diff --git a/voucher-vault/Chart.yaml b/voucher-vault/Chart.yaml
index 63d58d0..86be85f 100644
--- a/voucher-vault/Chart.yaml
+++ b/voucher-vault/Chart.yaml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ icon: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/l4rm4nd/VoucherVault/main/myapp/static/a
 
 type: application
 
-version: 3.1.2+up1.30.1
+version: 4.0.0+up1.30.1
 appVersion: "1.30.1"
 
 maintainers:
diff --git a/voucher-vault/templates/voucher-vault.ingress.yaml b/voucher-vault/templates/voucher-vault.ingress.yaml
index d2227e8..a9387ff 100644
--- a/voucher-vault/templates/voucher-vault.ingress.yaml
+++ b/voucher-vault/templates/voucher-vault.ingress.yaml
@@ -4,9 +4,12 @@ kind: Ingress
 metadata:
   name: {{ .Release.Name }}-{{ .Chart.Name }}-ingress
   annotations:
-    cert-manager.io/cluster-issuer: {{ required "A Cluster-Issuer must be provided" .Values.ingress.clusterIssuer}}
+    cert-manager.io/cluster-issuer: {{ required "A Cluster-Issuer must be provided" .Values.ingress.clusterIssuer }}
+    {{- with .Values.ingress.annotations }}
+    {{- toYaml . | nindent 4 }}
+    {{- end }}
 spec:
-  ingressClassName: nginx
+  ingressClassName: {{ .Values.ingress.className }}
   rules:
     - host: {{ required "A Domain/Host must be provided" .Values.ingress.domain }}
       http:
@@ -22,4 +25,4 @@ spec:
     - hosts:
         - {{ required "A Domain/Host must be provided" .Values.ingress.domain }}
       secretName: tls-{{ .Release.Name }}-{{ .Chart.Name }}-ingress
-{{- end }}
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+{{- end }}
diff --git a/voucher-vault/templates/voucher-vault.sfs.yaml b/voucher-vault/templates/voucher-vault.sfs.yaml
index 22a303d..c495f23 100644
--- a/voucher-vault/templates/voucher-vault.sfs.yaml
+++ b/voucher-vault/templates/voucher-vault.sfs.yaml
@@ -19,6 +19,33 @@ spec:
       automountServiceAccountToken: false
       securityContext:
         {{- toYaml .Values.voucherVault.securityContext.pod | nindent 8 }}
+      initContainers:
+        # STATIC_ROOT (/opt/app/myapp/static) doubles as the app's own static
+        # source directory, so it cannot simply be shadowed by an empty
+        # volume: this init container seeds the static-files emptyDir with
+        # the assets shipped in the image (cp -a preserves timestamps, so the
+        # entrypoint's collectstatic only adds what is missing, e.g. the
+        # Django admin static files). See securityContext in values.yaml.
+        - name: init-static
+          image: "l4rm4nd/vouchervault:{{ .Chart.AppVersion }}"
+          imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
+          # Copies the children (not ".") so cp never tries to set metadata
+          # on the mountpoint itself, which the non-root uid may not own.
+          command: ["sh", "-c", "cp -a /opt/app/myapp/static/* /static-seed/"]
+          securityContext:
+            {{- toYaml .Values.voucherVault.securityContext.container | nindent 12 }}
+          volumeMounts:
+            - name: static-files
+              mountPath: /static-seed
+          resources:
+            requests:
+              cpu: 10m
+              memory: 16Mi
+              ephemeral-storage: 1Mi
+            limits:
+              cpu: 200m
+              memory: 64Mi
+              ephemeral-storage: 10Mi
       containers:
         - name: {{ .Release.Name }}-{{ .Chart.Name }}-sfs
           image: "l4rm4nd/vouchervault:{{ .Chart.AppVersion }}"
@@ -63,7 +90,15 @@ spec:
           securityContext:
             {{- toYaml .Values.voucherVault.securityContext.container | nindent 12 }}
           volumeMounts:
