Install HelmΒΆ

  1. Change to the directory from which you will deploy Zenko:

    $ cd /path/to/installation

  2. If Helm is not already installed on the machine from which you will be conducting the deployment, install Helm on your cluster. as described at: https://github.com/helm/helm#Install

    1. Download Helm:

      $ curl -LO "https://get.helm.sh/helm-v{{version-number}}-linux-amd64.tar.gz"

    2. Unpack the tarball:

      $ tar -xvzf helm-v{{version-number}}-linux-amd64.tar.gz

    3. Add Helm to your PATH:

      $ export PATH="$PATH:/path/to/helm"
$ source ~/.bashrc

  3. Issue the following commands to enable and create a role for Tiller:

    $ kubectl -n kube-system create serviceaccount tiller

$ kubectl create clusterrolebinding tiller \
  --clusterrole=cluster-admin \
  --serviceaccount=kube-system:tiller

  4. Initialize Helm:

    $ helm init --service-account tiller

Creating /home/centos/.helm
Creating /home/centos/.helm/repository
Creating /home/centos/.helm/repository/cache
Creating /home/centos/.helm/repository/local
Creating /home/centos/.helm/plugins
Creating /home/centos/.helm/starters
Creating /home/centos/.helm/cache/archive
Creating /home/centos/.helm/repository/repositories.yaml
Adding stable repo with URL: https://kubernetes-charts.storage.googleapis.com
Adding local repo with URL: http://127.0.0.1:8879/charts
$HELM_HOME has been configured at /home/centos/.helm.
Happy Helming!

Helm can now install applications on the Kubernetes cluster.