Remove elasticsearch and cassandra deps. Clean up unused helpers. Simplify.

Signed-off-by: Steven Erb <stevenpc3@live.com>

Author: Stevenpc3

.github/workflows/lint-test.yaml

@@ -36,14 +36,3 @@ jobs:
       - uses: ./.github/actions/prepare-k8s
 
       - run: make test
-
-  test-with-elasticsearch:
-      runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-      steps:
-        - uses: actions/checkout@v6
-          with:
-            fetch-depth: 0
-
-        - uses: ./.github/actions/prepare-k8s
-
-        - run: make test-jaeger-connect-elasticsearch

Makefile

@@ -8,22 +8,3 @@ lint:
 .PHONY: test
 test:
 	ct install --config ct.yaml
-
-# This test will spin up the local provisioned elasticsearch and then connect jaeger to it not using memory store
-# it disables the built-in elasticsearch test since it just checks if it's up and jaeger connecting does the same
-# elasticsearch test also requires ssl and jaeger is configured to not require that for local connection
-.PHONY: test-jaeger-connect-elasticsearch
-test-jaeger-connect-elasticsearch:
-	ct install --config ct.yaml \
-		--charts charts/jaeger \
-		--helm-extra-set-args " \
-		--set provisionDataStore.elasticsearch=true \
-		--set storage.type=elasticsearch \
-		--set elasticsearch.tests.enabled=false \
-		--set elasticsearch.readinessProbe.initialDelaySeconds=60 \
-		--set elasticsearch.readinessProbe.failureThreshold=10 \
-		--set elasticsearch.volumeClaimTemplate.resources.requests.storage=5Gi \
-		--set elasticsearch.protocol=http \
-		--set config.extensions.jaeger_query.storage.traces=primary_store_elasticsearch \
-		--set config.extensions.jaeger_query.storage.traces_archive=archive_store_elasticsearch \
-		--set config.exporters.jaeger_storage_exporter.trace_storage=primary_store_elasticsearch "

README.md

@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ To run the chart installation tests locally (simulating the CI environment), use
 
 ```bash
 make test      # default install suite
-make test-jaeger-connect-elasticsearch   # Elasticsearch-provisioned suite
 ```
 
 

charts/jaeger/Chart.lock

@@ -1,12 +1,6 @@
 dependencies:
-- name: cassandra
-  repository: https://charts.helm.sh/incubator
-  version: 0.15.3
-- name: elasticsearch
-  repository: https://helm.elastic.co
-  version: 8.5.1
 - name: common
   repository: https://charts.bitnami.com/bitnami
   version: 2.31.4
-digest: sha256:d0beaceb47b883faf8d19180bb382925ffeaa02e6af60852877a5db547435d48
-generated: "2025-12-14T12:44:06.776735448-05:00"
+digest: sha256:812f9bf703b331dab00cc69ac348f6b1c021e479cbf1bdc0b788da8763c02062
+generated: "2026-01-16T23:08:17.260569327Z"

charts/jaeger/Chart.yaml

@@ -27,14 +27,6 @@ maintainers:
   - name: jkowall
     email: jkowall@kowall.net
 dependencies:
-  - name: cassandra
-    version: 0.15.3
-    repository: https://charts.helm.sh/incubator
-    condition: provisionDataStore.cassandra
-  - name: elasticsearch
-    version: 8.5.1
-    repository: https://helm.elastic.co
-    condition: provisionDataStore.elasticsearch
   - name: common
     repository: https://charts.bitnami.com/bitnami
     version: 2.x.x

charts/jaeger/README.md

@@ -12,15 +12,18 @@ This release is a refactor designed to simplify operation and configuration.
 - **Configuration**: Storage is configured via the `config.extensions.jaeger_storage` section using native Jaeger/OTEL config syntax.
 - **Cassandra Schema**: Jaeger v2 handles schema creation internally. The legacy schema job has been removed.
 - **Service Consolidation**: A single Service now exposes all ports (agent, collector, query).
+- **No provisioned storage**: Dependency charts have been removed.  The user must deploy them separately and configure connection using the Otel config Syntax https://github.com/jaegertracing/jaeger/blob/main/cmd/jaeger/config.yaml 
 
 ## Architecture
 
 This chart uses the **All-In-One** deployment model.
 - **Single Binary**: Runs as a `Deployment` scalable to multiple replicas.
 - **Stateless**: Can connect to external persistent storage (Elasticsearch, Cassandra) for production use.
 - **Default**: Memory storage (ephemeral), suitable for testing.
+- **Scalable**: Increase replica count to scale horizontally
 
-## Overriding the Jaeger Version
+## Overriding the Jaeger Version 
+##### (chart only supports Jaever v2+)
 
