helm/docs/helm/helm_install.md

helm install

install a chart archive

Synopsis

This command installs a chart archive.

The install argument must be either a relative path to a chart directory or the name of a chart in the current working directory.

To override values in a chart, use either the '--values' flag and pass in a file or use the '--set' flag and pass configuration from the command line.

$ helm install -f myvalues.yaml ./redis

or

$ helm install --set name=prod ./redis

To check the generated manifests of a release without installing the chart, the '--debug' and '--dry-run' flags can be combined. This will still require a round-trip to the Tiller server.

If --verify is set, the chart MUST have a provenance file, and the provenenace fall MUST pass all verification steps.

There are four different ways you can express the chart you want to install:

1. By chart reference: helm install stable/mariadb
2. By path to a packaged chart: helm install ./nginx-1.2.3.tgz
3. By path to an unpacked chart directory: helm install ./nginx
4. By absolute URL: helm install https://example.com/charts/nginx-1.2.3.tgz

CHART REFERENCES

A chart reference is a convenient way of reference a chart in a chart repository.

When you use a chart reference ('stable/mariadb'), Helm will look in the local configuration for a chart repository named 'stable', and will then look for a chart in that repository whose name is 'mariadb'. It will install the latest version of that chart unless you also supply a version number with the '--version' flag.

To see the list of chart repositories, use 'helm repo list'. To search for charts in a repository, use 'helm search'.

helm install [CHART]

Options

      --dry-run                simulate an install
      --keyring string         location of public keys used for verification (default "/Users/mattbutcher/.gnupg/pubring.gpg")
  -n, --name string            release name. If unspecified, it will autogenerate one for you
      --name-template string   specify template used to name the release
      --namespace string       namespace to install the release into
      --no-hooks               prevent hooks from running during install
      --replace                re-use the given name, even if that name is already used. This is unsafe in production
      --set value              set values on the command line. Separate values with commas: key1=val1,key2=val2 (default null
)
  -f, --values string          specify values in a YAML file
      --verify                 verify the package before installing it
      --version string         specify the exact chart version to install. If this is not specified, the latest version is installed

Options inherited from parent commands

      --debug                 enable verbose output
      --home string           location of your Helm config. Overrides $HELM_HOME (default "/Users/mattbutcher/Code/helm_home")
      --host string           address of tiller. Overrides $HELM_HOST
      --kube-context string   name of the kubeconfig context to use

SEE ALSO

• helm - The Helm package manager for Kubernetes.

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