Helm is so powerful because it lets you build your own abstractions over a group of Kubernetes resources with very little extra effort. You might need to spend a little time learning how to use the templating language and how to integrate building and updating charts and making and updating releases with your development and release procedures.

Helm can be used for a wide range of scenarios where you want to deploy resources to a Kubernetes cluster, from providing a simple way for others to install an application you have written on their own clusters, to forming the cornerstone of an internal Platform as a Service within a larger organization. Beyond what is included in this chapter, there is a lot more for you to learn.

Helm has excellent documentation that can be accessed at https://docs.helm.sh/.

Another great source for learning how to use Helm effectively is the...