Helm Charts for Kubernetes 

Course & Training

Intensive introduction to managing Helm Charts on Kubernetes.

Helm is the de-facto standard for packaging and deploying applications on Kubernetes. This course provides a comprehensive introduction to Helm Charts on the Kubernetes platform. You will understand the basic principles and features of Helm, write your own charts and learn how to integrate Helm into CI/CD pipelines.

In-House Course:

We are happy to conduct tailored courses for your team - on-site, remotely or in our course rooms.

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Public Course Schedule:

Content:


Together with the trainer, you will work on the following topics:

- Overview of Helm
- Kubernetes Refresh
- Install and upgrade simple charts
- Custom Variable Files
- Write a minimal chart
- Pull and push from chart museums
- Scaffold charts
- Build on dependencies
- Helm hooks and tests
- Helm templating features
- Helm and CI & CD (with GitLab)
- Demo ArgoCD and Helm
- Overview of advanced features

You will not only get to know these concepts, but also implement them in practice.


Disclaimer: The actual course content may vary from the above, depending on the trainer, implementation, duration and constellation of participants.

Whether we call it training, course, workshop or seminar, we want to pick up participants at their point and equip them with the necessary practical knowledge so that they can apply the technology directly after the training and deepen it independently.

Goal:

After this course, you will be able to efficiently manage and create Helm Charts and integrate Helm into CI/CD processes.


Form:

The course is well structured and consists of theoretical explanations and practical exercises. You will be accompanied by an experienced trainer who can answer questions related to Helm Charts and Kubernetes.


Target Audience:

This course is aimed at DevOps engineers, sysadmins, and developers who want to simplify the management of applications on Kubernetes and incorporate Helm Charts into their work.


Requirements:

Basic understanding in the use of the command line and Kubernetes.


Preparation:

Every participant will receive a questionnaire and a preparation checklist after registration. We provide a comprehensive laboratory environment for each participant, so that all participants can directly implement their own experiments and even complex scenarios.

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Waitinglist for public course:

Sign up for the waiting list for more public course dates. Once we have enough people on the waiting list, we will determine a date that suits everyone as much as possible and schedule a new session. If you want to participate directly with two colleagues, we can even plan a public course specifically for you.

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(If you already have 3 or more participants, we will discuss your preferred date directly with you and announce the course.)

More about Helm



Helm is the package manager for Kubernetes that simplifies the management of complex applications through templates, versioning, and packaging. It enables the definition, installation, and updating of Kubernetes applications through a chart system.




History


Helm was originally developed by Adam Reese , Matt Butcher , and Matt Fisher at Deis (later acquired by Microsoft). The project was introduced in 2015 as a package manager for Kubernetes and was based on the concept of "charts" for application packaging.


The development of Helm 2 brought significant changes, including the introduction of the Tiller component for server-side operations. With Helm 3, released in 2019, the architecture was fundamentally revised. Under the leadership of Matt Farina , Tiller was removed and security and user-friendliness were improved.


Today, Helm is a graduated project of the Cloud Native Computing Foundation and is actively supported by companies like Microsoft, Google, and Bitnami. It has established itself as the standard for packaging and deploying Kubernetes applications. Integration with CI/CD tools and GitOps practices has made Helm a central tool in the cloud-native ecosystem.





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