Helm Commands Cheat Sheet

Display the installed Helm client version.

Display a shorter Helm version output.

Display general Helm help.

Display Helm environment information and configuration paths.

Display help for a specific Helm command.

Generate PowerShell shell completion.

Generate Bash shell completion.

Generate Zsh shell completion.

Add a chart repository.

List configured Helm repositories.

Update local information about charts in configured repositories.

Remove a configured chart repository.

Generate an index file for a directory containing packaged charts.

Search configured chart repositories.

Search charts through Artifact Hub.

Search configured repositories for nginx charts.

Show all available chart versions matching the search.

Display Chart.yaml metadata.

Display the default values exposed by a chart.

Display the chart README.

Display CRDs included by a chart.

Display all available chart information.

Create a new Helm chart using the standard chart structure.

Download a chart locally.

Download and extract a chart locally.

Download a specific chart version.

Download a chart into a specified directory.

Package a chart directory into a versioned archive.

Package a chart into a specified destination directory.

Check a chart for possible installation and convention issues.

Treat lint warnings as errors.

Lint a chart using a custom values file.

Lint a chart with a command-line value override.

Install a Helm chart as a named release.

Install a release into a specific Kubernetes namespace.

Create the namespace if it does not already exist.

Install using values from a YAML file.

Override a chart value from the command line.

Install a specific chart version.

Simulate an installation without applying it.

Wait for resources to become ready before returning.

Enable debug output during installation.

Upgrade an existing Helm release.

Upgrade a release or install it when it does not exist.

Upgrade using a values file.

Override values during an upgrade.

Upgrade to a specific chart version.

Reuse values from the previous release.

Reset values to chart defaults before applying overrides.

Wait for resources to become ready after the upgrade.

Automatically roll back when the upgrade fails.

List releases in the current namespace.

List releases across all namespaces.

Include releases with statuses other than deployed.

List releases with failed status.

Display the current status of a release.

Display release status and associated resources.

Display release revision history.

Limit the number of historical revisions displayed.

Roll a release back to a specific revision.

Roll back and wait for resources to become ready.

Clean up resources created during a failed rollback.

Display all available information for a release.

Display values currently used by a release.

Display computed values including chart defaults.

Display Kubernetes manifests generated by Helm.

Display release notes.

Display hooks associated with a release.

Display release metadata.

Uninstall a Helm release.

Uninstall a release from a specific namespace.

Uninstall a release while retaining its history.

Review the chart's default values.

Install using a values file.

Upgrade using a values file.

Override a single chart value.

Force a command-line value to be treated as a string.

Load a chart value from a file.

Render chart templates locally without installing them.

Render templates using a custom values file.

Render templates with additional debugging information.

Simulate installation and inspect rendered output.

Simulate a release upgrade.

List dependencies declared by a chart.

Update chart dependencies.

Rebuild dependencies using Chart.lock.

Update dependencies without refreshing repository indexes.

Authenticate Helm against an OCI registry.

Log out from an OCI registry.

Pull a Helm chart from an OCI registry.

Push a packaged chart to an OCI registry.

List installed Helm plugins.

Install a Helm plugin.

Update an installed Helm plugin.

Remove an installed Helm plugin.

Verify a signed chart package.

Verify a chart before installation.

Download and verify a signed chart.

Run tests associated with a deployed release.

Run release tests and stream test pod logs.

Display Helm environment variables and configuration locations.

Controls the Helm configuration directory.

Controls the Helm cache directory.

Controls the Helm data directory.

Sets the default namespace used by Helm.

Enables Helm debug behavior when configured.

Check whether a release exists in another namespace.

Inspect release status in a specific namespace.

Inspect previous revisions during upgrade troubleshooting.

Inspect Kubernetes manifests generated by Helm.

Inspect the effective values used by a release.

Debug chart rendering without modifying the cluster.

Find chart structure and template problems.

Validate the chart during CI.

Resolve chart dependencies during the pipeline.

Render production Kubernetes manifests during CI.

Package the chart for publishing.

Authenticate to the OCI registry used by the pipeline.

Publish a packaged chart to an OCI registry.

Deploy or upgrade the application in the production namespace.

Refresh available chart information.

Review configurable chart values.

Validate the chart before deployment.

Resolve required chart dependencies.

Review rendered Kubernetes manifests.

Install or upgrade the application and wait for resources to become ready.

Verify the deployed release status.

Review release revisions for auditing and rollback.