From c1ded052df41c7af63dbe15efd314d8d1058db4f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Gabriel Windlin <gawindlin@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 1 Dec 2025 15:05:22 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] fixed blank line, added more info to README, fixed spelling
 of a comment

---
 kubernetes/README.md   | 7 +++++++
 kubernetes/rallly.yaml | 2 +-
 2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/kubernetes/README.md b/kubernetes/README.md
index eab5406..9de23eb 100644
--- a/kubernetes/README.md
+++ b/kubernetes/README.md
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ This directory contains base Kubernetes manifests to self-host Rallly. It separa
     - **Important:** Do not commit the `secrets.yaml` file with real credentials to version control.
     - Update `POSTGRES_PASSWORD` and `SECRET_PASSWORD` (use `openssl rand -hex 32` to generate).
     - **Critical:** Ensure the password in `DATABASE_URL` matches `POSTGRES_PASSWORD`. Both must use the same value.
+    - **Format:** The `DATABASE_URL` format should look like this: `postgres://<user>:<password>@<postgres-service-name>:5432/<db-name>`.
 
 2.  **Config (`rallly-config.yaml`):**
     - Update `NEXT_PUBLIC_BASE_URL` to match your domain.
@@ -43,6 +44,12 @@ kubectl apply -f rallly.yaml
 kubectl apply -f ingress.yaml
 ```
 
+**Note:** If you update `secrets.yaml` or `rallly-config.yaml` _after_ deployment, you must restart the Rallly pods for changes to take effect:
+
+```bash
+kubectl rollout restart deployment rallly
+```
+
 ## Verification
 
 Check that the pods are running:
diff --git a/kubernetes/rallly.yaml b/kubernetes/rallly.yaml
index 27dfb16..abb4938 100644
--- a/kubernetes/rallly.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/rallly.yaml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ spec:
       app: rallly
   strategy:
     type: RollingUpdate
-    # Zero-donwtime deployment strategy
+    # Zero-downtime deployment strategy
     rollingUpdate:
       maxUnavailable: 0
       maxSurge: 1