fix: removed helm deploy - now through docker-compose/shell file, updated docs

.github/CODEOWNERS

@@ -11,6 +11,5 @@ backend/  @HardMax71
 # Frontend
 frontend/ @HardMax71
 
-# DevOps / Helm / CI
-helm/     @HardMax71
+# DevOps / CI
 .github/  @HardMax71

.github/actions/e2e-ready/action.yml

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: 'E2E Ready'
-description: 'Finalize k3s, wait for infra, start compose stack, health-check, seed test users'
+description: 'Finalize k3s, wait for infra, start compose stack, health-check'
 
 inputs:
   image-tag:
@@ -75,6 +75,3 @@ runs:
           echo "Frontend ready"
         fi
 
-    - name: Seed test users
-      shell: bash
-      run: docker compose exec -T backend uv run python scripts/seed_users.py

.github/workflows/docker.yml

@@ -35,13 +35,6 @@ jobs:
           - base
           - backend
           - frontend
-          - coordinator
-          - k8s-worker
-          - pod-monitor
-          - result-processor
-          - saga-orchestrator
-          - event-replay
-          - dlq-processor
           - cert-generator
           - zookeeper-certgen
     steps:
@@ -116,13 +109,6 @@ jobs:
           crane copy "$REGISTRY/$PREFIX/base:$TAG" "$REGISTRY/$PREFIX/base:latest"
           crane copy "$REGISTRY/$PREFIX/backend:$TAG" "$REGISTRY/$PREFIX/backend:latest"
           crane copy "$REGISTRY/$PREFIX/frontend:$TAG" "$REGISTRY/$PREFIX/frontend:latest"
-          crane copy "$REGISTRY/$PREFIX/coordinator:$TAG" "$REGISTRY/$PREFIX/coordinator:latest"
-          crane copy "$REGISTRY/$PREFIX/k8s-worker:$TAG" "$REGISTRY/$PREFIX/k8s-worker:latest"
-          crane copy "$REGISTRY/$PREFIX/pod-monitor:$TAG" "$REGISTRY/$PREFIX/pod-monitor:latest"
-          crane copy "$REGISTRY/$PREFIX/result-processor:$TAG" "$REGISTRY/$PREFIX/result-processor:latest"
-          crane copy "$REGISTRY/$PREFIX/saga-orchestrator:$TAG" "$REGISTRY/$PREFIX/saga-orchestrator:latest"
-          crane copy "$REGISTRY/$PREFIX/event-replay:$TAG" "$REGISTRY/$PREFIX/event-replay:latest"
-          crane copy "$REGISTRY/$PREFIX/dlq-processor:$TAG" "$REGISTRY/$PREFIX/dlq-processor:latest"
           crane copy "$REGISTRY/$PREFIX/cert-generator:$TAG" "$REGISTRY/$PREFIX/cert-generator:latest"
           crane copy "$REGISTRY/$PREFIX/zookeeper-certgen:$TAG" "$REGISTRY/$PREFIX/zookeeper-certgen:latest"
 
@@ -156,4 +142,4 @@ jobs:
           echo "| Frontend | \`docker pull $REGISTRY/$PREFIX/frontend:latest\` |" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
           echo "" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
           echo "### Security Scans" >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
-          echo "All 12 images scanned with Trivy (CRITICAL + HIGH, unfixed ignored)." >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
+          echo "All 5 images scanned with Trivy (CRITICAL + HIGH, unfixed ignored)." >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY

.github/workflows/stack-tests.yml

@@ -168,17 +168,10 @@ jobs:
         if: steps.base-cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
         run: docker save integr8scode-base:latest | zstd -T0 -3 > /tmp/base-image.tar.zst
 
