Deploying the scaffolded Guestbook chart
Before we install the chart, let’s set up your Kubernetes environment by following these steps:
- Start Minikube by running the
minikube start
command:$ minikube start
- 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.
- Let’s install your chart by running the following command, where
./guestbook
represents the folder...