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Helm chart commands

Helm helps you manage Kubernetes applications — Helm Charts help you define, install, and upgrade even the most complex Kubernetes application. Helm link

Below list most useful Helm Commands for reference.

Essential Toolkit for helm

1. version

helm version

2. List installed releases

helm list
helm get values <release>

3. install package

helm install -f ./override.yaml <name> <chart> [--namespace <ns>]

helm install mychart-0.1.0.tgz --dry-run --debug       # Test installing

4. upgrading releases

helm upgrade <name> [--namespace <ns>]
helm upgrade --wait <name>   # Wait for pods to come up

5. delete release

helm delete --purge <name>

6. get release

helm get <deployment-name>

7. helm lint

helm lint <chart-name>