helm-chart-scaffolding

# Helm Chart Scaffolding Comprehensive guidance for creating, organizing, and managing Helm charts for packaging and deploying Kubernetes applications. ## Purpose This skill provides step-by-step instructions for building production-ready Helm charts, including chart structure, templating patterns, values management, and validation strategies. ## When to Use This Skill Use this skill when you need to: - Create new Helm charts from scratch - Package Kubernetes applications for distribution - Manage multi-environment deployments with Helm - Implement templating for reusable Kubernetes manifests - Set up Helm chart repositories - Follow Helm best practices and conventions ## Helm Overview **Helm** is the package manager for Kubernetes that: - Templates Kubernetes manifests for reusability - Manages application releases and rollbacks - Handles dependencies between charts - Provides version control for deployments - Simplifies configuration management across environments ## Step-by-Step Workflow ### 1. Initialize Chart Structure **Create new chart:** ```bash helm create my-app ``` **Standard chart structure:** ``` my-app/ ├── Chart.yaml # Chart metadata ├── values.yaml # Default configuration values ├── charts/ # Chart dependencies ├── templates/ # Kubernetes manifest templates │ ├── NOTES.txt # Post-install notes │ ├── _helpers.tpl # Template helpers │ ├── deployment.yaml │ ├── service.yaml │ ├── ingress....