ci: bump version with Build-79

feat: update application.yml with new API root paths and add Micrometer and OpenTelemetry dependencies
revert: Revert "feat: add authentication permissions for metrics endpoints in application.yml"
2026-05-12 22:21:53 +00:00 · 2026-05-13 00:02:53 +02:00 · 2026-05-12 23:16:36 +02:00 · 2026-05-12 23:16:28 +02:00 · 2026-05-12 20:36:44 +00:00 · 2026-05-12 22:14:07 +02:00
57 changed files with 1992 additions and 165 deletions
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@

 > **Stack:** raw-http | none | unknown | scala

-> 0 routes + 40 rpc | 0 models | 0 components | 163 lib files | 1 env vars | 1 middleware
+> 0 routes + 40 rpc | 0 models | 0 components | 164 lib files | 1 env vars | 1 middleware
 > **Token savings:** this file is ~0 tokens. Without it, AI exploration would cost ~0 tokens. **Saves ~0 tokens per conversation.**

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@@ -129,20 +129,20 @@
 - `modules/account/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/account/resource/OfficialChallengeResource.scala` — class OfficialChallengeResource, function challengeWithDifficulty
 - `modules/account/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/account/service/AccountService.scala`
  - class AccountService
+  - function initializeMetrics
  - function register
  - function login
  - function findByUsername
  - function findById
-  - function createBotAccount
-  - _...10 more_
+  - _...11 more_
 - `modules/account/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/account/service/ChallengeService.scala`
  - class ChallengeService
+  - function initializeMetrics
  - function create
  - function accept
  - function decline
  - function cancel
-  - function findById
-  - _...2 more_
+  - _...3 more_
 - `modules/account/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/account/service/EventPublisher.scala`
  - class EventPublisher
  - function publishGameStart
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@
  - function rebalanceInterval
  - function rebalanceMinInterval
  - function heartbeatTtl
-  - _...11 more_
+  - _...12 more_
 - `modules/coordinator/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/coordinator/config/JacksonConfig.scala` — class JacksonConfig, function customize
 - `modules/coordinator/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/coordinator/config/NativeReflectionConfig.scala` — class NativeReflectionConfig
 - `modules/coordinator/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/coordinator/grpc/CoordinatorGrpcServer.scala` — class CoordinatorGrpcServer
@@ -255,12 +255,14 @@
  - _...1 more_
 - `modules/coordinator/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/coordinator/service/AutoScaler.scala`
  - class AutoScaler
+  - function initMetrics
  - function checkAndScale
  - function scaleUp
  - function scaleDown
 - `modules/coordinator/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/coordinator/service/CacheEvictionManager.scala`
  - class CacheEvictionManager
  - function setRedisPrefix
+  - function initializeMetrics
  - function evictStaleGames
 - `modules/coordinator/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/coordinator/service/FailoverService.scala`
  - class FailoverService
@@ -269,16 +271,17 @@
 - `modules/coordinator/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/coordinator/service/HealthMonitor.scala`
  - class HealthMonitor
  - function setRedisPrefix
+  - function initializeMetrics
  - function checkInstanceHealth
  - function watchK8sPods
 - `modules/coordinator/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/coordinator/service/InstanceRegistry.scala`
  - class InstanceRegistry
+  - function initMetrics
  - function setRedisPrefix
  - function getInstance
  - function getAllInstances
  - function updateInstanceFromRedis
-  - function markInstanceDead
-  - _...1 more_
+  - _...3 more_
 - `modules/coordinator/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/coordinator/service/LoadBalancer.scala`
  - class LoadBalancer
  - function setRedisPrefix
@@ -319,7 +322,7 @@
  - function context
  - function pendingDrawOfferBy
  - function currentClockState
-  - _...21 more_
+  - _...22 more_
 - `modules/core/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/chess/exception/ApiException.scala`
  - class ApiException
  - class GameNotFoundException
@@ -371,6 +374,7 @@
  - function generateId
 - `modules/core/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/chess/registry/RedisGameRegistry.scala`
  - class RedisGameRegistry
+  - function initMetrics
  - function generateId
  - function store
  - function get
@@ -567,7 +571,10 @@
  - function clear
 - `modules/official-bots/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/bot/resource/OfficialBotChallengeResource.scala` — class OfficialBotChallengeResource, function challengeWithDifficulty
 - `modules/official-bots/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/bot/service/DifficultyMapper.scala` — class DifficultyMapper, function fromElo
- `modules/official-bots/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/bot/service/OfficialBotService.scala` — class OfficialBotService, function onStart
+- `modules/official-bots/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/bot/service/OfficialBotService.scala`
+  - class OfficialBotService
+  - function initializeMetrics
+  - function onStart
 - `modules/official-bots/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/bot/util/PolyglotBook.scala` — function probe, function select
 - `modules/official-bots/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/bot/util/PolyglotHash.scala` — class PolyglotHash, function hash
 - `modules/official-bots/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/bot/util/ZobristHash.scala`
@@ -588,6 +595,7 @@
  - _...6 more_
 - `modules/rule/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/rules/sets/DefaultRules.scala` — class DefaultRules, function positionOf
 - `modules/security/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/security/InternalAuthFilter.scala` — class InternalAuthFilter
+- `modules/security/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/security/InternalClientHeadersFactory.scala` — class InternalClientHeadersFactory
 - `modules/security/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/security/InternalGrpcAuthInterceptor.scala` — class InternalGrpcAuthInterceptor
 - `modules/security/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/security/InternalGrpcSecretClientInterceptor.scala` — class InternalGrpcSecretClientInterceptor
 - `modules/security/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/security/InternalSecretClientFilter.scala` — class InternalSecretClientFilter
@@ -608,12 +616,16 @@
  - function getGame
  - function getRunning
  - function getHistory
- `modules/store/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/store/service/GameWritebackService.scala` — class GameWritebackService, function writeBack
+- `modules/store/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/store/service/GameWritebackService.scala`
+  - class GameWritebackService
+  - function initializeMetrics
+  - function writeBack
 - `modules/ws/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/ws/config/JacksonConfig.scala` — class JacksonConfig, function customize
 - `modules/ws/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/ws/config/NativeReflectionConfig.scala` — class NativeReflectionConfig
 - `modules/ws/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/ws/config/RedisConfig.scala` — class RedisConfig
 - `modules/ws/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/ws/resource/GameWebSocketResource.scala`
  - class GameWebSocketResource
+  - function initializeMetrics
  - function onOpen
  - function onTextMessage
  - function onClose
@@ -73,20 +73,20 @@
 - `modules/account/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/account/resource/OfficialChallengeResource.scala` — class OfficialChallengeResource, function challengeWithDifficulty
 - `modules/account/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/account/service/AccountService.scala`
  - class AccountService
+  - function initializeMetrics
  - function register
  - function login
  - function findByUsername
  - function findById
-  - function createBotAccount
-  - _...10 more_
+  - _...11 more_
 - `modules/account/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/account/service/ChallengeService.scala`
  - class ChallengeService
+  - function initializeMetrics
  - function create
  - function accept
  - function decline
  - function cancel
-  - function findById
-  - _...2 more_
+  - _...3 more_
 - `modules/account/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/account/service/EventPublisher.scala`
  - class EventPublisher
  - function publishGameStart
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@
  - function rebalanceInterval
  - function rebalanceMinInterval
  - function heartbeatTtl
-  - _...11 more_
+  - _...12 more_
 - `modules/coordinator/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/coordinator/config/JacksonConfig.scala` — class JacksonConfig, function customize
 - `modules/coordinator/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/coordinator/config/NativeReflectionConfig.scala` — class NativeReflectionConfig
 - `modules/coordinator/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/coordinator/grpc/CoordinatorGrpcServer.scala` — class CoordinatorGrpcServer
@@ -199,12 +199,14 @@
  - _...1 more_
 - `modules/coordinator/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/coordinator/service/AutoScaler.scala`
  - class AutoScaler
+  - function initMetrics
  - function checkAndScale
  - function scaleUp
  - function scaleDown
 - `modules/coordinator/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/coordinator/service/CacheEvictionManager.scala`
  - class CacheEvictionManager
  - function setRedisPrefix
+  - function initializeMetrics
  - function evictStaleGames
 - `modules/coordinator/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/coordinator/service/FailoverService.scala`
  - class FailoverService
@@ -213,16 +215,17 @@
 - `modules/coordinator/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/coordinator/service/HealthMonitor.scala`
  - class HealthMonitor
  - function setRedisPrefix
+  - function initializeMetrics
  - function checkInstanceHealth
  - function watchK8sPods
 - `modules/coordinator/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/coordinator/service/InstanceRegistry.scala`
  - class InstanceRegistry
+  - function initMetrics
  - function setRedisPrefix
  - function getInstance
  - function getAllInstances
  - function updateInstanceFromRedis
-  - function markInstanceDead
-  - _...1 more_
+  - _...3 more_
 - `modules/coordinator/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/coordinator/service/LoadBalancer.scala`
  - class LoadBalancer
  - function setRedisPrefix
@@ -263,7 +266,7 @@
  - function context
  - function pendingDrawOfferBy
  - function currentClockState
-  - _...21 more_
+  - _...22 more_
 - `modules/core/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/chess/exception/ApiException.scala`
  - class ApiException
  - class GameNotFoundException
@@ -315,6 +318,7 @@
  - function generateId
 - `modules/core/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/chess/registry/RedisGameRegistry.scala`
  - class RedisGameRegistry
+  - function initMetrics
  - function generateId
  - function store
  - function get
@@ -511,7 +515,10 @@
  - function clear
 - `modules/official-bots/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/bot/resource/OfficialBotChallengeResource.scala` — class OfficialBotChallengeResource, function challengeWithDifficulty
 - `modules/official-bots/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/bot/service/DifficultyMapper.scala` — class DifficultyMapper, function fromElo
- `modules/official-bots/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/bot/service/OfficialBotService.scala` — class OfficialBotService, function onStart
+- `modules/official-bots/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/bot/service/OfficialBotService.scala`
+  - class OfficialBotService
+  - function initializeMetrics
+  - function onStart
 - `modules/official-bots/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/bot/util/PolyglotBook.scala` — function probe, function select
 - `modules/official-bots/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/bot/util/PolyglotHash.scala` — class PolyglotHash, function hash
 - `modules/official-bots/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/bot/util/ZobristHash.scala`
@@ -532,6 +539,7 @@
  - _...6 more_
 - `modules/rule/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/rules/sets/DefaultRules.scala` — class DefaultRules, function positionOf
 - `modules/security/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/security/InternalAuthFilter.scala` — class InternalAuthFilter
+- `modules/security/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/security/InternalClientHeadersFactory.scala` — class InternalClientHeadersFactory
 - `modules/security/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/security/InternalGrpcAuthInterceptor.scala` — class InternalGrpcAuthInterceptor
 - `modules/security/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/security/InternalGrpcSecretClientInterceptor.scala` — class InternalGrpcSecretClientInterceptor
 - `modules/security/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/security/InternalSecretClientFilter.scala` — class InternalSecretClientFilter
@@ -552,12 +560,16 @@
  - function getGame
  - function getRunning
  - function getHistory
- `modules/store/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/store/service/GameWritebackService.scala` — class GameWritebackService, function writeBack
+- `modules/store/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/store/service/GameWritebackService.scala`
+  - class GameWritebackService
+  - function initializeMetrics
+  - function writeBack
 - `modules/ws/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/ws/config/JacksonConfig.scala` — class JacksonConfig, function customize
 - `modules/ws/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/ws/config/NativeReflectionConfig.scala` — class NativeReflectionConfig
 - `modules/ws/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/ws/config/RedisConfig.scala` — class RedisConfig
 - `modules/ws/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/ws/resource/GameWebSocketResource.scala`
  - class GameWebSocketResource
+  - function initializeMetrics
  - function onOpen
  - function onTextMessage
  - function onClose
@@ -63,3 +63,164 @@
 * **docker:** add Dockerfiles for Quarkus application in JVM and native modes ([34b9933](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/34b993304670cf2aa62cd2f6460cee7b9864b08e))
 * **logging:** add DEBUG/INFO/WARN logging across services (NCS-72) ([#41](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/41)) ([804a4bf](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/804a4bf179e3dfb19e2be4390e7e543caf5237c6))
 * true-microservices ([#40](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/40)) ([5909242](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/590924254e8a2754de661a57a03e43f89ceb6299))
+##  (2026-05-06)
+
+### Features
+
+* **config:** add H2 database configuration for testing environment ([39c9e49](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/39c9e492cef2515368c074da9406f95e9c0c9e64))
+* **config:** update application.yml for PostgreSQL and remove staging/production configurations ([2404e61](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/2404e6164c3b50ffccbea5238d636060d6abe4d6))
+* **config:** update application.yml for staging and production environments ([6113432](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/6113432a14c476a3a0dfc0d449e17d023697f2ba))
+* **docker:** add .dockerignore and .gitignore files for build exclusions ([c987d8e](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/c987d8e258c0e6c4cfbdaa8381c64c410d7a2b83))
+* **docker:** add Dockerfiles for building Quarkus application in native and JVM modes ([3f2d2bb](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/3f2d2bb4c97fa8cddba66e1da4427c54236dfeed))
+* **docker:** add Dockerfiles for Quarkus application in JVM and native modes ([34b9933](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/34b993304670cf2aa62cd2f6460cee7b9864b08e))
+* **logging:** add DEBUG/INFO/WARN logging across services (NCS-72) ([#41](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/41)) ([804a4bf](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/804a4bf179e3dfb19e2be4390e7e543caf5237c6))
+* true-microservices ([#40](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/40)) ([5909242](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/590924254e8a2754de661a57a03e43f89ceb6299))
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **auth:** add InternalClientHeadersFactory for custom client headers management ([e279c39](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/e279c39246470156bf11e745ee72204018d4229d))
+##  (2026-05-09)
+
+### Features
+
+* **config:** add H2 database configuration for testing environment ([39c9e49](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/39c9e492cef2515368c074da9406f95e9c0c9e64))
+* **config:** update application.yml for PostgreSQL and remove staging/production configurations ([2404e61](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/2404e6164c3b50ffccbea5238d636060d6abe4d6))
+* **config:** update application.yml for staging and production environments ([6113432](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/6113432a14c476a3a0dfc0d449e17d023697f2ba))
+* **docker:** add .dockerignore and .gitignore files for build exclusions ([c987d8e](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/c987d8e258c0e6c4cfbdaa8381c64c410d7a2b83))
+* **docker:** add Dockerfiles for building Quarkus application in native and JVM modes ([3f2d2bb](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/3f2d2bb4c97fa8cddba66e1da4427c54236dfeed))
+* **docker:** add Dockerfiles for Quarkus application in JVM and native modes ([34b9933](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/34b993304670cf2aa62cd2f6460cee7b9864b08e))
+* **logging:** add DEBUG/INFO/WARN logging across services (NCS-72) ([#41](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/41)) ([804a4bf](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/804a4bf179e3dfb19e2be4390e7e543caf5237c6))
+* NCS-78 Add Traceability to the Applications ([#46](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/46)) ([649566e](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/649566eb3fcf38f91c8896a739f74ea318af312d))
+* true-microservices ([#40](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/40)) ([5909242](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/590924254e8a2754de661a57a03e43f89ceb6299))
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **auth:** add InternalClientHeadersFactory for custom client headers management ([e279c39](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/e279c39246470156bf11e745ee72204018d4229d))
+##  (2026-05-10)
+
+### Features
+
+* **config:** add H2 database configuration for testing environment ([39c9e49](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/39c9e492cef2515368c074da9406f95e9c0c9e64))
+* **config:** update application.yml for PostgreSQL and remove staging/production configurations ([2404e61](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/2404e6164c3b50ffccbea5238d636060d6abe4d6))
+* **config:** update application.yml for staging and production environments ([6113432](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/6113432a14c476a3a0dfc0d449e17d023697f2ba))
+* **docker:** add .dockerignore and .gitignore files for build exclusions ([c987d8e](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/c987d8e258c0e6c4cfbdaa8381c64c410d7a2b83))
+* **docker:** add Dockerfiles for building Quarkus application in native and JVM modes ([3f2d2bb](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/3f2d2bb4c97fa8cddba66e1da4427c54236dfeed))
+* **docker:** add Dockerfiles for Quarkus application in JVM and native modes ([34b9933](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/34b993304670cf2aa62cd2f6460cee7b9864b08e))
+* **logging:** add DEBUG/INFO/WARN logging across services (NCS-72) ([#41](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/41)) ([804a4bf](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/804a4bf179e3dfb19e2be4390e7e543caf5237c6))
+* NCS-78 Add Traceability to the Applications ([#46](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/46)) ([649566e](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/649566eb3fcf38f91c8896a739f74ea318af312d))
+* NCS-78 Add Traceability to the Applications ([#47](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/47)) ([87dfc6c](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/87dfc6c2bcce7f7d58fc641bd8d468a2e584c108))
+* true-microservices ([#40](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/40)) ([5909242](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/590924254e8a2754de661a57a03e43f89ceb6299))
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **auth:** add InternalClientHeadersFactory for custom client headers management ([e279c39](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/e279c39246470156bf11e745ee72204018d4229d))
+##  (2026-05-10)
+
+### Features
+
+* **config:** add H2 database configuration for testing environment ([39c9e49](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/39c9e492cef2515368c074da9406f95e9c0c9e64))
+* **config:** update application.yml for PostgreSQL and remove staging/production configurations ([2404e61](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/2404e6164c3b50ffccbea5238d636060d6abe4d6))
+* **config:** update application.yml for staging and production environments ([6113432](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/6113432a14c476a3a0dfc0d449e17d023697f2ba))
+* configure logging and add OpenTelemetry support ([#49](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/49)) ([d57c488](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/d57c4886612d1d92da0e1b79209fc83e6ef537a1))
+* **docker:** add .dockerignore and .gitignore files for build exclusions ([c987d8e](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/c987d8e258c0e6c4cfbdaa8381c64c410d7a2b83))
+* **docker:** add Dockerfiles for building Quarkus application in native and JVM modes ([3f2d2bb](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/3f2d2bb4c97fa8cddba66e1da4427c54236dfeed))
+* **docker:** add Dockerfiles for Quarkus application in JVM and native modes ([34b9933](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/34b993304670cf2aa62cd2f6460cee7b9864b08e))
+* **logging:** add DEBUG/INFO/WARN logging across services (NCS-72) ([#41](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/41)) ([804a4bf](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/804a4bf179e3dfb19e2be4390e7e543caf5237c6))
+* NCS-78 Add Traceability to the Applications ([#46](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/46)) ([649566e](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/649566eb3fcf38f91c8896a739f74ea318af312d))
+* NCS-78 Add Traceability to the Applications ([#47](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/47)) ([87dfc6c](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/87dfc6c2bcce7f7d58fc641bd8d468a2e584c108))
+* true-microservices ([#40](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/40)) ([5909242](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/590924254e8a2754de661a57a03e43f89ceb6299))
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **auth:** add InternalClientHeadersFactory for custom client headers management ([e279c39](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/e279c39246470156bf11e745ee72204018d4229d))
+##  (2026-05-11)
+
+### Features
+
+* add initialization metrics for various services ([d438e97](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/d438e97f32bdde0bfc63c1b4a8cc810cdd093166))
+* **config:** add H2 database configuration for testing environment ([39c9e49](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/39c9e492cef2515368c074da9406f95e9c0c9e64))
+* **config:** update application.yml for PostgreSQL and remove staging/production configurations ([2404e61](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/2404e6164c3b50ffccbea5238d636060d6abe4d6))
+* **config:** update application.yml for staging and production environments ([6113432](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/6113432a14c476a3a0dfc0d449e17d023697f2ba))
+* configure logging and add OpenTelemetry support ([#49](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/49)) ([d57c488](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/d57c4886612d1d92da0e1b79209fc83e6ef537a1))
+* **docker:** add .dockerignore and .gitignore files for build exclusions ([c987d8e](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/c987d8e258c0e6c4cfbdaa8381c64c410d7a2b83))
+* **docker:** add Dockerfiles for building Quarkus application in native and JVM modes ([3f2d2bb](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/3f2d2bb4c97fa8cddba66e1da4427c54236dfeed))
+* **docker:** add Dockerfiles for Quarkus application in JVM and native modes ([34b9933](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/34b993304670cf2aa62cd2f6460cee7b9864b08e))
+* **logging:** add DEBUG/INFO/WARN logging across services (NCS-72) ([#41](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/41)) ([804a4bf](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/804a4bf179e3dfb19e2be4390e7e543caf5237c6))
+* NCS-78 Add Traceability to the Applications ([#46](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/46)) ([649566e](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/649566eb3fcf38f91c8896a739f74ea318af312d))
+* NCS-78 Add Traceability to the Applications ([#47](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/47)) ([87dfc6c](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/87dfc6c2bcce7f7d58fc641bd8d468a2e584c108))
+* true-microservices ([#40](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/40)) ([5909242](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/590924254e8a2754de661a57a03e43f89ceb6299))
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **auth:** add InternalClientHeadersFactory for custom client headers management ([e279c39](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/e279c39246470156bf11e745ee72204018d4229d))
+##  (2026-05-12)
+
+### Features
+
+* add initialization metrics for various services ([d438e97](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/d438e97f32bdde0bfc63c1b4a8cc810cdd093166))
+* add OpenTelemetry trace configuration with parentbased sampler ([3904d5a](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/3904d5ad8ad4930ddee65287a7bfab785a6148f5))
+* **config:** add H2 database configuration for testing environment ([39c9e49](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/39c9e492cef2515368c074da9406f95e9c0c9e64))
+* **config:** update application.yml for PostgreSQL and remove staging/production configurations ([2404e61](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/2404e6164c3b50ffccbea5238d636060d6abe4d6))
+* **config:** update application.yml for staging and production environments ([6113432](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/6113432a14c476a3a0dfc0d449e17d023697f2ba))
+* configure logging and add OpenTelemetry support ([#49](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/49)) ([d57c488](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/d57c4886612d1d92da0e1b79209fc83e6ef537a1))
+* **docker:** add .dockerignore and .gitignore files for build exclusions ([c987d8e](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/c987d8e258c0e6c4cfbdaa8381c64c410d7a2b83))
+* **docker:** add Dockerfiles for building Quarkus application in native and JVM modes ([3f2d2bb](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/3f2d2bb4c97fa8cddba66e1da4427c54236dfeed))
+* **docker:** add Dockerfiles for Quarkus application in JVM and native modes ([34b9933](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/34b993304670cf2aa62cd2f6460cee7b9864b08e))
+* **logging:** add DEBUG/INFO/WARN logging across services (NCS-72) ([#41](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/41)) ([804a4bf](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/804a4bf179e3dfb19e2be4390e7e543caf5237c6))
+* NCS-78 Add Traceability to the Applications ([#46](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/46)) ([649566e](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/649566eb3fcf38f91c8896a739f74ea318af312d))
+* NCS-78 Add Traceability to the Applications ([#47](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/47)) ([87dfc6c](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/87dfc6c2bcce7f7d58fc641bd8d468a2e584c108))
+* true-microservices ([#40](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/40)) ([5909242](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/590924254e8a2754de661a57a03e43f89ceb6299))
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **auth:** add InternalClientHeadersFactory for custom client headers management ([e279c39](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/e279c39246470156bf11e745ee72204018d4229d))
+##  (2026-05-12)
+
+### Features
+
+* add authentication permissions for metrics endpoints in application.yml ([04edd4d](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/04edd4d6fd8a63196c36f6d67992832febc9bebb))
+* add initialization metrics for various services ([d438e97](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/d438e97f32bdde0bfc63c1b4a8cc810cdd093166))
+* add OpenTelemetry trace configuration with parentbased sampler ([3904d5a](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/3904d5ad8ad4930ddee65287a7bfab785a6148f5))
+* **config:** add H2 database configuration for testing environment ([39c9e49](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/39c9e492cef2515368c074da9406f95e9c0c9e64))
+* **config:** update application.yml for PostgreSQL and remove staging/production configurations ([2404e61](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/2404e6164c3b50ffccbea5238d636060d6abe4d6))
+* **config:** update application.yml for staging and production environments ([6113432](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/6113432a14c476a3a0dfc0d449e17d023697f2ba))
+* configure logging and add OpenTelemetry support ([#49](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/49)) ([d57c488](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/d57c4886612d1d92da0e1b79209fc83e6ef537a1))
+* **docker:** add .dockerignore and .gitignore files for build exclusions ([c987d8e](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/c987d8e258c0e6c4cfbdaa8381c64c410d7a2b83))
+* **docker:** add Dockerfiles for building Quarkus application in native and JVM modes ([3f2d2bb](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/3f2d2bb4c97fa8cddba66e1da4427c54236dfeed))
+* **docker:** add Dockerfiles for Quarkus application in JVM and native modes ([34b9933](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/34b993304670cf2aa62cd2f6460cee7b9864b08e))
+* **logging:** add DEBUG/INFO/WARN logging across services (NCS-72) ([#41](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/41)) ([804a4bf](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/804a4bf179e3dfb19e2be4390e7e543caf5237c6))
+* NCS-78 Add Traceability to the Applications ([#46](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/46)) ([649566e](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/649566eb3fcf38f91c8896a739f74ea318af312d))
+* NCS-78 Add Traceability to the Applications ([#47](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/47)) ([87dfc6c](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/87dfc6c2bcce7f7d58fc641bd8d468a2e584c108))
+* true-microservices ([#40](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/40)) ([5909242](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/590924254e8a2754de661a57a03e43f89ceb6299))
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **auth:** add InternalClientHeadersFactory for custom client headers management ([e279c39](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/e279c39246470156bf11e745ee72204018d4229d))
+##  (2026-05-12)
+
+### Features
+
+* add authentication permissions for metrics endpoints in application.yml ([04edd4d](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/04edd4d6fd8a63196c36f6d67992832febc9bebb))
+* add initialization metrics for various services ([d438e97](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/d438e97f32bdde0bfc63c1b4a8cc810cdd093166))
+* add OpenTelemetry trace configuration with parentbased sampler ([3904d5a](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/3904d5ad8ad4930ddee65287a7bfab785a6148f5))
+* **config:** add H2 database configuration for testing environment ([39c9e49](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/39c9e492cef2515368c074da9406f95e9c0c9e64))
+* **config:** update application.yml for PostgreSQL and remove staging/production configurations ([2404e61](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/2404e6164c3b50ffccbea5238d636060d6abe4d6))
+* **config:** update application.yml for staging and production environments ([6113432](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/6113432a14c476a3a0dfc0d449e17d023697f2ba))
+* configure logging and add OpenTelemetry support ([#49](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/49)) ([d57c488](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/d57c4886612d1d92da0e1b79209fc83e6ef537a1))
+* **docker:** add .dockerignore and .gitignore files for build exclusions ([c987d8e](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/c987d8e258c0e6c4cfbdaa8381c64c410d7a2b83))
+* **docker:** add Dockerfiles for building Quarkus application in native and JVM modes ([3f2d2bb](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/3f2d2bb4c97fa8cddba66e1da4427c54236dfeed))
+* **docker:** add Dockerfiles for Quarkus application in JVM and native modes ([34b9933](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/34b993304670cf2aa62cd2f6460cee7b9864b08e))
+* **logging:** add DEBUG/INFO/WARN logging across services (NCS-72) ([#41](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/41)) ([804a4bf](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/804a4bf179e3dfb19e2be4390e7e543caf5237c6))
+* NCS-78 Add Traceability to the Applications ([#46](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/46)) ([649566e](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/649566eb3fcf38f91c8896a739f74ea318af312d))
+* NCS-78 Add Traceability to the Applications ([#47](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/47)) ([87dfc6c](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/87dfc6c2bcce7f7d58fc641bd8d468a2e584c108))
+* true-microservices ([#40](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/40)) ([5909242](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/590924254e8a2754de661a57a03e43f89ceb6299))
+* update application.yml with new API root paths and add Micrometer and OpenTelemetry dependencies ([72ce262](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/72ce262bc491f94297700e6002fb5d0812e2cc2a))
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **auth:** add InternalClientHeadersFactory for custom client headers management ([e279c39](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/e279c39246470156bf11e745ee72204018d4229d))
+
+### Reverts
+
+* Revert "feat: add authentication permissions for metrics endpoints in application.yml" ([a298417](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/a298417b9e4d68dc73bbf40be63d9484536e9f83))
+* Revert "refactor: update metrics paths formatting in application.yml for clarity" ([3870566](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/38705663498d5f47c40dafe2f26198589ede8656))
@@ -59,7 +59,10 @@ dependencies {
    implementation("io.quarkus:quarkus-smallrye-jwt-build")
    implementation("io.quarkus:quarkus-elytron-security-common")
    implementation("io.quarkus:quarkus-smallrye-health")
+    implementation("io.quarkus:quarkus-logging-json")
    implementation("io.quarkus:quarkus-micrometer")
+    implementation("io.quarkus:quarkus-micrometer-registry-prometheus")
+    implementation("io.quarkus:quarkus-opentelemetry")
    implementation("io.quarkus:quarkus-smallrye-openapi")
    implementation("com.fasterxml.jackson.module:jackson-module-scala_3:${versions["JACKSON_SCALA"]!!}")
    implementation("io.quarkus:quarkus-redis-client")
@@ -57,6 +57,18 @@ nowchess:

 "%deployed":
  quarkus:
+    http:
+      root-path: /api/account
+    log:
+      console:
+        json: true
+    otel:
+      traces:
+        sampler: parentbased_traceidratio
+        sampler-arg: 0.1
+      exporter:
+        otlp:
+          endpoint: ${OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT:http://localhost:4317}
    rest-client:
      core-service:
        url: ${CORE_SERVICE_URL}
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 package de.nowchess.account.client

