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discussion， security fixes until November 11th 2026. Install Binary downloads of the Helm client can be found on the Releases page. Unpack the helm binary and add it to your PATH and you are good to go! If you want to use a package manager: To rapidly get Helm up and running， and support You can reach the Helm community and developers via the following channels: Mailing List: Developer Call: Thursdays at 9:30-10:00 Pacific () Contribution If you're interested in contributing， please refer to the Contributing Guide before submitting a pull request . Code of conduct Participation in the Helm community is governed by the Code of Conduct. ，。

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which contain Kubernetes manifest files Charts can be stored on disk， start with the Quick Start Guide. See the installation guide for more options， developed on the main branch.Helm v3 is in support mode on the dev-v3 branch: bug fixes until July 8th 2026， or fetched from remote chart repositories(like Debian or RedHat packages) Helm Development and Stable Versions Helm v4 is the current stable release， CI/CD，including installing pre-releases. Docs Get started with the Quick Start guide or plunge into the complete documentation. Roadmap The Helm roadmap uses GitHub milestones to track the progress of the project. Helm v4 development happens on the main branch. Helm v3 is in support mode on the dev-v3 branch and receives only bug and security fixes. Community， Repository files navigation Helm Helm is a tool for managing Charts. Charts are packages of pre-configured Kubernetes resources. Use Helm to: Helm in a Handbasket Helm is a tool that streamlines installing and managing Kubernetes applications.Think of it like apt/yum/homebrew for Kubernetes. Helm renders your templates and communicates with the Kubernetes API Helm runs on your laptop。

or wherever you want it to run. Charts are Helm packages that contain at least two things: A description of the package (Chart.yaml) One or more templates。