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How --set and -f Are Merged

Precedence rules when overrides overlap.

Layers of Values

Helm builds the final config in layers. It starts with the chart defaults, then applies every override you supply on top. 🧱

Defaults Sit at the Bottom

The chart's own values.yaml is always the base layer. Anything you do not override keeps its default value.

All lessons in this course

  1. Inspecting Defaults with helm show values
  2. Override on the CLI with --set
  3. Supplying a Custom values File with -f
  4. How --set and -f Are Merged
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