How to Make a Helm Chart From Scratch | Kubernetes Helm Tutorial

Learn how to make a Kubernetes Helm Chart from scratch! This video will cover how to evaluate your application to determine which Kubernetes features you need, then build a helm chart.

We'll be using the Kubernetes Helm CLI to generate most of the code (helm create) and then make a few modifications before deploying to a local Kubernetes cluster using the Helm install command and the Helm upgrade command. We will also discuss how to properly set up your helm values.yaml file so other people can install your app with minimal effort or security concerns.

This video will discuss:
Kubernetes deployments
Kubernetes ingress
Kubernetes secrets
Kubernetes horizontal pod autoscalers (HPA)
Kubernetes securitycontext
Using the Helm CLI: helm create, helm install, helm upgrade

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00:00 - How to build a helm chart from scratch
00:24 - Understanding your app before making a helm chart
01:24 - Kubernetes objects in this helm chart
01:43 - What is Kubernetes Helm?
02:32 - Installing Helm
02:43 - Using Helm Create to generate a Helm chart
04:27 - Adding a Kubernetes secrets reference to deployment.yaml
05:39 - Creating a Kubernetes Secrets object
06:20 - Using base64 encoding in a helm secrets template
07:08 - How to create a Helm values.yaml file with sane defaults
08:50 - Setting Kubernetes securityContext
09:34 - Define an ingress with helm values
10:26 - Setting up autoscaling with Helm
11:20 - Setting up chart.yaml
12:05 - Adding your custom config to a helm chart
13:28 - How to install a Helm chart
13:59 - How to use helm install
15:12 - Adding Health checks to the helm chart
15:48 - How to use Helm upgrade
16:14 - Does it work?