Helm-1: Deploying a Microservice App into Google Kubernetes Engine Using the Helm Chart

We will install Helm on the Ubuntu server, and then create and manage Helm charts. We will deploy the Java microservices app into the GCP Kubernetes Cluster by using the helm chart. Also, we will create a NOTES.txt, and assign image and repository values to “web-app.yaml” file from the “values.yaml” and “chart.yaml” files. Finally, we will observe the Kubernetes cluster and uninstall the chart release from the Kubernetes cluster by using helm commands. We will do these practically step by step in this article.

The article will cover the following topics:

1. Prerequisite
2. Installing Helm
3. Creating a Helm Chart
4. Adding Our Kubernetes Manifest Files to the Chart
5. Creating a NOTES.txt
6. Connecting to Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) Cluster
7. Assigning Image and Repository Values to Web-app.yaml File from the Values.yaml and Chart.yaml Files
8. Installing The Chart into the GKE Cluster and Printing Out
9. Uninstalling the Release…