ci: bump version with Build-106

fix(dependencies): correct Jackson databind dependency group ID
feat(dto): update GameWritebackEventDto for JSON deserialization and remove unused mixin
2026-05-22 10:00:20 +00:00 · 2026-05-22 11:38:34 +02:00 · 2026-05-22 11:35:55 +02:00 · 2026-05-22 08:50:38 +00:00 · 2026-05-22 10:23:30 +02:00 · 2026-05-21 09:33:30 +00:00
151 changed files with 6522 additions and 1125 deletions
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@

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

-> 0 routes + 40 rpc | 0 models | 0 components | 146 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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@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@
 - `modules/account/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/account/client/CoreGameClient.scala` — class CoreGameClient, function createGame
 - `modules/account/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/account/config/JacksonConfig.scala` — class JacksonConfig, function customize
 - `modules/account/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/account/config/NativeReflectionConfig.scala` — class NativeReflectionConfig
+- `modules/account/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/account/config/RedisConfig.scala` — class RedisConfig
 - `modules/account/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/account/domain/Challenge.scala`
  - class Challenge
  - function gameIdOpt
@@ -100,7 +101,7 @@
  - function persist
  - function findByEmail
  - function findAll
-  - _...12 more_
+  - _...11 more_
 - `modules/account/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/account/repository/ChallengeRepository.scala`
  - class ChallengeRepository
  - function findActiveByChallengerId
@@ -116,30 +117,37 @@
  - function me
  - function publicProfile
  - function banUser
-  - _...10 more_
+  - _...9 more_
 - `modules/account/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/account/resource/ChallengeResource.scala`
  - class ChallengeResource
  - function create
  - function list
+  - function get
  - function accept
  - function decline
-  - function cancel
+  - _...1 more_
+- `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
  - _...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 listForUser
-  - _...1 more_
+  - _...3 more_
+- `modules/account/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/account/service/EventPublisher.scala`
+  - class EventPublisher
+  - function publishGameStart
+  - function publishChallengeCreated
+  - function publishChallengeAccepted
 - `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/board/Board.scala`
  - class Board
  - function apply
@@ -162,10 +170,6 @@
  - class Square
  - function fromAlgebraic
  - function offset
- `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/bot/Bot.scala`
-  - class Bot
-  - function name
-  - function nextMove
 - `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/dto/ErrorEventDto.scala` — class ErrorEventDto, function apply
 - `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/dto/GameFullEventDto.scala` — class GameFullEventDto, function apply
 - `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/dto/GameStateEventDto.scala` — class GameStateEventDto, function apply
@@ -186,6 +190,14 @@
  - function withEnPassantSquare
  - function withHalfMoveClock
  - _...4 more_
+- `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/grpc/ProtoMapperBase.scala`
+  - class ProtoMapperBase
+  - function toProtoColor
+  - function fromProtoColor
+  - function toProtoPieceType
+  - function fromProtoPieceType
+  - function toProtoMoveKind
+  - _...17 more_
 - `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/io/GameContextExport.scala` — class GameContextExport, function exportGameContext
 - `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/io/GameContextImport.scala` — class GameContextImport, function importGameContext
 - `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/player/PlayerInfo.scala` — class PlayerId, function apply
@@ -201,115 +213,21 @@
  - function isCheck
  - function isCheckmate
  - _...6 more_
- `modules/bot/python/nnue.py`
-  - function get_weights_dir: ()
-  - function get_data_dir: ()
-  - function list_checkpoints: ()
-  - function migrate_legacy_data: ()
-  - function show_header: ()
-  - function show_checkpoints_table: ()
-  - _...10 more_
- `modules/bot/python/src/dataset.py`
-  - function get_datasets_dir: () -> Path
-  - function next_dataset_version: () -> int
-  - function list_datasets: () -> List[Tuple[int, Dict]]
-  - function load_dataset_metadata: (version) -> Optional[Dict]
-  - function save_dataset_metadata: (version, metadata) -> None
-  - function create_dataset: (version, labeled_jsonl_path, sources, stockfish_depth) -> Path
-  - _...4 more_
- `modules/bot/python/src/export.py` — function export_to_nbai: (weights_file, output_file, trained_by, train_loss)
- `modules/bot/python/src/generate.py` — function play_random_game_and_collect_positions: (output_file, total_positions, samples_per_game, min_move, max_move, num_workers)
- `modules/bot/python/src/label.py` — function normalize_evaluation: (cp_value, method, scale), function label_positions_with_stockfish: (positions_file, output_file, stockfish_path, batch_size, depth, verbose, normalize, num_workers)
- `modules/bot/python/src/lichess_importer.py` — function import_lichess_evals: (input_path, output_file, max_positions, min_depth, verbose) -> int
- `modules/bot/python/src/tactical_positions_extractor.py`
-  - function download_and_extract_puzzle_db: (url, output_dir)
-  - function extract_puzzle_positions: (puzzle_csv, max_puzzles) -> Set[str]
-  - function load_positions_from_file: (file_path) -> Set[str]
-  - function merge_positions: (tactical, other, output_file)
-  - function extract_tactical_only: (puzzle_csv, output_file, max_puzzles) -> int
-  - function interactive_merge_positions: (puzzle_csv, output_file, max_puzzles)
- `modules/bot/python/src/train.py`
-  - function fen_to_features: (fen)
-  - function find_next_version: (base_name)
-  - function save_metadata: (weights_file, metadata)
-  - function train_nnue: (data_file, output_file, epochs, batch_size, lr, checkpoint, stockfish_depth, use_versioning, early_stopping_patience, weight_decay, subsample_ratio, hidden_sizes)
-  - function burst_train: (data_file, output_file, duration_minutes, epochs_per_season, early_stopping_patience, batch_size, lr, initial_checkpoint, stockfish_depth, use_versioning, weight_decay, subsample_ratio, hidden_sizes)
-  - class NNUEDataset
-  - _...1 more_
- `modules/bot/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/bot/BotController.scala`
-  - class BotController
-  - function getBot
-  - function listBots
- `modules/bot/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/bot/BotMoveRepetition.scala`
-  - class BotMoveRepetition
-  - function blockedMoves
-  - function repeatedMove
-  - function filterAllowed
- `modules/bot/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/bot/Config.scala` — class Config
- `modules/bot/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/bot/ai/Evaluation.scala`
-  - class Evaluation
-  - class CHECKMATE_SCORE
-  - class DRAW_SCORE
-  - function evaluate
-  - function initAccumulator
-  - function copyAccumulator
-  - _...2 more_
- `modules/bot/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/bot/bots/classic/EvaluationClassic.scala`
-  - class EvaluationClassic
-  - function evaluate
-  - function countRay
- `modules/bot/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/bot/bots/nnue/EvaluationNNUE.scala` — class EvaluationNNUE, function evaluate
- `modules/bot/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/bot/bots/nnue/NNUE.scala`
-  - class NNUE
-  - function initAccumulator
-  - function pushAccumulator
-  - function copyAccumulator
-  - function recomputeAccumulator
-  - function validateAccumulator
-  - _...4 more_
- `modules/bot/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/bot/bots/nnue/NbaiLoader.scala`
-  - class NbaiLoader
-  - function load
-  - function loadDefault
- `modules/bot/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/bot/bots/nnue/NbaiMigrator.scala` — class NbaiMigrator, function migrateFromBin
- `modules/bot/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/bot/bots/nnue/NbaiModel.scala`
-  - function toJson
-  - class NbaiMetadata
-  - function fromJson
-  - function str
-  - function num
- `modules/bot/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/bot/bots/nnue/NbaiWriter.scala` — class NbaiWriter, function write
- `modules/bot/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/bot/logic/AlphaBetaSearch.scala`
-  - function bestMove
-  - function bestMove
-  - function bestMoveWithTime
-  - function bestMoveWithTime
-  - function loop
-  - function loop
- `modules/bot/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/bot/logic/MoveOrdering.scala`
-  - class MoveOrdering
-  - class OrderingContext
-  - function addKillerMove
-  - function getKillerMoves
-  - function addHistory
-  - function getHistory
-  - _...3 more_
- `modules/bot/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/bot/logic/TranspositionTable.scala`
-  - function advance
-  - function probe
-  - function store
-  - function clear
- `modules/bot/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/bot/util/PolyglotBook.scala` — function probe, function select
- `modules/bot/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/bot/util/PolyglotHash.scala` — class PolyglotHash, function hash
- `modules/bot/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/bot/util/ZobristHash.scala`
-  - class ZobristHash
-  - function hash
-  - function nextHash
+- `modules/bot-platform/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/botplatform/config/JacksonConfig.scala` — class JacksonConfig, function customize
+- `modules/bot-platform/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/botplatform/config/RedisConfig.scala` — class RedisConfig
+- `modules/bot-platform/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/botplatform/registry/BotRegistry.scala`
+  - class BotRegistry
+  - function register
+  - function unregister
+  - function dispatch
+  - function registeredBots
+- `modules/bot-platform/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/botplatform/resource/BotEventResource.scala`
+  - class BotEventResource
+  - function streamEvents
+  - function streamGame
+  - function makeMove
 - `modules/coordinator/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/coordinator/CoordinatorApp.scala` — class CoordinatorApp
- `modules/coordinator/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/coordinator/config/BeansProducer.scala`
-  - class BeansProducer
-  - function redissonClient
-  - function kubernetesClient
+- `modules/coordinator/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/coordinator/config/BeansProducer.scala` — class BeansProducer, function kubernetesClient
 - `modules/coordinator/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/coordinator/config/CoordinatorConfig.scala`
  - class CoordinatorConfig
  - function maxGamesPerCore
@@ -317,10 +235,10 @@
  - function rebalanceInterval
  - function rebalanceMinInterval
  - function heartbeatTtl
-  - _...11 more_
+  - _...14 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
+- `modules/coordinator/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/coordinator/grpc/CoordinatorGrpcServer.scala` — class CoordinatorGrpcServer, function hasActiveStream
 - `modules/coordinator/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/coordinator/grpc/CoreGrpcClient.scala`
  - class CoreGrpcClient
  - function shutdown
@@ -337,12 +255,16 @@
  - _...1 more_
 - `modules/coordinator/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/coordinator/service/AutoScaler.scala`
  - class AutoScaler
+  - function initMetrics
+  - function periodicScaleCheck
  - function checkAndScale
  - function scaleUp
  - function scaleDown
 - `modules/coordinator/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/coordinator/service/CacheEvictionManager.scala`
  - class CacheEvictionManager
  - function setRedisPrefix
+  - function initializeMetrics
+  - function periodicCacheEviction
  - function evictStaleGames
 - `modules/coordinator/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/coordinator/service/FailoverService.scala`
  - class FailoverService
@@ -351,21 +273,24 @@
 - `modules/coordinator/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/coordinator/service/HealthMonitor.scala`
  - class HealthMonitor
  - function setRedisPrefix
+  - function initializeMetrics
+  - function onStartup
+  - function periodicHealthCheck
  - function checkInstanceHealth
-  - function watchK8sPods
 - `modules/coordinator/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/coordinator/service/InstanceRegistry.scala`
  - class InstanceRegistry
+  - function initMetrics
  - function setRedisPrefix
+  - function loadAllFromRedis
  - function getInstance
  - function getAllInstances
-  - function updateInstanceFromRedis
-  - function markInstanceDead
-  - _...1 more_
+  - _...4 more_
 - `modules/coordinator/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/coordinator/service/LoadBalancer.scala`
  - class LoadBalancer
  - function setRedisPrefix
  - function shouldRebalance
  - function rebalance
+  - function periodicRebalanceCheck
 - `modules/core/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/chess/adapter/RuleSetRestAdapter.scala`
  - class RuleSetRestAdapter
  - function candidateMoves
@@ -393,10 +318,6 @@
 - `modules/core/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/chess/config/JacksonConfig.scala` — class JacksonConfig, function customize
 - `modules/core/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/chess/config/NativeReflectionConfig.scala` — class NativeReflectionConfig
 - `modules/core/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/chess/config/RedisConfig.scala` — class RedisConfig
- `modules/core/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/chess/config/RedissonProducer.scala`
-  - class RedissonProducer
-  - function produceRedissonClient
-  - function shutdown
 - `modules/core/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/chess/controller/Parser.scala` — class Parser, function parseMove
 - `modules/core/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/chess/engine/GameEngine.scala`
  - class GameEngine
@@ -412,14 +333,7 @@
  - class BadRequestException
 - `modules/core/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/chess/exception/ApiExceptionMapper.scala` — class ApiExceptionMapper, function toResponse
 - `modules/core/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/chess/grpc/CoordinatorServiceHandler.scala` — class CoordinatorServiceHandler
- `modules/core/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/chess/grpc/CoreProtoMapper.scala`
-  - class CoreProtoMapper
-  - function toProtoColor
-  - function fromProtoColor
-  - function toProtoPieceType
-  - function fromProtoPieceType
-  - function toProtoMoveKind
-  - _...9 more_
+- `modules/core/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/chess/grpc/CoreProtoMapper.scala` — class CoreProtoMapper
 - `modules/core/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/chess/grpc/IoGrpcClientWrapper.scala`
  - class IoGrpcClientWrapper
  - function exportCombined
@@ -444,15 +358,18 @@
  - function unsubscribe
  - _...1 more_
 - `modules/core/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/chess/redis/C2sMessage.scala` — class C2sMessage
- `modules/core/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/chess/redis/GameRedisPublisher.scala` — class GameRedisPublisher, function onGameEvent
+- `modules/core/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/chess/redis/GameRedisPublisher.scala`
+  - class GameRedisPublisher
+  - class GameRedisPublisher
+  - function onGameEvent
 - `modules/core/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/chess/redis/GameRedisSubscriberManager.scala`
  - class GameRedisSubscriberManager
  - function subscribeGame
-  - function onMessage
  - function unsubscribeGame
  - function batchResubscribeGames
  - function unsubscribeGames
-  - _...3 more_
+  - function evictGames
+  - _...2 more_
 - `modules/core/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/chess/registry/GameRegistry.scala`
  - class GameRegistry
  - function store
@@ -461,6 +378,7 @@
  - function generateId
 - `modules/core/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/chess/registry/RedisGameRegistry.scala`
  - class RedisGameRegistry
+  - function initMetrics
  - function generateId
  - function store
  - function get
@@ -518,14 +436,7 @@
  - function importGameContext
 - `modules/io/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/io/fen/FenParserSupport.scala` — function buildSquares
 - `modules/io/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/io/grpc/IoGrpcService.scala` — class IoGrpcService
- `modules/io/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/io/grpc/IoProtoMapper.scala`
-  - class IoProtoMapper
-  - function toProtoColor
-  - function fromProtoColor
-  - function toProtoPieceType
-  - function fromProtoPieceType
-  - function toProtoMoveKind
-  - _...9 more_
+- `modules/io/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/io/grpc/IoProtoMapper.scala` — class IoProtoMapper
 - `modules/io/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/io/json/JsonExporter.scala` — class JsonExporter, function exportGameContext
 - `modules/io/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/io/json/JsonParser.scala` — class JsonParser, function importGameContext
 - `modules/io/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/io/pgn/PgnExporter.scala`
@@ -556,16 +467,127 @@
 - `modules/json/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/json/SquareKeyDeserializer.scala` — class SquareKeyDeserializer
 - `modules/json/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/json/SquareKeySerializer.scala` — class SquareKeySerializer
 - `modules/json/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/json/SquareSerializer.scala` — class SquareSerializer
+- `modules/official-bots/python/nnue.py`
+  - function get_weights_dir: ()
+  - function get_data_dir: ()
+  - function list_checkpoints: ()
+  - function migrate_legacy_data: ()
+  - function show_header: ()
+  - function show_checkpoints_table: ()
+  - _...10 more_
+- `modules/official-bots/python/src/dataset.py`
+  - function get_datasets_dir: () -> Path
+  - function next_dataset_version: () -> int
+  - function list_datasets: () -> List[Tuple[int, Dict]]
+  - function load_dataset_metadata: (version) -> Optional[Dict]
+  - function save_dataset_metadata: (version, metadata) -> None
+  - function create_dataset: (version, labeled_jsonl_path, sources, stockfish_depth) -> Path
+  - _...4 more_
+- `modules/official-bots/python/src/export.py` — function export_to_nbai: (weights_file, output_file, trained_by, train_loss)
+- `modules/official-bots/python/src/generate.py` — function play_random_game_and_collect_positions: (output_file, total_positions, samples_per_game, min_move, max_move, num_workers)
+- `modules/official-bots/python/src/label.py` — function normalize_evaluation: (cp_value, method, scale), function label_positions_with_stockfish: (positions_file, output_file, stockfish_path, batch_size, depth, verbose, normalize, num_workers)
+- `modules/official-bots/python/src/lichess_importer.py` — function import_lichess_evals: (input_path, output_file, max_positions, min_depth, verbose) -> int
+- `modules/official-bots/python/src/tactical_positions_extractor.py`
+  - function download_and_extract_puzzle_db: (url, output_dir)
+  - function extract_puzzle_positions: (puzzle_csv, max_puzzles) -> Set[str]
+  - function load_positions_from_file: (file_path) -> Set[str]
+  - function merge_positions: (tactical, other, output_file)
+  - function extract_tactical_only: (puzzle_csv, output_file, max_puzzles) -> int
+  - function interactive_merge_positions: (puzzle_csv, output_file, max_puzzles)
+- `modules/official-bots/python/src/train.py`
+  - function fen_to_features: (fen)
+  - function find_next_version: (base_name)
+  - function save_metadata: (weights_file, metadata)
+  - function train_nnue: (data_file, output_file, epochs, batch_size, lr, checkpoint, stockfish_depth, use_versioning, early_stopping_patience, weight_decay, subsample_ratio, hidden_sizes)
+  - function burst_train: (data_file, output_file, duration_minutes, epochs_per_season, early_stopping_patience, batch_size, lr, initial_checkpoint, stockfish_depth, use_versioning, weight_decay, subsample_ratio, hidden_sizes)
+  - class NNUEDataset
+  - _...1 more_
+- `modules/official-bots/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/bot/BotController.scala`
+  - class BotController
+  - function getBot
+  - function listBots
+  - class BotController
+  - function getBot
+  - function listBots
+- `modules/official-bots/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/bot/BotMoveRepetition.scala`
+  - class BotMoveRepetition
+  - function blockedMoves
+  - function repeatedMove
+  - function filterAllowed
+- `modules/official-bots/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/bot/Config.scala` — class Config
+- `modules/official-bots/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/bot/ai/Evaluation.scala`
+  - class Evaluation
+  - class CHECKMATE_SCORE
+  - class DRAW_SCORE
+  - function evaluate
+  - function initAccumulator
+  - function copyAccumulator
+  - _...2 more_
+- `modules/official-bots/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/bot/bots/ClassicalBot.scala` — class ClassicalBot, function apply
+- `modules/official-bots/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/bot/bots/HybridBot.scala` — class HybridBot, function apply
+- `modules/official-bots/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/bot/bots/NNUEBot.scala` — class NNUEBot, function apply
+- `modules/official-bots/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/bot/bots/classic/EvaluationClassic.scala`
+  - class EvaluationClassic
+  - function evaluate
+  - function countRay
+- `modules/official-bots/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/bot/bots/nnue/EvaluationNNUE.scala` — class EvaluationNNUE, function evaluate
+- `modules/official-bots/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/bot/bots/nnue/NNUE.scala`
+  - class NNUE
+  - function initAccumulator
+  - function pushAccumulator
+  - function copyAccumulator
+  - function recomputeAccumulator
+  - function validateAccumulator
+  - _...4 more_
+- `modules/official-bots/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/bot/bots/nnue/NbaiLoader.scala`
+  - class NbaiLoader
+  - function load
+  - function loadDefault
+- `modules/official-bots/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/bot/bots/nnue/NbaiMigrator.scala` — class NbaiMigrator, function migrateFromBin
+- `modules/official-bots/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/bot/bots/nnue/NbaiModel.scala`
+  - function toJson
+  - class NbaiMetadata
+  - function fromJson
+  - function str
+  - function num
+- `modules/official-bots/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/bot/bots/nnue/NbaiWriter.scala` — class NbaiWriter, function write
+- `modules/official-bots/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/bot/config/JacksonConfig.scala` — class JacksonConfig, function customize
+- `modules/official-bots/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/bot/config/RedisConfig.scala` — class RedisConfig
+- `modules/official-bots/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/bot/logic/AlphaBetaSearch.scala`
+  - function bestMove
+  - function bestMove
+  - function bestMoveWithTime
+  - function bestMoveWithTime
+  - function loop
+  - function loop
+- `modules/official-bots/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/bot/logic/MoveOrdering.scala`
+  - class MoveOrdering
+  - class OrderingContext
+  - function addKillerMove
+  - function getKillerMoves
+  - function addHistory
+  - function getHistory
+  - _...3 more_
+- `modules/official-bots/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/bot/logic/TranspositionTable.scala`
+  - function advance
+  - function probe
+  - function store
+  - 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 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`
+  - class ZobristHash
+  - function hash
+  - function nextHash
 - `modules/rule/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/rules/config/JacksonConfig.scala` — class JacksonConfig, function customize
 - `modules/rule/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/rules/config/NativeReflectionConfig.scala` — class NativeReflectionConfig
- `modules/rule/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/rules/grpc/ProtoMapper.scala`
-  - class ProtoMapper
-  - function toProtoColor
-  - function fromProtoColor
-  - function toProtoPieceType
-  - function fromProtoPieceType
-  - function toProtoMoveKind
-  - _...9 more_
+- `modules/rule/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/rules/grpc/ProtoMapper.scala` — class ProtoMapper
 - `modules/rule/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/rules/grpc/RuleGrpcService.scala` — class RuleGrpcService
 - `modules/rule/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/rules/resource/RuleSetResource.scala`
  - class RuleSetResource
@@ -576,38 +598,45 @@
  - function isCheckmate
  - _...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
 - `modules/store/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/store/config/JacksonConfig.scala` — class JacksonConfig, function customize
 - `modules/store/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/store/config/NativeReflectionConfig.scala` — class NativeReflectionConfig
 - `modules/store/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/store/config/RedisConfig.scala` — class RedisConfig
- `modules/store/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/store/config/RedissonProducer.scala`
-  - class RedissonProducer
-  - function redissonClient
-  - function close
 - `modules/store/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/store/domain/GameRecord.scala` — class GameRecord
- `modules/store/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/store/redis/GameWritebackStreamListener.scala`
-  - class GameWritebackStreamListener
-  - function startListening
-  - function onMessage
+- `modules/store/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/store/redis/GameWritebackStreamListener.scala` — class GameWritebackStreamListener, function startListening
 - `modules/store/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/store/repository/GameRecordRepository.scala`
  - class GameRecordRepository
  - function findByGameId
  - function persist
  - function merge
- `modules/store/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/store/resource/StoreGameResource.scala` — class StoreGameResource, function getGame
- `modules/store/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/store/service/GameWritebackService.scala` — class GameWritebackService, function writeBack
+  - function findByPlayerId
+  - function findByPlayerIdRunning
+- `modules/store/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/store/resource/StoreGameResource.scala`
+  - class StoreGameResource
+  - function getGame
+  - function getRunning
+  - function getHistory
+- `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/config/RedissonProducer.scala`
-  - class RedissonProducer
-  - function produceRedissonClient
-  - function shutdown
 - `modules/ws/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/ws/resource/GameWebSocketResource.scala`
  - class GameWebSocketResource
+  - function initializeMetrics
  - function onOpen
-  - function onMessage
  - function onTextMessage
  - function onClose
+- `modules/ws/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/ws/resource/UserWebSocketResource.scala`
+  - class UserWebSocketResource
+  - function onOpen
+  - function onClose

 ---

@@ -615,14 +644,14 @@

 ## Environment Variables

- `STOCKFISH_PATH` **required** — modules/bot/python/nnue.py
+- `STOCKFISH_PATH` **required** — modules/official-bots/python/nnue.py

 ---

 # Middleware

 ## custom
- generate — `modules/bot/python/src/generate.py`
+- generate — `modules/official-bots/python/src/generate.py`

 ---

@@ -631,38 +660,38 @@
 ## Most Imported Files (change these carefully)

 - `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/game/GameContext.scala` — imported by **76** files
- `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/board/Square.scala` — imported by **57** files
- `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/move/Move.scala` — imported by **55** files
+- `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/board/Square.scala` — imported by **56** files
+- `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/move/Move.scala` — imported by **54** files
 - `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/board/Color.scala` — imported by **47** files
- `modules/rule/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/rules/sets/DefaultRules.scala` — imported by **28** files
- `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/board/Board.scala` — imported by **20** files
+- `modules/rule/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/rules/sets/DefaultRules.scala` — imported by **27** files
 - `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/board/PieceType.scala` — imported by **20** files
- `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/board/Piece.scala` — imported by **20** files
- `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/game/DrawReason.scala` — imported by **18** files
- `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/game/GameResult.scala` — imported by **18** files
+- `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/game/DrawReason.scala` — imported by **20** files
+- `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/game/GameResult.scala` — imported by **20** files
+- `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/board/Board.scala` — imported by **19** files
+- `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/board/Piece.scala` — imported by **19** files
 - `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/rules/RuleSet.scala` — imported by **14** files
- `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/board/CastlingRights.scala` — imported by **13** files
- `modules/io/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/io/fen/FenParser.scala` — imported by **11** files
- `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/player/PlayerInfo.scala` — imported by **9** files
+- `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/board/CastlingRights.scala` — imported by **12** files
+- `modules/io/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/io/fen/FenParser.scala` — imported by **12** files
 - `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/error/GameError.scala` — imported by **9** files
 - `modules/core/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/chess/observer/Observer.scala` — imported by **9** files
+- `modules/account/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/account/config/RedisConfig.scala` — imported by **8** files
 - `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/io/GameContextImport.scala` — imported by **8** files
- `modules/core/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/chess/grpc/IoGrpcClientWrapper.scala` — imported by **7** files
+- `modules/core/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/chess/grpc/IoGrpcClientWrapper.scala` — imported by **8** files
+- `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/player/PlayerInfo.scala` — imported by **6** files
 - `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/game/GameMode.scala` — imported by **6** files
- `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/bot/Bot.scala` — imported by **6** files

