github.com/canthefason/helm@v2.2.1-0.20170221172616-16b043b8d505+incompatible/README.md (about)

     1  # Kubernetes Helm
     2  
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     5  
     6  Helm is a tool for managing Kubernetes charts. Charts are packages of
     7  pre-configured Kubernetes resources.
     8  
     9  Use Helm to...
    10  
    11  - Find and use popular software packaged as Kubernetes charts
    12  - Share your own applications as Kubernetes charts
    13  - Create reproducible builds of your Kubernetes applications
    14  - Intelligently manage your Kubernetes manifest files
    15  - Manage releases of Helm packages
    16  
    17  ## Helm in a Handbasket
    18  
    19  Helm is a tool that streamlines installing and managing Kubernetes applications.
    20  Think of it like apt/yum/homebrew for Kubernetes.
    21  
    22  - Helm has two parts: a client (`helm`) and a server (`tiller`)
    23  - Tiller runs inside of your Kubernetes cluster, and manages releases (installations)
    24    of your charts.
    25  - Helm runs on your laptop, CI/CD, or wherever you want it to run.
    26  - Charts are Helm packages that contain at least two things:
    27    - A description of the package (`Chart.yaml`)
    28    - One or more templates, which contain Kubernetes manifest files
    29  - Charts can be stored on disk, or fetched from remote chart repositories
    30    (like Debian or RedHat packages)
    31  
    32  ## Install
    33  
    34  Binary downloads of the Helm client can be found at the following links:
    35  
    36  - [OSX](https://kubernetes-helm.storage.googleapis.com/helm-v2.2.0-darwin-amd64.tar.gz)
    37  - [Linux](https://kubernetes-helm.storage.googleapis.com/helm-v2.2.0-linux-amd64.tar.gz)
    38  - [Linux 32-bit](https://kubernetes-helm.storage.googleapis.com/helm-v2.2.0-linux-386.tar.gz)
    39  
    40  Unpack the `helm` binary and add it to your PATH and you are good to go!
    41  macOS/[homebrew](https://brew.sh/) users can also use `brew install kubernetes-helm`.
    42  
    43  To rapidly get Helm up and running, start with the [Quick Start Guide](docs/quickstart.md).
    44  
    45  See the [installation guide](docs/install.md) for more options,
    46  including installing pre-releases.
    47  
    48  
    49  ## Docs
    50  
    51  Get started with the [Quick Start guide](docs/quickstart.md) or plunge into the [complete documentation](docs/index.md)
    52  
    53  ## Roadmap
    54  
    55  The [Helm roadmap is currently located on the wiki](https://github.com/kubernetes/helm/wiki/Roadmap).
    56  
    57  ## Community, discussion, contribution, and support
    58  
    59  You can reach the Helm community and developers via the following channels:
    60  
    61  - [Kubernetes Slack](https://slack.k8s.io): #helm
    62  - Mailing List: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/kubernetes-sig-apps
    63  - Developer Call: Thursdays at 9:30-10:00 Pacific. https://engineyard.zoom.us/j/366425549
    64  
    65  ### Code of conduct
    66  
    67  Participation in the Kubernetes community is governed by the [Kubernetes Code of Conduct](code-of-conduct.md).