- Helm needs a running Kubernetes cluster, hence we install K3s:
url -sfL https://get.k3s.io | sh -
ubuntu $ curl -sfL https://get.k3s.io | sh -
[INFO] Finding release for channel stable
curl -sfL https://get.k3s.io | sh -
curl -sfL https://get.k3s.io | sh -
[INFO] Using v1.28.5+k3s1 as release
[INFO] Downloading hash https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/releases/download/v1.28.5+k3s1/sha256sum-amd64.txt
[INFO] Downloading binary https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/releases/download/v1.28.5+k3s1/k3s
[INFO] Verifying binary download
[INFO] Installing k3s to /usr/local/bin/k3s
[INFO] Skipping installation of SELinux RPM
[INFO] Creating /usr/local/bin/kubectl symlink to k3s
[INFO] Skipping /usr/local/bin/crictl symlink to k3s, command exists in PATH at /usr/bin/crictl
[INFO] Skipping /usr/local/bin/ctr symlink to k3s, command exists in PATH at /usr/bin/ctr
[INFO] Creating killall script /usr/local/bin/k3s-killall.sh
[INFO] Creating uninstall script /usr/local/bin/k3s-uninstall.sh
[INFO] env: Creating environment file /etc/systemd/system/k3s.service.env
[INFO] systemd: Creating service file /etc/systemd/system/k3s.service
[INFO] systemd: Enabling k3s unit
Created symlink /etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/k3s.service → /etc/systemd/system/k3s.service.
[INFO] systemd: Starting k3s
curl -sfL https://get.k3s.io | sh -
kubectl get node
curl -sfL https://get.k3s.io | sh -
ubuntu $ curl -sfL https://get.k3s.io | sh -
[INFO] Finding release for channel stable
[INFO] Using v1.28.5+k3s1 as release
[INFO] Downloading hash https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/releases/download/v1.28.5+k3s1/sha256sum-amd64.txt
[INFO] Skipping binary downloaded, installed k3s matches hash
[INFO] Skipping installation of SELinux RPM
[INFO] Skipping /usr/local/bin/kubectl symlink to k3s, already exists
[INFO] Skipping /usr/local/bin/crictl symlink to k3s, command exists in PATH at /usr/bin/crictl
[INFO] Skipping /usr/local/bin/ctr symlink to k3s, command exists in PATH at /usr/bin/ctr
[INFO] Creating killall script /usr/local/bin/k3s-killall.sh
[INFO] Creating uninstall script /usr/local/bin/k3s-uninstall.sh
[INFO] env: Creating environment file /etc/systemd/system/k3s.service.env
[INFO] systemd: Creating service file /etc/systemd/system/k3s.service
[INFO] systemd: Enabling k3s unit
Created symlink /etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/k3s.service → /etc/systemd/system/k3s.service.
[INFO] No change detected so skipping service start
ubuntu $ curl -sfL https://get.k3s.io | sh -
[INFO] Finding release for channel stable
[INFO] Using v1.28.5+k3s1 as release
[INFO] Downloading hash https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/releases/download/v1.28.5+k3s1/sha256sum-amd64.txt
[INFO] Skipping binary downloaded, installed k3s matches hash
[INFO] Skipping installation of SELinux RPM
[INFO] Skipping /usr/local/bin/kubectl symlink to k3s, already exists
[INFO] Skipping /usr/local/bin/crictl symlink to k3s, command exists in PATH at /usr/bin/crictl
[INFO] Skipping /usr/local/bin/ctr symlink to k3s, command exists in PATH at /usr/bin/ctr
[INFO] Creating killall script /usr/local/bin/k3s-killall.sh
[INFO] Creating uninstall script /usr/local/bin/k3s-uninstall.sh
[INFO] env: Creating environment file /etc/systemd/system/k3s.service.env
[INFO] systemd: Creating service file /etc/systemd/system/k3s.service
[INFO] systemd: Enabling k3s unit
Created symlink /etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/k3s.service → /etc/systemd/system/k3s.service.
