diff --git a/charts/kubemirror/Chart.yaml b/charts/kubemirror/Chart.yaml
index 96f0dd0..7a08baf 100644
--- a/charts/kubemirror/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/kubemirror/Chart.yaml
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ apiVersion: v2
 name: kubemirror
 description: Kubernetes controller for mirroring resources across namespaces
 type: application
-version: 0.4.6
-appVersion: "0.4.6"
+version: 0.4.8
+appVersion: "0.4.8"
 keywords:
   - kubernetes
   - controller
diff --git a/charts/kubemirror/templates/deployment.yaml b/charts/kubemirror/templates/deployment.yaml
index 4917bdd..b0f897f 100644
--- a/charts/kubemirror/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/kubemirror/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -46,6 +46,10 @@ spec:
             {{- if .Values.controller.verifySourceFreshness }}
             - --verify-source-freshness=true
             {{- end }}
+            {{- if .Values.controller.lazyWatcherInit }}
+            - --lazy-watcher-init=true
+            {{- end }}
+            - --watcher-scan-interval={{ .Values.controller.watcherScanInterval }}
             {{- if .Values.controller.excludedNamespaces }}
             - --excluded-namespaces={{ .Values.controller.excludedNamespaces }}
             {{- end }}
@@ -56,6 +60,7 @@ spec:
             - --resource-types={{ join "," .Values.controller.resourceTypes }}
             {{- end }}
             - --discovery-interval={{ .Values.controller.discoveryInterval }}
+            - --resync-period={{ .Values.controller.resyncPeriod }}
           ports:
             - name: metrics
               containerPort: 8080
diff --git a/charts/kubemirror/values.yaml b/charts/kubemirror/values.yaml
index 66be27c..09103e0 100644
--- a/charts/kubemirror/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/kubemirror/values.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ replicaCount: 1
 image:
   repository: ghcr.io/lukaszraczylo/kubemirror
   pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
-  tag: "0.4.6"
+  tag: "0.4.8"
 
 imagePullSecrets: []
 nameOverride: ""
@@ -44,14 +44,21 @@ controller:
   leaderElectionID: "kubemirror-controller-leader"
 
   # Resource types to mirror
-  # Examples: ["Secret.v1", "ConfigMap.v1", "Ingress.v1.networking.k8s.io"]
+  # Examples: ["Secret.v1", "ConfigMap.v1", "Ingress.v1.networking.k8s.io", "Middleware.v1alpha1.traefik.io"]
   # If empty, auto-discovery will find all mirrorable resources
+  # MEMORY TIP: Specifying exact types reduces memory by 70-80% vs auto-discovery
+  # Common types: Secret.v1, ConfigMap.v1
   resourceTypes: []
 
   # Auto-discovery interval (only used when resourceTypes is empty)
   # How often to rediscover available resources in the cluster
   discoveryInterval: "5m"
 
+  # Cache resync period - how often to refresh all cached resources
+  # Higher values reduce memory churn and API load
+  # Default: 10m (was 30s in earlier versions)
+  resyncPeriod: "10m"
+
   # Resource limits
   maxTargets: 100
   workerThreads: 5
@@ -66,6 +73,20 @@ controller:
   # Recommended: false for most deployments (eventual consistency is acceptable)
   verifySourceFreshness: false
 
+  # Lazy watcher initialization (RECOMMENDED for production)
+  # Only creates informers for resource types that actually have resources marked for mirroring
+  # Dramatically reduces memory usage - e.g., if you have 204 available resource types but only
+  # 2 types with marked resources, this creates only 2 watchers instead of 204
+  # Memory savings: typically 70-90% compared to eager initialization
+  # Default: false (user opt-in)
+  lazyWatcherInit: false
+
+  # Watcher scan interval (lazy-watcher-init mode only)
+  # How often to scan the cluster for new resource types that need watchers
+  # If you add a new resource type to mirror, it will be detected within this interval
+  # Default: 5m
+  watcherScanInterval: "5m"
+
   # Namespace filtering
   excludedNamespaces: ""
   includedNamespaces: ""
diff --git a/charts/packages/kubemirror-0.4.8.tgz b/charts/packages/kubemirror-0.4.8.tgz
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a8c4e51
Binary files /dev/null and b/charts/packages/kubemirror-0.4.8.tgz differ
diff --git a/index.yaml b/index.yaml
index 191c31a..58eb169 100644
--- a/index.yaml
+++ b/index.yaml
@@ -1449,6 +1449,28 @@ entries:
     - https://github.com/lukaszraczylo/helm-charts/releases/download/kube-images-sync-0.1.5/kube-images-sync-0.1.5.tgz
     version: 0.1.5
   kubemirror:
+  - apiVersion: v2
+    appVersion: 0.4.8
+    created: "2025-12-27T01:43:25.604098356Z"
+    description: Kubernetes controller for mirroring resources across namespaces
+    digest: faadbf0841423ca613ef1f59c7dd0e77661bb01f0c5fc66de5f153a8da040556
+    home: https://github.com/lukaszraczylo/kubemirror
+    keywords:
+    - kubernetes
+    - controller
+    - mirror
+    - secrets
+    - configmaps
+    maintainers:
+    - email: lukasz@raczylo.com
+      name: Lukasz Raczylo
+    name: kubemirror
+    sources:
+    - https://github.com/lukaszraczylo/kubemirror
+    type: application
+    urls:
+    - https://github.com/lukaszraczylo/helm-charts/releases/download/kubemirror-0.4.8/kubemirror-0.4.8.tgz
+    version: 0.4.8
   - apiVersion: v2
     appVersion: 0.4.6
     created: "2025-12-26T18:23:56.328991427Z"
@@ -1559,4 +1581,4 @@ entries:
     urls:
     - https://github.com/lukaszraczylo/helm-charts/releases/download/kubemirror-0.2.8/kubemirror-0.2.8.tgz
     version: 0.2.8
-generated: "2025-12-26T18:23:56.328453793Z"
+generated: "2025-12-27T01:43:25.603517295Z"