What is Helm?
Helm helps you manage Kubernetes applications — Helm Charts help you define, install, and upgrade even the most complex Kubernetes application.
Charts are easy to create, version, share, and publish — so start using Helm and stop the copy-and-paste.
Helm is a graduated project in the CNCF and is maintained by the Helm community.
Learn more:
Features
Manage Complexity
Charts describe even the most complex apps, provide repeatable application installation, and serve as a single point of authority.
Easy Updates
Take the pain out of updates with in-place upgrades and custom hooks.
Simple Sharing
Charts are easy to version, share, and host on public or private servers.
Rollbacks
Use helm rollback to roll back to an older version of a release with ease.
Getting Started
Get Helm
Install Helm with a package manager, or download a binary.
- Homebrew
- Chocolatey
- Scoop
- Snap
brew install helm
choco install kubernetes-helm
scoop install helm
sudo snap install helm --classic
Once installed, unpack the helm binary and add it to your PATH and you are good to go! Check the docs for further installation and usage instructions.
Get Charts
Visit Artifact Hub to explore Helm charts from numerous public repositories.
Join the Community
More information about the Helm project, and how to contribute.
Next Feature Release
- v4.0.0
- November 2025
- Release Calendar
Events
- Upcoming Events
- Nov 10 - Nov 13, 2025 - KubeCon North America
- Past Events
- Apr 1 - Apr 4, 2025 - KubeCon Europe 2025
- Nov 12 - Nov 15, 2024 - KubeCon North America 2024
- May 19 - May 22, 2024 - KubeCon Europe 2024
SIG Apps
They meet each week to demo and discuss tools and projects. Community meetings are recorded and shared to YouTube.
Developer Standups
These meetings are open to all. Check the community repo for notes and details.
Slack
Request access here to join the Kubernetes Slack team.
- Helm Users
- Discussion around using Helm, working with charts and solving common errors.
- Helm Development
- Topics regarding Helm development, ongoing PRs, releases, etc.
- Charts
- Discussion for users and contributors to Helm Charts.
Contributing
Helm always welcomes new contributions to the project!
Where to begin?
Helm is a big project with a lot of users and contributors. It can be a lot to take in!
We have a list of good first issues if you want to help but don't know where to start.
What do I do?
Before you contribute some code, please read our Contribution Guide. It goes over the processes around creating and reviewing pull requests.
After you write some code, please sign your commits to ensure Helm adheres to the DCO agreement used by the CNCF.
Supporters
Helm is supported by and built with a community of over 400 developers.