Helm Academy · Lesson

Vendoring with helm dependency update

Building the charts directory and Chart.lock.

From Declared to Downloaded

You listed your dependencies in Chart.yaml. Now helm dependency update actually fetches them and places them inside your chart.

helm dependency update ./mychart

Fetched subcharts land in a charts/ folder next to your templates. Helm packages and renders everything in there along with your chart.

mychart/
  Chart.yaml
  values.yaml
  charts/
    postgresql-15.5.0.tgz