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* build(deps): bump helm-diff to v3.15.13 Update helm-diff plugin version from v3.15.12 to v3.15.13 across Dockerfiles, recommended version constant, CI matrix, and integration test default. Signed-off-by: yxxhero <aiopsclub@163.com> * fix(ci): add golden files for helm-diff >= 3.15.13 helm-diff v3.15.13 omits null/empty labels and annotations keys from diffs (databus23/helm-diff#1068), which broke the suppress-output-line- regex integration test: the ValidatingWebhookConfiguration manifest no longer renders a bare 'annotations:' key under metadata. Add new golden files suffixed -after-helm-diff-3.15.13 (helm3, helm4, live variants) and select them via version_ge in the test case, keeping the existing 3.11.0 and pre-3.11.0 goldens for older plugin versions. Signed-off-by: yxxhero <aiopsclub@163.com> * refactor(test): drop legacy helm-diff golden files CI only exercises the recommended helm-diff version, so replace the version-suffixed golden files (-after-helm-diff-3.11.0, -after-helm-diff-3.15.13) with a single set of base golden files (diff, diff-live, diff-helm4, diff-live-helm4) containing the v3.15.13 output, and remove the now-dead version gating. Also drop the 'install semver' CI step, whose only consumer was the removed gating. Signed-off-by: yxxhero <aiopsclub@163.com> * fix(test): remove helm-diff version gating from golden file selection The previous commit deleted the version-suffixed golden files but the selection gating was accidentally left behind, making the test reference non-existent files for helm-diff >= 3.15.13. Signed-off-by: yxxhero <aiopsclub@163.com> --------- Signed-off-by: yxxhero <aiopsclub@163.com>
Helmfile
Deploy Kubernetes Helm Charts
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About
Helmfile is a declarative spec for deploying helm charts. It lets you...
- Keep a directory of chart value files and maintain changes in version control.
- Apply CI/CD to configuration changes.
- Periodically sync to avoid skew in environments.
To avoid upgrades for each iteration of helm, the helmfile executable delegates to helm - as a result, the following must be installed
Highlights
Declarative: Write, version-control, apply the desired state file for visibility and reproducibility.
Modules: Modularize common patterns of your infrastructure, distribute it via Git, S3, etc. to be reused across the entire company (See #648)
Versatility: Manage your cluster consisting of charts, kustomizations, and directories of Kubernetes resources, turning everything to Helm releases (See #673)
Patch: JSON/Strategic-Merge Patch Kubernetes resources before helm-installing, without forking upstream charts (See #673)
Status
May 2025 Update
- Helmfile v1.0 and v1.1 has been released. We recommend upgrading directly to v1.1 if you are still using v0.x.
- If you haven't already upgraded, please go over this v1 proposal here to see a small list of breaking changes.
Installation
1: Binary Installation
download one of releases
2: Package Manager
- Archlinux: install via
pacman -S helmfile - openSUSE: install via
zypper in helmfileassuming you are on Tumbleweed; if you are on Leap you must add the 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 - Windows (using scoop):
scoop install helmfile - macOS (using homebrew):
brew install helmfile - Linux/macOS/Windows (using mise):
mise use -g helmfile@latest
3: Container
For more details, see run as a container
Make sure to run
helmfile initonce after installation. Helmfile uses the helm-diff plugin.
4: Build from source
requirements: Go
go install github.com/helmfile/helmfile@latest
Getting Started
Let's start with a simple helmfile and gradually improve it to fit your use-case!
Generate a project scaffold with best-practice directory structure:
helmfile create my-project && cd my-project
Or create a helmfile.yaml manually. Suppose the helmfile.yaml representing the desired state of your helm releases looks like:
repositories:
- name: prometheus-community
url: https://prometheus-community.github.io/helm-charts
releases:
- name: prom-norbac-ubuntu
namespace: prometheus
chart: prometheus-community/prometheus
set:
- name: rbac.create
value: false
Sync your Kubernetes cluster state to the desired one by running:
helmfile apply
Congratulations! You now have your first Prometheus deployment running inside your cluster.
Iterate on the helmfile.yaml by referencing:
More complex examples
See: multi-env-helmfile
Docs
Please read complete documentation
Contributing
Welcome to contribute together to make helmfile better: contributing doc
Attribution
We use:
- semtag for automated semver tagging. I greatly appreciate the author(pnikosis)'s effort on creating it and their kindness to share it!
Users
Helmfile has been used by many users in production:
For more users, please see: Users