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+# Make ServiceMonitor labels configurable for Prometheus discovery
+
+Closes #97.
+
+## Summary
+
+The chart's `ServiceMonitor` resource hardcoded its `metadata.labels` to the
+five chart-managed labels emitted by the `livekit-server.labels` helper.
+Prometheus operators that use a non-empty `serviceMonitorSelector` (notably
+`kube-prometheus-stack`, which defaults to
+`spec.serviceMonitorSelector.matchLabels.release: <release-name>`) could not
+discover the ServiceMonitor because the operator-required selector label was
+missing.
+
+This PR adds a single `serviceMonitor.labels` field (an empty map by default)
+that is merged into `metadata.labels` alongside the chart-managed labels. The
+field is opt-in: operators who do not set it see byte-identical output to the
+prior chart.
+
+## Changes
+
+- `livekit-server/values.yaml`: new `serviceMonitor.labels: {}` field with
+  comment documenting the kube-prometheus-stack `release: prometheus`
+  example and pointing operators at their Prometheus
+  `serviceMonitorSelector` configuration.
+- `livekit-server/templates/servicemonitor.yaml`: added a
+  `{{- with .Values.serviceMonitor.labels }}{{- toYaml . | nindent 4 }}{{- end }}`
+  block immediately after the chart-managed labels, mirroring the existing
+  `annotations` pattern lower in the same file.
+- `livekit-server/tests/servicemonitor_labels_test.yaml` (new): helm-unittest
+  suite covering five scenarios. Details in the Testing section below.
+- `livekit-server/tests/upgrade_compatibility_test.yaml` (new): helm-unittest
+  suite that asserts byte-identical default rendering.
+
+## Multi-chart consistency
+
+Only `livekit-server` ships a ServiceMonitor template
+(`livekit-server/templates/servicemonitor.yaml`). The `egress` and `ingress`
+charts have no ServiceMonitor, no `serviceMonitor` block in their
+`values.yaml`, and no Prometheus-specific configuration at all (verified by
+`grep -rl 'ServiceMonitor\|serviceMonitor' egress/ ingress/` returning no
+matches). The fix is therefore applied only where it has a target.
+
+## Default behavior vs prior chart
+
+| Scenario                                                                | Before          | After           |
+|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
+| `serviceMonitor.create: false` (chart default)                          | no ServiceMonitor | no ServiceMonitor |
+| `serviceMonitor.create: true` and `serviceMonitor.labels: {}` (default) | 5 chart labels    | 5 chart labels (byte-identical) |
+| `serviceMonitor.create: true` with `labels.release: prometheus`         | 5 chart labels (Prometheus selector misses) | 5 chart labels + `release: prometheus` (Prometheus selector matches) |
+
+The diff between prior chart and this branch with default values is
+**empty**, verified by `helm template ... | diff` and asserted in
+`tests/upgrade_compatibility_test.yaml`.
+
+## Backwards compatibility
+
+- No values keys removed or renamed.
+- One opt-in field added.
+- Default rendering is byte-identical (zero diff) confirmed by `helm template`
+  comparison and locked in by a unit test.
+- **Edge case**: any existing user who already had `serviceMonitor.labels: {...}`
+  set in their values (a no-op before this change because the template
+  ignored it) will see those labels start applying after upgrade. This is
+  "configuration that previously was silently ignored now does what the
+  user clearly intended," but operators in this position should review their
+  values.yaml to confirm the labels they wrote are still what they want
+  applied.
+
+## Testing
+
+Tests are written for the [helm-unittest][hu] plugin
+(`helm plugin install https://github.com/helm-unittest/helm-unittest`).
+
+[hu]: https://github.com/helm-unittest/helm-unittest
+
+### Scenarios covered
+
+`tests/servicemonitor_labels_test.yaml` (7 tests):
+
+- **Scenario A - default values** (3 tests): A1 confirms no ServiceMonitor
+  renders at chart defaults (`create=false`); A2 confirms chart-managed
+  labels are intact when ServiceMonitor is enabled; A3 deep-equals the
+  full `metadata.labels` map against the five chart-managed entries to
+  guarantee no accidental leakage from the new code path.
+- **Scenario B - single label override** (1 test): setting
+  `serviceMonitor.labels.release: prometheus` adds the label and preserves
+  all five chart-managed labels.
