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title: "Release Checklist"
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# A Maintainer's Guide to Releasing Helm

Time for a new Helm release! As a Helm maintainer cutting a release, you are
the best person to [update this
release checklist](https://github.com/helm/helm-www/blob/main/content/en/docs/community/release_checklist.md)
should your experiences vary from what's documented here.

All releases will be of the form vX.Y.Z where X is the major version number, Y
is the minor version number and Z is the patch release number. This project
strictly follows [semantic versioning](https://semver.org/) so following this
step is critical.

Helm announces in advance the date of its next minor release. Every effort
should be made to respect the announced date.  Furthermore, when starting
the release process, the date for the next release should have been selected
as it will be used in the release process.

These directions will cover initial configuration followed by the release
process for three different kinds of releases:

* Major Releases - released less frequently - have breaking changes
* Minor Releases - released every 3 to 4 months - no breaking changes
* Patch Releases - released monthly - do not require all steps in this guide

[Initial Configuration](#initial-configuration)

1. [Create the Release Branch](#1-create-the-release-branch)
2. [Major/Minor releases: Change the Version Number in Git](#2-majorminor-releases-change-the-version-number-in-git)
3. [Major/Minor releases: Commit and Push the Release Branch](#3-majorminor-releases-commit-and-push-the-release-branch)
4. [Major/Minor releases: Create a Release Candidate](#4-majorminor-releases-create-a-release-candidate)
5. [Major/Minor releases: Iterate on Successive Release Candidates](#5-majorminor-releases-iterate-on-successive-release-candidates)
6. [Finalize the Release](#6-finalize-the-release)
7. [Write the Release Notes](#7-write-the-release-notes)
8. [PGP Sign the downloads](#8-pgp-sign-the-downloads)
9. [Publish Release](#9-publish-release)
10. [Update Docs](#10-update-docs)
11. [Tell the Community](#11-tell-the-community)

## Initial Configuration

### Set Up Git Remote

It is important to note that this document assumes that the git remote in your
repository that corresponds to <https://github.com/helm/helm> is named
"upstream". If yours is not (for example, if you've chosen to name it "origin"
or something similar instead), be sure to adjust the listed snippets for your
local environment accordingly. If you are not sure what your upstream remote is
named, use a command like `git remote -v` to find out.

If you don't have an [upstream
remote](https://docs.github.com/en/github/collaborating-with-issues-and-pull-requests/configuring-a-remote-for-a-fork)
, you can add one using something like:

```shell
git remote add upstream git@github.com:helm/helm.git
```

### Set Up Environment Variables

In this doc, we are going to reference a few environment variables as well,
which you may want to set for convenience. For major/minor releases, use the
following:

```shell
export RELEASE_NAME=vX.Y.0
export RELEASE_BRANCH_NAME="release-X.Y"
export RELEASE_CANDIDATE_NAME="$RELEASE_NAME-rc.1"
```

If you are creating a patch release, use the following instead:

```shell
export PREVIOUS_PATCH_RELEASE=vX.Y.Z
export RELEASE_NAME=vX.Y.Z+1
export RELEASE_BRANCH_NAME="release-X.Y"
```

### Set Up Signing Key

We are also going to be adding security and verification of the release process
by hashing the binaries and providing signature files. We perform this using
[GitHub and
GPG](https://help.github.com/en/articles/about-commit-signature-verification).
If you do not have GPG already setup you can follow these steps:

1. [Install GPG](https://gnupg.org/index.html)
2. [Generate GPG
   key](https://help.github.com/en/articles/generating-a-new-gpg-key)
3. [Add key to GitHub
   account](https://help.github.com/en/articles/adding-a-new-gpg-key-to-your-github-account)
4. [Set signing key in
   Git](https://help.github.com/en/articles/telling-git-about-your-signing-key)

Once you have a signing key you need to add it to the KEYS file at the root of
the repository. The instructions for adding it to the KEYS file are in the file.
If you have not done so already, you need to add your public key to the
keyserver network. If you use GnuPG you can follow the [instructions provided by
Debian](https://debian-administration.org/article/451/Submitting_your_GPG_key_to_a_keyserver).

## 1. Create the Release Branch

### Major/Minor Releases

Major releases are for new feature additions and behavioral changes *that break
backwards compatibility*. Minor releases are for new feature additions that do
not break backwards compatibility. To create a major or minor release, start by
creating a `release-X.Y` branch from main.

```shell
git fetch upstream
git checkout upstream/main
git checkout -b $RELEASE_BRANCH_NAME
```

This new branch is going to be the base for the release, which we are going to
iterate upon later.

Verify that a [helm/helm milestone](https://github.com/helm/helm/milestones)
for the release exists on GitHub (creating it if necessary). Make sure PRs and
issues for this release are in this milestone.

For major & minor releases, move on to step 2: [Major/Minor releases: Change
the Version Number in Git](#2-majorminor-releases-change-the-version-number-in-git).

### Patch releases

Patch releases are a few critical cherry-picked fixes to existing releases.
Start by creating a `release-X.Y` branch:

```shell
git fetch upstream
git checkout -b $RELEASE_BRANCH_NAME upstream/$RELEASE_BRANCH_NAME
```

From here, we can cherry-pick the commits we want to bring into the patch
release:

```shell
# get the commits ids we want to cherry-pick
git log --oneline
# cherry-pick the commits starting from the oldest one, without including merge commits
git cherry-pick -x <commit-id>
```

After the commits have been cherry picked the release branch needs to be pushed.

```shell
git push upstream $RELEASE_BRANCH_NAME
```

Pushing the branch will cause the tests to run. Make sure they pass prior to
creating the tag. This new tag is going to be the base for the patch release.

Creating a [helm/helm
milestone](https://github.com/helm/helm/milestones) is optional for patch
releases.

Make sure to check [GitHub Actions](https://github.com/helm/helm/actions) to see
that the release passed CI before proceeding. Patch releases can skip steps 2-5
and proceed to step 6 to [Finalize the Release](#6-finalize-the-release).

## 2. Major/Minor releases: Change the Version Number in Git

When doing a major or minor release, make sure to update
`internal/version/version.go` with the new release version.

```shell
$ git diff internal/version/version.go
diff --git a/internal/version/version.go b/internal/version/version.go
index 712aae64..c1ed191e 100644
--- a/internal/version/version.go
+++ b/internal/version/version.go
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ var (
        // Increment major number for new feature additions and behavioral changes.
        // Increment minor number for bug fixes and performance enhancements.
        // Increment patch number for critical fixes to existing releases.
-       version = "v3.3"
+       version = "v3.4"

        // metadata is extra build time data
        metadata = ""
```

In addition to updating the version within the `version.go` file, you will also
need to update corresponding tests that are using that version number.

* `cmd/helm/testdata/output/version.txt`
* `cmd/helm/testdata/output/version-client.txt`
* `cmd/helm/testdata/output/version-client-shorthand.txt`
* `cmd/helm/testdata/output/version-short.txt`
* `cmd/helm/testdata/output/version-template.txt`
* `pkg/chartutil/capabilities_test.go`

```shell
git add .
git commit -m "bump version to $RELEASE_NAME"
```

This will update it for the $RELEASE_BRANCH_NAME only. You will also need to
pull this change into the main branch for when the next release is being
created, as in [this example of 3.2 to
3.3](https://github.com/helm/helm/pull/8411/files), and add it to the milestone
for the next release.

```shell
# get the last commit id i.e. commit to bump the version
git log --format="%H" -n 1

# create new branch off main
git checkout main
git checkout -b bump-version-<release_version>

# cherry pick the commit using id from first command
git cherry-pick -x <commit-id>

# commit the change
git push origin bump-version-<release-version>
```

## 3. Major/Minor releases: Commit and Push the Release Branch

In order for others to start testing, we can now push the release branch
upstream and start the test process.

```shell
git push upstream $RELEASE_BRANCH_NAME
```

Make sure to check [GitHub Actions](https://github.com/helm/helm/actions) to see
that the release passed CI before proceeding.

If anyone is available, let others peer-review the branch before continuing to
ensure that all the proper changes have been made and all of the commits for the
release are there.

## 4. Major/Minor releases: Create a Release Candidate

Now that the release branch is out and ready, it is time to start creating and
iterating on release candidates.

```shell
git tag --sign --annotate "${RELEASE_CANDIDATE_NAME}" --message "Helm release ${RELEASE_CANDIDATE_NAME}"
git push upstream $RELEASE_CANDIDATE_NAME
```

GitHub Actions will automatically create a tagged release image and client binary to
test with.

