Creating your own charts

A chart is a collection of files that describe a related set of Kubernetes resources. A single chart might be used to deploy something simple, such as a memcached pod, or something complex, such as a full web app stack with HTTP servers, databases, and caches.

Charts are created as files laid out in a particular directory tree. Then, they can be packaged into versioned archives to be deployed. The key file is Chart.yaml.

The Chart.yaml file

The Chart.yaml file is the main file of a Helm chart. It requires a name and version fields:

• name: The name of the chart (same as the directory name)
• version: A SemVer 2 version

It may also contain various optional fields:

• kubeVersion: A SemVer range of compatible Kubernetes versions
• description: A single-sentence description of this project
• keywords: A list of keywords about this project
• home: The URL of this project's home page
• sources: A list of URLs to source code for this project
• maintainers:
  • name: The maintainer's name (required for...