+- **Scenario C - multiple label override** (1 test, 7 assertions): three
+  custom labels render alongside the five chart-managed labels with no
+  overwrites or losses; uses a fixture file
+  (`tests/fixtures/labels_three.yaml`).
+- **Scenario D - kube-prometheus-stack realistic config** (1 test):
+  asserts the rendered ServiceMonitor would be discovered by a Prometheus
+  instance whose `serviceMonitorSelector` matches `release: prometheus`,
+  and that the spec block (apiVersion, endpoints, selector) is valid for
+  scraping.
+- **Scenario E - empty override** (1 test): explicitly setting
+  `serviceMonitor.labels: {}` produces output identical to the default
+  case (no malformed/empty labels block); uses a fixture file
+  (`tests/fixtures/labels_empty.yaml`).
+
+`tests/upgrade_compatibility_test.yaml` (3 tests): asserts no ServiceMonitor
+renders at chart defaults, asserts deep-equality on `metadata.labels` for
+the enabled-with-default-labels case (catches any leakage), and asserts the
+spec block is unchanged. The suite header documents the manual reproduction
+recipe and the captured diff (empty).
+
+### Running the tests
+
+```
+$ helm unittest livekit-server/                                              # full suite
+$ helm unittest -f 'tests/servicemonitor_labels_test.yaml' livekit-server/   # just labels
+$ helm unittest -f 'tests/upgrade_compatibility_test.yaml' livekit-server/   # just upgrade
+```
+
+Test names are scenario-prefixed (`A1.`, `A2.`, `A3.`, `B1.`, `C1.`, `D1.`,
+`E1.`) so a failure line points at the exact scenario.
+
+### Coverage gaps (out of scope for this PR)
+
+- **No live-cluster install test of label discovery**. The repo's existing
+  `ct install` matrix runs `helm install` on microk8s but does not stand up
+  a Prometheus instance and verify scrape target discovery. The unit test
+  asserts the rendered ServiceMonitor would be selected by a
+  `release: prometheus` selector, but does not deploy Prometheus to confirm.
+- **No CI step yet runs `helm unittest`** in this repo. The current CI
+  runs `ct lint` and `ct install` only. To wire these tests into CI, a
+  maintainer would add:
+
+  ```yaml
+  - name: Install helm-unittest plugin
+    run: helm plugin install https://github.com/helm-unittest/helm-unittest
+
+  - name: Run helm unittest
+    run: helm unittest livekit-server/
+  ```
+
+  after the existing "Set up Helm" step (CI uses Helm v3.11.2; Helm v4
+  users locally may need `--verify=false` on the plugin install). I have
+  intentionally not modified the workflow file in this PR to keep the
+  chart-change diff focused; happy to add the CI step in this PR or a
+  follow-up if maintainers prefer.
+- **No test for label-key collisions** between user-supplied labels and
+  chart-managed labels. With user labels rendered after chart-managed
+  labels, a user setting (for example) `serviceMonitor.labels.app.kubernetes.io/name`
+  would shadow the chart-managed value. This matches the convention used
+  by widely-deployed charts but is documented here rather than tested.
+- **No annotations changes**. Issue #97 is scoped to labels;
+  `serviceMonitor.annotations` already exists and is unchanged.
+
+### Local verification
+
+```
+$ helm lint livekit-server/
+==> Linting livekit-server/
+[INFO] Chart.yaml: icon is recommended
+1 chart(s) linted, 0 chart(s) failed
+
+$ helm unittest livekit-server/
+### Chart [ livekit-server ] livekit-server/
+ PASS  ServiceMonitor configurable labels	livekit-server/tests/servicemonitor_labels_test.yaml
+ PASS  upgrade compatibility - ServiceMonitor render is byte-identical when serviceMonitor.labels is left at default	livekit-server/tests/upgrade_compatibility_test.yaml
+
+Charts:      1 passed, 1 total
+Test Suites: 2 passed, 2 total
+Tests:       10 passed, 10 total
+Snapshot:    0 passed, 0 total
+
+$ diff <(git show master:livekit-server/templates/servicemonitor.yaml | helm template lk-test livekit-server/ -f - --set serviceMonitor.create=true --set livekit.prometheus_port=6789) \
+       <(helm template lk-test livekit-server/ --set serviceMonitor.create=true --set livekit.prometheus_port=6789)
+[empty: zero diff with default labels]
+```
+
+## Path Considered But Not Taken
+
+This PR adds a single `labels` field to the existing `serviceMonitor` block.
