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# Labels and Annotations
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This part of the Best Practices Guide discusses the best practices for using
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labels and annotations in your chart.
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## Is it a Label or an Annotation?
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An item of metadata should be a label under the following conditions:
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- It is used by Kubernetes to identify this resource
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- It is useful to expose to operators for the purpose of querying the system.
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For example, we suggest using `chart: NAME-VERSION` as a label so that operators
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can conveniently find all of the instances of a particular chart to use.
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If an item of metadata is not used for querying, it should be set as an annotation
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instead.
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Helm hooks are always annotations.
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## Standard Labels
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The following table defines common labels that Helm charts use. Helm itself never requires that a particular label be present. Labels that are marked REC
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are recommended, and _should_ be placed onto a chart for global consistency. Those marked OPT are optional. These are idiomatic or commonly in use, but are not relied upon frequently for operational purposes.
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Name|Status|Description
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heritage | REC | This should always be set to `Tiller`. It is for finding all things managed by Tiller.
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release | REC | This should be the `{{ .Release.Name }}`.
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chart | REC | This should be the chart name and version: `{{ .Chart.Name }}-{{ .Chart.Version | replace "+" "_" }}`.
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app | OPT | This should be the app name, reflecting the entire app. Often the chart's `{{ .Chart.Name }}` is used for this. This is used by many Kubernetes manifests, and is not Helm-specific.
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component | OPT | This is a common label for marking the different roles that pieces may play in an application. For example, `component: frontend`
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