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# Kubernetes Helm
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[](https://circleci.com/gh/kubernetes/helm)
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Helm is a tool for managing Kubernetes charts. Charts are packages of
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pre-configured Kubernetes resources.
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Use Helm to...
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- Find and use popular software packaged as Kubernetes charts
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- Share your own applications as Kubernetes charts
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- Create reproducible builds of your Kubernetes applications
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- Intelligently manage your Kubernetes manifest files
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- Manage releases of Helm packages
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## Helm in a Handbasket
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Helm is a tool that streamlines installing and managing Kubernetes applications.
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Think of it like apt/yum/homebrew for Kubernetes.
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- Helm has two parts: a client (`helm`) and a server (`tiller`)
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- Tiller runs inside of your Kubernetes cluster, and manages releases (installations)
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of your charts.
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- Helm runs on your laptop, CI/CD, or wherever you want it to run.
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- Charts are Helm packages that contain at least two things:
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- A description of the package (`Chart.yaml`)
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- One or more templates, which contain Kubernetes manifest files
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- Charts can be stored on disk, or fetched from remote chart repositories
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(like Debian or RedHat packages)
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## Install
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Download a [release tarball of helm for your platform](https://github.com/kubernetes/helm/releases). 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`.
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To rapidly get Helm up and running, start with the [Quick Start Guide](docs/quickstart.md).
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See the [installation guide](docs/install.md) for more options,
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including installing pre-releases.
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## Docs
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- [Quick Start](docs/quickstart.md)
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- [Installing Helm](docs/install.md)
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- [Using Helm](docs/using_helm.md)
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- [Developing Charts](docs/charts.md)
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- [Chart Repository Guide](docs/chart_repository.md)
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- [Syncing your Chart Repository](docs/chart_repository_sync_example.md)
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- [Architecture](docs/architecture.md)
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- [Developers](docs/developers.md)
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- [History](docs/history.md)
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- [Glossary](docs/glossary.md)
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## Community, discussion, contribution, and support
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You can reach the Helm community and developers via the following channels:
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- [Kubernetes Slack](https://slack.k8s.io): #helm
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- Mailing List: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/kubernetes-sig-apps
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- Developer Call: Thursdays at 9:30-10:00 Pacific. https://engineyard.zoom.us/j/366425549
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### Code of conduct
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Participation in the Kubernetes community is governed by the [Kubernetes Code of Conduct](code-of-conduct.md).
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