github.com/defensepoint-snyk-test/helm-new@v0.0.0-20211130153739-c57ea64d6603/README.md (about) 1 # Helm 2 3 [![CircleCI](https://circleci.com/gh/helm/helm.svg?style=shield)](https://circleci.com/gh/helm/helm) 4 [![Go Report Card](https://goreportcard.com/badge/github.com/helm/helm)](https://goreportcard.com/report/github.com/helm/helm) 5 [![GoDoc](https://godoc.org/k8s.io/helm?status.svg)](https://godoc.org/k8s.io/helm) 6 7 Helm is a tool for managing Kubernetes charts. Charts are packages of 8 pre-configured Kubernetes resources. 9 10 Use Helm to: 11 12 - Find and use [popular software packaged as Helm charts](https://github.com/helm/charts) to run in Kubernetes 13 - Share your own applications as Helm charts 14 - Create reproducible builds of your Kubernetes applications 15 - Intelligently manage your Kubernetes manifest files 16 - Manage releases of Helm packages 17 18 ## Helm in a Handbasket 19 20 Helm is a tool that streamlines installing and managing Kubernetes applications. 21 Think of it like apt/yum/homebrew for Kubernetes. 22 23 - Helm has two parts: a client (`helm`) and a server (`tiller`) 24 - Tiller runs inside of your Kubernetes cluster, and manages releases (installations) 25 of your charts. 26 - Helm runs on your laptop, CI/CD, or wherever you want it to run. 27 - Charts are Helm packages that contain at least two things: 28 - A description of the package (`Chart.yaml`) 29 - One or more templates, which contain Kubernetes manifest files 30 - Charts can be stored on disk, or fetched from remote chart repositories 31 (like Debian or RedHat packages) 32 33 ## Install 34 35 Binary downloads of the Helm client can be found on [the Releases page](https://github.com/helm/helm/releases/latest). 36 37 Unpack the `helm` binary and add it to your PATH and you are good to go! 38 39 If you want to use a package manager: 40 41 - [Homebrew](https://brew.sh/) users can use `brew install kubernetes-helm`. 42 - [Chocolatey](https://chocolatey.org/) users can use `choco install kubernetes-helm`. 43 - [GoFish](https://gofi.sh/) users can use `gofish install helm`. 44 45 To rapidly get Helm up and running, start with the [Quick Start Guide](https://docs.helm.sh/using_helm/#quickstart-guide). 46 47 See the [installation guide](https://docs.helm.sh/using_helm/#installing-helm) for more options, 48 including installing pre-releases. 49 50 ## Docs 51 52 Get started with the [Quick Start guide](https://docs.helm.sh/using_helm/#quickstart-guide) or plunge into the [complete documentation](https://docs.helm.sh) 53 54 ## Roadmap 55 56 The [Helm roadmap uses Github milestones](https://github.com/helm/helm/milestones) to track the progress of the project. 57 58 ## Community, discussion, contribution, and support 59 60 You can reach the Helm community and developers via the following channels: 61 62 - [Kubernetes Slack](https://kubernetes.slack.com): 63 - [#helm-users](https://kubernetes.slack.com/messages/helm-users) 64 - [#helm-dev](https://kubernetes.slack.com/messages/helm-dev) 65 - [#charts](https://kubernetes.slack.com/messages/charts) 66 - Mailing List: 67 - [Helm Mailing List](https://lists.cncf.io/g/cncf-helm) 68 - Developer Call: Thursdays at 9:30-10:00 Pacific. [https://zoom.us/j/696660622](https://zoom.us/j/696660622) 69 70 ### Code of conduct 71 72 Participation in the Helm community is governed by the [Code of Conduct](code-of-conduct.md). 73 # helm-new