For testers, the process to start testing after GitHub Actions finishes building the
artifacts involves the following steps to grab the client:

linux/amd64, using /bin/bash:

```shell
wget https://get.helm.sh/helm-$RELEASE_CANDIDATE_NAME-linux-amd64.tar.gz
```

darwin/amd64, using Terminal.app:

```shell
wget https://get.helm.sh/helm-$RELEASE_CANDIDATE_NAME-darwin-amd64.tar.gz
```

windows/amd64, using PowerShell:

```shell
PS C:\> Invoke-WebRequest -Uri "https://get.helm.sh/helm-$RELEASE_CANDIDATE_NAME-windows-amd64.tar.gz" -OutFile "helm-$ReleaseCandidateName-windows-amd64.tar.gz"
```

Then, unpack and move the binary to somewhere on your $PATH, or move it
somewhere and add it to your $PATH (e.g. /usr/local/bin/helm for linux/macOS,
C:\Program Files\helm\helm.exe for Windows).

## 5. Major/Minor releases: Iterate on Successive Release Candidates

Spend several days explicitly investing time and resources to try and break helm
in every possible way, documenting any findings pertinent to the release. This
time should be spent testing and finding ways in which the release might have
caused various features or upgrade environments to have issues, not coding.
During this time, the release is in code freeze, and any additional code changes
will be pushed out to the next release.

During this phase, the $RELEASE_BRANCH_NAME branch will keep evolving as you
will produce new release candidates. The frequency of new candidates is up to
the release manager: use your best judgement taking into account the severity of
reported issues, testers' availability, and the release deadline date. Generally
speaking, it is better to let a release roll over the deadline than to ship a
broken release.

Each time you'll want to produce a new release candidate, you will start by
adding commits to the branch by cherry-picking from main:

```shell
git cherry-pick -x <commit_id>
```

You will also want to push the branch to GitHub and ensure it passes CI.

After that, tag it and notify users of the new release candidate:

```shell
export RELEASE_CANDIDATE_NAME="$RELEASE_NAME-rc.2"
git tag --sign --annotate "${RELEASE_CANDIDATE_NAME}" --message "Helm release ${RELEASE_CANDIDATE_NAME}"
git push upstream $RELEASE_CANDIDATE_NAME
```

Once pushed to GitHub, check to ensure the branch with this tag builds in CI.

From here on just repeat this process, continuously testing until you're happy
with the release candidate. For a release candidate, we don't write the full notes,
but you can scaffold out some [release notes](#7-write-the-release-notes).

## 6. Finalize the Release

When you're finally happy with the quality of a release candidate, you can move
on and create the real thing. Double-check one last time to make sure everything
is in order, then finally push the release tag.

```shell
git checkout $RELEASE_BRANCH_NAME
git tag --sign --annotate "${RELEASE_NAME}" --message "Helm release ${RELEASE_NAME}"
git push upstream $RELEASE_NAME
```

Verify that the release succeeded in
[GitHub Actions](https://github.com/helm/helm/actions). If not, you will need to fix the
release and push the release again.

As the CI job will take some time to run, you can move on to writing release
notes while you wait for it to complete.

## 7. Write the Release Notes

We will auto-generate a changelog based on the commits that occurred during a
release cycle, but it is usually more beneficial to the end-user if the release
notes are hand-written by a human being/marketing team/dog.

If you're releasing a major/minor release, listing notable user-facing features
is usually sufficient. For patch releases, do the same, but make note of the
symptoms and who is affected.

The release notes should include the version and planned date of the next release.

An example release note for a minor release would look like this:

```markdown
## vX.Y.Z

Helm vX.Y.Z is a feature release. This release, we focused on <insert focal point>. Users are encouraged to upgrade for the best experience.

The community keeps growing, and we'd love to see you there!

- Join the discussion in [Kubernetes Slack](https://kubernetes.slack.com):
  - `#helm-users` for questions and just to hang out
  - `#helm-dev` for discussing PRs, code, and bugs
- Hang out at the Public Developer Call: Thursday, 9:30 Pacific via [Zoom](https://zoom.us/j/696660622)
- Test, debug, and contribute charts: [Artifact Hub helm charts](https://artifacthub.io/packages/search?kind=0)

## Notable Changes

- Kubernetes 1.16 is now supported including new manifest apiVersions
- Sprig was upgraded to 2.22

## Installation and Upgrading

Download Helm X.Y. The common platform binaries are here:

- [MacOS amd64](https://get.helm.sh/helm-vX.Y.Z-darwin-amd64.tar.gz) ([checksum](https://get.helm.sh/helm-vX.Y.Z-darwin-amd64.tar.gz.sha256sum) / CHECKSUM_VAL)
- [Linux amd64](https://get.helm.sh/helm-vX.Y.Z-linux-amd64.tar.gz) ([checksum](https://get.helm.sh/helm-vX.Y.Z-linux-amd64.tar.gz.sha256sum) / CHECKSUM_VAL)
- [Linux arm](https://get.helm.sh/helm-vX.Y.Z-linux-arm.tar.gz) ([checksum](https://get.helm.sh/helm-vX.Y.Z-linux-arm.tar.gz.sha256) / CHECKSUM_VAL)
- [Linux arm64](https://get.helm.sh/helm-vX.Y.Z-linux-arm64.tar.gz) ([checksum](https://get.helm.sh/helm-vX.Y.Z-linux-arm64.tar.gz.sha256sum) / CHECKSUM_VAL)
- [Linux i386](https://get.helm.sh/helm-vX.Y.Z-linux-386.tar.gz) ([checksum](https://get.helm.sh/helm-vX.Y.Z-linux-386.tar.gz.sha256) / CHECKSUM_VAL)
- [Linux ppc64le](https://get.helm.sh/helm-vX.Y.Z-linux-ppc64le.tar.gz) ([checksum](https://get.helm.sh/helm-vX.Y.Z-linux-ppc64le.tar.gz.sha256sum) / CHECKSUM_VAL)
- [Linux s390x](https://get.helm.sh/helm-vX.Y.Z-linux-s390x.tar.gz) ([checksum](https://get.helm.sh/helm-vX.Y.Z-linux-s390x.tar.gz.sha256sum) / CHECKSUM_VAL)
- [Windows amd64](https://get.helm.sh/helm-vX.Y.Z-windows-amd64.zip) ([checksum](https://get.helm.sh/helm-vX.Y.Z-windows-amd64.zip.sha256sum) / CHECKSUM_VAL)

The [Quickstart Guide](https://docs.helm.sh/using_helm/#quickstart-guide) will get you going from there. For **upgrade instructions** or detailed installation notes, check the [install guide](https://docs.helm.sh/using_helm/#installing-helm). You can also use a [script to install](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/helm/helm/main/scripts/get-helm-3) on any system with `bash`.

## What's Next

- vX.Y.Z+1 will contain only bug fixes and is planned for <insert DATE>.
- vX.Y+1.0 is the next feature release and is planned for <insert DATE>. This release will focus on ...

## Changelog

- chore(*): bump version to v2.7.0 08c1144f5eb3e3b636d9775617287cc26e53dba4 (Adam Reese)
- fix circle not building tags f4f932fabd197f7e6d608c8672b33a483b4b76fa (Matthew Fisher)
```

A partially completed set of release notes including the changelog can be
created by running the following command:

```shell
export VERSION="$RELEASE_NAME"
export PREVIOUS_RELEASE=vX.Y.Z
make clean
make fetch-dist
make release-notes
```

This will create a good baseline set of release notes to which you should just
need to fill out the **Notable Changes** and **What's next** sections.

Feel free to add your voice to the release notes; it's nice for people to think
we're not all robots.

You should also double check the URLs and checksums are correct in the
auto-generated release notes.

Once finished, go into GitHub to [helm/helm
releases](https://github.com/helm/helm/releases) and edit the release notes for
the tagged release with the notes written here.
For target branch, set to $RELEASE_BRANCH_NAME.

It is now worth getting other people to take a look at the release notes before
the release is published. Send a request out to
[#helm-dev](https://kubernetes.slack.com/messages/C51E88VDG) for review. It is
always beneficial as it can be easy to miss something.

## 8. PGP Sign the downloads

While hashes provide a signature that the content of the downloads is what it
was generated, signed packages provide traceability of where the package came
from.

To do this, run the following `make` commands:

```shell
export VERSION="$RELEASE_NAME"
make clean		# if not already run
make fetch-dist	# if not already run
make sign
```

This will generate ascii armored signature files for each of the files pushed by
CI.

All of the signature files (`*.asc`) need to be uploaded to the release on
GitHub (attach binaries).

## 9. Publish Release

Time to make the release official!

After the release notes are saved on GitHub, the CI build is completed, and
you've added the signature files to the release, you can hit "Publish" on
the release. This publishes the release, listing it as "latest", and shows this
release on the front page of the [helm/helm](https://github.com/helm/helm) repo.

