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Managing Kubernetes Resources Using Helm

You're reading from   Managing Kubernetes Resources Using Helm Simplifying how to build, package, and distribute applications for Kubernetes

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Product type Paperback
Published in Sep 2022
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781803242897
Length 310 pages
Edition 2nd Edition
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Andrew Block Andrew Block
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Table of Contents (18) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Part 1: Introduction and Setup
2. Chapter 1: Understanding Kubernetes and Helm FREE CHAPTER 3. Chapter 2: Preparing a Kubernetes and Helm Environment 4. Chapter 3: Installing Your First App with Helm 5. Part 2: Helm Chart Development
6. Chapter 4: Scaffolding a New Helm Chart 7. Chapter 5: Helm Dependency Management 8. Chapter 6: Understanding Helm Templates 9. Chapter 7: Helm Lifecycle Hooks 10. Chapter 8: Publishing to a Helm Chart Repository 11. Chapter 9: Testing Helm Charts 12. Part 3: Advanced Deployment Patterns
13. Chapter 10: Automating Helm with CD and GitOps 14. Chapter 11: Using Helm with the Operator Framework 15. Chapter 12: Helm Security Considerations 16. Index 17. Other Books You May Enjoy

Deploying the scaffolded Guestbook chart

Before we install the chart, let’s set up your Kubernetes environment by following these steps:

  1. Start Minikube by running the minikube start command:
    $ minikube start
  2. Create a new namespace called chapter4:
    $ kubectl create namespace chapter4

Now, let’s proceed by installing your scaffolded chart and reviewing the deployed resources. In Chapter 3, Installing Your First App With Helm, we installed a Helm chart from a remote repository by providing the name bitnami/wordpress, which references the name of the remote repository and the chart contained within this repository. Alternatively, you can also install a chart by providing the local path to a valid Helm chart project folder. This makes it easy to test your Helm charts and see your progress without needing to publish the chart to a repository first.

  1. Let’s install your chart by running the following command, where ./guestbook represents the folder...
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