Helm Academy

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Package, deploy, and manage Kubernetes apps with Helm: charts, templating, releases, dependencies, and GitOps.

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Course Overview

Helm: Kubernetes Package Management

Package, deploy, and manage Kubernetes apps with Helm: charts, templating, releases, dependencies, and GitOps. This track covers 30 progressive mini-courses from absolute beginner (A1) through advanced (B2), with short focused lessons and quick quizzes to lock in each concept.

What You Will Learn

You start with the fundamentals and build up through intermediate and advanced topics, each course building on the last. Every lesson is practical and bite-sized, with a 24/7 AI tutor available when you need help.

How It Works

Each course is broken into four focused, bite-sized lessons. Complete a few lessons a day and you will master the full track in weeks, not months.

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Curriculum

30 Courses

Every course in the Helm Academy learning path.

What Helm Solves: The Kubernetes Package Manager

A14 lessons

Explain why Helm exists and how it tames sprawling Kubernetes manifests.

Install Helm and Connect to a Cluster

A14 lessons

Get a working Helm CLI talking to your Kubernetes cluster.

Charts and Releases: The Core Concepts

A14 lessonsPRO

Distinguish a chart, a release, and a revision with confidence.

Add Repositories and Search for Charts

A14 lessonsPRO

Wire up chart repos and find the software you need.

Install Your First Chart in Minutes

A14 lessonsPRO

Deploy a real application to Kubernetes with one command.

Manage Releases: list, status, uninstall

A24 lessonsPRO

Inspect, track, and cleanly remove what you have deployed.

Configure Charts with values.yaml

A24 lessonsPRO

Customize a chart's behavior without editing its templates.

Upgrade and Rollback Releases Safely

A24 lessonsPRO

Change a running release and recover instantly when needed.

Inspect Before You Install

A24 lessonsPRO

Preview exactly what a chart will do before committing.

Scaffold a Chart and Read Its Structure

A24 lessonsPRO

Create a starter chart and navigate every file it generates.

Author Your First Custom Chart

B14 lessonsPRO

Build a working chart for your own app from a clean slate.

Template Syntax: Actions and Delimiters

B14 lessonsPRO

Read and write Go template actions inside Helm charts.

Built-in Objects and the Values Tree

B14 lessonsPRO

Reach into Helm's context objects to drive your templates.

Template Functions and Pipelines

B14 lessonsPRO

Transform values with Helm's function and pipeline toolkit.

Named Templates and _helpers.tpl

B14 lessonsPRO

Factor repeated YAML into reusable named template partials.

Flow Control: if, range, and with

B14 lessonsPRO

Add conditionals and loops to make charts adapt to values.

Variables, Whitespace, and Clean Output

B14 lessonsPRO

Produce readable, correct YAML even in complex templates.

Dependencies and Subcharts

B14 lessonsPRO

Compose larger applications by pulling in dependent charts.

Chart Hooks for Lifecycle Tasks

B14 lessonsPRO

Run jobs at the right moment in a release's lifecycle.

Lint, Test, and Validate Charts

B14 lessonsPRO

Catch chart defects before they reach a cluster.

Package and Share Charts

B24 lessonsPRO

Distribute your charts to teammates and to clusters.

Advanced Templating Patterns

B24 lessonsPRO

Apply expert template techniques to keep big charts clean.

Library Charts for Shared Templates

B24 lessonsPRO

Centralize common template logic across many charts.

Secrets Management with Helm

B24 lessonsPRO

Keep credentials out of plaintext values and Git history.

Multi-Environment Deploys with Helmfile

B24 lessonsPRO

Manage many releases across environments declaratively.

Helm in CI/CD Pipelines

B24 lessonsPRO

Automate chart validation and deployment in your pipeline.

GitOps with Argo CD and Flux

B24 lessonsPRO

Drive Helm releases from Git as the single source of truth.

Chart Best Practices and Security

B24 lessonsPRO

Ship charts that are safe, conventional, and maintainable.

Signing and Provenance

B24 lessonsPRO

Prove a chart is authentic and untampered before installing.

Debugging and Troubleshooting Helm

B24 lessonsPRO

Diagnose failed installs, upgrades, and stuck releases fast.

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Is the Helm Academy course free?

Yes. You can start the Helm Academy course for free and complete its interactive lessons at no cost. An optional PRO subscription unlocks advanced AI tools and a shareable certificate.

Do I need prior experience to learn YAML?

No. The course begins with the fundamentals and gradually moves to more advanced topics, so you can start even with no prior YAML experience.

How will I learn YAML on CoddyKit?

You learn by doing. Short interactive lessons pair a clear explanation with a hands-on coding exercise that runs in real time, and a 24/7 AI tutor gives personalized help whenever you get stuck.

Do I get a certificate for completing Helm Academy?

Yes. PRO learners can take an exam and earn a shareable certificate of completion with a verifiable code for the Helm Academy course.

Can I learn YAML on my phone?

Yes. CoddyKit is available on the web and as native iOS and Android apps, so you can learn YAML on any device and your progress syncs across them.

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