## 10. Update Docs

The [Helm website docs section](https://helm.sh/docs) lists the Helm versions
for the docs. Major, minor, and patch versions need to be updated on the site.
The date for the next minor release is also published on the site and must be
updated.
To do that create a pull request against the [helm-www
repository](https://github.com/helm/helm-www). In the `config.toml` file find
the proper `params.versions` section and update the Helm version, like in this
example of [updating the current
version](https://github.com/helm/helm-www/pull/676/files).  In the same
`config.toml` file, update the `params.nextversion` section.

Close the [helm/helm milestone](https://github.com/helm/helm/milestones) for
the release, if applicable.

Update the [version
skew](https://github.com/helm/helm-www/blob/main/content/en/docs/topics/version_skew.md)
for major and minor releases.

Update the release calendar [here](https://helm.sh/calendar/release):
* create an entry for the next minor release with a reminder for that day at 5pm GMT
* create an entry for the RC1 of the next minor release on the Monday of the week before the planned release, with a reminder for that day at 5pm GMT

## 11. Tell the Community

Congratulations! You're done. Go grab yourself a $DRINK_OF_CHOICE. You've earned
it.

After enjoying a nice $DRINK_OF_CHOICE, go forth and announce the new release
in Slack and on Twitter with a link to the [release on
GitHub](https://github.com/helm/helm/releases).

Optionally, write a blog post about the new release and showcase some of the new
features on there!

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initial configuration followed by the release process for three different kinds of releases     Major Releases   released less frequently   have breaking changes   Minor Releases   released every 3 to 4 months   no breaking changes   Patch Releases   released monthly   do not require all steps in this guide   Initial Configuration   initial configuration   1   Create the Release Branch   1 create the release branch  2   Major Minor releases  Change the Version Number in Git   2 majorminor releases change the version number in git  3   Major Minor releases  Commit and Push the Release Branch   3 majorminor releases commit and push the release branch  4   Major Minor releases  Create a Release Candidate   4 majorminor releases create a release candidate  5   Major Minor releases  Iterate on Successive Release Candidates   5 majorminor releases iterate on successive release candidates  6   Finalize the Release   6 finalize the release  7   Write the Release Notes   7 write the release notes  8   PGP Sign the downloads   8 pgp sign the downloads  9   Publish Release   9 publish release  10   Update Docs   10 update docs  11   Tell the Community   11 tell the community      Initial Configuration      Set Up Git Remote  It is important to note that this document assumes that the git remote in your repository that corresponds to  https   github com helm helm  is named  upstream   If yours is not  for example  if you ve chosen to name it  origin  or something similar instead   be sure to adjust the listed snippets for your local environment accordingly  If you are not sure what your upstream remote is named  use a command like  git remote  v  to find out   If you don t have an  upstream remote  https   docs github com en github collaborating with issues and pull requests configuring a remote for a fork    you can add one using something like      shell git remote add upstream git github com helm helm git          Set Up Environment Variables  In this doc  we are going to 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adding a new gpg key to your github account  4   Set signing key in    Git  https   help github com en articles telling git about your signing key   Once you have a signing key you need to add it to the KEYS file at the root of the repository  The instructions for adding it to the KEYS file are in the file  If you have not done so already  you need to add your public key to the keyserver network  If you use GnuPG you can follow the  instructions provided by Debian  https   debian administration org article 451 Submitting your GPG key to a keyserver       1  Create the Release Branch      Major Minor Releases  Major releases are for new feature additions and behavioral changes  that break backwards compatibility   Minor releases are for new feature additions that do not break backwards compatibility  To create a major or minor release  start by creating a  release X Y  branch from main      shell git fetch upstream git checkout upstream main git checkout  b  RELEASE BRANCH NAME      This new branch is going to be the base for the release  which we are going to iterate upon later   Verify that a  helm helm milestone  https   github com helm helm milestones  for the release exists on GitHub  creating it if necessary   Make sure PRs and issues for this release are in this milestone   For major   minor releases  move on to step 2   Major Minor releases  Change the Version Number in Git   2 majorminor releases change the version number in git        Patch releases  Patch releases are a few critical cherry picked fixes to existing releases  Start by creating a  release X Y  branch      shell git fetch upstream git checkout  b  RELEASE BRANCH NAME upstream  RELEASE BRANCH NAME      From here  we can cherry pick the commits we want to bring into the patch release      shell   get the commits ids we want to cherry pick git log   oneline   cherry pick the commits starting from the oldest one  without including merge commits git cherry pick  x  commit id       After the commits have been cherry picked the release branch needs to be pushed      shell git push upstream  RELEASE BRANCH NAME      Pushing the branch will cause the tests to run  Make sure they pass prior to creating the tag  This new tag is going to be the base for the patch release   Creating a  helm helm milestone  https   github com helm helm milestones  is optional for patch releases   Make sure to check  GitHub Actions  https   github com helm helm actions  to see that the release passed CI before proceeding  Patch releases can skip steps 2 5 and proceed to step 6 to  Finalize the Release   6 finalize the release       2  Major Minor releases  Change the Version Number in Git  When doing a major or minor release  make sure to update  internal version version go  with the new release version      shell   git diff internal version version go diff   git a internal version version go b internal version version go index 712aae64  c1ed191e 100644     a internal version version go     b internal version version go     30 7  30 7    var              Increment major number for new feature additions and behavioral changes             Increment minor number for bug fixes and performance enhancements             Increment patch number for critical fixes to existing releases          version    v3 3          version    v3 4              metadata is extra build time data         metadata           In addition to updating the version within the  version go  file  you will also need to update corresponding tests that are using that version number      cmd helm testdata output version txt     cmd helm testdata output version client txt     cmd helm testdata output version client shorthand txt     cmd helm testdata output version short txt     cmd helm testdata output version template txt     pkg chartutil capabilities test go      shell git add   git commit  m  bump version to  RELEASE NAME       This will update it for the  RELEASE BRANCH NAME only  You will also need to pull this change into the main branch for when the next release is being created  as in  this example of 3 2 to 3 3  https   github com helm helm pull 8411 files   and add it to the milestone for the next release      shell   get the last commit id i e  commit to bump the version git log   format   H   n 1    create new branch off main git checkout main git checkout  b bump version  release version     cherry pick the commit using id from first command git cherry pick  x  commit id     commit the change git push origin bump version  release version          3  Major Minor releases  Commit and Push the Release Branch  In order for others to start testing  we can now push the release branch upstream and start the test process      shell git push upstream  RELEASE BRANCH NAME      Make sure to check  GitHub Actions  https   github com helm helm actions  to see that the release passed CI before proceeding   If anyone is available  let others peer review the branch before continuing to ensure that all the proper changes have been made and all of the commits for the release are there      4  Major Minor releases  Create a Release Candidate  Now that the release branch is out and ready  it is time to start creating and iterating on release candidates      shell git tag   sign   annotate    RELEASE CANDIDATE NAME     message  Helm release   RELEASE CANDIDATE NAME   git push upstream  RELEASE CANDIDATE NAME      GitHub Actions will automatically create a tagged release image and client binary to test with   For testers  the process to start testing after GitHub Actions finishes building the artifacts involves the following steps to grab the client   linux amd64  using  bin bash      shell wget https   get helm sh helm  RELEASE CANDIDATE NAME linux amd64 tar gz      darwin amd64  using Terminal app      shell wget https   get helm sh helm  RELEASE CANDIDATE NAME darwin amd64 tar gz      windows amd64  using PowerShell      shell PS C    Invoke WebRequest  Uri  https   get helm sh helm  RELEASE CANDIDATE NAME windows amd64 tar gz   OutFile  helm  ReleaseCandidateName windows amd64 tar gz       Then  unpack and move the binary to somewhere on your  PATH  or move it somewhere and add it to your  PATH  e g   usr local bin helm for linux macOS  C  Program Files helm helm exe for Windows       5  Major Minor releases  Iterate on Successive Release Candidates  Spend several days explicitly investing time and resources to try and break helm in every possible way  documenting any findings pertinent to the release  This time should be spent testing and finding ways in which the release might have caused various features or upgrade environments to have issues  not coding  During this time  the release is in code freeze  and any additional code changes will be pushed out to the next release   During this phase  the  RELEASE BRANCH NAME branch will keep evolving as you will produce new release candidates  The frequency of new candidates is up to the release manager  use your best judgement taking into account the severity of reported issues  testers  availability  and the release deadline date  Generally speaking  it is better to let a release roll over the deadline than to ship a broken release   Each time you ll want to produce a new release candidate  you will start by adding commits to the branch by cherry picking from main      shell git cherry pick  x  commit id       You will also want to push the branch to GitHub and ensure it passes CI   After that  tag it and notify users of the new release candidate      shell export RELEASE CANDIDATE NAME   RELEASE NAME rc 2  git tag   sign   annotate    RELEASE CANDIDATE NAME     message  Helm release   RELEASE CANDIDATE NAME   git push upstream  RELEASE CANDIDATE NAME      Once pushed to GitHub  check to ensure the branch with this tag builds in CI   From here on just repeat this process  continuously testing until you re happy with the release candidate  For a release candidate  we don t write the full notes  but you can scaffold out some  release notes   7 write the release notes       6  Finalize the Release  When you re finally happy with the quality of a release candidate  you can move on and create the real thing  Double check one last time to make sure everything is in order  then finally push the release tag      shell git checkout  RELEASE BRANCH NAME git tag   sign   annotate    RELEASE NAME     message  Helm release   RELEASE NAME   git push upstream  RELEASE NAME      Verify that the release succeeded in  GitHub Actions  https   github com helm helm actions   If not  you will need to fix the release and push the release again   As the CI job will take some time to run  you can move on to writing release notes while you wait for it to complete      7  Write the Release Notes  We will auto generate a changelog based on the commits that occurred during a release cycle  but it is usually more beneficial to the end user if the release notes are hand written by a human being marketing team dog   If you re releasing a major minor release  listing notable user facing features is usually sufficient  For patch releases  do the same  but make note of the symptoms and who is affected   The release notes should include the version and planned date of the next release   An example release note for a minor release would look like this      markdown    vX Y Z  Helm vX Y Z is a feature release  This release  we focused on  insert focal point   Users are encouraged to upgrade for the best experience   The community keeps growing  and we d love to see you there     Join the discussion in  Kubernetes Slack  https   kubernetes slack com         helm users  for questions and just to hang out       helm dev  for discussing PRs  code  and bugs   Hang out at the Public Developer Call  Thursday  9 30 Pacific via  Zoom  https   zoom us j 696660622    Test  debug  and contribute charts   Artifact Hub helm charts  https   artifacthub io packages search kind 0      Notable Changes    Kubernetes 1 16 is now supported including new manifest apiVersions   Sprig was upgraded to 2 22     Installation and Upgrading  Download Helm X Y  The common platform binaries are here      MacOS amd64  https   get helm sh helm vX Y Z darwin amd64 tar gz    checksum  https   get helm sh helm vX Y Z darwin amd64 tar gz sha256sum    CHECKSUM VAL     Linux amd64  https   get helm sh helm vX Y Z linux amd64 tar gz    checksum  https   get helm sh helm vX Y Z linux amd64 tar gz sha256sum    CHECKSUM VAL     Linux arm  https   get helm sh helm vX Y Z linux arm tar gz    checksum  https   get helm sh helm vX Y Z linux arm tar gz sha256    CHECKSUM VAL     Linux arm64  https   get helm sh helm vX Y Z linux arm64 tar gz    checksum  https   get helm sh helm vX Y Z linux arm64 tar gz sha256sum    CHECKSUM VAL     Linux i386  https   get helm sh helm vX Y Z linux 386 tar gz    checksum  https   get helm sh helm vX Y Z linux 386 tar gz sha256    CHECKSUM VAL     Linux ppc64le  https   get helm sh helm vX Y Z linux ppc64le tar gz    checksum  https   get helm sh helm vX Y Z linux ppc64le tar gz sha256sum    CHECKSUM VAL     Linux s390x  https   get helm sh helm vX Y Z linux s390x tar gz    checksum  https   get helm sh helm vX Y Z linux s390x tar gz sha256sum    CHECKSUM VAL     Windows amd64  https   get helm sh helm vX Y Z windows amd64 zip    checksum  https   get helm sh helm vX Y Z windows amd64 zip sha256sum    CHECKSUM VAL   The  Quickstart Guide  https   docs helm sh using helm  quickstart guide  will get you going from there  For   upgrade instructions   or detailed installation notes  check the  install guide  https   docs helm sh using helm  installing helm   You can also use a  script to install  https   raw githubusercontent com helm helm main scripts get helm 3  on any system with  bash       What s Next    vX Y Z 1 will contain only bug fixes and is planned for  insert DATE     vX Y 1 0 is the next feature release and is planned for  insert DATE   This release will focus on         Changelog    chore     bump version to v2 7 0 08c1144f5eb3e3b636d9775617287cc26e53dba4  Adam Reese    fix circle not building tags f4f932fabd197f7e6d608c8672b33a483b4b76fa  Matthew Fisher       A partially completed set of release notes including the changelog can be created by running the following command      shell export VERSION   RELEASE NAME  export PREVIOUS RELEASE vX Y Z make clean make fetch dist make release notes      This will create a good baseline set of release notes to which you should just need to fill out the   Notable Changes   and   What s next   sections   Feel free to add your voice to the release notes  it s nice for people to think we re not all robots   You should also double check the URLs and checksums are correct in the auto generated release notes   Once finished  go into GitHub to  helm helm releases  https   github com helm helm releases  and edit the release notes for the tagged release with the notes written here  For target branch  set to  RELEASE BRANCH NAME   It is now worth getting other people to take a look at the release notes before the release is published  Send a request out to   helm dev  https   kubernetes slack com messages C51E88VDG  for review  It is always beneficial as it can be easy to miss something      8  PGP Sign the downloads  While hashes provide a signature that the content of the downloads is what it was generated  signed packages provide traceability of where the package came from   To do this  run the following  make  commands      shell export VERSION   RELEASE NAME  make clean    if not already run make fetch dist   if not already run make sign      This will generate ascii armored signature files for each of the files pushed by CI   All of the signature files     asc   need to be uploaded to the release on GitHub  attach binaries       9  Publish Release  Time to make the release official   After the release notes are saved on GitHub  the CI build is completed  and you ve added the signature files to the release  you can hit  Publish  on the release  This publishes the release  listing it as  latest   and shows this release on the front page of the  helm helm  https   github com helm helm  repo      10  Update Docs  The  Helm website docs section  https   helm sh docs  lists the Helm versions for the docs  Major  minor  and patch versions need to be updated on the site  The date for the next minor release is also published on the site and must be updated  To do that create a pull request against the  helm www repository  https   github com helm helm www   In the  config toml  file find the proper  params versions  section and update the Helm version  like in this example of  updating the current version  https   github com helm helm www pull 676 files    In the same  config toml  file  update the  params nextversion  section   Close the  helm helm milestone  https   github com helm helm milestones  for the release  if applicable   Update the  version skew  https   github com helm helm www blob main content en docs topics version skew md  for major and minor releases   Update the release calendar  here  https   helm sh calendar release     create an entry for the next minor release with a reminder for that day at 5pm GMT   create an entry for the RC1 of the next minor release on the Monday of the week before the planned release  with a reminder for that day at 5pm GMT     11  Tell the Community  Congratulations  You re done  Go grab yourself a  DRINK OF CHOICE  You ve earned it   After enjoying a nice  DRINK OF CHOICE  go forth and announce the new release in Slack and on Twitter with a link to the  release on GitHub  https   github com helm helm releases    Optionally  write a blog post about the new release and showcase some of the new features on there


