Helm

Development Commands

Create, lint, and package your own Helm charts. Learn chart development best practices and dependency management.

11 commands

Pro Tips

Run 'helm lint' frequently during development to catch issues early.

Run 'helm dependency update' after modifying Chart.yaml dependencies.

Commands

Create chart

$ helm create mychart

Create a new chart scaffold.

Lint chart

$ helm lint ./mychart

Check chart for issues and best practices.

Package chart

$ helm package ./mychart

Package chart into versioned archive.

Update dependencies

$ helm dependency update ./mychart

Download chart dependencies to charts/ folder.

Build dependencies

$ helm dependency build ./mychart

Rebuild charts/ from Chart.lock.

List dependencies

$ helm dependency list ./mychart

List chart dependencies.

Generate index

$ helm repo index ./charts --url https://example.com/charts

Generate repository index.yaml.

Template with debug

$ helm template ./mychart --debug

Render templates locally with debug output.

Install test plugin

$ helm plugin install https://github.com/helm-unittest/helm-unittest

Install helm-unittest plugin for chart testing.

Test with logs

$ helm test my-release --logs

Run chart tests and display pod logs.

Debug dry run install

$ helm install my-release ./mychart --dry-run --debug

Debug installation with detailed template rendering.