Helm Basics¶

Helm is the package manager for Kubernetes.

It allows applications to be installed using charts, which bundle Kubernetes manifests into reusable packages.

Core Concepts¶

Install Helm¶

Example installation:

brew install helm

Check version:

helm version

Add a Repository¶

helm repo add bitnami https://charts.bitnami.com/bitnami

Update repositories:

helm repo update

Install a Chart¶

Example:

helm install my-nginx bitnami/nginx

Upgrade a Release¶

helm upgrade my-nginx bitnami/nginx

Uninstall a Release¶

helm uninstall my-nginx

Values Example¶

Override chart configuration:

helm install my-nginx bitnami/nginx \
  --set service.type=NodePort

Or with a values file:

helm install my-nginx -f values.yaml bitnami/nginx

Useful Commands¶

List installed releases:

helm list

Show chart information:

helm show chart <chart>

Inspect values:

helm show values <chart>