-            {{- if .Values.voucherVault.storage.volumeMounts }}
+            # Writable emptyDirs over the paths the image writes at runtime,
+            # so the root filesystem can stay read-only (see securityContext
+            # in values.yaml).
+            - name: tmp
+              mountPath: /tmp
+            - name: logs
+              mountPath: /opt/app/logs
+            - name: static-files
+              mountPath: /opt/app/myapp/static
             {{- range $value := .Values.voucherVault.storage.volumeMounts }}
             - name: {{ tpl $value.name $ | quote }}
               mountPath: {{ tpl $value.mountPath $ | quote }}
@@ -77,12 +112,16 @@ spec:
               readOnly: {{ tpl $value.readOnly $ | quote }}
               {{- end }}
             {{- end }}
-            {{- else }}
-            []
-            {{- end }}
       restartPolicy: Always
       volumes:
-        {{- if .Values.voucherVault.storage.volumes }}
+        # Writable emptyDirs backing the read-only root filesystem (see
+        # securityContext in values.yaml).
+        - name: tmp
+          emptyDir: {}
+        - name: logs
+          emptyDir: {}
+        - name: static-files
+          emptyDir: {}
         {{- range $value := .Values.voucherVault.storage.volumes }}
         - name: {{ tpl $value.name $ | quote }}
           {{- if $value.persistentVolumeClaim }}
@@ -127,7 +166,4 @@ spec:
             sizeLimit: {{ tpl $value.emptyDir.sizeLimit $ | quote }}
             {{- end }}
           {{- end }}
-        {{- end }}
-        {{- else }}
-        []
         {{- end }}
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diff --git a/voucher-vault/values.yaml b/voucher-vault/values.yaml
index ff668fd..5da19e7 100644
--- a/voucher-vault/values.yaml
+++ b/voucher-vault/values.yaml
@@ -21,7 +21,10 @@ voucherVault:
     requests:
       cpu: 0.1
       memory: 256Mi
-      ephemeral-storage: 10Mi
+      # The static-files emptyDir (~90Mi of static assets, see the
+      # securityContext comment) counts toward the pod's ephemeral-storage
+      # usage, so the request must cover it.
+      ephemeral-storage: 128Mi
   # "/" answers with a redirect for anonymous users, which httpGet treats as
   # success. The Host header must be set to 127.0.0.1 because Django's
   # ALLOWED_HOSTS only accepts 127.0.0.1 and the configured DOMAIN — probing
@@ -57,6 +60,13 @@ voucherVault:
     periodSeconds: 5
     timeoutSeconds: 5
     failureThreshold: 30
+  # The upstream image (l4rm4nd/vouchervault) runs as www-data (uid/gid 33).
+  # With readOnlyRootFilesystem the chart mounts emptyDirs over the paths the
+  # image writes at runtime: /tmp (upload/PDF scratch files), /opt/app/logs
+  # and STATIC_ROOT /opt/app/myapp/static (the entrypoint runs collectstatic
+  # at every start; an init container seeds the volume with the static files
+  # shipped in the image, because the directory doubles as the app's static
+  # source). Uploads and the database live on the PVC at /opt/app/database.
   securityContext:
     pod:
       runAsNonRoot: true
@@ -66,7 +76,11 @@ voucherVault:
       fsGroupChangePolicy: Always
     container:
       allowPrivilegeEscalation: false
+      readOnlyRootFilesystem: true
       runAsNonRoot: true
+      capabilities:
+        drop:
+          - ALL
   ports:
     - containerPort: 8000
       protocol: TCP
@@ -185,3 +199,7 @@ ingress:
   enabled: true
   clusterIssuer: null
   domain: null
+  className: nginx
+  # Extra annotations for the Ingress; merged with the cert-manager
+  # cluster-issuer annotation the chart always sets.
+  annotations: {}