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Answer:
---
title: "Developer Guide"
description: "Instructions for setting up your environment for developing Helm."
weight: 1
aliases: ["/docs/developers/"]
---

This guide explains how to set up your environment for developing on Helm.

## Prerequisites

- The latest version of Go
- A Kubernetes cluster w/ kubectl (optional)
- Git

## Building Helm

We use Make to build our programs. The simplest way to get started is:

```console
$ make
```

If required, this will first install dependencies and validate configuration. It will then compile `helm` and place it in
`bin/helm`.

To run Helm locally, you can run `bin/helm`.

- Helm is known to run on macOS and most Linux distributions, including Alpine.

## Running tests

To run all the tests, run `make test`.
As a pre-requisite, you would need to have
[golangci-lint](https://golangci-lint.run)
installed.

## Running Locally

You can update your path and add the path of your local helm binary. In an editor
open your shell config file. Add the following line making sure you replace
`<path to your binary folder>` with your local bin directory.

``` bash
export PATH="<path to your binary folder>:$PATH"
```

This will allow you to run the locally built version of helm from your terminal.

## Contribution Guidelines

We welcome contributions. This project has set up some guidelines in order to
ensure that (a) code quality remains high, (b) the project remains consistent,
and (c) contributions follow the open source legal requirements. Our intent is
not to burden contributors, but to build elegant and high-quality open source
code so that our users will benefit.

Make sure you have read and understood the main CONTRIBUTING guide:

<https://github.com/helm/helm/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md>

### Structure of the Code

The code for the Helm project is organized as follows:

- The individual programs are located in `cmd/`. Code inside of `cmd/` is not
  designed for library re-use.
- Shared libraries are stored in `pkg/`.
- The `scripts/` directory contains a number of utility scripts. Most of these
  are used by the CI/CD pipeline.

