Helm uses a packaging format called charts (a collection of Kubernetes resource files).
Helm charts can be downloaded and saved locally using the helm pull command.
This short note shows how to download a Helm chart from a repository and save it locally.
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Download Helm Chart Locally
Add a Helm chart repository, from which you want to download a chart:
$ helm repo add <REPO_NAME> <REPO_URL>
- example -
$ helm repo add nginx-stable https://helm.nginx.com/stable
Update a cache:
$ helm repo update
To download a Helm chart tarball, execute:
$ helm pull <REPO_NAME>/<PATH_TO_CHART>
- example -
$ helm pull nginx-stable/nginx-ingress
You can optionally unpack the tarball on the fly by adding the --untar option:
$ helm pull <REPO_NAME>/<PATH_TO_CHART> --untar
To download a specific version of the Helm chart:
$ helm pull <REPO_NAME>/<PATH_TO_CHART> --version <CHART_VERSION>
- example -
$ helm pull nginx-stable/nginx-ingress --version 0.10.5
To list all the available Helm cart versions:
$ helm search repo -l - or - $ helm search repo -l <SEARCH_STRING> - example - $ helm search repo -l nginx-ingress - sample output - NAME CHART VERSION APP VERSION DESCRIPTION nginx-stable/nginx-ingress 0.15.1 2.4.1 NGINX Ingress Controller nginx-stable/nginx-ingress 0.15.0 2.4.0 NGINX Ingress Controller nginx-stable/nginx-ingress 0.14.1 2.3.1 NGINX Ingress Controller nginx-stable/nginx-ingress 0.14.0 2.3.0 NGINX Ingress Controller nginx-stable/nginx-ingress 0.13.2 2.2.2 NGINX Ingress Controller ...