 ## Import Map (who imports what)

- `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/game/GameContext.scala` ← `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/bot/Bot.scala`, `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/io/GameContextExport.scala`, `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/io/GameContextImport.scala`, `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/rules/RuleSet.scala`, `modules/bot/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/bot/BotMoveRepetition.scala` +71 more
- `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/board/Square.scala` ← `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/game/GameContext.scala`, `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/move/Move.scala`, `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/rules/RuleSet.scala`, `modules/api/src/test/scala/de/nowchess/api/game/GameContextTest.scala`, `modules/api/src/test/scala/de/nowchess/api/move/MoveTest.scala` +52 more
- `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/move/Move.scala` ← `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/bot/Bot.scala`, `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/game/GameContext.scala`, `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/rules/RuleSet.scala`, `modules/api/src/test/scala/de/nowchess/api/board/BoardTest.scala`, `modules/api/src/test/scala/de/nowchess/api/game/GameContextTest.scala` +50 more
+- `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/game/GameContext.scala` ← `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/grpc/ProtoMapperBase.scala`, `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/io/GameContextExport.scala`, `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/io/GameContextImport.scala`, `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/rules/RuleSet.scala`, `modules/core/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/chess/adapter/RuleSetRestAdapter.scala` +71 more
+- `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/board/Square.scala` ← `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/game/GameContext.scala`, `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/move/Move.scala`, `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/rules/RuleSet.scala`, `modules/api/src/test/scala/de/nowchess/api/game/GameContextTest.scala`, `modules/api/src/test/scala/de/nowchess/api/move/MoveTest.scala` +51 more
+- `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/move/Move.scala` ← `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/game/GameContext.scala`, `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/rules/RuleSet.scala`, `modules/api/src/test/scala/de/nowchess/api/board/BoardTest.scala`, `modules/api/src/test/scala/de/nowchess/api/game/GameContextTest.scala`, `modules/core/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/chess/adapter/RuleSetRestAdapter.scala` +49 more
 - `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/board/Color.scala` ← `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/game/ClockState.scala`, `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/game/GameContext.scala`, `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/game/GameResult.scala`, `modules/api/src/test/scala/de/nowchess/api/game/ClockStateTest.scala`, `modules/api/src/test/scala/de/nowchess/api/game/GameContextTest.scala` +42 more
- `modules/rule/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/rules/sets/DefaultRules.scala` ← `modules/bot/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/bot/bots/ClassicalBot.scala`, `modules/bot/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/bot/bots/HybridBot.scala`, `modules/bot/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/bot/bots/NNUEBot.scala`, `modules/bot/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/bot/logic/AlphaBetaSearch.scala`, `modules/bot/src/test/scala/de/nowchess/bot/AlphaBetaSearchTest.scala` +23 more
- `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/board/Board.scala` ← `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/game/GameContext.scala`, `modules/api/src/test/scala/de/nowchess/api/game/GameContextTest.scala`, `modules/bot/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/bot/bots/nnue/NNUE.scala`, `modules/bot/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/bot/logic/MoveOrdering.scala`, `modules/bot/src/test/scala/de/nowchess/bot/AlphaBetaSearchTest.scala` +15 more
- `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/board/PieceType.scala` ← `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/game/GameContext.scala`, `modules/bot/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/bot/bots/classic/EvaluationClassic.scala`, `modules/bot/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/bot/bots/nnue/NNUE.scala`, `modules/bot/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/bot/logic/AlphaBetaSearch.scala`, `modules/bot/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/bot/logic/MoveOrdering.scala` +15 more
- `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/board/Piece.scala` ← `modules/bot/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/bot/bots/nnue/NNUE.scala`, `modules/bot/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/bot/logic/MoveOrdering.scala`, `modules/bot/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/bot/util/PolyglotHash.scala`, `modules/bot/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/bot/util/ZobristHash.scala`, `modules/bot/src/test/scala/de/nowchess/bot/AlphaBetaSearchTest.scala` +15 more
- `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/game/DrawReason.scala` ← `modules/api/src/test/scala/de/nowchess/api/game/GameContextTest.scala`, `modules/core/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/chess/config/NativeReflectionConfig.scala`, `modules/core/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/chess/engine/GameEngine.scala`, `modules/core/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/chess/grpc/CoreProtoMapper.scala`, `modules/core/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/chess/observer/Observer.scala` +13 more
- `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/game/GameResult.scala` ← `modules/api/src/test/scala/de/nowchess/api/game/GameContextTest.scala`, `modules/core/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/chess/config/NativeReflectionConfig.scala`, `modules/core/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/chess/engine/GameEngine.scala`, `modules/core/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/chess/grpc/CoreProtoMapper.scala`, `modules/core/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/chess/resource/GameDtoMapper.scala` +13 more
+- `modules/rule/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/rules/sets/DefaultRules.scala` ← `modules/core/src/test/scala/de/nowchess/chess/engine/EngineTestHelpers.scala`, `modules/core/src/test/scala/de/nowchess/chess/engine/GameEngineClockTest.scala`, `modules/core/src/test/scala/de/nowchess/chess/engine/GameEngineDrawOfferTest.scala`, `modules/core/src/test/scala/de/nowchess/chess/engine/GameEngineGameEndingTest.scala`, `modules/core/src/test/scala/de/nowchess/chess/engine/GameEngineIntegrationTest.scala` +22 more
+- `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/board/PieceType.scala` ← `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/game/GameContext.scala`, `modules/core/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/chess/config/NativeReflectionConfig.scala`, `modules/core/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/chess/engine/GameEngine.scala`, `modules/core/src/test/scala/de/nowchess/chess/engine/GameEngineIntegrationTest.scala`, `modules/core/src/test/scala/de/nowchess/chess/engine/GameEnginePromotionTest.scala` +15 more
+- `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/game/DrawReason.scala` ← `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/grpc/ProtoMapperBase.scala`, `modules/api/src/test/scala/de/nowchess/api/game/GameContextTest.scala`, `modules/core/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/chess/config/NativeReflectionConfig.scala`, `modules/core/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/chess/engine/GameEngine.scala`, `modules/core/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/chess/grpc/CoreProtoMapper.scala` +15 more
+- `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/game/GameResult.scala` ← `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/grpc/ProtoMapperBase.scala`, `modules/api/src/test/scala/de/nowchess/api/game/GameContextTest.scala`, `modules/core/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/chess/config/NativeReflectionConfig.scala`, `modules/core/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/chess/engine/GameEngine.scala`, `modules/core/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/chess/grpc/CoreProtoMapper.scala` +15 more
+- `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/board/Board.scala` ← `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/game/GameContext.scala`, `modules/api/src/test/scala/de/nowchess/api/game/GameContextTest.scala`, `modules/core/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/chess/engine/GameEngine.scala`, `modules/core/src/test/scala/de/nowchess/chess/engine/EngineTestHelpers.scala`, `modules/core/src/test/scala/de/nowchess/chess/engine/GameEngineIntegrationTest.scala` +14 more
+- `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/board/Piece.scala` ← `modules/core/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/chess/config/NativeReflectionConfig.scala`, `modules/core/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/chess/engine/GameEngine.scala`, `modules/core/src/test/scala/de/nowchess/chess/engine/GameEnginePromotionTest.scala`, `modules/core/src/test/scala/de/nowchess/chess/engine/GameEngineScenarioTest.scala`, `modules/io/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/io/service/config/NativeReflectionConfig.scala` +14 more

 ---

@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@

 ## Environment Variables

- `STOCKFISH_PATH` **required** — modules/bot/python/nnue.py
+- `STOCKFISH_PATH` **required** — modules/official-bots/python/nnue.py
@@ -3,35 +3,35 @@
 ## Most Imported Files (change these carefully)

 - `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/game/GameContext.scala` — imported by **76** files
- `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/board/Square.scala` — imported by **57** files
- `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/move/Move.scala` — imported by **55** files
+- `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/board/Square.scala` — imported by **56** files
+- `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/move/Move.scala` — imported by **54** files
 - `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/board/Color.scala` — imported by **47** files
- `modules/rule/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/rules/sets/DefaultRules.scala` — imported by **28** files
- `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/board/Board.scala` — imported by **20** files
+- `modules/rule/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/rules/sets/DefaultRules.scala` — imported by **27** files
 - `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/board/PieceType.scala` — imported by **20** files
- `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/board/Piece.scala` — imported by **20** files
- `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/game/DrawReason.scala` — imported by **18** files
- `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/game/GameResult.scala` — imported by **18** files
+- `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/game/DrawReason.scala` — imported by **20** files
+- `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/game/GameResult.scala` — imported by **20** files
+- `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/board/Board.scala` — imported by **19** files
+- `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/board/Piece.scala` — imported by **19** files
 - `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/rules/RuleSet.scala` — imported by **14** files
- `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/board/CastlingRights.scala` — imported by **13** files
- `modules/io/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/io/fen/FenParser.scala` — imported by **11** files
- `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/player/PlayerInfo.scala` — imported by **9** files
+- `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/board/CastlingRights.scala` — imported by **12** files
+- `modules/io/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/io/fen/FenParser.scala` — imported by **12** files
 - `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/error/GameError.scala` — imported by **9** files
 - `modules/core/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/chess/observer/Observer.scala` — imported by **9** files
+- `modules/account/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/account/config/RedisConfig.scala` — imported by **8** files
 - `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/io/GameContextImport.scala` — imported by **8** files
- `modules/core/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/chess/grpc/IoGrpcClientWrapper.scala` — imported by **7** files
+- `modules/core/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/chess/grpc/IoGrpcClientWrapper.scala` — imported by **8** files
+- `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/player/PlayerInfo.scala` — imported by **6** files
 - `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/game/GameMode.scala` — imported by **6** files
- `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/bot/Bot.scala` — imported by **6** files

 ## Import Map (who imports what)

- `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/game/GameContext.scala` ← `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/bot/Bot.scala`, `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/io/GameContextExport.scala`, `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/io/GameContextImport.scala`, `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/rules/RuleSet.scala`, `modules/bot/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/bot/BotMoveRepetition.scala` +71 more
- `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/board/Square.scala` ← `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/game/GameContext.scala`, `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/move/Move.scala`, `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/rules/RuleSet.scala`, `modules/api/src/test/scala/de/nowchess/api/game/GameContextTest.scala`, `modules/api/src/test/scala/de/nowchess/api/move/MoveTest.scala` +52 more
- `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/move/Move.scala` ← `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/bot/Bot.scala`, `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/game/GameContext.scala`, `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/rules/RuleSet.scala`, `modules/api/src/test/scala/de/nowchess/api/board/BoardTest.scala`, `modules/api/src/test/scala/de/nowchess/api/game/GameContextTest.scala` +50 more
+- `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/game/GameContext.scala` ← `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/grpc/ProtoMapperBase.scala`, `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/io/GameContextExport.scala`, `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/io/GameContextImport.scala`, `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/rules/RuleSet.scala`, `modules/core/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/chess/adapter/RuleSetRestAdapter.scala` +71 more
+- `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/board/Square.scala` ← `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/game/GameContext.scala`, `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/move/Move.scala`, `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/rules/RuleSet.scala`, `modules/api/src/test/scala/de/nowchess/api/game/GameContextTest.scala`, `modules/api/src/test/scala/de/nowchess/api/move/MoveTest.scala` +51 more
+- `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/move/Move.scala` ← `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/game/GameContext.scala`, `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/rules/RuleSet.scala`, `modules/api/src/test/scala/de/nowchess/api/board/BoardTest.scala`, `modules/api/src/test/scala/de/nowchess/api/game/GameContextTest.scala`, `modules/core/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/chess/adapter/RuleSetRestAdapter.scala` +49 more
 - `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/board/Color.scala` ← `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/game/ClockState.scala`, `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/game/GameContext.scala`, `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/game/GameResult.scala`, `modules/api/src/test/scala/de/nowchess/api/game/ClockStateTest.scala`, `modules/api/src/test/scala/de/nowchess/api/game/GameContextTest.scala` +42 more
- `modules/rule/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/rules/sets/DefaultRules.scala` ← `modules/bot/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/bot/bots/ClassicalBot.scala`, `modules/bot/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/bot/bots/HybridBot.scala`, `modules/bot/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/bot/bots/NNUEBot.scala`, `modules/bot/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/bot/logic/AlphaBetaSearch.scala`, `modules/bot/src/test/scala/de/nowchess/bot/AlphaBetaSearchTest.scala` +23 more
- `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/board/Board.scala` ← `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/game/GameContext.scala`, `modules/api/src/test/scala/de/nowchess/api/game/GameContextTest.scala`, `modules/bot/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/bot/bots/nnue/NNUE.scala`, `modules/bot/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/bot/logic/MoveOrdering.scala`, `modules/bot/src/test/scala/de/nowchess/bot/AlphaBetaSearchTest.scala` +15 more
- `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/board/PieceType.scala` ← `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/game/GameContext.scala`, `modules/bot/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/bot/bots/classic/EvaluationClassic.scala`, `modules/bot/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/bot/bots/nnue/NNUE.scala`, `modules/bot/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/bot/logic/AlphaBetaSearch.scala`, `modules/bot/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/bot/logic/MoveOrdering.scala` +15 more
- `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/board/Piece.scala` ← `modules/bot/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/bot/bots/nnue/NNUE.scala`, `modules/bot/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/bot/logic/MoveOrdering.scala`, `modules/bot/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/bot/util/PolyglotHash.scala`, `modules/bot/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/bot/util/ZobristHash.scala`, `modules/bot/src/test/scala/de/nowchess/bot/AlphaBetaSearchTest.scala` +15 more
- `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/game/DrawReason.scala` ← `modules/api/src/test/scala/de/nowchess/api/game/GameContextTest.scala`, `modules/core/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/chess/config/NativeReflectionConfig.scala`, `modules/core/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/chess/engine/GameEngine.scala`, `modules/core/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/chess/grpc/CoreProtoMapper.scala`, `modules/core/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/chess/observer/Observer.scala` +13 more
- `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/game/GameResult.scala` ← `modules/api/src/test/scala/de/nowchess/api/game/GameContextTest.scala`, `modules/core/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/chess/config/NativeReflectionConfig.scala`, `modules/core/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/chess/engine/GameEngine.scala`, `modules/core/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/chess/grpc/CoreProtoMapper.scala`, `modules/core/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/chess/resource/GameDtoMapper.scala` +13 more
+- `modules/rule/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/rules/sets/DefaultRules.scala` ← `modules/core/src/test/scala/de/nowchess/chess/engine/EngineTestHelpers.scala`, `modules/core/src/test/scala/de/nowchess/chess/engine/GameEngineClockTest.scala`, `modules/core/src/test/scala/de/nowchess/chess/engine/GameEngineDrawOfferTest.scala`, `modules/core/src/test/scala/de/nowchess/chess/engine/GameEngineGameEndingTest.scala`, `modules/core/src/test/scala/de/nowchess/chess/engine/GameEngineIntegrationTest.scala` +22 more
+- `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/board/PieceType.scala` ← `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/game/GameContext.scala`, `modules/core/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/chess/config/NativeReflectionConfig.scala`, `modules/core/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/chess/engine/GameEngine.scala`, `modules/core/src/test/scala/de/nowchess/chess/engine/GameEngineIntegrationTest.scala`, `modules/core/src/test/scala/de/nowchess/chess/engine/GameEnginePromotionTest.scala` +15 more
+- `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/game/DrawReason.scala` ← `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/grpc/ProtoMapperBase.scala`, `modules/api/src/test/scala/de/nowchess/api/game/GameContextTest.scala`, `modules/core/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/chess/config/NativeReflectionConfig.scala`, `modules/core/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/chess/engine/GameEngine.scala`, `modules/core/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/chess/grpc/CoreProtoMapper.scala` +15 more
+- `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/game/GameResult.scala` ← `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/grpc/ProtoMapperBase.scala`, `modules/api/src/test/scala/de/nowchess/api/game/GameContextTest.scala`, `modules/core/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/chess/config/NativeReflectionConfig.scala`, `modules/core/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/chess/engine/GameEngine.scala`, `modules/core/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/chess/grpc/CoreProtoMapper.scala` +15 more
+- `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/board/Board.scala` ← `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/game/GameContext.scala`, `modules/api/src/test/scala/de/nowchess/api/game/GameContextTest.scala`, `modules/core/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/chess/engine/GameEngine.scala`, `modules/core/src/test/scala/de/nowchess/chess/engine/EngineTestHelpers.scala`, `modules/core/src/test/scala/de/nowchess/chess/engine/GameEngineIntegrationTest.scala` +14 more
+- `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/board/Piece.scala` ← `modules/core/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/chess/config/NativeReflectionConfig.scala`, `modules/core/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/chess/engine/GameEngine.scala`, `modules/core/src/test/scala/de/nowchess/chess/engine/GameEnginePromotionTest.scala`, `modules/core/src/test/scala/de/nowchess/chess/engine/GameEngineScenarioTest.scala`, `modules/io/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/io/service/config/NativeReflectionConfig.scala` +14 more
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 - `modules/account/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/account/client/CoreGameClient.scala` — class CoreGameClient, function createGame
 - `modules/account/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/account/config/JacksonConfig.scala` — class JacksonConfig, function customize
 - `modules/account/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/account/config/NativeReflectionConfig.scala` — class NativeReflectionConfig
+- `modules/account/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/account/config/RedisConfig.scala` — class RedisConfig
 - `modules/account/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/account/domain/Challenge.scala`
  - class Challenge
  - function gameIdOpt
@@ -44,7 +45,7 @@
  - function persist
  - function findByEmail
  - function findAll
-  - _...12 more_
+  - _...11 more_
 - `modules/account/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/account/repository/ChallengeRepository.scala`
  - class ChallengeRepository
  - function findActiveByChallengerId
@@ -60,30 +61,37 @@
  - function me
  - function publicProfile
  - function banUser
-  - _...10 more_
+  - _...9 more_
 - `modules/account/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/account/resource/ChallengeResource.scala`
  - class ChallengeResource
  - function create
  - function list
+  - function get
  - function accept
  - function decline
-  - function cancel
+  - _...1 more_
+- `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
  - _...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 listForUser
-  - _...1 more_
+  - _...3 more_
+- `modules/account/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/account/service/EventPublisher.scala`
+  - class EventPublisher
+  - function publishGameStart
+  - function publishChallengeCreated
+  - function publishChallengeAccepted
 - `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/board/Board.scala`
  - class Board
  - function apply
@@ -106,10 +114,6 @@
  - class Square
  - function fromAlgebraic
  - function offset
- `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/bot/Bot.scala`
-  - class Bot
-  - function name
-  - function nextMove
 - `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/dto/ErrorEventDto.scala` — class ErrorEventDto, function apply
 - `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/dto/GameFullEventDto.scala` — class GameFullEventDto, function apply
 - `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/dto/GameStateEventDto.scala` — class GameStateEventDto, function apply
@@ -130,6 +134,14 @@
  - function withEnPassantSquare
  - function withHalfMoveClock
  - _...4 more_
+- `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/grpc/ProtoMapperBase.scala`
+  - class ProtoMapperBase
+  - function toProtoColor
+  - function fromProtoColor
+  - function toProtoPieceType
+  - function fromProtoPieceType
+  - function toProtoMoveKind
+  - _...17 more_
 - `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/io/GameContextExport.scala` — class GameContextExport, function exportGameContext
 - `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/io/GameContextImport.scala` — class GameContextImport, function importGameContext
 - `modules/api/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/api/player/PlayerInfo.scala` — class PlayerId, function apply
@@ -145,115 +157,21 @@
  - function isCheck
  - function isCheckmate
  - _...6 more_
- `modules/bot/python/nnue.py`
-  - function get_weights_dir: ()
-  - function get_data_dir: ()
-  - function list_checkpoints: ()
-  - function migrate_legacy_data: ()
-  - function show_header: ()
-  - function show_checkpoints_table: ()
-  - _...10 more_
- `modules/bot/python/src/dataset.py`
-  - function get_datasets_dir: () -> Path
-  - function next_dataset_version: () -> int
-  - function list_datasets: () -> List[Tuple[int, Dict]]
-  - function load_dataset_metadata: (version) -> Optional[Dict]
-  - function save_dataset_metadata: (version, metadata) -> None
-  - function create_dataset: (version, labeled_jsonl_path, sources, stockfish_depth) -> Path
-  - _...4 more_
- `modules/bot/python/src/export.py` — function export_to_nbai: (weights_file, output_file, trained_by, train_loss)
- `modules/bot/python/src/generate.py` — function play_random_game_and_collect_positions: (output_file, total_positions, samples_per_game, min_move, max_move, num_workers)
- `modules/bot/python/src/label.py` — function normalize_evaluation: (cp_value, method, scale), function label_positions_with_stockfish: (positions_file, output_file, stockfish_path, batch_size, depth, verbose, normalize, num_workers)
- `modules/bot/python/src/lichess_importer.py` — function import_lichess_evals: (input_path, output_file, max_positions, min_depth, verbose) -> int
- `modules/bot/python/src/tactical_positions_extractor.py`
-  - function download_and_extract_puzzle_db: (url, output_dir)
-  - function extract_puzzle_positions: (puzzle_csv, max_puzzles) -> Set[str]
-  - function load_positions_from_file: (file_path) -> Set[str]
-  - function merge_positions: (tactical, other, output_file)
-  - function extract_tactical_only: (puzzle_csv, output_file, max_puzzles) -> int
-  - function interactive_merge_positions: (puzzle_csv, output_file, max_puzzles)
- `modules/bot/python/src/train.py`
-  - function fen_to_features: (fen)
-  - function find_next_version: (base_name)
-  - function save_metadata: (weights_file, metadata)
-  - function train_nnue: (data_file, output_file, epochs, batch_size, lr, checkpoint, stockfish_depth, use_versioning, early_stopping_patience, weight_decay, subsample_ratio, hidden_sizes)
-  - function burst_train: (data_file, output_file, duration_minutes, epochs_per_season, early_stopping_patience, batch_size, lr, initial_checkpoint, stockfish_depth, use_versioning, weight_decay, subsample_ratio, hidden_sizes)
-  - class NNUEDataset
-  - _...1 more_
- `modules/bot/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/bot/BotController.scala`
-  - class BotController
-  - function getBot
-  - function listBots
- `modules/bot/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/bot/BotMoveRepetition.scala`
-  - class BotMoveRepetition
-  - function blockedMoves
-  - function repeatedMove
-  - function filterAllowed
- `modules/bot/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/bot/Config.scala` — class Config
- `modules/bot/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/bot/ai/Evaluation.scala`
-  - class Evaluation
-  - class CHECKMATE_SCORE
-  - class DRAW_SCORE
-  - function evaluate
-  - function initAccumulator
-  - function copyAccumulator
-  - _...2 more_
- `modules/bot/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/bot/bots/classic/EvaluationClassic.scala`
-  - class EvaluationClassic
-  - function evaluate
-  - function countRay
- `modules/bot/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/bot/bots/nnue/EvaluationNNUE.scala` — class EvaluationNNUE, function evaluate
- `modules/bot/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/bot/bots/nnue/NNUE.scala`
-  - class NNUE
-  - function initAccumulator
-  - function pushAccumulator
-  - function copyAccumulator
-  - function recomputeAccumulator
-  - function validateAccumulator
-  - _...4 more_
- `modules/bot/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/bot/bots/nnue/NbaiLoader.scala`
-  - class NbaiLoader
-  - function load
-  - function loadDefault
- `modules/bot/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/bot/bots/nnue/NbaiMigrator.scala` — class NbaiMigrator, function migrateFromBin
- `modules/bot/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/bot/bots/nnue/NbaiModel.scala`
-  - function toJson
-  - class NbaiMetadata
-  - function fromJson
-  - function str
-  - function num
- `modules/bot/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/bot/bots/nnue/NbaiWriter.scala` — class NbaiWriter, function write
- `modules/bot/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/bot/logic/AlphaBetaSearch.scala`
-  - function bestMove
-  - function bestMove
-  - function bestMoveWithTime
-  - function bestMoveWithTime
-  - function loop
-  - function loop
- `modules/bot/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/bot/logic/MoveOrdering.scala`
-  - class MoveOrdering
-  - class OrderingContext
-  - function addKillerMove
-  - function getKillerMoves
-  - function addHistory
-  - function getHistory
-  - _...3 more_
- `modules/bot/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/bot/logic/TranspositionTable.scala`
-  - function advance
-  - function probe
-  - function store
-  - function clear
- `modules/bot/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/bot/util/PolyglotBook.scala` — function probe, function select
- `modules/bot/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/bot/util/PolyglotHash.scala` — class PolyglotHash, function hash
- `modules/bot/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/bot/util/ZobristHash.scala`
-  - class ZobristHash
-  - function hash
-  - function nextHash
+- `modules/bot-platform/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/botplatform/config/JacksonConfig.scala` — class JacksonConfig, function customize
+- `modules/bot-platform/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/botplatform/config/RedisConfig.scala` — class RedisConfig
+- `modules/bot-platform/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/botplatform/registry/BotRegistry.scala`
+  - class BotRegistry
+  - function register
+  - function unregister
+  - function dispatch
+  - function registeredBots
+- `modules/bot-platform/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/botplatform/resource/BotEventResource.scala`
+  - class BotEventResource
+  - function streamEvents
+  - function streamGame
+  - function makeMove
 - `modules/coordinator/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/coordinator/CoordinatorApp.scala` — class CoordinatorApp
- `modules/coordinator/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/coordinator/config/BeansProducer.scala`
-  - class BeansProducer
-  - function redissonClient
-  - function kubernetesClient
+- `modules/coordinator/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/coordinator/config/BeansProducer.scala` — class BeansProducer, function kubernetesClient
 - `modules/coordinator/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/coordinator/config/CoordinatorConfig.scala`
  - class CoordinatorConfig
  - function maxGamesPerCore
@@ -261,10 +179,10 @@
  - function rebalanceInterval
  - function rebalanceMinInterval
  - function heartbeatTtl
-  - _...11 more_
+  - _...14 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
+- `modules/coordinator/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/coordinator/grpc/CoordinatorGrpcServer.scala` — class CoordinatorGrpcServer, function hasActiveStream
 - `modules/coordinator/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/coordinator/grpc/CoreGrpcClient.scala`
  - class CoreGrpcClient
  - function shutdown
@@ -281,12 +199,16 @@
  - _...1 more_
 - `modules/coordinator/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/coordinator/service/AutoScaler.scala`
  - class AutoScaler
+  - function initMetrics
+  - function periodicScaleCheck
  - function checkAndScale
  - function scaleUp
  - function scaleDown
 - `modules/coordinator/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/coordinator/service/CacheEvictionManager.scala`
  - class CacheEvictionManager
  - function setRedisPrefix
+  - function initializeMetrics
+  - function periodicCacheEviction
  - function evictStaleGames
 - `modules/coordinator/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/coordinator/service/FailoverService.scala`
  - class FailoverService
@@ -295,21 +217,24 @@
 - `modules/coordinator/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/coordinator/service/HealthMonitor.scala`
  - class HealthMonitor
  - function setRedisPrefix
+  - function initializeMetrics
+  - function onStartup
+  - function periodicHealthCheck
  - function checkInstanceHealth
-  - function watchK8sPods
 - `modules/coordinator/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/coordinator/service/InstanceRegistry.scala`
  - class InstanceRegistry
+  - function initMetrics
  - function setRedisPrefix
+  - function loadAllFromRedis
  - function getInstance
  - function getAllInstances
-  - function updateInstanceFromRedis
-  - function markInstanceDead
-  - _...1 more_
+  - _...4 more_
 - `modules/coordinator/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/coordinator/service/LoadBalancer.scala`
  - class LoadBalancer
  - function setRedisPrefix
  - function shouldRebalance
  - function rebalance
+  - function periodicRebalanceCheck
 - `modules/core/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/chess/adapter/RuleSetRestAdapter.scala`
  - class RuleSetRestAdapter
  - function candidateMoves
@@ -337,10 +262,6 @@
 - `modules/core/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/chess/config/JacksonConfig.scala` — class JacksonConfig, function customize
 - `modules/core/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/chess/config/NativeReflectionConfig.scala` — class NativeReflectionConfig
 - `modules/core/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/chess/config/RedisConfig.scala` — class RedisConfig
- `modules/core/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/chess/config/RedissonProducer.scala`
-  - class RedissonProducer
-  - function produceRedissonClient
-  - function shutdown
 - `modules/core/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/chess/controller/Parser.scala` — class Parser, function parseMove
 - `modules/core/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/chess/engine/GameEngine.scala`
  - class GameEngine
@@ -356,14 +277,7 @@
  - class BadRequestException
 - `modules/core/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/chess/exception/ApiExceptionMapper.scala` — class ApiExceptionMapper, function toResponse
 - `modules/core/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/chess/grpc/CoordinatorServiceHandler.scala` — class CoordinatorServiceHandler
- `modules/core/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/chess/grpc/CoreProtoMapper.scala`
-  - class CoreProtoMapper
-  - function toProtoColor
-  - function fromProtoColor
-  - function toProtoPieceType
-  - function fromProtoPieceType
-  - function toProtoMoveKind
-  - _...9 more_
+- `modules/core/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/chess/grpc/CoreProtoMapper.scala` — class CoreProtoMapper
 - `modules/core/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/chess/grpc/IoGrpcClientWrapper.scala`
  - class IoGrpcClientWrapper
  - function exportCombined
@@ -388,15 +302,18 @@
  - function unsubscribe
  - _...1 more_
 - `modules/core/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/chess/redis/C2sMessage.scala` — class C2sMessage
- `modules/core/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/chess/redis/GameRedisPublisher.scala` — class GameRedisPublisher, function onGameEvent
+- `modules/core/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/chess/redis/GameRedisPublisher.scala`
+  - class GameRedisPublisher
+  - class GameRedisPublisher
+  - function onGameEvent
 - `modules/core/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/chess/redis/GameRedisSubscriberManager.scala`
  - class GameRedisSubscriberManager
  - function subscribeGame
-  - function onMessage
  - function unsubscribeGame
  - function batchResubscribeGames
  - function unsubscribeGames
-  - _...3 more_
+  - function evictGames
+  - _...2 more_
 - `modules/core/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/chess/registry/GameRegistry.scala`
  - class GameRegistry
  - function store
@@ -405,6 +322,7 @@
  - function generateId
 - `modules/core/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/chess/registry/RedisGameRegistry.scala`
  - class RedisGameRegistry
+  - function initMetrics
  - function generateId
  - function store
  - function get
@@ -462,14 +380,7 @@
  - function importGameContext
 - `modules/io/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/io/fen/FenParserSupport.scala` — function buildSquares
 - `modules/io/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/io/grpc/IoGrpcService.scala` — class IoGrpcService
- `modules/io/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/io/grpc/IoProtoMapper.scala`
-  - class IoProtoMapper
-  - function toProtoColor
-  - function fromProtoColor
-  - function toProtoPieceType
-  - function fromProtoPieceType
-  - function toProtoMoveKind
-  - _...9 more_
+- `modules/io/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/io/grpc/IoProtoMapper.scala` — class IoProtoMapper
 - `modules/io/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/io/json/JsonExporter.scala` — class JsonExporter, function exportGameContext
 - `modules/io/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/io/json/JsonParser.scala` — class JsonParser, function importGameContext
 - `modules/io/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/io/pgn/PgnExporter.scala`
@@ -500,16 +411,127 @@
 - `modules/json/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/json/SquareKeyDeserializer.scala` — class SquareKeyDeserializer
 - `modules/json/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/json/SquareKeySerializer.scala` — class SquareKeySerializer
 - `modules/json/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/json/SquareSerializer.scala` — class SquareSerializer
+- `modules/official-bots/python/nnue.py`
+  - function get_weights_dir: ()
+  - function get_data_dir: ()
+  - function list_checkpoints: ()
+  - function migrate_legacy_data: ()
+  - function show_header: ()
+  - function show_checkpoints_table: ()
+  - _...10 more_
+- `modules/official-bots/python/src/dataset.py`
+  - function get_datasets_dir: () -> Path
+  - function next_dataset_version: () -> int
+  - function list_datasets: () -> List[Tuple[int, Dict]]
+  - function load_dataset_metadata: (version) -> Optional[Dict]
+  - function save_dataset_metadata: (version, metadata) -> None
+  - function create_dataset: (version, labeled_jsonl_path, sources, stockfish_depth) -> Path
+  - _...4 more_
+- `modules/official-bots/python/src/export.py` — function export_to_nbai: (weights_file, output_file, trained_by, train_loss)
+- `modules/official-bots/python/src/generate.py` — function play_random_game_and_collect_positions: (output_file, total_positions, samples_per_game, min_move, max_move, num_workers)
+- `modules/official-bots/python/src/label.py` — function normalize_evaluation: (cp_value, method, scale), function label_positions_with_stockfish: (positions_file, output_file, stockfish_path, batch_size, depth, verbose, normalize, num_workers)
+- `modules/official-bots/python/src/lichess_importer.py` — function import_lichess_evals: (input_path, output_file, max_positions, min_depth, verbose) -> int
+- `modules/official-bots/python/src/tactical_positions_extractor.py`
+  - function download_and_extract_puzzle_db: (url, output_dir)
+  - function extract_puzzle_positions: (puzzle_csv, max_puzzles) -> Set[str]
+  - function load_positions_from_file: (file_path) -> Set[str]
+  - function merge_positions: (tactical, other, output_file)
+  - function extract_tactical_only: (puzzle_csv, output_file, max_puzzles) -> int
+  - function interactive_merge_positions: (puzzle_csv, output_file, max_puzzles)
+- `modules/official-bots/python/src/train.py`
+  - function fen_to_features: (fen)
+  - function find_next_version: (base_name)
+  - function save_metadata: (weights_file, metadata)
+  - function train_nnue: (data_file, output_file, epochs, batch_size, lr, checkpoint, stockfish_depth, use_versioning, early_stopping_patience, weight_decay, subsample_ratio, hidden_sizes)
+  - function burst_train: (data_file, output_file, duration_minutes, epochs_per_season, early_stopping_patience, batch_size, lr, initial_checkpoint, stockfish_depth, use_versioning, weight_decay, subsample_ratio, hidden_sizes)
+  - class NNUEDataset
+  - _...1 more_
+- `modules/official-bots/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/bot/BotController.scala`
+  - class BotController
+  - function getBot
+  - function listBots
+  - class BotController
+  - function getBot
+  - function listBots
+- `modules/official-bots/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/bot/BotMoveRepetition.scala`
+  - class BotMoveRepetition
+  - function blockedMoves
+  - function repeatedMove
+  - function filterAllowed
+- `modules/official-bots/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/bot/Config.scala` — class Config
+- `modules/official-bots/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/bot/ai/Evaluation.scala`
+  - class Evaluation
+  - class CHECKMATE_SCORE
+  - class DRAW_SCORE
+  - function evaluate
+  - function initAccumulator
+  - function copyAccumulator
+  - _...2 more_
+- `modules/official-bots/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/bot/bots/ClassicalBot.scala` — class ClassicalBot, function apply
+- `modules/official-bots/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/bot/bots/HybridBot.scala` — class HybridBot, function apply
+- `modules/official-bots/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/bot/bots/NNUEBot.scala` — class NNUEBot, function apply
+- `modules/official-bots/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/bot/bots/classic/EvaluationClassic.scala`
+  - class EvaluationClassic
+  - function evaluate
+  - function countRay
+- `modules/official-bots/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/bot/bots/nnue/EvaluationNNUE.scala` — class EvaluationNNUE, function evaluate
+- `modules/official-bots/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/bot/bots/nnue/NNUE.scala`
+  - class NNUE
+  - function initAccumulator
+  - function pushAccumulator
+  - function copyAccumulator
+  - function recomputeAccumulator
+  - function validateAccumulator
+  - _...4 more_
+- `modules/official-bots/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/bot/bots/nnue/NbaiLoader.scala`
+  - class NbaiLoader
+  - function load
+  - function loadDefault
+- `modules/official-bots/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/bot/bots/nnue/NbaiMigrator.scala` — class NbaiMigrator, function migrateFromBin
+- `modules/official-bots/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/bot/bots/nnue/NbaiModel.scala`
+  - function toJson
+  - class NbaiMetadata
+  - function fromJson
+  - function str
+  - function num
+- `modules/official-bots/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/bot/bots/nnue/NbaiWriter.scala` — class NbaiWriter, function write
+- `modules/official-bots/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/bot/config/JacksonConfig.scala` — class JacksonConfig, function customize
+- `modules/official-bots/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/bot/config/RedisConfig.scala` — class RedisConfig
+- `modules/official-bots/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/bot/logic/AlphaBetaSearch.scala`
+  - function bestMove
+  - function bestMove
+  - function bestMoveWithTime
+  - function bestMoveWithTime
+  - function loop
+  - function loop
+- `modules/official-bots/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/bot/logic/MoveOrdering.scala`
+  - class MoveOrdering
+  - class OrderingContext
+  - function addKillerMove
+  - function getKillerMoves
+  - function addHistory
+  - function getHistory
+  - _...3 more_
+- `modules/official-bots/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/bot/logic/TranspositionTable.scala`
+  - function advance
+  - function probe
+  - function store
+  - 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 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`
+  - class ZobristHash
+  - function hash
+  - function nextHash
 - `modules/rule/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/rules/config/JacksonConfig.scala` — class JacksonConfig, function customize
 - `modules/rule/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/rules/config/NativeReflectionConfig.scala` — class NativeReflectionConfig
- `modules/rule/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/rules/grpc/ProtoMapper.scala`
-  - class ProtoMapper
-  - function toProtoColor
-  - function fromProtoColor
-  - function toProtoPieceType
-  - function fromProtoPieceType
-  - function toProtoMoveKind
-  - _...9 more_
+- `modules/rule/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/rules/grpc/ProtoMapper.scala` — class ProtoMapper
 - `modules/rule/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/rules/grpc/RuleGrpcService.scala` — class RuleGrpcService
 - `modules/rule/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/rules/resource/RuleSetResource.scala`
  - class RuleSetResource
@@ -520,35 +542,42 @@
  - function isCheckmate
  - _...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
 - `modules/store/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/store/config/JacksonConfig.scala` — class JacksonConfig, function customize
 - `modules/store/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/store/config/NativeReflectionConfig.scala` — class NativeReflectionConfig
 - `modules/store/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/store/config/RedisConfig.scala` — class RedisConfig
- `modules/store/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/store/config/RedissonProducer.scala`
-  - class RedissonProducer
-  - function redissonClient
-  - function close
 - `modules/store/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/store/domain/GameRecord.scala` — class GameRecord
- `modules/store/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/store/redis/GameWritebackStreamListener.scala`
-  - class GameWritebackStreamListener
-  - function startListening
-  - function onMessage
+- `modules/store/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/store/redis/GameWritebackStreamListener.scala` — class GameWritebackStreamListener, function startListening
 - `modules/store/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/store/repository/GameRecordRepository.scala`
  - class GameRecordRepository
  - function findByGameId
  - function persist
  - function merge
- `modules/store/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/store/resource/StoreGameResource.scala` — class StoreGameResource, function getGame
- `modules/store/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/store/service/GameWritebackService.scala` — class GameWritebackService, function writeBack
+  - function findByPlayerId
+  - function findByPlayerIdRunning
+- `modules/store/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/store/resource/StoreGameResource.scala`
+  - class StoreGameResource
+  - function getGame
+  - function getRunning
+  - function getHistory
+- `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/config/RedissonProducer.scala`
-  - class RedissonProducer
-  - function produceRedissonClient
-  - function shutdown
 - `modules/ws/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/ws/resource/GameWebSocketResource.scala`
  - class GameWebSocketResource
+  - function initializeMetrics
  - function onOpen
-  - function onMessage
  - function onTextMessage
  - function onClose
+- `modules/ws/src/main/scala/de/nowchess/ws/resource/UserWebSocketResource.scala`
+  - class UserWebSocketResource
+  - function onOpen
+  - function onClose
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 # Middleware

