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Clustertool 4.0.0 released

Alfred Göppel
Alfred Göppel
TrueCharts Lead

Clustertool Is Back

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Clustertool 4.0.0 is here. This release brings Clustertool back in full force, with a cleaner experience and the same practical workflow many of you already know and rely on.

See all release artifacts here: Clustertool releases.

License Update: Now AGPL

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Starting with this release, Clustertool is licensed under AGPL. This keeps the project open and collaborative while making sure improvements remain available to the wider community.

Platform Support

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Clustertool 4.0.0 includes support for Talos 1.13.x and Kubernetes 1.36.x, so you can move forward on modern cluster stacks with confidence.

Simpler Commands, Better Structure

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We simplified the command structure to make common tasks easier to discover and run. We also updated the layout and chart setup, including removing and rearranging multiple folders for a more maintainable project structure.

For the full command reference, please check the maintenance guide.

New Maintenance and Cleanup Tasks

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This version adds:

  • Longhorn cleanup tasks
  • Image garbage collection
  • And many many chart updates

These additions help reduce manual cleanup work and keep clusters healthier over time.

Stronger Release Quality

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We expanded automated testing for Clustertool releases to improve reliability and catch issues earlier in the release process.

Thank You

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Thank you to everyone who tested, reported issues, and shared feedback while we worked on this major refresh. Clustertool 4.0.0 is an important step forward, and we are excited to keep building with the community.

TrueCharts Has Its Own Website Again

Kjeld Schouten
Kjeld Schouten
Operations Lead
Alfred Göppel
Alfred Göppel
TrueCharts Lead

Today is a bit of a homecoming: TrueCharts has its own dedicated website again.

For the past while, our docs and news lived alongside other TrueForge projects on the main TrueForge site. That setup served us during a transitional period, but TrueCharts has always been big enough — and opinionated enough — to deserve its own space.

What This Means

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  • All TrueCharts documentation, news, and chart-related guides live on the dedicated TrueCharts site again.
  • The site is still maintained under the TrueForge umbrella, with TrueForge handling hosting, CI/CD, infrastructure, and community support.
  • News and announcements specific to TrueCharts will be posted here from now on.

ClusterTool Is Back — And It Is AGPL

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The other big news for TrueCharts users: ClusterTool is once again its own dedicated project.

Cluster management used to live inside ForgeTool. With ForgeTool v4.0.0, that has been split out:

  • ClusterTool — focused entirely on cluster management for TrueCharts and self-hosted Kubernetes (Talos, Helm, OCI workflows).
  • ForgeTool — focused on internal TrueForge development and CI/CD tooling.

As part of this split, ClusterTool is now licensed under AGPL instead of BSL. This better matches what ClusterTool actually is: a tool meant to be used, modified, and improved by the community that runs on it.

If you were using ForgeTool to manage your TrueCharts cluster, your path forward is ClusterTool.

Alfi Takes Over ClusterTool and TrueCharts Development

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Alongside the split, Alfi is taking over development of both ClusterTool and TrueCharts going forward. Both projects stay under the TrueForge umbrella — with TrueForge handling shared infrastructure, release engineering, and documentation pipelines — but day-to-day development now has a clear, dedicated lead.

For TrueCharts users, that means:

  • More predictable releases.
  • Better-aligned tooling between charts and the cluster tool you use to deploy them.
  • A more focused TrueCharts site, with TrueForge handling the heavy lifting underneath.

What’s Next

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  • New chart updates and release notes will land here on the TrueCharts site.
  • ClusterTool will get its own focused documentation, tightly integrated with TrueCharts workflows.
  • TrueCharts and ContainerForge continue to evolve together, with ContainerForge providing a consistent, opinionated base for the images our charts depend on.

Welcome back to a TrueCharts site that is, once again, just about TrueCharts.

— The TrueCharts & TrueForge Teams

TrueCharts January Update

Alfred Göppel
Alfred Göppel
TrueCharts Lead
Kjeld Schouten
Kjeld Schouten
Operations Lead

A short update on the latest TrueCharts-related work as we kick off 2026.

ForgeTool — Successor to Clustertool

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Trueforge has released ForgeTool, the successor of Clustertool, combining all of our project tools into one big supertool!

ForgeTool is the continuation of the original Clustertool, with updated internals and workflows. It powers most of TrueForge’s CI pipelines and lets users run the same tooling we use locally to manage and deploy TrueCharts clusters.

Highlights in This Release

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  • Support for Talos Linux 1.12
  • Updated and adjusted commands
  • Ongoing cleanup and restructuring of the tool

More changes and features are planned for upcoming releases.

