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Helm (package manager)

Helm is a package manager for Kubernetes. It uses 'charts' as its package format, which is based on YAML. It provides support for defining templates using the Go template syntax to generate Kubernetes resource manifests dynamically.

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Helm
DeveloperCloud Native Computing Foundation
Stable release
v4.1.41 / April 9, 2026 (2026-04-09)
Written inGo
Operating systemmacOS, Linux, Windows
Platformi386, amd64, arm, arm64, ppc64le, riscv64, s390x
TypePackage manager
LicenseApache License 2.0
Websitehelm.sh
Repositorygithub.com/helm/helm

Helm is a package manager for Kubernetes.23 It uses 'charts' as its package format, which is based on YAML. It provides support for defining templates using the Go template syntax to generate Kubernetes resource manifests dynamically.4

Helm was accepted to Cloud Native Computing Foundation on June 1, 2018 at the Incubating maturity level and then moved to the Graduated maturity level on May 1, 2020.5

References

References

  1. "Releases: Helm v4.1.4". GitHub.
  2. Learning Helm. O'Reilly Media. ISBN 9781492083627.
  3. Managing Kubernetes Resources Using Helm. Packt Publishing. September 30, 2022. ISBN 9781803239293.
  4. "Helm - Getting Started". docs.helm.sh.
  5. "Projects - Helm". cncf.io.
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