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# Helmfile
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[](https://github.com/helmfile/helmfile/actions/workflows/ci.yaml?query=branch%3Amain)
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[](https://github.com/helmfile/helmfile/pkgs/container/helmfile)
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[](https://goreportcard.com/report/github.com/helmfile/helmfile)
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[](https://slack.sweetops.com)
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[](https://helmfile.readthedocs.io/en/latest/)
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[](https://gurubase.io/g/helmfile)
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[](https://zread.ai/helmfile/helmfile)
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Deploy Kubernetes Helm Charts
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</div>
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English | [简体中文](./README-zh_CN.md)
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## About
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Helmfile is a declarative spec for deploying helm charts. It lets you...
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* Keep a directory of chart value files and maintain changes in version control.
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* Apply CI/CD to configuration changes.
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* Periodically sync to avoid skew in environments.
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To avoid upgrades for each iteration of `helm`, the `helmfile` executable delegates to `helm` - as a result, the following must be installed
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- [helm](https://helm.sh/docs/intro/install/)
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- [helm-diff](https://github.com/databus23/helm-diff)
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## Highlights
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**Declarative**: Write, version-control, apply the desired state file for visibility and reproducibility.
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**Modules**: Modularize common patterns of your infrastructure, distribute it via Git, S3, etc. to be reused across the entire company (See [#648](https://github.com/roboll/helmfile/pull/648))
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**Versatility**: Manage your cluster consisting of charts, [kustomizations](https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/kustomize), and directories of Kubernetes resources, turning everything to Helm releases (See [#673](https://github.com/roboll/helmfile/pull/673))
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**Patch**: JSON/Strategic-Merge Patch Kubernetes resources before `helm-install`ing, without forking upstream charts (See [#673](https://github.com/roboll/helmfile/pull/673))
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## Status
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May 2025 Update
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* Helmfile v1.0 and v1.1 has been released. We recommend upgrading directly to v1.1 if you are still using v0.x.
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* If you haven't already upgraded, please go over this v1 proposal [here](docs/proposals/towards-1.0.md) to see a small list of breaking changes.
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## Installation
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**1: Binary Installation**
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download one of [releases](https://github.com/helmfile/helmfile/releases)
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**2: Package Manager**
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* Archlinux: install via `pacman -S helmfile`
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* openSUSE: install via `zypper in helmfile` assuming you are on Tumbleweed; if you are on Leap you must add the [kubic](https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/devel:/kubic/) repo for your distribution version once before that command, e.g. `zypper ar https://download.opensuse.org/repositories/devel:/kubic/openSUSE_Leap_\$releasever kubic`
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* Windows (using [scoop](https://scoop.sh/)): `scoop install helmfile`
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* macOS (using [homebrew](https://brew.sh/)): `brew install helmfile`
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**3: Container**
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For more details, see [run as a container](https://helmfile.readthedocs.io/en/latest/#running-as-a-container)
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> Make sure to run `helmfile init` once after installation. Helmfile uses the [helm-diff](https://github.com/databus23/helm-diff) plugin.
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## Getting Started
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Let's start with a simple `helmfile` and gradually improve it to fit your use-case!
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Suppose the `helmfile.yaml` representing the desired state of your helm releases looks like:
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```yaml
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repositories:
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- name: prometheus-community
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url: https://prometheus-community.github.io/helm-charts
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releases:
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- name: prom-norbac-ubuntu
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namespace: prometheus
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chart: prometheus-community/prometheus
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set:
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- name: rbac.create
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value: false
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```
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Sync your Kubernetes cluster state to the desired one by running:
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```console
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helmfile apply
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```
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Congratulations! You now have your first Prometheus deployment running inside
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your cluster.
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Iterate on the `helmfile.yaml` by referencing:
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* [Configuration](https://helmfile.readthedocs.io/en/latest/#configuration)
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* [CLI reference](https://helmfile.readthedocs.io/en/latest/#cli-reference)
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* [Helmfile Best Practices Guide](https://helmfile.readthedocs.io/en/latest/writing-helmfile/)
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## More complex examples
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See: [multi-env-helmfile](https://github.com/helmfile/multi-env-helmfile)
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## Docs
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Please read [complete documentation](https://helmfile.readthedocs.io/)
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## Contributing
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Welcome to contribute together to make helmfile better: [contributing doc](https://helmfile.readthedocs.io/en/latest/contributing/)
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## Attribution
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We use:
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* [semtag](https://github.com/pnikosis/semtag) for automated semver tagging.
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I greatly appreciate the author(pnikosis)'s effort on creating it and their
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kindness to share it!
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## Users
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Helmfile has been used by many users in production:
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* [gitlab.com](https://gitlab.com)
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* [reddit.com](https://reddit.com)
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* [Jenkins](https://jenkins.io)
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* ...
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For more users, please see: [Users](https://helmfile.readthedocs.io/en/latest/users/)
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## License
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[MIT](https://github.com/helmfile/helmfile/blob/main/LICENSE)
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## Star History
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[](https://star-history.com/#helmfile/helmfile&Date)
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