+An alternative approach considered was a more comprehensive metadata block
+(annotations, labels, name overrides) which would address potential future
+configuration needs preemptively. That approach was not taken because:
+
+- Issue #97 is scoped specifically to the labels problem, not broader
+  metadata configuration.
+- Adding fields without a current concrete user need expands the chart's
+  API surface unnecessarily.
+- Future issues asking for annotations or other metadata can be addressed
+  in follow-up PRs with the same pattern. The existing
+  `serviceMonitor.annotations` field is already in place; further metadata
+  fields would slot in alongside without a structural change.
+
+The current scope is the minimum change that resolves #97 cleanly.
diff --git a/livekit-server/templates/servicemonitor.yaml b/livekit-server/templates/servicemonitor.yaml
index 73b62a9..80c35e9 100644
--- a/livekit-server/templates/servicemonitor.yaml
+++ b/livekit-server/templates/servicemonitor.yaml
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ metadata:
   name: {{ include "livekit-server.serviceMonitorName" . }}
   labels:
     {{- include "livekit-server.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
+    {{- with .Values.serviceMonitor.labels }}
+    {{- toYaml . | nindent 4 }}
+    {{- end }}
   {{- with .Values.serviceMonitor.annotations }}
   annotations:
     {{- toYaml . | nindent 4 }}
diff --git a/livekit-server/tests/fixtures/labels_empty.yaml b/livekit-server/tests/fixtures/labels_empty.yaml
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+++ b/livekit-server/tests/fixtures/labels_empty.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+serviceMonitor:
+  create: true
+  labels: {}
+livekit:
+  prometheus_port: 6789
diff --git a/livekit-server/tests/fixtures/labels_three.yaml b/livekit-server/tests/fixtures/labels_three.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bac49ae
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+++ b/livekit-server/tests/fixtures/labels_three.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+serviceMonitor:
+  create: true
+  labels:
+    release: prometheus
+    team: platform
+    environment: production
+livekit:
+  prometheus_port: 6789
diff --git a/livekit-server/tests/servicemonitor_labels_test.yaml b/livekit-server/tests/servicemonitor_labels_test.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..95d49f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/livekit-server/tests/servicemonitor_labels_test.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,181 @@
+suite: ServiceMonitor configurable labels
+release:
+  name: lk-test
+  namespace: livekit
+tests:
+  # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  # Scenario A: default values
+  # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  - it: A1. ServiceMonitor is NOT rendered when serviceMonitor.create is false (chart default)
+    template: servicemonitor.yaml
+    asserts:
+      # The template guards on `if and .Values.serviceMonitor.create
+      # .Values.livekit.prometheus_port`. With both at chart defaults
+      # (create=false, prometheus_port unset) nothing should render.
+      - hasDocuments:
+          count: 0
+
+  - it: A2. ServiceMonitor renders with chart-managed labels intact when enabled with no custom labels
+    template: servicemonitor.yaml
+    set:
+      serviceMonitor.create: true
+      livekit.prometheus_port: 6789
+    asserts:
+      - hasDocuments:
+          count: 1
+      - isKind:
+          of: ServiceMonitor
+      - equal:
+          path: metadata.labels["app.kubernetes.io/name"]
+          value: livekit-server
+      - equal:
+          path: metadata.labels["app.kubernetes.io/instance"]
+          value: lk-test
+      - equal:
+          path: metadata.labels["app.kubernetes.io/managed-by"]
+          value: Helm
+      - matchRegex:
+          path: metadata.labels["helm.sh/chart"]
+          pattern: ^livekit-server-.+$
+      - exists:
+          path: metadata.labels["app.kubernetes.io/version"]
+
+  - it: A3. with default serviceMonitor.labels (empty map), no labels appear beyond chart-managed five
+    template: servicemonitor.yaml
+    set:
+      serviceMonitor.create: true
+      livekit.prometheus_port: 6789
+    asserts:
+      # The five chart-managed label keys are: helm.sh/chart,
+      # app.kubernetes.io/name, app.kubernetes.io/instance,
+      # app.kubernetes.io/version, app.kubernetes.io/managed-by.
