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A Practical Guide to Helm

Add a Helm Repository

Explore the process of adding a Helm repository to your Kubernetes cluster. Learn how to connect Helm to public repositories, list available repositories, and understand key Helm commands for managing chart sources to simplify application deployment.

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Right now we’ve got an empty cluster with some default namespaces and a few small Kubernetes objects (ConfigMap, Secret, and so on). This and the following lessons aim to add more objects like Deployment, Services, Secrets, and others. And everything will be done with a single command. So let’s get started!

All information about the installed Helm chart can be found on the official website.

Before running any Helm command, make sure that a cluster is available by checking it with the kubectl command, as follows:

Shell
kubectl get namespace

The output will be as follows:

NAME                 STATUS   AGE
default              Active   26m
kube-node-lease      Active   26m
kube-public          Active   26m
kube-system          Active   26m
local-path-storage   Active   26m

If we’re ...