 ## custom
- generate — `modules/bot/python/src/generate.py`
+- generate — `modules/official-bots/python/src/generate.py`
@@ -19,12 +19,20 @@ jobs:
      - id: check
        run: |
          if [[ "${{ github.event_name }}" == "workflow_dispatch" ]]; then
+            echo "Triggered manually — allowing build"
            echo "allowed=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
          else
            COMMIT_AUTHOR=$(git log -1 --format='%an')
+            COMMIT_SHA=$(git log -1 --format='%H')
+            COMMIT_MSG=$(git log -1 --format='%s')
+            echo "Commit: ${COMMIT_SHA}"
+            echo "Author: ${COMMIT_AUTHOR}"
+            echo "Message: ${COMMIT_MSG}"
            if [[ "$COMMIT_AUTHOR" == "TeamCity" ]]; then
+              echo "Author is TeamCity — allowing build"
              echo "allowed=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
            else
+              echo "Author is not TeamCity — skipping build"
              echo "allowed=false" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
            fi
          fi
@@ -53,7 +61,39 @@ jobs:
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4

+      - name: Read version from versions.env
+        id: version
+        run: |
+          if [ -f "modules/${{ matrix.module }}/versions.env" ]; then
+            source modules/${{ matrix.module }}/versions.env
+            VERSION="${MAJOR}.${MINOR}.${PATCH}"
+            echo "[${{ matrix.module }}] Version: ${VERSION}"
+            echo "version=${VERSION}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          else
+            echo "[${{ matrix.module }}] No versions.env found — using 'latest'"
+            echo "version=latest" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          fi
+
+      - name: Check if image exists in GHCR
+        id: image-check
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        run: |
+          PACKAGE="now-chess-systems%2F${{ matrix.module }}"
+          VERSION="${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}"
+          EXISTING_TAGS=$(gh api "orgs/now-chess/packages/container/${PACKAGE}/versions" \
+            --jq '.[].metadata.container.tags[]' 2>/dev/null || echo "")
+          echo "[${{ matrix.module }}] Existing tags: $(echo "${EXISTING_TAGS}" | tr '\n' ' ' | xargs)"
+          if echo "${EXISTING_TAGS}" | grep -qx "${VERSION}"; then
+            echo "[${{ matrix.module }}] Image ${VERSION} already exists — skipping build"
+            echo "exists=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          else
+            echo "[${{ matrix.module }}] Image ${VERSION} not found — will build"
+            echo "exists=false" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          fi
+
      - name: Set up GraalVM
+        if: steps.image-check.outputs.exists == 'false'
        uses: graalvm/setup-graalvm@v1
        with:
          java-version: '21'
@@ -61,6 +101,7 @@ jobs:
          native-image-job-reports: 'true'

      - name: Cache Gradle packages
+        if: steps.image-check.outputs.exists == 'false'
        uses: actions/cache@v4
        with:
          path: |
@@ -69,24 +110,16 @@ jobs:
          key: gradle-${{ runner.os }}-${{ hashFiles('**/*.gradle*', '**/gradle-wrapper.properties') }}
          restore-keys: gradle-${{ runner.os }}-

-      - name: Read version from versions.env
-        id: version
-        run: |
-          if [ -f "modules/${{ matrix.module }}/versions.env" ]; then
-            source modules/${{ matrix.module }}/versions.env
-            VERSION="${MAJOR}.${MINOR}.${PATCH}"
-            echo "version=${VERSION}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-          else
-            echo "version=latest" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-          fi
-
      - name: Build native binary
+        if: steps.image-check.outputs.exists == 'false'
        run: ./gradlew :modules:${{ matrix.module }}:build -x test -Dquarkus.native.enabled=true -Dquarkus.package.jar.enabled=false -Dquarkus.profile=deployed --no-daemon

      - name: Set up Docker Buildx
+        if: steps.image-check.outputs.exists == 'false'
        uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3

      - name: Log in to GitHub Container Registry
+        if: steps.image-check.outputs.exists == 'false'
        uses: docker/login-action@v3
        with:
          registry: ghcr.io
@@ -94,6 +127,7 @@ jobs:
          password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}

      - name: Extract metadata
+        if: steps.image-check.outputs.exists == 'false'
        id: meta
        uses: docker/metadata-action@v5
        with:
@@ -103,6 +137,7 @@ jobs:
            type=raw,value=latest

      - name: Build and push
+        if: steps.image-check.outputs.exists == 'false'
        uses: docker/build-push-action@v6
        with:
          context: .
@@ -4,11 +4,15 @@ meta {
  seq: 1
 }

-http {
-  method: POST
+post {
  url: {{accountBaseUrl}}/account
  body: json
-  auth: none
+  auth: inherit
+}
+
+settings {
+  encodeUrl: true
+  timeout: 0
 }

 headers {
@@ -4,11 +4,15 @@ meta {
  seq: 2
 }

-http {
-  method: POST
+post {
  url: {{accountBaseUrl}}/account/login
  body: json
-  auth: none
+  auth: inherit
+}
+
+settings {
+  encodeUrl: true
+  timeout: 0
 }

 headers {
@@ -7,7 +7,12 @@ meta {
 get {
  url: {{accountBaseUrl}}/account/me
  body: none
-  auth: none
+  auth: inherit
+}
+
+settings {
+  encodeUrl: true
+  timeout: 0
 }

 headers {
@@ -4,10 +4,15 @@ meta {
  seq: 4
 }

-http {
-  method: GET
+get {
  url: {{accountBaseUrl}}/account/{{username}}
-  auth: none
+  body: none
+  auth: inherit
+}
+
+settings {
+  encodeUrl: true
+  timeout: 0
 }

 headers {
@@ -4,11 +4,15 @@ meta {
  seq: 5
 }

-http {
-  method: POST
+post {
  url: {{accountBaseUrl}}/account/bots
  body: json
-  auth: none
+  auth: inherit
+}
+
+settings {
+  encodeUrl: true
+  timeout: 0
 }

 headers {
@@ -7,7 +7,12 @@ meta {
 get {
  url: {{accountBaseUrl}}/account/bots
  body: none
-  auth: none
+  auth: inherit
+}
+
+settings {
+  encodeUrl: true
+  timeout: 0
 }

 headers {
@@ -4,11 +4,15 @@ meta {
  seq: 7
 }

-http {
-  method: PUT
+put {
  url: {{accountBaseUrl}}/account/bots/{{botId}}
  body: json
-  auth: none
+  auth: inherit
+}
+
+settings {
+  encodeUrl: true
+  timeout: 0
 }

 headers {
@@ -4,10 +4,15 @@ meta {
  seq: 8
 }

-http {
-  method: POST
+post {
  url: {{accountBaseUrl}}/account/bots/{{botId}}/rotate-token
-  auth: none
+  body: none
+  auth: inherit
+}
+
+settings {
+  encodeUrl: true
+  timeout: 0
 }

 headers {
@@ -4,10 +4,15 @@ meta {
  seq: 9
 }

-http {
-  method: DELETE
+delete {
  url: {{accountBaseUrl}}/account/bots/{{botId}}
-  auth: none
+  body: none
+  auth: inherit
+}
+
+settings {
+  encodeUrl: true
+  timeout: 0
 }

 headers {
@@ -4,10 +4,15 @@ meta {
  seq: 10
 }

-http {
-  method: GET
+get {
  url: {{accountBaseUrl}}/account/official-bots
-  auth: none
+  body: none
+  auth: inherit
+}
+
+settings {
+  encodeUrl: true
+  timeout: 0
 }

 headers {
@@ -4,10 +4,15 @@ meta {
  seq: 11
 }

-http {
-  method: POST
+post {
  url: {{accountBaseUrl}}/account/{{userId}}/ban
-  auth: none
+  body: none
+  auth: inherit
+}
+
+settings {
+  encodeUrl: true
+  timeout: 0
 }

 headers {
@@ -4,10 +4,15 @@ meta {
  seq: 12
 }

-http {
-  method: POST
+post {
  url: {{accountBaseUrl}}/account/{{userId}}/unban
-  auth: none
+  body: none
+  auth: inherit
+}
+
+settings {
+  encodeUrl: true
+  timeout: 0
 }

 headers {
@@ -4,11 +4,10 @@ meta {
  seq: 1
 }

-http {
-  method: POST
+post {
  url: {{accountBaseUrl}}/challenge/{{username}}
  body: json
-  auth: none
+  auth: inherit
 }

 headers {
@@ -18,9 +17,20 @@ headers {

 body:json {
  {
+    "color": "random",
    "timeControl": {
      "limitSeconds": 600,
      "incrementSeconds": 5
    }
  }
 }
+
+vars:pre-request {
+  username: bdc
+  token: eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJSUzI1NiJ9.eyJpc3MiOiJub3djaGVzcyIsInN1YiI6ImY3MGQxNDIwLTdhZmEtNGVjMy05Mzg1LWViYWU0N2U3NGY4OCIsInVzZXJuYW1lIjoicGxheWVyMSIsImlhdCI6MTc3OTE5MjkwOCwiZXhwIjoxNzc5MTkzMjA4LCJqdGkiOiJkMDhlZmRhMi01ZjliLTQyNjgtOGM3MC1iNDA2OTViNDhiMTUifQ.q68R2bUdRQ5QwEIfcP0d2g_Wac94qd4K6BzP-PC94x-tDpT3leUY8ZpqY6YzoNv-ywp5sm47-WC539DyUqdzDgPVLLSmOMjRxG-HpaNdXwsXlp8_C7KGlgkK_XSMa3Gq6S4AfUbaXbRhPg5NZz2MRosu0BY2ed0ISvmEfX5XEdBRlKgD14BIKAsEFv3tHtarFS1RGpcSoHV2oeIk_m-VHUC78N-ciNHmBH6mZna_fVHgMocOIrEsTZuUms0Zacmebvh2tAcf36xux1Bm2awJff19zReD-A2o9jucrKcM3Im5BJ6JtuWAsHEae9KLmuol6S2pldvNOmUn3egFUYz0yQ
+}
+
+settings {
+  encodeUrl: true
+  timeout: 0
+}
@@ -7,7 +7,12 @@ meta {
 get {
  url: {{accountBaseUrl}}/challenge
  body: none
-  auth: none
+  auth: inherit
+}
+
+settings {
+  encodeUrl: true
+  timeout: 0
 }

 headers {
@@ -4,10 +4,15 @@ meta {
  seq: 3
 }

-http {
-  method: GET
+get {
  url: {{accountBaseUrl}}/challenge/{{challengeId}}
-  auth: none
+  body: none
+  auth: inherit
+}
+
+settings {
+  encodeUrl: true
+  timeout: 0
 }

 headers {
@@ -4,10 +4,15 @@ meta {
  seq: 4
 }

-http {
-  method: POST
+post {
  url: {{accountBaseUrl}}/challenge/{{challengeId}}/accept
-  auth: none
+  body: none
+  auth: inherit
+}
+
+settings {
+  encodeUrl: true
+  timeout: 0
 }

 headers {
@@ -4,11 +4,15 @@ meta {
  seq: 5
 }

-http {
-  method: POST
+post {
  url: {{accountBaseUrl}}/challenge/{{challengeId}}/decline
  body: json
-  auth: none
+  auth: inherit
+}
+
+settings {
+  encodeUrl: true
+  timeout: 0
 }

 headers {
@@ -4,10 +4,15 @@ meta {
  seq: 6
 }

-http {
-  method: POST
+post {
  url: {{accountBaseUrl}}/challenge/{{challengeId}}/cancel
-  auth: none
+  body: none
+  auth: inherit
+}
+
+settings {
+  encodeUrl: true
+  timeout: 0
 }

 headers {
@@ -4,10 +4,15 @@ meta {
  seq: 1
 }

-http {
-  method: POST
+post {
  url: {{accountBaseUrl}}/challenge/official/{{botName}}?difficulty={{difficulty}}&color={{color}}
-  auth: none
+  body: none
+  auth: inherit
+}
+
+settings {
+  encodeUrl: true
+  timeout: 0
 }

 headers {
@@ -15,7 +20,7 @@ headers {
  Accept: application/json
 }

-notes {
+docs {
  Query Parameters:
  - difficulty: 1000-2800 (ELO)
  - color: white | black | random
@@ -4,11 +4,15 @@ meta {
  seq: 2
 }

-http {
-  method: POST
+post {
  url: {{accountBaseUrl}}/account/official-bots
  body: json
-  auth: none
+  auth: inherit
+}
+
+settings {
+  encodeUrl: true
+  timeout: 0
 }

 headers {
@@ -4,10 +4,15 @@ meta {
  seq: 3
 }

-http {
-  method: DELETE
+delete {
  url: {{accountBaseUrl}}/account/official-bots/{{botId}}
-  auth: none
+  body: none
+  auth: inherit
+}
+
+settings {
+  encodeUrl: true
+  timeout: 0
 }

 headers {
@@ -4,9 +4,13 @@ meta {
  seq: 1
 }

-http {
-  method: POST
+post {
  url: {{baseUrl}}/api/board/game/{{gameId}}/draw/offer
  body: none
-  auth: none
+  auth: inherit
+}
+
+settings {
+  encodeUrl: true
+  timeout: 0
 }
@@ -4,9 +4,13 @@ meta {
  seq: 2
 }

-http {
-  method: POST
+post {
  url: {{baseUrl}}/api/board/game/{{gameId}}/draw/accept
  body: none
-  auth: none
+  auth: inherit
+}
+
+settings {
+  encodeUrl: true
+  timeout: 0
 }
@@ -4,9 +4,13 @@ meta {
  seq: 3
 }

-http {
-  method: POST
+post {
  url: {{baseUrl}}/api/board/game/{{gameId}}/draw/decline
  body: none
-  auth: none
+  auth: inherit
+}
+
+settings {
+  encodeUrl: true
+  timeout: 0
 }
@@ -4,9 +4,13 @@ meta {
  seq: 4
 }

-http {
-  method: POST
+post {
  url: {{baseUrl}}/api/board/game/{{gameId}}/draw/claim
  body: none
-  auth: none
+  auth: inherit
+}
+
+settings {
+  encodeUrl: true
+  timeout: 0
 }
@@ -4,9 +4,13 @@ meta {
  seq: 1
 }

-http {
-  method: GET
+get {
  url: {{baseUrl}}/api/board/game/{{gameId}}/export/fen
  body: none
-  auth: none
+  auth: inherit
+}
+
+settings {
+  encodeUrl: true
+  timeout: 0
 }
@@ -4,9 +4,13 @@ meta {
  seq: 2
 }

-http {
-  method: GET
+get {
  url: {{baseUrl}}/api/board/game/{{gameId}}/export/pgn
  body: none
-  auth: none
+  auth: inherit
+}
+
+settings {
+  encodeUrl: true
+  timeout: 0
 }
@@ -4,11 +4,15 @@ meta {
  seq: 1
 }

-http {
-  method: POST
+post {
  url: {{baseUrl}}/api/board/game
  body: json
-  auth: none
+  auth: inherit
+}
+
+settings {
+  encodeUrl: true
+  timeout: 0
 }

 headers {
@@ -7,7 +7,12 @@ meta {
 get {
  url: {{baseUrl}}/api/board/game/{{gameId}}
  body: none
-  auth: none
+  auth: inherit
+}
+
+settings {
+  encodeUrl: true
+  timeout: 0
 }

 vars:pre-request {
@@ -4,9 +4,13 @@ meta {
  seq: 4
 }

-http {
-  method: POST
+post {
  url: {{baseUrl}}/api/board/game/{{gameId}}/resign
  body: none
-  auth: none
+  auth: inherit
+}
+
+settings {
+  encodeUrl: true
+  timeout: 0
 }
@@ -4,11 +4,15 @@ meta {
  seq: 1
 }

