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Default values.yaml and the _helpers File

The two files you will edit most often.

The Two You Touch Most

Of all the scaffolded files, you will edit values.yaml and _helpers.tpl the most. One configures, the other factors out repetition. 🔧

values.yaml Holds Defaults

The values.yaml file is the chart's default configuration. Every knob a user can tweak should have a sensible default here.

replicaCount: 1
image:
  repository: nginx
  tag: ""

All lessons in this course

  1. Generate a Skeleton with helm create
  2. Chart.yaml: Metadata and Versions
  3. The templates Directory and NOTES.txt
  4. Default values.yaml and the _helpers File
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