# Kubernetes Helm [](https://circleci.com/gh/kubernetes/helm) [](https://goreportcard.com/report/github.com/kubernetes/helm) 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-v2.4.2-darwin-amd64.tar.gz) - [Linux](https://kubernetes-helm.storage.googleapis.com/helm-v2.4.2-linux-amd64.tar.gz) - [Linux 32-bit](https://kubernetes-helm.storage.googleapis.com/helm-v2.4.2-linux-386.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](docs/quickstart.md). See the [installation guide](docs/install.md) for more options, including installing pre-releases. ## Docs Get started with the [Quick Start guide](docs/quickstart.md) or plunge into the [complete documentation](docs/index.md) ## Roadmap The [Helm roadmap is currently located on the wiki](https://github.com/kubernetes/helm/wiki/Roadmap). ## 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 - 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).