diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8b13789
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+
diff --git a/charts/pixelfed/README.md b/charts/pixelfed/README.md
index 5ba7545..9700204 100644
--- a/charts/pixelfed/README.md
+++ b/charts/pixelfed/README.md
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ A Helm chart for deploying Pixelfed on Kubernetes
 | externalValkey.port | string | `"6379"` |  |
 | externalValkey.scheme | string | `"tcp"` |  |
 | extraContainers | list | `[]` | set sidecar containers to run along side the pixelfed container |
-| extraEnv | list | `[]` | template out extra environment variables from ConfigMaps or Secrets |
-| extraEnvFrom | list | `[]` | template out extra enviornment variables |
+| extraEnv | list | `[]` | template out extra environment variables |
+| extraEnvFrom | list | `[]` | template out extra environment variables e.g. from ConfigMaps or Secrets |
 | extraInitContainers | list | `[]` | set extra init containers |
 | extraVolumeMounts | list | `[]` | Additional volumeMounts on the output Deployment definition |
 | extraVolumes | list | `[]` | Additional volumes on the output Deployment definition |
@@ -187,6 +187,7 @@ A Helm chart for deploying Pixelfed on Kubernetes
 | postgresql.enabled | bool | `true` | enable the bundled [postgresql sub chart from Bitnami](https://github.com/bitnami/charts/blob/main/bitnami/postgresql/README.md#parameters). Must set to true if externalDatabase.enabled=false |
 | postgresql.fullnameOverride | string | `"postgresql"` |  |
 | postgresql.global.storageClass | string | `""` |  |
+| postgresql.volumePermissions.enabled | bool | `false` | If you get "mkdir: cannot create directory ‘/bitnami/postgresql/data’: Permission denied" error, set these (This often happens on setups like minikube) |
 | readinessProbe | object | `{}` | This is to setup the readiness probe more information can be found here: https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/configure-pod-container/configure-liveness-readiness-startup-probes/ |
 | replicaCount | int | `1` | This will set the replicaset count more information can be found here: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/workloads/controllers/replicaset/ |
 | resources | object | `{}` | set resource limits and requests for cpu, memory, and ephemeral storage |
diff --git a/charts/pixelfed/templates/secret_mail.yaml b/charts/pixelfed/templates/secret_mail.yaml
index d91618e..fe329dc 100644
--- a/charts/pixelfed/templates/secret_mail.yaml
+++ b/charts/pixelfed/templates/secret_mail.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 {{- if not .Values.pixelfed.mail.existingSecret }}
+{{- $username := .Values.pixelfed.mail.username | required ".Values.pixelfed.mail.username is required" }}
+{{- $password := .Values.pixelfed.mail.password | required ".Values.pixelfed.mail.password is required" }}
 ---
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: Secret
@@ -8,9 +10,9 @@ data:
   host: {{ .Values.pixelfed.mail.host | b64enc }}
   port: {{ .Values.pixelfed.mail.port | quote | b64enc}}
   {{- if .Values.pixelfed.mail.username }}
-  username: {{ .Values.pixelfed.mail.username | b64enc }}
+  username: {{ $username | b64enc }}
   {{- end }}
   {{- if .Values.pixelfed.mail.password }}
-  password: {{ .Values.pixelfed.mail.password | b64enc }}
+  password: {{ $password | b64enc }}
   {{- end }}
 {{- end }}
diff --git a/charts/pixelfed/values.yaml b/charts/pixelfed/values.yaml
index 85821f5..5912a7d 100644
--- a/charts/pixelfed/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/pixelfed/values.yaml
@@ -28,10 +28,10 @@ fullnameOverride: ""
 # -- how many revisions of the deployment to keep for rollbacks
 revisionHistoryLimit: 10
 
-# -- template out extra environment variables from ConfigMaps or Secrets
+# -- template out extra environment variables
 extraEnv: []
 
-# -- template out extra enviornment variables
+# -- template out extra environment variables e.g. from ConfigMaps or Secrets
 extraEnvFrom: []
 
 # This section builds out the service account more information can be found here: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/security/service-accounts/
@@ -261,7 +261,6 @@ valkey:
   # default: nano
   resourcesPreset: "small"
 
-
 postgresql:
   # -- enable the bundled [postgresql sub chart from Bitnami](https://github.com/bitnami/charts/blob/main/bitnami/postgresql/README.md#parameters).
   # Must set to true if externalDatabase.enabled=false
@@ -270,6 +269,10 @@ postgresql:
   global:
     storageClass: ""
 
+  volumePermissions:
+    # -- If you get "mkdir: cannot create directory ‘/bitnami/postgresql/data’: Permission denied"
+    # error, set these (This often happens on setups like minikube)
+    enabled: false
 
 # -- PHP Configuration files
 # Will be injected in /usr/local/etc/php-fpm.d