-      # ── Backend + workers (depend on local base image) ───────────────
-      - name: Build backend and worker images
+      # ── Backend (depends on local base image) ───────────────
+      - name: Build backend image
         run: |
           docker build -t integr8scode-backend:latest --build-context base=docker-image://integr8scode-base:latest -f ./backend/Dockerfile ./backend
-          docker build -t integr8scode-coordinator:latest --build-context base=docker-image://integr8scode-base:latest -f backend/workers/Dockerfile.coordinator ./backend
-          docker build -t integr8scode-k8s-worker:latest --build-context base=docker-image://integr8scode-base:latest -f backend/workers/Dockerfile.k8s_worker ./backend
-          docker build -t integr8scode-pod-monitor:latest --build-context base=docker-image://integr8scode-base:latest -f backend/workers/Dockerfile.pod_monitor ./backend
-          docker build -t integr8scode-result-processor:latest --build-context base=docker-image://integr8scode-base:latest -f backend/workers/Dockerfile.result_processor ./backend
-          docker build -t integr8scode-saga-orchestrator:latest --build-context base=docker-image://integr8scode-base:latest -f backend/workers/Dockerfile.saga_orchestrator ./backend
-          docker build -t integr8scode-event-replay:latest --build-context base=docker-image://integr8scode-base:latest -f backend/workers/Dockerfile.event_replay ./backend
-          docker build -t integr8scode-dlq-processor:latest --build-context base=docker-image://integr8scode-base:latest -f backend/workers/Dockerfile.dlq_processor ./backend
 
       # ── Utility images (GHA-cached, independent of base) ────────────
       - name: Build cert-generator image
@@ -232,23 +225,14 @@ jobs:
           # Tag all images for GHCR
           docker tag integr8scode-base:latest "$IMG/base:$TAG"
           docker tag integr8scode-backend:latest "$IMG/backend:$TAG"
-          docker tag integr8scode-coordinator:latest "$IMG/coordinator:$TAG"
-          docker tag integr8scode-k8s-worker:latest "$IMG/k8s-worker:$TAG"
-          docker tag integr8scode-pod-monitor:latest "$IMG/pod-monitor:$TAG"
-          docker tag integr8scode-result-processor:latest "$IMG/result-processor:$TAG"
-          docker tag integr8scode-saga-orchestrator:latest "$IMG/saga-orchestrator:$TAG"
-          docker tag integr8scode-event-replay:latest "$IMG/event-replay:$TAG"
-          docker tag integr8scode-dlq-processor:latest "$IMG/dlq-processor:$TAG"
           docker tag integr8scode-cert-generator:latest "$IMG/cert-generator:$TAG"
           docker tag integr8scode-zookeeper-certgen:latest "$IMG/zookeeper-certgen:$TAG"
           docker tag integr8scode-frontend:latest "$IMG/frontend-dev:$TAG"
           docker tag integr8scode-frontend-prod:latest "$IMG/frontend:$TAG"
 
-          # Push all 13 images in parallel, tracking each PID
+          # Push all 6 images in parallel, tracking each PID
           declare -A PIDS
-          for name in base backend coordinator k8s-worker pod-monitor \
-                      result-processor saga-orchestrator event-replay \
-                      dlq-processor cert-generator zookeeper-certgen \
+          for name in base backend cert-generator zookeeper-certgen \
                       frontend-dev frontend; do
             docker push "$IMG/$name:$TAG" &
             PIDS[$name]=$!

.gitignore

@@ -99,6 +99,3 @@ frontend/coverage/
 frontend/playwright-report/
 frontend/test-results/
 
