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Step by Step guide to package a Kubernetes application using Helm

Luca Berton
2 min readOct 30, 2024

To package a Kubernetes application using Helm (assuming you’re referring to packaging an application as a Helm chart), you can follow these steps to create and package a chart named foo.

Steps to Package a Helm Chart:

  1. Create a Helm Chart for foo: Run the following command to create a new Helm chart for your application foo:
helm create foo
  1. This command generates the basic structure of a Helm chart with predefined files and directories inside the foo/ directory, such as values.yaml, templates/, and Chart.yaml.
  2. Customize the Chart:
  • Navigate to the foo/ directory and edit the necessary files.
  • values.yaml: This file contains default configuration values that can be overridden during deployment.
  • templates/: The templates directory contains Kubernetes manifest templates (e.g., Deployment, Service, ConfigMap). You can modify these files to fit your application's requirements.
  1. Package the Helm Chart: Once you’ve customized the chart, you can package it using the following command:
helm package foo
  1. This will create a .tgz file (e.g., foo-0.1.0.tgz), which is the…

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Luca Berton
Luca Berton

Written by Luca Berton

I help creative Automation DevOps, Cloud Engineer, System Administrator, and IT Professional to succeed with Ansible Technology to automate more things everyday

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