github.com/sgoings/helm@v2.0.0-alpha.2.0.20170406211108-734e92851ac3+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 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](https://github.com/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-v2.3.0-darwin-amd64.tar.gz) 37 - [Linux](https://kubernetes-helm.storage.googleapis.com/helm-v2.3.0-linux-amd64.tar.gz) 38 - [Linux 32-bit](https://kubernetes-helm.storage.googleapis.com/helm-v2.3.0-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).