Fixing k8s db bundled deployment

Author: jc

src/cli/commands/k8s_db.py

@@ -278,6 +278,25 @@ def _create_bundled(*, values_file: Path | None, wait: bool) -> None:
     sync.copy_config_files(progress_factory=Progress)
     console.ok("Config files copied")
 
+    # Step 1.6: Build and load PostgreSQL image
+    console.info("Building PostgreSQL image...")
+    from src.cli.deployment.helm_deployer.image_builder import ImageBuilder
+
+    image_builder = ImageBuilder(
+        console=console,
+        commands=commands,
+        controller=controller,
+        paths=paths,
+        constants=constants,
+    )
+
+    # Build images and load into cluster (Minikube/Kind)
+    image_tag = image_builder.build_and_tag_images(
+        progress_factory=Progress,
+        registry=None,  # Local cluster, no registry needed
+    )
+    console.ok(f"PostgreSQL image built and loaded: {image_tag}")
+
     # Step 2: Deploy PostgreSQL
     # Try standalone bundled chart first, fallback to Bitnami
     standalone_chart_path = paths.postgres_standalone_chart
@@ -412,7 +431,7 @@ def _create_bundled(*, values_file: Path | None, wait: bool) -> None:
         namespace,
         "--create-namespace",
         "--timeout",
-        "15m",  # Increased for CI environments where K8s operations can be slow
+        "10m",
     ]
 
     if values_file:

tests/e2e/test_copier_to_deployment.py

@@ -1100,7 +1100,7 @@ def test_08_kubernetes_deployment(self):
             self.run_command(
                 ["uv", "run", "api-forge-cli", "k8s", "db", "create", "--bundled"],
                 cwd=project_dir,
-                timeout=600,  # 10 minutes for database creation in CI (K8s can be slow)
+                timeout=600,  # 10 minutes - includes image build + Helm deployment
                 env=create_env,
             )
             print("✅ PostgreSQL database created and initialized")