diff --git a/charts/heureka/docker/maintenance/Dockerfile b/charts/heureka/docker/maintenance/Dockerfile
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+++ b/charts/heureka/docker/maintenance/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024 SAP SE or an SAP affiliate company and Greenhouse contributors
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+FROM alpine:3.20
+
+# Install mysql-client and bash (for scripts)
+RUN apk add --no-cache mysql-client bash
+
+# Create non-root user
+RUN addgroup -g 1000 dbuser && \
+    adduser -u 1000 -G dbuser -s /bin/bash -D dbuser
+
+# Create directory for scripts
+WORKDIR /scripts
+COPY scripts/* /scripts/
+
+# Set permissions
+RUN chown -R dbuser:dbuser /scripts && \
+    chmod -R 755 /scripts
+
+# Switch to non-root user
+USER dbuser
+
+# Entry point script
+ENTRYPOINT ["/scripts/entrypoint.sh"]
diff --git a/charts/heureka/docker/maintenance/docker-compose.yaml b/charts/heureka/docker/maintenance/docker-compose.yaml
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index 00000000..f0577e6c
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+++ b/charts/heureka/docker/maintenance/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024 SAP SE or an SAP affiliate company and Greenhouse contributors
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+services:
+  maintenance:
+    build: .
+    image: db-maintenance:latest
+    container_name: heureka_maintenance
+    environment:
+      DB_HOST: host.docker.internal
+      DB_NAME: ${DB_NAME}
+      DB_USER: ${DB_USER}
+      DB_PASSWORD: ${DB_PASSWORD}
+    volumes:
+      - ./scripts:/scripts
diff --git a/charts/heureka/docker/maintenance/scripts/entrypoint.sh b/charts/heureka/docker/maintenance/scripts/entrypoint.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..2d97588a
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+++ b/charts/heureka/docker/maintenance/scripts/entrypoint.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024 SAP SE or an SAP affiliate company and Greenhouse contributors
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+set -e
+
+# Validate environment variables
+if [ -z "$DB_HOST" ] || [ -z "$DB_NAME" ] || [ -z "$DB_USER" ] || [ -z "$DB_PASSWORD" ]; then
+    echo "Error: Required environment variables are not set"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Execute the maintenance script
+echo "Starting database maintenance at $(date)"
+mysql -h "$DB_HOST" -u "$DB_USER" -p"$DB_PASSWORD" "$DB_NAME" < /scripts/maintenance.sql
+
+echo "Database maintenance completed at $(date)"
diff --git a/charts/heureka/docker/maintenance/scripts/maintenance.sql b/charts/heureka/docker/maintenance/scripts/maintenance.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3ca0151f
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+++ b/charts/heureka/docker/maintenance/scripts/maintenance.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+-- SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024 SAP SE or an SAP affiliate company and Greenhouse contributors
+-- SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+-- Maintenance script for database truncation
+-- Enable logging
+SET @start_time = NOW();
+SELECT CONCAT('Starting maintenance at ', @start_time) AS log_message;
+
+-- Start transaction
+START TRANSACTION;
+
+-- Disable foreign key checks temporarily
+SET FOREIGN_KEY_CHECKS = 0;
+
+-- Truncate junction join tables first
+TRUNCATE TABLE IssueMatchEvidence;
+TRUNCATE TABLE ComponentVersionIssue;
+TRUNCATE TABLE IssueRepositoryService;
+TRUNCATE TABLE IssueMatchChange;
+TRUNCATE TABLE SupportGroupService;
+TRUNCATE TABLE SupportGroupUser;
+TRUNCATE TABLE Owner;
+
+-- Truncate dependent entity tables
+TRUNCATE TABLE IssueMatch;
+TRUNCATE TABLE Evidence;
+TRUNCATE TABLE ComponentInstance;
+-- TRUNCATE TABLE IssueVariant;
+TRUNCATE TABLE ComponentVersion;
+TRUNCATE TABLE Activity;
+
+-- Truncate main entity tables
+TRUNCATE TABLE Component;
+TRUNCATE TABLE Service;
+TRUNCATE TABLE SupportGroup;
+-- TRUNCATE TABLE Issue;
+-- TRUNCATE TABLE IssueRepository;
+
+-- Re-enable foreign key checks
+SET FOREIGN_KEY_CHECKS = 1;
+
+-- Log completion
+SELECT CONCAT('Maintenance completed at ', NOW(), '. Duration: ', 
+       TIMESTAMPDIFF(SECOND, @start_time, NOW()), ' seconds') AS log_message;
+
+-- Commit transaction
+COMMIT;
diff --git a/charts/heureka/templates/cronjob.yaml b/charts/heureka/templates/cronjob.yaml
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index 00000000..28c96c35
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+++ b/charts/heureka/templates/cronjob.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+{{- if .Values.dbMaintenance.enabled }}
+apiVersion: batch/v1
+kind: CronJob
+metadata:
+  name: {{ include "heureka.fullname" . }}-db-maintenance
+  labels:
+    {{- include "heureka.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
+    app.kubernetes.io/component: db-maintenance
+spec:
+  schedule: {{ .Values.dbMaintenance.schedule | quote }}
+  concurrencyPolicy: Forbid
+  jobTemplate:
+    spec:
+      template:
+        spec:
+          securityContext:
+            runAsNonRoot: true
+            runAsUser: 1000
+            runAsGroup: 1000
+          containers:
+          - name: db-maintenance
+            image: {{ .Values.dbMaintenance.image.repository }}:{{ .Values.dbMaintenance.image.tag }}
+            env:
+            - name: DB_HOST
+              value: {{ .Values.mariadb.fullnameOverride | default (printf "%s-mariadb" (include "heureka.fullname" .)) }}
+            - name: DB_NAME
+              value: {{ .Values.mariadb.auth.database }}
+            - name: DB_USER
+              valueFrom:
+                secretKeyRef:
+                  name: heureka
+                  key: mariadb-username
+            - name: DB_PASSWORD
+              valueFrom:
+                secretKeyRef:
+                  name: heureka
+                  key: mariadb-password
+          restartPolicy: OnFailure
+{{- end }}
diff --git a/charts/heureka/templates/secret.yaml b/charts/heureka/templates/secret.yaml
index ea339fab..0f07a5c8 100644
--- a/charts/heureka/templates/secret.yaml
+++ b/charts/heureka/templates/secret.yaml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ metadata:
   labels:
     {{- include "heureka.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
 data: 
-  environment: {{ .Values.environment | b64enc | quote }} 
+  environment: {{ .Values.environment | b64enc | quote }}
+  mariadb-username: {{ .Values.mariadb.auth.username | b64enc }}
   mariadb-password: {{ .Values.mariadb.auth.password | b64enc }}
-  mariadb-root-password: {{ .Values.mariadb.auth.rootPassword | b64enc }}
\ No newline at end of file
+  mariadb-root-password: {{ .Values.mariadb.auth.rootPassword | b64enc }}
diff --git a/charts/heureka/values.yaml b/charts/heureka/values.yaml
index f222051a..029d0442 100644
--- a/charts/heureka/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/heureka/values.yaml
@@ -83,3 +83,16 @@ mariadb:
     username: my_username
     rootPassword: my_password
     password: my_password
+
+dbMaintenance:
+  enabled: true 
+  # schedule: "0 0 * * *"
+  schedule: "*/1 * * * *"  # Every minute for testing
+  image:
+    # Just for testing purposes
+    repository: db-maintenance 
+    tag: "latest"
+    pullPolicy: "never"
+  scripts:
+    - name: cleanup
+      enabled: true