Take the Helm

Helm workshop

Setup

1. Install minikube
2. Install helm
3. Install docker

Steps

1. Start cluster

minikube start

2. Check if cluster is ready

kubectl get pods -A

3. Install helm chart

helm install app charts/take-the-helm -n custom --create-namespace --dry-run
helm install app charts/take-the-helm -n custom --create-namespace

4. Check deployments

kubectl get services --all-namespaces
kubectl get deployments --all-namespaces
kubectl get pods --all-namespaces
kubectl describe pods <pod-name> -n custom

5. Uninstall helm chart

helm uninstall app -n custom

Useful Commands

Debugging

helm lint charts/take-the-helm
helm template app charts/take-the-helm