# helm help
The Kubernetes package manager
To begin working with Helm, run the 'helm init' command:
$ helm init
This will install Tiller to your running Kubernetes cluster.
It will also set up any necessary local configuration.
Common actions from this point include:
- helm search: search for charts
- helm fetch: download a chart to your local directory to view
- helm install: upload the chart to Kubernetes
- helm list: list releases of charts
Environment:
- $HELM_HOME: set an alternative location for Helm files. By default, these are stored in ~/.helm
- $HELM_HOST: set an alternative Tiller host. The format is host:port
- $HELM_NO_PLUGINS: disable plugins. Set HELM_NO_PLUGINS=1 to disable plugins.
- $TILLER_NAMESPACE: set an alternative Tiller namespace (default "kube-system")
- $KUBECONFIG: set an alternative Kubernetes configuration file (default "~/.kube/config")
- $HELM_TLS_CA_CERT: path to TLS CA certificate used to verify the Helm client and Tiller server certificates (default "$HELM_HOME/ca.pem")
- $HELM_TLS_CERT: path to TLS client certificate file for authenticating to Tiller (default "$HELM_HOME/cert.pem")
- $HELM_TLS_KEY: path to TLS client key file for authenticating to Tiller (default "$HELM_HOME/key.pem")
- $HELM_TLS_ENABLE: enable TLS connection between Helm and Tiller (default "false")
- $HELM_TLS_VERIFY: enable TLS connection between Helm and Tiller and verify Tiller server certificate (default "false")
- $HELM_TLS_HOSTNAME: the hostname or IP address used to verify the Tiller server certificate (default "127.0.0.1")
- $HELM_KEY_PASSPHRASE: set HELM_KEY_PASSPHRASE to the passphrase of your PGP private key. If set, you will not be prompted for the passphrase while signing helm charts
Usage:
helm [command]
Available Commands:
completion Generate autocompletions script for the specified shell (bash or zsh)
create create a new chart with the given name
delete given a release name, delete the release from Kubernetes
dependency manage a chart's dependencies
fetch download a chart from a repository and (optionally) unpack it in local directory
get download a named release
help Help about any command
history fetch release history
home displays the location of HELM_HOME
init initialize Helm on both client and server
inspect inspect a chart
install install a chart archive
lint examines a chart for possible issues
list list releases
package package a chart directory into a chart archive
plugin add, list, or remove Helm plugins
repo add, list, remove, update, and index chart repositories
reset uninstalls Tiller from a cluster
rollback roll back a release to a previous revision
search search for a keyword in charts
serve start a local http web server
status displays the status of the named release
template locally render templates
test test a release
upgrade upgrade a release
verify verify that a chart at the given path has been signed and is valid
version print the client/server version information
Flags:
--debug enable verbose output
-h, --help help for helm
--home string location of your Helm config. Overrides $HELM_HOME (default "/root/.helm")
--host string address of Tiller. Overrides $HELM_HOST
--kube-context string name of the kubeconfig context to use
--kubeconfig string absolute path to the kubeconfig file to use
--tiller-connection-timeout int the duration (in seconds) Helm will wait to establish a connection to tiller (default 300)
--tiller-namespace string namespace of Tiller (default "kube-system")
Use "helm [command] --help" for more information about a command.
NOTES:
** Please be patient while the chart is being deployed **
Tip:
Watch the deployment status using the command: kubectl get pods -w --namespace kubeapps
Kubeapps can be accessed via port 80 on the following DNS name from within your cluster:
kubeapps.kubeapps.svc.cluster.local
To access Kubeapps from outside your K8s cluster, follow the steps below:
1. Get the Kubeapps URL by running these commands:
echo "Kubeapps URL: http://127.0.0.1:8080"
export POD_NAME=$(kubectl get pods --namespace kubeapps -l "app=kubeapps" -o jsonpath="{.items[0].metadata.name}")
kubectl port-forward --namespace kubeapps $POD_NAME 8080:8080
2. Open a browser and access Kubeapps using the obtained URL.