-# Helm
-helm/*/charts/*.tgz
-helm/*/Chart.lock

deploy.sh

@@ -1,15 +1,12 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 # =============================================================================
-# Integr8sCode Unified Deployment Script
+# Integr8sCode Deployment Script (Docker Compose)
 # =============================================================================
 #
 # Usage:
 #   ./deploy.sh dev                 # Start local development (docker-compose)
 #   ./deploy.sh dev --build         # Rebuild and start local development
 #   ./deploy.sh down                # Stop local development
-#   ./deploy.sh prod                # Deploy to K8s (builds images locally)
-#   ./deploy.sh prod --prod         # Deploy with production values (uses registry)
-#   ./deploy.sh prod --dry-run      # Test Helm deployment without applying
 #   ./deploy.sh check               # Run local quality checks (lint, type, security)
 #   ./deploy.sh test                # Run full test suite locally
 #   ./deploy.sh logs [service]      # View logs (dev mode)
@@ -31,11 +28,6 @@ YELLOW='\033[1;33m'
 BLUE='\033[0;34m'
 NC='\033[0m'
 
-# Helm configuration
-NAMESPACE="integr8scode"
-RELEASE_NAME="integr8scode"
-CHART_PATH="./helm/integr8scode"
-
 print_header() {
     echo -e "${BLUE}"
     echo "==========================================================================="
@@ -66,7 +58,6 @@ show_help() {
     echo "                     --wait              Wait for services to be healthy"
     echo "                     --timeout <secs>    Health check timeout (default: 120)"
     echo "  down               Stop all services"
-    echo "  prod [options]     Deploy to Kubernetes with Helm"
     echo "  check              Run quality checks (ruff, mypy, bandit)"
     echo "  test               Run full test suite"
     echo "  logs [service]     View logs (defaults to all services)"
@@ -75,12 +66,6 @@ show_help() {
     echo "  types              Generate TypeScript types for frontend from OpenAPI spec"
     echo "  help               Show this help message"
     echo ""
-    echo "Prod options:"
-    echo "  --dry-run          Validate templates without applying"
-    echo "  --prod             Use production values (ghcr.io images, no local build)"
-    echo "  --local            Force local build even with --prod values"
-    echo "  --set key=value    Override Helm values"
-    echo ""
     echo "Configuration:"
     echo "  All settings come from backend/config.toml (single source of truth)"
     echo "  For CI/tests: cp backend/config.test.toml backend/config.toml"
@@ -89,7 +74,6 @@ show_help() {
     echo "  ./deploy.sh dev                    # Start dev environment"
     echo "  ./deploy.sh dev --build            # Rebuild and start"
     echo "  ./deploy.sh dev --wait             # Start and wait for healthy"
-    echo "  ./deploy.sh prod                   # Deploy with local images"
     echo "  ./deploy.sh logs backend           # View backend logs"
 }
 
@@ -214,10 +198,6 @@ cmd_status() {
     echo ""
     echo "Docker Compose Services:"
     docker compose ps 2>/dev/null || echo "  No docker-compose services running"
-
-    echo ""
-    echo "Kubernetes Pods (if deployed):"
-    kubectl get pods -n "$NAMESPACE" 2>/dev/null || echo "  No Kubernetes deployment found"
 }
 
 # =============================================================================
@@ -281,132 +261,6 @@ cmd_test() {
     exit $TEST_RESULT
 }
 
