Helm install

External

• https://helm.sh/docs/helm/#helm-install
• https://helm.sh/docs/using_helm/#helm-install-installing-a-package

Internal

• Helm Operations
• Helm Concepts

Overview

Install a chart archive, creating a release in the process.

helm install <chart-name>

helm install stable/mysql

Specifying a Release Name

helm install --name <release-name> ...

Overriding Default Configuration

Default configuration - or just some values - can be overridden in bulk with:

helm install -f|--values <configuration-overrides-file.yaml> <chart name>

The -f|--values flag can be specified multiple time on the command line, and the rightmost value will take precedence.

Individual configuration options can be specified with --set, --set-string and --set-file. If both --set and --values are used, the --set-specified configuration values are merged into the configuration values specified with --values, with higher precedence. Overrides specified with --set are persisted in a ConfigMap and can be viewed for a given release with helm get value <release-name>.

TODO: https://helm.sh/docs/using_helm/#the-format-and-limitations-of-set

Installing from Different Sources

The default option for the helm install command is to install from the default repository. However, the chart may come from different sources:

Installing from a File

helm install something-0.1.1.tgz

Installing from an Unpacked Chart Directory

helm install ./something

Installing from a URL

helm install https://example.com/charts/something-1.0.0.tgz