Helm for Beginners

Abstract

Helm is the closest thing Kubernetes has to a standard package manager, but the chart anatomy and template language can feel opaque on day one. This KCD Africa session is a guided tour for beginners: what a chart actually contains, how releases differ from raw kubectl applies, the role of values.yaml in keeping environments separate, and how to read template errors without guessing. Includes a live walkthrough of installing, upgrading, and rolling back a sample chart.