Go dependency management is in flux, and it is likely to change during the
course of Helm's lifecycle. We encourage developers to _not_ try to manually
manage dependencies. Instead, we suggest relying upon the project's `Makefile`
to do that for you. With Helm 3, it is recommended that you are on Go version
1.13 or later.

### Writing Documentation

Since Helm 3, documentation has been moved to its own repository. When writing
new features, please write accompanying documentation and submit it to the
[helm-www](https://github.com/helm/helm-www) repository.

One exception: [Helm CLI output (in English)](https://helm.sh/docs/helm/) is
generated from the `helm` binary itself. See [Updating the Helm CLI Reference Docs](https://github.com/helm/helm-www#updating-the-helm-cli-reference-docs)
for instructions on how to generate this output. When translated, the CLI
output is not generated and can be found in `/content/<lang>/docs/helm`.

### Git Conventions

We use Git for our version control system. The `main` branch is the home of
the current development candidate. Releases are tagged.

We accept changes to the code via GitHub Pull Requests (PRs). One workflow for
doing this is as follows:

1. Fork the `github.com/helm/helm` repository into your GitHub account
2. `git clone` the forked repository into your desired directory
3. Create a new working branch (`git checkout -b feat/my-feature`) and do your
   work on that branch.
4. When you are ready for us to review, push your branch to GitHub, and then
   open a new pull request with us.

For Git commit messages, we follow the [Semantic Commit
Messages](https://karma-runner.github.io/0.13/dev/git-commit-msg.html):

```
fix(helm): add --foo flag to 'helm install'

When 'helm install --foo bar' is run, this will print "foo" in the
output regardless of the outcome of the installation.

Closes #1234
```

Common commit types:

- fix: Fix a bug or error
- feat: Add a new feature
- docs: Change documentation
- test: Improve testing
- ref: refactor existing code

Common scopes:

- helm: The Helm CLI
- pkg/lint: The lint package. Follow a similar convention for any package
- `*`: two or more scopes

Read more:

- The [Deis
  Guidelines](https://github.com/deis/workflow/blob/master/src/contributing/submitting-a-pull-request.md)
  were the inspiration for this section.
- Karma Runner
  [defines](https://karma-runner.github.io/0.13/dev/git-commit-msg.html) the
  semantic commit message idea.

### Go Conventions

We follow the Go coding style standards very closely. Typically, running `go
fmt` will make your code beautiful for you.

We also typically follow the conventions recommended by `go lint` and
`gometalinter`. Run `make test-style` to test the style conformance.

Read more:

- Effective Go [introduces
  formatting](https://golang.org/doc/effective_go.html#formatting).
- The Go Wiki has a great article on
  [formatting](https://github.com/golang/go/wiki/CodeReviewComments).

If you run the `make test` target, not only will unit tests be run, but so will
style tests. If the `make test` target fails, even for stylistic reasons, your
PR will not be considered ready for merging.

title   Developer Guide  description   Instructions for setting up your environment for developing Helm   weight  1 aliases     docs developers         This guide explains how to set up your environment for developing on Helm      Prerequisites    The latest version of Go   A Kubernetes cluster w  kubectl  optional    Git     Building Helm  We use Make to build our programs  The simplest way to get started is      console   make      If required  this will first install dependencies and validate configuration  It will then compile  helm  and place it in  bin helm    To run Helm locally  you can run  bin helm      Helm is known to run on macOS and most Linux distributions  including Alpine      Running tests  To run all the tests  run  make test   As a pre requisite  you would need to have  golangci lint  https   golangci lint run  installed      Running Locally  You can update your path and add the path of your local helm binary  In an editor open your shell config file  Add the following line making sure you replace   path to your binary folder   with your local bin directory       bash export PATH   path to your binary folder   PATH       This will allow you to run the locally built version of helm from your terminal      Contribution Guidelines  We welcome contributions  This project has set up some guidelines in order to ensure that  a  code quality remains high   b  the project remains consistent  and  c  contributions follow the open source legal requirements  Our intent is not to burden contributors  but to build elegant and high quality open source code so that our users will benefit   Make sure you have read and understood the main CONTRIBUTING guide    https   github com helm helm blob main CONTRIBUTING md       Structure of the Code  The code for the Helm project is organized as follows     The individual programs are located in  cmd    Code inside of  cmd   is not   designed for library re use    Shared libraries are stored in  pkg      The  scripts   directory contains a number of utility scripts  Most of these   are used by the CI CD pipeline   Go dependency management is in flux  and it is likely to change during the course of Helm s lifecycle  We encourage developers to  not  try to manually manage dependencies  Instead  we suggest relying upon the project s  Makefile  to do that for you  With Helm 3  it is recommended that you are on Go version 1 13 or later       Writing Documentation  Since Helm 3  documentation has been moved to its own repository  When writing new features  please write accompanying documentation and submit it to the  helm www  https   github com helm helm www  repository   One exception   Helm CLI output  in English   https   helm sh docs helm   is generated from the  helm  binary itself  See  Updating the Helm CLI Reference Docs  https   github com helm helm www updating the helm cli reference docs  for instructions on how to generate this output  When translated  the CLI output is not generated and can be found in   content  lang  docs helm        Git Conventions  We use Git for our version control system  The  main  branch is the home of the current development candidate  Releases are tagged   We accept changes to the code via GitHub Pull Requests  PRs   One workflow for doing this is as follows   1  Fork the  github com helm helm  repository into your GitHub account 2   git clone  the forked repository into your desired directory 3  Create a new working branch   git checkout  b feat my feature   and do your    work on that branch  4  When you are ready for us to review  push your branch to GitHub  and then    open a new pull request with us   For Git commit messages  we follow the  Semantic Commit Messages  https   karma runner github io 0 13 dev git commit msg html        fix helm   add   foo flag to  helm install   When  helm install   foo bar  is run  this will print  foo  in the output regardless of the outcome of the installation   Closes  1234      Common commit types     fix  Fix a bug or error   feat  Add a new feature   docs  Change documentation   test  Improve testing   ref  refactor existing code  Common scopes     helm  The Helm CLI   pkg lint  The lint package  Follow a similar convention for any package        two or more scopes  Read more     The  Deis   Guidelines  https   github com deis workflow blob master src contributing submitting a pull request md    were the inspiration for this section    Karma Runner    defines  https   karma runner github io 0 13 dev git commit msg html  the   semantic commit message idea       Go Conventions  We follow the Go coding style standards very closely  Typically  running  go fmt  will make your code beautiful for you   We also typically follow the conventions recommended by  go lint  and  gometalinter   Run  make test style  to test the style conformance   Read more     Effective Go  introduces   formatting  https   golang org doc effective go html formatting     The Go Wiki has a great article on    formatting  https   github com golang go wiki CodeReviewComments    If you run the  make test  target  not only will unit tests be run  but so will style tests  If the  make test  target fails  even for stylistic reasons  your PR will not be considered ready for merging


helm The Helm community has produced many extra tools plugins and documentation title Related Projects and Documentation weight 3 about Helm We love to hear about these projects aliases docs related third party tools plugins and documentation provided by the community

Answer:
---
title: "Related Projects and Documentation"
description: "third-party tools, plugins and documentation provided by the community!"
weight: 3
aliases: ["/docs/related/"]
---

The Helm community has produced many extra tools, plugins, and documentation
about Helm. We love to hear about these projects.

If you have anything you'd like to add to this list, please open an
[issue](https://github.com/helm/helm-www/issues) or [pull
request](https://github.com/helm/helm-www/pulls).

