Get up to speed with Helm, the preeminent package manager for the Kubernetes container orchestration system. This practical guide shows you how to efficiently create, install, and manage the applications running inside your containers. Helm maintainers Matt Butcher, Matt Farina, and Josh Dolitsky explain how this package manager fits into the Kubernetes ecosystem and provide an inside look at Helm's design and best practices.\n\nMore than 70% of the organizations that work with Kubernetes use Helm today. While the Helm community provides thousands of packages, or charts, to help you get started, this book walks developers and DevOps engineers through the process of creating custom charts to package applications. If you have a working understanding of Kubernetes, you're ready to go.\n\nExplore primary features including frequently used Helm commands\nLearn how to build and deploy Helm charts from scratch\nUse Helm to manage complexity and achieve repeatable deployments\nPackage an application and its dependencies for easy installation\nManage the entire lifecycle of applications on Kubernetes\nExplore ways to extend Helm to add features and functionality\nLearn features for testing, handling dependencies, and providing security
