Release Apache SkyWalking BanyanDB Helm 0.5.0

By SkyWalking Team | Saturday, November 01, 2025

SkyWalking BanyanDB Helm 0.5.0 is released. Go to downloads page to find release tars.

Support Lifecycle Sidecar for automated data management across hot/warm/cold node roles with configurable schedules
Introduce the data node template system to support different node roles (hot, warm, cold) with role-specific configurations
Convert liaison component from Deployment to StatefulSet for improved state management and stable network identities
Implement component-based storage configuration with separate data, liaison, and standalone sections. Enable external data and liaison storage by default with persistent volume claims
Add headless services for StatefulSet pod discovery and stable network identities, enabling reliable pod-to-pod communication
Add internal-grpc port 18912 for liaison pod-to-pod communication, enhancing cluster internal networking
Enable etcd defragmentation by default with daily scheduling (0 0 * * *) to maintain optimal etcd performance
Enhance pod hostname configuration using headless services for improved service discovery and networking
Implement volume permissions init containers for proper file ownership and permissions on mounted volumes
Add the mount target for the trace mode
Add auth to configure the basic credential file.
Set etcd’s reposiotry to “bitnamilegacy”. Bitnami removed non-hardened, Debian-based software images in its free tier under https://news.broadcom.com/app-dev/broadcom-introduces-bitnami-secure-images-for-production-ready-containerized-applications

Fix missing “trace” mount target in liaison and standalone storage configurations
Fix typo “observability”