helm.md

Helm Notes

📥 Add and update repos

Add a repo (example: Argo) and update repositories:

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

helm repo update

🚀 Install a chart

Install a release from a chart:

helm install <release-name> <chart>

Example:

helm install my-argo bitnami/argo-cd

Show chart values

Display available values for customization:

helm show values <chart> > values.yaml

Example:

helm show values bitnami/argo-cd > values.yaml

⚙️ Install with custom values

Install a chart with your own configuration:

helm install <release-name> <chart> -f values.yaml

Example:

helm install argo-cd bitnami/argo-cd -f values.yaml

⬆️ Upgrade a release

Update an existing release with new values:

helm upgrade <release-name> bitnami/argo-cd -f values.yaml

Example:

helm upgrade argo-cd bitnami/argo-cd -f values.yaml

📊 List releases

List installed releases in a namespace:

helm list -n <namespace>

🗑 Uninstall a release

Remove a release from a namespace:

helm uninstall <release-name> -n <namespace>

📦 Download (pull) a chart

Download a specific chart version (example: argo-cd 10.0.4):

helm pull bitnami/argo-cd --version 10.0.4

Unpack the chart:

tar -xvzf argo-cd-10.0.4.tgz

ls argo-cd/
Chart.lock	Chart.yaml	README.md	charts		crds		templates	values.yaml