## Helm Plugins

- [helm-adopt](https://github.com/HamzaZo/helm-adopt) - A helm v3 plugin to adopt
  existing k8s resources into a new generated helm chart.
- [helm-chartsnap](https://github.com/jlandowner/helm-chartsnap) - Snapshot testing plugin for Helm charts.
- [Helm Diff](https://github.com/databus23/helm-diff) - Preview `helm upgrade`
  as a coloured diff
- [Helm Dt](https://github.com/vmware-labs/distribution-tooling-for-helm) - Plugin that helps distributing Helm charts across OCI registries and on Air gap environments
- [Helm Dashboard](https://github.com/komodorio/helm-dashboard) - GUI for Helm, visualize releases and repositories, manifest diffs
- [helm-gcs](https://github.com/hayorov/helm-gcs) - Plugin to manage repositories
  on Google Cloud Storage
- [helm-git](https://github.com/aslafy-z/helm-git) - Install charts and retrieve
  values files from your Git repositories
- [helm-k8comp](https://github.com/cststack/k8comp) - Plugin to create Helm
  Charts from hiera using k8comp
- [helm-mapkubeapis](https://github.com/helm/helm-mapkubeapis) - Update helm release
  metadata to replace deprecated or removed Kubernetes APIs
- [helm-migrate-values](https://github.com/OctopusDeployLabs/helm-migrate-values) - Plugin to migrate user-specified values across Helm chart versions to handle breaking schema changes in `values.yaml`
- [helm-monitor](https://github.com/ContainerSolutions/helm-monitor) - Plugin to
  monitor a release and rollback based on Prometheus/ElasticSearch query
- [helm-release-plugin](https://github.com/JovianX/helm-release-plugin) - Plugin for Release management, Update release values, pulls(re-creates) helm Charts from deployed releases, set helm release TTL.
- [helm-s3](https://github.com/hypnoglow/helm-s3) - Helm plugin that allows to
  use AWS S3 as a [private] chart repository
- [helm-schema-gen](https://github.com/karuppiah7890/helm-schema-gen) - Helm
  Plugin that generates values yaml schema for your Helm 3 charts
- [helm-secrets](https://github.com/jkroepke/helm-secrets) - Plugin to manage
  and store secrets safely (based on [sops](https://github.com/mozilla/sops))
- [helm-sigstore](https://github.com/sigstore/helm-sigstore) -
  Plugin for Helm to integrate the [sigstore](https://sigstore.dev/) ecosystem. Search, upload and verify signed Helm charts.
- [helm-tanka](https://github.com/Duologic/helm-tanka) - A Helm plugin for
  rendering Tanka/Jsonnet inside Helm charts.
- [hc-unit](https://github.com/xchapter7x/hcunit) - Plugin for unit testing
  charts locally using OPA (Open Policy Agent) & Rego
- [helm-unittest](https://github.com/quintush/helm-unittest) - Plugin for unit
  testing chart locally with YAML
- [helm-val](https://github.com/HamzaZo/helm-val) - A plugin to get
  values from a previous release.
- [helm-external-val](https://github.com/kuuji/helm-external-val) - A plugin that fetches helm values from external sources (configMaps, Secrets, etc.)
- [helm-images](https://github.com/nikhilsbhat/helm-images) - Helm plugin to fetch all possible images from the chart before deployment or from a deployed release
- [helm-drift](https://github.com/nikhilsbhat/helm-drift) - Helm plugin that identifies the configuration that has drifted from the Helm chart

We also encourage GitHub authors to use the
[helm-plugin](https://github.com/search?q=topic%3Ahelm-plugin&type=Repositories)
tag on their plugin repositories.

## Additional Tools

Tools layered on top of Helm.

- [Aptakube](https://aptakube.com) - Desktop UI for Kubernetes and Helm Releases
- [Armada](https://airshipit.readthedocs.io/projects/armada/en/latest/) - Manage
  prefixed releases throughout various Kubernetes namespaces, and removes
  completed jobs for complex deployments
- [avionix](https://github.com/zbrookle/avionix) -
  Python interface for generating Helm
  charts and Kubernetes yaml, allowing for inheritance and less duplication of code
- [Botkube](https://botkube.io) - Run Helm commands directly from Slack,
  Discord, Microsoft Teams, and Mattermost.
- [Captain](https://github.com/alauda/captain) - A Helm3 Controller using
  HelmRequest and Release CRD
- [Chartify](https://github.com/appscode/chartify) - Generate Helm charts from
  existing Kubernetes resources.
- [ChartMuseum](https://github.com/helm/chartmuseum) - Helm Chart Repository
  with support for Amazon S3 and Google Cloud Storage
- [chart-registry](https://github.com/hangyan/chart-registry) - Helm Charts
  Hosts on OCI Registry
- [Codefresh](https://codefresh.io) - Kubernetes native CI/CD and management
  platform with UI dashboards for managing Helm charts and releases
- [Cyclops](https://cyclops-ui.com) - Dynamic Kubernetes UI rendering based
  on Helm charts
- [Flux](https://fluxcd.io/docs/components/helm/) -
  Continuous and progressive delivery from Git to Kubernetes.
- [Helmfile](https://github.com/helmfile/helmfile) - Helmfile is a declarative
  spec for deploying helm charts
- [Helmper](https://github.com/ChristofferNissen/helmper) - Helmper helps you
  import Helm Charts - including all OCI artifacts(images), to your own OCI
  registries. Helmper also facilitates security scanning and patching of OCI
  images. Helmper utilizes Helm, Oras, Trivy, Copacetic and Buildkitd.
- [Helmsman](https://github.com/Praqma/helmsman) - Helmsman is a
  helm-charts-as-code tool which enables
  installing/upgrading/protecting/moving/deleting releases from version
  controlled desired state files (described in a simple TOML format)
- [HULL](https://github.com/vidispine/hull) - This library chart provides a
  ready-to-use interface for specifying all Kubernetes objects directly in the `values.yaml`.
  It removes the need to write any templates for your charts and comes with many
  additional features to simplify Helm chart creation and usage.
- [Konveyor Move2Kube](https://konveyor.io/move2kube/) -
  Generate Helm charts for your
  existing projects.
- [Landscaper](https://github.com/Eneco/landscaper/) - "Landscaper takes a set
  of Helm Chart references with values (a desired state), and realizes this in a
  Kubernetes cluster."
- [Monocular](https://github.com/helm/monocular) - Web UI for Helm Chart
  repositories
- [Monokle](https://monokle.io) - Desktop tool for creating, debugging and deploying Kubernetes resources and Helm Charts
- [Orkestra](https://azure.github.io/orkestra/) - A cloud-native Release
  Orchestration and Lifecycle Management (LCM) platform for a related group of
  Helm releases and their subcharts
- [Tanka](https://tanka.dev/helm) - Grafana Tanka configures Kubernetes
  resources through Jsonnet with the ability to consume Helm Charts
- [Terraform Helm
  Provider](https://github.com/hashicorp/terraform-provider-helm) - The Helm
  provider for HashiCorp Terraform enables lifecycle management of Helm Charts
  with a declarative infrastructure-as-code syntax.  The Helm provider is often
  paired the other Terraform providers, like the Kubernetes provider, to create
  a common workflow across all infrastructure services.
- [VIM-Kubernetes](https://github.com/andrewstuart/vim-kubernetes) - VIM plugin
  for Kubernetes and Helm

## Helm Included

Platforms, distributions, and services that include Helm support.

- [Kubernetic](https://kubernetic.com/) - Kubernetes Desktop Client
- [Jenkins X](https://jenkins-x.io/) - open source automated CI/CD for
  Kubernetes which uses Helm for
  [promoting](https://jenkins-x.io/docs/getting-started/promotion/) applications
  through environments via GitOps

## Misc

Grab bag of useful things for Chart authors and Helm users.

- [Await](https://github.com/saltside/await) - Docker image to "await" different
  conditions--especially useful for init containers. [More
  Info](https://blog.slashdeploy.com/2017/02/16/introducing-await/)

