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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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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

Chapter 4: Understanding Helm Charts

Here are some answers to the questions presented in this chapter:

  1. YAML is the format most commonly used, though JSON can be used alternatively.
  2. The three required fields are apiVersion, name, and version.
  3. Values from a chart dependency can be referenced or overridden by placing desired dependency values in a map whose name is equal to the name of the dependency chart. Values can also be imported using the import-values setting, which can be used to allow dependency values to be referenced using a different name.
  4. You can create an upgrade hook to ensure that a data snapshot is taken before running the helm upgrade command.
  5. You can provide the README.md file to provide documentation for your chart. You can also create the templates/NOTES.txt file, which can dynamically generate release notes upon installation. Finally, the LICENSE file can be used to provide legal information.
  6. The range action allows chart developers to...
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