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Learn Helm

You're reading from   Learn Helm Improve productivity, reduce complexity, and speed up cloud-native adoption with Helm for Kubernetes

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Product type Paperback
Published in Jun 2020
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781839214295
Length 344 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Andrew Block Andrew Block
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Table of Contents (15) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Section 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 Helm Chart 5. Section 2: Helm Chart Development
6. Chapter 4: Understanding Helm Charts 7. Chapter 5: Building Your First Helm Chart 8. Chapter 6: Testing Helm Charts 9. Section 3: Adanced Deployment Patterns
10. Chapter 7: Automating Helm Processes Using CI/CD and GitOps 11. Chapter 8: Using Helm with the Operator Framework 12. Chapter 9: Helm Security Considerations 13. ASSESSMENTS 14. Other Books You May Enjoy

Documenting a Helm chart

As with any other software that users interact with, a Helm chart should be properly documented so that users know how to interact with it. The Helm chart structure supports a README.md file for documenting usage, a LICENSE file for covering usage and distribution rights, and a templates/NOTES.txt file for generating usage instructions during chart installation.

The README.md File

README is a file commonly used in software development to describe the installation, usage, and other details of a product. A Helm chart's README file often contains the following details:

  • Prerequisites: A common example of a prerequisite is creating a secret or a set of secrets to the Kubernetes cluster before a chart is installed. for the purpose of mounting to a Kubernetes deployment. Users can be made aware of this requirement by referencing the README file.
  • Values: Charts often consist of many different values, each of which should be described in a table...
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