Learn HELM with Real Code Examples
Updated Nov 27, 2025
Practical Examples
Deploy a web application with Helm
Install a database with predefined values
Upgrade an application release with new configuration
Rollback a failed deployment
Manage multi-service microservice applications
Troubleshooting
Check rendered manifests with `helm template`
Inspect release status with `helm status`
Debug installation issues using `helm install --debug`
Verify Kubernetes cluster state with `kubectl`
Check Helm hooks for failed lifecycle events
Testing Guide
Validate charts with `helm lint`
Render templates using `helm template`
Test installations on staging clusters
Use `helm test` for chart-specific tests
Verify configuration via Kubernetes manifests
Deployment Options
Local Helm CLI deployment
CI/CD automated deployment
Helmfile orchestration
Helm charts in GitOps pipelines (ArgoCD, Flux)
Multi-cluster deployments
Tools Ecosystem
Helm CLI
Helm SDK for custom tools
Chart repositories (Artifact Hub, private repos)
Helmfile for declarative multi-chart management
Monocular / Kubeapps for visual chart browsing
Integrations
CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, Jenkins)
Kubernetes clusters (GKE, EKS, AKS, on-prem)
Secret management (Vault, SealedSecrets, SOPS)
Monitoring and logging tools
Infrastructure provisioning tools (Terraform, Pulumi)
Productivity Tips
Use library charts for shared resources
Separate environment-specific values
Automate releases via CI/CD pipelines
Lint and test charts before deployment
Leverage Artifact Hub for prebuilt charts
Challenges
Debugging complex templates
Managing multiple chart dependencies
Versioning charts for production environments
Secure management of secrets
Multi-cluster deployment complexity