[INFO] No change detected so skipping service start
ubuntu $ curl -sfL https://get.k3s.io | sh -
[INFO] Finding release for channel stable
[INFO] Using v1.28.5+k3s1 as release
[INFO] Downloading hash https://github.com/k3s-io/k3s/releases/download/v1.28.5+k3s1/sha256sum-amd64.txt
[INFO] Skipping binary downloaded, installed k3s matches hash
[INFO] Skipping installation of SELinux RPM
[INFO] Skipping /usr/local/bin/kubectl symlink to k3s, already exists
[INFO] Skipping /usr/local/bin/crictl symlink to k3s, command exists in PATH at /usr/bin/crictl
[INFO] Skipping /usr/local/bin/ctr symlink to k3s, command exists in PATH at /usr/bin/ctr
[INFO] Creating killall script /usr/local/bin/k3s-killall.sh
[INFO] Creating uninstall script /usr/local/bin/k3s-uninstall.sh
[INFO] env: Creating environment file /etc/systemd/system/k3s.service.env
[INFO] systemd: Creating service file /etc/systemd/system/k3s.service
[INFO] systemd: Enabling k3s unit
Created symlink /etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/k3s.service → /etc/systemd/system/k3s.service.
[INFO] No change detected so skipping service start
ubuntu $ kubectl get node
NAME STATUS ROLES AGE VERSION
ubuntu Ready control-plane,master 9s v1.28.5+k3s1
ubuntu $ curl -fsSL -o get_helm.sh https://raw.githubusercontent.com/helm/helm/main/scripts/get-helm-3
ubuntu $ chmod 700 get_helm.sh
ubuntu $ ./get_helm.sh
Downloading https://get.helm.sh/helm-v3.13.1-linux-amd64.tar.gz
Verifying checksum... Done.
Preparing to install helm into /usr/local/bin
helm installed into /usr/local/bin/helm
ubuntu $ export KUBECONFIG=/etc/rancher/k3s/k3s.yaml
ubuntu $
ubuntu $ helm -h
The Kubernetes package manager
Common actions for Helm:
- helm search: search for charts
- helm pull: download a chart to your local directory to view
- helm install: upload the chart to Kubernetes
- helm list: list releases of charts
Environment variables:
| Name | Description |
|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| $HELM_CACHE_HOME | set an alternative location for storing cached files. |
| $HELM_CONFIG_HOME | set an alternative location for storing Helm configuration. |
| $HELM_DATA_HOME | set an alternative location for storing Helm data. |
| $HELM_DEBUG | indicate whether or not Helm is running in Debug mode |
| $HELM_DRIVER | set the backend storage driver. Values are: configmap, secret, memory, sql. |
| $HELM_DRIVER_SQL_CONNECTION_STRING | set the connection string the SQL storage driver should use. |
| $HELM_MAX_HISTORY | set the maximum number of helm release history. |
| $HELM_NAMESPACE | set the namespace used for the helm operations. |
| $HELM_NO_PLUGINS | disable plugins. Set HELM_NO_PLUGINS=1 to disable plugins. |
| $HELM_PLUGINS | set the path to the plugins directory |
| $HELM_REGISTRY_CONFIG | set the path to the registry config file. |
| $HELM_REPOSITORY_CACHE | set the path to the repository cache directory |
| $HELM_REPOSITORY_CONFIG | set the path to the repositories file. |
| $KUBECONFIG | set an alternative Kubernetes configuration file (default "~/.kube/config") |
| $HELM_KUBEAPISERVER | set the Kubernetes API Server Endpoint for authentication |
| $HELM_KUBECAFILE | set the Kubernetes certificate authority file. |
| $HELM_KUBEASGROUPS | set the Groups to use for impersonation using a comma-separated list. |
| $HELM_KUBEASUSER | set the Username to impersonate for the operation. |
| $HELM_KUBECONTEXT | set the name of the kubeconfig context. |
| $HELM_KUBETOKEN | set the Bearer KubeToken used for authentication. |
| $HELM_KUBEINSECURE_SKIP_TLS_VERIFY | indicate if the Kubernetes API server's certificate validation should be skipped (insecure) |
| $HELM_KUBETLS_SERVER_NAME | set the server name used to validate the Kubernetes API server certificate |
| $HELM_BURST_LIMIT | set the default burst limit in the case the server contains many CRDs (default 100, -1 to disable)|
Helm stores cache, configuration, and data based on the following configuration order:
- If a HELM_*_HOME environment variable is set, it will be used
- Otherwise, on systems supporting the XDG base directory specification, the XDG variables will be used
- When no other location is set a default location will be used based on the operating system
By default, the default directories depend on the Operating System. The defaults are listed below:
| Operating System | Cache Path | Configuration Path | Data Path |
|------------------|---------------------------|--------------------------------|-------------------------|