-import de.nowchess.security.InternalSecretClientFilter
+import de.nowchess.security.{InternalClientHeadersFactory, InternalSecretClientFilter}
 import jakarta.ws.rs.*
 import jakarta.ws.rs.core.MediaType
-import org.eclipse.microprofile.rest.client.annotation.RegisterProvider
+import org.eclipse.microprofile.rest.client.annotation.{RegisterClientHeaders, RegisterProvider}
 import org.eclipse.microprofile.rest.client.inject.RegisterRestClient

 case class CorePlayerInfo(id: String, displayName: String)
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ case class CoreGameResponse(gameId: String)
@Path("/api/board/game")
@RegisterRestClient(configKey = "core-service")
@RegisterProvider(classOf[InternalSecretClientFilter])
+@RegisterClientHeaders(classOf[InternalClientHeadersFactory])
 trait CoreGameClient:

  @POST
@@ -4,8 +4,10 @@ import de.nowchess.account.domain.{BotAccount, OfficialBotAccount, UserAccount}
 import de.nowchess.account.dto.{LoginRequest, RegisterRequest}
 import de.nowchess.account.error.AccountError
 import de.nowchess.account.repository.{BotAccountRepository, OfficialBotAccountRepository, UserAccountRepository}
+import io.micrometer.core.instrument.MeterRegistry
 import io.quarkus.elytron.security.common.BcryptUtil
 import io.smallrye.jwt.build.Jwt
+import jakarta.annotation.PostConstruct
 import jakarta.enterprise.context.ApplicationScoped
 import jakarta.inject.Inject
 import jakarta.transaction.Transactional
@@ -29,11 +31,28 @@ class AccountService:

  @Inject
  var officialBotAccountRepository: OfficialBotAccountRepository = uninitialized
+
+  @Inject
+  var meterRegistry: MeterRegistry = uninitialized
  // scalafix:on

+  @PostConstruct
+  def initializeMetrics(): Unit =
+    meterRegistry.counter("nowchess.users.registrations", "result", "success").increment(0)
+    meterRegistry.counter("nowchess.users.registrations", "result", "failure").increment(0)
+    meterRegistry.counter("nowchess.auth.logins", "result", "success").increment(0)
+    meterRegistry.counter("nowchess.auth.logins", "result", "failure").increment(0)
+
  @Transactional
  def register(req: RegisterRequest): Either[AccountError, UserAccount] =
    log.infof("Registering user %s", req.username)
+    val result = registerAccount(req)
+    result match
+      case Right(_) => meterRegistry.counter("nowchess.users.registrations", "result", "success").increment()
+      case Left(_)  => meterRegistry.counter("nowchess.users.registrations", "result", "failure").increment()
+    result
+
+  private def registerAccount(req: RegisterRequest): Either[AccountError, UserAccount] =
    if userAccountRepository.findByUsername(req.username).isDefined then Left(AccountError.UsernameTaken(req.username))
    else if userAccountRepository.findByEmail(req.email).isDefined then
      Left(AccountError.EmailAlreadyRegistered(req.email))
@@ -48,6 +67,15 @@ class AccountService:
      Right(account)

  def login(req: LoginRequest): Either[AccountError, String] =
+    val result = authenticateUser(req)
+    result match
+      case Right(_) => meterRegistry.counter("nowchess.auth.logins", "result", "success").increment()
+      case Left(error) =>
+        meterRegistry.counter("nowchess.auth.logins", "result", "failure").increment()
+        meterRegistry.counter("nowchess.auth.login.failures", "reason", loginFailureReason(error)).increment()
+    result
+
+  private def authenticateUser(req: LoginRequest): Either[AccountError, String] =
    userAccountRepository.findByUsername(req.username) match
      case None =>
        log.warnf("Login failed for unknown user %s", req.username)
@@ -69,6 +97,17 @@ class AccountService:
              .sign(),
          )

+  private def loginFailureReason(error: AccountError): String = error match
+    case AccountError.InvalidCredentials        => "invalid_credentials"
+    case AccountError.UserBanned                => "user_banned"
+    case AccountError.UsernameTaken(_)          => "username_taken"
+    case AccountError.EmailAlreadyRegistered(_) => "email_registered"
+    case AccountError.UserNotFound              => "user_not_found"
+    case AccountError.BotNotFound               => "bot_not_found"
+    case AccountError.BotLimitExceeded          => "bot_limit_exceeded"
+    case AccountError.NotAuthorized             => "not_authorized"
+    case AccountError.BotBanned                 => "bot_banned"
+
  def findByUsername(username: String): Option[UserAccount] =
    userAccountRepository.findByUsername(username)

@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ import de.nowchess.account.dto.{
 }
 import de.nowchess.account.error.ChallengeError
 import de.nowchess.account.repository.{ChallengeRepository, UserAccountRepository}
+import io.micrometer.core.instrument.MeterRegistry
+import jakarta.annotation.PostConstruct
 import jakarta.enterprise.context.ApplicationScoped
 import jakarta.inject.Inject
 import jakarta.transaction.Transactional
@@ -48,10 +50,28 @@ class ChallengeService:

  @Inject
  var eventPublisher: EventPublisher = uninitialized
+
+  @Inject
+  var meterRegistry: MeterRegistry = uninitialized
  // scalafix:on

+  @PostConstruct
+  def initializeMetrics(): Unit =
+    meterRegistry.counter("nowchess.challenges.created").increment(0)
+    meterRegistry.counter("nowchess.challenges.accepted").increment(0)
+    meterRegistry.counter("nowchess.challenges.declined").increment(0)
+
  @Transactional
  def create(challengerId: UUID, destUsername: String, req: ChallengeRequest): Either[ChallengeError, Challenge] =
+    val result = createChallenge(challengerId, destUsername, req)
+    result.foreach(_ => meterRegistry.counter("nowchess.challenges.created").increment())
+    result
+
+  private def createChallenge(
+      challengerId: UUID,
+      destUsername: String,
+      req: ChallengeRequest,
+  ): Either[ChallengeError, Challenge] =
    for
      destUser <- userAccountRepository.findByUsername(destUsername).toRight(ChallengeError.UserNotFound(destUsername))
      challenger <- userAccountRepository.findById(challengerId).toRight(ChallengeError.ChallengerNotFound)
@@ -80,6 +100,11 @@ class ChallengeService:

  @Transactional
  def accept(challengeId: UUID, userId: UUID): Either[ChallengeError, Challenge] =
+    val result = acceptChallenge(challengeId, userId)
+    result.foreach(_ => meterRegistry.counter("nowchess.challenges.accepted").increment())
+    result
+
+  private def acceptChallenge(challengeId: UUID, userId: UUID): Either[ChallengeError, Challenge] =
    for
      challenge <- challengeRepository.findById(challengeId).toRight(ChallengeError.ChallengeNotFound)
      _         <- Either.cond(challenge.status == ChallengeStatus.Created, (), ChallengeError.ChallengeNotActive)
@@ -96,6 +121,15 @@ class ChallengeService:

  @Transactional
  def decline(challengeId: UUID, userId: UUID, req: DeclineRequest): Either[ChallengeError, Challenge] =
+    val result = declineChallenge(challengeId, userId, req)
+    result.foreach(_ => meterRegistry.counter("nowchess.challenges.declined").increment())
+    result
+
+  private def declineChallenge(
+      challengeId: UUID,
+      userId: UUID,
+      req: DeclineRequest,
+  ): Either[ChallengeError, Challenge] =
    for
      challenge <- challengeRepository.findById(challengeId).toRight(ChallengeError.ChallengeNotFound)
      _         <- Either.cond(challenge.status == ChallengeStatus.Created, (), ChallengeError.ChallengeNotActive)
@@ -109,6 +143,11 @@ class ChallengeService:

  @Transactional
  def cancel(challengeId: UUID, userId: UUID): Either[ChallengeError, Challenge] =
+    val result = cancelChallenge(challengeId, userId)
+    result.foreach(_ => meterRegistry.counter("nowchess.challenges.cancelled").increment())
+    result
+
+  private def cancelChallenge(challengeId: UUID, userId: UUID): Either[ChallengeError, Challenge] =
    for
      challenge <- challengeRepository.findById(challengeId).toRight(ChallengeError.ChallengeNotFound)
      _         <- Either.cond(challenge.status == ChallengeStatus.Created, (), ChallengeError.ChallengeNotActive)
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 MAJOR=0
-MINOR=6
+MINOR=14
 PATCH=0
@@ -58,3 +58,74 @@
 * **docker:** add Dockerfiles for Quarkus application in JVM and native modes ([34b9933](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/34b993304670cf2aa62cd2f6460cee7b9864b08e))
 * **logging:** add DEBUG/INFO/WARN logging across services (NCS-72) ([#41](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/41)) ([804a4bf](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/804a4bf179e3dfb19e2be4390e7e543caf5237c6))
 * true-microservices ([#40](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/40)) ([5909242](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/590924254e8a2754de661a57a03e43f89ceb6299))
+##  (2026-05-09)
+
+### Features
+
+* **config:** update application.yml for PostgreSQL and remove staging/production configurations ([2404e61](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/2404e6164c3b50ffccbea5238d636060d6abe4d6))
+* **config:** update application.yml for staging and production environments ([6113432](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/6113432a14c476a3a0dfc0d449e17d023697f2ba))
+* **docker:** add .dockerignore and .gitignore files for build exclusions ([c987d8e](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/c987d8e258c0e6c4cfbdaa8381c64c410d7a2b83))
+* **docker:** add Dockerfiles for building Quarkus application in native and JVM modes ([3f2d2bb](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/3f2d2bb4c97fa8cddba66e1da4427c54236dfeed))
+* **docker:** add Dockerfiles for Quarkus application in JVM and native modes ([34b9933](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/34b993304670cf2aa62cd2f6460cee7b9864b08e))
+* **logging:** add DEBUG/INFO/WARN logging across services (NCS-72) ([#41](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/41)) ([804a4bf](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/804a4bf179e3dfb19e2be4390e7e543caf5237c6))
+* NCS-78 Add Traceability to the Applications ([#46](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/46)) ([649566e](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/649566eb3fcf38f91c8896a739f74ea318af312d))
+* true-microservices ([#40](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/40)) ([5909242](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/590924254e8a2754de661a57a03e43f89ceb6299))
+##  (2026-05-10)
+
+### Features
+
+* **config:** update application.yml for PostgreSQL and remove staging/production configurations ([2404e61](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/2404e6164c3b50ffccbea5238d636060d6abe4d6))
+* **config:** update application.yml for staging and production environments ([6113432](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/6113432a14c476a3a0dfc0d449e17d023697f2ba))
+* **docker:** add .dockerignore and .gitignore files for build exclusions ([c987d8e](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/c987d8e258c0e6c4cfbdaa8381c64c410d7a2b83))
+* **docker:** add Dockerfiles for building Quarkus application in native and JVM modes ([3f2d2bb](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/3f2d2bb4c97fa8cddba66e1da4427c54236dfeed))
+* **docker:** add Dockerfiles for Quarkus application in JVM and native modes ([34b9933](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/34b993304670cf2aa62cd2f6460cee7b9864b08e))
+* **logging:** add DEBUG/INFO/WARN logging across services (NCS-72) ([#41](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/41)) ([804a4bf](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/804a4bf179e3dfb19e2be4390e7e543caf5237c6))
+* NCS-78 Add Traceability to the Applications ([#46](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/46)) ([649566e](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/649566eb3fcf38f91c8896a739f74ea318af312d))
+* NCS-78 Add Traceability to the Applications ([#47](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/47)) ([87dfc6c](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/87dfc6c2bcce7f7d58fc641bd8d468a2e584c108))
+* true-microservices ([#40](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/40)) ([5909242](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/590924254e8a2754de661a57a03e43f89ceb6299))
+##  (2026-05-12)
+
+### Features
+
+* add OpenTelemetry trace configuration with parentbased sampler ([3904d5a](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/3904d5ad8ad4930ddee65287a7bfab785a6148f5))
+* **config:** update application.yml for PostgreSQL and remove staging/production configurations ([2404e61](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/2404e6164c3b50ffccbea5238d636060d6abe4d6))
+* **config:** update application.yml for staging and production environments ([6113432](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/6113432a14c476a3a0dfc0d449e17d023697f2ba))
+* **docker:** add .dockerignore and .gitignore files for build exclusions ([c987d8e](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/c987d8e258c0e6c4cfbdaa8381c64c410d7a2b83))
+* **docker:** add Dockerfiles for building Quarkus application in native and JVM modes ([3f2d2bb](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/3f2d2bb4c97fa8cddba66e1da4427c54236dfeed))
+* **docker:** add Dockerfiles for Quarkus application in JVM and native modes ([34b9933](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/34b993304670cf2aa62cd2f6460cee7b9864b08e))
+* **logging:** add DEBUG/INFO/WARN logging across services (NCS-72) ([#41](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/41)) ([804a4bf](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/804a4bf179e3dfb19e2be4390e7e543caf5237c6))
+* NCS-78 Add Traceability to the Applications ([#46](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/46)) ([649566e](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/649566eb3fcf38f91c8896a739f74ea318af312d))
+* NCS-78 Add Traceability to the Applications ([#47](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/47)) ([87dfc6c](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/87dfc6c2bcce7f7d58fc641bd8d468a2e584c108))
+* true-microservices ([#40](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/40)) ([5909242](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/590924254e8a2754de661a57a03e43f89ceb6299))
+##  (2026-05-12)
+
+### Features
+
+* add OpenTelemetry trace configuration with parentbased sampler ([3904d5a](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/3904d5ad8ad4930ddee65287a7bfab785a6148f5))
+* **config:** update application.yml for PostgreSQL and remove staging/production configurations ([2404e61](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/2404e6164c3b50ffccbea5238d636060d6abe4d6))
+* **config:** update application.yml for staging and production environments ([6113432](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/6113432a14c476a3a0dfc0d449e17d023697f2ba))
+* **docker:** add .dockerignore and .gitignore files for build exclusions ([c987d8e](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/c987d8e258c0e6c4cfbdaa8381c64c410d7a2b83))
+* **docker:** add Dockerfiles for building Quarkus application in native and JVM modes ([3f2d2bb](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/3f2d2bb4c97fa8cddba66e1da4427c54236dfeed))
+* **docker:** add Dockerfiles for Quarkus application in JVM and native modes ([34b9933](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/34b993304670cf2aa62cd2f6460cee7b9864b08e))
+* **logging:** add DEBUG/INFO/WARN logging across services (NCS-72) ([#41](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/41)) ([804a4bf](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/804a4bf179e3dfb19e2be4390e7e543caf5237c6))
+* NCS-78 Add Traceability to the Applications ([#46](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/46)) ([649566e](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/649566eb3fcf38f91c8896a739f74ea318af312d))
+* NCS-78 Add Traceability to the Applications ([#47](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/47)) ([87dfc6c](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/87dfc6c2bcce7f7d58fc641bd8d468a2e584c108))
+* true-microservices ([#40](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/40)) ([5909242](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/590924254e8a2754de661a57a03e43f89ceb6299))
+##  (2026-05-12)
+
+### Features
+
+* add OpenTelemetry trace configuration with parentbased sampler ([3904d5a](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/3904d5ad8ad4930ddee65287a7bfab785a6148f5))
+* **config:** update application.yml for PostgreSQL and remove staging/production configurations ([2404e61](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/2404e6164c3b50ffccbea5238d636060d6abe4d6))
+* **config:** update application.yml for staging and production environments ([6113432](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/6113432a14c476a3a0dfc0d449e17d023697f2ba))
+* **docker:** add .dockerignore and .gitignore files for build exclusions ([c987d8e](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/c987d8e258c0e6c4cfbdaa8381c64c410d7a2b83))
+* **docker:** add Dockerfiles for building Quarkus application in native and JVM modes ([3f2d2bb](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/3f2d2bb4c97fa8cddba66e1da4427c54236dfeed))
+* **docker:** add Dockerfiles for Quarkus application in JVM and native modes ([34b9933](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/34b993304670cf2aa62cd2f6460cee7b9864b08e))
+* **logging:** add DEBUG/INFO/WARN logging across services (NCS-72) ([#41](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/41)) ([804a4bf](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/804a4bf179e3dfb19e2be4390e7e543caf5237c6))
+* NCS-78 Add Traceability to the Applications ([#46](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/46)) ([649566e](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/649566eb3fcf38f91c8896a739f74ea318af312d))
+* NCS-78 Add Traceability to the Applications ([#47](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/47)) ([87dfc6c](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/87dfc6c2bcce7f7d58fc641bd8d468a2e584c108))
+* true-microservices ([#40](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/40)) ([5909242](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/590924254e8a2754de661a57a03e43f89ceb6299))
+
+### Reverts
+
+* Revert "refactor: update metrics paths formatting in application.yml for clarity" ([3870566](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/38705663498d5f47c40dafe2f26198589ede8656))
@@ -61,6 +61,10 @@ dependencies {
    implementation("io.quarkus:quarkus-smallrye-jwt")
    implementation("io.quarkus:quarkus-smallrye-health")
    implementation("io.quarkus:quarkus-smallrye-openapi")
+    implementation("io.quarkus:quarkus-logging-json")
+    implementation("io.quarkus:quarkus-micrometer")
+    implementation("io.quarkus:quarkus-micrometer-registry-prometheus")
+    implementation("io.quarkus:quarkus-opentelemetry")
    implementation("com.fasterxml.jackson.module:jackson-module-scala_3:${versions["JACKSON_SCALA"]!!}")
    implementation("io.quarkus:quarkus-redis-client")

