diff --git a/helm/huly/templates/configmap.yaml b/helm/huly/templates/configmap.yaml
index 8c143b2..9806d2a 100644
--- a/helm/huly/templates/configmap.yaml
+++ b/helm/huly/templates/configmap.yaml
@@ -53,6 +53,13 @@ data:
   GITHUB_URL: "{{ $proto }}://{{ .Values.domain }}/_github"
   {{- end }}
 
+  {{- if .Values.observability.otlpEndpoint }}
+  OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT: {{ .Values.observability.otlpEndpoint | quote }}
+  {{- end }}
+  {{- if .Values.observability.otlpHeaders }}
+  OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_HEADERS: {{ .Values.observability.otlpHeaders | quote }}
+  {{- end }}
+
   {{- if .Values.aibot.enabled }}
   AI_URL: "{{ $proto }}://{{ .Values.domain }}/_aibot"
   AI_BOT_URL: "http://aibot:4010"
diff --git a/helm/huly/templates/fulltext/deployment.yaml b/helm/huly/templates/fulltext/deployment.yaml
index e98e1e8..6741cc7 100644
--- a/helm/huly/templates/fulltext/deployment.yaml
+++ b/helm/huly/templates/fulltext/deployment.yaml
@@ -32,12 +32,21 @@ spec:
             {{- include "huly.envSecret" (dict "name" "SERVER_SECRET" "key" "SERVER_SECRET" "root" .) | nindent 12 }}
             {{- include "huly.envSecret" (dict "name" "DB_URL" "key" "CR_DB_URL" "root" .) | nindent 12 }}
             {{- include "huly.envSecret" (dict "name" "STORAGE_CONFIG" "key" "STORAGE_CONFIG" "root" .) | nindent 12 }}
+            {{- if .Values.fulltext.dbUrl }}
+            - name: FULLTEXT_DB_URL
+              value: {{ .Values.fulltext.dbUrl | quote }}
+            {{- else }}
             {{- include "huly.envConfig" (dict "name" "FULLTEXT_DB_URL" "key" "ELASTIC_URL" "root" .) | nindent 12 }}
+            {{- end }}
             {{- include "huly.envConfig" (dict "name" "ELASTIC_INDEX_NAME" "key" "ELASTIC_INDEX_NAME" "root" .) | nindent 12 }}
             {{- include "huly.envConfig" (dict "name" "REKONI_URL" "key" "REKONI_URL_INTERNAL" "root" .) | nindent 12 }}
             {{- include "huly.envConfig" (dict "name" "ACCOUNTS_URL" "key" "ACCOUNTS_URL_INTERNAL" "root" .) | nindent 12 }}
             {{- include "huly.envConfig" (dict "name" "STATS_URL" "key" "STATS_URL_INTERNAL" "root" .) | nindent 12 }}
             {{- include "huly.envConfig" (dict "name" "QUEUE_CONFIG" "key" "QUEUE_CONFIG" "root" .) | nindent 12 }}
+            {{- if .Values.fulltext.backend }}
+            - name: FULLTEXT_BACKEND
+              value: {{ .Values.fulltext.backend | quote }}
+            {{- end }}
           readinessProbe:
             tcpSocket:
               port: 4700
diff --git a/helm/huly/values.yaml b/helm/huly/values.yaml
index 9e770f1..99d978e 100644
--- a/helm/huly/values.yaml
+++ b/helm/huly/values.yaml
@@ -106,6 +106,18 @@ appSettings:
   # Desktop update channel
   desktopChannel: "selfhost"
 
+# ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+# Observability — OpenTelemetry trace export
+# ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+observability:
+  # Set to enable OTLP trace export from Huly services.
+  # Example: http://openobserve.openobserve.svc:5080/api/default
+  otlpEndpoint: ""
+  # Extra headers for OTLP exporter (e.g. auth).
+  # Format: "Header1=Value1,Header2=Value2"
+  # Example: "Authorization=Basic dXNlcjpwYXNz"
+  otlpHeaders: ""
+
 # ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 # Global pod settings (applied to all services)
 # ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
@@ -209,6 +221,11 @@ workspace:
 
 fulltext:
   replicas: 1
+  # Search backend: "elastic" (default), "opensearch", or "typesense"
+  backend: ""
+  # Override FULLTEXT_DB_URL (defaults to ELASTIC_URL).
+  # Required for typesense: e.g. "http://typesense:8108?apiKey=xyz"
+  dbUrl: ""
   resources:
     limits:
       memory: 512Mi