diff --git a/.deploy/docker/entrypoint.sh b/.deploy/docker/entrypoint.sh
index 1fe40d142e..4ff9f805a1 100755
--- a/.deploy/docker/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/.deploy/docker/entrypoint.sh
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ if [[ ! -z "$DB_PORT" ]]; then
 fi
 #env $(grep -v "^\#" .env | xargs) 
 php artisan cache:clear
+php artisan firefly-iii:create-database
 php artisan migrate --seed
 php artisan firefly-iii:decrypt-all
 
diff --git a/.deploy/kubernetes/firefly-iii.yaml b/.deploy/kubernetes/firefly-iii.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..925d157c8a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.deploy/kubernetes/firefly-iii.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Service
+metadata:
+  name: firefly-iii
+  labels:
+    app: firefly-iii
+spec:
+  ports:
+    - port: 80
+  selector:
+    app: firefly-iii
+    tier: frontend
+  type: LoadBalancer
+---
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: PersistentVolumeClaim
+metadata:
+  name: firefly-iii-export-claim
+  labels:
+    app: firefly-iii
+spec:
+  accessModes:
+    - ReadWriteOnce
+  resources:
+    requests:
+      storage: 20Gi
+---
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: PersistentVolumeClaim
+metadata:
+  name: firefly-iii-upload-claim
+  labels:
+    app: firefly-iii
+spec:
+  accessModes:
+    - ReadWriteOnce
+  resources:
+    requests:
+      storage: 20Gi
+--- 
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: firefly-iii
+  labels:
+    app: firefly-iii
+spec:
+  selector:
+    matchLabels:
+      app: firefly-iii
+      tier: frontend
+  strategy:
+    type: Recreate
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      labels:
+        app: firefly-iii
+        tier: frontend
+    spec:
+      containers:
+      - image: jc5x/firefly-iii
+        name: firefly-iii
+        env:
+        - name: APP_ENV
+          value: "local"
+        - name: APP_KEY
+          valueFrom:
+            secretKeyRef:
+              name: firefly-iii-secrets
+              key: app_key
+        - name: DB_HOST
+          value: firefly-iii-mysql
+        - name: DB_CONNECTION
+          value: mysql
+        - name: DB_DATABASE
+          value: "fireflyiii"
+        - name: DB_USERNAME
+          value: "root"
+        - name: DB_PASSWORD
+          valueFrom:
+            secretKeyRef:
+              name: firefly-iii-secrets
+              key: db_password
+        ports:
+        - containerPort: 80
+          name: firefly-iii
+        volumeMounts:
+        - mountPath: "/var/www/firefly-iii/storage/export"
+          name: firefly-iii-export
+        - mountPath: "/var/www/firefly-iii/storage/upload"
+          name: firefly-iii-upload 
+        imagePullPolicy: Always
+      volumes:
+        - name: firefly-iii-export
+          persistentVolumeClaim:
+            claimName: firefly-iii-export-claim
+        - name: firefly-iii-upload
+          persistentVolumeClaim:
+            claimName: firefly-iii-upload-claim
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.deploy/kubernetes/firefly.yaml b/.deploy/kubernetes/firefly.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 1dc6309e84..0000000000
--- a/.deploy/kubernetes/firefly.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,82 +0,0 @@
-apiVersion: v1
-kind: PersistentVolumeClaim
-metadata:
-  name: mysql-pv-export-claim
-  labels:
-    app: firefly-local
-spec:
-  accessModes:
-    - ReadWriteOnce
-  resources:
-    requests:
-      storage: 20Gi
----
-apiVersion: v1
-kind: PersistentVolumeClaim
-metadata:
-  name: mysql-pv-upload-claim
-  labels:
-    app: firefly-local
-spec:
-  accessModes:
-    - ReadWriteOnce
-  resources:
-    requests:
-      storage: 20Gi
---- 
-apiVersion: apps/v1beta1
-kind: Deployment
-metadata:
-  name: firefly-local
-  namespace: firefly
-  labels:
-    app: firefly-local
-spec:
-  selector:
