Awesome Helm
A collaborative list of awesome Helm charts, plugins, tools, and resources for Kubernetes package management.
What is Awesome Helm?
Awesome Helm is a collaborative, curated list of resources for Helm, the package manager for Kubernetes. It aggregates Helm charts, plugins, tools, guides, and community links into a single directory to help users efficiently discover and deploy applications on Kubernetes. The project simplifies finding reliable charts and extensions, reducing the time spent searching across scattered sources.
Kubernetes administrators, DevOps engineers, and platform teams who use Helm to manage application deployments and are looking for trusted charts, plugins, and best practices.
It provides a centralized, community-vetted directory that saves time and reduces risk by highlighting high-quality Helm resources, avoiding the need to manually scour GitHub or documentation. The open-source, collaborative nature ensures it stays updated with the latest tools and trends in the Helm ecosystem.
Overview
Collaborative list of awesome helm charts and resources. PRs are welcome!
Use Cases
Best For
- Finding production-ready Helm charts for popular applications like GitLab, JupyterHub, or Elasticsearch
- Discovering plugins to enhance Helm with secrets management, diff views, or testing capabilities
- Learning Helm through curated guides and tutorials from official and community sources
- Comparing different Helm chart repositories and hubs like Helm Hub, Kubeapps, or ChartCenter
- Exploring tools that extend Helm for declarative deployments, CI/CD, or repository management
- Staying updated with the Helm community via Slack channels and Stack Overflow discussions
Not Ideal For
- Projects requiring officially vetted and supported Helm charts with guaranteed security updates
- Teams using alternative Kubernetes deployment tools like Kustomize or plain YAML manifests
- Organizations needing integrated, end-to-end deployment platforms with built-in Helm management
- Users looking for real-time, automated discovery of new Helm resources without manual curation
Pros & Cons
Pros
Organizes official and third-party Helm charts, plugins, and tools into structured sections like Repositories and Plugins, saving users from scattered searches.
Highlights essential plugins such as helm-secrets for secret management and helm-diff for change tracking, based on community recommendations in the README.
Leverages open-source contributions to stay current, with links to forums like Helm Slack and Stack Overflow for troubleshooting and learning.
Features practical tools like Helmfile for declarative deployments and ChartMuseum for repository hosting, enhancing real-world Helm workflows.
Cons
As a community-curated list, it risks outdated or broken links without constant maintenance, as admitted in the collaborative nature of the project.
Does not vet all listed charts or tools for security or reliability, leaving users to perform their own due diligence on resources.
Exclusively focuses on Helm resources, making it irrelevant for teams adopting other Kubernetes deployment strategies like Kustomize.
Frequently Asked Questions
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