Helm Academy · Lesson

Tracing Renders with --debug and --dry-run

Seeing exactly what Helm computed and sent.

When Things Go Wrong

A failed install rarely tells you why on its own. Your first move is to ask Helm to show its work with --debug. 🔍

Adding --debug to almost any command prints the rendered manifests plus verbose internal logs to your terminal.

helm install my-app ./my-app --debug