# Kubernetes Helm
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Helm is a tool for managing Kubernetes charts. Charts are packages of
pre-configured Kubernetes resources.
Use Helm to...
- Find and use [popular software packaged as Kubernetes charts ](https://github.com/kubernetes/charts )
- Share your own applications as Kubernetes 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 has two parts: a client (`helm`) and a server (`tiller`)
- Tiller runs inside of your Kubernetes cluster, and manages releases (installations)
of your charts.
- 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 at the following links:
- [OSX ](https://kubernetes-helm.storage.googleapis.com/helm-v2.6.1-darwin-amd64.tar.gz )
- [Linux ](https://kubernetes-helm.storage.googleapis.com/helm-v2.6.1-linux-amd64.tar.gz )
- [Linux 32-bit ](https://kubernetes-helm.storage.googleapis.com/helm-v2.6.1-linux-386.tar.gz )
- [Windows ](https://kubernetes-helm.storage.googleapis.com/helm-v2.6.1-windows-amd64.tar.gz )
Unpack the `helm` binary and add it to your PATH and you are good to go!
macOS/[homebrew](https://brew.sh/) users can also use `brew install kubernetes-helm` .
To rapidly get Helm up and running, start with the [Quick Start Guide ](https://docs.helm.sh/using_helm/#quickstart-guide ).
See the [installation guide ](https://docs.helm.sh/using_helm/#installing-helm ) for more options,
including installing pre-releases.
## Docs
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 )
## Roadmap
The [Helm roadmap uses Github milestones ](https://github.com/kubernetes/helm/milestones ) to track the progress of the project.
## Community, discussion, contribution, and support
You can reach the Helm community and developers via the following channels:
- [Kubernetes Slack ](https://slack.k8s.io ):
- #helm -users
- #helm -dev
- #charts
- Mailing List: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/kubernetes-sig-apps
- Developer Call: Thursdays at 9:30-10:00 Pacific. [https://zoom.us/j/4526666954 ](https://zoom.us/j/4526666954 )
### Code of conduct
Participation in the Kubernetes community is governed by the [Kubernetes Code of Conduct ](code-of-conduct.md ).