| Linux | $HOME/.cache/helm | $HOME/.config/helm | $HOME/.local/share/helm |
| macOS | $HOME/Library/Caches/helm | $HOME/Library/Preferences/helm | $HOME/Library/helm |
| Windows | %TEMP%\helm | %APPDATA%\helm | %APPDATA%\helm |
Usage:
helm [command]
Available Commands:
completion generate autocompletion scripts for the specified shell
create create a new chart with the given name
dependency manage a chart's dependencies
env helm client environment information
get download extended information of a named release
help Help about any command
history fetch release history
install install a chart
lint examine a chart for possible issues
list list releases
package package a chart directory into a chart archive
plugin install, list, or uninstall Helm plugins
pull download a chart from a repository and (optionally) unpack it in local directory
push push a chart to remote
registry login to or logout from a registry
repo add, list, remove, update, and index chart repositories
rollback roll back a release to a previous revision
search search for a keyword in charts
show show information of a chart
status display the status of the named release
template locally render templates
test run tests for a release
uninstall uninstall a release
upgrade upgrade a release
verify verify that a chart at the given path has been signed and is valid
version print the client version information
Flags:
--burst-limit int client-side default throttling limit (default 100)
--debug enable verbose output
-h, --help help for helm
--kube-apiserver string the address and the port for the Kubernetes API server
--kube-as-group stringArray group to impersonate for the operation, this flag can be repeated to specify multiple groups.
--kube-as-user string username to impersonate for the operation
--kube-ca-file string the certificate authority file for the Kubernetes API server connection
--kube-context string name of the kubeconfig context to use
--kube-insecure-skip-tls-verify if true, the Kubernetes API server's certificate will not be checked for validity. This will make your HTTPS connections insecure
--kube-tls-server-name string server name to use for Kubernetes API server certificate validation. If it is not provided, the hostname used to contact the server is used
--kube-token string bearer token used for authentication
--kubeconfig string path to the kubeconfig file
-n, --namespace string namespace scope for this request
--registry-config string path to the registry config file (default "/root/.config/helm/registry/config.json")
--repository-cache string path to the file containing cached repository indexes (default "/root/.cache/helm/repository")
--repository-config string path to the file containing repository names and URLs (default "/root/.config/helm/repositories.yaml")
Use "helm [command] --help" for more information about a command.
ubuntu $ ubuntu $ helm repo add bitnami https://charts.bitnami.com/bitnami
"bitnami" has been added to your repositories
ubuntu $ helm repo list
NAME URL
bitnami https://charts.bitnami.com/bitnami
ubuntu $
ubuntu $ helm install happy-panda bitnami/wordpress
NAME: happy-panda
LAST DEPLOYED: Sun Jan 14 14:02:25 2024
NAMESPACE: default
STATUS: deployed
REVISION: 1
TEST SUITE: None
NOTES:
CHART NAME: wordpress
CHART VERSION: 19.0.7
APP VERSION: 6.4.2
** Please be patient while the chart is being deployed **
Your WordPress site can be accessed through the following DNS name from within your cluster:
happy-panda-wordpress.default.svc.cluster.local (port 80)
To access your WordPress site from outside the cluster follow the steps below:
1. Get the WordPress URL by running these commands:
NOTE: It may take a few minutes for the LoadBalancer IP to be available.
Watch the status with: 'kubectl get svc --namespace default -w happy-panda-wordpress'
export SERVICE_IP=$(kubectl get svc --namespace default happy-panda-wordpress --template "{{ range (index .status.loadBalancer.ingress 0) }}{{ . }}{{ end }}")
echo "WordPress URL: http://$SERVICE_IP/"
echo "WordPress Admin URL: http://$SERVICE_IP/admin"
2. Open a browser and access WordPress using the obtained URL.
3. Login with the following credentials below to see your blog:
echo Username: user
echo Password: $(kubectl get secret --namespace default happy-panda-wordpress -o jsonpath="{.data.wordpress-password}" | base64 -d)
ubuntu $
ubuntu $ helm ls
NAME NAMESPACE REVISION UPDATED STATUS CHART APP VERSION
happy-panda default 1 2024-01-14 14:02:25.557523274 +0000 UTC deployed wordpress-19.0.7 6.4.2
ubuntu $