title   Related Projects and Documentation  description   third party tools  plugins and documentation provided by the community   weight  3 aliases     docs related         The Helm community has produced many extra tools  plugins  and documentation about Helm  We love to hear about these projects   If you have anything you d like to add to this list  please open an  issue  https   github com helm helm www issues  or  pull request  https   github com helm helm www pulls       Helm Plugins     helm adopt  https   github com HamzaZo helm adopt    A helm v3 plugin to adopt   existing k8s resources into a new generated helm chart     helm chartsnap  https   github com jlandowner helm chartsnap    Snapshot testing plugin for Helm charts     Helm Diff  https   github com databus23 helm diff    Preview  helm upgrade    as a coloured diff    Helm Dt  https   github com vmware labs distribution tooling for helm    Plugin that helps distributing Helm charts across OCI registries and on Air gap environments    Helm Dashboard  https   github com komodorio helm dashboard    GUI for Helm  visualize releases and repositories  manifest diffs    helm gcs  https   github com hayorov helm gcs    Plugin to manage repositories   on Google Cloud Storage    helm git  https   github com aslafy z helm git    Install charts and retrieve   values files from your Git repositories    helm k8comp  https   github com cststack k8comp    Plugin to create Helm   Charts from hiera using k8comp    helm mapkubeapis  https   github com helm helm mapkubeapis    Update helm release   metadata to replace deprecated or removed Kubernetes APIs    helm migrate values  https   github com OctopusDeployLabs helm migrate values    Plugin to migrate user specified values across Helm chart versions to handle breaking schema changes in  values yaml     helm monitor  https   github com ContainerSolutions helm monitor    Plugin to   monitor a release and rollback based on Prometheus ElasticSearch query    helm release plugin  https   github com JovianX helm release plugin    Plugin for Release management  Update release values  pulls re creates  helm Charts from deployed releases  set helm release TTL     helm s3  https   github com hypnoglow helm s3    Helm plugin that allows to   use AWS S3 as a  private  chart repository    helm schema gen  https   github com karuppiah7890 helm schema gen    Helm   Plugin that generates values yaml schema for your Helm 3 charts    helm secrets  https   github com jkroepke helm secrets    Plugin to manage   and store secrets safely  based on  sops  https   github com mozilla sops      helm sigstore  https   github com sigstore helm sigstore      Plugin for Helm to integrate the  sigstore  https   sigstore dev   ecosystem  Search  upload and verify signed Helm charts     helm tanka  https   github com Duologic helm tanka    A Helm plugin for   rendering Tanka Jsonnet inside Helm charts     hc unit  https   github com xchapter7x hcunit    Plugin for unit testing   charts locally using OPA  Open Policy Agent    Rego    helm unittest  https   github com quintush helm unittest    Plugin for unit   testing chart locally with YAML    helm val  https   github com HamzaZo helm val    A plugin to get   values from a previous release     helm external val  https   github com kuuji helm external val    A plugin that fetches helm values from external sources  configMaps  Secrets  etc      helm images  https   github com nikhilsbhat helm images    Helm plugin to fetch all possible images from the chart before deployment or from a deployed release    helm drift  https   github com nikhilsbhat helm drift    Helm plugin that identifies the configuration that has drifted from the Helm chart  We also encourage GitHub authors to use the  helm plugin  https   github com search q topic 3Ahelm plugin type Repositories  tag on their plugin repositories      Additional Tools  Tools layered on top of Helm      Aptakube  https   aptakube com    Desktop UI for Kubernetes and Helm Releases    Armada  https   airshipit readthedocs io projects armada en latest     Manage   prefixed releases throughout various Kubernetes namespaces  and removes   completed jobs for complex deployments    avionix  https   github com zbrookle avionix      Python interface for generating Helm   charts and Kubernetes yaml  allowing for inheritance and less duplication of code    Botkube  https   botkube io    Run Helm commands directly from Slack    Discord  Microsoft Teams  and Mattermost     Captain  https   github com alauda captain    A Helm3 Controller using   HelmRequest and Release CRD    Chartify  https   github com appscode chartify    Generate Helm charts from   existing Kubernetes resources     ChartMuseum  https   github com helm chartmuseum    Helm Chart Repository   with support for Amazon S3 and Google Cloud Storage    chart registry  https   github com hangyan chart registry    Helm Charts   Hosts on OCI Registry    Codefresh  https   codefresh io    Kubernetes native CI CD and management   platform with UI dashboards for managing Helm charts and releases     Cyclops  https   cyclops ui com    Dynamic Kubernetes UI rendering based   on Helm charts    Flux  https   fluxcd io docs components helm       Continuous and progressive delivery from Git to Kubernetes     Helmfile  https   github com helmfile helmfile    Helmfile is a declarative   spec for deploying helm charts    Helmper  https   github com ChristofferNissen helmper    Helmper helps you   import Helm Charts   including all OCI artifacts images   to your own OCI   registries  Helmper also facilitates security scanning and patching of OCI   images  Helmper utilizes Helm  Oras  Trivy  Copacetic and Buildkitd     Helmsman  https   github com Praqma helmsman    Helmsman is a   helm charts as code tool which enables   installing upgrading protecting moving deleting releases from version   controlled desired state files  described in a simple TOML format     HULL  https   github com vidispine hull    This library chart provides a    ready to use interface for specifying all Kubernetes objects directly in the  values yaml     It removes the need to write any templates for your charts and comes with many   additional features to simplify Helm chart creation and usage     Konveyor Move2Kube  https   konveyor io move2kube       Generate Helm charts for your   existing projects     Landscaper  https   github com Eneco landscaper      Landscaper takes a set   of Helm Chart references with values  a desired state   and realizes this in a   Kubernetes cluster      Monocular  https   github com helm monocular    Web UI for Helm Chart   repositories    Monokle  https   monokle io    Desktop tool for creating  debugging and deploying Kubernetes resources and Helm Charts    Orkestra  https   azure github io orkestra     A cloud native Release   Orchestration and Lifecycle Management  LCM  platform for a related group of   Helm releases and their subcharts    Tanka  https   tanka dev helm    Grafana Tanka configures Kubernetes   resources through Jsonnet with the ability to consume Helm Charts    Terraform Helm   Provider  https   github com hashicorp terraform provider helm    The Helm   provider for HashiCorp Terraform enables lifecycle management of Helm Charts   with a declarative infrastructure as code syntax   The Helm provider is often   paired the other Terraform providers  like the Kubernetes provider  to create   a common workflow across all infrastructure services     VIM Kubernetes  https   github com andrewstuart vim kubernetes    VIM plugin   for Kubernetes and Helm     Helm Included  Platforms  distributions  and services that include Helm support      Kubernetic  https   kubernetic com     Kubernetes Desktop Client    Jenkins X  https   jenkins x io     open source automated CI CD for   Kubernetes which uses Helm for    promoting  https   jenkins x io docs getting started promotion   applications   through environments via GitOps     Misc  Grab bag of useful things for Chart authors and Helm users      Await  https   github com saltside await    Docker image to  await  different   conditions  especially useful for init containers   More   Info  https   blog slashdeploy com 2017 02 16 introducing await


helm Synopsis The Helm package manager for Kubernetes title Helm helm

Answer:
---
title: "Helm"
---

## helm

The Helm package manager for Kubernetes.

### Synopsis

The Kubernetes package manager

Common actions for Helm:

- helm search:    search for charts
- helm pull:      download a chart to your local directory to view
- helm install:   upload the chart to Kubernetes
- helm list:      list releases of charts

Environment variables:

| Name                               | Description                                                                                |
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| $HELM_CACHE_HOME                   | set an alternative location for storing cached files.                                                      |
| $HELM_CONFIG_HOME                  | set an alternative location for storing Helm configuration.                                                |
| $HELM_DATA_HOME                    | set an alternative location for storing Helm data.                                                         |
| $HELM_DEBUG                        | indicate whether or not Helm is running in Debug mode                                                      |
| $HELM_DRIVER                       | set the backend storage driver. Values are: configmap, secret, memory, sql.                                |
| $HELM_DRIVER_SQL_CONNECTION_STRING | set the connection string the SQL storage driver should use.                                               |
| $HELM_MAX_HISTORY                  | set the maximum number of helm release history.                                                            |
| $HELM_NAMESPACE                    | set the namespace used for the helm operations.                                                            |
| $HELM_NO_PLUGINS                   | disable plugins. Set HELM_NO_PLUGINS=1 to disable plugins.                                                 |
| $HELM_PLUGINS                      | set the path to the plugins directory                                                                      |
| $HELM_REGISTRY_CONFIG              | set the path to the registry config file.                                                                  |
| $HELM_REPOSITORY_CACHE             | set the path to the repository cache directory                                                             |
| $HELM_REPOSITORY_CONFIG            | set the path to the repositories file.                                                                     |
| $KUBECONFIG                        | set an alternative Kubernetes configuration file (default "~/.kube/config")                                |
| $HELM_KUBEAPISERVER                | set the Kubernetes API Server Endpoint for authentication                                                  |
| $HELM_KUBECAFILE                   | set the Kubernetes certificate authority file.                                                             |
| $HELM_KUBEASGROUPS                 | set the Groups to use for impersonation using a comma-separated list.                                      |
| $HELM_KUBEASUSER                   | set the Username to impersonate for the operation.                                                         |
| $HELM_KUBECONTEXT                  | set the name of the kubeconfig context.                                                                    |
| $HELM_KUBETOKEN                    | set the Bearer KubeToken used for authentication.                                                          |
| $HELM_KUBEINSECURE_SKIP_TLS_VERIFY | indicate if the Kubernetes API server's certificate validation should be skipped (insecure)                |
| $HELM_KUBETLS_SERVER_NAME          | set the server name used to validate the Kubernetes API server certificate                                 |
| $HELM_BURST_LIMIT                  | set the default burst limit in the case the server contains many CRDs (default 100, -1 to disable)         |
| $HELM_QPS                          | set the Queries Per Second in cases where a high number of calls exceed the option for higher burst values |

Helm stores cache, configuration, and data based on the following configuration order:

- If a HELM_*_HOME environment variable is set, it will be used
- Otherwise, on systems supporting the XDG base directory specification, the XDG variables will be used
- When no other location is set a default location will be used based on the operating system

