diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 712902d..ba684c4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ helm upgrade --cleanup-on-fail   --install --namespace geonode --create-namespac
 
 ## Delete Installation
 ```bash
-helm delete --namespace geonode geonode charts/geonode
+helm delete --namespace geonode geonode geonode
 ```
 
 ## Contribution
diff --git a/charts/geonode/Chart.yaml b/charts/geonode/Chart.yaml
index a242694..93e500a 100644
--- a/charts/geonode/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/geonode/Chart.yaml
@@ -36,10 +36,6 @@ maintainers:
     email: marcel.wallschlaeger@zalf.de
     url: https://github.com/mwallschlaeger
 dependencies:
-  - name: postgres-operator-ui
-    version: ~1.9.0
-    repository: https://opensource.zalando.com/postgres-operator/charts/postgres-operator-ui/
-    condition: postgres-operator-ui.enabled
   - name: postgres-operator
     version: ~1.9.0
     repository: https://opensource.zalando.com/postgres-operator/charts/postgres-operator/
diff --git a/charts/geonode/README.md b/charts/geonode/README.md
index f715af9..6716df7 100644
--- a/charts/geonode/README.md
+++ b/charts/geonode/README.md
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ Helm Chart for Geonode. Supported versions: Geonode: 4.1.3, Geoserver: 2.23.0, p
 |------------|------|---------|
 | https://charts.bitnami.com/bitnami | memcached | ~6.x.x |
 | https://charts.bitnami.com/bitnami | rabbitmq | ~10.1.7 |
-| https://opensource.zalando.com/postgres-operator/charts/postgres-operator-ui/ | postgres-operator-ui | ~1.9.0 |
 | https://opensource.zalando.com/postgres-operator/charts/postgres-operator/ | postgres-operator | ~1.9.0 |
 
 ## Values
@@ -172,34 +171,25 @@ Helm Chart for Geonode. Supported versions: Geonode: 4.1.3, Geoserver: 2.23.0, p
 | nginx.resources.limits.memory | string | `"1Gi"` | limits memory as in resource.limits.memory (https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/configuration/manage-resources-containers/) |
 | nginx.resources.requests.cpu | string | `"500m"` | requested cpu as in resource.requests.cpu (https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/configuration/manage-resources-containers/) |
 | nginx.resources.requests.memory | string | `"1Gi"` | requested memory as in resource.requests.memory (https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/configuration/manage-resources-containers/) |
-| postgres-operator-ui.enabled | bool | `false` |  |
-| postgres-operator-ui.envs.operatorApiUrl | string | `"http://{{ $.Release.Name }}-postgres-operator:8080"` |  |
-| postgres-operator-ui.ingress.enabled | bool | `false` |  |
-| postgres-operator-ui.ingress.hosts[0].host | string | `"postgres-ui"` |  |
-| postgres-operator-ui.ingress.hosts[0].paths[0] | string | `""` |  |
-| postgres-operator-ui.ingress.ingressClassName | string | `nil` |  |
-| postgres-operator-ui.replicaCount | int | `1` |  |
-| postgres-operator-ui.service.port | int | `80` |  |
-| postgres-operator-ui.service.type | string | `"ClusterIP"` |  |
 | postgres-operator.configLoggingRestApi.api_port | int | `8080` | REST API listener listens to this port |
 | postgres-operator.enabled | bool | `true` | enable postgres-operator (this or postgresql.enabled NOT both ) |
 | postgres-operator.operatorApiUrl | string | `"http://{{ .Release.Name }}-postgres-operator:8080"` | ??? |
 | postgres-operator.podServiceAccount | object | `{"name":""}` | not setting the podServiceAccount name will leed to generation of this name. This allows to run multiple postgres-operators in a single kubernetes cluster. just seperating them by namespace. |
 | postgres-operator.storageClass | string | `nil` | postgress pv storageclass |
-| postgres.external_postgres.enabled | bool | `false` |  |
-| postgres.external_postgres.hostname | string | `"my-external-postgres.com"` |  |
-| postgres.external_postgres.port | int | `5432` |  |
-| postgres.external_postgres.secret.existingSecretName | string | `""` | name of an existing Secret to use. Set, if you want to separately maintain the Secret. |
-| postgres.external_postgres.secret.geodata_password | string | `"geogeonode"` |  |
-| postgres.external_postgres.secret.geonode_password | string | `"geonode"` |  |
-| postgres.external_postgres.secret.postgres_password | string | `"postgres"` |  |
+| postgres.external.hostname | string | `"my-external-postgres.com"` |  |
+| postgres.external.port | int | `5432` |  |
+| postgres.external.secret.existingSecretName | string | `""` | name of an existing Secret to use. Set, if you want to separately maintain the Secret. |
+| postgres.external.secret.geodata_password | string | `"geogeonode"` |  |
+| postgres.external.secret.geonode_password | string | `"geonode"` |  |
+| postgres.external.secret.postgres_password | string | `"postgres"` |  |
 | postgres.geodata_databasename_and_username | string | `"geodata"` | geoserver database name and username |
 | postgres.geonode_databasename_and_username | string | `"geonode"` | geonode database name and username |
-| postgres.operator_manifest.numberOfInstances | int | `1` | number of database instances |
-| postgres.operator_manifest.pod_name | string | `"postgresql"` | pod name for postgres containers == teamID for mainifest |
-| postgres.operator_manifest.postgres_version | int | `15` | postgres version |
-| postgres.operator_manifest.storageSize | string | `"3Gi"` | Database storage size |
+| postgres.operator.numberOfInstances | int | `1` | number of database instances |
+| postgres.operator.pod_name | string | `"postgresql"` | pod name for postgres containers == teamID for mainifest |
+| postgres.operator.postgres_version | int | `15` | postgres version |
+| postgres.operator.storageSize | string | `"3Gi"` | Database storage size |
 | postgres.schema | string | `"public"` | database schema |
+| postgres.type | string | `"operator"` | type of used postgres: "operator" or "external". \ if external is used, host, port and password have to be set in postgres.external using values or external secret if operator is used, host port and passwords get set automatically using postgres-operator. If your Kubernetes cluster does not have a running postgres-operator, you can install the postgres-operator with  postgres-operator.enabled = true |
 | postgres.username | string | `"postgres"` | postgres username |
 | pycsw.config | string | based of pycsw example.cfg: https://github.com/geopython/pycsw/blob/master/docker/pycsw.cfg | pycsw config file parameters, see docs: https://docs.pycsw.org/_/downloads/en/latest/pdf/ |
 | pycsw.container_name | string | `"pycsw"` | pycsw container name |
diff --git a/charts/geonode/templates/_helpers.tpl b/charts/geonode/templates/_helpers.tpl
index 2515b0c..43fd432 100644
--- a/charts/geonode/templates/_helpers.tpl
+++ b/charts/geonode/templates/_helpers.tpl
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 {{- end -}}
 
 {{- define "postgres_pod_name" -}}
-{{ .Release.Name }}-{{ .Values.postgres.operator_manifest.pod_name }}
+{{ .Release.Name }}-{{ .Values.postgres.operator.pod_name }}
 {{- end -}}
 
 {{- define "nginx_pod_name" -}}
@@ -29,77 +29,77 @@
 
 # Database definitions
 {{- define "database_hostname" -}}
-{{- if (index .Values "postgres-operator" "enabled") -}}
+{{- if (eq .Values.postgres.type "operator") -}}
 {{ include "postgres_pod_name" . }}
-{{- else if .Values.postgres.external_postgres.enabled -}}
-{{- .Values.postgres.external_postgres.hostname -}}
+{{- else if (eq .Values.postgres.type "external") -}}
+{{- .Values.postgres.external.hostname -}}
 {{- end -}}
 {{- end -}}
 
 {{- define "database_port" -}}
-{{- if (index .Values "postgres-operator" "enabled") -}}
+{{- if (eq .Values.postgres.type "operator") -}}
 5432
-{{- else if .Values.postgres.external_postgres.enabled -}}
-{{ .Values.postgres.external_postgres.port }}
+{{- else if (eq .Values.postgres.type "external") -}}
+{{ .Values.postgres.external.port }}
 {{- end -}}
 {{- end -}}
 
 # secret key reference for the password of user:  .Values.postgres.username
 {{- define "database_postgres_password_secret_key_ref" -}}
-{{- if (index .Values "postgres-operator" "enabled") -}}
+{{- if (eq .Values.postgres.type "operator") -}}
 "{{ .Values.postgres.username }}.{{ include "postgres_pod_name" . }}.credentials.postgresql.acid.zalan.do"
-{{- else if and .Values.postgres.external_postgres.enabled (not .Values.postgres.external_postgres.secret.existingSecretName ) -}}
+{{- else if and (eq .Values.postgres.type "external") (not .Values.postgres.external.secret.existingSecretName ) -}}
 "{{ .Release.Name }}-postgres-external-secrets"
 {{- else -}}
-"{{.Values.postgres.external_postgres.secret.existingSecretName }}"
+"{{.Values.postgres.external.secret.existingSecretName }}"
 {{- end -}}
 {{- end -}}
 
 # secret key reference for the password of user:  .Values.postgres.geonode_databasename_and_username
 {{- define "database_geonode_password_secret_key_ref" -}}
-{{- if (index .Values "postgres-operator" "enabled") -}}
+{{- if (eq .Values.postgres.type "operator") -}}
 "{{ .Values.postgres.geonode_databasename_and_username }}.{{ include "postgres_pod_name" . }}.credentials.postgresql.acid.zalan.do"
-{{- else if and .Values.postgres.external_postgres.enabled (not .Values.postgres.external_postgres.secret.existingSecretName ) -}}
+{{- else if and (eq .Values.postgres.type "external") (not .Values.postgres.external.secret.existingSecretName ) -}}
 "{{ .Release.Name }}-geonode-external-secrets"
 {{- else -}}
-"{{.Values.postgres.external_postgres.secret.existingSecretName }}"
+"{{.Values.postgres.external.secret.existingSecretName }}"
 {{- end -}}
 {{- end -}}
 
 # secret key reference for the password of user: .Values.postgres.geodata_databasename_and_username
 {{- define "database_geodata_password_secret_key_ref" -}}
-{{- if (index .Values "postgres-operator" "enabled") -}}
+{{- if (eq .Values.postgres.type "operator") -}}
 "{{ .Values.postgres.geodata_databasename_and_username }}.{{ include "postgres_pod_name" . }}.credentials.postgresql.acid.zalan.do"
-{{- else if and .Values.postgres.external_postgres.enabled (not .Values.postgres.external_postgres.secret.existingSecretName ) -}}
+{{- else if and (eq .Values.postgres.type "external") (not .Values.postgres.external.secret.existingSecretName ) -}}
 "{{ .Release.Name }}-geodata-external-secrets"
-{{- else -}}
-"{{.Values.postgres.external_postgres.secret.existingSecretName }}"
+{{- else if .Values.postgres.external.secret.existingSecretName -}}
+"{{.Values.postgres.external.secret.existingSecretName }}"
 {{- end -}}
 {{- end -}}
 
 # define password key name in geonode postgres secret
 {{- define "database_geonode_password_key_ref" -}}
-{{- if (index .Values "postgres-operator" "enabled") -}}
+{{- if (eq .Values.postgres.type "operator") -}}
 password
-{{- else if .Values.postgres.external_postgres.enabled -}}
+{{- else if (eq .Values.postgres.type "external") -}}
 geonode-password
 {{- end -}}
 {{- end -}}
 
 # define password key name in geodata postgres secret
 {{- define "database_geodata_password_key_ref" -}}
-{{- if (index .Values "postgres-operator" "enabled") -}}
+{{- if (eq .Values.postgres.type "operator") -}}
 password
-{{- else if .Values.postgres.external_postgres.enabled -}}
+{{- else if (eq .Values.postgres.type "external") -}}
 geodata-password
 {{- end -}}
 {{- end -}}
 
 # define password key name in postgres postgres secret
 {{- define "database_postgres_password_key_ref" -}}
-{{- if (index .Values "postgres-operator" "enabled") -}}
+{{- if (eq .Values.postgres.type "operator") -}}
 password
-{{- else if .Values.postgres.external_postgres.enabled -}}
+{{- else if (eq .Values.postgres.type "external") -}}
 postgres-password
 {{- end -}}
 {{- end -}}
diff --git a/charts/geonode/templates/geonode/geonode-deploy.yaml b/charts/geonode/templates/geonode/geonode-deploy.yaml
index 5aecd29..b95f252 100644
--- a/charts/geonode/templates/geonode/geonode-deploy.yaml
+++ b/charts/geonode/templates/geonode/geonode-deploy.yaml
@@ -1,17 +1,9 @@
-# check if external and postgres-operator database backends are active
-{{ $postgres_operator := index .Values "postgres-operator" "enabled" }}
-{{ $postgres_operator_ui := index .Values "postgres-operator-ui" "enabled"}}
-# check if multiple database backends are active
-{{ if and .Values.postgres.external_postgres.enabled $postgres_operator }}
-  {{- fail "Error, two Database backends enabled, check .Values.postgres.external_postgres or .Values.postgres-operator ..." }}
-{{ else if  and (not .Values.postgres.external_postgres.enabled) (not $postgres_operator) }}
-  {{- fail "Error, no Database backend is enabled, check .Values.postgres.external_postgres or .Values.postgres-operator ..." }}
+# check if postgres.type is set to external operator
+{{ $is_operator := (eq .Values.postgres.type "operator") }}
+{{ $is_external := (eq .Values.postgres.type "external") }}
+{{ if not (or $is_operator  $is_external) }}
+  {{- fail "Deploymnent FAILED, unknown postgres.type defined, please set postgres.type to operator or external ..." }}
 {{ end }}
-# check if operator ui is activated even postgres-operator is disabled
-{{ if and ($postgres_operator_ui) (not $postgres_operator) }}
-  {{- fail "Error, postgres-operator-ui enabled even postgres-operator ist disabled ..." }}
-{{ end }}
-
 
 # geonode stateful set
 apiVersion: apps/v1
diff --git a/charts/geonode/templates/geoserver/geoserver-deploy.yaml b/charts/geonode/templates/geoserver/geoserver-deploy.yaml
index 5864070..aa18eef 100644
--- a/charts/geonode/templates/geoserver/geoserver-deploy.yaml
+++ b/charts/geonode/templates/geoserver/geoserver-deploy.yaml
@@ -55,15 +55,6 @@ spec:
       containers:
       - name: {{ .Values.geoserver.container_name }}
         image: "{{ .Values.geoserver.image.name }}:{{ .Values.geoserver.image.tag }}"
-        # temporary overloading entry point to fix j2 template: https://github.com/GeoNode/geonode/issues/11318
-        command:
-        - sh
-        - -c
-        - |
-          TMP_DB_PORT={{ include "database_port" . }}
-          {{`sed -i 's/db:5432/{{ DATABASE_HOST }}:$TMP_DB_PORT/g' /templates/geofence/geofence-datasource-ovr.properties.j2`}}
-          /usr/local/tomcat/tmp/entrypoint.sh
-
         ports:
         - containerPort: {{ .Values.geoserver.port }}
 
diff --git a/charts/geonode/templates/postgres/postgres-external-geodata-secrets.yaml b/charts/geonode/templates/postgres/postgres-external-geodata-secrets.yaml
index f521803..99e758f 100644
--- a/charts/geonode/templates/postgres/postgres-external-geodata-secrets.yaml
+++ b/charts/geonode/templates/postgres/postgres-external-geodata-secrets.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{{ if and .Values.postgres.external_postgres.enabled (not .Values.postgres.external_postgres.secret.existingSecretName )}}
+{{ if and (eq .Values.postgres.type "external") (not .Values.postgres.external.secret.existingSecretName )}}
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: Secret
 metadata:
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@ metadata:
   namespace: {{ .Release.Namespace }}
 type: Opaque
 data:
-  geodata_password: {{ .Values.postgres.external_postgres.secret.geodata_password | b64enc }}
+  geodata_password: {{ .Values.postgres.external.secret.geodata_password | b64enc }}
 {{ end }}
diff --git a/charts/geonode/templates/postgres/postgres-external-geonode-secrets.yaml b/charts/geonode/templates/postgres/postgres-external-geonode-secrets.yaml
index c26a016..46c2614 100644
--- a/charts/geonode/templates/postgres/postgres-external-geonode-secrets.yaml
+++ b/charts/geonode/templates/postgres/postgres-external-geonode-secrets.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{{ if and .Values.postgres.external_postgres.enabled (not .Values.postgres.external_postgres.secret.existingSecretName )}}
+{{ if and (eq .Values.postgres.type "external") (not .Values.postgres.external.secret.existingSecretName )}}
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: Secret
 metadata:
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@ metadata:
   namespace: {{ .Release.Namespace }}
 type: Opaque
 data:
-  geonode_password: {{ .Values.postgres.external_postgres.secret.geonode_password | b64enc }}
+  geonode_password: {{ .Values.postgres.external.secret.geonode_password | b64enc }}
 {{ end }}
diff --git a/charts/geonode/templates/postgres/postgres-external-postgres-secrets.yaml b/charts/geonode/templates/postgres/postgres-external-postgres-secrets.yaml
index 446ec7d..d249c8f 100644
--- a/charts/geonode/templates/postgres/postgres-external-postgres-secrets.yaml
+++ b/charts/geonode/templates/postgres/postgres-external-postgres-secrets.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{{ if and .Values.postgres.external_postgres.enabled (not .Values.postgres.external_postgres.secret.existingSecretName )}}
+{{ if and (eq .Values.postgres.type "external") (not .Values.postgres.external.secret.existingSecretName )}}
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: Secret
 metadata:
@@ -6,5 +6,5 @@ metadata:
   namespace: {{ .Release.Namespace }}
 type: Opaque
 data:
-  postgres_password: {{ .Values.postgres.external_postgres.secret.postgres_password | b64enc }}
+  postgres_password: {{ .Values.postgres.external.secret.postgres_password | b64enc }}
 {{ end }}
diff --git a/charts/geonode/templates/postgres/postgresql-operator.yaml b/charts/geonode/templates/postgres/postgresql-operator.yaml
index 66f12ba..1b86951 100644
--- a/charts/geonode/templates/postgres/postgresql-operator.yaml
+++ b/charts/geonode/templates/postgres/postgresql-operator.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 
-{{ $postgres_operator := index .Values "postgres-operator" "enabled" }}
-{{ if $postgres_operator }}
+{{- if eq .Values.postgres.type "operator" -}}
 apiVersion: "acid.zalan.do/v1"
 kind: postgresql
 metadata:
@@ -8,8 +7,8 @@ metadata:
 spec:
   teamId: {{ .Release.Name | quote }}
   volume:
-    size: {{ .Values.postgres.operator_manifest.storageSize }}
-  numberOfInstances: {{ int .Values.postgres.operator_manifest.numberOfInstances }}
+    size: {{ .Values.postgres.operator.storageSize }}
+  numberOfInstances: {{ int .Values.postgres.operator.numberOfInstances }}
   users:
     {{ .Values.postgres.username }}:
     - superuser
@@ -38,5 +37,5 @@ spec:
         pg_partman: {{ .Values.postgres.schema }}
         postgis: {{ .Values.postgres.schema }}
   postgresql:
-    version: {{ .Values.postgres.operator_manifest.postgres_version | quote }}
+    version: {{ .Values.postgres.operator.postgres_version | quote }}
 {{ end }}
diff --git a/charts/geonode/values.yaml b/charts/geonode/values.yaml
index 87f801a..7d472e5 100644
--- a/charts/geonode/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/geonode/values.yaml
@@ -599,6 +599,11 @@ rabbitmq:
     cpu: "750m"
 
 postgres:
+  # -- type of used postgres: "operator" or "external". \
+  # if external is used, host, port and password have to be set in postgres.external using values or external secret
+  # if operator is used, host port and passwords get set automatically using postgres-operator. If your Kubernetes cluster
+  # does not have a running postgres-operator, you can install the postgres-operator with  postgres-operator.enabled = true
+  type: operator
   # -- postgres username
   username: postgres
   # -- database schema
@@ -609,7 +614,7 @@ postgres:
   geodata_databasename_and_username: geodata
 
   # configuration for postgres operator database manifest
-  operator_manifest:
+  operator:
     # -- pod name for postgres containers == teamID for mainifest
     pod_name: postgresql
     # -- Database storage size
@@ -622,8 +627,7 @@ postgres:
     # infos @ https://postgres-operator.readthedocs.io/en/refactoring-sidecars/user/
     # get password after creation via: kubectl get secret {{ .Release.name }}.{{ .Release.name }}-{{ container_name }}.credentials -o 'jsonpath={.data.password}' | base64 -d
 
-  external_postgres:
-    enabled: False
+  external:
     hostname: my-external-postgres.com
     port: 5432
     secret:
@@ -648,22 +652,6 @@ postgres-operator:
   podServiceAccount:
     name: ""
 
-# VALUES DEFINITION: https://github.com/zalando/postgres-operator/blob/master/charts/postgres-operator-ui/values.yaml
-postgres-operator-ui:
-  enabled: False
-  replicaCount: 1
-  envs:
-    operatorApiUrl: "http://{{ $.Release.Name }}-postgres-operator:8080"
-  service:
-    type: ClusterIP
-    port: 80
-  ingress:
-    enabled: False
-    ingressClassName:
-    hosts:
-      - host: postgres-ui
-        paths: [""]
-
 # -- (map of fixture files) Fixture files which shall be made available under /usr/src/geonode/geonode/fixtures (refer to https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/4.2/howto/initial-data/)
 geonodeFixtures:
   # @gignore
diff --git a/docs/external-database.md b/docs/external-database.md
index 94c5e6b..6471586 100644
--- a/docs/external-database.md
+++ b/docs/external-database.md
@@ -56,12 +56,12 @@ Now you have to configure your values.yaml to use this external database. You ca
 
 ```
 postgres:
+  type: external
   username: postgres
   geonode_databasename_and_username: geonode
   geodata_databasename_and_username: geodata
 
-  external_postgres:
-    enabled: True
+  external:
     hostname: my-external-postgres.com
     port: 5432
     postgres_password: 
diff --git a/minikube-values-external-db.yaml b/minikube-values-external-db.yaml
index 173cb75..f960df8 100644
--- a/minikube-values-external-db.yaml
+++ b/minikube-values-external-db.yaml
@@ -38,18 +38,18 @@ rabbitmq:
     password: rabbit_password
 
 postgres:
+  type: external
   username: postgres
   geonode_databasename_and_username: geonode
   geodata_databasename_and_username: geodata
 
-  external_postgres:
-    enabled: True
+  external:
     hostname: "external-postgres.com"
     port: 5432
     secret:
       postgres_password:
       geonode_password:
       geodata_password:
+
 postgres-operator:
   enabled: False
-
diff --git a/minikube-values.yaml b/minikube-values.yaml
index 609b6bb..4aa1d99 100644
--- a/minikube-values.yaml
+++ b/minikube-values.yaml
@@ -34,14 +34,12 @@ geonode:
 pycsw:
   enabled: False
 
-postgres-operator-ui:
-  enabled: False
-
 postgres-operator:
   enabled: True
 
 postgres:
-  operator_manifest:
+  type: operator
+  operator:
     storageSize: 2Gi
     numberOfInstances: 1
     postgres_version: 15