-http {
-  method: POST
+post {
  url: {{baseUrl}}/api/board/game/import/fen
  body: json
-  auth: none
+  auth: inherit
+}
+
+settings {
+  encodeUrl: true
+  timeout: 0
 }

 headers {
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+meta {
+  name: List Instances
+  type: http
+  seq: 1
+}
+
+get {
+  url: {{coordinatorBaseUrl}}/api/coordinator/instances
+  body: none
+  auth: inherit
+}
+
+settings {
+  encodeUrl: true
+  timeout: 0
+}
+
+docs {
+  Returns all known core instances from the in-memory registry.
+  Registry is populated via gRPC heartbeats from core instances.
+
+  Requires port-forward: kubectl port-forward svc/nowchess-coordinator 8086:8086 -n <namespace>
+
+  Response: InstanceMetadata[]
+    instanceId:        string  — unique instance ID
+    hostname:          string
+    httpPort:          int
+    grpcPort:          int
+    subscriptionCount: int     — active game subscriptions
+    localCacheSize:    int
+    lastHeartbeat:     string  — ISO-8601 timestamp
+    state:             string  — "HEALTHY" | "DEAD"
+}
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+meta {
+  name: List Instances
+  type: http
+  seq: 1
+}
+
+http {
+  method: GET
+  url: {{coordinatorBaseUrl}}/api/coordinator/instances
+  auth: none
+}
+
+headers {
+  Accept: application/json
+}
+
+notes {
+  Returns all known core instances from the in-memory registry.
+  Registry is populated via gRPC heartbeats from core instances.
+
+  Response: InstanceMetadata[]
+    instanceId:        string   — unique instance ID
+    hostname:          string
+    httpPort:          int
+    grpcPort:          int
+    subscriptionCount: int      — number of active game subscriptions
+    localCacheSize:    int
+    lastHeartbeat:     string   — ISO-8601 timestamp
+    state:             string   — "HEALTHY" | "DEAD"
+}
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+meta {
+  name: Get Metrics
+  type: http
+  seq: 2
+}
+
+get {
+  url: {{coordinatorBaseUrl}}/api/coordinator/metrics
+  body: none
+  auth: inherit
+}
+
+settings {
+  encodeUrl: true
+  timeout: 0
+}
+
+docs {
+  Aggregate load metrics computed from the instance registry.
+
+  Requires port-forward: kubectl port-forward svc/nowchess-coordinator 8086:8086 -n <namespace>
+
+  Response: MetricsDto
+    totalInstances:    int
+    healthyInstances:  int
+    deadInstances:     int
+    totalGames:        int     — sum of subscriptionCount across all instances
+    avgGamesPerCore:   double
+    maxGamesPerCore:   int
+    minGamesPerCore:   int
+    instances:         InstanceMetadata[]
+}
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+meta {
+  name: Rebalance
+  type: http
+  seq: 3
+}
+
+post {
+  url: {{coordinatorBaseUrl}}/api/coordinator/rebalance
+  body: none
+  auth: inherit
+}
+
+settings {
+  encodeUrl: true
+  timeout: 0
+}
+
+docs {
+  Triggers a manual rebalance of game subscriptions across core instances.
+  Runs asynchronously — response does not wait for completion.
+
+  Requires port-forward: kubectl port-forward svc/nowchess-coordinator 8086:8086 -n <namespace>
+
+  Auto-rebalance runs every 30s (rebalance-interval), min 60s between runs
+  (rebalance-min-interval). Triggers when load deviation exceeds 20%
+  (max-deviation-percent).
+
+  Response: {"status": "rebalance_started"}
+}
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+meta {
+  name: Failover
+  type: http
+  seq: 4
+}
+
+post {
+  url: {{coordinatorBaseUrl}}/api/coordinator/failover/{{instanceId}}
+  body: none
+  auth: inherit
+}
+
+settings {
+  encodeUrl: true
+  timeout: 0
+}
+
+vars:pre-request {
+  instanceId: core-instance-1
+}
+
+docs {
+  Triggers manual failover for a specific core instance.
+  Marks it DEAD and migrates its game subscriptions to healthy instances.
+  Runs asynchronously — response does not wait for completion.
+
+  Requires port-forward: kubectl port-forward svc/nowchess-coordinator 8086:8086 -n <namespace>
+
+  Path param: instanceId — from /instances response (instanceId field)
+
+  Response: {"status": "failover_started", "instanceId": "<id>"}
+}
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+meta {
+  name: Scale Up
+  type: http
+  seq: 5
+}
+
+post {
+  url: {{coordinatorBaseUrl}}/api/coordinator/scale-up
+  body: none
+  auth: inherit
+}
+
+settings {
+  encodeUrl: true
+  timeout: 0
+}
+
+docs {
+  Triggers manual scale-up of core replicas via Kubernetes rollout.
+  Requires auto-scale-enabled=true and a reachable k8s API.
+  Respects scale-max-replicas (default: 10).
+
+  Requires port-forward: kubectl port-forward svc/nowchess-coordinator 8086:8086 -n <namespace>
+
+  Auto-scale triggers when avg load exceeds scale-up-threshold (default: 0.8).
+
+  Response: {"status": "scale_up_started"}
+}
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+meta {
+  name: Scale Down
+  type: http
+  seq: 6
+}
+
+post {
+  url: {{coordinatorBaseUrl}}/api/coordinator/scale-down
+  body: none
+  auth: inherit
+}
+
+settings {
+  encodeUrl: true
+  timeout: 0
+}
+
+docs {
+  Triggers manual scale-down of core replicas via Kubernetes rollout.
+  Requires auto-scale-enabled=true and a reachable k8s API.
+  Respects scale-min-replicas (default: 2).
+
+  Requires port-forward: kubectl port-forward svc/nowchess-coordinator 8086:8086 -n <namespace>
+
+  Auto-scale triggers when avg load drops below scale-down-threshold (default: 0.3).
+
+  Response: {"status": "scale_down_started"}
+}
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+meta {
+  name: List Instances
+  type: http
+  seq: 1
+}
+
+get {
+  url: {{coordinatorBaseUrl}}/api/coordinator/instances
+  body: none
+  auth: inherit
+}
+
+settings {
+  encodeUrl: true
+  timeout: 0
+}
+
+docs {
+    Returns all known core instances from the in-memory registry.
+    Registry is populated via gRPC heartbeats from core instances.
+  
+    Response: InstanceMetadata[]
+      instanceId:        string   — unique instance ID
+      hostname:          string
+      httpPort:          int
+      grpcPort:          int
+      subscriptionCount: int      — number of active game subscriptions
+      localCacheSize:    int
+      lastHeartbeat:     string   — ISO-8601 timestamp
+      state:             string   — "HEALTHY" | "DEAD"
+}
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 meta {
  name: coordinator
-  seq: 4
+  seq: 6
 }
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-meta {
-  name: List Instances
-  type: http
-  seq: 1
-}
-
-http {
-  method: GET
-  url: {{baseUrl}}/coordinator/instances
-  auth: none
-}
-
-headers {
-  Accept: application/json
-}
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-meta {
-  name: Get Metrics
-  type: http
-  seq: 2
-}
-
-http {
-  method: GET
-  url: {{baseUrl}}/coordinator/metrics
-  auth: none
-}
-
-headers {
-  Accept: application/json
-}
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-meta {
-  name: Rebalance
-  type: http
-  seq: 3
-}
-
-http {
-  method: POST
-  url: {{baseUrl}}/coordinator/rebalance
-  auth: none
-}
-
-headers {
-  Accept: application/json
-}
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-meta {
-  name: Failover
-  type: http
-  seq: 4
-}
-
-http {
-  method: POST
-  url: {{baseUrl}}/coordinator/failover/{{instanceId}}
-  auth: none
-}
-
-headers {
-  Accept: application/json
-}
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-meta {
-  name: Scale Up
-  type: http
-  seq: 5
-}
-
-http {
-  method: POST
-  url: {{baseUrl}}/coordinator/scale-up
-  auth: none
-}
-
-headers {
-  Accept: application/json
-}
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-meta {
-  name: Scale Down
-  type: http
-  seq: 6
-}
-
-http {
-  method: POST
-  url: {{baseUrl}}/coordinator/scale-down
-  auth: none
-}
-
-headers {
-  Accept: application/json
-}
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 vars {
-  baseUrl: http://localhost:8080
+  baseUrl: http://localhost:8080/api
  wsBaseUrl: ws://localhost:8084
-  ioBaseUrl: http://localhost:8080
+  ioBaseUrl: http://localhost:8080/api
  accountBaseUrl: http://localhost:8083/api
  storeBaseUrl: http://localhost:8085
+  coordinatorBaseUrl: http://localhost:8086
  token: your_jwt_token_here
  adminToken: your_admin_jwt_token_here
  botToken: your_bot_jwt_token_here
@@ -4,4 +4,5 @@ vars {
  ioBaseUrl: https://nowchess.janis-eccarius.de/api
  accountBaseUrl: https://nowchess.janis-eccarius.de/api
  storeBaseUrl: https://nowchess.janis-eccarius.de/api
+  coordinatorBaseUrl: http://localhost:8086
 }
@@ -4,4 +4,5 @@ vars {
  ioBaseUrl: https://st.nowchess.janis-eccarius.de/api
  accountBaseUrl: https://st.nowchess.janis-eccarius.de/api
  storeBaseUrl: https://st.nowchess.janis-eccarius.de/api
+  coordinatorBaseUrl: http://localhost:8086
 }
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-meta {
-  name: Game WebSocket
-  type: http
-  seq: 1
-}
-
-http {
-  method: GET
-  url: {{wsBaseUrl}}/api/board/game/{{gameId}}/ws
-  auth: none
-}
-
-headers {
-  Authorization: Bearer {{token}}
-  Connection: Upgrade
-  Upgrade: websocket
-}
-
-notes {
-  WebSocket connection for real-time game updates.
-
-  Local: ws://localhost:8084/api/board/game/{{gameId}}/ws
-  Staging: wss://st.nowchess.janis-eccarius.de/ws/api/board/game/{{gameId}}/ws
-  Prod: wss://nowchess.janis-eccarius.de/ws/api/board/game/{{gameId}}/ws
-
-  Message Types:
-  - CONNECTED: Connection established
-  - MOVE: Player move
-  - GAME_STATE: Full state update
-  - ERROR: Error message
-}
@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-meta {
-  name: User WebSocket
-  type: http
-  seq: 2
-}
-
-http {
-  method: GET
-  url: {{wsBaseUrl}}/api/user/ws
-  auth: none
-}
-
-headers {
-  Authorization: Bearer {{token}}
-  Connection: Upgrade
-  Upgrade: websocket
-}
-
-notes {
-  WebSocket connection for user notifications.
-
-  Local: ws://localhost:8084/api/user/ws
-  Staging: wss://st.nowchess.janis-eccarius.de/ws/api/user/ws
-  Prod: wss://nowchess.janis-eccarius.de/ws/api/user/ws
-
-  Message Types:
-  - CONNECTED: Connection established
-  - CHALLENGE: Challenge received
-  - GAME_INVITE: Game invitation
-  - NOTIFICATION: General notification
-  - ERROR: Error message
-}
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+meta {
+  name: Game WebSocket
+  type: ws
+  seq: 1
+}
+
+ws {
+  url: {{wsBaseUrl}}/api/board/game/{{gameId}}/ws
+  body: ws
+  auth: inherit
+}
+
+headers {
+  Authorization: Bearer {{token}}
+}
+
+body:ws {
+  name: message 1
+  type: json
+  content: '''
+    {}
+  '''
+}
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+meta {
+  name: User WebSocket
+  type: ws
+  seq: 2
+}
+
+ws {
+  url: {{wsBaseUrl}}/api/user/ws
+  body: ws
+  auth: inherit
+}
+
+headers {
+  Authorization: Bearer {{token}}
+}
+
+body:ws {
+  name: message 1
+  type: json
+  content: '''
+    {}
+  '''
+}
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+meta {
+  name: ws
+  seq: 7
+}
@@ -29,3 +29,322 @@
 * **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))
+##  (2026-04-30)
+
+### 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))
+* true-microservices ([#40](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/40)) ([5909242](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/590924254e8a2754de661a57a03e43f89ceb6299))
+##  (2026-05-01)
+
+### 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))
+* true-microservices ([#40](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/40)) ([5909242](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/590924254e8a2754de661a57a03e43f89ceb6299))
+##  (2026-05-02)
+
+### 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))
+##  (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))
+##  (2026-05-13)
+
+### 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))
+* remove unused HTTP root-path configurations from application.yml ([3ed3e59](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/3ed3e59ee456d54cd3d65ece4f36623e256b9736))
+
+### 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))
+##  (2026-05-16)
+
+### 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))
+* NCS-84 More Verbose Logging ([#51](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/51)) ([4ad92ab](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/4ad92ab23698267f8faa59c4e18388d4a0042cca))
+* remove unused HTTP root-path configurations from application.yml ([3ed3e59](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/3ed3e59ee456d54cd3d65ece4f36623e256b9736))
+
+### 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))
+##  (2026-05-19)
+
+### Features
+
+* **account:** implement token pair handling for login and refresh endpoints ([9296db8](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/9296db88b7131bbda9b9b0da65c327ef9063ee31))
+* 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))
+* NCS-84 More Verbose Logging ([#51](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/51)) ([4ad92ab](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/4ad92ab23698267f8faa59c4e18388d4a0042cca))
+* remove unused HTTP root-path configurations from application.yml ([3ed3e59](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/3ed3e59ee456d54cd3d65ece4f36623e256b9736))
+* **tests:** update token path to accessToken in ChallengeResourceTest ([354db11](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/354db11972342c47a1034303c11bccfb92e60109))
+
+### 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))
+##  (2026-05-21)
+
+### Features
+
+* **account:** implement token pair handling for login and refresh endpoints ([9296db8](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/9296db88b7131bbda9b9b0da65c327ef9063ee31))
+* 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
+
+* **account:** configure JDBC connection pool size to prevent exhaustion under load ([29072ef](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/29072efbfb1cfa1c3b1a85b4c1a587c971d245f9))
+* **auth:** add InternalClientHeadersFactory for custom client headers management ([e279c39](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/e279c39246470156bf11e745ee72204018d4229d))
+* NCS-84 More Verbose Logging ([#51](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/51)) ([4ad92ab](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/4ad92ab23698267f8faa59c4e18388d4a0042cca))
+* remove unused HTTP root-path configurations from application.yml ([3ed3e59](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/3ed3e59ee456d54cd3d65ece4f36623e256b9736))
+* **tests:** update token path to accessToken in ChallengeResourceTest ([354db11](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/354db11972342c47a1034303c11bccfb92e60109))
+
+### 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 +57,16 @@ 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}
    rest-client:
      core-service:
        url: ${CORE_SERVICE_URL}
@@ -66,6 +76,9 @@ nowchess:
      password: ${DB_PASSWORD}
      jdbc:
        url: ${DB_URL}
+        min-size: 10
+        max-size: 50
+        acquisition-timeout: 30
    hibernate-orm:
      schema-management:
        strategy: update
@@ -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
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ import io.quarkus.runtime.annotations.RegisterForReflection
    classOf[DeclineReason],
    classOf[TimeControl],
    classOf[LoginRequest],
-    classOf[TokenResponse],
+    classOf[RefreshRequest],
+    classOf[TokenPairResponse],
    classOf[PlayerInfo],
    classOf[PublicAccountDto],
    classOf[BotAccountDto],
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import scala.compiletime.uninitialized

 import java.time.Instant
 import java.util.UUID
-import scala.Conversion

@Entity
@Table(name = "challenges")
@@ -34,13 +33,14 @@ class Challenge extends PanacheEntityBase:
  @Column(nullable = true, columnDefinition = "varchar(255)")
  var declineReason: DeclineReason = uninitialized

-  var timeControlType: String = uninitialized
+  @Column(nullable = true)
+  var limitSeconds: java.lang.Integer = uninitialized

  @Column(nullable = true)
-  var timeControlLimit: java.lang.Integer = uninitialized
+  var incrementSeconds: java.lang.Integer = uninitialized

  @Column(nullable = true)
-  var timeControlIncrement: java.lang.Integer = uninitialized
+  var daysPerMove: java.lang.Integer = uninitialized

  var createdAt: Instant = uninitialized

@@ -52,5 +52,6 @@ class Challenge extends PanacheEntityBase:

  def gameIdOpt: Option[String]               = Option(gameId)
  def declineReasonOpt: Option[DeclineReason] = Option(declineReason)
-  def timeControlLimitOpt: Option[Int]        = Option(timeControlLimit).map(_.intValue())
-  def timeControlIncrementOpt: Option[Int]    = Option(timeControlIncrement).map(_.intValue())
+  def limitSecondsOpt: Option[Int]            = Option(limitSeconds).map(_.intValue())
+  def incrementSecondsOpt: Option[Int]        = Option(incrementSeconds).map(_.intValue())
+  def daysPerMoveOpt: Option[Int]             = Option(daysPerMove).map(_.intValue())
@@ -4,13 +4,15 @@ case class RegisterRequest(username: String, email: String, password: String)

 case class LoginRequest(username: String, password: String)

-case class TokenResponse(token: String)
+case class RefreshRequest(refreshToken: String)
+
+case class TokenPairResponse(accessToken: String, refreshToken: String)

 case class PlayerInfo(id: String, name: String, rating: Int)

 case class PublicAccountDto(id: String, username: String, rating: Int, createdAt: String)

-case class TimeControlDto(`type`: String, limit: Option[Int], increment: Option[Int])
+case class TimeControlDto(limitSeconds: Option[Int], incrementSeconds: Option[Int], daysPerMove: Option[Int])

 case class ChallengeRequest(color: String, timeControl: TimeControlDto)

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ enum AccountError:
  case UsernameTaken(username: String)
  case EmailAlreadyRegistered(email: String)
  case InvalidCredentials
+  case InvalidRefreshToken
  case UserNotFound
  case BotNotFound
  case BotLimitExceeded
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@ enum AccountError:
    case UsernameTaken(u)          => s"Username '$u' is already taken"
    case EmailAlreadyRegistered(e) => s"Email '$e' is already registered"
    case InvalidCredentials        => "Invalid credentials"
+    case InvalidRefreshToken       => "Invalid or expired refresh token"
    case UserNotFound              => "User not found"
    case BotNotFound               => "Bot account not found"
    case BotLimitExceeded          => "Maximum of 5 bot accounts per user exceeded"
@@ -40,8 +40,19 @@ class AccountResource:
  @Path("/login")
  def login(req: LoginRequest): Response =
    accountService.login(req) match
-      case Right(token) =>
-        Response.ok(TokenResponse(token)).build()
+      case Right((accessToken, refreshToken)) =>
+        Response.ok(TokenPairResponse(accessToken, refreshToken)).build()
+      case Left(AccountError.UserBanned) =>
+        Response.status(Response.Status.FORBIDDEN).entity(ErrorDto(AccountError.UserBanned.message)).build()
+      case Left(error) =>
+        Response.status(Response.Status.UNAUTHORIZED).entity(ErrorDto(error.message)).build()
+
+  @POST
+  @Path("/refresh")
+  def refresh(req: RefreshRequest): Response =
+    accountService.refresh(req.refreshToken) match
+      case Right((accessToken, refreshToken)) =>
+        Response.ok(TokenPairResponse(accessToken, refreshToken)).build()
      case Left(AccountError.UserBanned) =>
        Response.status(Response.Status.FORBIDDEN).entity(ErrorDto(AccountError.UserBanned.message)).build()
      case Left(error) =>
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ class OfficialChallengeResource:
                  Response.status(Response.Status.INTERNAL_SERVER_ERROR).entity(ErrorDto(err)).build()
                case Right(id) =>
                  try botEventPublisher.publishGameStart(bot.name, id, botColor, difficulty, bot.id.toString)
-                  catch case ex: Exception => log.warnf(ex, "Failed to notify bot for game %s", id)
+                  catch case ex: Exception => log.errorf(ex, "Failed to notify bot for game %s", id)
                  Response
                    .status(Response.Status.CREATED)
                    .entity(OfficialChallengeResponse(id, botName, difficulty))
@@ -4,11 +4,15 @@ 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.auth.principal.JWTParser
 import io.smallrye.jwt.build.Jwt
+import jakarta.annotation.PostConstruct
 import jakarta.enterprise.context.ApplicationScoped
 import jakarta.inject.Inject
 import jakarta.transaction.Transactional
+import org.jboss.logging.Logger
 import scala.compiletime.uninitialized

 import java.time.Instant
@@ -17,6 +21,8 @@ import java.util.UUID
@ApplicationScoped
 class AccountService:

+  private val log = Logger.getLogger(classOf[AccountService])
+
  // scalafix:off DisableSyntax.var
  @Inject
  var userAccountRepository: UserAccountRepository = uninitialized
@@ -26,10 +32,31 @@ class AccountService:

  @Inject
  var officialBotAccountRepository: OfficialBotAccountRepository = uninitialized
+
+  @Inject
+  var meterRegistry: MeterRegistry = uninitialized
+
+  @Inject
+  var jwtParser: JWTParser = 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))
@@ -40,22 +67,73 @@ class AccountService:
      account.passwordHash = BcryptUtil.bcryptHash(req.password)
      account.createdAt = Instant.now()
      userAccountRepository.persist(account)
+      log.infof("User %s registered successfully", req.username)
      Right(account)

-  def login(req: LoginRequest): Either[AccountError, String] =
+  def login(req: LoginRequest): Either[AccountError, (String, 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, String)] =
    userAccountRepository.findByUsername(req.username) match
-      case None => Left(AccountError.InvalidCredentials)
+      case None =>
+        log.warnf("Login failed for unknown user %s", req.username)
+        Left(AccountError.InvalidCredentials)
      case Some(account) =>
-        if !BcryptUtil.matches(req.password, account.passwordHash) then Left(AccountError.InvalidCredentials)
-        else if account.banned then Left(AccountError.UserBanned)
+        if !BcryptUtil.matches(req.password, account.passwordHash) then
+          log.warnf("Login failed — invalid credentials for %s", req.username)
+          Left(AccountError.InvalidCredentials)
+        else if account.banned then
+          log.warnf("Login rejected — user %s is banned", req.username)
+          Left(AccountError.UserBanned)
        else
-          Right(
-            Jwt
-              .issuer("nowchess")
-              .subject(account.id.toString)
-              .claim("username", account.username)
-              .sign(),
-          )
+          log.infof("User %s logged in successfully", req.username)
+          Right((generateAccessToken(account), generateRefreshToken(account.id)))
+
+  def refresh(refreshToken: String): Either[AccountError, (String, String)] =
+    try
+      val parsed = jwtParser.parse(refreshToken)
+      if parsed.getClaim[String]("type") != "refresh" then Left(AccountError.InvalidRefreshToken)
+      else
+        val userId = UUID.fromString(parsed.getSubject)
+        userAccountRepository.findById(userId) match
+          case None                => Left(AccountError.UserNotFound)
+          case Some(u) if u.banned => Left(AccountError.UserBanned)
+          case Some(u)             => Right((generateAccessToken(u), generateRefreshToken(u.id)))
+    catch case _: Throwable => Left(AccountError.InvalidRefreshToken)
+
+  private def generateAccessToken(account: UserAccount): String =
+    Jwt
+      .issuer("nowchess")
+      .subject(account.id.toString)
+      .claim("username", account.username)
+      .expiresIn(3600)
+      .sign()
+
+  private def generateRefreshToken(userId: UUID): String =
+    Jwt
+      .issuer("nowchess")
+      .subject(userId.toString)
+      .claim("type", "refresh")
+      .expiresIn(30L * 24 * 3600)
+      .sign()
+
+  private def loginFailureReason(error: AccountError): String = error match
+    case AccountError.InvalidCredentials        => "invalid_credentials"
+    case AccountError.InvalidRefreshToken       => "invalid_refresh_token"
+    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)
@@ -65,6 +143,7 @@ class AccountService:

  @Transactional
  def createBotAccount(ownerId: UUID, botName: String): Either[AccountError, BotAccount] =
+    log.infof("Creating bot account %s for owner %s", botName, ownerId.toString)
    userAccountRepository.findById(ownerId) match
      case None => Left(AccountError.UserNotFound)
      case Some(owner) =>
@@ -77,6 +156,7 @@ class AccountService:
          bot.token = generateBotToken(bot.id)
          bot.createdAt = Instant.now()
          botAccountRepository.persist(bot)
+          log.infof("Bot account %s created for owner %s", botName, ownerId.toString)
          Right(bot)

  def getBotAccounts(ownerId: UUID): List[BotAccount] =
@@ -93,6 +173,7 @@ class AccountService:
      case None => Left(AccountError.BotNotFound)
      case Some(_) =>
        botAccountRepository.delete(botId)
+        log.infof("Deleting bot account %s", botId.toString)
        Right(())

  @Transactional
@@ -146,6 +227,7 @@ class AccountService:

  @Transactional
  def banUser(userId: UUID): Either[AccountError, UserAccount] =
+    log.infof("Banning user %s", userId.toString)
    userAccountRepository.findById(userId) match
      case None => Left(AccountError.UserNotFound)
      case Some(user) =>
@@ -156,6 +238,7 @@ class AccountService:

  @Transactional
  def unbanUser(userId: UUID): Either[AccountError, UserAccount] =
+    log.infof("Unbanning user %s", userId.toString)
    userAccountRepository.findById(userId) match
      case None => Left(AccountError.UserNotFound)
      case Some(user) =>
@@ -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)
@@ -68,18 +88,23 @@ class ChallengeService:
      challenge.destUser = destUser
      challenge.color = color
      challenge.status = ChallengeStatus.Created
-      challenge.timeControlType = req.timeControl.`type`
-      challenge.timeControlLimit = req.timeControl.limit.map(java.lang.Integer.valueOf).orNull
-      challenge.timeControlIncrement = req.timeControl.increment.map(java.lang.Integer.valueOf).orNull
+      challenge.limitSeconds = req.timeControl.limitSeconds.map(java.lang.Integer.valueOf).orNull
+      challenge.incrementSeconds = req.timeControl.incrementSeconds.map(java.lang.Integer.valueOf).orNull
+      challenge.daysPerMove = req.timeControl.daysPerMove.map(java.lang.Integer.valueOf).orNull
      challenge.createdAt = Instant.now()
      challenge.expiresAt = Instant.now().plus(24, ChronoUnit.HOURS)
      challengeRepository.persist(challenge)
      try eventPublisher.publishChallengeCreated(destUser.id.toString, challenge.id.toString, challenger.username)
-      catch case ex: Exception => log.warnf(ex, "Failed to notify dest user for challenge %s", challenge.id)
+      catch case ex: Exception => log.errorf(ex, "Failed to notify dest user for challenge %s", challenge.id)
      challenge

  @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)
@@ -91,11 +116,20 @@ class ChallengeService:
      challengeRepository.merge(challenge)
      notifyBotIfNeeded(challenge, gameId)
      try eventPublisher.publishChallengeAccepted(challenge.challenger.id.toString, challenge.id.toString, gameId)
-      catch case ex: Exception => log.warnf(ex, "Failed to notify challenger for game %s", gameId)
+      catch case ex: Exception => log.errorf(ex, "Failed to notify challenger for game %s", gameId)
      challenge

