Helm Day 2 summary

Kammara Praveenkumar — Thu, 31 Aug 2023 12:23:10 +0000

Topics_Discussed:

Creating and Packaging a Helm Chart

Creating Local & Remote Helm Repository

Working with helm remote repo using github

Validating Helm Chart Values with JSON Schemas

Input Validation With Values.Schema.Json

Helm Assignment 1

Kammara Praveenkumar — Wed, 30 Aug 2023 07:07:36 +0000

1) What is Helm?

Helm is a deployment tool that simplifies installing, configuring, and managing Kubernetes clusters.

2) Write write 5 reason why we need helm?

i) Simplified application deployment
ii) Dependency management
iii) Versioning and rollback
iv) Sharing configuration
v) Portability

3) How Helm works?

The Helm application library uses charts to define, create, install, and upgrade Kubernetes applications. Helm charts allow you to manage Kubernetes manifests without using the Kubernetes command-line interface (CLI) or remembering complicated Kubernetes commands to control the cluster.

4) What are the components of helm eco systems?

Helm Charts and the Helm Client

5) What are parallel tools of helm for another platform and programming Language?

Captain, Terraform helm provider, orkestra and Fleet

6) Explain a Directory structure of helm

config folder — Contains properties files.
templates folder — Contains Helm templates.
Chart.lock file — Contains the chart dependencies.
Chart.yaml file — Contains metadata information, such as chart name and version, maintainer information, a relevant website, and search keywords.
README.md file
Contains information for the chart users.
values.schema.json file
JSON Schema for imposing a structure on the values.yaml file.
values.yaml file — Contains the YAML file for the default configuration for the helm chart.

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Helm Day 2 summary

Helm Assignment 1