diff --git a/kubernetes/helm/.helmignore b/kubernetes/helm/.helmignore
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index e8065247a..000000000
--- a/kubernetes/helm/.helmignore
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@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-values-minikube.yaml
diff --git a/kubernetes/helm/Chart.yaml b/kubernetes/helm/Chart.yaml
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index ab5b41df6..000000000
--- a/kubernetes/helm/Chart.yaml
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@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-apiVersion: v2
-name: open-webui
-version: 1.0.0
-appVersion: "latest"
-
-home: https://www.openwebui.com/
-icon: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/open-webui/open-webui/main/static/favicon.png
-
-description: "Open WebUI: A User-Friendly Web Interface for Chat Interactions 👋"
-keywords:
-- llm
-- chat
-- web-ui
-
-sources:
-- https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/tree/main/kubernetes/helm
-- https://hub.docker.com/r/ollama/ollama
-- https://github.com/open-webui/open-webui/pkgs/container/open-webui
-
-annotations:
-  licenses: MIT
diff --git a/kubernetes/helm/README.md b/kubernetes/helm/README.md
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index 000000000..5737007d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kubernetes/helm/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# Helm Charts
+Open WebUI Helm Charts are now hosted in a separate repo, which can be found here: https://github.com/open-webui/helm-charts 
+
+The charts are released at https://helm.openwebui.com. 
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/kubernetes/helm/templates/_helpers.tpl b/kubernetes/helm/templates/_helpers.tpl
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index 6233efab2..000000000
--- a/kubernetes/helm/templates/_helpers.tpl
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@@ -1,51 +0,0 @@
-{{- define "open-webui.name" -}}
-{{- default .Chart.Name .Values.nameOverride | trunc 63 | trimSuffix "-" }}
-{{- end -}}
-
-{{- define "ollama.name" -}}
-ollama
-{{- end -}}
-
-{{- define "ollama.url" -}}
-{{- if .Values.ollama.externalHost }}
-{{- printf .Values.ollama.externalHost }}
-{{- else }}
-{{- printf "http://%s.%s.svc.cluster.local:%d" (include "ollama.name" .) (.Release.Namespace) (.Values.ollama.service.port | int) }}
-{{- end }}
-{{- end }}
-
-{{- define "chart.name" -}}
-{{- printf "%s-%s" .Chart.Name .Chart.Version | replace "+" "_" | trunc 63 | trimSuffix "-" }}
-{{- end }}
-
-{{- define "base.labels" -}}
-helm.sh/chart: {{ include "chart.name" . }}
-{{- if .Chart.AppVersion }}
-app.kubernetes.io/version: {{ .Chart.AppVersion | quote }}
-{{- end }}
-app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: {{ .Release.Service }}
-{{- end }}
-
-{{- define "base.selectorLabels" -}}
-app.kubernetes.io/instance: {{ .Release.Name }}
-{{- end -}}
-
-{{- define "open-webui.selectorLabels" -}}
-{{ include "base.selectorLabels" . }}
-app.kubernetes.io/component: {{ .Chart.Name }}
-{{- end }}
-
-{{- define "open-webui.labels" -}}
-{{ include "base.labels" . }}
-{{ include "open-webui.selectorLabels" . }}
-{{- end }}
-
-{{- define "ollama.selectorLabels" -}}
-{{ include "base.selectorLabels" . }}
-app.kubernetes.io/component: {{ include "ollama.name" . }}
-{{- end }}
-
-{{- define "ollama.labels" -}}
-{{ include "base.labels" . }}
-{{ include "ollama.selectorLabels" . }}
-{{- end }}
diff --git a/kubernetes/helm/templates/ollama-service.yaml b/kubernetes/helm/templates/ollama-service.yaml
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index 32c93caec..000000000
--- a/kubernetes/helm/templates/ollama-service.yaml
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@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-{{- if not .Values.ollama.externalHost }}
-apiVersion: v1
-kind: Service
-metadata:
-  name: {{ include "ollama.name" . }}
-  labels:
-    {{- include "ollama.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
-  {{- with .Values.ollama.service.annotations }}
-  annotations:
-    {{- toYaml . | nindent 4 }}
-  {{- end }}
-spec:
-  selector:
-    {{- include "ollama.selectorLabels" . | nindent 4 }}