  @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)
@@ -161,10 +200,9 @@ class ChallengeService:
        if ThreadLocalRandom.current().nextBoolean() then (challenger, destUser) else (destUser, challenger)

  private def buildTimeControl(challenge: Challenge): Option[CoreTimeControl] =
-    challenge.timeControlType match
-      case "unlimited"      => None
-      case "correspondence" => Some(CoreTimeControl(None, None, challenge.timeControlLimitOpt))
-      case _ => Some(CoreTimeControl(challenge.timeControlLimitOpt, challenge.timeControlIncrementOpt, None))
+    if challenge.limitSecondsOpt.isEmpty && challenge.incrementSecondsOpt.isEmpty && challenge.daysPerMoveOpt.isEmpty
+    then None
+    else Some(CoreTimeControl(challenge.limitSecondsOpt, challenge.incrementSecondsOpt, challenge.daysPerMoveOpt))

  private def parseColor(raw: String): Either[ChallengeError, ChallengeColor] =
    raw.toLowerCase match
@@ -188,7 +226,7 @@ class ChallengeService:
      destUser = PlayerInfo(c.destUser.id.toString, c.destUser.username, c.destUser.rating),
      variant = "standard",
      color = c.color.toString.toLowerCase,
-      timeControl = TimeControlDto(c.timeControlType, c.timeControlLimitOpt, c.timeControlIncrementOpt),
+      timeControl = TimeControlDto(c.limitSecondsOpt, c.incrementSecondsOpt, c.daysPerMoveOpt),
      status = c.status.toString.toLowerCase,
      declineReason = c.declineReasonOpt.map(_.toString.toLowerCase),
      gameId = c.gameIdOpt,
@@ -32,7 +32,24 @@ class AccountResourceTest:
      .`then`()
      .statusCode(200)
      .extract()
-      .path[String]("token")
+      .path[String]("accessToken")
+
+  private def registerAndLoginPair(username: String): (String, String) =
+    givenRequest()
+      .body(registerBody(username))
+      .when()
+      .post("/api/account")
+      .`then`()
+      .statusCode(200)
+    val resp = givenRequest()
+      .body(loginBody(username))
+      .when()
+      .post("/api/account/login")
+      .`then`()
+      .statusCode(200)
+      .extract()
+      .response()
+    (resp.path[String]("accessToken"), resp.path[String]("refreshToken"))

  @Test
  def registerReturns200(): Unit =
@@ -57,7 +74,7 @@ class AccountResourceTest:
      .body("error", containsString("bob"))

  @Test
-  def loginReturns200WithToken(): Unit =
+  def loginReturns200WithTokenPair(): Unit =
    givenRequest().body(registerBody("charlie")).when().post("/api/account")
    givenRequest()
      .body(loginBody("charlie"))
@@ -65,7 +82,8 @@ class AccountResourceTest:
      .post("/api/account/login")
      .`then`()
      .statusCode(200)
-      .body("token", notNullValue())
+      .body("accessToken", notNullValue())
+      .body("refreshToken", notNullValue())

  @Test
  def loginUnauthorizedOnWrongPassword(): Unit =
@@ -105,3 +123,34 @@ class AccountResourceTest:
      .get("/api/account/doesnotexist")
      .`then`()
      .statusCode(404)
+
+  @Test
+  def refreshReturnsNewTokenPair(): Unit =
+    val (_, refreshToken) = registerAndLoginPair("refresh_user")
+    givenRequest()
+      .body(s"""{"refreshToken":"$refreshToken"}""")
+      .when()
+      .post("/api/account/refresh")
+      .`then`()
+      .statusCode(200)
+      .body("accessToken", notNullValue())
+      .body("refreshToken", notNullValue())
+
+  @Test
+  def refreshWithInvalidTokenReturns401(): Unit =
+    givenRequest()
+      .body("""{"refreshToken":"invalid.token.value"}""")
+      .when()
+      .post("/api/account/refresh")
+      .`then`()
+      .statusCode(401)
+
+  @Test
+  def refreshWithAccessTokenReturns401(): Unit =
+    val accessToken = registerAndLogin("refresh_bad_type")
+    givenRequest()
+      .body(s"""{"refreshToken":"$accessToken"}""")
+      .when()
+      .post("/api/account/refresh")
+      .`then`()
+      .statusCode(401)
@@ -41,10 +41,10 @@ class ChallengeResourceTest:
      .`then`()
      .statusCode(200)
      .extract()
-      .path[String]("token")
+      .path[String]("accessToken")

  private val clockBody =
-    """{"color":"random","timeControl":{"type":"clock","limit":300,"increment":5}}"""
+    """{"color":"random","timeControl":{"limitSeconds":300,"incrementSeconds":5}}"""

  private def authed(token: String) =
    givenRequest().header("Authorization", s"Bearer $token")
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 MAJOR=0
-MINOR=3
+MINOR=18
 PATCH=0
@@ -109,3 +109,21 @@
 ### Bug Fixes

 * IO microservice ([#38](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/38)) ([a386f57](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/a386f57c21d34ead6cc6f92836c52b714597e289))
+##  (2026-05-22)
+
+### Features
+
+* **dto:** update GameWritebackEventDto for JSON deserialization and remove unused mixin ([576e3fe](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/576e3fea9bf1082549ea53efd3288474c42be93d))
+* 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-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-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
+
+* **dependencies:** correct Jackson databind dependency group ID ([008d72d](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/008d72d826707c04205bac7de25170fae5fed861))
+* IO microservice ([#38](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/38)) ([a386f57](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/a386f57c21d34ead6cc6f92836c52b714597e289))
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ dependencies {
            strictly(versions["SCALA_LIBRARY"]!!)
        }
    }
+    implementation("com.fasterxml.jackson.core:jackson-databind:${versions["JACKSON"]!!}")

    testImplementation(platform("org.junit:junit-bom:5.13.4"))
    testImplementation("org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter")
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 package de.nowchess.api.dto

+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.annotation.JsonDeserialize
+
 case class GameWritebackEventDto(
    gameId: String,
    fen: String,
@@ -14,11 +16,11 @@ case class GameWritebackEventDto(
    limitSeconds: Option[Int],
    incrementSeconds: Option[Int],
    daysPerMove: Option[Int],
-    whiteRemainingMs: Option[Long],
-    blackRemainingMs: Option[Long],
-    incrementMs: Option[Long],
-    clockLastTickAt: Option[Long],
-    clockMoveDeadline: Option[Long],
+    @JsonDeserialize(contentAs = classOf[java.lang.Long]) whiteRemainingMs: Option[Long],
+    @JsonDeserialize(contentAs = classOf[java.lang.Long]) blackRemainingMs: Option[Long],
+    @JsonDeserialize(contentAs = classOf[java.lang.Long]) incrementMs: Option[Long],
+    @JsonDeserialize(contentAs = classOf[java.lang.Long]) clockLastTickAt: Option[Long],
+    @JsonDeserialize(contentAs = classOf[java.lang.Long]) clockMoveDeadline: Option[Long],
    clockActiveColor: Option[String],
    pendingDrawOffer: Option[String],
    result: Option[String] = None,
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 MAJOR=0
-MINOR=12
+MINOR=13
 PATCH=0
@@ -27,3 +27,105 @@
 * **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))
+##  (2026-04-30)
+
+### 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))
+* true-microservices ([#40](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/40)) ([5909242](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/590924254e8a2754de661a57a03e43f89ceb6299))
+##  (2026-05-01)
+
+### 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))
+* true-microservices ([#40](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/40)) ([5909242](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/590924254e8a2754de661a57a03e43f89ceb6299))
+##  (2026-05-02)
+
+### 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))
+##  (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}
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import io.quarkus.redis.datasource.pubsub.PubSubCommands
 import io.smallrye.mutiny.subscription.MultiEmitter
 import jakarta.enterprise.context.ApplicationScoped
 import jakarta.inject.Inject
+import org.jboss.logging.Logger
 import scala.compiletime.uninitialized
 import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap
 import java.util.function.Consumer
@@ -13,6 +14,8 @@ import java.util.function.Consumer
@ApplicationScoped
 class BotRegistry:

+  private val log = Logger.getLogger(classOf[BotRegistry])
+
  // scalafix:off DisableSyntax.var
  @Inject var redis: RedisDataSource   = uninitialized
  @Inject var redisConfig: RedisConfig = uninitialized
@@ -25,14 +28,17 @@ class BotRegistry:
    val handler: Consumer[String] = msg => emitter.emit(msg)
    val subscriber                = redis.pubsub(classOf[String]).subscribe(channel, handler)
    connections.put(botId, (emitter, subscriber))
+    log.infof("Bot %s registered", botId)
    ()

  def unregister(botId: String): Unit =
    Option(connections.remove(botId)).foreach { (_, subscriber) =>
      subscriber.unsubscribe(s"${redisConfig.prefix}:bot:$botId:events")
    }
+    log.infof("Bot %s unregistered", botId)

  def dispatch(botId: String, event: String): Unit =
+    log.debugf("Dispatching event to bot %s", botId)
    redis.pubsub(classOf[String]).publish(s"${redisConfig.prefix}:bot:$botId:events", event)
    ()

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import jakarta.inject.Inject
 import jakarta.ws.rs.*
 import jakarta.ws.rs.core.{MediaType, Response}
 import org.eclipse.microprofile.jwt.JsonWebToken
+import org.jboss.logging.Logger
 import scala.compiletime.uninitialized
 import java.util.function.Consumer

@@ -18,6 +19,8 @@ import java.util.function.Consumer
@RolesAllowed(Array("**"))
 class BotEventResource:

+  private val log = Logger.getLogger(classOf[BotEventResource])
+
  // scalafix:off DisableSyntax.var
  @Inject var registry: BotRegistry    = uninitialized
  @Inject var jwt: JsonWebToken        = uninitialized
@@ -32,8 +35,10 @@ class BotEventResource:
    val tokenType = Option(jwt.getClaim[AnyRef]("type")).map(_.toString).getOrElse("")
    val subject   = Option(jwt.getSubject).getOrElse("")
    if tokenType != "bot" || subject != botId then
+      log.warnf("Unauthorized bot stream access — tokenType=%s subject=%s botId=%s", tokenType, subject, botId)
      Multi.createFrom().failure(new ForbiddenException("Not authorized for this bot"))
    else
+      log.infof("Bot %s connected to event stream", botId)
      Multi.createFrom().emitter[String] { emitter =>
        registry.register(botId, emitter)
        emitter.onTermination(() => registry.unregister(botId))
@@ -58,6 +63,7 @@ class BotEventResource:
      @PathParam("uci") uci: String,
  ): Response =
    val playerId = Option(jwt.getSubject).getOrElse("")
-    val moveMsg  = s"""{"type":"MOVE","uci":"$uci","playerId":"$playerId"}"""
+    log.debugf("Bot move %s in game %s by player %s", uci, gameId, playerId)
+    val moveMsg = s"""{"type":"MOVE","uci":"$uci","playerId":"$playerId"}"""
    redis.pubsub(classOf[String]).publish(s"${redisConfig.prefix}:game:$gameId:c2s", moveMsg)
    Response.ok().build()
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 MAJOR=0
-MINOR=3
+MINOR=11
 PATCH=0
@@ -27,3 +27,955 @@
 * **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))
+##  (2026-04-30)
+
+### 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))
+* true-microservices ([#40](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/40)) ([5909242](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/590924254e8a2754de661a57a03e43f89ceb6299))
+##  (2026-05-01)
+
+### 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))
+* true-microservices ([#40](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/40)) ([5909242](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/590924254e8a2754de661a57a03e43f89ceb6299))
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **middleware:** update paths for bot generation and stockfish configuration ([2dd0501](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/2dd0501687db08dcd242359f6837125baf8a2fdc))
+##  (2026-05-02)
+
+### 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
+
+* **middleware:** update paths for bot generation and stockfish configuration ([2dd0501](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/2dd0501687db08dcd242359f6837125baf8a2fdc))
+##  (2026-05-02)
+
+### 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
+
+* **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))
+##  (2026-05-02)
+
+### 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:** 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))
+* **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))
+##  (2026-05-03)
+
+### 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))
+* **middleware:** update paths for bot generation and stockfish configuration ([2dd0501](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/2dd0501687db08dcd242359f6837125baf8a2fdc))
+##  (2026-05-05)
+
+### 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))
+* **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))
+##  (2026-05-13)
+
+### Features
+
+* add coordinator startup validation and K8s pod watch ([81b045d](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/81b045d01bb054a4bc9dc9e02fc30f814e756205))
+* 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))
+* clean up code formatting and improve error handling in gRPC server and failover service ([ad9495a](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/ad9495afa3e93593b57154a187346c9b01393911))
+* **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))
+* replace null checks with Option in coordinator ([2b04d7f](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/2b04d7fa713e06662bff5afe3fb3f9d04541ce51))
+* update grpcServer variable to use Instance wrapper and add optional access method ([d5c8da2](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/d5c8da20f8805199e920ea5afbd9cdb39a078e40))
+* update HealthMonitor to evict instances without associated pods ([0f41f13](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/0f41f13ce68b76846684bab67241a122250dfaf9))
+##  (2026-05-13)
+
+### Features
+
+* add coordinator startup validation and K8s pod watch ([81b045d](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/81b045d01bb054a4bc9dc9e02fc30f814e756205))
+* 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))
+* add periodic health check to evict dead instances ([380a2cc](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/380a2cceeb5873bf93ff17a1e87d62408ef8e178))
+* **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))
+* clean up code formatting and improve error handling in gRPC server and failover service ([ad9495a](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/ad9495afa3e93593b57154a187346c9b01393911))
+* **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))
+* remove corrupted instances immediately and evict dead instances ([43184d2](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/43184d296da5a6a7b760ac90c2b739220d86bce3))
+* replace null checks with Option in coordinator ([2b04d7f](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/2b04d7fa713e06662bff5afe3fb3f9d04541ce51))
+* streamline logging for evicted instances in InstanceRegistry ([10937e7](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/10937e756a56e0e8fcf939decfdcaa4394506cc0))
+* update grpcServer variable to use Instance wrapper and add optional access method ([d5c8da2](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/d5c8da20f8805199e920ea5afbd9cdb39a078e40))
+* update HealthMonitor to evict instances without associated pods ([0f41f13](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/0f41f13ce68b76846684bab67241a122250dfaf9))
+##  (2026-05-13)
+
+### Features
+
+* add coordinator startup validation and K8s pod watch ([81b045d](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/81b045d01bb054a4bc9dc9e02fc30f814e756205))
+* 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))
+* add periodic health check to evict dead instances ([380a2cc](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/380a2cceeb5873bf93ff17a1e87d62408ef8e178))
+* **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))
+* implement periodic scaling checks and enhance instance management in AutoScaler ([3f12f69](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/3f12f695f132b92f634d98df2c037292498b6e86))
+* **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))
+* clean up code formatting and improve error handling in gRPC server and failover service ([ad9495a](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/ad9495afa3e93593b57154a187346c9b01393911))
+* coordinator auto-scaling, cache eviction, rebalancing, and grpc timeouts ([d0c7169](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/d0c71693bb6f55fafdce5bcea0d5f38b9bb505ef))
+* **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))
+* remove corrupted instances immediately and evict dead instances ([43184d2](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/43184d296da5a6a7b760ac90c2b739220d86bce3))
+* replace null checks with Option in coordinator ([2b04d7f](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/2b04d7fa713e06662bff5afe3fb3f9d04541ce51))
+* streamline logging for evicted instances in InstanceRegistry ([10937e7](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/10937e756a56e0e8fcf939decfdcaa4394506cc0))
+* update grpcServer variable to use Instance wrapper and add optional access method ([d5c8da2](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/d5c8da20f8805199e920ea5afbd9cdb39a078e40))
+* update HealthMonitor to evict instances without associated pods ([0f41f13](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/0f41f13ce68b76846684bab67241a122250dfaf9))
+##  (2026-05-13)
+
+### Features
+
+* add coordinator startup validation and K8s pod watch ([81b045d](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/81b045d01bb054a4bc9dc9e02fc30f814e756205))
+* 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))
+* add periodic health check to evict dead instances ([380a2cc](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/380a2cceeb5873bf93ff17a1e87d62408ef8e178))
+* **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))
+* implement periodic scaling checks and enhance instance management in AutoScaler ([3f12f69](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/3f12f695f132b92f634d98df2c037292498b6e86))
+* **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))
+* scale up on high CPU load, not just subscription count ([255e2da](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/255e2da33c37e186ed14f2862f2d2e1b4adc59bf))
+* 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))
+* clean up code formatting and improve error handling in gRPC server and failover service ([ad9495a](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/ad9495afa3e93593b57154a187346c9b01393911))
+* coordinator auto-scaling, cache eviction, rebalancing, and grpc timeouts ([d0c7169](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/d0c71693bb6f55fafdce5bcea0d5f38b9bb505ef))
+* **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))
+* don't block event loop during scale-down drain ([1d121c7](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/1d121c727cbd4df477827cf64d065b7356a56e59))
+* don't trigger scale-down if already at min replicas ([4b3b5e7](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/4b3b5e7c4ed9b3cd4fe2490e9f268f2e3a0d9e85))
+* 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))
+* remove corrupted instances immediately and evict dead instances ([43184d2](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/43184d296da5a6a7b760ac90c2b739220d86bce3))
+* replace null checks with Option in coordinator ([2b04d7f](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/2b04d7fa713e06662bff5afe3fb3f9d04541ce51))
+* scalafix violations in metrics check and health monitor ([b991878](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/b99187821489b296d66da5a5a13f5d545b6045c6))
+* scale up immediately when instance is lost ([43525d4](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/43525d41a3884c00f1db26bf3c8c4cd9a607c260))
+* streamline logging for evicted instances in InstanceRegistry ([10937e7](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/10937e756a56e0e8fcf939decfdcaa4394506cc0))
+* update grpcServer variable to use Instance wrapper and add optional access method ([d5c8da2](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/d5c8da20f8805199e920ea5afbd9cdb39a078e40))
+* update HealthMonitor to evict instances without associated pods ([0f41f13](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/0f41f13ce68b76846684bab67241a122250dfaf9))
+##  (2026-05-14)
+
+### Features
+
+* add coordinator startup validation and K8s pod watch ([81b045d](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/81b045d01bb054a4bc9dc9e02fc30f814e756205))
+* 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))
+* add periodic health check to evict dead instances ([380a2cc](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/380a2cceeb5873bf93ff17a1e87d62408ef8e178))
+* **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))
+* implement periodic scaling checks and enhance instance management in AutoScaler ([3f12f69](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/3f12f695f132b92f634d98df2c037292498b6e86))
+* **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))
+* scale up on high CPU load, not just subscription count ([255e2da](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/255e2da33c37e186ed14f2862f2d2e1b4adc59bf))
+* 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))
+* clean up code formatting and improve error handling in gRPC server and failover service ([ad9495a](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/ad9495afa3e93593b57154a187346c9b01393911))
+* coordinator auto-scaling, cache eviction, rebalancing, and grpc timeouts ([d0c7169](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/d0c71693bb6f55fafdce5bcea0d5f38b9bb505ef))
+* **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))
+* don't block event loop during scale-down drain ([1d121c7](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/1d121c727cbd4df477827cf64d065b7356a56e59))
+* don't trigger scale-down if already at min replicas ([4b3b5e7](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/4b3b5e7c4ed9b3cd4fe2490e9f268f2e3a0d9e85))
+* enhance AutoScaler and InstanceRegistry for replica management and stale instance eviction ([b4920d3](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/b4920d3817e58bda94d7764e608b856ce9a909f7))
+* force-delete hanging pods and remove failed instances from registry ([960a419](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/960a419792e1161fb7241e465b7349efe4a10137))
+* linter formatting and improve code readability ([4a36096](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/4a36096a5586e3f321d9c34c53e60d02bcc02c55))
+* **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))
+* remove corrupted instances immediately and evict dead instances ([43184d2](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/43184d296da5a6a7b760ac90c2b739220d86bce3))
+* replace null checks with Option in coordinator ([2b04d7f](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/2b04d7fa713e06662bff5afe3fb3f9d04541ce51))
+* scalafix violations in metrics check and health monitor ([b991878](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/b99187821489b296d66da5a5a13f5d545b6045c6))
+* scale up immediately when instance is lost ([43525d4](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/43525d41a3884c00f1db26bf3c8c4cd9a607c260))
+* streamline logging for evicted instances in InstanceRegistry ([10937e7](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/10937e756a56e0e8fcf939decfdcaa4394506cc0))
+* update grpcServer variable to use Instance wrapper and add optional access method ([d5c8da2](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/d5c8da20f8805199e920ea5afbd9cdb39a078e40))
+* update HealthMonitor to evict instances without associated pods ([0f41f13](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/0f41f13ce68b76846684bab67241a122250dfaf9))
+##  (2026-05-16)
+
+### Features
+
+* add coordinator startup validation and K8s pod watch ([81b045d](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/81b045d01bb054a4bc9dc9e02fc30f814e756205))
+* 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))
+* add periodic health check to evict dead instances ([380a2cc](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/380a2cceeb5873bf93ff17a1e87d62408ef8e178))
+* **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))
+* implement periodic scaling checks and enhance instance management in AutoScaler ([3f12f69](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/3f12f695f132b92f634d98df2c037292498b6e86))
+* **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))
+* scale up on high CPU load, not just subscription count ([255e2da](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/255e2da33c37e186ed14f2862f2d2e1b4adc59bf))
+* 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))
+* clean up code formatting and improve error handling in gRPC server and failover service ([ad9495a](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/ad9495afa3e93593b57154a187346c9b01393911))
+* coordinator auto-scaling, cache eviction, rebalancing, and grpc timeouts ([d0c7169](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/d0c71693bb6f55fafdce5bcea0d5f38b9bb505ef))
+* **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))
+* don't block event loop during scale-down drain ([1d121c7](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/1d121c727cbd4df477827cf64d065b7356a56e59))
+* don't trigger scale-down if already at min replicas ([4b3b5e7](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/4b3b5e7c4ed9b3cd4fe2490e9f268f2e3a0d9e85))
+* enhance AutoScaler and InstanceRegistry for replica management and stale instance eviction ([b4920d3](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/b4920d3817e58bda94d7764e608b856ce9a909f7))
+* force-delete hanging pods and remove failed instances from registry ([960a419](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/960a419792e1161fb7241e465b7349efe4a10137))
+* linter formatting and improve code readability ([4a36096](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/4a36096a5586e3f321d9c34c53e60d02bcc02c55))
+* **middleware:** update paths for bot generation and stockfish configuration ([2dd0501](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/2dd0501687db08dcd242359f6837125baf8a2fdc))
+* NCS-84 More Verbose Logging ([#51](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/51)) ([4ad92ab](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/4ad92ab23698267f8faa59c4e18388d4a0042cca))
+* **redis:** update Redis configuration with max pool size and waiting parameters ([5baf6a7](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/5baf6a7cdbea484fc49c02e2b5a1c3919b7fa2c4))
+* remove corrupted instances immediately and evict dead instances ([43184d2](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/43184d296da5a6a7b760ac90c2b739220d86bce3))
+* replace null checks with Option in coordinator ([2b04d7f](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/2b04d7fa713e06662bff5afe3fb3f9d04541ce51))
+* scalafix violations in metrics check and health monitor ([b991878](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/b99187821489b296d66da5a5a13f5d545b6045c6))
+* scale up immediately when instance is lost ([43525d4](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/43525d41a3884c00f1db26bf3c8c4cd9a607c260))
+* streamline logging for evicted instances in InstanceRegistry ([10937e7](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/10937e756a56e0e8fcf939decfdcaa4394506cc0))
+* update grpcServer variable to use Instance wrapper and add optional access method ([d5c8da2](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/d5c8da20f8805199e920ea5afbd9cdb39a078e40))
+* update HealthMonitor to evict instances without associated pods ([0f41f13](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/0f41f13ce68b76846684bab67241a122250dfaf9))
+##  (2026-05-16)
+
+### Features
+
+* add coordinator startup validation and K8s pod watch ([81b045d](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/81b045d01bb054a4bc9dc9e02fc30f814e756205))
+* 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))
+* add periodic health check to evict dead instances ([380a2cc](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/380a2cceeb5873bf93ff17a1e87d62408ef8e178))
+* **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))
+* implement clock expiry scanning and handling for game records ([#53](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/53)) ([8f9eb12](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/8f9eb12f663efabe4dc72b94394438652ad0ef02))
+* implement periodic scaling checks and enhance instance management in AutoScaler ([3f12f69](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/3f12f695f132b92f634d98df2c037292498b6e86))
+* **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))
+* scale up on high CPU load, not just subscription count ([255e2da](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/255e2da33c37e186ed14f2862f2d2e1b4adc59bf))
+* 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))
+* clean up code formatting and improve error handling in gRPC server and failover service ([ad9495a](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/ad9495afa3e93593b57154a187346c9b01393911))
+* coordinator auto-scaling, cache eviction, rebalancing, and grpc timeouts ([d0c7169](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/d0c71693bb6f55fafdce5bcea0d5f38b9bb505ef))
+* **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))
+* don't block event loop during scale-down drain ([1d121c7](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/1d121c727cbd4df477827cf64d065b7356a56e59))
+* don't trigger scale-down if already at min replicas ([4b3b5e7](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/4b3b5e7c4ed9b3cd4fe2490e9f268f2e3a0d9e85))
+* enhance AutoScaler and InstanceRegistry for replica management and stale instance eviction ([b4920d3](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/b4920d3817e58bda94d7764e608b856ce9a909f7))
+* force-delete hanging pods and remove failed instances from registry ([960a419](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/960a419792e1161fb7241e465b7349efe4a10137))
+* linter formatting and improve code readability ([4a36096](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/4a36096a5586e3f321d9c34c53e60d02bcc02c55))
+* **middleware:** update paths for bot generation and stockfish configuration ([2dd0501](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/2dd0501687db08dcd242359f6837125baf8a2fdc))
+* NCS-84 More Verbose Logging ([#51](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/51)) ([4ad92ab](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/4ad92ab23698267f8faa59c4e18388d4a0042cca))
+* **redis:** update Redis configuration with max pool size and waiting parameters ([5baf6a7](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/5baf6a7cdbea484fc49c02e2b5a1c3919b7fa2c4))
+* remove corrupted instances immediately and evict dead instances ([43184d2](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/43184d296da5a6a7b760ac90c2b739220d86bce3))
+* replace null checks with Option in coordinator ([2b04d7f](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/2b04d7fa713e06662bff5afe3fb3f9d04541ce51))
+* scalafix violations in metrics check and health monitor ([b991878](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/b99187821489b296d66da5a5a13f5d545b6045c6))
+* scale up immediately when instance is lost ([43525d4](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/43525d41a3884c00f1db26bf3c8c4cd9a607c260))
+* streamline logging for evicted instances in InstanceRegistry ([10937e7](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/10937e756a56e0e8fcf939decfdcaa4394506cc0))
+* update grpcServer variable to use Instance wrapper and add optional access method ([d5c8da2](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/d5c8da20f8805199e920ea5afbd9cdb39a078e40))
+* update HealthMonitor to evict instances without associated pods ([0f41f13](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/0f41f13ce68b76846684bab67241a122250dfaf9))
+##  (2026-05-16)
+
+### Features
+
+* add coordinator startup validation and K8s pod watch ([81b045d](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/81b045d01bb054a4bc9dc9e02fc30f814e756205))
+* 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))
+* add periodic health check to evict dead instances ([380a2cc](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/380a2cceeb5873bf93ff17a1e87d62408ef8e178))
+* **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))
+* implement clock expiry scanning and handling for game records ([#53](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/53)) ([8f9eb12](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/8f9eb12f663efabe4dc72b94394438652ad0ef02))
+* implement clock expiry scanning and handling for game records ([#54](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/54)) ([2e4ba43](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/2e4ba435978ef415b4ee2d7d2fc4af3b4e834b3d))
+* implement periodic scaling checks and enhance instance management in AutoScaler ([3f12f69](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/3f12f695f132b92f634d98df2c037292498b6e86))
+* **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))
+* scale up on high CPU load, not just subscription count ([255e2da](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/255e2da33c37e186ed14f2862f2d2e1b4adc59bf))
+* 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))
+* clean up code formatting and improve error handling in gRPC server and failover service ([ad9495a](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/ad9495afa3e93593b57154a187346c9b01393911))
+* coordinator auto-scaling, cache eviction, rebalancing, and grpc timeouts ([d0c7169](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/d0c71693bb6f55fafdce5bcea0d5f38b9bb505ef))
+* **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))
+* don't block event loop during scale-down drain ([1d121c7](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/1d121c727cbd4df477827cf64d065b7356a56e59))
+* don't trigger scale-down if already at min replicas ([4b3b5e7](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/4b3b5e7c4ed9b3cd4fe2490e9f268f2e3a0d9e85))
+* enhance AutoScaler and InstanceRegistry for replica management and stale instance eviction ([b4920d3](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/b4920d3817e58bda94d7764e608b856ce9a909f7))
+* force-delete hanging pods and remove failed instances from registry ([960a419](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/960a419792e1161fb7241e465b7349efe4a10137))
+* linter formatting and improve code readability ([4a36096](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/4a36096a5586e3f321d9c34c53e60d02bcc02c55))
+* **middleware:** update paths for bot generation and stockfish configuration ([2dd0501](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/2dd0501687db08dcd242359f6837125baf8a2fdc))
+* NCS-84 More Verbose Logging ([#51](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/51)) ([4ad92ab](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/4ad92ab23698267f8faa59c4e18388d4a0042cca))
+* **redis:** update Redis configuration with max pool size and waiting parameters ([5baf6a7](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/5baf6a7cdbea484fc49c02e2b5a1c3919b7fa2c4))
+* remove corrupted instances immediately and evict dead instances ([43184d2](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/43184d296da5a6a7b760ac90c2b739220d86bce3))
+* replace null checks with Option in coordinator ([2b04d7f](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/2b04d7fa713e06662bff5afe3fb3f9d04541ce51))
+* scalafix violations in metrics check and health monitor ([b991878](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/b99187821489b296d66da5a5a13f5d545b6045c6))
+* scale up immediately when instance is lost ([43525d4](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/43525d41a3884c00f1db26bf3c8c4cd9a607c260))
+* streamline logging for evicted instances in InstanceRegistry ([10937e7](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/10937e756a56e0e8fcf939decfdcaa4394506cc0))
+* update grpcServer variable to use Instance wrapper and add optional access method ([d5c8da2](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/d5c8da20f8805199e920ea5afbd9cdb39a078e40))
+* update HealthMonitor to evict instances without associated pods ([0f41f13](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/0f41f13ce68b76846684bab67241a122250dfaf9))
+##  (2026-05-16)
+
+### Features
+
+* add configurable CPU and memory scaling thresholds for auto-scaling ([a07bf89](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/a07bf89fae43e3ef5fdd30aed0429742a95f8bbe))
+* add coordinator startup validation and K8s pod watch ([81b045d](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/81b045d01bb054a4bc9dc9e02fc30f814e756205))
+* 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))
+* add periodic health check to evict dead instances ([380a2cc](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/380a2cceeb5873bf93ff17a1e87d62408ef8e178))
+* **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))
+* implement clock expiry scanning and handling for game records ([#53](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/53)) ([8f9eb12](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/8f9eb12f663efabe4dc72b94394438652ad0ef02))
+* implement clock expiry scanning and handling for game records ([#54](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/54)) ([2e4ba43](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/2e4ba435978ef415b4ee2d7d2fc4af3b4e834b3d))
+* implement periodic scaling checks and enhance instance management in AutoScaler ([3f12f69](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/3f12f695f132b92f634d98df2c037292498b6e86))
+* **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))
+* scale up on high CPU load, not just subscription count ([255e2da](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/255e2da33c37e186ed14f2862f2d2e1b4adc59bf))
+* 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))
+* clean up code formatting and improve error handling in gRPC server and failover service ([ad9495a](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/ad9495afa3e93593b57154a187346c9b01393911))
+* coordinator auto-scaling, cache eviction, rebalancing, and grpc timeouts ([d0c7169](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/d0c71693bb6f55fafdce5bcea0d5f38b9bb505ef))
+* **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))
+* don't block event loop during scale-down drain ([1d121c7](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/1d121c727cbd4df477827cf64d065b7356a56e59))
+* don't trigger scale-down if already at min replicas ([4b3b5e7](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/4b3b5e7c4ed9b3cd4fe2490e9f268f2e3a0d9e85))
+* enhance AutoScaler and InstanceRegistry for replica management and stale instance eviction ([b4920d3](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/b4920d3817e58bda94d7764e608b856ce9a909f7))
+* force-delete hanging pods and remove failed instances from registry ([960a419](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/960a419792e1161fb7241e465b7349efe4a10137))
+* improve pod instance ID matching logic in AutoScaler and HealthMonitor ([f109fe3](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/f109fe3860371dd0be3434b10a721936dc258b16))
+* linter formatting and improve code readability ([4a36096](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/4a36096a5586e3f321d9c34c53e60d02bcc02c55))
+* **middleware:** update paths for bot generation and stockfish configuration ([2dd0501](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/2dd0501687db08dcd242359f6837125baf8a2fdc))
+* NCS-84 More Verbose Logging ([#51](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/51)) ([4ad92ab](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/4ad92ab23698267f8faa59c4e18388d4a0042cca))
+* **redis:** update Redis configuration with max pool size and waiting parameters ([5baf6a7](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/5baf6a7cdbea484fc49c02e2b5a1c3919b7fa2c4))
+* remove corrupted instances immediately and evict dead instances ([43184d2](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/43184d296da5a6a7b760ac90c2b739220d86bce3))
+* replace null checks with Option in coordinator ([2b04d7f](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/2b04d7fa713e06662bff5afe3fb3f9d04541ce51))
+* scalafix violations in metrics check and health monitor ([b991878](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/b99187821489b296d66da5a5a13f5d545b6045c6))
+* scale up immediately when instance is lost ([43525d4](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/43525d41a3884c00f1db26bf3c8c4cd9a607c260))
+* streamline logging for evicted instances in InstanceRegistry ([10937e7](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/10937e756a56e0e8fcf939decfdcaa4394506cc0))
+* update grpcServer variable to use Instance wrapper and add optional access method ([d5c8da2](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/d5c8da20f8805199e920ea5afbd9cdb39a078e40))
+* update HealthMonitor to evict instances without associated pods ([0f41f13](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/0f41f13ce68b76846684bab67241a122250dfaf9))
+##  (2026-05-17)
+
+### Features
+
+* add configurable CPU and memory scaling thresholds for auto-scaling ([a07bf89](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/a07bf89fae43e3ef5fdd30aed0429742a95f8bbe))
+* add coordinator startup validation and K8s pod watch ([81b045d](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/81b045d01bb054a4bc9dc9e02fc30f814e756205))
+* 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))
+* add periodic health check to evict dead instances ([380a2cc](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/380a2cceeb5873bf93ff17a1e87d62408ef8e178))
+* **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))
+* implement clock expiry scanning and handling for game records ([#53](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/53)) ([8f9eb12](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/8f9eb12f663efabe4dc72b94394438652ad0ef02))
+* implement clock expiry scanning and handling for game records ([#54](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/54)) ([2e4ba43](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/2e4ba435978ef415b4ee2d7d2fc4af3b4e834b3d))
+* implement periodic scaling checks and enhance instance management in AutoScaler ([3f12f69](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/3f12f695f132b92f634d98df2c037292498b6e86))
+* **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))
+* scale up on high CPU load, not just subscription count ([255e2da](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/255e2da33c37e186ed14f2862f2d2e1b4adc59bf))
+* 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))
+* clean up code formatting and improve error handling in gRPC server and failover service ([ad9495a](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/ad9495afa3e93593b57154a187346c9b01393911))
+* coordinator auto-scaling, cache eviction, rebalancing, and grpc timeouts ([d0c7169](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/d0c71693bb6f55fafdce5bcea0d5f38b9bb505ef))
+* **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))
+* don't block event loop during scale-down drain ([1d121c7](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/1d121c727cbd4df477827cf64d065b7356a56e59))
+* don't trigger scale-down if already at min replicas ([4b3b5e7](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/4b3b5e7c4ed9b3cd4fe2490e9f268f2e3a0d9e85))
+* enhance AutoScaler and InstanceRegistry for replica management and stale instance eviction ([b4920d3](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/b4920d3817e58bda94d7764e608b856ce9a909f7))
+* force-delete hanging pods and remove failed instances from registry ([960a419](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/960a419792e1161fb7241e465b7349efe4a10137))
+* improve pod instance ID matching logic in AutoScaler and HealthMonitor ([f109fe3](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/f109fe3860371dd0be3434b10a721936dc258b16))
+* linter formatting and improve code readability ([4a36096](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/4a36096a5586e3f321d9c34c53e60d02bcc02c55))
+* **middleware:** update paths for bot generation and stockfish configuration ([2dd0501](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/2dd0501687db08dcd242359f6837125baf8a2fdc))
+* NCS-84 More Verbose Logging ([#51](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/51)) ([4ad92ab](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/4ad92ab23698267f8faa59c4e18388d4a0042cca))
+* **redis:** update Redis configuration with max pool size and waiting parameters ([5baf6a7](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/5baf6a7cdbea484fc49c02e2b5a1c3919b7fa2c4))
+* remove corrupted instances immediately and evict dead instances ([43184d2](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/43184d296da5a6a7b760ac90c2b739220d86bce3))
+* remove unused clearDrainingByPodName method and update HealthMonitor to clear draining instances ([1a02f9e](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/1a02f9e18673d0038e9a307fee5ea5219dc76af8))
+* replace null checks with Option in coordinator ([2b04d7f](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/2b04d7fa713e06662bff5afe3fb3f9d04541ce51))
+* scalafix violations in metrics check and health monitor ([b991878](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/b99187821489b296d66da5a5a13f5d545b6045c6))
+* scale up immediately when instance is lost ([43525d4](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/43525d41a3884c00f1db26bf3c8c4cd9a607c260))
+* streamline logging for evicted instances in InstanceRegistry ([10937e7](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/10937e756a56e0e8fcf939decfdcaa4394506cc0))
+* update grpcServer variable to use Instance wrapper and add optional access method ([d5c8da2](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/d5c8da20f8805199e920ea5afbd9cdb39a078e40))
+* update HealthMonitor to evict instances without associated pods ([0f41f13](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/0f41f13ce68b76846684bab67241a122250dfaf9))
+##  (2026-05-17)
+
+### Features
+
+* add configurable CPU and memory scaling thresholds for auto-scaling ([a07bf89](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/a07bf89fae43e3ef5fdd30aed0429742a95f8bbe))
+* add coordinator startup validation and K8s pod watch ([81b045d](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/81b045d01bb054a4bc9dc9e02fc30f814e756205))
+* 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))
+* add periodic health check to evict dead instances ([380a2cc](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/380a2cceeb5873bf93ff17a1e87d62408ef8e178))
+* **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))
+* implement clock expiry scanning and handling for game records ([#53](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/53)) ([8f9eb12](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/8f9eb12f663efabe4dc72b94394438652ad0ef02))
+* implement clock expiry scanning and handling for game records ([#54](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/54)) ([2e4ba43](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/2e4ba435978ef415b4ee2d7d2fc4af3b4e834b3d))
+* implement periodic scaling checks and enhance instance management in AutoScaler ([3f12f69](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/3f12f695f132b92f634d98df2c037292498b6e86))
+* **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))
+* scale up on high CPU load, not just subscription count ([255e2da](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/255e2da33c37e186ed14f2862f2d2e1b4adc59bf))
+* 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))
+* clean up code formatting and improve error handling in gRPC server and failover service ([ad9495a](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/ad9495afa3e93593b57154a187346c9b01393911))
+* coordinator auto-scaling, cache eviction, rebalancing, and grpc timeouts ([d0c7169](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/d0c71693bb6f55fafdce5bcea0d5f38b9bb505ef))
+* **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))
+* don't block event loop during scale-down drain ([1d121c7](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/1d121c727cbd4df477827cf64d065b7356a56e59))
+* don't trigger scale-down if already at min replicas ([4b3b5e7](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/4b3b5e7c4ed9b3cd4fe2490e9f268f2e3a0d9e85))
+* enhance AutoScaler and InstanceRegistry for replica management and stale instance eviction ([b4920d3](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/b4920d3817e58bda94d7764e608b856ce9a909f7))
+* force-delete hanging pods and remove failed instances from registry ([960a419](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/960a419792e1161fb7241e465b7349efe4a10137))
+* improve pod instance ID matching logic in AutoScaler and HealthMonitor ([f109fe3](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/f109fe3860371dd0be3434b10a721936dc258b16))
+* linter formatting and improve code readability ([4a36096](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/4a36096a5586e3f321d9c34c53e60d02bcc02c55))
+* **middleware:** update paths for bot generation and stockfish configuration ([2dd0501](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/2dd0501687db08dcd242359f6837125baf8a2fdc))
+* NCS-84 More Verbose Logging ([#51](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/51)) ([4ad92ab](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/4ad92ab23698267f8faa59c4e18388d4a0042cca))
+* **redis:** update Redis configuration with max pool size and waiting parameters ([5baf6a7](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/5baf6a7cdbea484fc49c02e2b5a1c3919b7fa2c4))
+* refresh Redis TTL on instance heartbeat to prevent false DEAD marking ([2d76c00](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/2d76c001fe22868190a546f1794cf0ade36bb9a9))
+* remove corrupted instances immediately and evict dead instances ([43184d2](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/43184d296da5a6a7b760ac90c2b739220d86bce3))
+* remove redundant line break in LoadBalancer.scala for improved readability ([5205468](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/520546853447e0e0992b258c264272f8f7b8b438))
+* remove unused clearDrainingByPodName method and update HealthMonitor to clear draining instances ([1a02f9e](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/1a02f9e18673d0038e9a307fee5ea5219dc76af8))
+* replace null checks with Option in coordinator ([2b04d7f](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/2b04d7fa713e06662bff5afe3fb3f9d04541ce51))
+* resolve 6 coordinator bugs (cache eviction, rebalance race, pod matching, lookup inefficiency) ([5619c82](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/5619c8223ad7091706909eda8c907a29d215fd30))
+* scalafix violations in metrics check and health monitor ([b991878](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/b99187821489b296d66da5a5a13f5d545b6045c6))
+* scale up immediately when instance is lost ([43525d4](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/43525d41a3884c00f1db26bf3c8c4cd9a607c260))
+* streamline logging for evicted instances in InstanceRegistry ([10937e7](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/10937e756a56e0e8fcf939decfdcaa4394506cc0))
+* update grpcServer variable to use Instance wrapper and add optional access method ([d5c8da2](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/d5c8da20f8805199e920ea5afbd9cdb39a078e40))
+* update HealthMonitor to evict instances without associated pods ([0f41f13](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/0f41f13ce68b76846684bab67241a122250dfaf9))
+##  (2026-05-17)
+
+### Features
+
+* add configurable CPU and memory scaling thresholds for auto-scaling ([a07bf89](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/a07bf89fae43e3ef5fdd30aed0429742a95f8bbe))
+* add coordinator startup validation and K8s pod watch ([81b045d](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/81b045d01bb054a4bc9dc9e02fc30f814e756205))
+* 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))
+* add periodic health check to evict dead instances ([380a2cc](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/380a2cceeb5873bf93ff17a1e87d62408ef8e178))
+* **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))
+* implement clock expiry scanning and handling for game records ([#53](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/53)) ([8f9eb12](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/8f9eb12f663efabe4dc72b94394438652ad0ef02))
+* implement clock expiry scanning and handling for game records ([#54](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/54)) ([2e4ba43](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/2e4ba435978ef415b4ee2d7d2fc4af3b4e834b3d))
+* implement periodic scaling checks and enhance instance management in AutoScaler ([3f12f69](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/3f12f695f132b92f634d98df2c037292498b6e86))
+* **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))
+* scale up on high CPU load, not just subscription count ([255e2da](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/255e2da33c37e186ed14f2862f2d2e1b4adc59bf))
+* 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))
+* clean up code formatting and improve error handling in gRPC server and failover service ([ad9495a](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/ad9495afa3e93593b57154a187346c9b01393911))
+* coordinator auto-scaling, cache eviction, rebalancing, and grpc timeouts ([d0c7169](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/d0c71693bb6f55fafdce5bcea0d5f38b9bb505ef))
+* **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))
+* correct pod matching logic from endsWith to contains ([6dbe1e6](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/6dbe1e62ac74f4ddbf03049b20184f7fac793f81))
+* **dependencies:** replace Fabric8 Kubernetes client with Quarkus Kubernetes client ([5f44570](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/5f44570b357277d09f33b7296860c421e2e70ce0))
+* don't block event loop during scale-down drain ([1d121c7](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/1d121c727cbd4df477827cf64d065b7356a56e59))
+* don't trigger scale-down if already at min replicas ([4b3b5e7](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/4b3b5e7c4ed9b3cd4fe2490e9f268f2e3a0d9e85))
+* enhance AutoScaler and InstanceRegistry for replica management and stale instance eviction ([b4920d3](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/b4920d3817e58bda94d7764e608b856ce9a909f7))
+* force-delete hanging pods and remove failed instances from registry ([960a419](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/960a419792e1161fb7241e465b7349efe4a10137))
+* improve pod instance ID matching logic in AutoScaler and HealthMonitor ([f109fe3](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/f109fe3860371dd0be3434b10a721936dc258b16))
+* linter formatting and improve code readability ([4a36096](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/4a36096a5586e3f321d9c34c53e60d02bcc02c55))
+* **middleware:** update paths for bot generation and stockfish configuration ([2dd0501](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/2dd0501687db08dcd242359f6837125baf8a2fdc))
+* NCS-84 More Verbose Logging ([#51](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/51)) ([4ad92ab](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/4ad92ab23698267f8faa59c4e18388d4a0042cca))
+* **redis:** update Redis configuration with max pool size and waiting parameters ([5baf6a7](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/5baf6a7cdbea484fc49c02e2b5a1c3919b7fa2c4))
+* refresh Redis TTL on instance heartbeat to prevent false DEAD marking ([2d76c00](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/2d76c001fe22868190a546f1794cf0ade36bb9a9))
+* remove corrupted instances immediately and evict dead instances ([43184d2](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/43184d296da5a6a7b760ac90c2b739220d86bce3))
+* remove redundant line break in LoadBalancer.scala for improved readability ([5205468](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/520546853447e0e0992b258c264272f8f7b8b438))
+* remove unused clearDrainingByPodName method and update HealthMonitor to clear draining instances ([1a02f9e](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/1a02f9e18673d0038e9a307fee5ea5219dc76af8))
+* replace null checks with Option in coordinator ([2b04d7f](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/2b04d7fa713e06662bff5afe3fb3f9d04541ce51))
+* resolve 6 coordinator bugs (cache eviction, rebalance race, pod matching, lookup inefficiency) ([5619c82](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/5619c8223ad7091706909eda8c907a29d215fd30))
+* scalafix violations in metrics check and health monitor ([b991878](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/b99187821489b296d66da5a5a13f5d545b6045c6))
+* scale up immediately when instance is lost ([43525d4](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/43525d41a3884c00f1db26bf3c8c4cd9a607c260))
+* streamline logging for evicted instances in InstanceRegistry ([10937e7](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/10937e756a56e0e8fcf939decfdcaa4394506cc0))
+* update grpcServer variable to use Instance wrapper and add optional access method ([d5c8da2](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/d5c8da20f8805199e920ea5afbd9cdb39a078e40))
+* update HealthMonitor to evict instances without associated pods ([0f41f13](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/0f41f13ce68b76846684bab67241a122250dfaf9))
+##  (2026-05-17)
+
+### Features
+
+* add configurable CPU and memory scaling thresholds for auto-scaling ([a07bf89](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/a07bf89fae43e3ef5fdd30aed0429742a95f8bbe))
+* add coordinator startup validation and K8s pod watch ([81b045d](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/81b045d01bb054a4bc9dc9e02fc30f814e756205))
+* 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))
+* add periodic health check to evict dead instances ([380a2cc](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/380a2cceeb5873bf93ff17a1e87d62408ef8e178))
+* **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))
+* implement clock expiry scanning and handling for game records ([#53](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/53)) ([8f9eb12](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/8f9eb12f663efabe4dc72b94394438652ad0ef02))
+* implement clock expiry scanning and handling for game records ([#54](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/54)) ([2e4ba43](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/2e4ba435978ef415b4ee2d7d2fc4af3b4e834b3d))
+* implement periodic scaling checks and enhance instance management in AutoScaler ([3f12f69](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/3f12f695f132b92f634d98df2c037292498b6e86))
+* **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))
+* scale up on high CPU load, not just subscription count ([255e2da](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/255e2da33c37e186ed14f2862f2d2e1b4adc59bf))
+* 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))
+* clean up code formatting and improve error handling in gRPC server and failover service ([ad9495a](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/ad9495afa3e93593b57154a187346c9b01393911))
+* coordinator auto-scaling, cache eviction, rebalancing, and grpc timeouts ([d0c7169](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/d0c71693bb6f55fafdce5bcea0d5f38b9bb505ef))
+* **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))
+* correct pod matching logic from endsWith to contains ([6dbe1e6](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/6dbe1e62ac74f4ddbf03049b20184f7fac793f81))
+* **dependencies:** replace Fabric8 Kubernetes client with Quarkus Kubernetes client ([5f44570](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/5f44570b357277d09f33b7296860c421e2e70ce0))
+* don't block event loop during scale-down drain ([1d121c7](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/1d121c727cbd4df477827cf64d065b7356a56e59))
+* don't trigger scale-down if already at min replicas ([4b3b5e7](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/4b3b5e7c4ed9b3cd4fe2490e9f268f2e3a0d9e85))
+* enhance AutoScaler and InstanceRegistry for replica management and stale instance eviction ([b4920d3](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/b4920d3817e58bda94d7764e608b856ce9a909f7))
+* force-delete hanging pods and remove failed instances from registry ([960a419](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/960a419792e1161fb7241e465b7349efe4a10137))
+* improve pod instance ID matching logic in AutoScaler and HealthMonitor ([f109fe3](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/f109fe3860371dd0be3434b10a721936dc258b16))
+* linter formatting and improve code readability ([4a36096](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/4a36096a5586e3f321d9c34c53e60d02bcc02c55))
+* **middleware:** update paths for bot generation and stockfish configuration ([2dd0501](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/2dd0501687db08dcd242359f6837125baf8a2fdc))
+* NCS-84 More Verbose Logging ([#51](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/51)) ([4ad92ab](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/4ad92ab23698267f8faa59c4e18388d4a0042cca))
+* **redis:** update Redis configuration with max pool size and waiting parameters ([5baf6a7](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/5baf6a7cdbea484fc49c02e2b5a1c3919b7fa2c4))
+* refresh Redis TTL on instance heartbeat to prevent false DEAD marking ([2d76c00](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/2d76c001fe22868190a546f1794cf0ade36bb9a9))
+* remove corrupted instances immediately and evict dead instances ([43184d2](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/43184d296da5a6a7b760ac90c2b739220d86bce3))
+* remove redundant line break in LoadBalancer.scala for improved readability ([5205468](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/520546853447e0e0992b258c264272f8f7b8b438))
+* remove unused clearDrainingByPodName method and update HealthMonitor to clear draining instances ([1a02f9e](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/1a02f9e18673d0038e9a307fee5ea5219dc76af8))
+* replace null checks with Option in coordinator ([2b04d7f](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/2b04d7fa713e06662bff5afe3fb3f9d04541ce51))
+* resolve 6 coordinator bugs (cache eviction, rebalance race, pod matching, lookup inefficiency) ([5619c82](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/5619c8223ad7091706909eda8c907a29d215fd30))
+* revert pod matching to original logic instanceId.contains(podName) ([9bf995f](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/9bf995f47d4dec19dd62ce2f7d52286ec2aa575f))
+* scalafix violations in metrics check and health monitor ([b991878](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/b99187821489b296d66da5a5a13f5d545b6045c6))
+* scale up immediately when instance is lost ([43525d4](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/43525d41a3884c00f1db26bf3c8c4cd9a607c260))
+* streamline logging for evicted instances in InstanceRegistry ([10937e7](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/10937e756a56e0e8fcf939decfdcaa4394506cc0))
+* update grpcServer variable to use Instance wrapper and add optional access method ([d5c8da2](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/d5c8da20f8805199e920ea5afbd9cdb39a078e40))
+* update HealthMonitor to evict instances without associated pods ([0f41f13](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/0f41f13ce68b76846684bab67241a122250dfaf9))
+##  (2026-05-18)
+
+### Features
+
+* add configurable CPU and memory scaling thresholds for auto-scaling ([a07bf89](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/a07bf89fae43e3ef5fdd30aed0429742a95f8bbe))
+* add coordinator startup validation and K8s pod watch ([81b045d](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/81b045d01bb054a4bc9dc9e02fc30f814e756205))
+* 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))
+* add periodic health check to evict dead instances ([380a2cc](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/380a2cceeb5873bf93ff17a1e87d62408ef8e178))
+* **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))
+* force delete pod immediately on heartbeat loss ([a9f4606](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/a9f4606b40fcaf9ec59fc2503a40054264bcbccf))
+* implement clock expiry scanning and handling for game records ([#53](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/53)) ([8f9eb12](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/8f9eb12f663efabe4dc72b94394438652ad0ef02))
+* implement clock expiry scanning and handling for game records ([#54](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/54)) ([2e4ba43](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/2e4ba435978ef415b4ee2d7d2fc4af3b4e834b3d))
+* implement periodic scaling checks and enhance instance management in AutoScaler ([3f12f69](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/3f12f695f132b92f634d98df2c037292498b6e86))
+* **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))
+* scale up on high CPU load, not just subscription count ([255e2da](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/255e2da33c37e186ed14f2862f2d2e1b4adc59bf))
+* 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))
+* clean up code formatting and improve error handling in gRPC server and failover service ([ad9495a](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/ad9495afa3e93593b57154a187346c9b01393911))
+* coordinator auto-scaling, cache eviction, rebalancing, and grpc timeouts ([d0c7169](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/d0c71693bb6f55fafdce5bcea0d5f38b9bb505ef))
+* **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))
+* correct pod matching logic from endsWith to contains ([6dbe1e6](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/6dbe1e62ac74f4ddbf03049b20184f7fac793f81))
+* **dependencies:** replace Fabric8 Kubernetes client with Quarkus Kubernetes client ([5f44570](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/5f44570b357277d09f33b7296860c421e2e70ce0))
+* don't block event loop during scale-down drain ([1d121c7](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/1d121c727cbd4df477827cf64d065b7356a56e59))
+* don't trigger scale-down if already at min replicas ([4b3b5e7](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/4b3b5e7c4ed9b3cd4fe2490e9f268f2e3a0d9e85))
+* enhance AutoScaler and InstanceRegistry for replica management and stale instance eviction ([b4920d3](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/b4920d3817e58bda94d7764e608b856ce9a909f7))
+* force-delete hanging pods and remove failed instances from registry ([960a419](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/960a419792e1161fb7241e465b7349efe4a10137))
+* improve pod instance ID matching logic in AutoScaler and HealthMonitor ([f109fe3](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/f109fe3860371dd0be3434b10a721936dc258b16))
+* linter formatting and improve code readability ([4a36096](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/4a36096a5586e3f321d9c34c53e60d02bcc02c55))
+* **middleware:** update paths for bot generation and stockfish configuration ([2dd0501](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/2dd0501687db08dcd242359f6837125baf8a2fdc))
+* NCS-84 More Verbose Logging ([#51](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/issues/51)) ([4ad92ab](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/4ad92ab23698267f8faa59c4e18388d4a0042cca))
+* **redis:** update Redis configuration with max pool size and waiting parameters ([5baf6a7](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/5baf6a7cdbea484fc49c02e2b5a1c3919b7fa2c4))
+* refresh Redis TTL on instance heartbeat to prevent false DEAD marking ([2d76c00](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/2d76c001fe22868190a546f1794cf0ade36bb9a9))
+* remove corrupted instances immediately and evict dead instances ([43184d2](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/43184d296da5a6a7b760ac90c2b739220d86bce3))
+* remove redundant line break in LoadBalancer.scala for improved readability ([5205468](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/520546853447e0e0992b258c264272f8f7b8b438))
+* remove unused clearDrainingByPodName method and update HealthMonitor to clear draining instances ([1a02f9e](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/1a02f9e18673d0038e9a307fee5ea5219dc76af8))
+* replace null checks with Option in coordinator ([2b04d7f](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/2b04d7fa713e06662bff5afe3fb3f9d04541ce51))
+* resolve 6 coordinator bugs (cache eviction, rebalance race, pod matching, lookup inefficiency) ([5619c82](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/5619c8223ad7091706909eda8c907a29d215fd30))
+* revert pod matching to original logic instanceId.contains(podName) ([9bf995f](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/9bf995f47d4dec19dd62ce2f7d52286ec2aa575f))
+* scalafix violations in metrics check and health monitor ([b991878](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/b99187821489b296d66da5a5a13f5d545b6045c6))
+* scale up immediately when instance is lost ([43525d4](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/43525d41a3884c00f1db26bf3c8c4cd9a607c260))
+* streamline logging for evicted instances in InstanceRegistry ([10937e7](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/10937e756a56e0e8fcf939decfdcaa4394506cc0))
+* update grpcServer variable to use Instance wrapper and add optional access method ([d5c8da2](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/d5c8da20f8805199e920ea5afbd9cdb39a078e40))
+* update HealthMonitor to evict instances without associated pods ([0f41f13](https://git.janis-eccarius.de/NowChess/NowChessSystems/commit/0f41f13ce68b76846684bab67241a122250dfaf9))
@@ -69,11 +69,16 @@ 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"]!!}")
    implementation("io.quarkus:quarkus-redis-client")
-    implementation("io.fabric8:kubernetes-client:6.13.0")
+    implementation("io.quarkus:quarkus-kubernetes-client")
+    implementation("io.quarkus:quarkus-scheduler")