-    matchLabels:
-      app: firefly-local
-  template:
-    metadata:
-      labels:
-        app: firefly-local
-    spec:
-      containers:
-      - image: firefly-local
-        name: firefly-local
-        env:
-        - name: APP_ENV
-          value: "local"
-        - name: APP_KEY
-          value: "S0m3R@nd0mString0f32Ch@rsEx@ct1y"
-        - name: DB_HOST
-          value: "172.17.0.9" 
-        - name: DB_NAME
-          value: "firefly_db"
-        - name: DB_USER
-          value: "firefly_db"
-        - name: DB_PASSWORD
-          value: "password" 
-        volumeMounts:
-        - mountPath: "/var/www/firefly-iii/storage/export"
-          name: mysql-persistent-export
-        - mountPath: "/var/www/firefly-iii/storage/upload"
-          name: mysql-persistent-upload 
-        imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
-      volumes:
-        - name: mysql-persistent-export
-          persistentVolumeClaim:
-            claimName: mysql-pv-export-claim
-        - name: mysql-persistent-upload
-          persistentVolumeClaim:
-            claimName: mysql-pv-upload-claim
----
-apiVersion: v1
-kind: Service
-metadata:
-  name: firefly-local
-spec:
-  ports:
-    - port: 80
-  type: NodePort
-  selector:
-    app: firefly-local
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.deploy/kubernetes/kustomization.yaml b/.deploy/kubernetes/kustomization.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8c8b856cee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.deploy/kubernetes/kustomization.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+resources:
+  - mysql.yaml
+  - firefly-iii.yaml
+secretGenerator:
+- name: firefly-iii-secrets
+  literals:
+  - db_password=CHANGEMECHANGEME
+  - app_key=CHANGEMECHANGEMECHANGEMECHANGEME
diff --git a/.deploy/kubernetes/mysql.yaml b/.deploy/kubernetes/mysql.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2cbd4938f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.deploy/kubernetes/mysql.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Service
+metadata:
+  name: firefly-iii-mysql
+  labels:
+    app: firefly-iii
+spec:
+  ports:
+    - port: 3306
+  selector:
+    app: firefly-iii
+    tier: mysql
+  clusterIP: None
+---
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: PersistentVolumeClaim
+metadata:
+  name: mysql-pv-claim
+  labels:
+    app: firefly-iii
+spec:
+  accessModes:
+    - ReadWriteOnce
+  resources:
+    requests:
+      storage: 20Gi
+---
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: firefly-iii-mysql
+  labels:
+    app: firefly-iii
+spec:
+  selector:
+    matchLabels:
+      app: firefly-iii
+      tier: mysql
+  strategy:
+    type: Recreate
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      labels:
+        app: firefly-iii
+        tier: mysql
+    spec:
+      containers:
+      - image: mysql:5.6
+        name: mysql
+        env:
+        - name: MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD
+          valueFrom:
+            secretKeyRef:
+              name: firefly-iii-secrets
+              key: db_password
+        ports:
+        - containerPort: 3306
+          name: mysql
+        volumeMounts:
+        - name: mysql-persistent-storage
+          mountPath: /var/lib/mysql
+      volumes:
+      - name: mysql-persistent-storage
+        persistentVolumeClaim:
+          claimName: mysql-pv-claim
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.deploy/kubernetes/sql.yaml b/.deploy/kubernetes/sql.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index aae5f7d5cb..0000000000
--- a/.deploy/kubernetes/sql.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,49 +0,0 @@
-apiVersion: v1
-kind: Secret
-metadata:
-  name: sql-pass
-type: Opaque
-data:
-  password: cGFzc3dvcmQ=
----
-apiVersion: apps/v1beta1
-kind: Deployment
-metadata:
-  name: mysql
-  namespace: firefly
-  labels:
-    app: mysql
-spec:
-  selector:
-    matchLabels:
-      app: mysql
-  template:
-    metadata:
-      labels:
-        app: mysql
-    spec:
-      containers:
-      - image: mysql
-        imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
-        name: mysql
-        env:
-          - name: MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD
-            valueFrom:
-              secretKeyRef:
-                name: sql-pass
-                key: password
-        ports:
-        - containerPort: 3306
-          name: mysql
----
-apiVersion: v1
-kind: Service
-metadata:
-  name: mysql
-spec:
-  ports:
-    - port: 3306
-  type: NodePort
-  selector:
-    app: mysql
-
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index be5b894da0..8036c31257 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -14,21 +14,21 @@ jobs:
   include:
     - dist: xenial
       arch: amd64
-      env: ARCH=amd64 CHANNEL=beta VERSION=4.8.2-beta.1
+      env: ARCH=amd64 CHANNEL=alpha VERSION=4.8.2-alpha.5
       stage: build
       script: ./.deploy/docker/travis.sh
     - dist: xenial
       arch: amd64
-      env: ARCH=arm CHANNEL=beta VERSION=4.8.2-beta.1
+      env: ARCH=arm CHANNEL=alpha VERSION=4.8.2-alpha.5
       stage: build
       script: ./.deploy/docker/travis.sh
     - dist: xenial
       arch: arm64
-      env: ARCH=arm64 CHANNEL=beta VERSION=4.8.2-beta.1
+      env: ARCH=arm64 CHANNEL=alpha VERSION=4.8.2-alpha.5
       stage: build
       script: ./.deploy/docker/travis.sh
     - dist: xenial
       arch: amd64
-      env: CHANNEL=beta VERSION=4.8.2-beta.1
+      env: CHANNEL=alpha VERSION=4.8.2-alpha.5
       stage: manifest
       script: ./.deploy/docker/manifest.sh
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/Console/Commands/CreateDatabase.php b/app/Console/Commands/CreateDatabase.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..613561fe2f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Console/Commands/CreateDatabase.php
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace FireflyIII\Console\Commands;
+
+use Illuminate\Console\Command;
+use PDO;
+use PDOException;
+
+
+/**
+ * Class CreateDatabase
+ */
+class CreateDatabase extends Command
+{
+    /**
+     * The console command description.
+     *
+     * @var string
+     */
+    protected $description = 'Tries to create the database if it doesn\'t exist yet.';
+    /**
+     * The name and signature of the console command.
+     *
+     * @var string
+     */
+    protected $signature = 'firefly-iii:create-database';
+
+    /**
+     * Execute the console command.
+     *
+     * @return mixed
+     */
+    public function handle()
+    {
+        if ('mysql' !== env('DB_CONNECTION')) {
+            $this->info('This command currently applies to MySQL connections only.');
+        }
+        // try to set up a raw connection:
+        $dsn     = sprintf('mysql:host=%s;charset=utf8mb4', env('DB_HOST'));
+        $options = [
+            PDO::ATTR_ERRMODE            => PDO::ERRMODE_EXCEPTION,
+            PDO::ATTR_DEFAULT_FETCH_MODE => PDO::FETCH_ASSOC,
+            PDO::ATTR_EMULATE_PREPARES   => false,
+        ];
+        try {
+            $pdo = new PDO($dsn, env('DB_USERNAME'), env('DB_PASSWORD'), $options);
+        } catch (PDOException $e) {
+            $this->error(sprintf('Error when connecting to DB: %s', $e->getMessage()));
+
+            return 1;
+        }
+        // with PDO, try to list DB's (
+        $stmt   = $pdo->query('SHOW DATABASES;');
+        $exists = false;
+        // slightly more complex but less error prone.
+        foreach ($stmt as $row) {
+            $name = $row['Database'] ?? false;
+            if ($name === env('DB_DATABASE')) {
+                $exists = true;
+            }
+        }
+        if (false === $exists) {
+            $this->error(sprintf('Database "%s" does not exist.', env('DB_DATABASE')));
+
+            // try to create it.
