Added an option to reuse existing PVC

templates/_helpers.tpl

@@ -93,3 +93,10 @@ Frontend fullname
 {{- define "vikunja.frontendFullname" -}}
 {{- include "vikunja.fullname" . | printf "%s-frontend" | trunc 63 | trimSuffix "-" }}
 {{- end }}
+
+{{/*
+Create the name of the PVC to use
+*/}}
+{{- define "vikunja.pvcName" -}}
+{{- default (include "vikunja.fullname" .) .Values.api.persistence.name }}
+{{- end }}

templates/api/deployment.yaml

@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ spec:
       {{- if .Values.api.persistence.enabled }}
       - name: storage
         persistentVolumeClaim:
-          claimName: {{ include "vikunja.apiFullname" . }}
+          claimName: {{ include "vikunja.pvcName" . }}
       {{- end }}
       {{- with .Values.api.extraVolumes }}
       {{- toYaml . | nindent 6 }}

templates/api/pvc.yaml

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-{{- if .Values.api.persistence.enabled }}
+{{- if and .Values.api.persistence.enabled .Values.api.persistence.create }}
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: PersistentVolumeClaim
 metadata:
-  name: {{ include "vikunja.apiFullname" . }}
+  name: {{ include "vikunja.pvcName" . }}
   labels:
     {{- include "vikunja.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
 spec:

values.yaml

@@ -174,6 +174,11 @@ api:
   
   persistence:
     enabled: false
+    # Specifies whether a PVC should be created
+    create: true
+    # The name of the PVC to use.
+    # If not set and create is true, a name is generated using the fullname template
+    name: ""
     spec: {}
       # accessModes: ["ReadWriteOnce"]
       # resources: