diff --git a/.github/scripts/check_duplicates.py b/.github/scripts/check_duplicates.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9c919414
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/scripts/check_duplicates.py
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+import sys
+
+
+def find_duplicate_keys(file_path):
+    """
+    Finds duplicate keys in a properties file and returns their occurrences.
+
+    This function reads a properties file, identifies any keys that occur more than
+    once, and returns a dictionary with these keys and the line numbers of their occurrences.
+
+    Parameters:
+    file_path (str): The path to the properties file to be checked.
+
+    Returns:
+    dict: A dictionary where each key is a duplicated key in the file, and the value is a list
+          of line numbers where the key occurs.
+    """
+    with open(file_path, "r", encoding="utf-8") as file:
+        lines = file.readlines()
+
+    keys = {}
+    duplicates = {}
+
+    for line_number, line in enumerate(lines, start=1):
+        line = line.strip()
+        if line and not line.startswith("#") and "=" in line:
+            key = line.split("=", 1)[0].strip()
+            if key in keys:
+                # If the key already exists, add the current line number
+                duplicates.setdefault(key, []).append(line_number)
+                # Also add the first instance of the key if not already done
+                if keys[key] not in duplicates[key]:
+                    duplicates[key].insert(0, keys[key])
+            else:
+                # Store the line number of the first instance of the key
+                keys[key] = line_number
+
+    return duplicates
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    failed = False
+    for ar in sys.argv[1:]:
+        duplicates = find_duplicate_keys(ar)
+        if duplicates:
+            for key, lines in duplicates.items():
+                lines_str = ", ".join(map(str, lines))
+                print(f"{key} duplicated in {ar} on lines {lines_str}")
+                failed = True
+    if failed:
+        sys.exit(1)
diff --git a/.github/scripts/check_tabulator.py b/.github/scripts/check_tabulator.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..eb408ad6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/scripts/check_tabulator.py
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+"""check_tabulator.py"""
+import argparse
+import sys
+
+
+def check_tabs(file_path):
+    """
+    Checks for tabs in the specified file.
+
+    Args:
+        file_path (str): The path to the file to be checked.
+
+    Returns:
+        bool: True if tabs are found, False otherwise.
+    """
+    with open(file_path, "r", encoding="utf-8") as file:
+        content = file.read()
+
+    if "\t" in content:
+        print(f"Tab found in {file_path}")
+        return True
+    return False
+
+
+def replace_tabs_with_spaces(file_path, replace_with="  "):
+    """
+    Replaces tabs with a specified number of spaces in the file.
+
+    Args:
+        file_path (str): The path to the file where tabs will be replaced.
+        replace_with (str): The character(s) to replace tabs with. Defaults to two spaces.
+    """
+    with open(file_path, "r", encoding="utf-8") as file:
+        content = file.read()
+
+    updated_content = content.replace("\t", replace_with)
+
+    with open(file_path, "w", encoding="utf-8") as file:
+        file.write(updated_content)
+
+
+def main():
+    """
+    Main function to replace tabs with spaces in the provided files.
+    The replacement character and files to check are taken from command line arguments.
+    """
+    # Create ArgumentParser instance
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
+        description="Replace tabs in files with specified characters."
+    )
+
+    # Define optional argument `--replace_with`
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--replace_with",
+        default="  ",
+        help="Character(s) to replace tabs with. Default is two spaces.",
+    )
+
+    # Define argument for file paths
+    parser.add_argument("files", metavar="FILE", nargs="+", help="Files to process.")
+
+    # Parse arguments
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    # Extract replacement characters and files from the parsed arguments
+    replace_with = args.replace_with
+    files_checked = args.files
+
+    error = False
+
+    for file_path in files_checked:
+        if check_tabs(file_path):
+            replace_tabs_with_spaces(file_path, replace_with)
+            error = True
+
+    if error:
+        print("Error: Originally found tabs in HTML files, now replaced.")
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    sys.exit(0)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
diff --git a/.github/scripts/gradle_to_chart.py b/.github/scripts/gradle_to_chart.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4d7a667f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/scripts/gradle_to_chart.py
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+import re
+import yaml
+
+# Paths to the files
+chart_yaml_path = "chart/stirling-pdf/Chart.yaml"
+gradle_path = "build.gradle"
+
+
+def get_chart_version(path):
+    """
+    Reads the appVersion from Chart.yaml.
+
+    Args:
+        path (str): The file path to the Chart.yaml.
+
+    Returns:
+        str: The appVersion if found, otherwise an empty string.
+    """
+    with open(path, encoding="utf-8") as file:
+        chart_yaml = yaml.safe_load(file)
+    return chart_yaml.get("appVersion", "")
+
+
+def get_gradle_version(path):
+    """
+    Extracts the version from build.gradle.
+
+    Args:
+        path (str): The file path to the build.gradle.
+
+    Returns:
+        str: The version if found, otherwise an empty string.
+    """
+    with open(path, encoding="utf-8") as file:
+        for line in file:
+            if "version =" in line:
+                # Extracts the value after 'version ='
+                return re.search(r'version\s*=\s*[\'"](.+?)[\'"]', line).group(1)
+    return ""
+
+
+def update_chart_version(path, new_version):
+    """
+    Updates the appVersion in Chart.yaml with a new version.
+
+    Args:
+        path (str): The file path to the Chart.yaml.
+        new_version (str): The new version to update to.
+    """
+    with open(path, encoding="utf-8") as file:
+        chart_yaml = yaml.safe_load(file)
+    chart_yaml["appVersion"] = new_version
+    with open(path, "w", encoding="utf-8") as file:
+        yaml.safe_dump(chart_yaml, file)
+
+
+# Main logic
+chart_version = get_chart_version(chart_yaml_path)
+gradle_version = get_gradle_version(gradle_path)
+
+if chart_version != gradle_version:
+    print(
+        f"Versions do not match. Updating Chart.yaml from {chart_version} to {gradle_version}."
+    )
+    update_chart_version(chart_yaml_path, gradle_version)
+else:
+    print("Versions match. No update required.")
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 74d1f8f5..9dd64aca 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -3,8 +3,14 @@ name: "Build repo"
 on:
   push:
     branches: [ "main" ]
+    paths-ignore:
+      - ".github/**"
+      - "**/*.md"
   pull_request:
     branches: [ "main" ]
+    paths-ignore:
+      - ".github/**"
+      - "**/*.md"
 
 jobs:
   build:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/push-docker.yml b/.github/workflows/push-docker.yml
index 6dff5cbb..f415e292 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/push-docker.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/push-docker.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ on:
     branches:
       - master
       - main
+    paths-ignore:
+      - ".github/**"
+      - "**/*.md"
+
 permissions:
   contents: read
   packages: write
diff --git a/.github/workflows/swagger.yml b/.github/workflows/swagger.yml
index 60c7aa1d..3ac41119 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/swagger.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/swagger.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - master
+    paths-ignore:
+      - ".github/**"
+      - "**/*.md"
 jobs:
   push:
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/sync_versions.yml b/.github/workflows/sync_versions.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..dce4b4b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/sync_versions.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+name: Sync Versions
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+    paths:
+      - "build.gradle"
+
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+  pull-requests: write
+
+jobs:
+  sync-versions:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4.1.1
+      - name: Set up Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5.0.0
+        with:
+          python-version: '3.x'
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: pip install pyyaml
+      - name: Sync versions
+        run: python .github/scripts/gradle_to_chart.py
+      - name: Set up git config
+        run: |
+          git config --global user.email "GitHub Action <action@github.com>"
+          git config --global user.name "GitHub Action <action@github.com>"
+      - name: Run git add
+        run: |
+          git add .
+          git diff --staged --quiet || git commit -m ":floppy_disk: Sync Versions
+          > Made via sync_versions.yml" || echo "no changes"
+      - name: Create Pull Request
+        uses: peter-evans/create-pull-request@v6.0.0
+        with:
+          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          commit-message: Update files
+          committer: GitHub Action <action@github.com>
+          author: GitHub Action <action@github.com>
+          signoff: true
+          branch: sync_version
+          title: ":floppy_disk: Update Version"
+          body: |
+            Auto-generated by [create-pull-request][1]
+
+            [1]: https://github.com/peter-evans/create-pull-request
+          draft: false
+          delete-branch: true
diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e397fc5d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+repos:
+  - repo: https://github.com/astral-sh/ruff-pre-commit
+    rev: v0.2.1
+    hooks:
+      - id: ruff
+        args:
+          - --fix
+          - --line-length=127
+        files: ^((.github/scripts)/.+)?[^/]+\.py$
+      - id: ruff-format
+        files: ^((.github/scripts)/.+)?[^/]+\.py$
+  - repo: https://github.com/codespell-project/codespell
+    rev: v2.2.6
+    hooks:
+      - id: codespell
+        args:
+          - --ignore-words-list=
+          - --skip="./.*,*.csv,*.json,*.ambr"
+          - --quiet-level=2
+        files: \.(properties|html|css|js|py|md)$
+        exclude: (.vscode|.devcontainer|src/main/resources|Dockerfile)
+  - repo: local
+    hooks:
+      - id: check-duplicate-properties-keys
+        name: Check Duplicate Properties Keys
+        entry: python .github/scripts/check_duplicates.py
+        language: python
+        files: ^(src)/.+\.properties$
+  - repo: local
+    hooks:
+      - id: check-html-tabs
+        name: Check HTML for tabs
+        # args: ["--replace_with=  "]
+        entry: python .github/scripts/check_tabulator.py
+        language: python
+        exclude: ^src/main/resources/static/pdfjs/
+        files: ^.*(\.html|\.css|\.js)$