Kubernetes

Helm

Essential Helm commands for managing Kubernetes package releases, repos and chart lifecycle.

Repos

helm repo add <name> <url>Add a chart repository

helm repo updateFetch latest chart indexes from all repos

helm repo listList all configured repositories

helm repo remove <name>Remove a repository

helm search repo <keyword>Search for charts across all repos

helm search hub <keyword>Search the Artifact Hub

helm install <release> <chart>Install a chart as a named release

helm install <release> <chart> -n <ns>Install into a specific namespace

helm install <release> <chart> -f values.yamlInstall with custom values file

helm install <release> <chart> --set key=valOverride a value inline

helm install <release> <chart> --dry-runSimulate install without applying

helm uninstall <release>Uninstall a release and its resources

helm listList all releases in the current namespace

helm list -AList releases across all namespaces

helm status <release>Show status and notes for a release

helm upgrade <release> <chart>Upgrade a release to a new chart version

helm upgrade <release> <chart> -f values.yamlUpgrade with updated values

helm upgrade --install <release> <chart>Install if not present, upgrade if it is

helm rollback <release> <revision>Roll back a release to a previous revision

helm rollback <release> 0Roll back to the previous revision

helm history <release>Show revision history for a release

helm template <release> <chart>Render chart templates locally

helm template <release> <chart> -f values.yamlRender with custom values

helm get values <release>Show user-supplied values for a release

helm get values <release> --allShow all values (including chart defaults)

helm get manifest <release>Show the rendered Kubernetes manifests

helm lint <chart-path>Lint a chart for syntax and best-practice issues

helm show values <chart>Show the default values.yaml for a chart

helm create <name>Scaffold a new chart directory structure

helm package <chart-path>Package a chart into a .tgz archive

helm dependency updateDownload chart dependencies listed in Chart.yaml

helm pull <chart> --untarDownload and extract a chart locally