    testImplementation(platform("org.junit:junit-bom:${versions["JUNIT_BOM"]!!}"))
    testImplementation("org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter")
@@ -5,11 +5,12 @@ quarkus:
    port: 8086
  redis:
    hosts: redis://${REDIS_HOST:localhost}:${REDIS_PORT:6379}
+    max-pool-size: 64
+    max-pool-waiting: 128
  grpc:
    server:
      port: 9086
  rest-client:
-    connection-timeout: 5000
    read-timeout: 10000
  smallrye-openapi:
    info-title: NowChess Coordinator Service
@@ -27,15 +28,16 @@ nowchess:
  internal:
    secret: ${INTERNAL_SECRET:123abc}
  coordinator:
-    max-games-per-core: 500
+    max-games-per-core: 100
    max-deviation-percent: 20
    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
-    auto-scale-enabled: false
+    auto-scale-enabled: true
    scale-up-threshold: 0.8
    scale-down-threshold: 0.3
    scale-min-replicas: 2
@@ -43,6 +45,10 @@ nowchess:
    k8s-namespace: default
    k8s-rollout-name: nowchess-core
    k8s-rollout-label-selector: "app=nowchess-core"
+    startup-validation-timeout: 15s
+    failover-wait-timeout: 30s
+    scale-cpu-threshold-percent: 0.8
+    scale-memory-threshold-percent: 0.8

 ---
 # dev profile
@@ -50,3 +56,16 @@ 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

@@ -53,3 +56,15 @@ trait CoordinatorConfig:

  @WithName("k8s-rollout-label-selector")
  def k8sRolloutLabelSelector: String
+
+  @WithName("startup-validation-timeout")
+  def startupValidationTimeout: Duration
+
+  @WithName("failover-wait-timeout")
+  def failoverWaitTimeout: Duration
+
+  @WithName("scale-cpu-threshold-percent")
+  def scaleCpuThresholdPercent: Double
+
+  @WithName("scale-memory-threshold-percent")
+  def scaleMemoryThresholdPercent: Double
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import de.nowchess.coordinator.proto.{CoordinatorServiceGrpc, *}
 import io.grpc.stub.StreamObserver
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper
 import org.jboss.logging.Logger
+import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap

@GrpcService
@Singleton
@@ -21,36 +22,60 @@ class CoordinatorGrpcServer extends CoordinatorServiceGrpc.CoordinatorServiceImp
  private var failoverService: FailoverService = uninitialized
  // scalafix:on DisableSyntax.var

-  private val mapper = ObjectMapper()
-  private val log    = Logger.getLogger(classOf[CoordinatorGrpcServer])
+  private val mapper        = ObjectMapper()
+  private val log           = Logger.getLogger(classOf[CoordinatorGrpcServer])
+  private val activeStreams = ConcurrentHashMap.newKeySet[String]()

  override def heartbeatStream(
      responseObserver: StreamObserver[CoordinatorCommand],
  ): StreamObserver[HeartbeatFrame] =
+    log.info("New heartbeat stream connection established")
    new StreamObserver[HeartbeatFrame]:
      // scalafix:off DisableSyntax.var
      private var lastInstanceId = ""
+      private var firstFrameSeen = false
      // scalafix:on DisableSyntax.var

      override def onNext(frame: HeartbeatFrame): Unit =
        lastInstanceId = frame.getInstanceId
-        try
-          instanceRegistry.updateInstanceFromRedis(frame.getInstanceId)
-          log.debugf(
-            "Received heartbeat from %s with %d subscriptions",
+        if !firstFrameSeen then
+          firstFrameSeen = true
+          activeStreams.add(frame.getInstanceId)
+          log.infof(
+            "First heartbeat from instance %s (host=%s http=%d grpc=%d)",
            frame.getInstanceId,
-            frame.getSubscriptionCount,
+            frame.getHostname,
+            frame.getHttpPort,
+            frame.getGrpcPort,
+          )
+        instanceRegistry
+          .updateInstanceFromRedis(frame.getInstanceId)
+          .subscribe()
+          .`with`(
+            _ =>
+              log.debugf(
+                "Received heartbeat from %s with %d subscriptions",
+                frame.getInstanceId,
+                frame.getSubscriptionCount,
+              ),
+            ex => log.warnf(ex, "Failed to process heartbeat from %s", frame.getInstanceId),
          )
-        catch
-          case ex: Exception =>
-            log.warnf(ex, "Failed to process heartbeat from %s", frame.getInstanceId)

      override def onError(t: Throwable): Unit =
        log.warnf(t, "Heartbeat stream error for instance %s", lastInstanceId)
-        if lastInstanceId.nonEmpty then failoverService.onInstanceStreamDropped(lastInstanceId)
+        if lastInstanceId.nonEmpty then
+          activeStreams.remove(lastInstanceId)
+          failoverService
+            .onInstanceStreamDropped(lastInstanceId)
+            .subscribe()
+            .`with`(
+              _ => (),
+              ex => log.warnf(ex, "Failover for %s failed", lastInstanceId),
+            )

      override def onCompleted: Unit =
        log.infof("Heartbeat stream completed for instance %s", lastInstanceId)
+        activeStreams.remove(lastInstanceId)

  override def batchResubscribeGames(
      request: BatchResubscribeRequest,
@@ -95,7 +120,19 @@ class CoordinatorGrpcServer extends CoordinatorServiceGrpc.CoordinatorServiceImp
    val instanceId = request.getInstanceId
    log.infof("Drain request for instance %s", instanceId)
    val gamesBefore = instanceRegistry.getInstance(instanceId).map(_.subscriptionCount).getOrElse(0)
-    failoverService.onInstanceStreamDropped(instanceId)
-    val response = DrainInstanceResponse.newBuilder().setGamesMigrated(gamesBefore).build()
-    responseObserver.onNext(response)
-    responseObserver.onCompleted()
+    failoverService
+      .onInstanceStreamDropped(instanceId)
+      .subscribe()
+      .`with`(
+        _ =>
+          val response = DrainInstanceResponse.newBuilder().setGamesMigrated(gamesBefore).build()
+          responseObserver.onNext(response)
+          responseObserver.onCompleted()
+        ,
+        ex =>
+          log.warnf(ex, "Drain failed for %s", instanceId)
+          responseObserver.onError(ex),
+      )
+
+  def hasActiveStream(instanceId: String): Boolean =
+    activeStreams.contains(instanceId)
@@ -16,10 +16,18 @@ class CoreGrpcClient:
  private val channels = ConcurrentHashMap[String, ManagedChannel]()

  private def getChannel(host: String, port: Int): ManagedChannel =
-    channels.computeIfAbsent(s"$host:$port", _ => ManagedChannelBuilder.forAddress(host, port).usePlaintext().build())
+    channels.computeIfAbsent(
+      s"$host:$port",
+      _ =>
+        log.infof("Opening gRPC channel to %s:%d", host, port)
+        ManagedChannelBuilder.forAddress(host, port).usePlaintext().build(),
+    )

  private def evictStaleChannel(host: String, port: Int): Unit =
-    Option(channels.remove(s"$host:$port")).foreach(_.shutdownNow())
+    Option(channels.remove(s"$host:$port")).foreach { ch =>
+      log.infof("Evicting stale gRPC channel to %s:%d", host, port)
+      ch.shutdownNow()
+    }

  @PreDestroy
  def shutdown(): Unit =
@@ -31,9 +39,11 @@ class CoreGrpcClient:

  def batchResubscribeGames(host: String, port: Int, gameIds: List[String]): Int =
    try
-      val stub    = CoordinatorServiceGrpc.newBlockingStub(getChannel(host, port))
+      val stub = CoordinatorServiceGrpc.newBlockingStub(getChannel(host, port)).withDeadlineAfter(5, TimeUnit.SECONDS)
      val request = BatchResubscribeRequest.newBuilder().addAllGameIds(gameIds.asJava).build()
-      stub.batchResubscribeGames(request).getSubscribedCount
+      val count   = stub.batchResubscribeGames(request).getSubscribedCount
+      log.debugf("batchResubscribeGames %s:%d — subscribed %d games", host, port, count)
+      count
    catch
      case ex: Exception =>
        log.warnf(ex, "batchResubscribeGames RPC failed for %s:%d", host, port)
@@ -42,9 +52,11 @@ class CoreGrpcClient:

  def unsubscribeGames(host: String, port: Int, gameIds: List[String]): Int =
    try
-      val stub    = CoordinatorServiceGrpc.newBlockingStub(getChannel(host, port))
+      val stub = CoordinatorServiceGrpc.newBlockingStub(getChannel(host, port)).withDeadlineAfter(5, TimeUnit.SECONDS)
      val request = UnsubscribeGamesRequest.newBuilder().addAllGameIds(gameIds.asJava).build()
-      stub.unsubscribeGames(request).getUnsubscribedCount
+      val count   = stub.unsubscribeGames(request).getUnsubscribedCount
+      log.debugf("unsubscribeGames %s:%d — unsubscribed %d games", host, port, count)
+      count
    catch
      case ex: Exception =>
        log.warnf(ex, "unsubscribeGames RPC failed for %s:%d", host, port)
@@ -53,9 +65,11 @@ class CoreGrpcClient:

  def evictGames(host: String, port: Int, gameIds: List[String]): Int =
    try
-      val stub    = CoordinatorServiceGrpc.newBlockingStub(getChannel(host, port))
+      val stub = CoordinatorServiceGrpc.newBlockingStub(getChannel(host, port)).withDeadlineAfter(5, TimeUnit.SECONDS)
      val request = EvictGamesRequest.newBuilder().addAllGameIds(gameIds.asJava).build()
-      stub.evictGames(request).getEvictedCount
+      val count   = stub.evictGames(request).getEvictedCount
+      log.debugf("evictGames %s:%d — evicted %d games", host, port, count)
+      count
    catch
      case ex: Exception =>
        log.warnf(ex, "evictGames RPC failed for %s:%d", host, port)
@@ -70,7 +70,13 @@ class CoordinatorResource:
  @Produces(Array(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON))
  def triggerFailover(@PathParam("instanceId") instanceId: String): scala.collection.Map[String, String] =
    log.infof("Manual failover triggered for instance %s", instanceId)
-    failoverService.onInstanceStreamDropped(instanceId)
+    failoverService
+      .onInstanceStreamDropped(instanceId)
+      .subscribe()
+      .`with`(
+        _ => (),
+        ex => log.warnf(ex, "Manual failover for %s failed", instanceId),
+      )
    Map("status" -> "failover_started", "instanceId" -> instanceId)

  @POST
@@ -1,13 +1,20 @@
 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 io.quarkus.scheduler.Scheduled
 import org.jboss.logging.Logger
+import io.fabric8.kubernetes.client.KubernetesClientException
+import scala.jdk.CollectionConverters.*

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

@ApplicationScoped
@@ -21,23 +28,143 @@ class AutoScaler:

  @Inject
  private var instanceRegistry: InstanceRegistry = uninitialized
+
+  @Inject
+  private var loadBalancer: LoadBalancer = uninitialized
+
+  @Inject
+  private var failoverService: FailoverService = 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 log                  = Logger.getLogger(classOf[AutoScaler])
+  private val lastScaleTime        = new java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicLong(0L)
+  private val avgLoadRef           = new AtomicReference[Double](0.0)
+  private val drainingForScaleDown = ConcurrentHashMap.newKeySet[String]()
+
+  def isDrainingForScaleDown(instanceId: String): Boolean =
+    drainingForScaleDown.contains(instanceId)
+
+  def clearDraining(instanceId: String): Unit =
+    drainingForScaleDown.remove(instanceId)

  private def kubeClientOpt: Option[KubernetesClient] =
    if kubeClientInstance.isUnsatisfied then None
    else Some(kubeClientInstance.get())

+  private val argoApiVersion    = "argoproj.io/v1alpha1"
+  private val argoKind          = "Rollout"
+  private val metricsApiVersion = "metrics.k8s.io/v1beta1"
+
+  @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)
+    ()
+
+  @Scheduled(every = "10s")
+  def periodicScaleCheck(): Unit =
+    try checkAndScale
+    catch case ex: Exception => log.warnf(ex, "Auto-scale check failed")
+
  // scalafix:off DisableSyntax.asInstanceOf
-  // scalafix:off DisableSyntax.isInstanceOf
  private def rolloutSpec(rollout: GenericKubernetesResource): Option[java.util.Map[String, AnyRef]] =
-    Option(rollout.get("spec")).collect {
-      case m if m.isInstanceOf[java.util.Map[?, ?]] => m.asInstanceOf[java.util.Map[String, AnyRef]]
+    Option(rollout.get[AnyRef]("spec")).collect { case m: java.util.Map[?, ?] =>
+      m.asInstanceOf[java.util.Map[String, AnyRef]]
+    }
+  // scalafix:on DisableSyntax.asInstanceOf
+
+  private def parseMillicores(s: String): Long =
+    if s.endsWith("n") then s.dropRight(1).toLongOption.map(_ / 1000000).getOrElse(0L)
+    else if s.endsWith("m") then s.dropRight(1).toLongOption.getOrElse(0L)
+    else s.toLongOption.map(_ * 1000).getOrElse(0L)
+
+  private def parseBytes(s: String): Long =
+    if s.endsWith("Ki") then s.dropRight(2).toLongOption.map(_ * 1024L).getOrElse(0L)
+    else if s.endsWith("Mi") then s.dropRight(2).toLongOption.map(_ * 1024L * 1024L).getOrElse(0L)
+    else if s.endsWith("Gi") then s.dropRight(2).toLongOption.map(_ * 1024L * 1024L * 1024L).getOrElse(0L)
+    else if s.endsWith("K") then s.dropRight(1).toLongOption.map(_ * 1000L).getOrElse(0L)
+    else if s.endsWith("M") then s.dropRight(1).toLongOption.map(_ * 1000L * 1000L).getOrElse(0L)
+    else if s.endsWith("G") then s.dropRight(1).toLongOption.map(_ * 1000L * 1000L * 1000L).getOrElse(0L)
+    else s.toLongOption.getOrElse(0L)
+
+  private def exceedsRatio(
+      used: Long,
+      request: Long,
+      threshold: Double,
+      resource: String,
+      instanceId: String,
+  ): Boolean =
+    if request <= 0 then false
+    else
+      val ratio = used.toDouble / request.toDouble
+      log.debugf(
+        "Instance %s %s: %d used / %d requested = %.0f%%",
+        instanceId,
+        resource,
+        used,
+        request,
+        ratio * 100,
+      )
+      ratio > threshold
+
+  // scalafix:off DisableSyntax.asInstanceOf
+  private def isResourceConstrained(instanceId: String): Boolean =
+    kubeClientOpt.fold(false) { kube =>
+      try
+        val pods =
+          kube.pods().inNamespace(config.k8sNamespace).withLabel(config.k8sRolloutLabelSelector).list().getItems.asScala
+        pods.find(pod => instanceId.contains(pod.getMetadata.getName)).exists { pod =>
+          try
+            val requests = Option(pod.getSpec)
+              .flatMap(s => Option(s.getContainers))
+              .flatMap(cs => if cs.isEmpty then None else Option(cs.get(0)))
+              .flatMap(c => Option(c.getResources))
+              .flatMap(r => Option(r.getRequests))
+
+            val cpuRequestMillis =
+              requests.flatMap(m => Option(m.get("cpu"))).map(q => parseMillicores(q.toString)).getOrElse(0L)
+            val memRequestBytes =
+              requests.flatMap(m => Option(m.get("memory"))).map(q => parseBytes(q.toString)).getOrElse(0L)
+
+            if cpuRequestMillis <= 0 && memRequestBytes <= 0 then
+              log.debugf("No resource requests found for instance %s, skipping resource check", instanceId)
+              false
+            else
+              val metricsRes = kube
+                .genericKubernetesResources(metricsApiVersion, "PodMetrics")
+                .inNamespace(config.k8sNamespace)
+                .withName(pod.getMetadata.getName)
+                .get()
+              val metricsMap = metricsRes.asInstanceOf[java.util.Map[String, AnyRef]]
+              val usageOpt = Option(metricsMap.get("metrics"))
+                .map(_.asInstanceOf[java.util.Map[String, AnyRef]])
+                .flatMap(m => Option(m.get("containers")).map(_.asInstanceOf[java.util.List[AnyRef]]))
+                .filter(!_.isEmpty)
+                .map(_.get(0).asInstanceOf[java.util.Map[String, AnyRef]])
+                .flatMap(c => Option(c.get("usage")).map(_.asInstanceOf[java.util.Map[String, AnyRef]]))
+
+              usageOpt.exists { usage =>
+                val cpuUsed = Option(usage.get("cpu")).map(v => parseMillicores(v.toString)).getOrElse(0L)
+                val memUsed = Option(usage.get("memory")).map(v => parseBytes(v.toString)).getOrElse(0L)
+                exceedsRatio(cpuUsed, cpuRequestMillis, config.scaleCpuThresholdPercent, "CPU", instanceId) ||
+                exceedsRatio(memUsed, memRequestBytes, config.scaleMemoryThresholdPercent, "memory", instanceId)
+              }
+          catch case _: Exception => false
+        }
+      catch
+        case ex: Exception =>
+          log.debugf(ex, "Failed to check resource metrics for %s", instanceId)
+          false
    }
  // scalafix:on DisableSyntax.asInstanceOf
-  // scalafix:on DisableSyntax.isInstanceOf

  def checkAndScale: Unit =
    if config.autoScaleEnabled then
@@ -46,90 +173,136 @@ class AutoScaler:
      if now - last >= 120000 && lastScaleTime.compareAndSet(last, now) then
        val instances = instanceRegistry.getAllInstances.filter(_.state == "HEALTHY")
        if instances.nonEmpty then
-          val avgLoad = instances.map(_.subscriptionCount).sum.toDouble / instances.size
+          val avgLoad       = instances.map(_.subscriptionCount).sum.toDouble / instances.size
+          val scaleUpLoad   = config.scaleUpThreshold * config.maxGamesPerCore
+          val scaleDownLoad = config.scaleDownThreshold * config.maxGamesPerCore
+          avgLoadRef.set(avgLoad)

-          if avgLoad > config.scaleUpThreshold * config.maxGamesPerCore then scaleUp()
-          else if avgLoad < config.scaleDownThreshold * config.maxGamesPerCore && instances.size > config.scaleMinReplicas
+          val constrainedInstance = instances.find(inst => isResourceConstrained(inst.instanceId))
+          val hasHighCpuOrMemory  = constrainedInstance.isDefined
+
+          log.infof(
+            "Scale check: instances=%d avgLoad=%.1f resourceConstrained=%s",
+            instances.size,
+            avgLoad,
+            constrainedInstance.map(_.instanceId).getOrElse("none"),
+          )
+
+          if hasHighCpuOrMemory then scaleUp()
+          if !hasHighCpuOrMemory && avgLoad < scaleDownLoad && instances.size > config.scaleMinReplicas
          then scaleDown()

+  private def patchRolloutReplicas(
+      kube: KubernetesClient,
+      direction: String,
+      delta: Int,
+      canScale: Int => Boolean,
+      atLimit: Int => Unit,
+      onSuccess: (Int, Int) => Unit,
+      maxRetries: Int = 3,
+  ): Unit =
+    def attempt(retries: Int): Unit =
+      try
+        Option(
+          kube
+            .genericKubernetesResources(argoApiVersion, argoKind)
+            .inNamespace(config.k8sNamespace)
+            .withName(config.k8sRolloutName)
+            .get(),
+        ).foreach { rollout =>
+          rolloutSpec(rollout).foreach { spec =>
+            spec.get("replicas") match
+              case current: Integer =>
+                val n = current.intValue()
+                if !canScale(n) then atLimit(n)
+                else
+                  spec.put("replicas", Integer.valueOf(n + delta))
+                  kube
+                    .genericKubernetesResources(argoApiVersion, argoKind)
+                    .inNamespace(config.k8sNamespace)
+                    .resource(rollout)
+                    .update()
+                  meterRegistry.counter("nowchess.coordinator.scale.events", "direction", direction).increment()
+                  onSuccess(n, n + delta)
+              case _ => ()
+          }
+        }
+      catch
+        case ex: KubernetesClientException if ex.getCode == 409 =>
+          if retries > 0 then
+            log.debugf("Conflict scaling %s %s, retrying (%d left)", direction, config.k8sRolloutName, retries - 1)
+            attempt(retries - 1)
+          else
+            meterRegistry.counter("nowchess.coordinator.scale.failures", "direction", direction).increment()
+            log.errorf(ex, "Failed to scale %s %s after conflict retries", direction, config.k8sRolloutName)
+        case ex: Exception =>
+          meterRegistry.counter("nowchess.coordinator.scale.failures", "direction", direction).increment()
+          log.errorf(ex, "Failed to scale %s %s", direction, config.k8sRolloutName)
+    attempt(maxRetries)
+
  def scaleUp(): Unit =
    log.info("Scaling up Argo Rollout")
    kubeClientOpt match
-      case None =>
-        log.warn("Kubernetes client not available, cannot scale")
+      case None => log.warn("Kubernetes client not available, cannot scale")
      case Some(kube) =>
-        try
-          Option(
-            kube
-              .resources(classOf[GenericKubernetesResource])
-              .inNamespace(config.k8sNamespace)
-              .withName(config.k8sRolloutName)
-              .get(),
-          ).foreach { rollout =>
-            rolloutSpec(rollout).foreach { spec =>
-              spec.get("replicas") match
-                case replicas: Integer =>
-                  val currentReplicas = replicas.intValue()
-                  val maxReplicas     = config.scaleMaxReplicas
-
-                  if currentReplicas < maxReplicas then
-                    spec.put("replicas", String.valueOf(currentReplicas + 1))
-                    kube
-                      .resources(classOf[GenericKubernetesResource])
-                      .inNamespace(config.k8sNamespace)
-                      .withName(config.k8sRolloutName)
-                      .update()
-                    log.infof(
-                      "Scaled up %s from %d to %d replicas",
-                      config.k8sRolloutName,
-                      currentReplicas,
-                      currentReplicas + 1,
-                    )
-                  else log.infof("Already at max replicas %d for %s", maxReplicas, config.k8sRolloutName)
-                case _ => ()
-            }
-          }
-        catch
-          case ex: Exception =>
-            log.warnf(ex, "Failed to scale up %s", config.k8sRolloutName)
+        patchRolloutReplicas(
+          kube,
+          direction = "up",
+          delta = 1,
+          canScale = _ < config.scaleMaxReplicas,
+          atLimit = n => log.infof("Already at max replicas %d for %s", n, config.k8sRolloutName),
+          onSuccess = (from, to) =>
+            log.infof("Scaled up %s from %d to %d replicas", config.k8sRolloutName, from, to)
+            loadBalancer.rebalance,
+        )

  def scaleDown(): Unit =
    log.info("Scaling down Argo Rollout")
-    kubeClientOpt match
-      case None =>
-        log.warn("Kubernetes client not available, cannot scale")
-      case Some(kube) =>
-        try
-          Option(
-            kube
-              .resources(classOf[GenericKubernetesResource])
-              .inNamespace(config.k8sNamespace)
-              .withName(config.k8sRolloutName)
-              .get(),
-          ).foreach { rollout =>
-            rolloutSpec(rollout).foreach { spec =>
-              spec.get("replicas") match
-                case replicas: Integer =>
-                  val currentReplicas = replicas.intValue()
-                  val minReplicas     = config.scaleMinReplicas
+    val underloadedInstance = instanceRegistry.getAllInstances
+      .filter(_.state == "HEALTHY")
+      .minByOption(_.subscriptionCount)

