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How Helm Processes a Chart

Explore how Helm processes charts by using a Go-based template engine to combine templates with values from Chart.yaml and values.yaml. Understand the structure and roles of Chart.yaml, templates, and values.yaml to manage Kubernetes application deployments efficiently.

Key steps

  1. A Helm client implements a Go language-based template engine.
  2. This engine parses all available files in a chart’s folders.
  3. The template engine creates Kubernetes manifest files.
  4. The manifest file is created by combining the templates in the chart’s templates/folder with the values from the Chart.yaml and values.yaml files.
  5. After the manifest files become available, the client can install, upgrade, and
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