# Helm
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Helm is a tool for managing Charts. Charts are packages of pre-configured Kubernetes resources.
Use Helm to:
- Find and use [popular software packaged as Helm Charts ](https://artifacthub.io/packages/search?kind=0 ) to run in Kubernetes
- Share your own applications as Helm Charts
- Create reproducible builds of your Kubernetes applications
- Intelligently manage your Kubernetes manifest files
- Manage releases of Helm packages
## Helm in a Handbasket
Helm is a tool that streamlines installing and managing Kubernetes applications.
Think of it like apt/yum/homebrew for Kubernetes.
- Helm renders your templates and communicates with the Kubernetes API
- Helm runs on your laptop, CI/CD, or wherever you want it to run.
- Charts are Helm packages that contain at least two things:
- A description of the package (`Chart.yaml`)
- One or more templates, which contain Kubernetes manifest files
- Charts can be stored on disk, or fetched from remote chart repositories
(like Debian or RedHat packages)
## Install
Binary downloads of the Helm client can be found on [the Releases page ](https://github.com/helm/helm/releases/latest ).
Unpack the `helm` binary and add it to your PATH and you are good to go!
If you want to use a package manager:
- [Homebrew ](https://brew.sh/ ) users can use `brew install helm` .
- [Chocolatey ](https://chocolatey.org/ ) users can use `choco install kubernetes-helm` .
- [Scoop ](https://scoop.sh/ ) users can use `scoop install helm` .
- [Snapcraft ](https://snapcraft.io/ ) users can use `snap install helm --classic` .
- [Flox ](https://flox.dev ) users can use `flox install kubernetes-helm` .
To rapidly get Helm up and running, start with the [Quick Start Guide ](https://helm.sh/docs/intro/quickstart/ ).
See the [installation guide ](https://helm.sh/docs/intro/install/ ) for more options,
including installing pre-releases.
## Docs
Get started with the [Quick Start guide ](https://helm.sh/docs/intro/quickstart/ ) or plunge into the [complete documentation ](https://helm.sh/docs )
## Roadmap
The [Helm roadmap uses GitHub milestones ](https://github.com/helm/helm/milestones ) to track the progress of the project.
The development of Helm v4 is currently happening on the `main` branch while the development of Helm v3, the stable branch, is happening on the `dev-v3` branch. Changes should be made to the `main` branch prior to being added to the `dev-v3` branch so that all changes are carried along to Helm v4.
## Community, discussion, contribution, and support
You can reach the Helm community and developers via the following channels:
- [Kubernetes Slack ](https://kubernetes.slack.com ):
- [#helm-users ](https://kubernetes.slack.com/messages/helm-users )
- [#helm-dev ](https://kubernetes.slack.com/messages/helm-dev )
- [#charts ](https://kubernetes.slack.com/messages/charts )
- Mailing List:
- [Helm Mailing List ](https://lists.cncf.io/g/cncf-helm )
- Developer Call: Thursdays at 9:30-10:00 Pacific ([meeting details](https://github.com/helm/community/blob/master/communication.md#meetings))
### Contribution
If you're interested in contributing, please refer to the [Contributing Guide ](CONTRIBUTING.md ) **before submitting a pull request** .
### Code of conduct
Participation in the Helm community is governed by the [Code of Conduct ](code-of-conduct.md ).
