OCI Helm Repository Not Persisted After Restart (Windows)

Lens Support & Troubleshooting
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Hi,

I am using Kubernetes Lens on Windows and noticed a persistence issue with OCI-based Helm repositories.

Steps to Reproduce

  1. Add an OCI Helm repository (e.g. oci://ghcr.io/nginx/charts/nginx-gateway-fabric)

  2. Close Lens

  3. Log out from the Windows session (or restart the machine)

  4. Log back in and reopen Lens

Actual Result

  • The previously added OCI repository is missing

Expected Result

  • OCI repositories should be persisted the same way as standard Helm repositories

Impact

  • Users need to re-add OCI repositories after every session

  • This disrupts workflows and reduces usability of OCI-based charts

Environment

  • OS: Windows

  • Lens version: 2026.3.160808

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Hi @gungor10, thanks for reporting this. We’ve logged this internally and will investigate the OCI repo persistence on Windows. It’s possible the OCI repository config isn’t being saved to the same store as classic repos. We’ll update you once we have more info.