@@ -17,6 +17,17 @@ nowchess:
    prefix: nowchess

 "%deployed":
+  quarkus:
+    log:
+      console:
+        json: true
+    otel:
+      traces:
+        sampler: parentbased_traceidratio
+        sampler-arg: 0.1
+      exporter:
+        otlp:
+          endpoint: ${OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT:http://localhost:4317}
  nowchess:
    redis:
      host: ${REDIS_HOST:localhost}
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 MAJOR=0
-MINOR=6
+MINOR=11
 PATCH=0
@@ -138,3 +138,199 @@
 * **dependencies:** replace Fabric8 Kubernetes client with Quarkus Kubernetes client ([5f44570](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/5f44570b357277d09f33b7296860c421e2e70ce0))
 * **middleware:** update paths for bot generation and stockfish configuration ([2dd0501](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/2dd0501687db08dcd242359f6837125baf8a2fdc))
 * **redis:** update Redis configuration with max pool size and waiting parameters ([5baf6a7](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/5baf6a7cdbea484fc49c02e2b5a1c3919b7fa2c4))
+##  (2026-05-08)
+
+### Features
+
+* **config:** update application.yml for PostgreSQL and remove staging/production configurations ([2404e61](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/2404e6164c3b50ffccbea5238d636060d6abe4d6))
+* **config:** update application.yml for staging and production environments ([6113432](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/6113432a14c476a3a0dfc0d449e17d023697f2ba))
+* **docker:** add .dockerignore and .gitignore files for build exclusions ([c987d8e](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/c987d8e258c0e6c4cfbdaa8381c64c410d7a2b83))
+* **docker:** add Dockerfiles for building Quarkus application in native and JVM modes ([3f2d2bb](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/3f2d2bb4c97fa8cddba66e1da4427c54236dfeed))
+* **docker:** add Dockerfiles for Quarkus application in JVM and native modes ([34b9933](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/34b993304670cf2aa62cd2f6460cee7b9864b08e))
+* **logging:** add DEBUG/INFO/WARN logging across services (NCS-72) ([#41](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/41)) ([804a4bf](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/804a4bf179e3dfb19e2be4390e7e543caf5237c6))
+* true-microservices ([#40](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/40)) ([5909242](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/590924254e8a2754de661a57a03e43f89ceb6299))
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **coordinator:** refine type casting in rolloutSpec method ([#45](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/45)) ([d522f7f](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/d522f7f6edf9c985f03dd16816439d4184f1a589))
+* **coordinator:** use genericKubernetesResources API for Argo Rollout scaling ([#43](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/43)) ([fa3c6b2](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/fa3c6b2886dc59c14c5dad834acc9b41e42023bb))
+* **coordinator:** use genericKubernetesResources API for Argo Rollout scaling ([#44](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/44)) ([82d0b75](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/82d0b754be1075084944b466858672d944f9f7d8))
+* **dependencies:** replace Fabric8 Kubernetes client with Quarkus Kubernetes client ([5f44570](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/5f44570b357277d09f33b7296860c421e2e70ce0))
+* enhance AutoScaler and InstanceRegistry for replica management and stale instance eviction ([b4920d3](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/b4920d3817e58bda94d7764e608b856ce9a909f7))
+* **middleware:** update paths for bot generation and stockfish configuration ([2dd0501](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/2dd0501687db08dcd242359f6837125baf8a2fdc))
+* **redis:** update Redis configuration with max pool size and waiting parameters ([5baf6a7](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/5baf6a7cdbea484fc49c02e2b5a1c3919b7fa2c4))
+##  (2026-05-08)
+
+### Features
+
+* **config:** update application.yml for PostgreSQL and remove staging/production configurations ([2404e61](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/2404e6164c3b50ffccbea5238d636060d6abe4d6))
+* **config:** update application.yml for staging and production environments ([6113432](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/6113432a14c476a3a0dfc0d449e17d023697f2ba))
+* **docker:** add .dockerignore and .gitignore files for build exclusions ([c987d8e](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/c987d8e258c0e6c4cfbdaa8381c64c410d7a2b83))
+* **docker:** add Dockerfiles for building Quarkus application in native and JVM modes ([3f2d2bb](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/3f2d2bb4c97fa8cddba66e1da4427c54236dfeed))
+* **docker:** add Dockerfiles for Quarkus application in JVM and native modes ([34b9933](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/34b993304670cf2aa62cd2f6460cee7b9864b08e))
+* **logging:** add DEBUG/INFO/WARN logging across services (NCS-72) ([#41](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/41)) ([804a4bf](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/804a4bf179e3dfb19e2be4390e7e543caf5237c6))
+* true-microservices ([#40](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/40)) ([5909242](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/590924254e8a2754de661a57a03e43f89ceb6299))
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **coordinator:** refine type casting in rolloutSpec method ([#45](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/45)) ([d522f7f](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/d522f7f6edf9c985f03dd16816439d4184f1a589))
+* **coordinator:** use genericKubernetesResources API for Argo Rollout scaling ([#43](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/43)) ([fa3c6b2](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/fa3c6b2886dc59c14c5dad834acc9b41e42023bb))
+* **coordinator:** use genericKubernetesResources API for Argo Rollout scaling ([#44](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/44)) ([82d0b75](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/82d0b754be1075084944b466858672d944f9f7d8))
+* **dependencies:** replace Fabric8 Kubernetes client with Quarkus Kubernetes client ([5f44570](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/5f44570b357277d09f33b7296860c421e2e70ce0))
+* enhance AutoScaler and InstanceRegistry for replica management and stale instance eviction ([b4920d3](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/b4920d3817e58bda94d7764e608b856ce9a909f7))
+* **middleware:** update paths for bot generation and stockfish configuration ([2dd0501](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/2dd0501687db08dcd242359f6837125baf8a2fdc))
+* **redis:** update Redis configuration with max pool size and waiting parameters ([5baf6a7](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/5baf6a7cdbea484fc49c02e2b5a1c3919b7fa2c4))
+* update HealthMonitor to evict instances without associated pods ([0f41f13](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/0f41f13ce68b76846684bab67241a122250dfaf9))
+##  (2026-05-08)
+
+### Features
+
+* **config:** update application.yml for PostgreSQL and remove staging/production configurations ([2404e61](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/2404e6164c3b50ffccbea5238d636060d6abe4d6))
+* **config:** update application.yml for staging and production environments ([6113432](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/6113432a14c476a3a0dfc0d449e17d023697f2ba))
+* **docker:** add .dockerignore and .gitignore files for build exclusions ([c987d8e](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/c987d8e258c0e6c4cfbdaa8381c64c410d7a2b83))
+* **docker:** add Dockerfiles for building Quarkus application in native and JVM modes ([3f2d2bb](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/3f2d2bb4c97fa8cddba66e1da4427c54236dfeed))
+* **docker:** add Dockerfiles for Quarkus application in JVM and native modes ([34b9933](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/34b993304670cf2aa62cd2f6460cee7b9864b08e))
+* **logging:** add DEBUG/INFO/WARN logging across services (NCS-72) ([#41](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/41)) ([804a4bf](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/804a4bf179e3dfb19e2be4390e7e543caf5237c6))
+* true-microservices ([#40](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/40)) ([5909242](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/590924254e8a2754de661a57a03e43f89ceb6299))
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* add instance-dead-timeout configuration and update HealthMonitor to use it for stale instance eviction ([be0b710](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/be0b710543b542da5c301efef7d2d587d0ba758a))
+* **coordinator:** refine type casting in rolloutSpec method ([#45](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/45)) ([d522f7f](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/d522f7f6edf9c985f03dd16816439d4184f1a589))
+* **coordinator:** use genericKubernetesResources API for Argo Rollout scaling ([#43](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/43)) ([fa3c6b2](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/fa3c6b2886dc59c14c5dad834acc9b41e42023bb))
+* **coordinator:** use genericKubernetesResources API for Argo Rollout scaling ([#44](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/44)) ([82d0b75](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/82d0b754be1075084944b466858672d944f9f7d8))
+* **dependencies:** replace Fabric8 Kubernetes client with Quarkus Kubernetes client ([5f44570](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/5f44570b357277d09f33b7296860c421e2e70ce0))
+* enhance AutoScaler and InstanceRegistry for replica management and stale instance eviction ([b4920d3](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/b4920d3817e58bda94d7764e608b856ce9a909f7))
+* **middleware:** update paths for bot generation and stockfish configuration ([2dd0501](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/2dd0501687db08dcd242359f6837125baf8a2fdc))
+* **redis:** update Redis configuration with max pool size and waiting parameters ([5baf6a7](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/5baf6a7cdbea484fc49c02e2b5a1c3919b7fa2c4))
+* update HealthMonitor to evict instances without associated pods ([0f41f13](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/0f41f13ce68b76846684bab67241a122250dfaf9))
+##  (2026-05-09)
+
+### Features
+
+* **config:** update application.yml for PostgreSQL and remove staging/production configurations ([2404e61](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/2404e6164c3b50ffccbea5238d636060d6abe4d6))
+* **config:** update application.yml for staging and production environments ([6113432](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/6113432a14c476a3a0dfc0d449e17d023697f2ba))
+* **docker:** add .dockerignore and .gitignore files for build exclusions ([c987d8e](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/c987d8e258c0e6c4cfbdaa8381c64c410d7a2b83))
+* **docker:** add Dockerfiles for building Quarkus application in native and JVM modes ([3f2d2bb](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/3f2d2bb4c97fa8cddba66e1da4427c54236dfeed))
+* **docker:** add Dockerfiles for Quarkus application in JVM and native modes ([34b9933](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/34b993304670cf2aa62cd2f6460cee7b9864b08e))
+* **logging:** add DEBUG/INFO/WARN logging across services (NCS-72) ([#41](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/41)) ([804a4bf](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/804a4bf179e3dfb19e2be4390e7e543caf5237c6))
+* NCS-78 Add Traceability to the Applications ([#46](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/46)) ([649566e](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/649566eb3fcf38f91c8896a739f74ea318af312d))
+* true-microservices ([#40](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/40)) ([5909242](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/590924254e8a2754de661a57a03e43f89ceb6299))
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* add instance-dead-timeout configuration and update HealthMonitor to use it for stale instance eviction ([be0b710](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/be0b710543b542da5c301efef7d2d587d0ba758a))
+* **coordinator:** refine type casting in rolloutSpec method ([#45](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/45)) ([d522f7f](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/d522f7f6edf9c985f03dd16816439d4184f1a589))
+* **coordinator:** use genericKubernetesResources API for Argo Rollout scaling ([#43](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/43)) ([fa3c6b2](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/fa3c6b2886dc59c14c5dad834acc9b41e42023bb))
+* **coordinator:** use genericKubernetesResources API for Argo Rollout scaling ([#44](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/44)) ([82d0b75](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/82d0b754be1075084944b466858672d944f9f7d8))
+* **dependencies:** replace Fabric8 Kubernetes client with Quarkus Kubernetes client ([5f44570](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/5f44570b357277d09f33b7296860c421e2e70ce0))
+* enhance AutoScaler and InstanceRegistry for replica management and stale instance eviction ([b4920d3](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/b4920d3817e58bda94d7764e608b856ce9a909f7))
+* **middleware:** update paths for bot generation and stockfish configuration ([2dd0501](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/2dd0501687db08dcd242359f6837125baf8a2fdc))
+* **redis:** update Redis configuration with max pool size and waiting parameters ([5baf6a7](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/5baf6a7cdbea484fc49c02e2b5a1c3919b7fa2c4))
+* update HealthMonitor to evict instances without associated pods ([0f41f13](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/0f41f13ce68b76846684bab67241a122250dfaf9))
+##  (2026-05-10)
+
+### Features
+
+* **config:** update application.yml for PostgreSQL and remove staging/production configurations ([2404e61](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/2404e6164c3b50ffccbea5238d636060d6abe4d6))
+* **config:** update application.yml for staging and production environments ([6113432](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/6113432a14c476a3a0dfc0d449e17d023697f2ba))
+* **docker:** add .dockerignore and .gitignore files for build exclusions ([c987d8e](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/c987d8e258c0e6c4cfbdaa8381c64c410d7a2b83))
+* **docker:** add Dockerfiles for building Quarkus application in native and JVM modes ([3f2d2bb](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/3f2d2bb4c97fa8cddba66e1da4427c54236dfeed))
+* **docker:** add Dockerfiles for Quarkus application in JVM and native modes ([34b9933](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/34b993304670cf2aa62cd2f6460cee7b9864b08e))
+* **logging:** add DEBUG/INFO/WARN logging across services (NCS-72) ([#41](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/41)) ([804a4bf](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/804a4bf179e3dfb19e2be4390e7e543caf5237c6))
+* NCS-78 Add Traceability to the Applications ([#46](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/46)) ([649566e](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/649566eb3fcf38f91c8896a739f74ea318af312d))
+* NCS-78 Add Traceability to the Applications ([#47](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/47)) ([87dfc6c](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/87dfc6c2bcce7f7d58fc641bd8d468a2e584c108))
+* true-microservices ([#40](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/40)) ([5909242](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/590924254e8a2754de661a57a03e43f89ceb6299))
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* add instance-dead-timeout configuration and update HealthMonitor to use it for stale instance eviction ([be0b710](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/be0b710543b542da5c301efef7d2d587d0ba758a))
+* **coordinator:** refine type casting in rolloutSpec method ([#45](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/45)) ([d522f7f](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/d522f7f6edf9c985f03dd16816439d4184f1a589))
+* **coordinator:** use genericKubernetesResources API for Argo Rollout scaling ([#43](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/43)) ([fa3c6b2](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/fa3c6b2886dc59c14c5dad834acc9b41e42023bb))
+* **coordinator:** use genericKubernetesResources API for Argo Rollout scaling ([#44](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/44)) ([82d0b75](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/82d0b754be1075084944b466858672d944f9f7d8))
+* **dependencies:** replace Fabric8 Kubernetes client with Quarkus Kubernetes client ([5f44570](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/5f44570b357277d09f33b7296860c421e2e70ce0))
+* enhance AutoScaler and InstanceRegistry for replica management and stale instance eviction ([b4920d3](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/b4920d3817e58bda94d7764e608b856ce9a909f7))
+* **middleware:** update paths for bot generation and stockfish configuration ([2dd0501](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/2dd0501687db08dcd242359f6837125baf8a2fdc))
+* **redis:** update Redis configuration with max pool size and waiting parameters ([5baf6a7](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/5baf6a7cdbea484fc49c02e2b5a1c3919b7fa2c4))
+* update HealthMonitor to evict instances without associated pods ([0f41f13](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/0f41f13ce68b76846684bab67241a122250dfaf9))
+##  (2026-05-10)
+
+### Features
+
+* **config:** update application.yml for PostgreSQL and remove staging/production configurations ([2404e61](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/2404e6164c3b50ffccbea5238d636060d6abe4d6))
+* **config:** update application.yml for staging and production environments ([6113432](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/6113432a14c476a3a0dfc0d449e17d023697f2ba))
+* configure logging and add OpenTelemetry support ([#49](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/49)) ([d57c488](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/d57c4886612d1d92da0e1b79209fc83e6ef537a1))
+* **docker:** add .dockerignore and .gitignore files for build exclusions ([c987d8e](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/c987d8e258c0e6c4cfbdaa8381c64c410d7a2b83))
+* **docker:** add Dockerfiles for building Quarkus application in native and JVM modes ([3f2d2bb](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/3f2d2bb4c97fa8cddba66e1da4427c54236dfeed))
+* **docker:** add Dockerfiles for Quarkus application in JVM and native modes ([34b9933](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/34b993304670cf2aa62cd2f6460cee7b9864b08e))
+* **logging:** add DEBUG/INFO/WARN logging across services (NCS-72) ([#41](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/41)) ([804a4bf](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/804a4bf179e3dfb19e2be4390e7e543caf5237c6))
+* NCS-78 Add Traceability to the Applications ([#46](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/46)) ([649566e](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/649566eb3fcf38f91c8896a739f74ea318af312d))
+* NCS-78 Add Traceability to the Applications ([#47](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/47)) ([87dfc6c](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/87dfc6c2bcce7f7d58fc641bd8d468a2e584c108))
+* true-microservices ([#40](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/40)) ([5909242](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/590924254e8a2754de661a57a03e43f89ceb6299))
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* add instance-dead-timeout configuration and update HealthMonitor to use it for stale instance eviction ([be0b710](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/be0b710543b542da5c301efef7d2d587d0ba758a))
+* **coordinator:** refine type casting in rolloutSpec method ([#45](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/45)) ([d522f7f](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/d522f7f6edf9c985f03dd16816439d4184f1a589))
+* **coordinator:** use genericKubernetesResources API for Argo Rollout scaling ([#43](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/43)) ([fa3c6b2](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/fa3c6b2886dc59c14c5dad834acc9b41e42023bb))
+* **coordinator:** use genericKubernetesResources API for Argo Rollout scaling ([#44](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/44)) ([82d0b75](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/82d0b754be1075084944b466858672d944f9f7d8))
+* **dependencies:** replace Fabric8 Kubernetes client with Quarkus Kubernetes client ([5f44570](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/5f44570b357277d09f33b7296860c421e2e70ce0))
+* enhance AutoScaler and InstanceRegistry for replica management and stale instance eviction ([b4920d3](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/b4920d3817e58bda94d7764e608b856ce9a909f7))
+* **middleware:** update paths for bot generation and stockfish configuration ([2dd0501](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/2dd0501687db08dcd242359f6837125baf8a2fdc))
+* **redis:** update Redis configuration with max pool size and waiting parameters ([5baf6a7](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/5baf6a7cdbea484fc49c02e2b5a1c3919b7fa2c4))
+* update HealthMonitor to evict instances without associated pods ([0f41f13](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/0f41f13ce68b76846684bab67241a122250dfaf9))
+##  (2026-05-11)
+
+### Features
+
+* add initialization metrics for various services ([d438e97](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/d438e97f32bdde0bfc63c1b4a8cc810cdd093166))
+* **config:** update application.yml for PostgreSQL and remove staging/production configurations ([2404e61](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/2404e6164c3b50ffccbea5238d636060d6abe4d6))
+* **config:** update application.yml for staging and production environments ([6113432](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/6113432a14c476a3a0dfc0d449e17d023697f2ba))
+* configure logging and add OpenTelemetry support ([#49](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/49)) ([d57c488](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/d57c4886612d1d92da0e1b79209fc83e6ef537a1))
+* **docker:** add .dockerignore and .gitignore files for build exclusions ([c987d8e](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/c987d8e258c0e6c4cfbdaa8381c64c410d7a2b83))
+* **docker:** add Dockerfiles for building Quarkus application in native and JVM modes ([3f2d2bb](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/3f2d2bb4c97fa8cddba66e1da4427c54236dfeed))
+* **docker:** add Dockerfiles for Quarkus application in JVM and native modes ([34b9933](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/34b993304670cf2aa62cd2f6460cee7b9864b08e))
+* **logging:** add DEBUG/INFO/WARN logging across services (NCS-72) ([#41](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/41)) ([804a4bf](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/804a4bf179e3dfb19e2be4390e7e543caf5237c6))
+* NCS-78 Add Traceability to the Applications ([#46](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/46)) ([649566e](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/649566eb3fcf38f91c8896a739f74ea318af312d))
+* NCS-78 Add Traceability to the Applications ([#47](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/47)) ([87dfc6c](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/87dfc6c2bcce7f7d58fc641bd8d468a2e584c108))
+* true-microservices ([#40](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/40)) ([5909242](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/590924254e8a2754de661a57a03e43f89ceb6299))
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* add instance-dead-timeout configuration and update HealthMonitor to use it for stale instance eviction ([be0b710](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/be0b710543b542da5c301efef7d2d587d0ba758a))
+* **coordinator:** refine type casting in rolloutSpec method ([#45](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/45)) ([d522f7f](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/d522f7f6edf9c985f03dd16816439d4184f1a589))
+* **coordinator:** use genericKubernetesResources API for Argo Rollout scaling ([#43](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/43)) ([fa3c6b2](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/fa3c6b2886dc59c14c5dad834acc9b41e42023bb))
+* **coordinator:** use genericKubernetesResources API for Argo Rollout scaling ([#44](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/44)) ([82d0b75](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/82d0b754be1075084944b466858672d944f9f7d8))
+* **dependencies:** replace Fabric8 Kubernetes client with Quarkus Kubernetes client ([5f44570](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/5f44570b357277d09f33b7296860c421e2e70ce0))
+* enhance AutoScaler and InstanceRegistry for replica management and stale instance eviction ([b4920d3](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/b4920d3817e58bda94d7764e608b856ce9a909f7))
+* **middleware:** update paths for bot generation and stockfish configuration ([2dd0501](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/2dd0501687db08dcd242359f6837125baf8a2fdc))
+* **redis:** update Redis configuration with max pool size and waiting parameters ([5baf6a7](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/5baf6a7cdbea484fc49c02e2b5a1c3919b7fa2c4))
+* update HealthMonitor to evict instances without associated pods ([0f41f13](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/0f41f13ce68b76846684bab67241a122250dfaf9))
+##  (2026-05-12)
+
+### Features
+
+* add initialization metrics for various services ([d438e97](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/d438e97f32bdde0bfc63c1b4a8cc810cdd093166))
+* add OpenTelemetry trace configuration with parentbased sampler ([3904d5a](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/3904d5ad8ad4930ddee65287a7bfab785a6148f5))
+* **config:** update application.yml for PostgreSQL and remove staging/production configurations ([2404e61](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/2404e6164c3b50ffccbea5238d636060d6abe4d6))
+* **config:** update application.yml for staging and production environments ([6113432](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/6113432a14c476a3a0dfc0d449e17d023697f2ba))
+* configure logging and add OpenTelemetry support ([#49](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/49)) ([d57c488](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/d57c4886612d1d92da0e1b79209fc83e6ef537a1))
+* **docker:** add .dockerignore and .gitignore files for build exclusions ([c987d8e](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/c987d8e258c0e6c4cfbdaa8381c64c410d7a2b83))
+* **docker:** add Dockerfiles for building Quarkus application in native and JVM modes ([3f2d2bb](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/3f2d2bb4c97fa8cddba66e1da4427c54236dfeed))
+* **docker:** add Dockerfiles for Quarkus application in JVM and native modes ([34b9933](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/34b993304670cf2aa62cd2f6460cee7b9864b08e))
+* **logging:** add DEBUG/INFO/WARN logging across services (NCS-72) ([#41](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/41)) ([804a4bf](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/804a4bf179e3dfb19e2be4390e7e543caf5237c6))
+* NCS-78 Add Traceability to the Applications ([#46](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/46)) ([649566e](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/649566eb3fcf38f91c8896a739f74ea318af312d))
+* NCS-78 Add Traceability to the Applications ([#47](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/47)) ([87dfc6c](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/87dfc6c2bcce7f7d58fc641bd8d468a2e584c108))
+* true-microservices ([#40](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/40)) ([5909242](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/590924254e8a2754de661a57a03e43f89ceb6299))
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* add instance-dead-timeout configuration and update HealthMonitor to use it for stale instance eviction ([be0b710](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/be0b710543b542da5c301efef7d2d587d0ba758a))
+* **coordinator:** refine type casting in rolloutSpec method ([#45](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/45)) ([d522f7f](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/d522f7f6edf9c985f03dd16816439d4184f1a589))
+* **coordinator:** use genericKubernetesResources API for Argo Rollout scaling ([#43](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/43)) ([fa3c6b2](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/fa3c6b2886dc59c14c5dad834acc9b41e42023bb))
+* **coordinator:** use genericKubernetesResources API for Argo Rollout scaling ([#44](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/44)) ([82d0b75](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/82d0b754be1075084944b466858672d944f9f7d8))
+* **dependencies:** replace Fabric8 Kubernetes client with Quarkus Kubernetes client ([5f44570](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/5f44570b357277d09f33b7296860c421e2e70ce0))
+* enhance AutoScaler and InstanceRegistry for replica management and stale instance eviction ([b4920d3](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/b4920d3817e58bda94d7764e608b856ce9a909f7))
+* **middleware:** update paths for bot generation and stockfish configuration ([2dd0501](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/2dd0501687db08dcd242359f6837125baf8a2fdc))
+* **redis:** update Redis configuration with max pool size and waiting parameters ([5baf6a7](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/5baf6a7cdbea484fc49c02e2b5a1c3919b7fa2c4))
+* update HealthMonitor to evict instances without associated pods ([0f41f13](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/0f41f13ce68b76846684bab67241a122250dfaf9))
@@ -69,6 +69,10 @@ dependencies {
    implementation("io.quarkus:quarkus-config-yaml")
    implementation("io.quarkus:quarkus-smallrye-health")
    implementation("io.quarkus:quarkus-smallrye-openapi")
+    implementation("io.quarkus:quarkus-logging-json")
+    implementation("io.quarkus:quarkus-micrometer")
+    implementation("io.quarkus:quarkus-micrometer-registry-prometheus")
+    implementation("io.quarkus:quarkus-opentelemetry")
    implementation("io.quarkus:quarkus-rest-client")
    implementation("io.quarkus:quarkus-rest-client-jackson")
    implementation("com.fasterxml.jackson.module:jackson-module-scala_3:${versions["JACKSON_SCALA"]!!}")
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ nowchess:
    rebalance-interval: 30s
    rebalance-min-interval: 60s
    heartbeat-ttl: 5s
+    instance-dead-timeout: 60s
    stream-heartbeat-interval: PT0.2S
    cache-eviction-interval: 10m
    game-idle-threshold: 45m
@@ -51,3 +52,16 @@ nowchess:
  quarkus:
    log:
      level: DEBUG
+
+"%deployed":
+  quarkus:
+    log:
+      console:
+        json: true
+    otel:
+      traces:
+        sampler: parentbased_traceidratio
+        sampler-arg: 0.1
+      exporter:
+        otlp:
+          endpoint: ${OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT:http://localhost:4317}
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ trait CoordinatorConfig:
  @WithName("heartbeat-ttl")
  def heartbeatTtl: Duration

+  @WithName("instance-dead-timeout")
+  def instanceDeadTimeout: Duration
+
  @WithName("stream-heartbeat-interval")
  def streamHeartbeatInterval: Duration

@@ -1,13 +1,16 @@
 package de.nowchess.coordinator.service

+import jakarta.annotation.PostConstruct
 import jakarta.enterprise.context.ApplicationScoped
 import jakarta.enterprise.inject.Instance
 import jakarta.inject.Inject
 import de.nowchess.coordinator.config.CoordinatorConfig
 import io.fabric8.kubernetes.api.model.GenericKubernetesResource
 import io.fabric8.kubernetes.client.KubernetesClient
+import io.micrometer.core.instrument.{Gauge, MeterRegistry}
 import org.jboss.logging.Logger

+import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicReference
 import scala.compiletime.uninitialized

@ApplicationScoped
@@ -21,10 +24,14 @@ class AutoScaler:

  @Inject
  private var instanceRegistry: InstanceRegistry = uninitialized
+
+  @Inject
+  private var meterRegistry: MeterRegistry = uninitialized
  // scalafix:on DisableSyntax.var

  private val log           = Logger.getLogger(classOf[AutoScaler])
  private val lastScaleTime = new java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicLong(0L)
+  private val avgLoadRef    = new AtomicReference[Double](0.0)

  private def kubeClientOpt: Option[KubernetesClient] =
    if kubeClientInstance.isUnsatisfied then None
@@ -33,6 +40,17 @@ class AutoScaler:
  private val argoApiVersion = "argoproj.io/v1alpha1"
  private val argoKind       = "Rollout"

+  @PostConstruct
+  def initMetrics(): Unit =
+    Gauge
+      .builder("nowchess.coordinator.load.average", avgLoadRef, _.get())
+      .register(meterRegistry)
+    meterRegistry.counter("nowchess.coordinator.scale.events", "direction", "up").increment(0)
+    meterRegistry.counter("nowchess.coordinator.scale.events", "direction", "down").increment(0)
+    meterRegistry.counter("nowchess.coordinator.scale.failures", "direction", "up").increment(0)
+    meterRegistry.counter("nowchess.coordinator.scale.failures", "direction", "down").increment(0)
+    ()
+
  // scalafix:off DisableSyntax.asInstanceOf
  private def rolloutSpec(rollout: GenericKubernetesResource): Option[java.util.Map[String, AnyRef]] =
    Option(rollout.get[AnyRef]("spec")).collect { case m: java.util.Map[?, ?] =>
@@ -48,10 +66,10 @@ class AutoScaler:
        val instances = instanceRegistry.getAllInstances.filter(_.state == "HEALTHY")
        if instances.nonEmpty then
          val avgLoad = instances.map(_.subscriptionCount).sum.toDouble / instances.size
+          avgLoadRef.set(avgLoad)

          if avgLoad > config.scaleUpThreshold * config.maxGamesPerCore then scaleUp()
-          else if avgLoad < config.scaleDownThreshold * config.maxGamesPerCore && instances.size > config.scaleMinReplicas
-          then scaleDown()
+          else if avgLoad < config.scaleDownThreshold * config.maxGamesPerCore then scaleDown()

  def scaleUp(): Unit =
    log.info("Scaling up Argo Rollout")
@@ -74,12 +92,13 @@ class AutoScaler:
                  val maxReplicas     = config.scaleMaxReplicas

                  if currentReplicas < maxReplicas then
-                    spec.put("replicas", String.valueOf(currentReplicas + 1))
+                    spec.put("replicas", Integer.valueOf(currentReplicas + 1))
                    kube
-                      .resources(classOf[GenericKubernetesResource])
+                      .genericKubernetesResources(argoApiVersion, argoKind)
                      .inNamespace(config.k8sNamespace)
-                      .withName(config.k8sRolloutName)
+                      .resource(rollout)
                      .update()
+                    meterRegistry.counter("nowchess.coordinator.scale.events", "direction", "up").increment()
                    log.infof(
                      "Scaled up %s from %d to %d replicas",
                      config.k8sRolloutName,
@@ -92,6 +111,7 @@ class AutoScaler:
          }
        catch
          case ex: Exception =>
+            meterRegistry.counter("nowchess.coordinator.scale.failures", "direction", "up").increment()
            log.warnf(ex, "Failed to scale up %s", config.k8sRolloutName)

  def scaleDown(): Unit =
@@ -115,12 +135,13 @@ class AutoScaler:
                  val minReplicas     = config.scaleMinReplicas

                  if currentReplicas > minReplicas then
-                    spec.put("replicas", String.valueOf(currentReplicas - 1))
+                    spec.put("replicas", Integer.valueOf(currentReplicas - 1))
                    kube
-                      .resources(classOf[GenericKubernetesResource])
+                      .genericKubernetesResources(argoApiVersion, argoKind)
                      .inNamespace(config.k8sNamespace)
-                      .withName(config.k8sRolloutName)
+                      .resource(rollout)
                      .update()
+                    meterRegistry.counter("nowchess.coordinator.scale.events", "direction", "down").increment()
                    log.infof(
                      "Scaled down %s from %d to %d replicas",
                      config.k8sRolloutName,
@@ -133,4 +154,5 @@ class AutoScaler:
          }
        catch
          case ex: Exception =>
+            meterRegistry.counter("nowchess.coordinator.scale.failures", "direction", "down").increment()
            log.warnf(ex, "Failed to scale down %s", config.k8sRolloutName)
@@ -1,15 +1,18 @@
 package de.nowchess.coordinator.service

+import jakarta.annotation.PostConstruct
 import jakarta.enterprise.context.ApplicationScoped
 import jakarta.inject.Inject
 import io.quarkus.redis.datasource.RedisDataSource
 import de.nowchess.coordinator.config.CoordinatorConfig
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper
+import io.micrometer.core.instrument.MeterRegistry
 import scala.jdk.CollectionConverters.*
 import org.jboss.logging.Logger
 import scala.compiletime.uninitialized
 import scala.util.Try
 import java.time.Instant
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit
 import de.nowchess.coordinator.grpc.CoreGrpcClient

@ApplicationScoped
@@ -30,6 +33,9 @@ class CacheEvictionManager:
  @Inject
  private var objectMapper: ObjectMapper = uninitialized

+  @Inject
+  private var meterRegistry: MeterRegistry = uninitialized
+
  private val log         = Logger.getLogger(classOf[CacheEvictionManager])
  private var redisPrefix = "nowchess"
  // scalafix:on DisableSyntax.var
@@ -37,9 +43,16 @@ class CacheEvictionManager:
  def setRedisPrefix(prefix: String): Unit =
    redisPrefix = prefix

-  def evictStaleGames: Unit =
-    log.info("Starting cache eviction scan")
+  @PostConstruct
+  def initializeMetrics(): Unit =
+    meterRegistry.timer("nowchess.coordinator.cache.eviction.duration").record(0L, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS)
+    meterRegistry.counter("nowchess.coordinator.cache.evictions").increment(0)

+  def evictStaleGames: Unit =
+    meterRegistry.timer("nowchess.coordinator.cache.eviction.duration").record((() => runEviction()): Runnable)
+
+  private def runEviction(): Unit =
+    log.info("Starting cache eviction scan")
    val pattern         = s"$redisPrefix:game:entry:*"
    val keys            = redis.key(classOf[String]).keys(pattern)
    val now             = System.currentTimeMillis()
@@ -56,6 +69,7 @@ class CacheEvictionManager:
              try
                coreGrpcClient.evictGames(instance.hostname, instance.grpcPort, List(gameId))
                redis.key(classOf[String]).del(key)
+                meterRegistry.counter("nowchess.coordinator.cache.evictions").increment()
                log.infof("Evicted idle game %s from %s", gameId, instance.instanceId)
                count + 1
              catch
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 package de.nowchess.coordinator.service

+import jakarta.annotation.PostConstruct
 import jakarta.enterprise.context.ApplicationScoped
 import jakarta.enterprise.inject.Instance
 import jakarta.inject.Inject
 import de.nowchess.coordinator.config.CoordinatorConfig
 import io.fabric8.kubernetes.client.KubernetesClient
 import io.fabric8.kubernetes.api.model.Pod
+import io.micrometer.core.instrument.MeterRegistry
 import io.quarkus.redis.datasource.RedisDataSource
 import scala.jdk.CollectionConverters.*
 import org.jboss.logging.Logger
@@ -27,6 +29,9 @@ class HealthMonitor:
  @Inject
  private var redis: RedisDataSource = uninitialized

+  @Inject
+  private var meterRegistry: MeterRegistry = uninitialized
+
  private val log         = Logger.getLogger(classOf[HealthMonitor])
  private var redisPrefix = "nowchess"
  // scalafix:on DisableSyntax.var
@@ -38,13 +43,24 @@ class HealthMonitor:
  def setRedisPrefix(prefix: String): Unit =
    redisPrefix = prefix

+  @PostConstruct
+  def initializeMetrics(): Unit =
+    meterRegistry.counter("nowchess.coordinator.health.checks").increment(0)
+    meterRegistry.counter("nowchess.coordinator.pods.unhealthy").increment(0)
+
  def checkInstanceHealth: Unit =
+    meterRegistry.counter("nowchess.coordinator.health.checks").increment()
+    val evicted = instanceRegistry.evictStaleInstances(config.instanceDeadTimeout)
+    if evicted.nonEmpty then
+      log.warnf("Evicted %d stale instances: %s", evicted.size, evicted.mkString(", "))
+      evicted.foreach(deleteK8sPod)
    val instances = instanceRegistry.getAllInstances
    instances.foreach { inst =>
      val isHealthy = checkHealth(inst.instanceId)
      if !isHealthy && inst.state == "HEALTHY" then
        log.warnf("Instance %s marked unhealthy", inst.instanceId)
        instanceRegistry.markInstanceDead(inst.instanceId)
+        deleteK8sPod(inst.instanceId)
    }

  private def checkHealth(instanceId: String): Boolean =
@@ -106,12 +122,13 @@ class HealthMonitor:
              case Some(pod) =>
                val isReady = isPodReady(pod)
                if !isReady && inst.state == "HEALTHY" then
+                  meterRegistry.counter("nowchess.coordinator.pods.unhealthy").increment()
                  log.warnf("Pod %s not ready, marking instance %s dead", pod.getMetadata.getName, inst.instanceId)
                  instanceRegistry.markInstanceDead(inst.instanceId)
+                  deleteK8sPod(inst.instanceId)
              case None =>
-                if inst.state == "HEALTHY" then
-                  log.warnf("No pod found for instance %s, marking dead", inst.instanceId)
-                  instanceRegistry.markInstanceDead(inst.instanceId)
+                log.warnf("No pod found for instance %s, evicting from registry", inst.instanceId)
+                instanceRegistry.removeInstance(inst.instanceId)
          }
        catch
          case ex: Exception =>
@@ -121,3 +138,29 @@ class HealthMonitor:
    Option(pod.getStatus)
      .flatMap(s => Option(s.getConditions))
      .exists(_.asScala.exists(cond => cond.getType == "Ready" && cond.getStatus == "True"))
+
+  private def deleteK8sPod(instanceId: String): Unit =
+    kubeClientOpt match
+      case None =>
+        log.debugf("Kubernetes client not available, skipping pod deletion for %s", instanceId)
+      case Some(kube) =>
+        try
+          val pods = kube
+            .pods()
+            .inNamespace(config.k8sNamespace)
+            .withLabel(config.k8sRolloutLabelSelector)
+            .list()
+            .getItems
+            .asScala
+
+          pods.find(pod => pod.getMetadata.getName.contains(instanceId)) match
+            case Some(pod) =>
+              val podName = pod.getMetadata.getName
+              kube.pods().inNamespace(config.k8sNamespace).withName(podName).delete()
+              meterRegistry.counter("nowchess.coordinator.pods.deleted").increment()
+              log.infof("Deleted pod %s for dead instance %s", podName, instanceId)
+            case None =>
+              log.debugf("No pod found for instance %s, skipping deletion", instanceId)
+        catch
+          case ex: Exception =>
+            log.warnf(ex, "Failed to delete pod for instance %s", instanceId)
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package de.nowchess.coordinator.service

+import jakarta.annotation.PostConstruct
 import jakarta.enterprise.context.ApplicationScoped
 import jakarta.inject.Inject
 import io.quarkus.redis.datasource.ReactiveRedisDataSource
@@ -8,6 +9,8 @@ import scala.compiletime.uninitialized
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper
 import de.nowchess.coordinator.dto.InstanceMetadata
 import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap
+import java.time.{Duration, Instant}
+import io.micrometer.core.instrument.{Gauge, MeterRegistry}
 import io.smallrye.mutiny.Uni
 import org.jboss.logging.Logger

@@ -17,12 +20,25 @@ class InstanceRegistry:
  @Inject
  private var redis: ReactiveRedisDataSource = uninitialized
  private var redisPrefix                    = "nowchess"
+
+  @Inject
+  private var meterRegistry: MeterRegistry = uninitialized
  // scalafix:on DisableSyntax.var

  private val log       = Logger.getLogger(classOf[InstanceRegistry])
  private val mapper    = ObjectMapper()
  private val instances = ConcurrentHashMap[String, InstanceMetadata]()

+  @PostConstruct
+  def initMetrics(): Unit =
+    Gauge
+      .builder("nowchess.coordinator.instances.active", instances, m => m.size().toDouble)
+      .register(meterRegistry)
+    meterRegistry.counter("nowchess.coordinator.instances.joined").increment(0)
+    meterRegistry.counter("nowchess.coordinator.instances.removed").increment(0)
+    meterRegistry.counter("nowchess.coordinator.instances.evicted").increment(0)
+    ()
+
  def setRedisPrefix(prefix: String): Unit =
    redisPrefix = prefix

