How Helm Uses ConfigMaps to Store Data

Helm, the package manager for Kubernetes, uses first-class Kubernetes objects to store its data. Here's how we use ConfigMaps to track Helm releases.

Helm follows the formula "Chart + Values = Release". You start with a Helm chart (a software package), you add your own configuration values, and you install it into your cluster. That makes a release.

On the command line, we do this with the following command:

$ helm install -f config.yaml stable/wordpress NAME: amber-gopher LAST...