diff --git a/k8s/prod/deployAll.cmd b/k8s/prod/deployAll.cmd
index 1ec061c..089aaf3 100644
--- a/k8s/prod/deployAll.cmd
+++ b/k8s/prod/deployAll.cmd
@@ -6,8 +6,7 @@ set location=%~dp0/environment
 
 echo "Deploying K8s resources from [%location%] into namespace [%namespace%]"
 
-echo "Creating Namespaces..."
-kubectl create ns "%namespace%"
+REM namespace is created via Pulumi in production
 
 echo "Using namespace [%namespace%] going forward..."
 
diff --git a/k8s/prod/destroyAll.cmd b/k8s/prod/destroyAll.cmd
index 2af4aef..5c99597 100644
--- a/k8s/prod/destroyAll.cmd
+++ b/k8s/prod/destroyAll.cmd
@@ -1,4 +1,31 @@
 @echo off
-REM destroys all K8s services in "phobos-web" namespace
+REM destroys all K8s services in "akkastress" namespace
+REM we don't destroy the namespace itself since it contains the Azure Storage secrets we need for Akka.Persistence.Azure
 
-kubectl delete ns akkastress
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+set namespace=akkastress
+set location=%~dp0/environment
+
+echo "Destroying K8s resources from [%location%] in namespace [%namespace%]"
+
+echo "Using namespace [%namespace%] going forward..."
+
+echo "Creating configurations from YAML files in [%location%/configs]"
+for %%f in (%location%/configs/*.yaml) do (
+    echo "Deploying %%~nxf"
+    kubectl delete -f "%location%/configs/%%~nxf" -n "%namespace%"
+)
+
+echo "Creating environment-specific services from YAML files in [%location%]"
+for %%f in (%location%/*.yaml) do (
+    echo "Deploying %%~nxf"
+    kubectl delete -f "%location%/%%~nxf" -n "%namespace%"
+)
+
+echo "Creating all services..."
+for %%f in (%~dp0/services/*.yaml) do (
+    echo "Deploying %%~nxf"
+    kubectl delete -f "%~dp0/services/%%~nxf" -n "%namespace%"
+)
+
+echo "All services started... Printing K8s output.."
+kubectl get all -n "%namespace%"
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diff --git a/k8s/prod/services/prod-services.yaml b/k8s/prod/services/prod-services.yaml
index 5abebc4..e0c59b7 100644
--- a/k8s/prod/services/prod-services.yaml
+++ b/k8s/prod/services/prod-services.yaml
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ spec:
         emptyDir: {}
       containers:
       - name: frontend
-        image: akkalargescaleimagesdd1c690b.azurecr.io/akkadotnet.frontend:0.4.1
+        image: akkalargescaleimages64b06635.azurecr.io/akkadotnet.frontend:0.4.3
         env:
         - name: POD_NAME
           valueFrom:
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ spec:
         emptyDir: {}
       containers:
       - name: backend
-        image: akkalargescaleimagesdd1c690b.azurecr.io/akkadotnet.backend:0.4.1
+        image: akkalargescaleimages64b06635.azurecr.io/akkadotnet.backend:0.4.3
         env:
         - name: POD_NAME
           valueFrom:
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ spec:
         - name: StressOptions__PersistenceOptions__AzureStorageConnectionString
           valueFrom:
             secretKeyRef:
-              name: azure-storage-connection
+              name: azure-connection-string
               key: AzureConnectionString
         envFrom:
         - configMapRef:
diff --git a/prod/aks-cluster/MyStack.cs b/prod/aks-cluster/MyStack.cs
index 33aa88e..95d2436 100644
--- a/prod/aks-cluster/MyStack.cs
+++ b/prod/aks-cluster/MyStack.cs
@@ -223,6 +223,27 @@ public MyStack()
             }
         }, k8sCustomResourceOptions);
 
+        var appnamespace = new Pulumi.Kubernetes.Core.V1.Namespace("akkastress", new NamespaceArgs()
+        {
+            Metadata = new ObjectMetaArgs(){
+                Name = "akkastress"
+            },
+            ApiVersion = "v1",
+            Kind = "Namespace"
+        }, k8sCustomResourceOptions);
+        
+        var appNamespaceProvider = new Pulumi.Kubernetes.Provider("k8s-akkastress-provider", new Pulumi.Kubernetes.ProviderArgs()
+        {
+            KubeConfig = KubeConfig,
+            Namespace = appnamespace.Metadata.Apply(c => c.Name)
+        });
+        
+        var k8sCustomAppResourceOptions = new CustomResourceOptions
+        {
+            Provider = appNamespaceProvider,
+        };
+        
+        // need to create this resource in the `akkastress` namespace
         var azureConnectionStringSecret = new Pulumi.Kubernetes.Core.V1.Secret("azure-storage-secret", new SecretArgs()
         {
             StringData =
@@ -234,7 +255,7 @@ public MyStack()
             {
                 Name = "azure-connection-string"
             }
-        });
+        }, k8sCustomAppResourceOptions);
     }
 
     [Output("kubeconfig")] public Output<string> KubeConfig { get; set; }
diff --git a/prod/apm-kubernetes/install-helm-charts.cmd b/prod/apm-kubernetes/install-helm-charts.cmd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..be5b5d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/prod/apm-kubernetes/install-helm-charts.cmd
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+@echo off
+REM installs all Helm charts
+
+helm repo add prometheus-community https://prometheus-community.github.io/helm-charts
+helm repo add datalust https://helm.datalust.co
+helm repo add bitnami https://charts.bitnami.com/bitnami
+helm repo update
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diff --git a/src/Directory.Build.props b/src/Directory.Build.props
index b11ec72..4a64e79 100644
--- a/src/Directory.Build.props
+++ b/src/Directory.Build.props
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <Copyright>Copyright © 2022 Petabridge</Copyright>
     <Authors>Petabridge</Authors>
     <VersionPrefix>0.4.3</VersionPrefix>
-    <PackageReleaseNotes>• Testing deployments.</PackageReleaseNotes>
+    <PackageReleaseNotes>• Bumped Akka.Remote max-frame-size to 1mb%2C buffer sizes to 2mb.</PackageReleaseNotes>
     <PackageIconUrl>
     </PackageIconUrl>
     <PackageProjectUrl>