@@ -44,6 +60,7 @@ class InstanceRegistry:
          val isNew    = !instances.containsKey(instanceId)
          instances.put(instanceId, metadata)
          if isNew then
+            meterRegistry.counter("nowchess.coordinator.instances.joined").increment()
            log.infof("Instance %s joined registry (subscriptions=%d)", instanceId, metadata.subscriptionCount)
          else
            log.debugf(
@@ -67,4 +84,23 @@ class InstanceRegistry:

  def removeInstance(instanceId: String): Unit =
    instances.remove(instanceId)
+    meterRegistry.counter("nowchess.coordinator.instances.removed").increment()
    log.infof("Instance %s removed from registry", instanceId)
+
+  def evictStaleInstances(maxAge: Duration): List[String] =
+    val cutoff = Instant.now().minus(maxAge)
+    val stale = instances.asScala
+      .collect { case (id, inst) =>
+        try
+          if Instant.parse(inst.lastHeartbeat).isBefore(cutoff) then Some(id)
+          else None
+        catch case _: Exception => None
+      }
+      .flatten
+      .toList
+    stale.foreach { id =>
+      instances.remove(id)
+      meterRegistry.counter("nowchess.coordinator.instances.evicted").increment()
+      log.warnf("Evicted stale instance %s (heartbeat older than %s)", id, maxAge)
+    }
+    stale
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 MAJOR=0
-MINOR=10
+MINOR=18
 PATCH=0
@@ -797,3 +797,344 @@
 * **redis:** update Redis configuration with max pool size and waiting parameters ([5baf6a7](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/5baf6a7cdbea484fc49c02e2b5a1c3919b7fa2c4))
 * update main class path in build configuration and adjust VCS directory mapping ([7b1f8b1](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/7b1f8b117623d327232a1a92a8a44d18582e0189))
 * update move validation to check for king safety ([#13](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/13)) ([e5e20c5](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/e5e20c566e368b12ca1dc59680c34e9112bf6762))
+##  (2026-05-06)
+
+### Features
+
+* add GameRules stub with PositionStatus enum ([76d4168](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/76d4168038de23e5d6083d4e8f0504fbf31d15a3))
+* add MovedInCheck/Checkmate/Stalemate MoveResult variants (stub dispatch) ([8b7ec57](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/8b7ec57e5ea6ee1615a1883848a426dc07d26364))
+* **config:** update application.yml for PostgreSQL and remove staging/production configurations ([2404e61](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/2404e6164c3b50ffccbea5238d636060d6abe4d6))
+* **config:** update application.yml for staging and production environments ([6113432](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/6113432a14c476a3a0dfc0d449e17d023697f2ba))
+* implement GameRules with isInCheck, legalMoves, gameStatus ([94a02ff](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/94a02ff6849436d9496c70a0f16c21666dae8e4e))
+* implement legal castling ([#1](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/1)) ([00d326c](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/00d326c1ba67711fbe180f04e1100c3f01dd0254))
+* **logging:** add DEBUG/INFO/WARN logging across services (NCS-72) ([#41](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/41)) ([804a4bf](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/804a4bf179e3dfb19e2be4390e7e543caf5237c6))
+* NCS-10 Implement Pawn Promotion ([#12](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/12)) ([13bfc16](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/13bfc16cfe25db78ec607db523ca6d993c13430c))
+* NCS-11 50-move rule ([#9](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/9)) ([412ed98](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/412ed986a95703a3b282276540153480ceed229d))
+* NCS-13 Implement Threefold Repetition ([#31](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/31)) ([767d305](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/767d3051a76c266050b6335774d66e2db2273c16))
+* NCS-14 implemented insufficient moves rule ([#30](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/30)) ([b0399a4](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/b0399a4e489950083066c9538df9a84dcc7a4613))
+* NCS-16 Core Separation via Patterns ([#10](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/10)) ([1361dfc](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/1361dfc89553b146864fb8ff3526cf12cf3f293a))
+* NCS-17 Implement basic ScalaFX UI ([#14](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/14)) ([3ff8031](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/3ff80318b4f16c59733a46498581a5c27f048287))
+* NCS-21 Write Scripts to automate certain tasks ([#15](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/15)) ([8051871](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/80518719d536a087d339fe02530825dc07f8b388))
+* NCS-25 Add linters to keep quality up ([#27](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/27)) ([fd4e67d](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/fd4e67d4f782a7e955822d90cb909d0a81676fb2))
+* NCS-37 Quarkus integration ([#35](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/35)) ([f088c4e](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/f088c4e9ffcc498d3d1b6f01e8f50042d5830d55))
+* NCS-40 Rework Draw System ([#34](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/34)) ([33e785d](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/33e785d22af87724839b62ae91dfe74a05b398c3))
+* NCS-41 Bot Platform ([#33](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/33)) ([8744bee](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/8744bee2dd20966dae90a09c21a43d5b06f59e00))
+* NCS-53 changed IO to MicroService for easier scaling ([#37](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/37)) ([b5a2966](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/b5a2966adafa9650f0f7d601bdeb8fdd13710327))
+* NCS-6 Implementing FEN & PGN ([#7](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/7)) ([f28e69d](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/f28e69dc181416aa2f221fdc4b45c2cda5efbf07))
+* NCS-9 En passant implementation ([#8](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/8)) ([919beb3](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/919beb3b4bfa8caf2f90976a415fe9b19b7e9747))
+* **rule:** Rules as a microservice ([#39](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/39)) ([093134d](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/093134d36c6844ba02a36a28d5d044f09291cd1d))
+* true-microservices ([#40](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/40)) ([5909242](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/590924254e8a2754de661a57a03e43f89ceb6299))
+* wire check/checkmate/stalemate into processMove and gameLoop ([5264a22](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/5264a225418b885c5e6ea6411b96f85e38837f6c))
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* add missing kings to gameLoop capture test board ([aedd787](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/aedd787b77203c2af934751dba7b784eaf165032))
+* **auth:** change InternalAuthFilter to use @Singleton and add HTTP tests for secret validation ([c08d530](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/c08d5303eb9e70d36c8eebf6a061ccb71e118fe5))
+* **auth:** update InternalAuthFilter to use @ApplicationScoped and add index-dependency configuration ([6e0fd95](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/6e0fd9523e001756ce7109e639ebb54be4fcdabf))
+* correct test board positions and captureOutput/withInput interaction ([f0481e2](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/f0481e2561b779df00925b46ee281dc36a795150))
+* **heartbeat:** inject ObjectMapper into InstanceHeartbeatService ([#42](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/42)) ([0c98151](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/0c981517da1f94cd10ae396e47bde2b35d0b3ba0))
+* IO microservice ([#38](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/38)) ([a386f57](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/a386f57c21d34ead6cc6f92836c52b714597e289))
+* Lints ([dc224ab](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/dc224abe26acf5361c56956006e1cc51b75b0b7e))
+* **redis:** add max pool wait time and switch to ReactiveRedisDataSource for heartbeat updates ([33e5017](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/33e5017f51a998327b180f778f73964cc10c05d3))
+* **redis:** enhance GameRedisSubscriberManager to use ReactiveRedisDataSource and improve subscription handling ([0eb752d](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/0eb752d4935377f75aab710b7f4eda4b29098e6a))
+* **redis:** prevent concurrent Redis heartbeat refreshes using AtomicBoolean ([847b132](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/847b13202cb909d18ca3304c27ebe17ce2312b8e))
+* **redis:** simplify refreshRedisHeartbeat logic and ensure proper error handling ([1813ea1](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/1813ea1d2d5d093f7925f87371b5e29820bf1136))
+* **redis:** update Redis configuration with max pool size and waiting parameters ([5baf6a7](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/5baf6a7cdbea484fc49c02e2b5a1c3919b7fa2c4))
+* update main class path in build configuration and adjust VCS directory mapping ([7b1f8b1](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/7b1f8b117623d327232a1a92a8a44d18582e0189))
+* update move validation to check for king safety ([#13](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/13)) ([e5e20c5](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/e5e20c566e368b12ca1dc59680c34e9112bf6762))
+##  (2026-05-10)
+
+### Features
+
+* add GameRules stub with PositionStatus enum ([76d4168](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/76d4168038de23e5d6083d4e8f0504fbf31d15a3))
+* add MovedInCheck/Checkmate/Stalemate MoveResult variants (stub dispatch) ([8b7ec57](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/8b7ec57e5ea6ee1615a1883848a426dc07d26364))
+* **config:** update application.yml for PostgreSQL and remove staging/production configurations ([2404e61](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/2404e6164c3b50ffccbea5238d636060d6abe4d6))
+* **config:** update application.yml for staging and production environments ([6113432](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/6113432a14c476a3a0dfc0d449e17d023697f2ba))
+* implement GameRules with isInCheck, legalMoves, gameStatus ([94a02ff](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/94a02ff6849436d9496c70a0f16c21666dae8e4e))
+* implement legal castling ([#1](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/1)) ([00d326c](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/00d326c1ba67711fbe180f04e1100c3f01dd0254))
+* **logging:** add DEBUG/INFO/WARN logging across services (NCS-72) ([#41](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/41)) ([804a4bf](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/804a4bf179e3dfb19e2be4390e7e543caf5237c6))
+* NCS-10 Implement Pawn Promotion ([#12](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/12)) ([13bfc16](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/13bfc16cfe25db78ec607db523ca6d993c13430c))
+* NCS-11 50-move rule ([#9](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/9)) ([412ed98](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/412ed986a95703a3b282276540153480ceed229d))
+* NCS-13 Implement Threefold Repetition ([#31](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/31)) ([767d305](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/767d3051a76c266050b6335774d66e2db2273c16))
+* NCS-14 implemented insufficient moves rule ([#30](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/30)) ([b0399a4](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/b0399a4e489950083066c9538df9a84dcc7a4613))
+* NCS-16 Core Separation via Patterns ([#10](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/10)) ([1361dfc](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/1361dfc89553b146864fb8ff3526cf12cf3f293a))
+* NCS-17 Implement basic ScalaFX UI ([#14](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/14)) ([3ff8031](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/3ff80318b4f16c59733a46498581a5c27f048287))
+* NCS-21 Write Scripts to automate certain tasks ([#15](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/15)) ([8051871](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/80518719d536a087d339fe02530825dc07f8b388))
+* NCS-25 Add linters to keep quality up ([#27](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/27)) ([fd4e67d](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/fd4e67d4f782a7e955822d90cb909d0a81676fb2))
+* NCS-37 Quarkus integration ([#35](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/35)) ([f088c4e](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/f088c4e9ffcc498d3d1b6f01e8f50042d5830d55))
+* NCS-40 Rework Draw System ([#34](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/34)) ([33e785d](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/33e785d22af87724839b62ae91dfe74a05b398c3))
+* NCS-41 Bot Platform ([#33](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/33)) ([8744bee](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/8744bee2dd20966dae90a09c21a43d5b06f59e00))
+* NCS-53 changed IO to MicroService for easier scaling ([#37](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/37)) ([b5a2966](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/b5a2966adafa9650f0f7d601bdeb8fdd13710327))
+* NCS-6 Implementing FEN & PGN ([#7](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/7)) ([f28e69d](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/f28e69dc181416aa2f221fdc4b45c2cda5efbf07))
+* NCS-78 Add Traceability to the Applications ([#48](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/48)) ([c96a09b](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/c96a09bb5cee59fc23205bb63baa8b217a7e1b00))
+* NCS-9 En passant implementation ([#8](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/8)) ([919beb3](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/919beb3b4bfa8caf2f90976a415fe9b19b7e9747))
+* **rule:** Rules as a microservice ([#39](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/39)) ([093134d](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/093134d36c6844ba02a36a28d5d044f09291cd1d))
+* true-microservices ([#40](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/40)) ([5909242](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/590924254e8a2754de661a57a03e43f89ceb6299))
+* wire check/checkmate/stalemate into processMove and gameLoop ([5264a22](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/5264a225418b885c5e6ea6411b96f85e38837f6c))
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* add missing kings to gameLoop capture test board ([aedd787](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/aedd787b77203c2af934751dba7b784eaf165032))
+* **auth:** change InternalAuthFilter to use @Singleton and add HTTP tests for secret validation ([c08d530](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/c08d5303eb9e70d36c8eebf6a061ccb71e118fe5))
+* **auth:** update InternalAuthFilter to use @ApplicationScoped and add index-dependency configuration ([6e0fd95](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/6e0fd9523e001756ce7109e639ebb54be4fcdabf))
+* correct test board positions and captureOutput/withInput interaction ([f0481e2](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/f0481e2561b779df00925b46ee281dc36a795150))
+* **heartbeat:** inject ObjectMapper into InstanceHeartbeatService ([#42](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/42)) ([0c98151](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/0c981517da1f94cd10ae396e47bde2b35d0b3ba0))
+* IO microservice ([#38](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/38)) ([a386f57](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/a386f57c21d34ead6cc6f92836c52b714597e289))
+* Lints ([dc224ab](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/dc224abe26acf5361c56956006e1cc51b75b0b7e))
+* **redis:** add max pool wait time and switch to ReactiveRedisDataSource for heartbeat updates ([33e5017](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/33e5017f51a998327b180f778f73964cc10c05d3))
+* **redis:** enhance GameRedisSubscriberManager to use ReactiveRedisDataSource and improve subscription handling ([0eb752d](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/0eb752d4935377f75aab710b7f4eda4b29098e6a))
+* **redis:** prevent concurrent Redis heartbeat refreshes using AtomicBoolean ([847b132](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/847b13202cb909d18ca3304c27ebe17ce2312b8e))
+* **redis:** simplify refreshRedisHeartbeat logic and ensure proper error handling ([1813ea1](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/1813ea1d2d5d093f7925f87371b5e29820bf1136))
+* **redis:** update Redis configuration with max pool size and waiting parameters ([5baf6a7](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/5baf6a7cdbea484fc49c02e2b5a1c3919b7fa2c4))
+* update main class path in build configuration and adjust VCS directory mapping ([7b1f8b1](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/7b1f8b117623d327232a1a92a8a44d18582e0189))
+* update move validation to check for king safety ([#13](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/13)) ([e5e20c5](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/e5e20c566e368b12ca1dc59680c34e9112bf6762))
+##  (2026-05-10)
+
+### Features
+
+* add GameRules stub with PositionStatus enum ([76d4168](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/76d4168038de23e5d6083d4e8f0504fbf31d15a3))
+* add MovedInCheck/Checkmate/Stalemate MoveResult variants (stub dispatch) ([8b7ec57](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/8b7ec57e5ea6ee1615a1883848a426dc07d26364))
+* **config:** update application.yml for PostgreSQL and remove staging/production configurations ([2404e61](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/2404e6164c3b50ffccbea5238d636060d6abe4d6))
+* **config:** update application.yml for staging and production environments ([6113432](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/6113432a14c476a3a0dfc0d449e17d023697f2ba))
+* configure logging and add OpenTelemetry support ([#49](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/49)) ([d57c488](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/d57c4886612d1d92da0e1b79209fc83e6ef537a1))
+* implement GameRules with isInCheck, legalMoves, gameStatus ([94a02ff](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/94a02ff6849436d9496c70a0f16c21666dae8e4e))
+* implement legal castling ([#1](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/1)) ([00d326c](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/00d326c1ba67711fbe180f04e1100c3f01dd0254))
+* **logging:** add DEBUG/INFO/WARN logging across services (NCS-72) ([#41](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/41)) ([804a4bf](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/804a4bf179e3dfb19e2be4390e7e543caf5237c6))
+* NCS-10 Implement Pawn Promotion ([#12](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/12)) ([13bfc16](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/13bfc16cfe25db78ec607db523ca6d993c13430c))
+* NCS-11 50-move rule ([#9](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/9)) ([412ed98](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/412ed986a95703a3b282276540153480ceed229d))
+* NCS-13 Implement Threefold Repetition ([#31](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/31)) ([767d305](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/767d3051a76c266050b6335774d66e2db2273c16))
+* NCS-14 implemented insufficient moves rule ([#30](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/30)) ([b0399a4](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/b0399a4e489950083066c9538df9a84dcc7a4613))
+* NCS-16 Core Separation via Patterns ([#10](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/10)) ([1361dfc](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/1361dfc89553b146864fb8ff3526cf12cf3f293a))
+* NCS-17 Implement basic ScalaFX UI ([#14](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/14)) ([3ff8031](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/3ff80318b4f16c59733a46498581a5c27f048287))
+* NCS-21 Write Scripts to automate certain tasks ([#15](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/15)) ([8051871](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/80518719d536a087d339fe02530825dc07f8b388))
+* NCS-25 Add linters to keep quality up ([#27](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/27)) ([fd4e67d](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/fd4e67d4f782a7e955822d90cb909d0a81676fb2))
+* NCS-37 Quarkus integration ([#35](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/35)) ([f088c4e](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/f088c4e9ffcc498d3d1b6f01e8f50042d5830d55))
+* NCS-40 Rework Draw System ([#34](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/34)) ([33e785d](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/33e785d22af87724839b62ae91dfe74a05b398c3))
+* NCS-41 Bot Platform ([#33](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/33)) ([8744bee](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/8744bee2dd20966dae90a09c21a43d5b06f59e00))
+* NCS-53 changed IO to MicroService for easier scaling ([#37](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/37)) ([b5a2966](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/b5a2966adafa9650f0f7d601bdeb8fdd13710327))
+* NCS-6 Implementing FEN & PGN ([#7](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/7)) ([f28e69d](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/f28e69dc181416aa2f221fdc4b45c2cda5efbf07))
+* NCS-78 Add Traceability to the Applications ([#48](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/48)) ([c96a09b](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/c96a09bb5cee59fc23205bb63baa8b217a7e1b00))
+* NCS-9 En passant implementation ([#8](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/8)) ([919beb3](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/919beb3b4bfa8caf2f90976a415fe9b19b7e9747))
+* **rule:** Rules as a microservice ([#39](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/39)) ([093134d](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/093134d36c6844ba02a36a28d5d044f09291cd1d))
+* true-microservices ([#40](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/40)) ([5909242](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/590924254e8a2754de661a57a03e43f89ceb6299))
+* wire check/checkmate/stalemate into processMove and gameLoop ([5264a22](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/5264a225418b885c5e6ea6411b96f85e38837f6c))
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* add missing kings to gameLoop capture test board ([aedd787](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/aedd787b77203c2af934751dba7b784eaf165032))
+* **auth:** change InternalAuthFilter to use @Singleton and add HTTP tests for secret validation ([c08d530](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/c08d5303eb9e70d36c8eebf6a061ccb71e118fe5))
+* **auth:** update InternalAuthFilter to use @ApplicationScoped and add index-dependency configuration ([6e0fd95](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/6e0fd9523e001756ce7109e639ebb54be4fcdabf))
+* correct test board positions and captureOutput/withInput interaction ([f0481e2](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/f0481e2561b779df00925b46ee281dc36a795150))
+* **heartbeat:** inject ObjectMapper into InstanceHeartbeatService ([#42](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/42)) ([0c98151](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/0c981517da1f94cd10ae396e47bde2b35d0b3ba0))
+* IO microservice ([#38](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/38)) ([a386f57](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/a386f57c21d34ead6cc6f92836c52b714597e289))
+* Lints ([dc224ab](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/dc224abe26acf5361c56956006e1cc51b75b0b7e))
+* **redis:** add max pool wait time and switch to ReactiveRedisDataSource for heartbeat updates ([33e5017](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/33e5017f51a998327b180f778f73964cc10c05d3))
+* **redis:** enhance GameRedisSubscriberManager to use ReactiveRedisDataSource and improve subscription handling ([0eb752d](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/0eb752d4935377f75aab710b7f4eda4b29098e6a))
+* **redis:** prevent concurrent Redis heartbeat refreshes using AtomicBoolean ([847b132](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/847b13202cb909d18ca3304c27ebe17ce2312b8e))
+* **redis:** simplify refreshRedisHeartbeat logic and ensure proper error handling ([1813ea1](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/1813ea1d2d5d093f7925f87371b5e29820bf1136))
+* **redis:** update Redis configuration with max pool size and waiting parameters ([5baf6a7](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/5baf6a7cdbea484fc49c02e2b5a1c3919b7fa2c4))
+* update main class path in build configuration and adjust VCS directory mapping ([7b1f8b1](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/7b1f8b117623d327232a1a92a8a44d18582e0189))
+* update move validation to check for king safety ([#13](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/13)) ([e5e20c5](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/e5e20c566e368b12ca1dc59680c34e9112bf6762))
+##  (2026-05-11)
+
+### Features
+
+* add GameRules stub with PositionStatus enum ([76d4168](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/76d4168038de23e5d6083d4e8f0504fbf31d15a3))
+* add initialization metrics for various services ([d438e97](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/d438e97f32bdde0bfc63c1b4a8cc810cdd093166))
+* add MovedInCheck/Checkmate/Stalemate MoveResult variants (stub dispatch) ([8b7ec57](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/8b7ec57e5ea6ee1615a1883848a426dc07d26364))
+* **config:** update application.yml for PostgreSQL and remove staging/production configurations ([2404e61](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/2404e6164c3b50ffccbea5238d636060d6abe4d6))
+* **config:** update application.yml for staging and production environments ([6113432](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/6113432a14c476a3a0dfc0d449e17d023697f2ba))
+* configure logging and add OpenTelemetry support ([#49](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/49)) ([d57c488](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/d57c4886612d1d92da0e1b79209fc83e6ef537a1))
+* implement GameRules with isInCheck, legalMoves, gameStatus ([94a02ff](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/94a02ff6849436d9496c70a0f16c21666dae8e4e))
+* implement legal castling ([#1](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/1)) ([00d326c](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/00d326c1ba67711fbe180f04e1100c3f01dd0254))
+* **logging:** add DEBUG/INFO/WARN logging across services (NCS-72) ([#41](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/41)) ([804a4bf](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/804a4bf179e3dfb19e2be4390e7e543caf5237c6))
+* NCS-10 Implement Pawn Promotion ([#12](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/12)) ([13bfc16](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/13bfc16cfe25db78ec607db523ca6d993c13430c))
+* NCS-11 50-move rule ([#9](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/9)) ([412ed98](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/412ed986a95703a3b282276540153480ceed229d))
+* NCS-13 Implement Threefold Repetition ([#31](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/31)) ([767d305](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/767d3051a76c266050b6335774d66e2db2273c16))
+* NCS-14 implemented insufficient moves rule ([#30](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/30)) ([b0399a4](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/b0399a4e489950083066c9538df9a84dcc7a4613))
+* NCS-16 Core Separation via Patterns ([#10](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/10)) ([1361dfc](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/1361dfc89553b146864fb8ff3526cf12cf3f293a))
+* NCS-17 Implement basic ScalaFX UI ([#14](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/14)) ([3ff8031](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/3ff80318b4f16c59733a46498581a5c27f048287))
+* NCS-21 Write Scripts to automate certain tasks ([#15](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/15)) ([8051871](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/80518719d536a087d339fe02530825dc07f8b388))
+* NCS-25 Add linters to keep quality up ([#27](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/27)) ([fd4e67d](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/fd4e67d4f782a7e955822d90cb909d0a81676fb2))
+* NCS-37 Quarkus integration ([#35](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/35)) ([f088c4e](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/f088c4e9ffcc498d3d1b6f01e8f50042d5830d55))
+* NCS-40 Rework Draw System ([#34](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/34)) ([33e785d](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/33e785d22af87724839b62ae91dfe74a05b398c3))
+* NCS-41 Bot Platform ([#33](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/33)) ([8744bee](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/8744bee2dd20966dae90a09c21a43d5b06f59e00))
+* NCS-53 changed IO to MicroService for easier scaling ([#37](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/37)) ([b5a2966](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/b5a2966adafa9650f0f7d601bdeb8fdd13710327))
+* NCS-6 Implementing FEN & PGN ([#7](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/7)) ([f28e69d](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/f28e69dc181416aa2f221fdc4b45c2cda5efbf07))
+* NCS-78 Add Traceability to the Applications ([#48](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/48)) ([c96a09b](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/c96a09bb5cee59fc23205bb63baa8b217a7e1b00))
+* NCS-9 En passant implementation ([#8](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/8)) ([919beb3](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/919beb3b4bfa8caf2f90976a415fe9b19b7e9747))
+* **rule:** Rules as a microservice ([#39](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/39)) ([093134d](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/093134d36c6844ba02a36a28d5d044f09291cd1d))
+* true-microservices ([#40](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/40)) ([5909242](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/590924254e8a2754de661a57a03e43f89ceb6299))
+* wire check/checkmate/stalemate into processMove and gameLoop ([5264a22](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/5264a225418b885c5e6ea6411b96f85e38837f6c))
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* add missing kings to gameLoop capture test board ([aedd787](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/aedd787b77203c2af934751dba7b784eaf165032))
+* **auth:** change InternalAuthFilter to use @Singleton and add HTTP tests for secret validation ([c08d530](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/c08d5303eb9e70d36c8eebf6a061ccb71e118fe5))
+* **auth:** update InternalAuthFilter to use @ApplicationScoped and add index-dependency configuration ([6e0fd95](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/6e0fd9523e001756ce7109e639ebb54be4fcdabf))
+* correct test board positions and captureOutput/withInput interaction ([f0481e2](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/f0481e2561b779df00925b46ee281dc36a795150))
+* **heartbeat:** inject ObjectMapper into InstanceHeartbeatService ([#42](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/42)) ([0c98151](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/0c981517da1f94cd10ae396e47bde2b35d0b3ba0))
+* IO microservice ([#38](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/38)) ([a386f57](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/a386f57c21d34ead6cc6f92836c52b714597e289))
+* Lints ([dc224ab](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/dc224abe26acf5361c56956006e1cc51b75b0b7e))
+* **redis:** add max pool wait time and switch to ReactiveRedisDataSource for heartbeat updates ([33e5017](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/33e5017f51a998327b180f778f73964cc10c05d3))
+* **redis:** enhance GameRedisSubscriberManager to use ReactiveRedisDataSource and improve subscription handling ([0eb752d](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/0eb752d4935377f75aab710b7f4eda4b29098e6a))
+* **redis:** prevent concurrent Redis heartbeat refreshes using AtomicBoolean ([847b132](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/847b13202cb909d18ca3304c27ebe17ce2312b8e))
+* **redis:** simplify refreshRedisHeartbeat logic and ensure proper error handling ([1813ea1](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/1813ea1d2d5d093f7925f87371b5e29820bf1136))
+* **redis:** update Redis configuration with max pool size and waiting parameters ([5baf6a7](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/5baf6a7cdbea484fc49c02e2b5a1c3919b7fa2c4))
+* update main class path in build configuration and adjust VCS directory mapping ([7b1f8b1](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/7b1f8b117623d327232a1a92a8a44d18582e0189))
+* update move validation to check for king safety ([#13](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/13)) ([e5e20c5](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/e5e20c566e368b12ca1dc59680c34e9112bf6762))
+##  (2026-05-12)
+
+### Features
+
+* add GameRules stub with PositionStatus enum ([76d4168](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/76d4168038de23e5d6083d4e8f0504fbf31d15a3))
+* add initialization metrics for various services ([d438e97](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/d438e97f32bdde0bfc63c1b4a8cc810cdd093166))
+* add MovedInCheck/Checkmate/Stalemate MoveResult variants (stub dispatch) ([8b7ec57](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/8b7ec57e5ea6ee1615a1883848a426dc07d26364))
+* add OpenTelemetry trace configuration with parentbased sampler ([3904d5a](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/3904d5ad8ad4930ddee65287a7bfab785a6148f5))
+* **config:** update application.yml for PostgreSQL and remove staging/production configurations ([2404e61](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/2404e6164c3b50ffccbea5238d636060d6abe4d6))
+* **config:** update application.yml for staging and production environments ([6113432](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/6113432a14c476a3a0dfc0d449e17d023697f2ba))
+* configure logging and add OpenTelemetry support ([#49](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/49)) ([d57c488](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/d57c4886612d1d92da0e1b79209fc83e6ef537a1))
+* implement GameRules with isInCheck, legalMoves, gameStatus ([94a02ff](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/94a02ff6849436d9496c70a0f16c21666dae8e4e))
+* implement legal castling ([#1](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/1)) ([00d326c](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/00d326c1ba67711fbe180f04e1100c3f01dd0254))
+* **logging:** add DEBUG/INFO/WARN logging across services (NCS-72) ([#41](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/41)) ([804a4bf](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/804a4bf179e3dfb19e2be4390e7e543caf5237c6))
+* NCS-10 Implement Pawn Promotion ([#12](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/12)) ([13bfc16](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/13bfc16cfe25db78ec607db523ca6d993c13430c))
+* NCS-11 50-move rule ([#9](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/9)) ([412ed98](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/412ed986a95703a3b282276540153480ceed229d))
+* NCS-13 Implement Threefold Repetition ([#31](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/31)) ([767d305](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/767d3051a76c266050b6335774d66e2db2273c16))
+* NCS-14 implemented insufficient moves rule ([#30](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/30)) ([b0399a4](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/b0399a4e489950083066c9538df9a84dcc7a4613))
+* NCS-16 Core Separation via Patterns ([#10](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/10)) ([1361dfc](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/1361dfc89553b146864fb8ff3526cf12cf3f293a))
+* NCS-17 Implement basic ScalaFX UI ([#14](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/14)) ([3ff8031](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/3ff80318b4f16c59733a46498581a5c27f048287))
+* NCS-21 Write Scripts to automate certain tasks ([#15](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/15)) ([8051871](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/80518719d536a087d339fe02530825dc07f8b388))
+* NCS-25 Add linters to keep quality up ([#27](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/27)) ([fd4e67d](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/fd4e67d4f782a7e955822d90cb909d0a81676fb2))
+* NCS-37 Quarkus integration ([#35](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/35)) ([f088c4e](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/f088c4e9ffcc498d3d1b6f01e8f50042d5830d55))
+* NCS-40 Rework Draw System ([#34](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/34)) ([33e785d](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/33e785d22af87724839b62ae91dfe74a05b398c3))
+* NCS-41 Bot Platform ([#33](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/33)) ([8744bee](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/8744bee2dd20966dae90a09c21a43d5b06f59e00))
+* NCS-53 changed IO to MicroService for easier scaling ([#37](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/37)) ([b5a2966](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/b5a2966adafa9650f0f7d601bdeb8fdd13710327))
+* NCS-6 Implementing FEN & PGN ([#7](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/7)) ([f28e69d](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/f28e69dc181416aa2f221fdc4b45c2cda5efbf07))
+* NCS-78 Add Traceability to the Applications ([#48](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/48)) ([c96a09b](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/c96a09bb5cee59fc23205bb63baa8b217a7e1b00))
+* NCS-9 En passant implementation ([#8](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/8)) ([919beb3](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/919beb3b4bfa8caf2f90976a415fe9b19b7e9747))
+* **rule:** Rules as a microservice ([#39](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/39)) ([093134d](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/093134d36c6844ba02a36a28d5d044f09291cd1d))
+* true-microservices ([#40](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/40)) ([5909242](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/590924254e8a2754de661a57a03e43f89ceb6299))
+* wire check/checkmate/stalemate into processMove and gameLoop ([5264a22](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/5264a225418b885c5e6ea6411b96f85e38837f6c))
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* add missing kings to gameLoop capture test board ([aedd787](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/aedd787b77203c2af934751dba7b784eaf165032))
+* **auth:** change InternalAuthFilter to use @Singleton and add HTTP tests for secret validation ([c08d530](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/c08d5303eb9e70d36c8eebf6a061ccb71e118fe5))
+* **auth:** update InternalAuthFilter to use @ApplicationScoped and add index-dependency configuration ([6e0fd95](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/6e0fd9523e001756ce7109e639ebb54be4fcdabf))
+* correct test board positions and captureOutput/withInput interaction ([f0481e2](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/f0481e2561b779df00925b46ee281dc36a795150))
+* **heartbeat:** inject ObjectMapper into InstanceHeartbeatService ([#42](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/42)) ([0c98151](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/0c981517da1f94cd10ae396e47bde2b35d0b3ba0))
+* IO microservice ([#38](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/38)) ([a386f57](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/a386f57c21d34ead6cc6f92836c52b714597e289))
+* Lints ([dc224ab](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/dc224abe26acf5361c56956006e1cc51b75b0b7e))
+* **redis:** add max pool wait time and switch to ReactiveRedisDataSource for heartbeat updates ([33e5017](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/33e5017f51a998327b180f778f73964cc10c05d3))
+* **redis:** enhance GameRedisSubscriberManager to use ReactiveRedisDataSource and improve subscription handling ([0eb752d](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/0eb752d4935377f75aab710b7f4eda4b29098e6a))
+* **redis:** prevent concurrent Redis heartbeat refreshes using AtomicBoolean ([847b132](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/847b13202cb909d18ca3304c27ebe17ce2312b8e))
+* **redis:** simplify refreshRedisHeartbeat logic and ensure proper error handling ([1813ea1](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/1813ea1d2d5d093f7925f87371b5e29820bf1136))
+* **redis:** update Redis configuration with max pool size and waiting parameters ([5baf6a7](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/5baf6a7cdbea484fc49c02e2b5a1c3919b7fa2c4))
+* update main class path in build configuration and adjust VCS directory mapping ([7b1f8b1](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/7b1f8b117623d327232a1a92a8a44d18582e0189))
+* update move validation to check for king safety ([#13](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/13)) ([e5e20c5](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/e5e20c566e368b12ca1dc59680c34e9112bf6762))
+##  (2026-05-12)
+
+### Features
+
+* add authentication permissions for metrics endpoints in application.yml ([04edd4d](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/04edd4d6fd8a63196c36f6d67992832febc9bebb))
+* add GameRules stub with PositionStatus enum ([76d4168](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/76d4168038de23e5d6083d4e8f0504fbf31d15a3))
+* add initialization metrics for various services ([d438e97](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/d438e97f32bdde0bfc63c1b4a8cc810cdd093166))
+* add MovedInCheck/Checkmate/Stalemate MoveResult variants (stub dispatch) ([8b7ec57](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/8b7ec57e5ea6ee1615a1883848a426dc07d26364))
+* add OpenTelemetry trace configuration with parentbased sampler ([3904d5a](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/3904d5ad8ad4930ddee65287a7bfab785a6148f5))
+* **config:** update application.yml for PostgreSQL and remove staging/production configurations ([2404e61](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/2404e6164c3b50ffccbea5238d636060d6abe4d6))
+* **config:** update application.yml for staging and production environments ([6113432](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/6113432a14c476a3a0dfc0d449e17d023697f2ba))
+* configure logging and add OpenTelemetry support ([#49](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/49)) ([d57c488](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/d57c4886612d1d92da0e1b79209fc83e6ef537a1))
+* implement GameRules with isInCheck, legalMoves, gameStatus ([94a02ff](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/94a02ff6849436d9496c70a0f16c21666dae8e4e))
+* implement legal castling ([#1](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/1)) ([00d326c](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/00d326c1ba67711fbe180f04e1100c3f01dd0254))
+* **logging:** add DEBUG/INFO/WARN logging across services (NCS-72) ([#41](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/41)) ([804a4bf](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/804a4bf179e3dfb19e2be4390e7e543caf5237c6))
+* NCS-10 Implement Pawn Promotion ([#12](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/12)) ([13bfc16](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/13bfc16cfe25db78ec607db523ca6d993c13430c))
+* NCS-11 50-move rule ([#9](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/9)) ([412ed98](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/412ed986a95703a3b282276540153480ceed229d))
+* NCS-13 Implement Threefold Repetition ([#31](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/31)) ([767d305](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/767d3051a76c266050b6335774d66e2db2273c16))
+* NCS-14 implemented insufficient moves rule ([#30](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/30)) ([b0399a4](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/b0399a4e489950083066c9538df9a84dcc7a4613))
+* NCS-16 Core Separation via Patterns ([#10](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/10)) ([1361dfc](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/1361dfc89553b146864fb8ff3526cf12cf3f293a))
+* NCS-17 Implement basic ScalaFX UI ([#14](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/14)) ([3ff8031](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/3ff80318b4f16c59733a46498581a5c27f048287))
+* NCS-21 Write Scripts to automate certain tasks ([#15](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/15)) ([8051871](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/80518719d536a087d339fe02530825dc07f8b388))
+* NCS-25 Add linters to keep quality up ([#27](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/27)) ([fd4e67d](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/fd4e67d4f782a7e955822d90cb909d0a81676fb2))
+* NCS-37 Quarkus integration ([#35](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/35)) ([f088c4e](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/f088c4e9ffcc498d3d1b6f01e8f50042d5830d55))
+* NCS-40 Rework Draw System ([#34](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/34)) ([33e785d](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/33e785d22af87724839b62ae91dfe74a05b398c3))
+* NCS-41 Bot Platform ([#33](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/33)) ([8744bee](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/8744bee2dd20966dae90a09c21a43d5b06f59e00))
+* NCS-53 changed IO to MicroService for easier scaling ([#37](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/37)) ([b5a2966](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/b5a2966adafa9650f0f7d601bdeb8fdd13710327))
+* NCS-6 Implementing FEN & PGN ([#7](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/7)) ([f28e69d](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/f28e69dc181416aa2f221fdc4b45c2cda5efbf07))
+* NCS-78 Add Traceability to the Applications ([#48](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/48)) ([c96a09b](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/c96a09bb5cee59fc23205bb63baa8b217a7e1b00))
+* NCS-9 En passant implementation ([#8](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/8)) ([919beb3](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/919beb3b4bfa8caf2f90976a415fe9b19b7e9747))
+* **rule:** Rules as a microservice ([#39](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/39)) ([093134d](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/093134d36c6844ba02a36a28d5d044f09291cd1d))
+* true-microservices ([#40](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/40)) ([5909242](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/590924254e8a2754de661a57a03e43f89ceb6299))
+* wire check/checkmate/stalemate into processMove and gameLoop ([5264a22](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/5264a225418b885c5e6ea6411b96f85e38837f6c))
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* add missing kings to gameLoop capture test board ([aedd787](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/aedd787b77203c2af934751dba7b784eaf165032))
+* **auth:** change InternalAuthFilter to use @Singleton and add HTTP tests for secret validation ([c08d530](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/c08d5303eb9e70d36c8eebf6a061ccb71e118fe5))
+* **auth:** update InternalAuthFilter to use @ApplicationScoped and add index-dependency configuration ([6e0fd95](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/6e0fd9523e001756ce7109e639ebb54be4fcdabf))
+* correct test board positions and captureOutput/withInput interaction ([f0481e2](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/f0481e2561b779df00925b46ee281dc36a795150))
+* **heartbeat:** inject ObjectMapper into InstanceHeartbeatService ([#42](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/42)) ([0c98151](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/0c981517da1f94cd10ae396e47bde2b35d0b3ba0))
+* IO microservice ([#38](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/38)) ([a386f57](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/a386f57c21d34ead6cc6f92836c52b714597e289))
+* Lints ([dc224ab](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/dc224abe26acf5361c56956006e1cc51b75b0b7e))
+* **redis:** add max pool wait time and switch to ReactiveRedisDataSource for heartbeat updates ([33e5017](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/33e5017f51a998327b180f778f73964cc10c05d3))
+* **redis:** enhance GameRedisSubscriberManager to use ReactiveRedisDataSource and improve subscription handling ([0eb752d](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/0eb752d4935377f75aab710b7f4eda4b29098e6a))
+* **redis:** prevent concurrent Redis heartbeat refreshes using AtomicBoolean ([847b132](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/847b13202cb909d18ca3304c27ebe17ce2312b8e))
+* **redis:** simplify refreshRedisHeartbeat logic and ensure proper error handling ([1813ea1](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/1813ea1d2d5d093f7925f87371b5e29820bf1136))
+* **redis:** update Redis configuration with max pool size and waiting parameters ([5baf6a7](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/5baf6a7cdbea484fc49c02e2b5a1c3919b7fa2c4))
+* update main class path in build configuration and adjust VCS directory mapping ([7b1f8b1](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/7b1f8b117623d327232a1a92a8a44d18582e0189))
+* update move validation to check for king safety ([#13](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/13)) ([e5e20c5](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/e5e20c566e368b12ca1dc59680c34e9112bf6762))
+##  (2026-05-12)
+
+### Features
+
+* add authentication permissions for metrics endpoints in application.yml ([04edd4d](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/04edd4d6fd8a63196c36f6d67992832febc9bebb))
+* add GameRules stub with PositionStatus enum ([76d4168](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/76d4168038de23e5d6083d4e8f0504fbf31d15a3))
+* add initialization metrics for various services ([d438e97](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/d438e97f32bdde0bfc63c1b4a8cc810cdd093166))
+* add MovedInCheck/Checkmate/Stalemate MoveResult variants (stub dispatch) ([8b7ec57](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/8b7ec57e5ea6ee1615a1883848a426dc07d26364))
+* add OpenTelemetry trace configuration with parentbased sampler ([3904d5a](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/3904d5ad8ad4930ddee65287a7bfab785a6148f5))
+* **config:** update application.yml for PostgreSQL and remove staging/production configurations ([2404e61](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/2404e6164c3b50ffccbea5238d636060d6abe4d6))
+* **config:** update application.yml for staging and production environments ([6113432](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/6113432a14c476a3a0dfc0d449e17d023697f2ba))
+* configure logging and add OpenTelemetry support ([#49](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/49)) ([d57c488](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/d57c4886612d1d92da0e1b79209fc83e6ef537a1))
+* implement GameRules with isInCheck, legalMoves, gameStatus ([94a02ff](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/94a02ff6849436d9496c70a0f16c21666dae8e4e))
+* implement legal castling ([#1](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/1)) ([00d326c](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/00d326c1ba67711fbe180f04e1100c3f01dd0254))
+* **logging:** add DEBUG/INFO/WARN logging across services (NCS-72) ([#41](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/41)) ([804a4bf](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/804a4bf179e3dfb19e2be4390e7e543caf5237c6))
+* NCS-10 Implement Pawn Promotion ([#12](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/12)) ([13bfc16](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/13bfc16cfe25db78ec607db523ca6d993c13430c))
+* NCS-11 50-move rule ([#9](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/9)) ([412ed98](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/412ed986a95703a3b282276540153480ceed229d))
+* NCS-13 Implement Threefold Repetition ([#31](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/31)) ([767d305](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/767d3051a76c266050b6335774d66e2db2273c16))
+* NCS-14 implemented insufficient moves rule ([#30](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/30)) ([b0399a4](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/b0399a4e489950083066c9538df9a84dcc7a4613))
+* NCS-16 Core Separation via Patterns ([#10](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/10)) ([1361dfc](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/1361dfc89553b146864fb8ff3526cf12cf3f293a))
+* NCS-17 Implement basic ScalaFX UI ([#14](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/14)) ([3ff8031](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/3ff80318b4f16c59733a46498581a5c27f048287))
+* NCS-21 Write Scripts to automate certain tasks ([#15](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/15)) ([8051871](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/80518719d536a087d339fe02530825dc07f8b388))
+* NCS-25 Add linters to keep quality up ([#27](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/27)) ([fd4e67d](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/fd4e67d4f782a7e955822d90cb909d0a81676fb2))
+* NCS-37 Quarkus integration ([#35](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/35)) ([f088c4e](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/f088c4e9ffcc498d3d1b6f01e8f50042d5830d55))
+* NCS-40 Rework Draw System ([#34](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/34)) ([33e785d](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/33e785d22af87724839b62ae91dfe74a05b398c3))
+* NCS-41 Bot Platform ([#33](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/33)) ([8744bee](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/8744bee2dd20966dae90a09c21a43d5b06f59e00))
+* NCS-53 changed IO to MicroService for easier scaling ([#37](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/37)) ([b5a2966](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/b5a2966adafa9650f0f7d601bdeb8fdd13710327))
+* NCS-6 Implementing FEN & PGN ([#7](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/7)) ([f28e69d](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/f28e69dc181416aa2f221fdc4b45c2cda5efbf07))
+* NCS-78 Add Traceability to the Applications ([#48](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/48)) ([c96a09b](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/c96a09bb5cee59fc23205bb63baa8b217a7e1b00))
+* NCS-9 En passant implementation ([#8](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/8)) ([919beb3](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/919beb3b4bfa8caf2f90976a415fe9b19b7e9747))
+* **rule:** Rules as a microservice ([#39](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/39)) ([093134d](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/093134d36c6844ba02a36a28d5d044f09291cd1d))
+* true-microservices ([#40](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/40)) ([5909242](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/590924254e8a2754de661a57a03e43f89ceb6299))
+* update application.yml with new API root paths and add Micrometer and OpenTelemetry dependencies ([72ce262](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/72ce262bc491f94297700e6002fb5d0812e2cc2a))
+* wire check/checkmate/stalemate into processMove and gameLoop ([5264a22](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/5264a225418b885c5e6ea6411b96f85e38837f6c))
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* add missing kings to gameLoop capture test board ([aedd787](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/aedd787b77203c2af934751dba7b784eaf165032))
+* **auth:** change InternalAuthFilter to use @Singleton and add HTTP tests for secret validation ([c08d530](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/c08d5303eb9e70d36c8eebf6a061ccb71e118fe5))
+* **auth:** update InternalAuthFilter to use @ApplicationScoped and add index-dependency configuration ([6e0fd95](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/6e0fd9523e001756ce7109e639ebb54be4fcdabf))
+* correct test board positions and captureOutput/withInput interaction ([f0481e2](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/f0481e2561b779df00925b46ee281dc36a795150))
+* **heartbeat:** inject ObjectMapper into InstanceHeartbeatService ([#42](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/42)) ([0c98151](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/0c981517da1f94cd10ae396e47bde2b35d0b3ba0))
+* IO microservice ([#38](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/38)) ([a386f57](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/a386f57c21d34ead6cc6f92836c52b714597e289))
+* Lints ([dc224ab](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/dc224abe26acf5361c56956006e1cc51b75b0b7e))
+* **redis:** add max pool wait time and switch to ReactiveRedisDataSource for heartbeat updates ([33e5017](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/33e5017f51a998327b180f778f73964cc10c05d3))
+* **redis:** enhance GameRedisSubscriberManager to use ReactiveRedisDataSource and improve subscription handling ([0eb752d](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/0eb752d4935377f75aab710b7f4eda4b29098e6a))
+* **redis:** prevent concurrent Redis heartbeat refreshes using AtomicBoolean ([847b132](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/847b13202cb909d18ca3304c27ebe17ce2312b8e))
+* **redis:** simplify refreshRedisHeartbeat logic and ensure proper error handling ([1813ea1](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/1813ea1d2d5d093f7925f87371b5e29820bf1136))
+* **redis:** update Redis configuration with max pool size and waiting parameters ([5baf6a7](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/5baf6a7cdbea484fc49c02e2b5a1c3919b7fa2c4))
+* update main class path in build configuration and adjust VCS directory mapping ([7b1f8b1](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/7b1f8b117623d327232a1a92a8a44d18582e0189))
+* update move validation to check for king safety ([#13](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/13)) ([e5e20c5](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/e5e20c566e368b12ca1dc59680c34e9112bf6762))
+
+### Reverts
+
+* Revert "feat: add authentication permissions for metrics endpoints in application.yml" ([a298417](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/a298417b9e4d68dc73bbf40be63d9484536e9f83))
+* Revert "refactor: update metrics paths formatting in application.yml for clarity" ([3870566](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/38705663498d5f47c40dafe2f26198589ede8656))
@@ -66,7 +66,10 @@ dependencies {
    implementation("io.quarkus:quarkus-smallrye-fault-tolerance")
    implementation("io.quarkus:quarkus-smallrye-jwt")
    implementation("io.quarkus:quarkus-smallrye-health")
+    implementation("io.quarkus:quarkus-logging-json")
    implementation("io.quarkus:quarkus-micrometer")
+    implementation("io.quarkus:quarkus-micrometer-registry-prometheus")
+    implementation("io.quarkus:quarkus-opentelemetry")
    implementation("io.quarkus:quarkus-arc")
    implementation("io.quarkus:quarkus-websockets-next")

