Kubernetes Helm Platform

A Kubernetes Helm Platform is a package manager platform for Kubernetes.

• Example(s):
  • helm, v3.4.2 [1].
  • …
• Counter-Example(s):
  • apt.
  • yum.
  • homebrew.
• See: Kubernetes Helm Chart, Kubernetes Helm Package, Package Manager.

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References

2021

• "Helm - The package manager for Kubernetes."
  • QUOTE: Helm is the best way to find, share, and use software built for Kubernetes.
    • Helm helps you manage Kubernetes applications — Helm Charts help you define, install, and upgrade even the most complex Kubernetes application.
    • Charts are easy to create, version, share, and publish — so start using Helm and stop the copy-and-paste.
    • Helm is a graduated project in the CNCF and is maintained by the Helm community.

2020

• https://github.com/helm/helm
  • Helm is a tool for managing Charts. Charts are packages of pre-configured Kubernetes resources.
  • Use Helm to:
    • Find and use popular software packaged as Helm Charts to run in Kubernetes.
    • Share your own applications as Helm Charts.
    • Create reproducible builds of your Kubernetes applications.
    • Intelligently manage your Kubernetes manifest files.
    • Manage releases of Helm packages.
  • … Helm is a tool that streamlines installing and managing Kubernetes applications. Think of it like apt/yum/homebrew for Kubernetes.
    • Helm renders your templates and communicates with the Kubernetes API
    • Helm runs on your laptop, CI/CD, or wherever you want it to run.
    • Charts are Helm packages that contain at least two things:
      • A description of the package (Chart.yaml)
      • One or more templates, which contain Kubernetes manifest files
    • Charts can be stored on disk, or fetched from remote chart repositories (like Debian or RedHat packages)

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