Upgrade or install (idempotent)

Safe in CI — installs if absent, upgrades if present

helm upgrade --install <release> <chart> -f values.yaml -n <ns>
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More helm commands

  • Diff before upgrade
    helm diff upgrade <release> <chart> -f values.yaml -n <ns>

    Show exactly what will change (requires helm-diff plugin)

  • Render templates locally
    helm template <release> <chart> -f values.yaml --debug

    Output rendered YAML to stdout without deploying

  • Show release values
    helm get values <release> -n <ns> --all

    All computed values for a deployed release

  • List all releases
    helm list -A --output table

    All Helm releases across every namespace

  • Rollback release to revision
    helm rollback <release> <revision> -n <ns>

    Revert to a specific historical revision

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