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Step by Step guide to package a Kubernetes application using Helm
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:
- Create a Helm Chart for
foo
: Run the following command to create a new Helm chart for your applicationfoo
:
helm create foo
- This command generates the basic structure of a Helm chart with predefined files and directories inside the
foo/
directory, such asvalues.yaml
,templates/
, andChart.yaml
. - 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.
- Package the Helm Chart: Once you’ve customized the chart, you can package it using the following command:
helm package foo
- This will create a
.tgz
file (e.g.,foo-0.1.0.tgz
), which is the…