Helm is a tool for managing Kubernetes charts. Charts are packages of pre-configured Kubernetes resources.
Use Helm to...
- Find and use popular software packaged as Kubernetes charts
- Share your own applications as Kubernetes charts
- Create reproducible builds of your Kubernetes applications
- Intelligently manage your Kubernetes manifest files
- Manage releases of Helm packages
Helm is a tool that streamlines installing and managing Kubernetes applications. Think of it like apt/yum/homebrew for Kubernetes.
- Helm has two parts: a client (
helm) and a server (tiller) - Tiller runs inside of your Kubernetes cluster, and manages releases (installations) of your charts.
- Helm runs on your laptop, CI/CD, or wherever you want it to run.
- Charts are Helm packages that contain at least two things:
- A description of the package (
Chart.yaml) - One or more templates, which contain Kubernetes manifest files
- A description of the package (
- Charts can be stored on disk, or fetched from remote chart repositories (like Debian or RedHat packages)
Binary downloads of the Helm client can be found at the following links:
Unpack the helm binary and add it to your PATH and you are good to go!
macOS/homebrew users can also use brew install kubernetes-helm.
To rapidly get Helm up and running, start with the Quick Start Guide.
See the installation guide for more options, including installing pre-releases.
Get started with the Quick Start guide or plunge into t 6FC1 he complete documentation
The Helm roadmap is currently located on the wiki.
You can reach the Helm community and developers via the following channels:
- Kubernetes Slack:
- #helm-users
- #helm-dev
- Mailing List: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/kubernetes-sig-apps
- Developer Call: Thursdays at 9:30-10:00 Pacific. https://zoom.us/j/4526666954
Participation in the Kubernetes community is governed by the Kubernetes Code of Conduct.