+      # If the new field accidentally injected anything when empty, this
+      # test would catch it.
+      - equal:
+          path: metadata.labels
+          value:
+            helm.sh/chart: livekit-server-1.11.0
+            app.kubernetes.io/name: livekit-server
+            app.kubernetes.io/instance: lk-test
+            app.kubernetes.io/version: v1.11.0
+            app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: Helm
+
+  # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  # Scenario B: single label override
+  # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  - it: B1. setting serviceMonitor.labels.release adds the label without dropping chart-managed labels
+    template: servicemonitor.yaml
+    set:
+      serviceMonitor.create: true
+      livekit.prometheus_port: 6789
+      serviceMonitor.labels.release: prometheus
+    asserts:
+      - equal:
+          path: metadata.labels.release
+          value: prometheus
+      # Chart-managed labels still present
+      - equal:
+          path: metadata.labels["app.kubernetes.io/name"]
+          value: livekit-server
+      - equal:
+          path: metadata.labels["app.kubernetes.io/instance"]
+          value: lk-test
+      - equal:
+          path: metadata.labels["app.kubernetes.io/managed-by"]
+          value: Helm
+      - exists:
+          path: metadata.labels["helm.sh/chart"]
+      - exists:
+          path: metadata.labels["app.kubernetes.io/version"]
+
+  # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  # Scenario C: multiple label override
+  # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  - it: C1. three custom labels all render alongside chart-managed labels with no overwrites
+    template: servicemonitor.yaml
+    values:
+      - ./fixtures/labels_three.yaml
+    asserts:
+      # Three custom labels present
+      - equal:
+          path: metadata.labels.release
+          value: prometheus
+      - equal:
+          path: metadata.labels.team
+          value: platform
+      - equal:
+          path: metadata.labels.environment
+          value: production
+      # Chart-managed labels still intact and unchanged
+      - equal:
+          path: metadata.labels["app.kubernetes.io/name"]
+          value: livekit-server
+      - equal:
+          path: metadata.labels["app.kubernetes.io/instance"]
+          value: lk-test
+      - equal:
+          path: metadata.labels["app.kubernetes.io/managed-by"]
+          value: Helm
+      - matchRegex:
+          path: metadata.labels["helm.sh/chart"]
+          pattern: ^livekit-server-.+$
+
+  # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  # Scenario D: kube-prometheus-stack realistic config
+  # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  - it: D1. rendered ServiceMonitor matches kube-prometheus-stack default selector (release=prometheus)
+    template: servicemonitor.yaml
+    set:
+      serviceMonitor.create: true
+      livekit.prometheus_port: 6789
+      serviceMonitor.labels.release: prometheus
+    asserts:
+      # kube-prometheus-stack installs Prometheus with
+      #   spec.serviceMonitorSelector.matchLabels.release = <helm-release-name>
+      # The default helm release name is "prometheus", giving a selector of
+      # release=prometheus. A ServiceMonitor with metadata.labels.release=prometheus
+      # will be discovered.
+      - equal:
+          path: metadata.labels.release
+          value: prometheus
+      - isKind:
+          of: ServiceMonitor
+      - equal:
+          path: apiVersion
+          value: monitoring.coreos.com/v1
+      # Spec must remain valid for Prometheus to actually scrape
+      - equal:
+          path: spec.endpoints[0].port
+          value: metrics
+      - equal:
+          path: spec.endpoints[0].path
+          value: /
+      - equal:
+          path: spec.endpoints[0].interval
+          value: 30s
+      - equal:
+          path: spec.selector.matchLabels["app.kubernetes.io/name"]
+          value: livekit-server
+
+  # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  # Scenario E: empty override
+  # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+  - it: E1. explicitly empty serviceMonitor.labels produces output identical to default (no malformed labels block)
+    template: servicemonitor.yaml
+    values:
+      - ./fixtures/labels_empty.yaml
+    asserts:
+      # Same five labels as Scenario A3, no more, no less
+      - equal:
+          path: metadata.labels
+          value:
+            helm.sh/chart: livekit-server-1.11.0
+            app.kubernetes.io/name: livekit-server
+            app.kubernetes.io/instance: lk-test
+            app.kubernetes.io/version: v1.11.0
+            app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: Helm
+      # Sanity: rendered doc is structurally a ServiceMonitor, not malformed
+      - isKind:
+          of: ServiceMonitor
+      - exists:
+          path: spec.endpoints
diff --git a/livekit-server/tests/upgrade_compatibility_test.yaml b/livekit-server/tests/upgrade_compatibility_test.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..09e9128
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+++ b/livekit-server/tests/upgrade_compatibility_test.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+suite: upgrade compatibility - ServiceMonitor render is byte-identical when serviceMonitor.labels is left at default
+#
+# Purpose
+# -------
+# Issue #97 added an opt-in field. Operators who do NOT set
+# serviceMonitor.labels must see no change in the rendered ServiceMonitor on
+# upgrade. This suite locks that contract in.
