github.com/pensu/helm@v2.6.1+incompatible/README.md (about) 1 # Kubernetes Helm 2 3 [![CircleCI](https://circleci.com/gh/kubernetes/helm.svg?style=svg)](https://circleci.com/gh/kubernetes/helm) 4 [![Go Report Card](https://goreportcard.com/badge/github.com/kubernetes/helm)](https://goreportcard.com/report/github.com/kubernetes/helm) 5 [![GoDoc](https://godoc.org/github.com/kubernetes/helm?status.svg)](https://godoc.org/github.com/kubernetes/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 Kubernetes charts](https://github.com/kubernetes/charts) 13 - Share your own applications as Kubernetes 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 at the following links: 36 37 - [OSX](https://kubernetes-helm.storage.googleapis.com/helm-v2.6.1-darwin-amd64.tar.gz) 38 - [Linux](https://kubernetes-helm.storage.googleapis.com/helm-v2.6.1-linux-amd64.tar.gz) 39 - [Linux 32-bit](https://kubernetes-helm.storage.googleapis.com/helm-v2.6.1-linux-386.tar.gz) 40 41 Unpack the `helm` binary and add it to your PATH and you are good to go! 42 macOS/[homebrew](https://brew.sh/) users can also use `brew install kubernetes-helm`. 43 44 To rapidly get Helm up and running, start with the [Quick Start Guide](https://docs.helm.sh/using_helm/#quickstart-guide). 45 46 See the [installation guide](https://docs.helm.sh/using_helm/#installing-helm) for more options, 47 including installing pre-releases. 48 49 ## Docs 50 51 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) 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): 62 - #helm-users 63 - #helm-dev 64 - #charts 65 - Mailing List: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/kubernetes-sig-apps 66 - Developer Call: Thursdays at 9:30-10:00 Pacific. [https://zoom.us/j/4526666954](https://zoom.us/j/4526666954) 67 68 ### Code of conduct 69 70 Participation in the Kubernetes community is governed by the [Kubernetes Code of Conduct](code-of-conduct.md).