version }} - *{{ timestamp | date(format="%Y-%m-%d") }}*
+{% set scope = get_env(name="cliff_commit_scope") -%}
+{% set commits = commits | filter(attribute="scope", value=scope) -%}
+{% for group, commits in commits | group_by(attribute="group") %}
+### {{ group | split(pat=":") | last | trim }}
+
+{%   for commit in commits -%}
+{%     set message = commit.message | upper_first -%}
+{%     if commit.breaking -%}
+{%       set message = "(**!**) " ~ message -%}
+{%     endif -%}
+{%     set short_sha = commit.id | truncate(length=7, end="") -%}
+{%     set commit_url = "<REPO-URL>/commit/" ~ commit.id -%}
+{%     set ref = "[`" ~ short_sha ~ "`](" ~ commit_url ~ ")" -%}
+{%     if commit.remote.username -%}
+{%       set ref = ref ~ " by @" ~ commit.remote.username -%}
+{%     endif -%}
+{%     if commit.remote.pr_number -%}
+{%       set pr_num = commit.remote.pr_number -%}
+{%       set pr_url = "<REPO-URL>/pull/" ~ pr_num -%}
+{%       set ref = ref ~ " in [#" ~ pr_num ~ "](" ~ pr_url ~ ")" -%}
+{%     endif -%}
+- {{ message }} - ({{ ref }})
+{%     set include_commit_body = get_env(name="cliff_include_commit_body", default="false") -%}
+{%     set include_commit_body = include_commit_body == "true" -%}
+{%     if include_commit_body and commit.body %}
+  {{ commit.body | indent(prefix="  ") }}
+
+{%     endif -%}
+{%   endfor -%}
+{% endfor -%}
+{% if previous.version -%}
+{%   set diff_url = "<REPO-URL>/compare/" ~ previous.version ~ ".." ~ version %}
+The more detailed changelog for `{{ version }}` can be found [here]({{ diff_url }}).
+{% endif -%}
+"""
+
+postprocessors = [
+  # Replace repository placeholder with the real URL
+  { pattern = "<REPO-URL>", replace = "https://github.com/eaasi/helm-charts" },
+]
+
+[git]
+conventional_commits = true
+filter_unconventional = true
+filter_commits = false
+split_commits = false
+sort_commits = "oldest"
+topo_order = false
+
+commit_preprocessors = [
+  # Replace issue references with their remote link template
+  { pattern = '([\(\s]+)#([0-9]+)', replace = "${1}[#${2}](<REPO-URL>/issues/${2})"},
+]
+
+commit_parsers = [
+  { message = "^feat", group = "1: Features" },
+  { message = "^fix", group = "2: Bug Fixes" },
+  { message = "^refactor", group = "3: Refactoring" },
+  { message = "^test", group = "4: Testing" },
+  { message = "^ci", group = "5: Continuous Integration" },
+  { message = "^docs", group = "6: Documentation" },
+  { message = ".*", group = "7: Miscellaneous" },
+]
+
+[remote.github]
+owner = "eaasi"
+repo = "helm-charts"
diff --git a/configs/chart-releaser.yaml b/configs/chart-releaser.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a16b9b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/configs/chart-releaser.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# chart-releaser configuration (https://github.com/helm/chart-releaser)
+
+pages-branch: pages
+skip-existing: true
+make-release-latest: false
diff --git a/configs/chart-testing.yaml b/configs/chart-testing.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d3f98d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/configs/chart-testing.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# chart-testing configuration (https://github.com/helm/chart-testing)
+
+check-version-increment: false
+validate-maintainers: false
+remote: origin
+chart-dirs:
+  - charts
diff --git a/configs/committed.toml b/configs/committed.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ba8dcaf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/configs/committed.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+# committed configuration (https://github.com/crate-ci/committed)
+
+line_length = 0
+subject_length = 0
+subject_capitalized = false
+subject_not_punctuated = true
+imperative_subject = true
+merge_commit = true
+no_fixup = true
+no_wip = true
+
+style = "conventional"
+
+# allowed commit types
+allowed_types = [
+  "build",
+  "chore",
+  "ci",
+  "docs",
+  "feat",
+  "fix",
+  "refactor",
+  "revert",
+  "style",
+  "test",
+]
+
+# allowed commit scopes
+allowed_scopes = [
+  "database",
+]
diff --git a/configs/typos.toml b/configs/typos.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c727fa6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/configs/typos.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+# typos configuration (https://github.com/crate-ci/typos)
+
+[default]
+extend-ignore-re = [
+  # ignore lines with trailing "spellchecker:disable-line"
+  "(?Rm)^.*(#|//)\\s*spellchecker:disable-line$",
+  # ignore blocks with "spellchecker:<on|off>"
+  "(?s)(#|//)\\s*spellchecker:off.*?\\n\\s*(#|//)\\s*spellchecker:on",
+  # ignore false positives triggered by "ba" surrounded by numbers
+  "[0-9]+ba",
+  "ba[0-9]+",
+]
+
+[default.extend-words]
+eaasi = "eaasi"