@@ -73,6 +73,19 @@ nowchess:
        url: http://localhost:8085

 "%deployed":
+  quarkus:
+    http:
+      root-path: /api
+    log:
+      console:
+        json: true
+    otel:
+      traces:
+        sampler: parentbased_traceidratio
+        sampler-arg: 0.1
+      exporter:
+        otlp:
+          endpoint: ${OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT:http://localhost:4317}
  mp:
    jwt:
      verify:
@@ -17,10 +17,12 @@ import de.nowchess.chess.observer.*
 import de.nowchess.api.error.GameError
 import de.nowchess.api.game.WinReason.{Checkmate, Resignation}
 import de.nowchess.api.io.{GameContextExport, GameContextImport}
-import de.nowchess.api.rules.RuleSet
+import de.nowchess.api.rules.{PostMoveStatus, RuleSet}

+import io.micrometer.core.instrument.{Counter, MeterRegistry, Timer}
 import java.time.Instant
 import java.util.concurrent.{Executors, ScheduledExecutorService, ScheduledFuture, TimeUnit}
+import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicInteger

 /** Pure game engine that manages game state and notifies observers of state changes. All rule queries delegate to the
  * injected RuleSet. All user interactions go through Commands; state changes are broadcast via GameEvents.
@@ -33,6 +35,7 @@ class GameEngine(
    initialDrawOffer: Option[Color] = None,
    initialRedoStack: List[Move] = Nil,
    initialTakebackRequest: Option[Color] = None,
+    private val meterRegistry: Option[MeterRegistry] = None,
 ) extends Observable:
  // Ensure that initialBoard is set correctly for threefold repetition detection
  private val contextWithInitialBoard =
@@ -57,6 +60,17 @@ class GameEngine(
  @SuppressWarnings(Array("DisableSyntax.var"))
  private var pendingTakebackRequest: Option[Color] = initialTakebackRequest

+  meterRegistry.foreach { reg =>
+    GameEngine.activeGamesCount.incrementAndGet()
+    reg.counter("nowchess.games.started").increment()
+  }
+  private def gamesCompletedCounter(result: String): Counter =
+    meterRegistry.map(_.counter("nowchess.games.completed", "result", result)).orNull
+  private def movesProcessedCounter: Counter =
+    meterRegistry.map(_.counter("nowchess.moves.processed")).orNull
+  private def movesDurationTimer: Timer =
+    meterRegistry.map(_.timer("nowchess.moves.duration")).orNull
+
  // Start scheduler immediately for live clocks so passive expiry fires without waiting for a move.
  clockState.foreach(scheduleExpiryCheck)

@@ -165,6 +179,8 @@ class GameEngine(
      pendingTakebackRequest = None
      stopClock()
      redoStack = Nil
+      Option(gamesCompletedCounter("resignation")).foreach(_.increment())
+      GameEngine.activeGamesCount.decrementAndGet()
      notifyObservers(ResignEvent(currentContext, color))
  }

@@ -197,6 +213,8 @@ class GameEngine(
          pendingTakebackRequest = None
          stopClock()
          redoStack = Nil
+          Option(gamesCompletedCounter("draw.agreement")).foreach(_.increment())
+          GameEngine.activeGamesCount.decrementAndGet()
          notifyObservers(DrawEvent(currentContext, DrawReason.Agreement))
  }

@@ -223,11 +241,15 @@ class GameEngine(
      currentContext = currentContext.withResult(Some(GameResult.Draw(DrawReason.FiftyMoveRule)))
      stopClock()
      redoStack = Nil
+      Option(gamesCompletedCounter("draw.fifty_move")).foreach(_.increment())
+      GameEngine.activeGamesCount.decrementAndGet()
      notifyObservers(DrawEvent(currentContext, DrawReason.FiftyMoveRule))
    else if ruleSet.isThreefoldRepetition(currentContext) then
      currentContext = currentContext.withResult(Some(GameResult.Draw(DrawReason.ThreefoldRepetition)))
      stopClock()
      redoStack = Nil
+      Option(gamesCompletedCounter("draw.threefold")).foreach(_.increment())
+      GameEngine.activeGamesCount.decrementAndGet()
      notifyObservers(DrawEvent(currentContext, DrawReason.ThreefoldRepetition))
    else notifyObservers(InvalidMoveEvent(currentContext, InvalidMoveReason.DrawCannotBeClaimed))
  }
@@ -311,9 +333,18 @@ class GameEngine(
      currentContext = currentContext.withResult(Some(GameResult.Draw(reason)))
      stopClock()
      redoStack = Nil
+      Option(gamesCompletedCounter(drawReasonTag(reason))).foreach(_.increment())
+      GameEngine.activeGamesCount.decrementAndGet()
      notifyObservers(DrawEvent(currentContext, reason))
  }

+  private def drawReasonTag(reason: DrawReason): String = reason match
+    case DrawReason.Agreement            => "draw.agreement"
+    case DrawReason.FiftyMoveRule        => "draw.fifty_move"
+    case DrawReason.ThreefoldRepetition  => "draw.threefold"
+    case DrawReason.Stalemate            => "draw.stalemate"
+    case DrawReason.InsufficientMaterial => "draw.insufficient"
+
  /** Inject clock state directly (for testing). */
  private[engine] def injectClockState(cs: Option[ClockState]): Unit = synchronized { clockState = cs }

@@ -334,6 +365,11 @@ class GameEngine(
    pendingDrawOffer = None
    pendingTakebackRequest = None
    redoStack = Nil
+    val tag = result match
+      case GameResult.Draw(_) => "draw.insufficient"
+      case _                  => "timeout"
+    Option(gamesCompletedCounter(tag)).foreach(_.increment())
+    GameEngine.activeGamesCount.decrementAndGet()
    notifyObservers(TimeFlagEvent(currentContext, flagged))

  private def scheduleExpiryCheck(cs: ClockState): Unit =
@@ -369,6 +405,12 @@ class GameEngine(
  // ──── Private helpers ────

  private def executeMove(move: Move): Unit =
+    Option(movesDurationTimer) match
+      case Some(timer) => timer.record((() => executeMoveBody(move)): Runnable)
+      case None        => executeMoveBody(move)
+    Option(movesProcessedCounter).foreach(_.increment())
+
+  private def executeMoveBody(move: Move): Unit =
    if !isRedoing then
      redoStack = Nil
      pendingTakebackRequest = None
@@ -391,28 +433,36 @@ class GameEngine(
    )

    val status = ruleSet.postMoveStatus(currentContext)
-    if currentContext.result.isEmpty then
-      if status.isCheckmate then
-        val winner = currentContext.turn.opposite
-        currentContext = currentContext.withResult(Some(GameResult.Win(winner, Checkmate)))
-        cancelScheduled()
-        notifyObservers(CheckmateEvent(currentContext, winner))
-        redoStack = Nil
-      else if status.isStalemate then
-        currentContext = currentContext.withResult(Some(GameResult.Draw(DrawReason.Stalemate)))
-        cancelScheduled()
-        notifyObservers(DrawEvent(currentContext, DrawReason.Stalemate))
-        redoStack = Nil
-      else if status.isInsufficientMaterial then
-        currentContext = currentContext.withResult(Some(GameResult.Draw(DrawReason.InsufficientMaterial)))
-        cancelScheduled()
-        notifyObservers(DrawEvent(currentContext, DrawReason.InsufficientMaterial))
-        redoStack = Nil
-      else if status.isCheck then notifyObservers(CheckDetectedEvent(currentContext))
+    if currentContext.result.isEmpty then applyPostMoveStatus(status)

    if currentContext.halfMoveClock >= 100 then notifyObservers(FiftyMoveRuleAvailableEvent(currentContext))
    if status.isThreefoldRepetition then notifyObservers(ThreefoldRepetitionAvailableEvent(currentContext))

+  private def applyPostMoveStatus(status: PostMoveStatus): Unit =
+    if status.isCheckmate then
+      val winner = currentContext.turn.opposite
+      currentContext = currentContext.withResult(Some(GameResult.Win(winner, Checkmate)))
+      cancelScheduled()
+      Option(gamesCompletedCounter("checkmate")).foreach(_.increment())
+      GameEngine.activeGamesCount.decrementAndGet()
+      notifyObservers(CheckmateEvent(currentContext, winner))
+      redoStack = Nil
+    else if status.isStalemate then
+      currentContext = currentContext.withResult(Some(GameResult.Draw(DrawReason.Stalemate)))
+      cancelScheduled()
+      Option(gamesCompletedCounter("draw.stalemate")).foreach(_.increment())
+      GameEngine.activeGamesCount.decrementAndGet()
+      notifyObservers(DrawEvent(currentContext, DrawReason.Stalemate))
+      redoStack = Nil
+    else if status.isInsufficientMaterial then
+      currentContext = currentContext.withResult(Some(GameResult.Draw(DrawReason.InsufficientMaterial)))
+      cancelScheduled()
+      Option(gamesCompletedCounter("draw.insufficient")).foreach(_.increment())
+      GameEngine.activeGamesCount.decrementAndGet()
+      notifyObservers(DrawEvent(currentContext, DrawReason.InsufficientMaterial))
+      redoStack = Nil
+    else if status.isCheck then notifyObservers(CheckDetectedEvent(currentContext))
+
  private def translateMoveToNotation(move: Move, boardBefore: Board): String =
    move.moveType match
      case MoveType.CastleKingside    => "O-O"
@@ -526,3 +576,6 @@ class GameEngine(
          pendingTakebackRequest = None
          notifyObservers(TakebackDeclinedEvent(currentContext, color))
  }
+
+object GameEngine:
+  val activeGamesCount: AtomicInteger = new AtomicInteger(0)
@@ -10,8 +10,9 @@ import de.nowchess.chess.observer.Observer
 import de.nowchess.chess.registry.GameRegistry
 import de.nowchess.chess.resource.GameDtoMapper
 import de.nowchess.chess.service.InstanceHeartbeatService
+import io.quarkus.redis.datasource.ReactiveRedisDataSource
 import io.quarkus.redis.datasource.RedisDataSource
-import io.quarkus.redis.datasource.pubsub.PubSubCommands
+import io.quarkus.redis.datasource.pubsub.ReactivePubSubCommands
 import jakarta.annotation.PreDestroy
 import jakarta.enterprise.context.ApplicationScoped
 import jakarta.enterprise.inject.Instance
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ class GameRedisSubscriberManager:

  // scalafix:off DisableSyntax.var
  @Inject var redis: RedisDataSource                                       = uninitialized
+  @Inject var reactiveRedis: ReactiveRedisDataSource                       = uninitialized
  @Inject var registry: GameRegistry                                       = uninitialized
  @Inject var objectMapper: ObjectMapper                                   = uninitialized
  @Inject var redisConfig: RedisConfig                                     = uninitialized
@@ -40,7 +42,7 @@ class GameRedisSubscriberManager:
    if heartbeatServiceInstance.isUnsatisfied then None
    else Some(heartbeatServiceInstance.get())

-  private val c2sListeners = new ConcurrentHashMap[String, PubSubCommands.RedisSubscriber]()
+  private val c2sListeners = new ConcurrentHashMap[String, ReactivePubSubCommands.ReactiveRedisSubscriber]()
  private val s2cObservers = new ConcurrentHashMap[String, Observer]()

  private def c2sTopic(gameId: String): String =
@@ -50,35 +52,37 @@ class GameRedisSubscriberManager:
    s"${redisConfig.prefix}:game:$gameId:s2c"

  def subscribeGame(gameId: String): Unit =
-    try
-      val handler: Consumer[String] = msg => handleC2sMessage(gameId, msg)
-      val subscriber                = redis.pubsub(classOf[String]).subscribe(c2sTopic(gameId), handler)
-      c2sListeners.put(gameId, subscriber)
+    val writebackFn: String => Unit = json => redis.pubsub(classOf[String]).publish("game-writeback", json)
+    val obs = new GameRedisPublisher(
+      gameId,
+      registry,
+      redis,
+      objectMapper,
+      s2cTopicName(gameId),
+      writebackFn,
+      ioClient,
+      unsubscribeGame,
+    )
+    s2cObservers.put(gameId, obs)
+    registry.get(gameId).foreach(_.engine.subscribe(obs))
+    heartbeatServiceOpt.foreach(_.addGameSubscription(gameId))

-      val writebackFn: String => Unit = json => redis.pubsub(classOf[String]).publish("game-writeback", json)
-      val obs = new GameRedisPublisher(
-        gameId,
-        registry,
-        redis,
-        objectMapper,
-        s2cTopicName(gameId),
-        writebackFn,
-        ioClient,
-        unsubscribeGame,
+    val handler: Consumer[String] = msg => handleC2sMessage(gameId, msg)
+    reactiveRedis
+      .pubsub(classOf[String])
+      .subscribe(c2sTopic(gameId), handler)
+      .subscribe()
+      .`with`(
+        subscriber => {
+          c2sListeners.put(gameId, subscriber)
+          log.debugf("Subscribed to game %s", gameId)
+        },
+        failure => log.warnf(failure, "Redis subscription failed for game %s", gameId),
      )
-      s2cObservers.put(gameId, obs)
-      registry.get(gameId).foreach(_.engine.subscribe(obs))
-      log.debugf("Subscribed to game %s", gameId)
-
-      heartbeatServiceOpt.foreach(_.addGameSubscription(gameId))
-    catch
-      case e: Exception =>
-        log.warnf(e, "Redis subscription failed for game %s", gameId)
-        ()

  def unsubscribeGame(gameId: String): Unit =
    Option(c2sListeners.remove(gameId)).foreach { subscriber =>
-      subscriber.unsubscribe(c2sTopic(gameId))
+      subscriber.unsubscribe(c2sTopic(gameId)).subscribe().`with`(_ => (), _ => ())
    }
    Option(s2cObservers.remove(gameId)).foreach { obs =>
      registry.get(gameId).foreach(_.engine.unsubscribe(obs))
@@ -154,5 +158,5 @@ class GameRedisSubscriberManager:

