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# Chart Repository Guide # The Chart Repository Guide
## Prerequistes ## Prerequistes
* Go through the [Quickstart](quickstart.md) Guide * Go through the [Quickstart](quickstart.md) Guide
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## Create a chart repository ## Create a chart repository
A _chart repository_ is an HTTP server that houses one or more packaged charts. When you're ready to share your charts, the preferred mechanism is a chart repository. You can contribute to the official helm chart repository or create your own. Here we'll talk about creating your own chart repository. A _chart repository_ is an HTTP server that houses one or more packaged charts. When you're ready to share your charts, the preferred mechanism is a chart repository. You can contribute to the official helm chart repository or create your own. Here we'll talk about creating your own chart repository.
Because a chart repository can be any HTTP server that can serve YAML and tar files and can answer GET requests, you have a plethora of options when it comes down to hosting your own chart repository. For example, you can use a Google Cloud Storage(GCS) bucket, Amazon S3 bucket (in website mode), or even create your own web server. Because a chart repository can be any HTTP server that can serve YAML and tar files and can answer GET requests, you have a plethora of options when it comes down to hosting your own chart repository. For example, you can use a Google Cloud Storage(GCS) bucket, Amazon S3 bucket, or even create your own web server.
### The chart repository structure ### The chart repository structure
A chart repository consists of packaged charts and a special file called `index.yaml` which contains an index of all of the charts in the repository. A chart repository has a flat structure. Given a repository URL, you should be able to download a chart via a GET request to `URL/chartname-version.tgz`. A chart repository consists of packaged charts and a special file called `index.yaml` which contains an index of all of the charts in the repository. A chart repository has a flat structure. Given a repository URL, you should be able to download a chart via a GET request to `URL/chartname-version.tgz`.

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