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=External=
=External=
 
* https://helm.sh/docs/intro/install/
* https://helm.sh/docs/helm/#helm-init


=Internal=
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* [[Helm#Subjects|Helm]]
* [[Helm#Subjects|Helm]]
* [[Helm Operations#Commands|Helm Operations]]
* [[Helm Operations#Commands|Helm Operations]]
=Overview=
=Latest Helm Version=
{{External|https://github.com/helm/helm/releases}}


=Installation on Mac=
=Installation on Mac=


  brew install kubernetes-helm
  brew install helm


==Upgrade==
==Upgrade==


  brew upgrade kubernetes-helm
  brew upgrade helm


=Initialization=
=Installation on Linux=
{{External|https://github.com/helm/helm/releases}}


Then initialize Helm and install Tiller on the Kubernetes cluster from the current context (<tt>kubectl config current-context</tt>):
Go to the [https://github.com/helm/helm/releases Helm GitHub release page] and pick the appropriate version/architecture artifacts, example: https://get.helm.sh/helm-v3.0.0-linux-amd64.tar.gz.


helm init --history-max 200
Expand and install the "helm" binary in a conventional location.


<syntaxhighlight lang='text'>
=Initialization=
Creating /Users/ovidiufeodorov/.helm
Creating /Users/ovidiufeodorov/.helm/repository
Creating /Users/ovidiufeodorov/.helm/repository/cache
Creating /Users/ovidiufeodorov/.helm/repository/local
Creating /Users/ovidiufeodorov/.helm/plugins
Creating /Users/ovidiufeodorov/.helm/starters
Creating /Users/ovidiufeodorov/.helm/cache/archive
Creating /Users/ovidiufeodorov/.helm/repository/repositories.yaml
Adding stable repo with URL: https://kubernetes-charts.storage.googleapis.com
Adding local repo with URL: http://127.0.0.1:8879/charts
$HELM_HOME has been configured at /Users/ovidiufeodorov/.helm.
 
Tiller (the Helm server-side component) has been installed into your Kubernetes Cluster.
 
Please note: by default, Tiller is deployed with an insecure 'allow unauthenticated users' policy.
To prevent this, run `helm init` with the --tiller-tls-verify flag.
For more information on securing your installation see: https://docs.helm.sh/using_helm/#securing-your-helm-installation
</syntaxhighlight>
 
Tiller components are installed in the "kube-system" namespace.
 
==Advanced Initialization==
 
{{External|https://helm.sh/docs/using_helm/#advanced-usage}}
 
==How to Verify Whether Helm Was Initialized==


Current solution: verify the presence of the ~/.helm directory.
Helm 2 required an initialization step, but this requirement and the <code>helm init</code> command have been removed in Helm 3.

Latest revision as of 00:32, 6 February 2022

External

Internal

Overview

Latest Helm Version

https://github.com/helm/helm/releases

Installation on Mac

brew install helm

Upgrade

brew upgrade helm

Installation on Linux

https://github.com/helm/helm/releases

Go to the Helm GitHub release page and pick the appropriate version/architecture artifacts, example: https://get.helm.sh/helm-v3.0.0-linux-amd64.tar.gz.

Expand and install the "helm" binary in a conventional location.

Initialization

Helm 2 required an initialization step, but this requirement and the helm init command have been removed in Helm 3.