Install Apps Using Helmfile

SStarting with the Helmfile CLI

Helmfile is a separate command-line tool from Helm so let’s find out what actions it offers. We can check it either in the official documentation or in a terminal by running the helmfile --help command. Here is the output from the latter approach:

The output will be as follows:

NAME:
   helmfile

USAGE:
   helmfile [global options] command [command options] [arguments...]

VERSION:
   v0.143.0

COMMANDS:
   deps          update charts based on their requirements
   repos         sync repositories from state file (helm repo add && helm repo update)
   charts        DEPRECATED: sync releases from state file (helm upgrade --install)
   diff          diff releases from state file against env (helm diff)
   template      template releases from state file against env (helm template)
   write-values  write values files for releases. Similar to `helmfile template`, write values files instead of manifests.
   lint          lint charts from state file (helm lint)
   fetch         fetch charts from state file
   sync          sync all resources from state file (repos, releases and chart deps)
   apply         apply all resources from state file only when there are changes
   status        retrieve status of releases in state file
   delete        DEPRECATED: delete releases from state file (helm delete)
   destroy       deletes and then purges releases
   test          test releases from state file (helm test)
   build         output compiled helmfile state(s) as YAML
   list          list releases defined in state file
   version       Show the version for Helmfile.
   help, h       Shows a list of commands or help for one command

GLOBAL OPTIONS:
   --helm-binary value, -b value           path to helm binary (default: "helm")
   --file helmfile.yaml, -f helmfile.yaml  load config from file or directory. defaults to helmfile.yaml or `helmfile.d`(means `helmfile.d/*.yaml`) in this preference
   --environment value, -e value           specify the environment name. defaults to "default"
   --state-values-set value                set state values on the command line (can specify multiple or separate values with commas: key1=val1,key2=val2)
   --state-values-file value               specify state values in a YAML file
   --quiet, -q                             Silence output. Equivalent to log-level warn
   --kube-context value                    Set kubectl context. Uses current context by default
   --debug                                 Enable verbose output for Helm and set log-level to debug, this disables --quiet/-q effect
   --no-color                              Output without color
   --log-level value                       Set log level, default info
   --namespace value, -n value