diff --git a/charts/readur/Chart.yaml b/charts/readur/Chart.yaml
index ca926d0..05dc1d8 100644
--- a/charts/readur/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/readur/Chart.yaml
@@ -8,17 +8,13 @@ description: |-
   Readur is a document management and OCR processing service that automatically processes uploaded documents, extracts text using OCR, and makes content searchable.
 annotations:
   category: Document Management
-version: 0.1.3
+version: 0.2.0
 appVersion: latest
 kubeVersion: ">= 1.19"
 dependencies:
   - name: common
     repository: https://bjw-s-labs.github.io/helm-charts
     version: 3.7.3
-  - name: postgresql
-    repository: https://charts.bitnami.com/bitnami
-    version: 16.7.13
-    condition: postgresql.enabled
 keywords:
   - document-management
   - ocr
diff --git a/charts/readur/templates/checks.yaml b/charts/readur/templates/checks.yaml
index 5b2cd1d..908f11f 100644
--- a/charts/readur/templates/checks.yaml
+++ b/charts/readur/templates/checks.yaml
@@ -1,11 +1,3 @@
-{{- if and (not .Values.postgresql.enabled) (not .Values.externalDatabase.enabled) -}}
-  {{- fail "Either postgresql.enabled or externalDatabase.enabled must be set to true" -}}
-{{- end -}}
-
-{{- if and .Values.postgresql.enabled .Values.externalDatabase.enabled -}}
-  {{- fail "Only one of postgresql.enabled or externalDatabase.enabled can be set to true" -}}
-{{- end -}}
-
 {{- if .Values.persistence.uploads.enabled -}}
   {{- if and (eq .Values.persistence.uploads.type "persistentVolumeClaim") (not .Values.persistence.uploads.existingClaim) -}}
     {{- $name := .Values.persistence.uploads.existingClaim | required "You need to specify an existing PVC for uploads storage at persistence.uploads.existingClaim or let the chart create one" -}}
diff --git a/charts/readur/templates/config.yaml b/charts/readur/templates/config.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 51f6456..0000000
--- a/charts/readur/templates/config.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-apiVersion: v1
-kind: Secret
-metadata:
-  name: readur-db-secret
-  labels:
-    app.kubernetes.io/instance: {{ .Release.Name }}
-    app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: {{ .Release.Service }}
-    app.kubernetes.io/name: {{ .Chart.Name }}
-    app.kubernetes.io/version: {{ .Chart.AppVersion }}
-    helm.sh/chart: {{ .Chart.Name }}-{{ .Chart.Version }}
-type: Opaque
-stringData:
-  {{- if .Values.postgresql.enabled }}
-  database-url: "postgresql://{{ .Values.postgresql.auth.username }}:{{ .Values.postgresql.auth.password }}@{{ .Release.Name }}-postgresql:5432/{{ .Values.postgresql.auth.database }}"
-  {{- else if .Values.externalDatabase.enabled }}
-  database-url: "postgresql://{{ .Values.externalDatabase.username }}:{{ .Values.externalDatabase.password }}@{{ .Values.externalDatabase.host }}:{{ .Values.externalDatabase.port }}/{{ .Values.externalDatabase.database }}"
-  {{- end }}
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diff --git a/charts/readur/values.yaml b/charts/readur/values.yaml
index 89ad019..15c20c9 100644
--- a/charts/readur/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/readur/values.yaml
@@ -15,36 +15,29 @@ controllers:
           # Server Configuration
           SERVER_HOST: "0.0.0.0"
           SERVER_PORT: "8000"
-          
-          # Security
-          JWT_SECRET: "changeme-in-production"
-          
+
           # File Management
           UPLOAD_PATH: "/app/uploads"
           WATCH_FOLDER: "/app/watch"
           ALLOWED_FILE_TYPES: "pdf,txt,doc,docx,png,jpg,jpeg"
           MAX_FILE_SIZE_MB: "50"
           MAX_FILE_AGE_HOURS: "24"
-          
+
           # OCR Settings
           OCR_LANGUAGE: "eng"
           CONCURRENT_OCR_JOBS: "4"
           OCR_TIMEOUT_SECONDS: "300"
-          
+
           # Performance
           MEMORY_LIMIT_MB: "512"
           CPU_PRIORITY: "normal"
-          
+
           # File Watching
           WATCH_INTERVAL_SECONDS: "30"
           FILE_STABILITY_CHECK_MS: "1000"
-          
-          # Database URL will be set automatically when PostgreSQL is enabled
-          DATABASE_URL:
-            valueFrom:
-              secretKeyRef:
-                name: readur-db-secret
-                key: database-url
+
+          # Database URL
+          DATABASE_URL: ""
 
 persistence:
   uploads:
@@ -55,7 +48,7 @@ persistence:
     size: 10Gi
     globalMounts:
       - path: /app/uploads
-  
+
   watch:
     enabled: true
     type: persistentVolumeClaim
@@ -90,33 +83,3 @@ ingress:
               identifier: main
               port: http
     tls: []
-
-# PostgreSQL subchart configuration
-postgresql:
-  enabled: true
-  auth:
-    username: readur
-    password: readur
-    database: readur
-  primary:
-    persistence:
-      enabled: true
-      size: 10Gi
-    resources:
-      limits:
-        memory: 256Mi
-      requests:
-        cpu: 250m
-        memory: 256Mi
-
-# Optional: External PostgreSQL configuration
-# Use this if you want to connect to an existing PostgreSQL instance
-externalDatabase:
-  enabled: false
-  host: ""
-  port: 5432
-  username: readur
-  password: ""
-  database: readur
-  # existingSecret: ""
-  # existingSecretPasswordKey: ""
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