+            $pdo->exec(sprintf('CREATE DATABASE `%s` CHARACTER SET utf8mb4 COLLATE utf8mb4_unicode_ci;', env('DB_DATABASE')));
+            $this->info(sprintf('Created database "%s"', env('DB_DATABASE')));
+
+            return 0;
+        }
+        $this->info(sprintf('Database "%s" exists.', env('DB_DATABASE')));
+
+        return 0;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Http/Requests/RuleFormRequest.php b/app/Http/Requests/RuleFormRequest.php
index 7491f5ce3b..a6d204cd3d 100644
--- a/app/Http/Requests/RuleFormRequest.php
+++ b/app/Http/Requests/RuleFormRequest.php
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ class RuleFormRequest extends Request
             'triggers.*.type'  => 'required|in:' . implode(',', $validTriggers),
             'triggers.*.value' => sprintf('required_if:triggers.*.type,%s|min:1|ruleTriggerValue', $contextTriggers),
             'actions.*.type'   => 'required|in:' . implode(',', $validActions),
-            'actions.*.value'  => sprintf('required_if:actions.*.type,%s|min:1|ruleActionValue', $contextActions),
+            'actions.*.value'  => sprintf('required_if:actions.*.type,%s|min:0|max:255|ruleActionValue', $contextActions),
             'strict'           => 'in:0,1',
         ];
 
diff --git a/app/Import/Converter/BankDebitCredit.php b/app/Import/Converter/BankDebitCredit.php
index 3e78057aca..ce787fcb08 100644
--- a/app/Import/Converter/BankDebitCredit.php
+++ b/app/Import/Converter/BankDebitCredit.php
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ class BankDebitCredit implements ConverterInterface
             'DR', // https://old.reddit.com/r/FireflyIII/comments/bn2edf/generic_debitcredit_indicator/
             'Af', // ING (NL).
             'Debet', // Triodos (NL)
+            'S', // "Soll", German term for debit
         ];
         if (in_array(trim($value), $negative, true)) {
             return -1;
diff --git a/app/Import/Storage/ImportArrayStorage.php b/app/Import/Storage/ImportArrayStorage.php
index 68e6d256d5..663c8ba89a 100644
--- a/app/Import/Storage/ImportArrayStorage.php
+++ b/app/Import/Storage/ImportArrayStorage.php
@@ -442,7 +442,8 @@ class ImportArrayStorage
             Log::debug(sprintf('Comparison is a hit! (%s)', $hits));
 
             // compare description:
-            $comparison = '(empty description)' === $transfer['description'] ? '' : $transfer['description'];
+            // $comparison = '(empty description)' === $transfer['description'] ? '' : $transfer['description'];
+            $comparison = $transfer['description'];
             Log::debug(sprintf('Comparing "%s" to "%s" (original: "%s")', $description, $transfer['description'], $comparison));
             if ($description !== $comparison) {
                 Log::debug('Description is not a match, continue with next transfer.');
diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 97e54123ff..01e0e3033c 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -87,7 +87,8 @@
     "pragmarx/google2fa": "6.1.3",
     "pragmarx/google2fa-laravel": "1.*",
     "pragmarx/recovery": "^0.1.0",
-    "rcrowe/twigbridge": "0.9.*"
+    "rcrowe/twigbridge": "0.9.*",
+    "ext-pdo": "*"
   },
   "require-dev": {
     "barryvdh/laravel-ide-helper": "2.*",
diff --git a/config/firefly.php b/config/firefly.php
index 4d4712ec29..eb851e10b5 100644
--- a/config/firefly.php
+++ b/config/firefly.php
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ return [
         'is_demo_site'     => false,
     ],
     'encryption'                   => null === env('USE_ENCRYPTION') || env('USE_ENCRYPTION') === true,
-    'version'                      => '4.8.2-beta.1',
+    'version'                      => '4.8.2-alpha.5',
     'api_version'                  => '0.10.5',
     'db_version'                   => 11,
     'maxUploadSize'                => 15242880,
@@ -480,8 +480,8 @@ return [
         'append_notes',
         'prepend_notes',
         'link_to_bill',
-        'convert_withdrawal',
-        'convert_deposit',
+        //'convert_withdrawal',
+        //'convert_deposit',
         'convert_transfer',
     ],
     'context-rule-triggers'        => [