 You can customize the Jaeger image and tag using the following values:
 
@@ -61,37 +64,16 @@ helm install jaeger jaegertracing/jaeger
 ```
 
 ### 2. Elasticsearch (Production Recommended)
-Configure Jaeger to connect to Elasticsearch using the native config syntax.
 
-You can either use the internal provisioned elasticsearch or point to an external elasticsearch.
+This chart does not provision an ElasticSearch instance.
 
-The internal elasticsearch is configured to __NOT__ require a password or username by default.
+To use ElasticSearch storage, you must provide your own ElasticSearch instance and configure Jaeger via the native config syntax:
 
-#### Internal Provisioned Elasticsearch example:
+#### Elasticsearch example:
 
 **values.yaml**
 ```yaml
-# Use the provisioned Elasticsearch subchart
-provisionDataStore:
-  elasticsearch: true
-
-config:
-  extensions:
-    jaeger_query:
-      storage:
-        traces: primary_store_elasticsearch
-        traces_archive: archive_store_elasticsearch
-  exporters:
-    jaeger_storage_exporter:
-      trace_storage: primary_store_elasticsearch
-```
-
-#### External Elasticsearch example:
-
-**values.yaml**
-```yaml
-# External is very similar but you need to configure the urls
-config:
+userconfig:
   extensions:
     jaeger_query:
       storage:
@@ -119,17 +101,29 @@ config:
 ```
 
 **Running Maintenance Jobs:**
-To run Index Cleaner or Rollover jobs, enable them. They require configuration if using external by setting ```storage.type=elasticsearch``` and adjusting ```storage.elasticsearch``` values.  See that section in values.yaml for more details.
+
+To run Index Cleaner or Rollover jobs, enable them. 
+They require configuration by adjusting ```storage.elasticsearch``` values.  See that section in values.yaml for more details.
 
 ```yaml
 esIndexCleaner:
   enabled: true
+
+storage:
+  elasticsearch:
+    tls:
+      enabled: false
+    url: http://elasticsearch-master:9200
+    # user: elastic
+    # password: changeme
 ```
 
 * es-rollover __requires__ elasticsearch to be running __BEFORE__ install so the hook job can run.
 
 ### 3. Cassandra
-This chart does not provision a Cassandra cluster. To use Cassandra storage, you must provide your own Cassandra instance and configure Jaeger via the native config syntax:
+This chart does not provision a Cassandra cluster.
+
+To use Cassandra storage, you must provide your own Cassandra instance and configure Jaeger via the native config syntax:
 
 **values.yaml Example:**
 ```yaml
@@ -158,7 +152,9 @@ To run the Spark dependencies job (for dependency links graph) set ```spark.enab
 
 Below is an example of how to set overrides.  Please see the values.yaml for more examples:
 
-The values are populated under ```storage.elasticsearch``` Please see comments in values.yaml for more details.
+The values are populated under ```storage.elasticsearch``` and ```storage.casandra``` Please see comments in values.yaml for more details.
+
+You must choose the storage type with ```storage.type=elasticsearch``` or ```storage.type=cassandra```
 
 ```yaml
 spark:
@@ -172,7 +168,11 @@ For a full list of supported environment variables, see the [Spark Dependencies
 
 ### 5. Query UI
 
-To enable the query ui, you need to enable the ingress and fill at least one host:
+To access the ui you can either:
+
+* enable the ingress and fill at least one host
+* provide your own ingress
+* or port forward ```kubectl port-forward --namespace {{ .Release.Namespace }} $POD_NAME 16686:16686 --address 0.0.0.0``` and access at http://localhost:16686/
 
 ```yaml
 jaeger:
@@ -182,6 +182,8 @@ jaeger:
       - <fill a host here>
 ```
 
+You can customize the UI by setting ```uiconfig```.  Please see the values.yaml for examples or https://github.com/jaegertracing/jaeger/tree/main/cmd/jaeger
+
 ## Configuring the Collector
 
 The Jaeger v2 configuration is defined in `config` using OpenTelemetry Collector syntax. You can override pipelines, receivers, and processors there.

charts/jaeger/templates/NOTES.txt

@@ -17,6 +17,6 @@ To access the query UI:
   {{- end }}
 {{- else }}
   export POD_NAME=$(kubectl get pods --namespace {{ .Release.Namespace }} -l "app.kubernetes.io/instance={{ .Release.Name }},app.kubernetes.io/component=all-in-one" -o jsonpath="{.items[0].metadata.name}")
-  echo "Visit http://127.0.0.1:16686/"
   kubectl port-forward --namespace {{ .Release.Namespace }} $POD_NAME 16686:16686
+  Visit http://127.0.0.1:16686/
 {{- end }}