Helm

The package manager for Kubernetes

Website: helm.sh

Helm Documentation: helm.sh/docs

Chart - It's a Helm package which contains all of the resource definitions necessary to run an application or service inside a Kubernetes cluster.

Repository - It's a place where charts are stored and shared thru.

Release - It's an instance of a chart running in a Kubernetes cluster.

Install Helm

brew install helm

Verify Installed Helm Version

helm version

Helm Help

helm help

Initialize a Helm Chart Repository

helm repo add stable https://charts.helm.sh/stable

Search Repositories for a Keyword in Charts

helm search repo stable

Update Information of Available Charts Locally from Chart Repositories

helm repo update

List Chart Repositories

helm repo list

Show Chart Definition

helm show chart stable/mysql

Show All Chart Information

helm show all stable/mysql

Search the Artifact Hub

Lists helm charts from dozens of different repositories.

helm search hub

Search the Added Local Repository

This search is done over local data, and no public network connection is needed.

helm search repo

Install an Example Chart

helm install stable/mysql --generate-name

View Configurable Chart Options

helm show values stable/mariadb

View Affected Config Change

helm get values <chart-name>

View All Deployed Releases

helm list

Show All Retained Release Records

Note: Includes record for failed or deleted items

helm list --all

Display Release Status

helm status <chart-name>

Uninstall a Release

helm uninstall <chart-name>

Upgrade a Release

helm upgrade

Rollback Helm Chart to Previous Version

helm rollback [RELEASE] [REVISION]

Create a New Chart

helm create <chart-name>

Package Chart into an Archive

helm package <chart-name>

Examine Chart for Possible Issues

helm lint ./<chart-name>

Test Chart Release

helm test [RELEASE] [flags]