# Helm

> Helm is the package manager for Kubernetes: it installs and upgrades applications from versioned charts with configurable values.

- Source: https://www.itwonderlab.com/helm/
- Published: 2026-09-26
- Updated: 2026-09-26
- Author: Javier Ruiz Jiménez (https://www.javierruizjimenez.com/)
- Site: IT Wonder Lab (https://www.itwonderlab.com/)

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**Helm** packages the Kubernetes manifests of an application into a **chart**. A **release** is an installed chart, configured with a `values.yaml` file and upgraded or rolled back as a unit.

### Key concepts

- **Chart**: the package with templates and default values.
- **Repository**: where charts are published.
- **Release**: a chart installed in a cluster.
- Helm can also be driven from [Terraform](https://www.itwonderlab.com/terraform/).

### Learn it

[Install Helm](https://www.itwonderlab.com/install-kubernetes-helm/) and use it with the [Terraform Helm provider](https://www.itwonderlab.com/terraform-helm-provider-kubernetes/).