-# =============================================================================
-# KUBERNETES DEPLOYMENT (Helm)
-# =============================================================================
-build_and_import_images() {
-    print_info "Building Docker images..."
-
-    docker build -t base:latest -f ./backend/Dockerfile.base ./backend
-    docker build -t integr8scode-backend:latest -f ./backend/Dockerfile ./backend
-
-    if [[ -f ./frontend/Dockerfile.prod ]]; then
-        docker build -t integr8scode-frontend:latest -f ./frontend/Dockerfile.prod ./frontend
-    else
-        docker build -t integr8scode-frontend:latest -f ./frontend/Dockerfile ./frontend
-    fi
-
-    print_success "Images built"
-
-    if command -v k3s &> /dev/null; then
-        print_info "Importing images to K3s..."
-        docker save base:latest | sudo k3s ctr images import -
-        docker save integr8scode-backend:latest | sudo k3s ctr images import -
-        docker save integr8scode-frontend:latest | sudo k3s ctr images import -
-        print_success "Images imported to K3s"
-    else
-        print_warning "K3s not found - skipping image import"
-    fi
-}
-
-cmd_prod() {
-    print_header "Deploying to Kubernetes"
-
-    local DRY_RUN=""
-    local VALUES_FILE="values.yaml"
-    local EXTRA_ARGS=""
-    local USE_REGISTRY=false
-    local FORCE_LOCAL=false
-
-    # Parse arguments
-    while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
-        case "$1" in
-            --dry-run)
-                DRY_RUN="--dry-run"
-                print_warning "DRY RUN MODE - No changes will be applied"
-                ;;
-            --prod)
-                VALUES_FILE="values-prod.yaml"
-                USE_REGISTRY=true
-                print_info "Using production values (ghcr.io images)"
-                ;;
-            --local)
-                FORCE_LOCAL=true
-                print_info "Forcing local image build"
-                ;;
-            --set)
-                shift
-                EXTRA_ARGS="$EXTRA_ARGS --set $1"
-                ;;
-            *)
-                print_error "Unknown option: $1"
-                exit 1
-                ;;
-        esac
-        shift
-    done
-
-    deploy_helm "$VALUES_FILE" "$DRY_RUN" "$EXTRA_ARGS" "$USE_REGISTRY" "$FORCE_LOCAL"
-}
-
-deploy_helm() {
-    local VALUES_FILE="$1"
-    local DRY_RUN="$2"
-    local EXTRA_ARGS="$3"
-    local USE_REGISTRY="$4"
-    local FORCE_LOCAL="$5"
-
-    # Build images if:
-    # - Not dry-run AND
-    # - Not using registry OR force local build
-    if [[ -z "$DRY_RUN" ]]; then
-        if [[ "$USE_REGISTRY" != "true" ]] || [[ "$FORCE_LOCAL" == "true" ]]; then
-            build_and_import_images
-        else
-            print_info "Using pre-built images from ghcr.io (skipping local build)"
-        fi
-    fi
-
-    print_info "Updating Helm dependencies..."
-    helm dependency update "$CHART_PATH"
-
-    print_info "Creating namespace..."
-    if [[ -z "$DRY_RUN" ]]; then
-        kubectl create namespace "$NAMESPACE" --dry-run=client -o yaml | kubectl apply -f -
-    fi
-
-    print_info "Deploying with Helm..."
-    helm upgrade --install "$RELEASE_NAME" "$CHART_PATH" \
-        --namespace "$NAMESPACE" \
-        --values "$CHART_PATH/$VALUES_FILE" \
-        --wait \
-        --timeout 10m \
-        $DRY_RUN \
-        $EXTRA_ARGS
-
-    if [[ -z "$DRY_RUN" ]]; then
-        echo ""
-        print_success "Deployment complete!"
-        echo ""
-        echo "Pods:"
-        kubectl get pods -n "$NAMESPACE"
-        echo ""
-        echo "Services:"
-        kubectl get services -n "$NAMESPACE"
-        echo ""
-        if [[ "$VALUES_FILE" == "values-prod.yaml" ]]; then
-            echo "Note: Passwords must be set via --set flags for production"
-        else
-            echo "Default credentials: user/user123, admin/admin123"
-        fi
-        echo ""
-        echo "Commands:"
-        echo "  kubectl logs -n $NAMESPACE -l app.kubernetes.io/component=backend"
-        echo "  kubectl port-forward -n $NAMESPACE svc/$RELEASE_NAME-backend 8443:443"
-        echo "  helm uninstall $RELEASE_NAME -n $NAMESPACE"
-    fi
-}
-
 # =============================================================================
 # OPENAPI SPEC GENERATION
 # =============================================================================
@@ -477,10 +331,6 @@ case "${1:-help}" in
     test)
         cmd_test
         ;;
-    prod)
-        shift
-        cmd_prod "$@"
-        ;;
     openapi)
         cmd_openapi "$2"
         ;;