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:
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.
Get Helm!
Install Helm with a package manager, or download a binary.
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.
Join the Community
More information about the Helm project, and how to contribute.
Next Feature Release
- Version: v4.0.0
Date: November, 2025
Release Calendar
Events
- Upcoming Events
- Nov 10-13th 2025 - KubeCon North America
- Past Events
- Apr 1-4th 2025 - KubeCon Europe 2025
- Nov 12-15th 2024 - KubeCon North America 2024
- May 19-22nd 2024 - KubeCon Europe 2024
SIG Apps
A Special Interest Group for deploying and operating apps in Kubernetes.
SIG-Apps is a Special Interest Group for deploying and operating apps in Kubernetes.
They meet each week to demo and discuss tools and projects. Community meetings are recorded and shared to YouTube.
Developer Standups
Thursdays 9:30-10am (PT)
These meetings are open to all. Check the community repo for notes and details.
Slack
- 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.
Request access here to join the Kubernetes Slack team.
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.
Once you write some code, please sign your commits to ensure Helm adheres to the DCO agreement used by the CNCF.
