github.com/vtuson/helm@v2.8.2+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-v2.8.2-darwin-amd64.tar.gz) 38 - [Linux](https://kubernetes-helm.storage.googleapis.com/helm-v2.8.2-linux-amd64.tar.gz) 39 - [Linux 32-bit](https://kubernetes-helm.storage.googleapis.com/helm-v2.8.2-linux-386.tar.gz) 40 - [Windows](https://kubernetes-helm.storage.googleapis.com/helm-v2.8.2-windows-amd64.tar.gz) 41 42 Unpack the `helm` binary and add it to your PATH and you are good to go! 43 macOS/[homebrew](https://brew.sh/) users can also use `brew install kubernetes-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/kubernetes/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://slack.k8s.io): 63 - #helm-users 64 - #helm-dev 65 - #charts 66 - Mailing List: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/kubernetes-sig-apps 67 - Developer Call: Thursdays at 9:30-10:00 Pacific. [https://zoom.us/j/4526666954](https://zoom.us/j/4526666954) 68 69 ### Code of conduct 70 71 Participation in the Kubernetes community is governed by the [Kubernetes Code of Conduct](code-of-conduct.md).