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Helm — package and operate Kubernetes applications with Charts

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Stars
30,237
Primary language
Go
License
Apache-2.0
Repository last updated
Sep 11, 2026

Overview

Helm is a Kubernetes package manager that bundles related resources as Charts and manages installation, upgrades, configuration values, and rollbacks as releases. It also connects users to reusable packages through Artifact Hub, turning repeated environment deployments into a versioned workflow.

Features and best fit

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Unify Charts, releases, and Artifact Hub

The official README calls Helm the package manager for Kubernetes and highlights defining, installing, and upgrading complex applications with Charts, plus finding existing Charts through Artifact Hub. Teams can feed environment-specific values into a shared Chart and track deployed instances as releases.

Sources: [1]

For standardizing reusable Kubernetes delivery

Helm fits teams deploying the same application pattern across environments or clusters, platform groups distributing approved configurations, and CI/CD workflows that need release history. When adopting a third-party Chart, its values and templates can still be reviewed against organizational requirements.

Sources: [1]

Plan major versions, secrets, CRDs, permissions, and rollback

The README identifies main as Helm 4 development, Helm 4 as the current stable line, and Helm 3 as maintenance mode. Check compatibility among the chosen Helm, Chart, plugins, and Kubernetes versions; keep plaintext secrets out of values; and design RBAC, CRD sequencing, and failed-release recovery. The code is Apache-2.0.

Sources: [1][2]

Official sources

  1. [1]Helm README(2026-09-13)
  2. [2]Helm LICENSE(2026-09-13)
Supplemental curator note

Selected for qualifying the common word helm with Kubernetes, Charts, and package management to connect brand and task-oriented discovery.

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  • cncf
  • chart
  • kubernetes
  • helm
  • charts
Stars
30,237
Forks
7,786
Watchers
499
Open issues
259
Primary language
Go
License
Apache-2.0
Repository last updated
Sep 11, 2026
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