Gain insights into Helm, the Kubernetes package manager, to create, package, and deploy applications efficiently. Delve into designing reusable Helm charts for reliable, scalable deployments.

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Are you already working with Kubernetes but tired of writing all these YAML files? Especially when you need to deploy lots and lots of applications?

If so, this course is just for you. You’ll learn about Helm, a popular, CNCF graduated project that's built on top of Kubernetes. Helm is a Kubernetes package manager which helps bundle all K8s objects together. In this course, you’ll create small projects to learn about the basic concepts of Helm and gain hands-on experience in working with it. You’ll also learn how to design reusable Helm charts.

By the time you’re done with this course, you’ll be equipped with the skills required to make reliable, consistent, and scalable deployments with Helm. You’ll be able to use Helm to create, package, configure, and deploy your Kubernetes applications efficiently and effectively.

A Practical Guide to Helm

**(Select all that apply.)** Which files or folders are mandatory (minimum required) to define a correct Helm chart that can be installed as a Helm release? 


(Select all that apply.) Which files or folders are mandatory (minimum required) to define a correct Helm chart that can be installed as a Helm release?

It contains hints for developers about chart structure.


It’s a help text which will be printed after chart installation.


It explains the purpose of each property of a `values.yaml` file.


What is the purpose of the `NOTES.txt` file in a Helm chart?

What is the purpose of the <code>NOTES.txt</code> file in a Helm chart?

It calculates the range (difference between the biggest and the lowest number in a set).


It generates a range of numbers from the starting till the ending point.


What’s the purpose of the `range` Helm template function?


What’s the purpose of the <code>range</code> Helm template function?

**(Select all that apply.)** Which command(s) can be run to validate that a new chart has been correctly written, without the need to install a new revision of a release? 


(Select all that apply.) Which command(s) can be run to validate that a new chart has been correctly written, without the need to install a new revision of a release?

Yes, but it needs to have the `index.yaml` file in its root.


No, only those Git repositories that can also work as an HTTP server can act as a Helm repository.
 

Could a plain Git repository be a valid Helm repository?


Could a plain Git repository be a valid Helm repository?

By adding a child chart as a dependency in the `Chart.yaml` file


By nesting an entire child chart in a subfolder of an umbrella chart


By providing a child chart name in the `values.yaml` file of an umbrella chart


By adding the `--add-chart` flag followed by a chart link when installing an umbrella chart


How do we include a chart in an umbrella chart?


How do we include a chart in an umbrella chart?

Test your basic knowledge on building custom Helm charts.


Quiz: Building a Custom Helm Chart

Test your basic knowledge on building custom Helm charts.

Getting Started

Configure Development Environment

Installing Public Helm Charts

Building Custom Helm Charts

Create Single Deployment Using Helm and K8s

Quality Assurance for a Custom Helm Chart

Helm Umbrella Chart

Create and Publish a Customized Helm Chart

Using Helm On a Cloud

Helmfile

Appendix

Install Applications with Helmfile

Build Custom Helm Chart

Quiz: Building a Custom Helm Chart