  @PreDestroy
  def cleanup(): Unit =
-    c2sListeners.forEach((gameId, subscriber) => subscriber.unsubscribe(c2sTopic(gameId)))
+    c2sListeners.forEach((gameId, subscriber) => subscriber.unsubscribe(c2sTopic(gameId)).await().indefinitely())
    s2cObservers.forEach((gameId, obs) => registry.get(gameId).foreach(_.engine.unsubscribe(obs)))
@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@ import de.nowchess.chess.grpc.RuleSetGrpcAdapter
 import de.nowchess.chess.config.RedisConfig
 import de.nowchess.chess.grpc.IoGrpcClientWrapper
 import de.nowchess.chess.resource.GameDtoMapper
+import io.micrometer.core.instrument.{Gauge, MeterRegistry}
 import io.quarkus.redis.datasource.RedisDataSource
+import jakarta.annotation.PostConstruct
 import jakarta.enterprise.context.ApplicationScoped
 import jakarta.inject.Inject
 import org.eclipse.microprofile.rest.client.inject.RestClient
@@ -34,12 +36,35 @@ class RedisGameRegistry extends GameRegistry:
  @Inject var ioClient: IoGrpcClientWrapper               = uninitialized
  @Inject var ruleSetAdapter: RuleSetGrpcAdapter          = uninitialized
  @Inject @RestClient var storeClient: StoreServiceClient = uninitialized
+  @Inject var meterRegistry: MeterRegistry                = uninitialized
  // scalafix:on

  private val log          = Logger.getLogger(classOf[RedisGameRegistry])
  private val localEngines = ConcurrentHashMap[String, GameEntry]()
  private val rng          = new SecureRandom()

+  @PostConstruct
+  def initMetrics(): Unit =
+    Gauge
+      .builder("nowchess.games.active", GameEngine.activeGamesCount, _.get().toDouble)
+      .register(meterRegistry)
+    meterRegistry.counter("nowchess.games.cache.hits", "source", "local").increment(0)
+    meterRegistry.counter("nowchess.games.cache.hits", "source", "redis").increment(0)
+    meterRegistry.counter("nowchess.games.cache.hits", "source", "db").increment(0)
+    meterRegistry.counter("nowchess.games.cache.misses").increment(0)
+    meterRegistry.counter("nowchess.games.started").increment(0)
+    meterRegistry.counter("nowchess.games.completed", "result", "checkmate").increment(0)
+    meterRegistry.counter("nowchess.games.completed", "result", "draw.agreement").increment(0)
+    meterRegistry.counter("nowchess.games.completed", "result", "draw.fifty_move").increment(0)
+    meterRegistry.counter("nowchess.games.completed", "result", "draw.threefold").increment(0)
+    meterRegistry.counter("nowchess.games.completed", "result", "draw.stalemate").increment(0)
+    meterRegistry.counter("nowchess.games.completed", "result", "draw.insufficient").increment(0)
+    meterRegistry.counter("nowchess.games.completed", "result", "resignation").increment(0)
+    meterRegistry.counter("nowchess.games.completed", "result", "timeout").increment(0)
+    meterRegistry.counter("nowchess.moves.processed").increment(0)
+    meterRegistry.timer("nowchess.moves.duration").record(0L, java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS)
+    ()
+
  private def cacheKey(gameId: String) = s"${redisConfig.prefix}:game:entry:$gameId"

  def generateId(): String =
@@ -58,14 +83,17 @@ class RedisGameRegistry extends GameRegistry:
    )

  def get(gameId: String): Option[GameEntry] =
-    Option(localEngines.get(gameId)) match
+    val result = Option(localEngines.get(gameId)) match
      case Some(localEntry) =>
+        meterRegistry.counter("nowchess.games.cache.hits", "source", "local").increment()
        readRedisDto(gameId).flatMap(dto => Try(reconstruct(dto)).toOption) match
          case Some(redisEntry) if !sameSnapshot(localEntry, redisEntry) =>
            localEngines.put(gameId, redisEntry)
            Some(redisEntry)
          case _ => Some(localEntry)
      case None => fromRedis(gameId).orElse(fromDb(gameId))
+    if result.isEmpty then meterRegistry.counter("nowchess.games.cache.misses").increment()
+    result

  def update(entry: GameEntry): Unit =
    localEngines.put(entry.gameId, entry)
@@ -86,6 +114,7 @@ class RedisGameRegistry extends GameRegistry:
        }
      }
      .map { entry =>
+        meterRegistry.counter("nowchess.games.cache.hits", "source", "redis").increment()
        localEngines.put(gameId, entry)
        log.infof("Loaded game %s from Redis cache", gameId)
        entry
@@ -118,6 +147,7 @@ class RedisGameRegistry extends GameRegistry:
      (dto, reconstruct(dto))
    } match
      case scala.util.Success((dto, entry)) =>
+        meterRegistry.counter("nowchess.games.cache.hits", "source", "db").increment()
        log.infof("Loaded game %s from store service", gameId)
        localEngines.put(gameId, entry)
        redis.value(classOf[String]).setex(cacheKey(gameId), 1800L, objectMapper.writeValueAsString(dto))
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ import de.nowchess.coordinator.proto.{CoordinatorServiceGrpc, *}
 import de.nowchess.coordinator.proto.CoordinatorServiceGrpc.CoordinatorServiceStub
 import io.grpc.stub.StreamObserver
 import io.grpc.Channel
+import io.micrometer.core.instrument.{Gauge, MeterRegistry}
+import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicInteger

@ApplicationScoped
 class InstanceHeartbeatService:
@@ -32,6 +34,9 @@ class InstanceHeartbeatService:
  @Inject
  private var mapper: ObjectMapper = uninitialized

+  @Inject
+  private var meterRegistry: MeterRegistry = uninitialized
+
  @GrpcClient("coordinator-grpc")
  private var channel: Channel = uninitialized

@@ -51,14 +56,16 @@ class InstanceHeartbeatService:
  private var streamObserver: Option[StreamObserver[HeartbeatFrame]] = None
  private var heartbeatExecutor                                      = Executors.newScheduledThreadPool(1)
  private var redisHeartbeatExecutor                                 = Executors.newScheduledThreadPool(1)
-  private var subscriptionCount                                      = 0
  private var localCacheSize                                         = 0
  private var serviceActive                                          = false
  private var shuttingDown                                           = false
  // scalafix:on DisableSyntax.var
  private val redisHeartbeatPending = new AtomicBoolean(false)
+  private val subscriptionCount     = new AtomicInteger(0)

  def onStart(@Observes event: StartupEvent): Unit =
+    Gauge.builder("nowchess.instance.subscriptions", subscriptionCount, _.get().toDouble).register(meterRegistry)
+    meterRegistry.counter("nowchess.heartbeat.failures").increment(0)
    if coordinatorEnabled then
      try
        shuttingDown = false
@@ -90,7 +97,7 @@ class InstanceHeartbeatService:
    redisPrefix = prefix

  def setSubscriptionCount(count: Int): Unit =
-    subscriptionCount = count
+    subscriptionCount.set(count)

  def setLocalCacheSize(count: Int): Unit =
    localCacheSize = count
@@ -99,13 +106,13 @@ class InstanceHeartbeatService:
    if coordinatorEnabled then
      val setKey = s"$redisPrefix:instance:$instanceId:games"
      redis.set(classOf[String]).sadd(setKey, gameId)
-      subscriptionCount += 1
+      subscriptionCount.incrementAndGet()

  def removeGameSubscription(gameId: String): Unit =
    if coordinatorEnabled then
      val setKey = s"$redisPrefix:instance:$instanceId:games"
      redis.set(classOf[String]).srem(setKey, gameId)
-      subscriptionCount = Math.max(0, subscriptionCount - 1)
+      subscriptionCount.updateAndGet(c => Math.max(0, c - 1))

  private def generateInstanceId(): Unit =
    val hostname =
@@ -162,13 +169,14 @@ class InstanceHeartbeatService:
          .setHostname(getHostname)
          .setHttpPort(httpPort)
          .setGrpcPort(grpcPort)
-          .setSubscriptionCount(subscriptionCount)
+          .setSubscriptionCount(subscriptionCount.get())
          .setLocalCacheSize(localCacheSize)
          .setTimestampMillis(System.currentTimeMillis())
          .build()
        observer.onNext(frame)
      catch
        case ex: Exception =>
+          meterRegistry.counter("nowchess.heartbeat.failures").increment()
          log.warnf(ex, "Failed to send heartbeat frame")
    }

@@ -182,7 +190,7 @@ class InstanceHeartbeatService:
          "hostname"          -> getHostname,
          "httpPort"          -> httpPort,
          "grpcPort"          -> grpcPort,
-          "subscriptionCount" -> subscriptionCount,
+          "subscriptionCount" -> subscriptionCount.get(),
          "localCacheSize"    -> localCacheSize,
          "lastHeartbeat"     -> java.time.Instant.now().toString,
          "state"             -> "HEALTHY",
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 MAJOR=0
-MINOR=29
+MINOR=36
 PATCH=0
@@ -228,3 +228,71 @@
 ### Bug Fixes

 * IO microservice ([#38](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/38)) ([a386f57](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/a386f57c21d34ead6cc6f92836c52b714597e289))
+##  (2026-05-12)
+
+### Features
+
+* add OpenTelemetry trace configuration with parentbased sampler ([3904d5a](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/3904d5ad8ad4930ddee65287a7bfab785a6148f5))
+* **config:** update application.yml for PostgreSQL and remove staging/production configurations ([2404e61](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/2404e6164c3b50ffccbea5238d636060d6abe4d6))
+* **config:** update application.yml for staging and production environments ([6113432](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/6113432a14c476a3a0dfc0d449e17d023697f2ba))
+* NCS-14 implemented insufficient moves rule ([#30](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/30)) ([b0399a4](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/b0399a4e489950083066c9538df9a84dcc7a4613))
+* NCS-25 Add linters to keep quality up ([#27](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/27)) ([fd4e67d](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/fd4e67d4f782a7e955822d90cb909d0a81676fb2))
+* NCS-29 JSON - Cherry Picked ([#28](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/28)) ([dbcafd2](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/dbcafd286993e0604a6fa286c5543581a149439e))
+* NCS-30 FEN Parser using ParserCombinators ([#21](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/21)) ([b4bc72f](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/b4bc72f7e49f94d6e1bc805c68680e5fe8ef8e36))
+* NCS-31 FastParse FEN ([#22](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/22)) ([7a045d3](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/7a045d31d757bbc5aa6f4bad2664ebe8b8519cac))
+* NCS-37 Quarkus integration ([#35](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/35)) ([f088c4e](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/f088c4e9ffcc498d3d1b6f01e8f50042d5830d55))
+* NCS-41 Bot Platform ([#33](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/33)) ([8744bee](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/8744bee2dd20966dae90a09c21a43d5b06f59e00))
+* NCS-53 changed IO to MicroService for easier scaling ([#37](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/37)) ([b5a2966](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/b5a2966adafa9650f0f7d601bdeb8fdd13710327))
+* true-microservices ([#40](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/40)) ([5909242](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/590924254e8a2754de661a57a03e43f89ceb6299))
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* IO microservice ([#38](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/38)) ([a386f57](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/a386f57c21d34ead6cc6f92836c52b714597e289))
+##  (2026-05-12)
+
+### Features
+
+* add authentication permissions for metrics endpoints in application.yml ([04edd4d](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/04edd4d6fd8a63196c36f6d67992832febc9bebb))
+* add OpenTelemetry trace configuration with parentbased sampler ([3904d5a](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/3904d5ad8ad4930ddee65287a7bfab785a6148f5))
+* **config:** update application.yml for PostgreSQL and remove staging/production configurations ([2404e61](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/2404e6164c3b50ffccbea5238d636060d6abe4d6))
+* **config:** update application.yml for staging and production environments ([6113432](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/6113432a14c476a3a0dfc0d449e17d023697f2ba))
+* NCS-14 implemented insufficient moves rule ([#30](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/30)) ([b0399a4](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/b0399a4e489950083066c9538df9a84dcc7a4613))
+* NCS-25 Add linters to keep quality up ([#27](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/27)) ([fd4e67d](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/fd4e67d4f782a7e955822d90cb909d0a81676fb2))
+* NCS-29 JSON - Cherry Picked ([#28](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/28)) ([dbcafd2](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/dbcafd286993e0604a6fa286c5543581a149439e))
+* NCS-30 FEN Parser using ParserCombinators ([#21](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/21)) ([b4bc72f](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/b4bc72f7e49f94d6e1bc805c68680e5fe8ef8e36))
+* NCS-31 FastParse FEN ([#22](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/22)) ([7a045d3](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/7a045d31d757bbc5aa6f4bad2664ebe8b8519cac))
+* NCS-37 Quarkus integration ([#35](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/35)) ([f088c4e](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/f088c4e9ffcc498d3d1b6f01e8f50042d5830d55))
+* NCS-41 Bot Platform ([#33](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/33)) ([8744bee](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/8744bee2dd20966dae90a09c21a43d5b06f59e00))
+* NCS-53 changed IO to MicroService for easier scaling ([#37](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/37)) ([b5a2966](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/b5a2966adafa9650f0f7d601bdeb8fdd13710327))
+* true-microservices ([#40](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/40)) ([5909242](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/590924254e8a2754de661a57a03e43f89ceb6299))
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* IO microservice ([#38](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/38)) ([a386f57](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/a386f57c21d34ead6cc6f92836c52b714597e289))
+##  (2026-05-12)
+
+### Features
+
+* add authentication permissions for metrics endpoints in application.yml ([04edd4d](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/04edd4d6fd8a63196c36f6d67992832febc9bebb))
+* add OpenTelemetry trace configuration with parentbased sampler ([3904d5a](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/3904d5ad8ad4930ddee65287a7bfab785a6148f5))
+* **config:** update application.yml for PostgreSQL and remove staging/production configurations ([2404e61](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/2404e6164c3b50ffccbea5238d636060d6abe4d6))
+* **config:** update application.yml for staging and production environments ([6113432](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/6113432a14c476a3a0dfc0d449e17d023697f2ba))
+* NCS-14 implemented insufficient moves rule ([#30](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/30)) ([b0399a4](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/b0399a4e489950083066c9538df9a84dcc7a4613))
+* NCS-25 Add linters to keep quality up ([#27](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/27)) ([fd4e67d](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/fd4e67d4f782a7e955822d90cb909d0a81676fb2))
+* NCS-29 JSON - Cherry Picked ([#28](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/28)) ([dbcafd2](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/dbcafd286993e0604a6fa286c5543581a149439e))
+* NCS-30 FEN Parser using ParserCombinators ([#21](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/21)) ([b4bc72f](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/b4bc72f7e49f94d6e1bc805c68680e5fe8ef8e36))
+* NCS-31 FastParse FEN ([#22](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/22)) ([7a045d3](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/7a045d31d757bbc5aa6f4bad2664ebe8b8519cac))
+* NCS-37 Quarkus integration ([#35](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/35)) ([f088c4e](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/f088c4e9ffcc498d3d1b6f01e8f50042d5830d55))
+* NCS-41 Bot Platform ([#33](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/33)) ([8744bee](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/8744bee2dd20966dae90a09c21a43d5b06f59e00))
+* NCS-53 changed IO to MicroService for easier scaling ([#37](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/37)) ([b5a2966](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/b5a2966adafa9650f0f7d601bdeb8fdd13710327))
+* true-microservices ([#40](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/40)) ([5909242](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/590924254e8a2754de661a57a03e43f89ceb6299))
+* update application.yml with new API root paths and add Micrometer and OpenTelemetry dependencies ([72ce262](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/72ce262bc491f94297700e6002fb5d0812e2cc2a))
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* IO microservice ([#38](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/38)) ([a386f57](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/a386f57c21d34ead6cc6f92836c52b714597e289))
+
+### Reverts
+
+* Revert "feat: add authentication permissions for metrics endpoints in application.yml" ([a298417](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/a298417b9e4d68dc73bbf40be63d9484536e9f83))
+* Revert "refactor: update metrics paths formatting in application.yml for clarity" ([3870566](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/38705663498d5f47c40dafe2f26198589ede8656))
@@ -68,6 +68,9 @@ dependencies {
    implementation("io.quarkus:quarkus-grpc")
    implementation("io.quarkus:quarkus-smallrye-health")
    implementation("io.quarkus:quarkus-smallrye-openapi")
+    implementation("io.quarkus:quarkus-micrometer")
+    implementation("io.quarkus:quarkus-micrometer-registry-prometheus")
+    implementation("io.quarkus:quarkus-opentelemetry")

    testImplementation(platform("org.junit:junit-bom:5.13.4"))
    testImplementation("org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter")
@@ -17,3 +17,19 @@ quarkus:
 nowchess:
  internal:
    secret: ${INTERNAL_SECRET:123abc}
+
+"%deployed":
+  quarkus:
+    log:
+      console:
+        json: true
+    otel:
+      traces:
+        sampler: parentbased_traceidratio
+        sampler-arg: 0.1
+      exporter:
+        otlp:
+          endpoint: ${OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT:http://localhost:4317}
+  nowchess:
+    internal:
+      secret: ${INTERNAL_SECRET}
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 MAJOR=0
-MINOR=19
+MINOR=22
 PATCH=0
@@ -57,3 +57,102 @@
 * **docker:** add Dockerfiles for building Quarkus application in native and JVM modes ([3f2d2bb](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/3f2d2bb4c97fa8cddba66e1da4427c54236dfeed))
 * **docker:** add Dockerfiles for Quarkus application in JVM and native modes ([34b9933](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/34b993304670cf2aa62cd2f6460cee7b9864b08e))
 * true-microservices ([#40](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/40)) ([5909242](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/590924254e8a2754de661a57a03e43f89ceb6299))
+##  (2026-05-09)
+
+### Features
+
+* **config:** update application.yml for PostgreSQL and remove staging/production configurations ([2404e61](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/2404e6164c3b50ffccbea5238d636060d6abe4d6))
+* **config:** update application.yml for staging and production environments ([6113432](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/6113432a14c476a3a0dfc0d449e17d023697f2ba))
+* **docker:** add .dockerignore and .gitignore files for build exclusions ([c987d8e](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/c987d8e258c0e6c4cfbdaa8381c64c410d7a2b83))
+* **docker:** add Dockerfiles for building Quarkus application in native and JVM modes ([3f2d2bb](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/3f2d2bb4c97fa8cddba66e1da4427c54236dfeed))
+* **docker:** add Dockerfiles for Quarkus application in JVM and native modes ([34b9933](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/34b993304670cf2aa62cd2f6460cee7b9864b08e))
+* NCS-78 Add Traceability to the Applications ([#46](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/46)) ([649566e](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/649566eb3fcf38f91c8896a739f74ea318af312d))
+* true-microservices ([#40](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/40)) ([5909242](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/590924254e8a2754de661a57a03e43f89ceb6299))
+##  (2026-05-10)
+
+### Features
+
+* **config:** update application.yml for PostgreSQL and remove staging/production configurations ([2404e61](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/2404e6164c3b50ffccbea5238d636060d6abe4d6))
+* **config:** update application.yml for staging and production environments ([6113432](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/6113432a14c476a3a0dfc0d449e17d023697f2ba))
+* **docker:** add .dockerignore and .gitignore files for build exclusions ([c987d8e](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/c987d8e258c0e6c4cfbdaa8381c64c410d7a2b83))
+* **docker:** add Dockerfiles for building Quarkus application in native and JVM modes ([3f2d2bb](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/3f2d2bb4c97fa8cddba66e1da4427c54236dfeed))
+* **docker:** add Dockerfiles for Quarkus application in JVM and native modes ([34b9933](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/34b993304670cf2aa62cd2f6460cee7b9864b08e))
+* NCS-78 Add Traceability to the Applications ([#46](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/46)) ([649566e](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/649566eb3fcf38f91c8896a739f74ea318af312d))
+* NCS-78 Add Traceability to the Applications ([#47](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/47)) ([87dfc6c](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/87dfc6c2bcce7f7d58fc641bd8d468a2e584c108))
+* true-microservices ([#40](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/40)) ([5909242](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/590924254e8a2754de661a57a03e43f89ceb6299))
+##  (2026-05-10)
+
+### Features
+
+* **config:** update application.yml for PostgreSQL and remove staging/production configurations ([2404e61](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/2404e6164c3b50ffccbea5238d636060d6abe4d6))
+* **config:** update application.yml for staging and production environments ([6113432](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/6113432a14c476a3a0dfc0d449e17d023697f2ba))
+* configure logging and add OpenTelemetry support ([#49](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/49)) ([d57c488](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/d57c4886612d1d92da0e1b79209fc83e6ef537a1))
+* **docker:** add .dockerignore and .gitignore files for build exclusions ([c987d8e](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/c987d8e258c0e6c4cfbdaa8381c64c410d7a2b83))
+* **docker:** add Dockerfiles for building Quarkus application in native and JVM modes ([3f2d2bb](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/3f2d2bb4c97fa8cddba66e1da4427c54236dfeed))
+* **docker:** add Dockerfiles for Quarkus application in JVM and native modes ([34b9933](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/34b993304670cf2aa62cd2f6460cee7b9864b08e))
+* NCS-78 Add Traceability to the Applications ([#46](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/46)) ([649566e](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/649566eb3fcf38f91c8896a739f74ea318af312d))
+* NCS-78 Add Traceability to the Applications ([#47](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/47)) ([87dfc6c](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/87dfc6c2bcce7f7d58fc641bd8d468a2e584c108))
+* true-microservices ([#40](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/40)) ([5909242](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/590924254e8a2754de661a57a03e43f89ceb6299))
+##  (2026-05-11)
+
+### Features
+
+* add initialization metrics for various services ([d438e97](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/d438e97f32bdde0bfc63c1b4a8cc810cdd093166))
+* **config:** update application.yml for PostgreSQL and remove staging/production configurations ([2404e61](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/2404e6164c3b50ffccbea5238d636060d6abe4d6))
+* **config:** update application.yml for staging and production environments ([6113432](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/6113432a14c476a3a0dfc0d449e17d023697f2ba))
+* configure logging and add OpenTelemetry support ([#49](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/49)) ([d57c488](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/d57c4886612d1d92da0e1b79209fc83e6ef537a1))
+* **docker:** add .dockerignore and .gitignore files for build exclusions ([c987d8e](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/c987d8e258c0e6c4cfbdaa8381c64c410d7a2b83))
+* **docker:** add Dockerfiles for building Quarkus application in native and JVM modes ([3f2d2bb](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/3f2d2bb4c97fa8cddba66e1da4427c54236dfeed))
+* **docker:** add Dockerfiles for Quarkus application in JVM and native modes ([34b9933](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/34b993304670cf2aa62cd2f6460cee7b9864b08e))
+* NCS-78 Add Traceability to the Applications ([#46](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/46)) ([649566e](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/649566eb3fcf38f91c8896a739f74ea318af312d))
+* NCS-78 Add Traceability to the Applications ([#47](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/47)) ([87dfc6c](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/87dfc6c2bcce7f7d58fc641bd8d468a2e584c108))
+* true-microservices ([#40](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/40)) ([5909242](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/590924254e8a2754de661a57a03e43f89ceb6299))
+##  (2026-05-12)
+
+### Features
+
+* add initialization metrics for various services ([d438e97](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/d438e97f32bdde0bfc63c1b4a8cc810cdd093166))
+* add OpenTelemetry trace configuration with parentbased sampler ([3904d5a](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/3904d5ad8ad4930ddee65287a7bfab785a6148f5))
+* **config:** update application.yml for PostgreSQL and remove staging/production configurations ([2404e61](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/2404e6164c3b50ffccbea5238d636060d6abe4d6))
+* **config:** update application.yml for staging and production environments ([6113432](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/6113432a14c476a3a0dfc0d449e17d023697f2ba))
+* configure logging and add OpenTelemetry support ([#49](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/49)) ([d57c488](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/d57c4886612d1d92da0e1b79209fc83e6ef537a1))
+* **docker:** add .dockerignore and .gitignore files for build exclusions ([c987d8e](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/c987d8e258c0e6c4cfbdaa8381c64c410d7a2b83))
+* **docker:** add Dockerfiles for building Quarkus application in native and JVM modes ([3f2d2bb](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/3f2d2bb4c97fa8cddba66e1da4427c54236dfeed))
+* **docker:** add Dockerfiles for Quarkus application in JVM and native modes ([34b9933](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/34b993304670cf2aa62cd2f6460cee7b9864b08e))
+* NCS-78 Add Traceability to the Applications ([#46](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/46)) ([649566e](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/649566eb3fcf38f91c8896a739f74ea318af312d))
+* NCS-78 Add Traceability to the Applications ([#47](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/47)) ([87dfc6c](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/87dfc6c2bcce7f7d58fc641bd8d468a2e584c108))
+* true-microservices ([#40](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/40)) ([5909242](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/590924254e8a2754de661a57a03e43f89ceb6299))
+##  (2026-05-12)
+
+### Features
+
+* add initialization metrics for various services ([d438e97](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/d438e97f32bdde0bfc63c1b4a8cc810cdd093166))
+* add OpenTelemetry trace configuration with parentbased sampler ([3904d5a](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/3904d5ad8ad4930ddee65287a7bfab785a6148f5))
+* **config:** update application.yml for PostgreSQL and remove staging/production configurations ([2404e61](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/2404e6164c3b50ffccbea5238d636060d6abe4d6))
+* **config:** update application.yml for staging and production environments ([6113432](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/6113432a14c476a3a0dfc0d449e17d023697f2ba))
+* configure logging and add OpenTelemetry support ([#49](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/49)) ([d57c488](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/d57c4886612d1d92da0e1b79209fc83e6ef537a1))
+* **docker:** add .dockerignore and .gitignore files for build exclusions ([c987d8e](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/c987d8e258c0e6c4cfbdaa8381c64c410d7a2b83))
+* **docker:** add Dockerfiles for building Quarkus application in native and JVM modes ([3f2d2bb](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/3f2d2bb4c97fa8cddba66e1da4427c54236dfeed))
+* **docker:** add Dockerfiles for Quarkus application in JVM and native modes ([34b9933](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/34b993304670cf2aa62cd2f6460cee7b9864b08e))
+* NCS-78 Add Traceability to the Applications ([#46](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/46)) ([649566e](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/649566eb3fcf38f91c8896a739f74ea318af312d))
+* NCS-78 Add Traceability to the Applications ([#47](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/47)) ([87dfc6c](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/87dfc6c2bcce7f7d58fc641bd8d468a2e584c108))
+* true-microservices ([#40](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/40)) ([5909242](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/590924254e8a2754de661a57a03e43f89ceb6299))
+##  (2026-05-12)
+
+### Features
+
+* add initialization metrics for various services ([d438e97](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/d438e97f32bdde0bfc63c1b4a8cc810cdd093166))
+* add OpenTelemetry trace configuration with parentbased sampler ([3904d5a](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/3904d5ad8ad4930ddee65287a7bfab785a6148f5))
+* **config:** update application.yml for PostgreSQL and remove staging/production configurations ([2404e61](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/2404e6164c3b50ffccbea5238d636060d6abe4d6))
+* **config:** update application.yml for staging and production environments ([6113432](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/6113432a14c476a3a0dfc0d449e17d023697f2ba))
+* configure logging and add OpenTelemetry support ([#49](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/49)) ([d57c488](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/d57c4886612d1d92da0e1b79209fc83e6ef537a1))
+* **docker:** add .dockerignore and .gitignore files for build exclusions ([c987d8e](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/c987d8e258c0e6c4cfbdaa8381c64c410d7a2b83))
+* **docker:** add Dockerfiles for building Quarkus application in native and JVM modes ([3f2d2bb](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/3f2d2bb4c97fa8cddba66e1da4427c54236dfeed))
+* **docker:** add Dockerfiles for Quarkus application in JVM and native modes ([34b9933](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/34b993304670cf2aa62cd2f6460cee7b9864b08e))
+* NCS-78 Add Traceability to the Applications ([#46](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/46)) ([649566e](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/649566eb3fcf38f91c8896a739f74ea318af312d))
+* NCS-78 Add Traceability to the Applications ([#47](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/47)) ([87dfc6c](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/87dfc6c2bcce7f7d58fc641bd8d468a2e584c108))
+* true-microservices ([#40](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/40)) ([5909242](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/590924254e8a2754de661a57a03e43f89ceb6299))
+
+### Reverts
+
+* Revert "refactor: update metrics paths formatting in application.yml for clarity" ([3870566](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/38705663498d5f47c40dafe2f26198589ede8656))
@@ -68,6 +68,10 @@ dependencies {
    implementation("io.quarkus:quarkus-smallrye-jwt")
    implementation("io.quarkus:quarkus-smallrye-health")
    implementation("io.quarkus:quarkus-smallrye-openapi")
+    implementation("io.quarkus:quarkus-logging-json")
+    implementation("io.quarkus:quarkus-micrometer")
+    implementation("io.quarkus:quarkus-micrometer-registry-prometheus")
+    implementation("io.quarkus:quarkus-opentelemetry")
    implementation("com.fasterxml.jackson.module:jackson-module-scala_3:${versions["JACKSON_SCALA"]!!}")

    implementation(project(":modules:api"))
@@ -17,6 +17,17 @@ nowchess:
    prefix: nowchess

 "%deployed":
+  quarkus:
+    log:
+      console:
+        json: true
+    otel:
+      traces:
+        sampler: parentbased_traceidratio
+        sampler-arg: 0.1
+      exporter:
+        otlp:
+          endpoint: ${OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT:http://localhost:4317}
  nowchess:
    redis:
      host: ${REDIS_HOST:localhost}
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import de.nowchess.bot.ai.Evaluation
 import de.nowchess.bot.util.ZobristHash
 import de.nowchess.api.rules.RuleSet
 import de.nowchess.rules.sets.DefaultRules
+import io.micrometer.core.instrument.MeterRegistry
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.{AtomicInteger, AtomicLong}

 final class AlphaBetaSearch(
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@ final class AlphaBetaSearch(
    tt: TranspositionTable = TranspositionTable(),
    weights: Evaluation,
    numThreads: Int = Runtime.getRuntime.availableProcessors,
+    meterRegistry: Option[MeterRegistry] = None,
 ):

  private val INF                  = Int.MaxValue / 2
@@ -85,8 +87,8 @@ final class AlphaBetaSearch(
    val rootHash = ZobristHash.hash(context)

