Helm 3 chart development, scaffolding, templating, debugging, OCI registries, post-renderers, and production operations. Use when creating Helm charts, packaging Kubernetes applications, debugging Helm deployments, managing releases, working with chart dependencies, or when the user mentions Helm, helm install, helm upgrade, Chart.yaml, values.yaml, helm template, or OCI registry.
Covers the full lifecycle: chart creation, templating, dependency management, validation, OCI distribution, debugging, and release operations.
mychart/
Chart.yaml
values.yaml
values.schema.json # optional JSON Schema validation
charts/ # dependencies
crds/ # CRDs (applied before templates)
templates/
NOTES.txt
_helpers.tpl
deployment.yaml
service.yaml
ingress.yaml
configmap.yaml
secret.yaml
hpa.yaml
tests/
test-connection.yaml
.helmignore
apiVersion: v2