From 8e091036ab68fed8f8be78560acad13104a0e99f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Sebastien Plisson Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2017 08:18:53 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] #3134 Document how to update a release idempotently To use the same command when installing and upgrading a release, using helm upgrade with --install works. --- docs/charts_tips_and_tricks.md | 7 +++++++ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/charts_tips_and_tricks.md b/docs/charts_tips_and_tricks.md index f1faca100..b0e009d0b 100644 --- a/docs/charts_tips_and_tricks.md +++ b/docs/charts_tips_and_tricks.md @@ -231,3 +231,10 @@ cryptographic keys, and so on. These are fine to use. But be aware that during upgrades, templates are re-executed. When a template run generates data that differs from the last run, that will trigger an update of that resource. + +## Update a release idempotently + +In order to use the same command when installing and upgrading a release, use the following comand: +```shell +helm upgrade --install --values +```