Install Helm:
From Homebrew (macOS)
Members of the Helm community have contributed a Helm formula build to Homebrew. This formula is generally up to date.
brew install helm
From Apt (Debian/Ubuntu)
Members of the Helm community have contributed a Helm package for Apt. This package is generally up to date.
curl https://baltocdn.com/helm/signing.asc | gpg --dearmor | sudo tee /usr/share/keyrings/helm.gpg > /dev/null sudo apt-get install apt-transport-https --yes echo "deb [arch=$(dpkg --print-architecture) signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/helm.gpg] https://baltocdn.com/helm/stable/debian/ all main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/helm-stable-debian.list sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install helm
Installing Helm
# Install Helm curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/helm/helm/main/scripts/get-helm-3 | bash
Setting Up a Helm Chart Repository
Check Artifact Hub for available Helm chart repositories.
# Add a Helm repository helm repo add bitnami https://charts.bitnami.com/bitnami # Update repository list helm repo update
Creating a Namespace
# Create the namespace if it doesn't exist kubectl create namespace eks-team1
Searching for a Chart
# Search for a chart (e.g., MySQL) helm search repo mysql
Installing a Helm Chart in eks-team1
Namespace
# Install a chart in the namespace helm install my-release bitnami/mysql --namespace eks-team1 # Verify installation helm list --namespace eks-team1
Viewing Release Details in eks-team1
# Get details about a release in the namespace helm status my-release --namespace eks-team1
Upgrading a Release in eks-team1
# Upgrade a release with updated values in the namespace helm upgrade my-release bitnami/mysql --set image.tag=8.0.29 --namespace eks-team1
Uninstalling a Release in eks-team1
# Delete a release in the namespace helm uninstall my-release --namespace eks-team1
Creating Your Own Helm Chart
# Create a new chart helm create my-chart
Installing Your Custom Chart in eks-team1
# Package and install your chart in the namespace helm install my-custom-release ./my-chart --namespace eks-team1
Using Custom Values in eks-team1
# Deploy with custom values in the namespace helm install my-custom-release ./my-chart -f custom-values.yaml --namespace eks-team1
Debugging a Chart in eks-team1
# Dry-run and debug chart installation in the namespace helm install my-custom-release ./my-chart --dry-run --debug --namespace eks-team1
Namespace-Specific Cleanup
# Uninstall release and cleanup resources in the namespace helm uninstall my-release --namespace eks-team1