Hey questdb folks we are trying to use the pre existing PVC

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Hey questdb folks we are trying to use the pre existing PVC option in the helm chart But it does not seem to take it and it create it s own PVC

David Bellizzi · Answer

Is this and a typo <https github com questdb questdb kubernetes blob 8700fb9025929267acfe9d1f36ed9a2cf959f044 charts questdb templates statefulset yaml L112>

Steven Sklar · Answer

Thanks That might be a typo looking into it

Steven Sklar · Answer

For your existing PVC did you set the ` persistence existingClaim` value

Steven Sklar · Answer

I ll try to repo on my end

mothiswaran · Answer

I have pass the command while helm install set persistence existingClaim=$pvc

mothiswaran · Answer

but somehow its not taking

mothiswaran · Answer

Its creating with new pvc

Steven Sklar · Answer

gotcha I ll take a look in a few minutes and get back with my findings

mothiswaran · Answer

Sure Thank you

Steven Sklar · Answer

which version of the chart are you using

mothiswaran · Answer

version 2 0 0

Steven Sklar · Answer

Sorry I m not sure which version that is We re <https github com questdb questdb kubernetes blob 4ba2e34a608e74e717c37d7bb2a71ed3ef33b69f charts questdb Chart yaml L3|on 0 28 0 now> If you `helm repo update questdb` you should get the latest one

David Bellizzi · Answer

< mothiswaran> check the requirements section in the Chart yaml

mothiswaran · Answer

Sry i think i have paste u the wrong one

mothiswaran · Answer

dependencies name questdb version 0 repository <https helm questdb io >

Steven Sklar · Answer

I just did a quick test in a kind cluster running the latest 0 28 0 version and it appears to be working I made a `pvc` called `foo pvc` and set the following in `values yaml` ```persistence enabled true existingClaim foo pvc```

Steven Sklar · Answer

I only have 1 pvc in the namespace

David Bellizzi · Answer

Maybe that var in your shell script is undef < mothiswaran>

Steven Sklar · Answer

and it s mounted to my pod

Steven Sklar · Answer

I would also check to make sure that the pvc and your questdb sts are in the same namespace

mothiswaran · Answer

Yah < David Bellizzi>

mothiswaran · Answer

ok let me check once

Steven Sklar · Answer

also separately it looks like you can treat `and` as a function in the helm templating language with each clause as an argument <https helm sh docs chart template guide function list and>

Steven Sklar · Answer

TIL that one slightly smiling face

mothiswaran · Answer

Sure I will give a try

mothiswaran · Answer

Thank you < Steven Sklar>

Steven Sklar · Answer

no prob Let me know how it goes I m happy to help slightly smiling face

mothiswaran · Answer

Sure

mothiswaran · Answer

Its worked < Steven Sklar>