# 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 - 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-v2.1.0-darwin-amd64.tar.gz) - [Linux](https://kubernetes-helm.storage.googleapis.com/helm-v2.1.0-linux-amd64.tar.gz) - [Linux 32-bit](https://kubernetes-helm.storage.googleapis.com/helm-v2.1.0-linux-386.tar.gz) Unpack the `helm` binary and add it to your PATH and you are good to go! OS X/[Cask](https://caskroom.github.io/) users can `brew cask install 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 - [Quick Start](docs/quickstart.md) - [Installing Helm](docs/install.md) - [Kubernetes Distribution Notes](docs/kubernetes_distros.md) - [Frequently Asked Questions](docs/install_faq.md) - [Using Helm](docs/using_helm.md) - [Plugins](docs/plugins.md) - [Developing Charts](docs/charts.md) - [Chart Lifecycle Hooks](docs/charts_hooks.md) - [Chart Tips and Tricks](docs/charts_tips_and_tricks.md) - [Chart Repository Guide](docs/chart_repository.md) - [Syncing your Chart Repository](docs/chart_repository_sync_example.md) - [Signing Charts](docs/provenance.md) - [Chart Template Developer's Guide](docs/chart_template_guide/index.md) - [Getting Started with Templates](docs/chart_template_guide/getting_started.md) - [Built-in Objects](docs/chart_template_guide/builtin_objects.md) - [Values Files](docs/chart_template_guide/values_files.md) - [Functions and Pipelines](docs/chart_template_guide/functions_and_pipelines.md) - [Flow Control (if/else, with, range, whitespace management)](docs/chart_template_guide/control_structures.md) - [Variables](docs/chart_template_guide/variables.md) - [Named Templates (Partials)](docs/chart_template_guide/named_templates.md) - [Accessing Files Inside Templates](docs/chart_template_guide/accessing_files.md) - [Creating a NOTES.txt File](docs/chart_template_guide/notes_files.md) - [Subcharts and Global Values](docs/chart_template_guide/subcharts_and_globals.md) - [Debugging Templates](docs/chart_template_guide/debugging.md) - [Wrapping Up](docs/chart_template_guide/wrapping_up.md) - [Appendix A: YAML Techniques](docs/chart_template_guide/yaml_techniques.md) - [Appendix B: Go Data Types](docs/chart_template_guide/data_types.md) - [Architecture](docs/architecture.md) - [Developers](docs/developers.md) - [History](docs/history.md) - [Glossary](docs/glossary.md) ## Community, discussion, contribution, and support You can reach the Helm community and developers via the following channels: - [Kubernetes Slack](https://slack.k8s.io): #helm - Mailing List: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/kubernetes-sig-apps - Developer Call: Thursdays at 9:30-10:00 Pacific. https://engineyard.zoom.us/j/366425549 ### Code of conduct Participation in the Kubernetes community is governed by the [Kubernetes Code of Conduct](code-of-conduct.md).