By default, the default directories depend on the Operating System. The defaults are listed below:

| Operating System | Cache Path                | Configuration Path             | Data Path               |
|------------------|---------------------------|--------------------------------|-------------------------|
| Linux            | $HOME/.cache/helm         | $HOME/.config/helm             | $HOME/.local/share/helm |
| macOS            | $HOME/Library/Caches/helm | $HOME/Library/Preferences/helm | $HOME/Library/helm      |
| Windows          | %TEMP%\helm               | %APPDATA%\helm                 | %APPDATA%\helm          |

### Options

```
      --burst-limit int                 client-side default throttling limit (default 100)
      --debug                           enable verbose output
  -h, --help                            help for helm
      --kube-apiserver string           the address and the port for the Kubernetes API server
      --kube-as-group stringArray       group to impersonate for the operation, this flag can be repeated to specify multiple groups.
      --kube-as-user string             username to impersonate for the operation
      --kube-ca-file string             the certificate authority file for the Kubernetes API server connection
      --kube-context string             name of the kubeconfig context to use
      --kube-insecure-skip-tls-verify   if true, the Kubernetes API server's certificate will not be checked for validity. This will make your HTTPS connections insecure
      --kube-tls-server-name string     server name to use for Kubernetes API server certificate validation. If it is not provided, the hostname used to contact the server is used
      --kube-token string               bearer token used for authentication
      --kubeconfig string               path to the kubeconfig file
  -n, --namespace string                namespace scope for this request
      --qps float32                     queries per second used when communicating with the Kubernetes API, not including bursting
      --registry-config string          path to the registry config file (default "~/.config/helm/registry/config.json")
      --repository-cache string         path to the directory containing cached repository indexes (default "~/.cache/helm/repository")
      --repository-config string        path to the file containing repository names and URLs (default "~/.config/helm/repositories.yaml")
```

### SEE ALSO

* [helm completion](helm_completion.md)	 - generate autocompletion scripts for the specified shell
* [helm create](helm_create.md)	 - create a new chart with the given name
* [helm dependency](helm_dependency.md)	 - manage a chart's dependencies
* [helm env](helm_env.md)	 - helm client environment information
* [helm get](helm_get.md)	 - download extended information of a named release
* [helm history](helm_history.md)	 - fetch release history
* [helm install](helm_install.md)	 - install a chart
* [helm lint](helm_lint.md)	 - examine a chart for possible issues
* [helm list](helm_list.md)	 - list releases
* [helm package](helm_package.md)	 - package a chart directory into a chart archive
* [helm plugin](helm_plugin.md)	 - install, list, or uninstall Helm plugins
* [helm pull](helm_pull.md)	 - download a chart from a repository and (optionally) unpack it in local directory
* [helm push](helm_push.md)	 - push a chart to remote
* [helm registry](helm_registry.md)	 - login to or logout from a registry
* [helm repo](helm_repo.md)	 - add, list, remove, update, and index chart repositories
* [helm rollback](helm_rollback.md)	 - roll back a release to a previous revision
* [helm search](helm_search.md)	 - search for a keyword in charts
* [helm show](helm_show.md)	 - show information of a chart
* [helm status](helm_status.md)	 - display the status of the named release
* [helm template](helm_template.md)	 - locally render templates
* [helm test](helm_test.md)	 - run tests for a release
* [helm uninstall](helm_uninstall.md)	 - uninstall a release
* [helm upgrade](helm_upgrade.md)	 - upgrade a release
* [helm verify](helm_verify.md)	 - verify that a chart at the given path has been signed and is valid
* [helm version](helm_version.md)	 - print the client version information

######

title   Helm          helm  The Helm package manager for Kubernetes       Synopsis  The Kubernetes package manager  Common actions for Helm     helm search     search for charts   helm pull       download a chart to your local directory to view   helm install    upload the chart to Kubernetes   helm list       list releases of charts  Environment variables     Name                                 Description                                                                                HELM CACHE HOME                     set an alternative location for storing cached files                                                            HELM CONFIG HOME                    set an alternative location for storing Helm configuration                                                      HELM DATA HOME                      set an alternative location for storing Helm data                                                               HELM DEBUG                          indicate whether or not Helm is running in Debug mode                                                           HELM DRIVER                         set the backend storage driver  Values are  configmap  secret  memory  sql                                      HELM DRIVER SQL CONNECTION STRING   set the connection string the SQL storage driver should use                                                     HELM MAX HISTORY                    set the maximum number of helm release history                                                                  HELM NAMESPACE                      set the namespace used for the helm operations                                                                  HELM NO PLUGINS                     disable plugins  Set HELM NO PLUGINS 1 to disable plugins                                                       HELM PLUGINS                        set the path to the plugins directory                                                                           HELM REGISTRY CONFIG                set the path to the registry config file                                                                        HELM REPOSITORY CACHE               set the path to the repository cache directory                                                                  HELM REPOSITORY CONFIG              set the path to the repositories file                                                                           KUBECONFIG                          set an alternative Kubernetes configuration file  default     kube config                                       HELM KUBEAPISERVER                  set the Kubernetes API Server Endpoint for authentication                                                       HELM KUBECAFILE                     set the Kubernetes certificate authority file                                                                   HELM KUBEASGROUPS                   set the Groups to use for impersonation using a comma separated list                                            HELM KUBEASUSER                     set the Username to impersonate for the operation                                                               HELM KUBECONTEXT                    set the name of the kubeconfig context                                                                          HELM KUBETOKEN                      set the Bearer KubeToken used for authentication                                                                HELM KUBEINSECURE SKIP TLS VERIFY   indicate if the Kubernetes API server s certificate validation should be skipped  insecure                      HELM KUBETLS SERVER NAME            set the server name used to validate the Kubernetes API server certificate                                      HELM BURST LIMIT                    set the default burst limit in the case the server contains many CRDs  default 100   1 to disable               HELM QPS                            set the Queries Per Second in cases where a high number of calls exceed the option for higher burst values    Helm stores cache  configuration  and data based on the following configuration order     If a HELM   HOME environment variable is set  it will be used   Otherwise  on systems supporting the XDG base directory specification  the XDG variables will be used   When no other location is set a default location will be used based on the operating system  By default  the default directories depend on the Operating System  The defaults are listed below     Operating System   Cache Path                  Configuration Path               Data Path                                                                                Linux               HOME  cache helm            HOME  config helm                HOME  local share helm     macOS               HOME Library Caches helm    HOME Library Preferences helm    HOME Library helm          Windows             TEMP  helm                  APPDATA  helm                    APPDATA  helm                  Options              burst limit int                 client side default throttling limit  default 100          debug                           enable verbose output    h    help                            help for helm         kube apiserver string           the address and the port for the Kubernetes API server         kube as group stringArray       group to impersonate for the operation  this flag can be repeated to specify multiple groups          kube as user string             username to impersonate for the operation         kube ca file string             the certificate authority file for the Kubernetes API server connection         kube context string             name of the kubeconfig context to use         kube insecure skip tls verify   if true  the Kubernetes API server s certificate will not be checked for validity  This will make your HTTPS connections insecure         kube tls server name string     server name to use for Kubernetes API server certificate validation  If it is not provided  the hostname used to contact the server is used         kube token string               bearer token used for authentication         kubeconfig string               path to the kubeconfig file    n    namespace string                namespace scope for this request         qps float32                     queries per second used when communicating with the Kubernetes API  not including bursting         registry config string          path to the registry config file  default     config helm registry config json           repository cache string         path to the directory containing cached repository indexes  default     cache helm repository           repository config string        path to the file containing repository names and URLs  default     config helm repositories yaml            SEE ALSO     helm completion  helm completion md     generate autocompletion scripts for the specified shell    helm create  helm create md     create a new chart with the given name    helm dependency  helm dependency md     manage a chart s dependencies    helm env  helm env md     helm client environment information    helm get  helm get md     download extended information of a named release    helm history  helm history md     fetch release history    helm install  helm install md     install a chart    helm lint  helm lint md     examine a chart for possible issues    helm list  helm list md     list releases    helm package  helm package md     package a chart directory into a chart archive    helm plugin  helm plugin md     install  list  or uninstall Helm plugins    helm pull  helm pull md     download a chart from a repository and  optionally  unpack it in local directory    helm push  helm push md     push a chart to remote    helm registry  helm registry md     login to or logout from a registry    helm repo  helm repo md     add  list  remove  update  and index chart repositories    helm rollback  helm rollback md     roll back a release to a previous revision    helm search  helm search md     search for a keyword in charts    helm show  helm show md     show information of a chart    helm status  helm status md     display the status of the named release    helm template  helm template md     locally render templates    helm test  helm test md     run tests for a release    helm uninstall  helm uninstall md     uninstall a release    helm upgrade  helm upgrade md     upgrade a release    helm verify  helm verify md     verify that a chart at the given path has been signed and is valid    helm version  helm version md     print the client version information