Optional dependency on a helm chart

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When you are handling helm chart dependencies using helm itself you might face the situation where you don't want to install a dependency based on some condition. Using the Chart.yaml file we can configure it to optionally load a dependency

04/10/2022

Helm dependencies

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We can define dependencies you our helm charts using the dependencies key on the Chart.yaml file:

(...)
dependencies:
- name: gatekeeper
  version: "3.9.0"
  repository: "https://open-policy-agent.github.io/gatekeeper/charts"

03/10/2022

helm: set a value for a dependency

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If you are writing a helm chart, it makes no sense to add all the yaml files on your helm chart when there's already a helm chart for some of the components: It's always best to reuse existing code so including another chart as dependency will deploy all the related yaml files.

dependencies:
  - name: minio
    version: 8.0.8
    repository: https://helm.min.io/

Nevertheless, how do we change a default value for the chart we add as dependency?

12/01/2021