-{{- with .Values.ollama.service }}
-  type: {{ .type }}
-  ports:
-  - protocol: TCP
-    name: http
-    port: {{ .port }}
-    targetPort: http
-{{- end }}
-{{- end }}
diff --git a/kubernetes/helm/templates/ollama-statefulset.yaml b/kubernetes/helm/templates/ollama-statefulset.yaml
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index 2750956ab..000000000
--- a/kubernetes/helm/templates/ollama-statefulset.yaml
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@@ -1,98 +0,0 @@
-{{- if not .Values.ollama.externalHost }}
-apiVersion: apps/v1
-kind: StatefulSet
-metadata:
-  name: {{ include "ollama.name" . }}
-  labels:
-    {{- include "ollama.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
-  {{- with .Values.ollama.annotations }}
-  annotations:
-    {{- toYaml . | nindent 4 }}
-  {{- end }}
-spec:
-  serviceName: {{ include "ollama.name" . }}
-  replicas: {{ .Values.ollama.replicaCount }}
-  selector:
-    matchLabels:
-      {{- include "ollama.selectorLabels" . | nindent 6 }}
-  template:
-    metadata:
-      labels:
-        {{- include "ollama.labels" . | nindent 8 }}
-      {{- with .Values.ollama.podAnnotations }}
-      annotations:
-        {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
-      {{- end }}
-    spec:
-      enableServiceLinks: false
-      automountServiceAccountToken: false
-      {{- with .Values.ollama.runtimeClassName }}
-      runtimeClassName: {{ . }}
-      {{- end }}
-      containers:
-      - name: {{ include "ollama.name" . }}
-        {{- with .Values.ollama.image }}
-        image: {{ .repository }}:{{ .tag }}
-        imagePullPolicy: {{ .pullPolicy }}
-        {{- end }}
-        tty: true
-        ports:
-        - name: http
-          containerPort: {{ .Values.ollama.service.containerPort }}
-        env:
-        {{- if .Values.ollama.gpu.enabled }}
-          - name: PATH
-            value: /usr/local/nvidia/bin:/usr/local/cuda/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin
-          - name: LD_LIBRARY_PATH
-            value: /usr/local/nvidia/lib:/usr/local/nvidia/lib64
-          - name: NVIDIA_DRIVER_CAPABILITIES
-            value: compute,utility
-        {{- end }}
-        {{- with .Values.ollama.resources }}
-        resources: {{- toYaml . | nindent 10 }}
-        {{- end }}
-        volumeMounts:
-        - name: data
-          mountPath: /root/.ollama
-      {{- with .Values.ollama.nodeSelector }}
-      nodeSelector:
-        {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
-      {{- end }}
-      {{- with .Values.ollama.tolerations }}
-      tolerations:
-        {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
-      {{- end }}
-      volumes:
-      {{- if and .Values.ollama.persistence.enabled .Values.ollama.persistence.existingClaim }}
-      - name: data
-        persistentVolumeClaim:
-          claimName: {{ .Values.ollama.persistence.existingClaim }}
-      {{- else if not .Values.ollama.persistence.enabled }}
-      - name: data
-        emptyDir: {}
-      {{- else if and .Values.ollama.persistence.enabled (not .Values.ollama.persistence.existingClaim) }}
-        []
-  volumeClaimTemplates:
-  - metadata:
-      name: data
-      labels:
-        {{- include "ollama.selectorLabels" . | nindent 8 }}
-      {{- with .Values.ollama.persistence.annotations }}
-      annotations:
-        {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
-      {{- end }}
-    spec:
-      accessModes:
-        {{- range .Values.ollama.persistence.accessModes }}
-        - {{ . | quote }}
-        {{- end }}
-      resources:
-        requests:
-          storage: {{ .Values.ollama.persistence.size | quote }}
-      storageClassName: {{ .Values.ollama.persistence.storageClass }}
-      {{- with .Values.ollama.persistence.selector }}
-      selector:
-        {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
-      {{- end }}
-      {{- end }}
-{{- end }}
diff --git a/kubernetes/helm/templates/webui-deployment.yaml b/kubernetes/helm/templates/webui-deployment.yaml
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index bbd5706de..000000000
--- a/kubernetes/helm/templates/webui-deployment.yaml
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@@ -1,62 +0,0 @@
-apiVersion: apps/v1