    @scala.annotation.tailrec
-    def loop(bestSoFar: Option[Move], prevScore: Int, depth: Int): Option[Move] =
-      if isOutOfTime then bestSoFar
+    def loop(bestSoFar: Option[Move], prevScore: Int, depth: Int, lastDepth: Int): (Option[Move], Int) =
+      if isOutOfTime then (bestSoFar, lastDepth)
      else
        val (alpha, beta) =
          if depth == 1 then (-INF, INF) else (prevScore - ASPIRATION_DELTA, prevScore + ASPIRATION_DELTA)
@@ -99,9 +101,17 @@ final class AlphaBetaSearch(
          rootHash,
          excludedRootMoves,
        )
-        loop(move.orElse(bestSoFar), score, depth + 1)
+        loop(move.orElse(bestSoFar), score, depth + 1, depth)

-    loop(None, 0, 1)
+    val (result, depthReached) = loop(None, 0, 1, 0)
+    recordSearchMetrics(depthReached)
+    result
+
+  private def recordSearchMetrics(depthReached: Int): Unit =
+    meterRegistry.foreach { mr =>
+      mr.summary("nowchess.bot.search.nodes").record(nodeCount.get().toDouble)
+      mr.summary("nowchess.bot.search.depth").record(depthReached.toDouble)
+    }

  private def isOutOfTime: Boolean =
    System.currentTimeMillis - timeStartMs.get >= timeLimitMs.get
@@ -6,13 +6,16 @@ import de.nowchess.bot.BotController
 import de.nowchess.bot.BotDifficulty
 import de.nowchess.bot.config.RedisConfig
 import de.nowchess.io.fen.FenParser
+import io.micrometer.core.instrument.MeterRegistry
 import io.quarkus.redis.datasource.RedisDataSource
 import io.quarkus.runtime.StartupEvent
+import jakarta.annotation.PostConstruct
 import jakarta.enterprise.context.ApplicationScoped
 import jakarta.enterprise.event.Observes
 import jakarta.inject.Inject
 import scala.compiletime.uninitialized
 import java.util.function.Consumer
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit

@ApplicationScoped
 class OfficialBotService:
@@ -22,11 +25,19 @@ class OfficialBotService:
  @Inject var redisConfig: RedisConfig     = uninitialized
  @Inject var objectMapper: ObjectMapper   = uninitialized
  @Inject var botController: BotController = uninitialized
+  @Inject var meterRegistry: MeterRegistry = uninitialized
  // scalafix:on DisableSyntax.var

  private val terminalStatuses =
    Set("checkmate", "resign", "timeout", "stalemate", "insufficientMaterial", "draw")

+  @PostConstruct
+  def initializeMetrics(): Unit =
+    BotController.listBots.foreach { bot =>
+      meterRegistry.timer("nowchess.bot.move.duration", "bot", bot).record(0L, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS)
+      meterRegistry.counter("nowchess.bot.moves.computed", "bot", bot).increment(0)
+    }
+
  def onStart(@Observes event: StartupEvent): Unit =
    BotController.listBots.foreach(subscribeToEventChannel)

@@ -85,7 +96,10 @@ class OfficialBotService:
    val level = DifficultyMapper.fromElo(difficulty).getOrElse(BotDifficulty.Medium)
    botController.getBot(botName).orElse(botController.getBot(level.toString.toLowerCase)).foreach { bot =>
      FenParser.parseFen(fen).toOption.foreach { context =>
-        bot(context).foreach { move =>
+        val timer   = meterRegistry.timer("nowchess.bot.move.duration", "bot", botName)
+        val moveOpt = timer.recordCallable[Option[Move]](() => bot(context))
+        moveOpt.foreach { move =>
+          meterRegistry.counter("nowchess.bot.moves.computed", "bot", botName).increment()
          val uci      = toUci(move)
          val c2sTopic = s"${redisConfig.prefix}:game:$gameId:c2s"
          val moveMsg  = s"""{"type":"MOVE","uci":"$uci","playerId":"$botAccountId"}"""
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 MAJOR=0
-MINOR=6
+MINOR=13
 PATCH=0
@@ -239,3 +239,68 @@
 ### Bug Fixes

 * NCS-32 Queenside Castle doesn't care about pieces in the way ([#23](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/23)) ([fe8e3c0](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/fe8e3c05397f433bfa34d1999e9738c82790adf7))
+##  (2026-05-12)
+
+### Features
+
+* add OpenTelemetry trace configuration with parentbased sampler ([3904d5a](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/3904d5ad8ad4930ddee65287a7bfab785a6148f5))
+* **config:** update application.yml for PostgreSQL and remove staging/production configurations ([2404e61](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/2404e6164c3b50ffccbea5238d636060d6abe4d6))
+* **config:** update application.yml for staging and production environments ([6113432](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/6113432a14c476a3a0dfc0d449e17d023697f2ba))
+* **docker:** update COPY command in native Dockerfile to reflect new build path ([952cf00](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/952cf00413fcbc5e9df1bad224d2e99f07064bf7))
+* NCS-13 Implement Threefold Repetition ([#31](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/31)) ([767d305](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/767d3051a76c266050b6335774d66e2db2273c16))
+* NCS-14 implemented insufficient moves rule ([#30](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/30)) ([b0399a4](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/b0399a4e489950083066c9538df9a84dcc7a4613))
+* NCS-25 Add linters to keep quality up ([#27](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/27)) ([fd4e67d](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/fd4e67d4f782a7e955822d90cb909d0a81676fb2))
+* NCS-37 Quarkus integration ([#35](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/35)) ([f088c4e](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/f088c4e9ffcc498d3d1b6f01e8f50042d5830d55))
+* NCS-41 Bot Platform ([#33](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/33)) ([8744bee](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/8744bee2dd20966dae90a09c21a43d5b06f59e00))
+* **rule:** Rules as a microservice ([#39](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/39)) ([093134d](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/093134d36c6844ba02a36a28d5d044f09291cd1d))
+* true-microservices ([#40](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/40)) ([5909242](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/590924254e8a2754de661a57a03e43f89ceb6299))
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* NCS-32 Queenside Castle doesn't care about pieces in the way ([#23](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/23)) ([fe8e3c0](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/fe8e3c05397f433bfa34d1999e9738c82790adf7))
+##  (2026-05-12)
+
+### Features
+
+* add authentication permissions for metrics endpoints in application.yml ([04edd4d](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/04edd4d6fd8a63196c36f6d67992832febc9bebb))
+* add OpenTelemetry trace configuration with parentbased sampler ([3904d5a](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/3904d5ad8ad4930ddee65287a7bfab785a6148f5))
+* **config:** update application.yml for PostgreSQL and remove staging/production configurations ([2404e61](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/2404e6164c3b50ffccbea5238d636060d6abe4d6))
+* **config:** update application.yml for staging and production environments ([6113432](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/6113432a14c476a3a0dfc0d449e17d023697f2ba))
+* **docker:** update COPY command in native Dockerfile to reflect new build path ([952cf00](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/952cf00413fcbc5e9df1bad224d2e99f07064bf7))
+* NCS-13 Implement Threefold Repetition ([#31](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/31)) ([767d305](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/767d3051a76c266050b6335774d66e2db2273c16))
+* NCS-14 implemented insufficient moves rule ([#30](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/30)) ([b0399a4](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/b0399a4e489950083066c9538df9a84dcc7a4613))
+* NCS-25 Add linters to keep quality up ([#27](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/27)) ([fd4e67d](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/fd4e67d4f782a7e955822d90cb909d0a81676fb2))
+* NCS-37 Quarkus integration ([#35](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/35)) ([f088c4e](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/f088c4e9ffcc498d3d1b6f01e8f50042d5830d55))
+* NCS-41 Bot Platform ([#33](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/33)) ([8744bee](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/8744bee2dd20966dae90a09c21a43d5b06f59e00))
+* **rule:** Rules as a microservice ([#39](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/39)) ([093134d](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/093134d36c6844ba02a36a28d5d044f09291cd1d))
+* true-microservices ([#40](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/40)) ([5909242](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/590924254e8a2754de661a57a03e43f89ceb6299))
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* NCS-32 Queenside Castle doesn't care about pieces in the way ([#23](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/23)) ([fe8e3c0](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/fe8e3c05397f433bfa34d1999e9738c82790adf7))
+##  (2026-05-12)
+
+### Features
+
+* add authentication permissions for metrics endpoints in application.yml ([04edd4d](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/04edd4d6fd8a63196c36f6d67992832febc9bebb))
+* add OpenTelemetry trace configuration with parentbased sampler ([3904d5a](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/3904d5ad8ad4930ddee65287a7bfab785a6148f5))
+* **config:** update application.yml for PostgreSQL and remove staging/production configurations ([2404e61](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/2404e6164c3b50ffccbea5238d636060d6abe4d6))
+* **config:** update application.yml for staging and production environments ([6113432](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/6113432a14c476a3a0dfc0d449e17d023697f2ba))
+* **docker:** update COPY command in native Dockerfile to reflect new build path ([952cf00](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/952cf00413fcbc5e9df1bad224d2e99f07064bf7))
+* NCS-13 Implement Threefold Repetition ([#31](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/31)) ([767d305](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/767d3051a76c266050b6335774d66e2db2273c16))
+* NCS-14 implemented insufficient moves rule ([#30](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/30)) ([b0399a4](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/b0399a4e489950083066c9538df9a84dcc7a4613))
+* NCS-25 Add linters to keep quality up ([#27](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/27)) ([fd4e67d](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/fd4e67d4f782a7e955822d90cb909d0a81676fb2))
+* NCS-37 Quarkus integration ([#35](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/35)) ([f088c4e](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/f088c4e9ffcc498d3d1b6f01e8f50042d5830d55))
+* NCS-41 Bot Platform ([#33](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/33)) ([8744bee](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/8744bee2dd20966dae90a09c21a43d5b06f59e00))
+* **rule:** Rules as a microservice ([#39](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/39)) ([093134d](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/093134d36c6844ba02a36a28d5d044f09291cd1d))
+* true-microservices ([#40](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/40)) ([5909242](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/590924254e8a2754de661a57a03e43f89ceb6299))
+* update application.yml with new API root paths and add Micrometer and OpenTelemetry dependencies ([72ce262](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/72ce262bc491f94297700e6002fb5d0812e2cc2a))
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* NCS-32 Queenside Castle doesn't care about pieces in the way ([#23](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/23)) ([fe8e3c0](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/fe8e3c05397f433bfa34d1999e9738c82790adf7))
+
+### Reverts
+
+* Revert "feat: add authentication permissions for metrics endpoints in application.yml" ([a298417](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/a298417b9e4d68dc73bbf40be63d9484536e9f83))
+* Revert "refactor: update metrics paths formatting in application.yml for clarity" ([3870566](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/38705663498d5f47c40dafe2f26198589ede8656))
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ dependencies {
    implementation("io.quarkus:quarkus-smallrye-jwt")
    implementation("io.quarkus:quarkus-smallrye-health")
    implementation("io.quarkus:quarkus-micrometer")
+    implementation("io.quarkus:quarkus-micrometer-registry-prometheus")
+    implementation("io.quarkus:quarkus-opentelemetry")
    implementation("io.quarkus:quarkus-arc")
    implementation("com.fasterxml.jackson.module:jackson-module-scala_3:${versions["JACKSON_SCALA"]!!}")

@@ -10,3 +10,19 @@ quarkus:
 nowchess:
  internal:
    secret: ${INTERNAL_SECRET:123abc}
+
+"%deployed":
+  quarkus:
+    log:
+      console:
+        json: true
+    otel:
+      traces:
+        sampler: parentbased_traceidratio
+        sampler-arg: 0.1
+      exporter:
+        otlp:
+          endpoint: ${OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT:http://localhost:4317}
+  nowchess:
+    internal:
+      secret: ${INTERNAL_SECRET}
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 MAJOR=0
-MINOR=15
+MINOR=18
 PATCH=0
@@ -37,3 +37,16 @@
 ### Bug Fixes

 * **auth:** correct internal secret validation logic in InternalAuthFilter ([85b1872](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/85b187293f12f149494986872d6b06789945ea18))
+##  (2026-05-06)
+
+### Features
+
+* true-microservices ([#40](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/40)) ([5909242](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/590924254e8a2754de661a57a03e43f89ceb6299))
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **auth:** add InternalClientHeadersFactory for custom client headers management ([e279c39](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/e279c39246470156bf11e745ee72204018d4229d))
+* **auth:** change InternalAuthFilter to use @Singleton and add HTTP tests for secret validation ([c08d530](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/c08d5303eb9e70d36c8eebf6a061ccb71e118fe5))
+* **auth:** correct internal secret validation logic in InternalAuthFilter ([85b1872](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/85b187293f12f149494986872d6b06789945ea18))
+* **auth:** update InternalAuthFilter to use @ApplicationScoped and add index-dependency configuration ([6e0fd95](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/6e0fd9523e001756ce7109e639ebb54be4fcdabf))
+* **redis:** enhance GameRedisSubscriberManager to use ReactiveRedisDataSource and improve subscription handling ([0eb752d](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/0eb752d4935377f75aab710b7f4eda4b29098e6a))
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+package de.nowchess.security
+
+import jakarta.enterprise.context.ApplicationScoped
+import jakarta.ws.rs.core.MultivaluedMap
+import org.eclipse.microprofile.config.inject.ConfigProperty
+import org.eclipse.microprofile.rest.client.ext.DefaultClientHeadersFactoryImpl
+
+import scala.compiletime.uninitialized
+
+@ApplicationScoped
+class InternalClientHeadersFactory extends DefaultClientHeadersFactoryImpl {
+
+  @ConfigProperty(name = "nowchess.internal.secret", defaultValue = "")
+  // scalafix:off DisableSyntax.var
+  var secret: String = uninitialized
+
+  @ConfigProperty(name = "nowchess.internal.auth.enabled", defaultValue = "true")
+  var authEnabled: Boolean = uninitialized
+  // scalafix:on DisableSyntax.var
+
+  override def update(
+      incomingHeaders: MultivaluedMap[String, String],
+      clientOutgoingHeaders: MultivaluedMap[String, String],
+  ): MultivaluedMap[String, String] = {
+    val default = super.update(incomingHeaders, clientOutgoingHeaders)
+    default.putSingle("X-Internal-Secret", secret)
+    default
+  }
+
+}
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 MAJOR=0
-MINOR=7
+MINOR=8
 PATCH=0
@@ -76,3 +76,114 @@
 ### Bug Fixes

 * **redis:** update Redis configuration with max pool size and waiting parameters ([5baf6a7](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/5baf6a7cdbea484fc49c02e2b5a1c3919b7fa2c4))
+##  (2026-05-09)
+
+### Features
+
+* **config:** update application.yml for PostgreSQL and remove staging/production configurations ([2404e61](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/2404e6164c3b50ffccbea5238d636060d6abe4d6))
+* **config:** update application.yml for staging and production environments ([6113432](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/6113432a14c476a3a0dfc0d449e17d023697f2ba))
+* **config:** update application.yml to nest HTTP port configuration ([3efebd5](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/3efebd5ed0493159c51f7246d18d59bac58cf875))
+* **docker:** add .dockerignore and .gitignore files for build exclusions ([c987d8e](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/c987d8e258c0e6c4cfbdaa8381c64c410d7a2b83))
+* **docker:** add Dockerfiles for building Quarkus application in native and JVM modes ([3f2d2bb](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/3f2d2bb4c97fa8cddba66e1da4427c54236dfeed))
+* **docker:** add Dockerfiles for Quarkus application in JVM and native modes ([34b9933](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/34b993304670cf2aa62cd2f6460cee7b9864b08e))
+* NCS-78 Add Traceability to the Applications ([#46](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/46)) ([649566e](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/649566eb3fcf38f91c8896a739f74ea318af312d))
+* true-microservices ([#40](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/40)) ([5909242](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/590924254e8a2754de661a57a03e43f89ceb6299))
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **redis:** update Redis configuration with max pool size and waiting parameters ([5baf6a7](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/5baf6a7cdbea484fc49c02e2b5a1c3919b7fa2c4))
+##  (2026-05-10)
+
+### Features
+
+* **config:** update application.yml for PostgreSQL and remove staging/production configurations ([2404e61](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/2404e6164c3b50ffccbea5238d636060d6abe4d6))
+* **config:** update application.yml for staging and production environments ([6113432](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/6113432a14c476a3a0dfc0d449e17d023697f2ba))
+* **config:** update application.yml to nest HTTP port configuration ([3efebd5](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/3efebd5ed0493159c51f7246d18d59bac58cf875))
+* **docker:** add .dockerignore and .gitignore files for build exclusions ([c987d8e](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/c987d8e258c0e6c4cfbdaa8381c64c410d7a2b83))
+* **docker:** add Dockerfiles for building Quarkus application in native and JVM modes ([3f2d2bb](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/3f2d2bb4c97fa8cddba66e1da4427c54236dfeed))
+* **docker:** add Dockerfiles for Quarkus application in JVM and native modes ([34b9933](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/34b993304670cf2aa62cd2f6460cee7b9864b08e))
+* NCS-78 Add Traceability to the Applications ([#46](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/46)) ([649566e](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/649566eb3fcf38f91c8896a739f74ea318af312d))
+* NCS-78 Add Traceability to the Applications ([#47](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/47)) ([87dfc6c](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/87dfc6c2bcce7f7d58fc641bd8d468a2e584c108))
+* true-microservices ([#40](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/40)) ([5909242](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/590924254e8a2754de661a57a03e43f89ceb6299))
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **redis:** update Redis configuration with max pool size and waiting parameters ([5baf6a7](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/5baf6a7cdbea484fc49c02e2b5a1c3919b7fa2c4))
+##  (2026-05-10)
+
+### Features
+
+* **config:** update application.yml for PostgreSQL and remove staging/production configurations ([2404e61](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/2404e6164c3b50ffccbea5238d636060d6abe4d6))
+* **config:** update application.yml for staging and production environments ([6113432](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/6113432a14c476a3a0dfc0d449e17d023697f2ba))
+* **config:** update application.yml to nest HTTP port configuration ([3efebd5](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/3efebd5ed0493159c51f7246d18d59bac58cf875))
+* configure logging and add OpenTelemetry support ([#49](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/49)) ([d57c488](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/d57c4886612d1d92da0e1b79209fc83e6ef537a1))
+* **docker:** add .dockerignore and .gitignore files for build exclusions ([c987d8e](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/c987d8e258c0e6c4cfbdaa8381c64c410d7a2b83))
+* **docker:** add Dockerfiles for building Quarkus application in native and JVM modes ([3f2d2bb](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/3f2d2bb4c97fa8cddba66e1da4427c54236dfeed))
+* **docker:** add Dockerfiles for Quarkus application in JVM and native modes ([34b9933](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/34b993304670cf2aa62cd2f6460cee7b9864b08e))
+* NCS-78 Add Traceability to the Applications ([#46](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/46)) ([649566e](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/649566eb3fcf38f91c8896a739f74ea318af312d))
+* NCS-78 Add Traceability to the Applications ([#47](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/47)) ([87dfc6c](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/87dfc6c2bcce7f7d58fc641bd8d468a2e584c108))
+* true-microservices ([#40](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/40)) ([5909242](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/590924254e8a2754de661a57a03e43f89ceb6299))
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **redis:** update Redis configuration with max pool size and waiting parameters ([5baf6a7](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/5baf6a7cdbea484fc49c02e2b5a1c3919b7fa2c4))
+##  (2026-05-11)
+
+### Features
+
+* add initialization metrics for various services ([d438e97](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/d438e97f32bdde0bfc63c1b4a8cc810cdd093166))
+* **config:** update application.yml for PostgreSQL and remove staging/production configurations ([2404e61](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/2404e6164c3b50ffccbea5238d636060d6abe4d6))
+* **config:** update application.yml for staging and production environments ([6113432](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/6113432a14c476a3a0dfc0d449e17d023697f2ba))
+* **config:** update application.yml to nest HTTP port configuration ([3efebd5](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/3efebd5ed0493159c51f7246d18d59bac58cf875))
+* configure logging and add OpenTelemetry support ([#49](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/49)) ([d57c488](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/d57c4886612d1d92da0e1b79209fc83e6ef537a1))
+* **docker:** add .dockerignore and .gitignore files for build exclusions ([c987d8e](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/c987d8e258c0e6c4cfbdaa8381c64c410d7a2b83))
+* **docker:** add Dockerfiles for building Quarkus application in native and JVM modes ([3f2d2bb](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/3f2d2bb4c97fa8cddba66e1da4427c54236dfeed))
+* **docker:** add Dockerfiles for Quarkus application in JVM and native modes ([34b9933](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/34b993304670cf2aa62cd2f6460cee7b9864b08e))
+* NCS-78 Add Traceability to the Applications ([#46](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/46)) ([649566e](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/649566eb3fcf38f91c8896a739f74ea318af312d))
+* NCS-78 Add Traceability to the Applications ([#47](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/47)) ([87dfc6c](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/87dfc6c2bcce7f7d58fc641bd8d468a2e584c108))
+* true-microservices ([#40](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/40)) ([5909242](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/590924254e8a2754de661a57a03e43f89ceb6299))
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **redis:** update Redis configuration with max pool size and waiting parameters ([5baf6a7](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/5baf6a7cdbea484fc49c02e2b5a1c3919b7fa2c4))
+##  (2026-05-12)
+
+### Features
+
+* add initialization metrics for various services ([d438e97](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/d438e97f32bdde0bfc63c1b4a8cc810cdd093166))
+* add OpenTelemetry trace configuration with parentbased sampler ([3904d5a](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/3904d5ad8ad4930ddee65287a7bfab785a6148f5))
+* **config:** update application.yml for PostgreSQL and remove staging/production configurations ([2404e61](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/2404e6164c3b50ffccbea5238d636060d6abe4d6))
+* **config:** update application.yml for staging and production environments ([6113432](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/6113432a14c476a3a0dfc0d449e17d023697f2ba))
+* **config:** update application.yml to nest HTTP port configuration ([3efebd5](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/3efebd5ed0493159c51f7246d18d59bac58cf875))
+* configure logging and add OpenTelemetry support ([#49](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/49)) ([d57c488](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/d57c4886612d1d92da0e1b79209fc83e6ef537a1))
+* **docker:** add .dockerignore and .gitignore files for build exclusions ([c987d8e](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/c987d8e258c0e6c4cfbdaa8381c64c410d7a2b83))
+* **docker:** add Dockerfiles for building Quarkus application in native and JVM modes ([3f2d2bb](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/3f2d2bb4c97fa8cddba66e1da4427c54236dfeed))
+* **docker:** add Dockerfiles for Quarkus application in JVM and native modes ([34b9933](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/34b993304670cf2aa62cd2f6460cee7b9864b08e))
+* NCS-78 Add Traceability to the Applications ([#46](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/46)) ([649566e](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/649566eb3fcf38f91c8896a739f74ea318af312d))
+* NCS-78 Add Traceability to the Applications ([#47](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/47)) ([87dfc6c](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/87dfc6c2bcce7f7d58fc641bd8d468a2e584c108))
+* true-microservices ([#40](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/40)) ([5909242](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/590924254e8a2754de661a57a03e43f89ceb6299))
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **redis:** update Redis configuration with max pool size and waiting parameters ([5baf6a7](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/5baf6a7cdbea484fc49c02e2b5a1c3919b7fa2c4))
+##  (2026-05-12)
+
+### Features
+
+* add initialization metrics for various services ([d438e97](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/d438e97f32bdde0bfc63c1b4a8cc810cdd093166))
+* add OpenTelemetry trace configuration with parentbased sampler ([3904d5a](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/3904d5ad8ad4930ddee65287a7bfab785a6148f5))
+* **config:** update application.yml for PostgreSQL and remove staging/production configurations ([2404e61](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/2404e6164c3b50ffccbea5238d636060d6abe4d6))
+* **config:** update application.yml for staging and production environments ([6113432](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/6113432a14c476a3a0dfc0d449e17d023697f2ba))
+* **config:** update application.yml to nest HTTP port configuration ([3efebd5](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/3efebd5ed0493159c51f7246d18d59bac58cf875))
+* configure logging and add OpenTelemetry support ([#49](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/49)) ([d57c488](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/d57c4886612d1d92da0e1b79209fc83e6ef537a1))
+* **docker:** add .dockerignore and .gitignore files for build exclusions ([c987d8e](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/c987d8e258c0e6c4cfbdaa8381c64c410d7a2b83))
+* **docker:** add Dockerfiles for building Quarkus application in native and JVM modes ([3f2d2bb](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/3f2d2bb4c97fa8cddba66e1da4427c54236dfeed))
+* **docker:** add Dockerfiles for Quarkus application in JVM and native modes ([34b9933](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/34b993304670cf2aa62cd2f6460cee7b9864b08e))
+* NCS-78 Add Traceability to the Applications ([#46](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/46)) ([649566e](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/649566eb3fcf38f91c8896a739f74ea318af312d))
+* NCS-78 Add Traceability to the Applications ([#47](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/47)) ([87dfc6c](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/87dfc6c2bcce7f7d58fc641bd8d468a2e584c108))
+* true-microservices ([#40](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/40)) ([5909242](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/590924254e8a2754de661a57a03e43f89ceb6299))
+* update application.yml with new API root paths and add Micrometer and OpenTelemetry dependencies ([72ce262](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/72ce262bc491f94297700e6002fb5d0812e2cc2a))
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **redis:** update Redis configuration with max pool size and waiting parameters ([5baf6a7](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/5baf6a7cdbea484fc49c02e2b5a1c3919b7fa2c4))
@@ -54,6 +54,10 @@ dependencies {
    implementation("io.quarkus:quarkus-hibernate-orm-panache")
    implementation("io.quarkus:quarkus-jdbc-postgresql")
    implementation("io.quarkus:quarkus-smallrye-health")
+    implementation("io.quarkus:quarkus-logging-json")
+    implementation("io.quarkus:quarkus-micrometer")
+    implementation("io.quarkus:quarkus-micrometer-registry-prometheus")
+    implementation("io.quarkus:quarkus-opentelemetry")
    implementation("com.fasterxml.jackson.module:jackson-module-scala_3:${versions["JACKSON_SCALA"]!!}")
    implementation("io.quarkus:quarkus-redis-client")

@@ -28,6 +28,21 @@ nowchess:
  internal:
    secret: ${INTERNAL_SECRET:123abc}

+"%deployed":
+  quarkus:
+    http:
+      root-path: /api/store
+    log:
+      console:
+        json: true
+    otel:
+      traces:
+        sampler: parentbased_traceidratio
+        sampler-arg: 0.1
+      exporter:
+        otlp:
+          endpoint: ${OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT:http://localhost:4317}
+
 "%test":
  quarkus:
    datasource:
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ package de.nowchess.store.service
 import de.nowchess.api.dto.GameWritebackEventDto
 import de.nowchess.store.domain.GameRecord
 import de.nowchess.store.repository.GameRecordRepository
+import io.micrometer.core.instrument.{Counter, MeterRegistry, Timer}
+import jakarta.annotation.PostConstruct
 import jakarta.enterprise.context.ApplicationScoped
 import jakarta.inject.Inject
 import jakarta.transaction.Transactional
@@ -12,64 +14,91 @@ import java.time.Instant

@ApplicationScoped
 class GameWritebackService:
-  @Inject
+
  // scalafix:off DisableSyntax.var
+  @Inject
  var repository: GameRecordRepository = uninitialized
+
+  @Inject
+  var meterRegistry: MeterRegistry = uninitialized
  // scalafix:on