+#
+# How to reproduce the underlying before/after diff manually
+# ----------------------------------------------------------
+#   git checkout master -- livekit-server/templates/servicemonitor.yaml \
+#                          livekit-server/values.yaml
+#   helm template lk-test livekit-server/ \
+#       --set serviceMonitor.create=true \
+#       --set livekit.prometheus_port=6789 > /tmp/before.yaml
+#   git checkout HEAD -- livekit-server/templates/servicemonitor.yaml \
+#                        livekit-server/values.yaml
+#   helm template lk-test livekit-server/ \
+#       --set serviceMonitor.create=true \
+#       --set livekit.prometheus_port=6789 > /tmp/after.yaml
+#   diff -u /tmp/before.yaml /tmp/after.yaml
+#
+# Captured at commit time: empty diff. The new default serviceMonitor.labels
+# is an empty map and the {{- with .Values.serviceMonitor.labels }} guard
+# produces zero bytes when the map is empty, so the rendered output is
+# byte-identical to the prior chart.
+
+release:
+  name: lk-test
+  namespace: livekit
+tests:
+  - it: with serviceMonitor disabled (chart default), no ServiceMonitor renders
+    template: servicemonitor.yaml
+    asserts:
+      - hasDocuments:
+          count: 0
+
+  - it: with serviceMonitor enabled and labels at default, rendered metadata.labels equals exactly the chart-managed five
+    template: servicemonitor.yaml
+    set:
+      serviceMonitor.create: true
+      livekit.prometheus_port: 6789
+    asserts:
+      # Asserting deep-equality on metadata.labels guarantees: exactly five
+      # keys, no more, no fewer. If the new code path leaks anything when
+      # labels is the default empty map, this assertion fails.
+      - equal:
+          path: metadata.labels
+          value:
+            helm.sh/chart: livekit-server-1.11.0
+            app.kubernetes.io/name: livekit-server
+            app.kubernetes.io/instance: lk-test
+            app.kubernetes.io/version: v1.11.0
+            app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: Helm
+
+  - it: spec block is unchanged from prior chart for default configuration
+    template: servicemonitor.yaml
+    set:
+      serviceMonitor.create: true
+      livekit.prometheus_port: 6789
+    asserts:
+      - equal:
+          path: spec.endpoints[0].port
+          value: metrics
+      - equal:
+          path: spec.endpoints[0].path
+          value: /
+      - equal:
+          path: spec.endpoints[0].interval
+          value: 30s
+      - equal:
+          path: spec.selector.matchLabels["app.kubernetes.io/name"]
+          value: livekit-server
+      - equal:
+          path: spec.selector.matchLabels["app.kubernetes.io/instance"]
+          value: lk-test
diff --git a/livekit-server/values.yaml b/livekit-server/values.yaml
index bcf6d51..31bbb75 100644
--- a/livekit-server/values.yaml
+++ b/livekit-server/values.yaml
@@ -145,6 +145,11 @@ serviceMonitor:
   create: false
   # Annotations to add to the service monitor
   annotations: {}
+  # Additional labels for the ServiceMonitor resource. Required by some
+  # Prometheus deployments. For example, kube-prometheus-stack expects
+  # 'release: prometheus' to discover ServiceMonitors. Set per your
+  # Prometheus serviceMonitorSelector configuration.
+  labels: {}
   # The name of the service monitor to use.
   # If not set and create is true, a name is generated using the fullname template
   name: ""