-                  if currentReplicas > minReplicas then
-                    spec.put("replicas", String.valueOf(currentReplicas - 1))
-                    kube
-                      .resources(classOf[GenericKubernetesResource])
-                      .inNamespace(config.k8sNamespace)
-                      .withName(config.k8sRolloutName)
-                      .update()
-                    log.infof(
-                      "Scaled down %s from %d to %d replicas",
-                      config.k8sRolloutName,
-                      currentReplicas,
-                      currentReplicas - 1,
-                    )
-                  else log.infof("Already at min replicas %d for %s", minReplicas, config.k8sRolloutName)
-                case _ => ()
-            }
-          }
-        catch
-          case ex: Exception =>
-            log.warnf(ex, "Failed to scale down %s", config.k8sRolloutName)
+    underloadedInstance.foreach { inst =>
+      log.infof("Marking instance %s for drain before scale-down", inst.instanceId)
+      drainingForScaleDown.add(inst.instanceId)
+      failoverService
+        .onInstanceStreamDropped(inst.instanceId)
+        .subscribe()
+        .`with`(
+          _ => log.debugf("Instance %s drained for scale-down", inst.instanceId),
+          ex => log.warnf(ex, "Drain failed for %s, proceeding with scale-down", inst.instanceId),
+        )
+    }
+
+    kubeClientOpt match
+      case None => log.warn("Kubernetes client not available, cannot scale")
+      case Some(kube) =>
+        patchRolloutReplicas(
+          kube,
+          direction = "down",
+          delta = -1,
+          canScale = _ > config.scaleMinReplicas,
+          atLimit = n => log.infof("Already at min replicas %d for %s", n, config.k8sRolloutName),
+          onSuccess = (from, to) =>
+            log.infof("Scaled down %s from %d to %d replicas", config.k8sRolloutName, from, to)
+            underloadedInstance.foreach(inst => forceDeletePod(inst.instanceId, kube)),
+        )
+
+  private def forceDeletePod(instanceId: String, kube: KubernetesClient): Unit =
+    try
+      val pods = kube
+        .pods()
+        .inNamespace(config.k8sNamespace)
+        .withLabel(config.k8sRolloutLabelSelector)
+        .list()
+        .getItems
+        .asScala
+      pods.find(pod => instanceId.contains(pod.getMetadata.getName)) match
+        case Some(pod) =>
+          kube.pods().inNamespace(config.k8sNamespace).withName(pod.getMetadata.getName).withGracePeriod(0L).delete()
+          log.infof("Force-deleted pod for drained instance %s", instanceId)
+        case None =>
+          log.debugf("No pod found for drained instance %s, skipping deletion", instanceId)
+    catch
+      case ex: Exception =>
+        log.warnf(ex, "Failed to force-delete pod for drained instance %s", instanceId)
@@ -1,15 +1,19 @@
 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 io.quarkus.scheduler.Scheduled
 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 +34,9 @@ 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 +44,21 @@ 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)

+  @Scheduled(every = "5m")
+  def periodicCacheEviction(): Unit =
+    try evictStaleGames
+    catch case ex: Exception => log.warnf(ex, "Periodic cache eviction failed")
+
+  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"$redisPrefix:game:entry:*"
    val keys            = redis.key(classOf[String]).keys(pattern)
    val now             = System.currentTimeMillis()
@@ -56,18 +75,20 @@ class CacheEvictionManager:
              try
                coreGrpcClient.evictGames(instance.hostname, instance.grpcPort, List(gameId))
                redis.key(classOf[String]).del(key)
+                redis.key(classOf[String]).del(s"$redisPrefix:game:$gameId:instance")
+                meterRegistry.counter("nowchess.coordinator.cache.evictions").increment()
                log.infof("Evicted idle game %s from %s", gameId, instance.instanceId)
                count + 1
              catch
                case ex: Exception =>
-                  log.warnf(ex, "Failed to evict game %s", gameId)
+                  log.errorf(ex, "Failed to evict game %s", gameId)
                  count
            }
          else count
        }
      catch
        case ex: Exception =>
-          log.warnf(ex, "Error processing game key %s", key)
+          log.errorf(ex, "Error processing game key %s", key)
          count
    }

@@ -76,17 +97,18 @@ class CacheEvictionManager:
  private def extractLastUpdatedTimestamp(json: String): Long =
    Try {
      val parsed = objectMapper.readTree(json)
-      Option(parsed.get("lastHeartbeat"))
-        .filter(_.isTextual)
-        .fold(0L)(lh => Instant.parse(lh.asText()).toEpochMilli)
+      Option(parsed.get("lastUpdatedMs"))
+        .filter(_.isNumber)
+        .fold(0L)(_.asLong())
    }.getOrElse(0L)

  private def findInstanceWithGame(gameId: String): Option[de.nowchess.coordinator.dto.InstanceMetadata] =
    try
-      instanceRegistry.getAllInstances.find { instance =>
-        val setKey = s"$redisPrefix:instance:${instance.instanceId}:games"
-        redis.set(classOf[String]).sismember(setKey, gameId)
-      }
+      val mapKey = s"$redisPrefix:game:$gameId:instance"
+      Option(redis.value(classOf[String]).get(mapKey))
+        .flatMap { instanceId =>
+          instanceRegistry.getInstance(instanceId)
+        }
    catch
      case ex: Exception =>
        log.debugf(ex, "Failed to find instance for game %s", gameId)
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package de.nowchess.coordinator.service

 import jakarta.enterprise.context.ApplicationScoped
+import jakarta.enterprise.inject.Instance
 import jakarta.inject.Inject
 import io.quarkus.redis.datasource.RedisDataSource
 import scala.jdk.CollectionConverters.*
@@ -8,6 +9,10 @@ import scala.compiletime.uninitialized
 import org.jboss.logging.Logger
 import de.nowchess.coordinator.dto.InstanceMetadata
 import de.nowchess.coordinator.grpc.CoreGrpcClient
+import de.nowchess.coordinator.config.CoordinatorConfig
+import io.fabric8.kubernetes.client.KubernetesClient
+import io.smallrye.mutiny.Uni
+import java.time.Duration

@ApplicationScoped
 class FailoverService:
@@ -21,35 +26,59 @@ class FailoverService:
  @Inject
  private var coreGrpcClient: CoreGrpcClient = uninitialized

+  @Inject
+  private var config: CoordinatorConfig = uninitialized
+
+  @Inject
+  private var kubeClientInstance: Instance[KubernetesClient] = uninitialized
+
  private val log         = Logger.getLogger(classOf[FailoverService])
  private var redisPrefix = "nowchess"
  // scalafix:on DisableSyntax.var

+  private def kubeClientOpt: Option[KubernetesClient] =
+    if kubeClientInstance.isUnsatisfied then None
+    else Some(kubeClientInstance.get())
+
  def setRedisPrefix(prefix: String): Unit =
    redisPrefix = prefix

-  def onInstanceStreamDropped(instanceId: String): Unit =
+  def onInstanceStreamDropped(instanceId: String): Uni[Unit] =
    log.infof("Instance %s stream dropped, triggering failover", instanceId)

    val startTime = System.currentTimeMillis()
    instanceRegistry.markInstanceDead(instanceId)
+    deleteK8sPod(instanceId)

    val gameIds = getOrphanedGames(instanceId)
    log.infof("Found %d orphaned games for instance %s", gameIds.size, instanceId)

-    if gameIds.nonEmpty then
-      val healthyInstances = instanceRegistry.getAllInstances
-        .filter(_.state == "HEALTHY")
-        .sortBy(_.subscriptionCount)
+    if gameIds.isEmpty then
+      cleanupDeadInstance(instanceId)
+      Uni.createFrom().item(())
+    else
+      waitForHealthyInstanceAsync()
+        .onItem()
+        .transform { _ =>
+          val healthyInstances = instanceRegistry.getAllInstances
+            .filter(_.state == "HEALTHY")
+            .sortBy(_.subscriptionCount)
+          distributeGames(gameIds, healthyInstances, instanceId)

-      if healthyInstances.nonEmpty then
-        distributeGames(gameIds, healthyInstances, instanceId)
-
-        val elapsed = System.currentTimeMillis() - startTime
-        log.infof("Failover completed in %dms for instance %s", elapsed, instanceId)
-      else log.warnf("No healthy instances available for failover of %s", instanceId)
-
-    cleanupDeadInstance(instanceId)
+          val elapsed = System.currentTimeMillis() - startTime
+          log.infof("Failover completed in %dms for instance %s", elapsed, instanceId)
+          cleanupDeadInstance(instanceId)
+          ()
+        }
+        .onFailure()
+        .recoverWithItem { _ =>
+          log.errorf(
+            "No healthy instance appeared within %s — games orphaned for %s",
+            config.failoverWaitTimeout,
+            instanceId,
+          )
+          ()
+        }

  private def getOrphanedGames(instanceId: String): List[String] =
    val setKey = s"$redisPrefix:instance:$instanceId:games"
@@ -88,16 +117,70 @@ class FailoverService:
        try
          val subscribed = coreGrpcClient.batchResubscribeGames(target.hostname, target.grpcPort, batch)
          if subscribed > 0 then
+            updateGameInstanceMappings(batch, deadId, target.instanceId)
            log.infof("Migrated %d games from %s to %s", subscribed, deadId, target.instanceId)
            true
          else false
        catch
          case ex: Exception =>
-            log.warnf(ex, "Failed to migrate batch to %s, trying next", target.instanceId)
+            log.errorf(ex, "Failed to migrate batch to %s, trying next", target.instanceId)
            false
      if success then true else tryMigrateBatch(batch, batchIdx, instances, deadId, attempt + 1)

+  private def updateGameInstanceMappings(gameIds: List[String], deadId: String, targetId: String): Unit =
+    try
+      val fromKey = s"$redisPrefix:instance:$deadId:games"
+      val toKey   = s"$redisPrefix:instance:$targetId:games"
+      gameIds.foreach { gameId =>
+        redis.set(classOf[String]).sadd(toKey, gameId)
+        redis.value(classOf[String]).set(s"$redisPrefix:game:$gameId:instance", targetId)
+      }
+    catch
+      case ex: Exception =>
+        log.errorf(ex, "Failed to update game instance mappings")
+
+  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 => instanceId.contains(pod.getMetadata.getName)) match
+            case Some(pod) =>
+              val podName = pod.getMetadata.getName
+              kube.pods().inNamespace(config.k8sNamespace).withName(podName).withGracePeriod(0L).delete()
+              log.infof("Force-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.errorf(ex, "Failed to delete pod for instance %s", instanceId)
+
  private def cleanupDeadInstance(instanceId: String): Unit =
    val setKey = s"$redisPrefix:instance:$instanceId:games"
    redis.key(classOf[String]).del(setKey)
    log.infof("Cleaned up games set for instance %s", instanceId)
+
+  private def waitForHealthyInstanceAsync(): Uni[InstanceMetadata] =
+    Uni
+      .createFrom()
+      .deferred(() =>
+        instanceRegistry.getAllInstances
+          .filter(_.state == "HEALTHY")
+          .sortBy(_.subscriptionCount)
+          .headOption match
+          case Some(inst) => Uni.createFrom().item(inst)
+          case None       => Uni.createFrom().failure(new RuntimeException("no healthy instance")),
+      )
+      .onFailure()
+      .retry()
+      .withBackOff(Duration.ofMillis(500))
+      .expireIn(config.failoverWaitTimeout.toMillis)
@@ -1,16 +1,25 @@
 package de.nowchess.coordinator.service

+import jakarta.annotation.PostConstruct
 import jakarta.enterprise.context.ApplicationScoped
+import jakarta.enterprise.event.Observes
 import jakarta.enterprise.inject.Instance
 import jakarta.inject.Inject
+import io.quarkus.scheduler.Scheduled
 import de.nowchess.coordinator.config.CoordinatorConfig
 import io.fabric8.kubernetes.client.KubernetesClient
 import io.fabric8.kubernetes.api.model.Pod
+import io.fabric8.kubernetes.client.Watcher
+import io.fabric8.kubernetes.client.WatcherException
+import io.micrometer.core.instrument.MeterRegistry
 import io.quarkus.redis.datasource.RedisDataSource
+import io.quarkus.runtime.StartupEvent
 import scala.jdk.CollectionConverters.*
 import org.jboss.logging.Logger
 import scala.compiletime.uninitialized
 import java.time.Instant
+import de.nowchess.coordinator.grpc.CoordinatorGrpcServer
+import de.nowchess.coordinator.dto.InstanceMetadata

@ApplicationScoped
 class HealthMonitor:
@@ -27,6 +36,18 @@ class HealthMonitor:
  @Inject
  private var redis: RedisDataSource = uninitialized

+  @Inject
+  private var meterRegistry: MeterRegistry = uninitialized
+
+  @Inject
+  private var grpcServerInstance: Instance[CoordinatorGrpcServer] = uninitialized
+
+  @Inject
+  private var failoverService: FailoverService = uninitialized
+
+  @Inject
+  private var autoScaler: AutoScaler = uninitialized
+
  private val log         = Logger.getLogger(classOf[HealthMonitor])
  private var redisPrefix = "nowchess"
  // scalafix:on DisableSyntax.var
@@ -35,17 +56,49 @@ class HealthMonitor:
    if kubeClientInstance.isUnsatisfied then None
    else Some(kubeClientInstance.get())

+  private def grpcServerOpt: Option[CoordinatorGrpcServer] =
+    if grpcServerInstance.isUnsatisfied then None
+    else Some(grpcServerInstance.get())
+
  def setRedisPrefix(prefix: String): Unit =
    redisPrefix = prefix

-  def checkInstanceHealth: Unit =
+  @PostConstruct
+  def initializeMetrics(): Unit =
+    meterRegistry.counter("nowchess.coordinator.health.checks").increment(0)
+    meterRegistry.counter("nowchess.coordinator.pods.unhealthy").increment(0)
+
+  def onStartup(@Observes ev: StartupEvent): Unit =
+    instanceRegistry.loadAllFromRedis()
+    val loaded = instanceRegistry.getAllInstances
+    log.infof("Startup: loaded %d instances from Redis", loaded.size)
+    if loaded.nonEmpty then
+      val timeoutMs = config.startupValidationTimeout.toMillis
+      Thread.ofVirtual().start(() => validateStartupInstances(timeoutMs))
+    startPodWatch()
+
+  @Scheduled(every = "10s")
+  def periodicHealthCheck(): Unit =
+    try checkInstanceHealth()
+    catch case ex: Exception => log.warnf(ex, "Health check failed")
+
+  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)
+      evicted.foreach(autoScaler.clearDraining)
    val instances = instanceRegistry.getAllInstances
-    instances.foreach { inst =>
+    val failed = instances.collect { 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)
+        Some(inst.instanceId)
+      else None
+    }.flatten

  private def checkHealth(instanceId: String): Boolean =
    val redisHealthy = checkRedisHeartbeat(instanceId)
@@ -74,7 +127,7 @@ class HealthMonitor:

        pods.exists { pod =>
          val podName = pod.getMetadata.getName
-          podName.contains(instanceId) && isPodReady(pod)
+          instanceId.contains(podName) && isPodReady(pod)
        }
      catch
        case ex: Exception =>
@@ -82,10 +135,42 @@ class HealthMonitor:
          true
    }

-  def watchK8sPods: Unit =
+  private def startPodWatch(): Unit =
+    kubeClientOpt match
+      case None => log.debug("K8s client unavailable, skipping pod watch")
+      case Some(kube) =>
+        try
+          kube
+            .pods()
+            .inNamespace(config.k8sNamespace)
+            .withLabel(config.k8sRolloutLabelSelector)
+            .watch(new Watcher[Pod]:
+              override def eventReceived(action: Watcher.Action, pod: Pod): Unit =
+                action match
+                  case Watcher.Action.DELETED =>
+                    handlePodGone(pod)
+                  case Watcher.Action.MODIFIED if Option(pod.getMetadata.getDeletionTimestamp).isDefined =>
+                    handlePodTerminating(pod)
+                  case _ => ()
+
+              override def onClose(cause: WatcherException): Unit =
+                Option(cause).foreach { ex =>
+                  log.warnf(ex, "Pod watch closed, restarting")
+                  startPodWatch()
+                },
+            )
+          log.info("Pod watch started")
+        catch case ex: Exception => log.warnf(ex, "Failed to start pod watch")
+
+  private def isPodReady(pod: Pod): Boolean =
+    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.debug("Kubernetes client not available for pod watch")
+        log.debugf("Kubernetes client not available, skipping pod deletion for %s", instanceId)
      case Some(kube) =>
        try
          val pods = kube
@@ -96,28 +181,63 @@ class HealthMonitor:
            .getItems
            .asScala

-          val instances = instanceRegistry.getAllInstances
-          instances.foreach { inst =>
-            val matchingPod = pods.find { pod =>
-              pod.getMetadata.getName.contains(inst.instanceId)
-            }
-
-            matchingPod match
-              case Some(pod) =>
-                val isReady = isPodReady(pod)
-                if !isReady && inst.state == "HEALTHY" then
-                  log.warnf("Pod %s not ready, marking instance %s dead", pod.getMetadata.getName, inst.instanceId)
-                  instanceRegistry.markInstanceDead(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)
-          }
+          pods.find(pod => instanceId.contains(pod.getMetadata.getName)) match
+            case Some(pod) =>
+              val podName = pod.getMetadata.getName
+              kube.pods().inNamespace(config.k8sNamespace).withName(podName).withGracePeriod(0L).delete()
+              meterRegistry.counter("nowchess.coordinator.pods.deleted").increment()
+              log.infof("Force-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 watch k8s pods")
+            log.errorf(
+              ex,
+              "Failed to delete pod for instance %s — removing from registry to prevent blocking scale-down",
+              instanceId,
+            )
+            instanceRegistry.removeInstance(instanceId)

-  private def isPodReady(pod: Pod): Boolean =
-    Option(pod.getStatus)
-      .flatMap(s => Option(s.getConditions))
-      .exists(_.asScala.exists(cond => cond.getType == "Ready" && cond.getStatus == "True"))
+  private def validateStartupInstances(timeoutMs: Long): Unit =
+    Thread.sleep(timeoutMs)
+    grpcServerOpt.foreach { grpcServer =>
+      instanceRegistry.getAllInstances.foreach { inst =>
+        if !grpcServer.hasActiveStream(inst.instanceId) then
+          log.warnf(
+            "Startup: instance %s did not reconnect within %dms — evicting",
+            inst.instanceId,
+            timeoutMs,
+          )
+          instanceRegistry.removeInstance(inst.instanceId)
+          deleteK8sPod(inst.instanceId)
+      }
+    }
+
+  private def handlePodTerminating(pod: Pod): Unit =
+    findRegisteredInstance(pod).foreach { inst =>
+      if inst.state == "HEALTHY" then
+        meterRegistry.counter("nowchess.coordinator.pods.unhealthy").increment()
+        log.warnf(
+          "Pod %s terminating — marking instance %s dead",
+          pod.getMetadata.getName,
+          inst.instanceId,
+        )
+        instanceRegistry.markInstanceDead(inst.instanceId)
+    }
+
+  private def handlePodGone(pod: Pod): Unit =
+    val podName = pod.getMetadata.getName
+    findRegisteredInstance(pod).foreach { inst =>
+      log.warnf("Pod %s deleted — triggering failover for %s", podName, inst.instanceId)
+      failoverService
+        .onInstanceStreamDropped(inst.instanceId)
+        .subscribe()
+        .`with`(
+          _ => (),
+          ex => log.warnf(ex, "Failover for %s failed", inst.instanceId),
+        )
+    }
+
+  private def findRegisteredInstance(pod: Pod): Option[InstanceMetadata] =
+    val podName = pod.getMetadata.getName
+    instanceRegistry.getAllInstances.find(inst => inst.instanceId.contains(podName))
@@ -1,47 +1,149 @@
 package de.nowchess.coordinator.service

+import jakarta.annotation.PostConstruct
 import jakarta.enterprise.context.ApplicationScoped
 import jakarta.inject.Inject
+import io.quarkus.redis.datasource.ReactiveRedisDataSource
 import io.quarkus.redis.datasource.RedisDataSource
 import scala.jdk.CollectionConverters.*
 import scala.compiletime.uninitialized
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper
 import de.nowchess.coordinator.dto.InstanceMetadata
+import de.nowchess.coordinator.config.CoordinatorConfig
 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

@ApplicationScoped
 class InstanceRegistry:
  // scalafix:off DisableSyntax.var
  @Inject
-  private var redis: RedisDataSource = uninitialized
-  private var redisPrefix            = "nowchess"
+  private var redis: ReactiveRedisDataSource = uninitialized
+
+  @Inject
+  private var syncRedis: RedisDataSource = uninitialized
+  private var redisPrefix                = "nowchess"
+
+  @Inject
+  private var meterRegistry: MeterRegistry = uninitialized
+
+  @Inject
+  private var config: CoordinatorConfig = 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

+  def loadAllFromRedis(): Unit =
+    val keys = syncRedis.key(classOf[String]).keys(s"$redisPrefix:instances:*")
+    keys.asScala.foreach { key =>
+      val instanceId = key.stripPrefix(s"$redisPrefix:instances:")
+      val json       = syncRedis.value(classOf[String]).get(key)
+      Option(json).foreach { jsonStr =>
+        try
+          val metadata = mapper.readValue(jsonStr, classOf[InstanceMetadata])
+          instances.put(instanceId, metadata)
+          log.infof("Startup: loaded instance %s from Redis", instanceId)
+        catch
+          case ex: Exception =>
+            log.warnf(ex, "Startup: failed to parse instance %s", instanceId)
+      }
+    }
+
  def getInstance(instanceId: String): Option[InstanceMetadata] =
    Option(instances.get(instanceId))

  def getAllInstances: List[InstanceMetadata] =
    instances.values.asScala.toList

-  def updateInstanceFromRedis(instanceId: String): Unit =
+  def updateInstanceFromRedis(instanceId: String): Uni[Unit] =
    val key = s"$redisPrefix:instances:$instanceId"
-    Option(redis.value(classOf[String]).get(key)).foreach { value =>
-      try
-        val metadata = mapper.readValue(value, classOf[InstanceMetadata])
-        instances.put(instanceId, metadata)
-      catch case _: Exception => ()
-    }
+    redis
+      .value(classOf[String])
+      .get(key)
+      .onItem()
+      .transformToUni { value =>
+        try
+          Option(value).fold(
+            {
+              log.debugf("Instance %s metadata missing from Redis (may have expired)", instanceId)
+              Uni.createFrom().item(())
+            },
+          ) { json =>
+            val metadata = mapper.readValue(json, classOf[InstanceMetadata])
+            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(
+                "Instance %s updated (subscriptions=%d state=%s)",
+                instanceId,
+                metadata.subscriptionCount,
+                metadata.state,
+              )
+            val ttlMs = config.heartbeatTtl.toMillis
+            redis
+              .key(classOf[String])
+              .pexpire(key, ttlMs)
+              .map(_ => ())
+              .onFailure()
+              .recoverWithItem(())
+          }
+        catch
+          case ex: Exception =>
+            log.errorf(ex, "Failed to parse instance metadata for %s — removing from registry", instanceId)
+            instances.remove(instanceId)
+            meterRegistry.counter("nowchess.coordinator.instances.removed").increment()
+            Uni.createFrom().item(())
+      }
+      .onFailure()
+      .recoverWithItem(())

  def markInstanceDead(instanceId: String): Unit =
    instances.computeIfPresent(instanceId, (_, inst) => inst.copy(state = "DEAD"))
-    ()
+    log.infof("Instance %s marked dead", instanceId)

  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
+          val isHeartbeatStale = Instant.parse(inst.lastHeartbeat).isBefore(cutoff)
+          val isDead           = inst.state == "DEAD"
+          if isHeartbeatStale || isDead then Some(id) else None
+        catch case _: Exception => None
+      }
+      .flatten
+      .toList
+    stale.foreach { id =>
+      val inst = Option(instances.remove(id))
+      meterRegistry.counter("nowchess.coordinator.instances.evicted").increment()
+      inst.foreach { i =>
+        if i.state == "DEAD" then log.warnf("Evicted dead instance %s", id)
+        else log.warnf("Evicted stale instance %s (heartbeat older than %s)", id, maxAge)
+      }
+    }
+    stale
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import jakarta.enterprise.context.ApplicationScoped
 import jakarta.inject.Inject
 import de.nowchess.coordinator.config.CoordinatorConfig
 import io.quarkus.redis.datasource.RedisDataSource
+import io.quarkus.scheduler.Scheduled
 import org.jboss.logging.Logger
 import scala.compiletime.uninitialized
 import scala.concurrent.duration.*
@@ -68,7 +69,7 @@ class LoadBalancer:

        val overloaded = instances
          .filter(_.subscriptionCount > config.maxGamesPerCore)
-          .sortBy[Int](_.subscriptionCount)
+          .sortBy(_.subscriptionCount)
          .reverse
        val underloaded = instances
          .filter(_.subscriptionCount < avgLoad * 0.8)
@@ -95,19 +96,21 @@ class LoadBalancer:
                log.infof("Moved %d games from %s to %s", subscribed, over.instanceId, target.instanceId)
            catch
              case ex: Exception =>
-                log.warnf(ex, "Failed to move games from %s to %s", over.instanceId, target.instanceId)
+                log.errorf(ex, "Failed to move games from %s to %s", over.instanceId, target.instanceId)
          }

          val elapsed = System.currentTimeMillis() - startTime
          log.infof("Rebalance completed in %dms", elapsed)
    catch
      case ex: Exception =>
-        log.warnf(ex, "Rebalance failed")
+        log.errorf(ex, "Rebalance failed")

  private def getGamesToMove(instanceId: String, count: Int): List[String] =
    try
      val setKey = s"$redisPrefix:instance:$instanceId:games"
-      redis.set(classOf[String]).smembers(setKey).asScala.toList.take(count)
+      val result = scala.collection.mutable.ListBuffer[String]()
+      for _ <- 0 until count do Option(redis.set(classOf[String]).spop(setKey)).foreach(result += _)
+      result.toList
    catch
      case ex: Exception =>
        log.debugf(ex, "Failed to get games for %s", instanceId)
@@ -115,13 +118,16 @@ class LoadBalancer:

  private def updateRedisGameSets(fromInstanceId: String, toInstanceId: String, gameIds: List[String]): Unit =
    try
-      val fromKey = s"$redisPrefix:instance:$fromInstanceId:games"
-      val toKey   = s"$redisPrefix:instance:$toInstanceId:games"
-
+      val toKey = s"$redisPrefix:instance:$toInstanceId:games"
      gameIds.foreach { gameId =>
-        redis.set(classOf[String]).srem(fromKey, gameId)
        redis.set(classOf[String]).sadd(toKey, gameId)
+        redis.value(classOf[String]).set(s"$redisPrefix:game:$gameId:instance", toInstanceId)
      }
    catch
      case ex: Exception =>
-        log.warnf(ex, "Failed to update Redis game sets")
+        log.errorf(ex, "Failed to update Redis game sets")
+
+  @Scheduled(every = "30s")
+  def periodicRebalanceCheck(): Unit =
+    try if shouldRebalance then rebalance
+    catch case ex: Exception => log.warnf(ex, "Periodic rebalance check failed")
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 MAJOR=0
-MINOR=3
+MINOR=32
 PATCH=0
--- a/Show More
+++ b/Show More