New TrueCharts Releases

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Alongside ForgeTool, a few new charts have landed in TrueCharts:

  • Hytale Server — Helm chart enabling deployment of Hytale game servers on Kubernetes
  • Multus-CNI — Helm-based deployment of Multus-CNI for advanced networking setups

What’s Next

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We continue to expand the ContainerForge image library, which directly benefits TrueCharts by providing consistent, opinionated, and secure base images for our charts.

Stay tuned for more chart updates, ForgeTool improvements, and tighter integration between TrueCharts and ContainerForge throughout 2026.

Updated OCI Repository Link

Alfred Göppel
Alfred Göppel
TrueCharts Lead

Move OCI Registry to New Domain and Responds to Bitnami Changes

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The OCI repository has been moved from tccr.io to oci.trueforge.org

New Registry Locations

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All images and charts previously hosted on tccr.io are now available under the new domain:

  • Images: oci.trueforge.org/tccr/IMAGE
  • Charts: helm install mychart oci://oci.trueforge.org/truecharts/CHART

This change affects only the domain; the registry remains OCI-based as before. Users are encouraged to update their Helm configurations and image references accordingly to avoid interruptions.

Clustertool Updated for Talos 1.11.0

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We’re excited to share that we now support Talos 1.11 and Kubernetes 1.34! With the recent update to clustertool, managing and deploying clusters on these versions has never been easier. This ensures smoother operations, up-to-date features, and a more reliable experience for all our users.

Bitnami Policy Shift

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Alongside the domain migration, We want to highlight the recent upstream changes from Bitnami. The popular container provider has moved to a “latest-only” publishing model for free users, meaning older tags will no longer be maintained and soon to be removed.

In addition, Bitnami has removed some images entirely, forcing the deprecation of affected TrueCharts applications such as:

  • Solr
  • Matomo

Nextcloud Update 31.0.8

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addition, we’ve fixed Nextcloud image creation and released version 31.0.8 for our charts. This update ensures smoother deployments and improved reliability, so you can run Nextcloud with confidence on your clusters.

What Users Should Do:

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Update all references from tccr.io to oci.trueforge.org and update their charts and clustertool to the latest version.

Expect Bitnami-based charts to stay stable thanks to digest pinning.

Note that applications relying on deprecated Bitnami images are no longer available via TrueCharts.

We emphasize our commitment to stability and transparency, while continuing to adapt to upstream changes.

Common-2025 finally released

Alfred Göppel
Alfred Göppel
TrueCharts Lead

TrueCharts Releases common-2025 Helm Library with Major Improvements

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The TrueCharts team is proud to announce the release of common-2025, the latest version of the shared Helm chart library powering all TrueCharts charts. This major update delivers powerful new features, improved integrations, and essential structural upgrades that enhance usability, maintainability, and compatibility across the board.

🚀 Key Highlights of common-2025

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  • 🔐 Nginx Ingress Integration

    • Disabled by default for a cleaner baseline
    • Built-in support for:
      • Authentication
      • IP whitelisting
      • ThemePark styling

  • 🛠 GitOps CNPG Recovery Enhancements

    • No more need to bump revision numbers during CNPG cluster recovery
    • Using the revision number is now optional.

  • 🌐 Traefik Updates

    • Disabled by default for a cleaner baseline
    • Complete rework of Traefik middlewares, now defined per chart

  • 📦 Resource Management

    • Updated defaults for required pod resources

  • 🔑 Existing Pull Secret Support

    • Added support for using existing Kubernetes secrets for container registry authentication
    • Simplifies integration in environments with pre-configured imagePullSecrets

  • 🧩 Addon System Rework

    • Safe upgrade: prevents updates when some legacy addon layouts are present
    • More configuration options for addons, including:
      • Full access to the workload definition

  • 📁 Structural Cleanups

    • Removal of deprecated Portal (legacy from SCALE)
    • Major improvements to notes.txt
    • Moved MetalLB and Traefik service annotations to centralized integration logic

  • 📊 Autoscaling Enhancements

    • Refactored Horizontal Pod Autoscaler (HPA): To comply to our coding standards and testing regime
    • Added support for Vertical Pod Autoscaler (VPA): Allows for automatically adjusts CPU and memory limits over time

  • 👤 Service Account Overrides

    • Added support to optionally override the service account name in the workload podSpec

  • 🌐 Topology Key Configuration

    • Users can now configure a default topologyKey for scheduling behavior

  • 📌 Pod Affinity Support

    • Added full support for pod affinity, enabling more advanced workload placement strategies
    • Default pod affinity to ensure pods sharing RWO PVCs are started on the same node

🙏 Thank You

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This release marks another milestone in the growth of the TrueCharts ecosystem. A huge thank you to all contributors who help build, improve, and maintain all of our charts. Your work makes TrueCharts possible.

And of course, thank you to all users—your feedback, deployments, and support are what drive this project forward every day.

For more information or to get involved, visit: https://trueforge.org

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