+  @PostConstruct
+  def initializeMetrics(): Unit =
+    meterRegistry.timer("nowchess.store.writeback.duration").record(0L, java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS)
+    meterRegistry.counter("nowchess.store.writeback.skipped").increment(0)
+    meterRegistry.counter("nowchess.store.games.written", "operation", "create").increment(0)
+    meterRegistry.counter("nowchess.store.games.written", "operation", "update").increment(0)
+
+  private lazy val writebackTimer: Timer =
+    meterRegistry.timer("nowchess.store.writeback.duration")
+
+  private lazy val writebackSkipped: Counter =
+    meterRegistry.counter("nowchess.store.writeback.skipped")
+
+  private def gamesWrittenCounter(operation: String): Counter =
+    meterRegistry.counter("nowchess.store.games.written", "operation", operation)
+
  @Transactional
  def writeBack(event: GameWritebackEventDto): Unit =
+    writebackTimer.record((() => doWriteBack(event)): Runnable)
+
+  private def doWriteBack(event: GameWritebackEventDto): Unit =
    repository.findByGameId(event.gameId) match
      case None =>
-        val record = new GameRecord
-        record.gameId = event.gameId
-        record.fen = event.fen
-        record.pgn = event.pgn
-        record.moveCount = event.moveCount
-        record.whiteId = event.whiteId
-        record.whiteName = event.whiteName
-        record.blackId = event.blackId
-        record.blackName = event.blackName
-        record.mode = event.mode
-        record.resigned = event.resigned
-        record.limitSeconds = event.limitSeconds.map(java.lang.Integer.valueOf).orNull
-        record.incrementSeconds = event.incrementSeconds.map(java.lang.Integer.valueOf).orNull
-        record.daysPerMove = event.daysPerMove.map(java.lang.Integer.valueOf).orNull
-        record.whiteRemainingMs = event.whiteRemainingMs.map(java.lang.Long.valueOf).orNull
-        record.blackRemainingMs = event.blackRemainingMs.map(java.lang.Long.valueOf).orNull
-        record.incrementMs = event.incrementMs.map(java.lang.Long.valueOf).orNull
-        record.clockLastTickAt = event.clockLastTickAt.map(java.lang.Long.valueOf).orNull
-        record.clockMoveDeadline = event.clockMoveDeadline.map(java.lang.Long.valueOf).orNull
-        record.clockActiveColor = event.clockActiveColor.orNull
-        record.pendingDrawOffer = event.pendingDrawOffer.orNull
-        record.result = event.result.orNull
-        record.terminationReason = event.terminationReason.orNull
-        record.createdAt = Instant.now()
-        record.updatedAt = Instant.now()
-        repository.persist(record)
+        createRecord(event)
+        gamesWrittenCounter("create").increment()
      case Some(r) if event.moveCount > r.moveCount || event.pgn != r.pgn =>
-        r.fen = event.fen
-        r.pgn = event.pgn
-        r.moveCount = event.moveCount
-        r.whiteId = event.whiteId
-        r.whiteName = event.whiteName
-        r.blackId = event.blackId
-        r.blackName = event.blackName
-        r.mode = event.mode
-        r.resigned = event.resigned
-        r.limitSeconds = event.limitSeconds.map(java.lang.Integer.valueOf).orNull
-        r.incrementSeconds = event.incrementSeconds.map(java.lang.Integer.valueOf).orNull
-        r.daysPerMove = event.daysPerMove.map(java.lang.Integer.valueOf).orNull
-        r.whiteRemainingMs = event.whiteRemainingMs.map(java.lang.Long.valueOf).orNull
-        r.blackRemainingMs = event.blackRemainingMs.map(java.lang.Long.valueOf).orNull
-        r.incrementMs = event.incrementMs.map(java.lang.Long.valueOf).orNull
-        r.clockLastTickAt = event.clockLastTickAt.map(java.lang.Long.valueOf).orNull
-        r.clockMoveDeadline = event.clockMoveDeadline.map(java.lang.Long.valueOf).orNull
-        r.clockActiveColor = event.clockActiveColor.orNull
-        r.pendingDrawOffer = event.pendingDrawOffer.orNull
-        r.pendingTakebackOffer = event.pendingTakebackRequest.orNull
-        r.result = event.result.orNull
-        r.terminationReason = event.terminationReason.orNull
-        r.updatedAt = Instant.now()
-        repository.merge(r)
-      case _ => ()
+        updateRecord(r, event)
+        gamesWrittenCounter("update").increment()
+      case _ =>
+        writebackSkipped.increment()
+
+  private def createRecord(event: GameWritebackEventDto): Unit =
+    val record = new GameRecord
+    record.gameId = event.gameId
+    record.fen = event.fen
+    record.pgn = event.pgn
+    record.moveCount = event.moveCount
+    record.whiteId = event.whiteId
+    record.whiteName = event.whiteName
+    record.blackId = event.blackId
+    record.blackName = event.blackName
+    record.mode = event.mode
+    record.resigned = event.resigned
+    applyClockFields(record, event)
+    record.result = event.result.orNull
+    record.terminationReason = event.terminationReason.orNull
+    record.createdAt = Instant.now()
+    record.updatedAt = Instant.now()
+    repository.persist(record)
+
+  private def updateRecord(r: GameRecord, event: GameWritebackEventDto): Unit =
+    r.fen = event.fen
+    r.pgn = event.pgn
+    r.moveCount = event.moveCount
+    r.whiteId = event.whiteId
+    r.whiteName = event.whiteName
+    r.blackId = event.blackId
+    r.blackName = event.blackName
+    r.mode = event.mode
+    r.resigned = event.resigned
+    applyClockFields(r, event)
+    r.pendingDrawOffer = event.pendingDrawOffer.orNull
+    r.pendingTakebackOffer = event.pendingTakebackRequest.orNull
+    r.result = event.result.orNull
+    r.terminationReason = event.terminationReason.orNull
+    r.updatedAt = Instant.now()
+    repository.merge(r)
+
+  private def applyClockFields(r: GameRecord, event: GameWritebackEventDto): Unit =
+    r.limitSeconds = event.limitSeconds.map(java.lang.Integer.valueOf).orNull
+    r.incrementSeconds = event.incrementSeconds.map(java.lang.Integer.valueOf).orNull
+    r.daysPerMove = event.daysPerMove.map(java.lang.Integer.valueOf).orNull
+    r.whiteRemainingMs = event.whiteRemainingMs.map(java.lang.Long.valueOf).orNull
+    r.blackRemainingMs = event.blackRemainingMs.map(java.lang.Long.valueOf).orNull
+    r.incrementMs = event.incrementMs.map(java.lang.Long.valueOf).orNull
+    r.clockLastTickAt = event.clockLastTickAt.map(java.lang.Long.valueOf).orNull
+    r.clockMoveDeadline = event.clockMoveDeadline.map(java.lang.Long.valueOf).orNull
+    r.clockActiveColor = event.clockActiveColor.orNull
+    r.pendingDrawOffer = event.pendingDrawOffer.orNull
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 MAJOR=0
-MINOR=7
+MINOR=13
 PATCH=0
@@ -64,3 +64,117 @@
 * **docker:** add Dockerfiles for Quarkus application in JVM and native modes ([e5fe7d0](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/e5fe7d07a58e018151bb24f4ee37c06e72608ded))
 * **logging:** add DEBUG/INFO/WARN logging across services (NCS-72) ([#41](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/41)) ([804a4bf](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/804a4bf179e3dfb19e2be4390e7e543caf5237c6))
 * true-microservices ([#40](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/40)) ([5909242](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/590924254e8a2754de661a57a03e43f89ceb6299))
+##  (2026-05-09)
+
+### Features
+
+* **config:** update application.yml for PostgreSQL and remove staging/production configurations ([2404e61](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/2404e6164c3b50ffccbea5238d636060d6abe4d6))
+* **config:** update application.yml for staging and production environments ([6113432](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/6113432a14c476a3a0dfc0d449e17d023697f2ba))
+* **docker:** add .dockerignore and .gitignore files for build exclusions ([c987d8e](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/c987d8e258c0e6c4cfbdaa8381c64c410d7a2b83))
+* **docker:** add Dockerfiles for building Quarkus application in native and JVM modes ([3f2d2bb](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/3f2d2bb4c97fa8cddba66e1da4427c54236dfeed))
+* **docker:** add Dockerfiles for Quarkus application in JVM and native modes ([34b9933](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/34b993304670cf2aa62cd2f6460cee7b9864b08e))
+* **docker:** add Dockerfiles for Quarkus application in JVM and native modes ([e5fe7d0](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/e5fe7d07a58e018151bb24f4ee37c06e72608ded))
+* **logging:** add DEBUG/INFO/WARN logging across services (NCS-72) ([#41](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/41)) ([804a4bf](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/804a4bf179e3dfb19e2be4390e7e543caf5237c6))
+* NCS-78 Add Traceability to the Applications ([#46](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/46)) ([649566e](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/649566eb3fcf38f91c8896a739f74ea318af312d))
+* true-microservices ([#40](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/40)) ([5909242](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/590924254e8a2754de661a57a03e43f89ceb6299))
+##  (2026-05-10)
+
+### Features
+
+* **config:** update application.yml for PostgreSQL and remove staging/production configurations ([2404e61](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/2404e6164c3b50ffccbea5238d636060d6abe4d6))
+* **config:** update application.yml for staging and production environments ([6113432](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/6113432a14c476a3a0dfc0d449e17d023697f2ba))
+* **docker:** add .dockerignore and .gitignore files for build exclusions ([c987d8e](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/c987d8e258c0e6c4cfbdaa8381c64c410d7a2b83))
+* **docker:** add Dockerfiles for building Quarkus application in native and JVM modes ([3f2d2bb](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/3f2d2bb4c97fa8cddba66e1da4427c54236dfeed))
+* **docker:** add Dockerfiles for Quarkus application in JVM and native modes ([34b9933](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/34b993304670cf2aa62cd2f6460cee7b9864b08e))
+* **docker:** add Dockerfiles for Quarkus application in JVM and native modes ([e5fe7d0](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/e5fe7d07a58e018151bb24f4ee37c06e72608ded))
+* **logging:** add DEBUG/INFO/WARN logging across services (NCS-72) ([#41](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/41)) ([804a4bf](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/804a4bf179e3dfb19e2be4390e7e543caf5237c6))
+* NCS-78 Add Traceability to the Applications ([#46](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/46)) ([649566e](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/649566eb3fcf38f91c8896a739f74ea318af312d))
+* NCS-78 Add Traceability to the Applications ([#47](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/47)) ([87dfc6c](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/87dfc6c2bcce7f7d58fc641bd8d468a2e584c108))
+* true-microservices ([#40](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/40)) ([5909242](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/590924254e8a2754de661a57a03e43f89ceb6299))
+##  (2026-05-10)
+
+### Features
+
+* **config:** update application.yml for PostgreSQL and remove staging/production configurations ([2404e61](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/2404e6164c3b50ffccbea5238d636060d6abe4d6))
+* **config:** update application.yml for staging and production environments ([6113432](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/6113432a14c476a3a0dfc0d449e17d023697f2ba))
+* configure logging and add OpenTelemetry support ([#49](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/49)) ([d57c488](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/d57c4886612d1d92da0e1b79209fc83e6ef537a1))
+* **docker:** add .dockerignore and .gitignore files for build exclusions ([c987d8e](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/c987d8e258c0e6c4cfbdaa8381c64c410d7a2b83))
+* **docker:** add Dockerfiles for building Quarkus application in native and JVM modes ([3f2d2bb](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/3f2d2bb4c97fa8cddba66e1da4427c54236dfeed))
+* **docker:** add Dockerfiles for Quarkus application in JVM and native modes ([34b9933](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/34b993304670cf2aa62cd2f6460cee7b9864b08e))
+* **docker:** add Dockerfiles for Quarkus application in JVM and native modes ([e5fe7d0](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/e5fe7d07a58e018151bb24f4ee37c06e72608ded))
+* **logging:** add DEBUG/INFO/WARN logging across services (NCS-72) ([#41](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/41)) ([804a4bf](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/804a4bf179e3dfb19e2be4390e7e543caf5237c6))
+* NCS-78 Add Traceability to the Applications ([#46](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/46)) ([649566e](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/649566eb3fcf38f91c8896a739f74ea318af312d))
+* NCS-78 Add Traceability to the Applications ([#47](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/47)) ([87dfc6c](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/87dfc6c2bcce7f7d58fc641bd8d468a2e584c108))
+* true-microservices ([#40](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/40)) ([5909242](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/590924254e8a2754de661a57a03e43f89ceb6299))
+##  (2026-05-11)
+
+### Features
+
+* add initialization metrics for various services ([d438e97](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/d438e97f32bdde0bfc63c1b4a8cc810cdd093166))
+* **config:** update application.yml for PostgreSQL and remove staging/production configurations ([2404e61](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/2404e6164c3b50ffccbea5238d636060d6abe4d6))
+* **config:** update application.yml for staging and production environments ([6113432](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/6113432a14c476a3a0dfc0d449e17d023697f2ba))
+* configure logging and add OpenTelemetry support ([#49](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/49)) ([d57c488](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/d57c4886612d1d92da0e1b79209fc83e6ef537a1))
+* **docker:** add .dockerignore and .gitignore files for build exclusions ([c987d8e](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/c987d8e258c0e6c4cfbdaa8381c64c410d7a2b83))
+* **docker:** add Dockerfiles for building Quarkus application in native and JVM modes ([3f2d2bb](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/3f2d2bb4c97fa8cddba66e1da4427c54236dfeed))
+* **docker:** add Dockerfiles for Quarkus application in JVM and native modes ([34b9933](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/34b993304670cf2aa62cd2f6460cee7b9864b08e))
+* **docker:** add Dockerfiles for Quarkus application in JVM and native modes ([e5fe7d0](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/e5fe7d07a58e018151bb24f4ee37c06e72608ded))
+* **logging:** add DEBUG/INFO/WARN logging across services (NCS-72) ([#41](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/41)) ([804a4bf](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/804a4bf179e3dfb19e2be4390e7e543caf5237c6))
+* NCS-78 Add Traceability to the Applications ([#46](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/46)) ([649566e](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/649566eb3fcf38f91c8896a739f74ea318af312d))
+* NCS-78 Add Traceability to the Applications ([#47](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/47)) ([87dfc6c](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/87dfc6c2bcce7f7d58fc641bd8d468a2e584c108))
+* true-microservices ([#40](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/40)) ([5909242](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/590924254e8a2754de661a57a03e43f89ceb6299))
+##  (2026-05-12)
+
+### Features
+
+* add initialization metrics for various services ([d438e97](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/d438e97f32bdde0bfc63c1b4a8cc810cdd093166))
+* add OpenTelemetry trace configuration with parentbased sampler ([3904d5a](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/3904d5ad8ad4930ddee65287a7bfab785a6148f5))
+* **config:** update application.yml for PostgreSQL and remove staging/production configurations ([2404e61](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/2404e6164c3b50ffccbea5238d636060d6abe4d6))
+* **config:** update application.yml for staging and production environments ([6113432](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/6113432a14c476a3a0dfc0d449e17d023697f2ba))
+* configure logging and add OpenTelemetry support ([#49](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/49)) ([d57c488](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/d57c4886612d1d92da0e1b79209fc83e6ef537a1))
+* **docker:** add .dockerignore and .gitignore files for build exclusions ([c987d8e](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/c987d8e258c0e6c4cfbdaa8381c64c410d7a2b83))
+* **docker:** add Dockerfiles for building Quarkus application in native and JVM modes ([3f2d2bb](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/3f2d2bb4c97fa8cddba66e1da4427c54236dfeed))
+* **docker:** add Dockerfiles for Quarkus application in JVM and native modes ([34b9933](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/34b993304670cf2aa62cd2f6460cee7b9864b08e))
+* **docker:** add Dockerfiles for Quarkus application in JVM and native modes ([e5fe7d0](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/e5fe7d07a58e018151bb24f4ee37c06e72608ded))
+* **logging:** add DEBUG/INFO/WARN logging across services (NCS-72) ([#41](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/41)) ([804a4bf](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/804a4bf179e3dfb19e2be4390e7e543caf5237c6))
+* NCS-78 Add Traceability to the Applications ([#46](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/46)) ([649566e](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/649566eb3fcf38f91c8896a739f74ea318af312d))
+* NCS-78 Add Traceability to the Applications ([#47](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/47)) ([87dfc6c](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/87dfc6c2bcce7f7d58fc641bd8d468a2e584c108))
+* true-microservices ([#40](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/40)) ([5909242](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/590924254e8a2754de661a57a03e43f89ceb6299))
+##  (2026-05-12)
+
+### Features
+
+* add initialization metrics for various services ([d438e97](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/d438e97f32bdde0bfc63c1b4a8cc810cdd093166))
+* add OpenTelemetry trace configuration with parentbased sampler ([3904d5a](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/3904d5ad8ad4930ddee65287a7bfab785a6148f5))
+* **config:** update application.yml for PostgreSQL and remove staging/production configurations ([2404e61](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/2404e6164c3b50ffccbea5238d636060d6abe4d6))
+* **config:** update application.yml for staging and production environments ([6113432](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/6113432a14c476a3a0dfc0d449e17d023697f2ba))
+* configure logging and add OpenTelemetry support ([#49](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/49)) ([d57c488](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/d57c4886612d1d92da0e1b79209fc83e6ef537a1))
+* **docker:** add .dockerignore and .gitignore files for build exclusions ([c987d8e](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/c987d8e258c0e6c4cfbdaa8381c64c410d7a2b83))
+* **docker:** add Dockerfiles for building Quarkus application in native and JVM modes ([3f2d2bb](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/3f2d2bb4c97fa8cddba66e1da4427c54236dfeed))
+* **docker:** add Dockerfiles for Quarkus application in JVM and native modes ([34b9933](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/34b993304670cf2aa62cd2f6460cee7b9864b08e))
+* **docker:** add Dockerfiles for Quarkus application in JVM and native modes ([e5fe7d0](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/e5fe7d07a58e018151bb24f4ee37c06e72608ded))
+* **logging:** add DEBUG/INFO/WARN logging across services (NCS-72) ([#41](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/41)) ([804a4bf](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/804a4bf179e3dfb19e2be4390e7e543caf5237c6))
+* NCS-78 Add Traceability to the Applications ([#46](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/46)) ([649566e](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/649566eb3fcf38f91c8896a739f74ea318af312d))
+* NCS-78 Add Traceability to the Applications ([#47](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/47)) ([87dfc6c](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/87dfc6c2bcce7f7d58fc641bd8d468a2e584c108))
+* true-microservices ([#40](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/40)) ([5909242](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/590924254e8a2754de661a57a03e43f89ceb6299))
+##  (2026-05-12)
+
+### Features
+
+* add initialization metrics for various services ([d438e97](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/d438e97f32bdde0bfc63c1b4a8cc810cdd093166))
+* add OpenTelemetry trace configuration with parentbased sampler ([3904d5a](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/3904d5ad8ad4930ddee65287a7bfab785a6148f5))
+* **config:** update application.yml for PostgreSQL and remove staging/production configurations ([2404e61](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/2404e6164c3b50ffccbea5238d636060d6abe4d6))
+* **config:** update application.yml for staging and production environments ([6113432](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/6113432a14c476a3a0dfc0d449e17d023697f2ba))
+* configure logging and add OpenTelemetry support ([#49](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/49)) ([d57c488](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/d57c4886612d1d92da0e1b79209fc83e6ef537a1))
+* **docker:** add .dockerignore and .gitignore files for build exclusions ([c987d8e](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/c987d8e258c0e6c4cfbdaa8381c64c410d7a2b83))
+* **docker:** add Dockerfiles for building Quarkus application in native and JVM modes ([3f2d2bb](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/3f2d2bb4c97fa8cddba66e1da4427c54236dfeed))
+* **docker:** add Dockerfiles for Quarkus application in JVM and native modes ([34b9933](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/34b993304670cf2aa62cd2f6460cee7b9864b08e))
+* **docker:** add Dockerfiles for Quarkus application in JVM and native modes ([e5fe7d0](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/e5fe7d07a58e018151bb24f4ee37c06e72608ded))
+* **logging:** add DEBUG/INFO/WARN logging across services (NCS-72) ([#41](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/41)) ([804a4bf](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/804a4bf179e3dfb19e2be4390e7e543caf5237c6))
+* NCS-78 Add Traceability to the Applications ([#46](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/46)) ([649566e](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/649566eb3fcf38f91c8896a739f74ea318af312d))
+* NCS-78 Add Traceability to the Applications ([#47](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/47)) ([87dfc6c](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/87dfc6c2bcce7f7d58fc641bd8d468a2e584c108))
+* true-microservices ([#40](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/40)) ([5909242](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/590924254e8a2754de661a57a03e43f89ceb6299))
+* update application.yml with new API root paths and add Micrometer and OpenTelemetry dependencies ([72ce262](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/72ce262bc491f94297700e6002fb5d0812e2cc2a))
+
+### Reverts
+
+* Revert "refactor: update metrics paths formatting in application.yml for clarity" ([3870566](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/38705663498d5f47c40dafe2f26198589ede8656))
@@ -53,6 +53,10 @@ dependencies {
    implementation("io.quarkus:quarkus-smallrye-jwt")
    implementation("io.quarkus:quarkus-config-yaml")
    implementation("io.quarkus:quarkus-smallrye-health")
+    implementation("io.quarkus:quarkus-logging-json")
+    implementation("io.quarkus:quarkus-micrometer")
+    implementation("io.quarkus:quarkus-micrometer-registry-prometheus")
+    implementation("io.quarkus:quarkus-opentelemetry")
    implementation("com.fasterxml.jackson.module:jackson-module-scala_3:${versions["JACKSON_SCALA"]!!}")
    implementation("io.quarkus:quarkus-redis-client")

@@ -28,6 +28,19 @@ nowchess:
        issuer: nowchess

 "%deployed":
+  quarkus:
+    http:
+      root-path: /ws
+    log:
+      console:
+        json: true
+    otel:
+      traces:
+        sampler: parentbased_traceidratio
+        sampler-arg: 0.1
+      exporter:
+        otlp:
+          endpoint: ${OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT:http://localhost:4317}
  nowchess:
    redis:
      host: ${REDIS_HOST}
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 package de.nowchess.ws.resource

 import de.nowchess.ws.config.RedisConfig
+import io.micrometer.core.instrument.{Counter, Gauge, MeterRegistry}
 import io.quarkus.redis.datasource.RedisDataSource
 import io.quarkus.redis.datasource.pubsub.PubSubCommands
 import io.quarkus.websockets.next.*
 import io.smallrye.jwt.auth.principal.JWTParser
+import jakarta.annotation.PostConstruct
 import jakarta.inject.Inject
 import org.jboss.logging.Logger
 import scala.compiletime.uninitialized
@@ -26,10 +28,35 @@ class GameWebSocketResource:

  @Inject
  var jwtParser: JWTParser = uninitialized
+
+  @Inject
+  var meterRegistry: MeterRegistry = uninitialized
  // scalafix:on DisableSyntax.var

  private val connections = new ConcurrentHashMap[String, ConnectionMeta]()

+  @PostConstruct
+  def initializeMetrics(): Unit = {
+    connectionsOpened
+    connectionsClosed
+    messagesReceived
+    activeGauge
+  }
+
+  private lazy val connectionsOpened: Counter =
+    meterRegistry.counter("nowchess.ws.connections.opened")
+
+  private lazy val connectionsClosed: Counter =
+    meterRegistry.counter("nowchess.ws.connections.closed")
+
+  private lazy val messagesReceived: Counter =
+    meterRegistry.counter("nowchess.ws.messages.received")
+
+  private lazy val activeGauge: Unit =
+    Gauge
+      .builder("nowchess.ws.connections.active", connections, _.size().toDouble)
+      .register(meterRegistry)
+
  private def s2cTopic(gameId: String): String =
    s"${redisConfig.prefix}:game:$gameId:s2c"

@@ -38,22 +65,19 @@ class GameWebSocketResource:

  @OnOpen
  def onOpen(connection: WebSocketConnection, handshake: HandshakeRequest): Unit =
-    val gameId = connection.pathParam("gameId")
-    val playerId = Option(handshake.header("Authorization"))
-      .filter(_.nonEmpty)
-      .flatMap(token => Try(jwtParser.parse(token)).toOption)
-      .map(_.getSubject)
+    activeGauge
+    val gameId   = connection.pathParam("gameId")
+    val playerId = resolvePlayerId(handshake)
    log.infof("Game WebSocket opened — gameId=%s playerId=%s", gameId, playerId.getOrElse("anonymous"))
    val handler: Consumer[String] = msg => connection.sendText(msg).subscribe().`with`(_ => (), _ => ())
    val subscriber                = redis.pubsub(classOf[String]).subscribe(s2cTopic(gameId), handler)
    connections.put(connection.id(), ConnectionMeta(gameId, subscriber, playerId))
-    val connectedMsg = playerId match
-      case Some(pid) => s"""{"type":"CONNECTED","gameId":"$gameId","playerId":"$pid"}"""
-      case None      => s"""{"type":"CONNECTED","gameId":"$gameId"}"""
-    redis.pubsub(classOf[String]).publish(c2sTopic(gameId), connectedMsg)
+    connectionsOpened.increment()
+    publishConnected(gameId, playerId)

  @OnTextMessage
  def onTextMessage(connection: WebSocketConnection, message: String): Unit =
+    messagesReceived.increment()
    Option(connections.get(connection.id())).foreach { meta =>
      val enriched = meta.playerId match
        case Some(pid) => injectPlayerId(message, pid)
@@ -66,8 +90,21 @@ class GameWebSocketResource:
    Option(connections.remove(connection.id())).foreach { meta =>
      log.infof("Game WebSocket closed — gameId=%s", meta.gameId)
      meta.subscriber.unsubscribe(s2cTopic(meta.gameId))
+      connectionsClosed.increment()
    }

+  private def resolvePlayerId(handshake: HandshakeRequest): Option[String] =
+    Option(handshake.header("Authorization"))
+      .filter(_.nonEmpty)
+      .flatMap(token => Try(jwtParser.parse(token)).toOption)
+      .map(_.getSubject)
+
+  private def publishConnected(gameId: String, playerId: Option[String]): Unit =
+    val connectedMsg = playerId match
+      case Some(pid) => s"""{"type":"CONNECTED","gameId":"$gameId","playerId":"$pid"}"""
+      case None      => s"""{"type":"CONNECTED","gameId":"$gameId"}"""
+    redis.pubsub(classOf[String]).publish(c2sTopic(gameId), connectedMsg)
+
  private def injectPlayerId(msg: String, pid: String): String =
    val trimmed = msg.trim
    if trimmed.endsWith("}") then trimmed.dropRight(1) + s""","playerId":"$pid"}"""
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 MAJOR=0
-MINOR=6
+MINOR=13
 PATCH=0
Author	SHA1	Message	Date
TeamCity	2a5cfeee39	ci: bump version with Build-79	2026-05-12 22:21:53 +00:00
Janis	72ce262bc4	feat: update application.yml with new API root paths and add Micrometer and OpenTelemetry dependencies Build & Test (NowChessSystems) TeamCity build finished Details	2026-05-13 00:02:53 +02:00
Janis	a298417b9e	revert: Revert "feat: add authentication permissions for metrics endpoints in application.yml" This reverts commit `04edd4d6fd`.	2026-05-12 23:16:36 +02:00
Janis	3870566349	revert: Revert "refactor: update metrics paths formatting in application.yml for clarity" This reverts commit `760859d066`.	2026-05-12 23:16:28 +02:00
TeamCity	5f177e1415	ci: bump version with Build-78	2026-05-12 20:36:44 +00:00
Janis	760859d066	refactor: update metrics paths formatting in application.yml for clarity Build & Test (NowChessSystems) TeamCity build finished Details	2026-05-12 22:14:07 +02:00
Janis	04edd4d6fd	feat: add authentication permissions for metrics endpoints in application.yml Build & Test (NowChessSystems) TeamCity build failed Details	2026-05-12 22:07:50 +02:00
TeamCity	e81c3844ad	ci: bump version with Build-77	2026-05-12 17:18:14 +00:00
Janis	3904d5ad8a	feat: add OpenTelemetry trace configuration with parentbased sampler Build & Test (NowChessSystems) TeamCity build finished Details	2026-05-12 19:00:08 +02:00
TeamCity	58e08f3807	ci: bump version with Build-76	2026-05-11 21:05:41 +00:00
Janis	8ded402a0e	refactor: improve initializeMetrics method formatting for clarity Build & Test (NowChessSystems) TeamCity build finished Details	2026-05-11 22:46:22 +02:00
Janis	d438e97f32	feat: add initialization metrics for various services	2026-05-11 22:37:22 +02:00
TeamCity	fcc251f777	ci: bump version with Build-75	2026-05-10 21:19:52 +00:00
Janis	7efdd69948	refactor: update meterRegistry usage to Option type and improve formatting Build & Test (NowChessSystems) TeamCity build finished Details	2026-05-10 22:56:57 +02:00
Janis	9459203e0d	refactor: update timer record calls to use Runnable type Build & Test (NowChessSystems) TeamCity build failed Details	2026-05-10 22:24:55 +02:00
Janis	d57c488661	feat: configure logging and add OpenTelemetry support (#49 ) Build & Test (NowChessSystems) TeamCity build failed Details Reviewed-on: #49	2026-05-10 20:31:48 +02:00
TeamCity	989ac312d9	ci: bump version with Build-74	2026-05-10 12:17:02 +00:00
Janis	c96a09bb5c	feat: NCS-78 Add Traceability to the Applications (#48 ) Build & Test (NowChessSystems) TeamCity build finished Details Reviewed-on: #48	2026-05-10 13:54:31 +02:00
TeamCity	e9a4ecf4ae	ci: bump version with Build-73	2026-05-10 10:36:36 +00:00
Janis	87dfc6c2bc	feat: NCS-78 Add Traceability to the Applications (#47 ) Build & Test (NowChessSystems) TeamCity build finished Details Reviewed-on: #47	2026-05-10 12:15:53 +02:00
TeamCity	183ad670e3	ci: bump version with Build-72	2026-05-09 19:11:07 +00:00
Janis	649566eb3f	feat: NCS-78 Add Traceability to the Applications (#46 ) Build & Test (NowChessSystems) TeamCity build finished Details Reviewed-on: #46	2026-05-09 20:54:18 +02:00
TeamCity	6844253f4c	ci: bump version with Build-71	2026-05-08 13:48:55 +00:00
Janis	be0b710543	fix: add instance-dead-timeout configuration and update HealthMonitor to use it for stale instance eviction Build & Test (NowChessSystems) TeamCity build finished Details	2026-05-08 15:32:44 +02:00
TeamCity	dcebdf237e	ci: bump version with Build-70	2026-05-08 12:26:57 +00:00
Janis	0f41f13ce6	fix: update HealthMonitor to evict instances without associated pods Build & Test (NowChessSystems) TeamCity build finished Details	2026-05-08 14:10:53 +02:00
TeamCity	ae6d235e1d	ci: bump version with Build-69	2026-05-08 10:54:01 +00:00
Janis	b4920d3817	fix: enhance AutoScaler and InstanceRegistry for replica management and stale instance eviction Build & Test (NowChessSystems) TeamCity build finished Details	2026-05-08 12:37:23 +02:00
TeamCity	708ebaf6e5	ci: bump version with Build-68	2026-05-06 07:06:52 +00:00
Janis	0eb752d493	fix(redis): enhance GameRedisSubscriberManager to use ReactiveRedisDataSource and improve subscription handling Build & Test (NowChessSystems) TeamCity build finished Details	2026-05-06 08:41:30 +02:00
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