#1 most frequent
United States of America
47.2%5,964 installations of 12,631
What is Helm?
Helm is an open source Kubernetes package manager.
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#2 most frequent
Germany
6.0%752 installations of 12,631
#3 most frequent
India
5.5%694 installations of 12,631
Helm... some time invested at the beginning with configuration and learning, but a lot of saved time later!
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We use Helm in some Kubernetes-based environments. Mainly as a solution for deploying existing solutions that come to us based on Helm. I can give as an example the NoSQL database stacks we use that are fully implemented in our containerized environments via Helm charts. This model greatly facilitates updates and customizations that eventually become necessary.
Pros
- Infrastructure duplication
- Customization of environments
- Applying of security updates
Cons
- Customization of helm charts is not a trivial thing
- Too much dependent on community components.
- Don't manage as should, sensitive values (depending on third apps)
Most Important Features
- Scalability
- Automation
- Keeping infrastructure as a code.
Return on Investment
- Speed on deployments
- Source code as a documentation of our environment
- Reliability since Helm is a consolidated tool with a vast of resources
Alternatives Considered
Helm
Other Software Used
HashiCorp Vault, Consul, by HashiCorp, Spinnaker
Helm - The Essential Tool For Any Kubernetes Environment
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We are also using Terraform for deployment, but it's more suited for new deployments and specific use cases. Helm takes the lead in terms of containers software package management, and it addresses our use case of ensuring all software packages deployment are uniform, secure - from a trusted repository, rapid deployment and rollbacks.
Pros
- Templates - The ability to create templates is really helpful and help creates a baseline for package management.
- Rollbacks - it is godsend. Period.
- Dry-run - This really is helpful when troubleshooting deployments and is great for testing out new charts as well.
Cons
- It would be great if there is verbose mode in Helm errors. Not sure if it's a thing. But more detail in the errors do helps, at times.
Most Important Features
- Reuse. Reuse. Reuse.
- Templates.
- Rollbacks.
Return on Investment
- Reduction in human effort.
- Streamline software versions and upgrades.
Alternatives Considered
Terraform and by HashiCorp
Other Software Used
Terraform, by HashiCorp
Helm: Tapping into the global knowledge of deploying and operating containerized software
Pros
- Deploying containerized applications in Kubernetes
- DevOps
Cons
- concurrent deployments
- templating values files
Return on Investment
- developer velocity
- uptime
Alternatives Considered
Kubernetes and Docker
Other Software Used
Elasticsearch, Kubernetes, GitHub, Gitlab, Prometheus, NGINX