-kind: Deployment
-metadata:
-  name: {{ include "open-webui.name" . }}
-  labels:
-    {{- include "open-webui.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
-  {{- with .Values.webui.annotations }}
-  annotations:
-    {{- toYaml . | nindent 4 }}
-  {{- end }}
-spec:
-  replicas: {{ .Values.webui.replicaCount }}
-  selector:
-    matchLabels:
-      {{- include "open-webui.selectorLabels" . | nindent 6 }}
-  template:
-    metadata:
-      labels:
-        {{- include "open-webui.labels" . | nindent 8 }}
-      {{- with .Values.webui.podAnnotations }}
-      annotations:
-        {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
-      {{- end }}
-    spec:
-      enableServiceLinks: false
-      automountServiceAccountToken: false
-      containers:
-      - name: {{ .Chart.Name }}
-        {{- with .Values.webui.image }}
-        image: {{ .repository }}:{{ .tag | default $.Chart.AppVersion }}
-        imagePullPolicy: {{ .pullPolicy }}
-        {{- end }}
-        ports:
-        - name: http
-          containerPort: {{ .Values.webui.service.containerPort }}
-        {{- with .Values.webui.resources }}
-        resources: {{- toYaml . | nindent 10 }}
-        {{- end }}
-        volumeMounts:
-        - name: data
-          mountPath: /app/backend/data
-        env:
-        - name: OLLAMA_BASE_URL
-          value: {{ include "ollama.url" . | quote }}
-        tty: true
-      {{- with .Values.webui.nodeSelector }}
-      nodeSelector:
-        {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
-      {{- end }}
-      volumes:
-      {{- if and .Values.webui.persistence.enabled .Values.webui.persistence.existingClaim }}
-      - name: data
-        persistentVolumeClaim:
-          claimName: {{ .Values.webui.persistence.existingClaim }}
-      {{- else if not .Values.webui.persistence.enabled }}
-      - name: data
-        emptyDir: {}
-      {{- else if and .Values.webui.persistence.enabled (not .Values.webui.persistence.existingClaim) }}
-      - name: data
-        persistentVolumeClaim:
-          claimName: {{ include "open-webui.name" . }}
-      {{- end }}
diff --git a/kubernetes/helm/templates/webui-ingress.yaml b/kubernetes/helm/templates/webui-ingress.yaml
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--- a/kubernetes/helm/templates/webui-ingress.yaml
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@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
-{{- if .Values.webui.ingress.enabled }}
-apiVersion: networking.k8s.io/v1
-kind: Ingress
-metadata:
-  name: {{ include "open-webui.name" . }}
-  labels:
-    {{- include "open-webui.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
-  {{- with .Values.webui.ingress.annotations }}
-  annotations:
-    {{- toYaml . | nindent 4 }}
-  {{- end }}
-spec:
-  {{- with .Values.webui.ingress.class }}
-  ingressClassName: {{ . }}
-  {{- end }}
-  {{- if .Values.webui.ingress.tls }}
-  tls:
-    - hosts:
-      - {{ .Values.webui.ingress.host | quote }}
-      secretName: {{ default (printf "%s-tls" .Release.Name) .Values.webui.ingress.existingSecret }}
-  {{- end }}
-  rules:
-  - host: {{ .Values.webui.ingress.host }}
-    http:
-      paths:
-      - path: /
-        pathType: Prefix
-        backend:
-          service:
-            name: {{ include "open-webui.name" . }}
-            port:
-              name: http
-{{- end }}
diff --git a/kubernetes/helm/templates/webui-pvc.yaml b/kubernetes/helm/templates/webui-pvc.yaml
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index 878332458..000000000
--- a/kubernetes/helm/templates/webui-pvc.yaml
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@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-{{- if and .Values.webui.persistence.enabled (not .Values.webui.persistence.existingClaim) }}
-apiVersion: v1
-kind: PersistentVolumeClaim
-metadata:
-  name: {{ include "open-webui.name" . }}
-  labels:
-    {{- include "open-webui.selectorLabels" . | nindent 4 }}
-  {{- with .Values.webui.persistence.annotations }}
-  annotations:
-    {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
-  {{- end }}
-spec:
-  accessModes:
-    {{- range .Values.webui.persistence.accessModes }}
-    - {{ . | quote }}
-    {{- end }}
-  resources:
-    requests:
-      storage: {{ .Values.webui.persistence.size }}
-  {{- if .Values.webui.persistence.storageClass }}
-  storageClassName: {{ .Values.webui.persistence.storageClass }}
-  {{- end }}
-  {{- with .Values.webui.persistence.selector }}
-  selector:
-    {{- toYaml . | nindent 4 }}
-  {{- end }}
-{{- end }}
diff --git a/kubernetes/helm/templates/webui-service.yaml b/kubernetes/helm/templates/webui-service.yaml
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index 9ccd9b9e9..000000000
--- a/kubernetes/helm/templates/webui-service.yaml
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@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-apiVersion: v1
-kind: Service
-metadata:
-  name: {{ include "open-webui.name" . }}
-  labels:
-    {{- include "open-webui.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
-    {{- with .Values.webui.service.labels }}
-    {{- toYaml . | nindent 4 }}
-    {{- end }}
-  {{- with .Values.webui.service.annotations }}
-  annotations:
-    {{- toYaml . | nindent 4 }}
-  {{- end }}
-spec:
-  selector:
-    {{- include "open-webui.selectorLabels" . | nindent 4 }}
-  type: {{ .Values.webui.service.type | default "ClusterIP" }}
-  ports:
-  - protocol: TCP
-    name: http
-    port: {{ .Values.webui.service.port }}
-    targetPort: http
-    {{- if .Values.webui.service.nodePort }}
-    nodePort: {{ .Values.webui.service.nodePort | int }}
-    {{- end }}
-  {{- if .Values.webui.service.loadBalancerClass }}
-  loadBalancerClass: {{ .Values.webui.service.loadBalancerClass | quote }}
-  {{- end }}
-
diff --git a/kubernetes/helm/values-minikube.yaml b/kubernetes/helm/values-minikube.yaml
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index 1b67b0b7c..000000000
--- a/kubernetes/helm/values-minikube.yaml
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@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-ollama:
-  resources:
-    requests:
-      cpu: "2000m"
-      memory: "2Gi"
-    limits:
-      cpu: "4000m"
-      memory: "4Gi"
-      nvidia.com/gpu: "0"
-  service:
-    type: ClusterIP
-  gpu:
-    enabled: false
-
-webui:
-  resources:
-    requests:
-      cpu: "500m"
-      memory: "500Mi"
-    limits:
-      cpu: "1000m"
-      memory: "1Gi"
-  ingress:
-    enabled: true
-    host: open-webui.minikube.local
-  service:
-    type: NodePort
diff --git a/kubernetes/helm/values.yaml b/kubernetes/helm/values.yaml
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--- a/kubernetes/helm/values.yaml
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@@ -1,75 +0,0 @@
-nameOverride: ""
-
-ollama:
-  externalHost: ""
-  annotations: {}
-  podAnnotations: {}
-  replicaCount: 1
-  image:
-    repository: ollama/ollama
-    tag: latest
-    pullPolicy: Always
-  resources: {}
-  persistence:
-    enabled: true
-    size: 30Gi
-    existingClaim: ""
-    accessModes:
-    - ReadWriteOnce
-    storageClass: ""
-    selector: {}
-    annotations: {}
-  nodeSelector: {}
-  # -- If using a special runtime container such as nvidia, set it here.
-  runtimeClassName: ""
-  tolerations:
-  - key: nvidia.com/gpu
-    operator: Exists
-    effect: NoSchedule
-  service:
-    type: ClusterIP
-    annotations: {}
-    port: 80
-    containerPort: 11434
-  gpu:
-    # -- Enable additional ENV values to help Ollama discover GPU usage
-    enabled: false
-
-webui:
-  annotations: {}
-  podAnnotations: {}
-  replicaCount: 1
-  image:
-    repository: ghcr.io/open-webui/open-webui
-    tag: ""
-    pullPolicy: Always
-  resources: {}
-  ingress:
-    enabled: false
-    class: ""
-    # -- Use appropriate annotations for your Ingress controller, e.g., for NGINX:
-    # nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/rewrite-target: /
-    annotations: {}
-    host: ""
-    tls: false
-    existingSecret: ""
-  persistence:
-    enabled: true
-    size: 2Gi
-    existingClaim: ""
-    # -- If using multiple replicas, you must update accessModes to ReadWriteMany
-    accessModes:
-    - ReadWriteOnce
-    storageClass: ""
-    selector: {}
-    annotations: {}
-  nodeSelector: {}
-  tolerations: []
-  service:
-    type: ClusterIP
-    annotations: {}
-    port: 80
-    containerPort: 8080
-    nodePort: ""
-    labels: {}
-    loadBalancerClass: ""