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Encrypted Secrets in Helm Charts

Wed, 11 Aug 2021 08:00:44 +0000

In my recent article “How to encrypt Kubernetes secrets with Mozilla SOPS ”, I demonstrated how to encrypt regular Kubernetes secret manifests (yaml) using SOPS CLI in conjunction with Azure Key Vault as the backend for the encryption-key.

This post will take it one step further; it guides you through the process of creating a custom Helm chart that will reference encrypted secrets. In the end, you will be able to add your encrypted secrets to source control without leaking sensitive information.

ACR Unleashed – Use ACR As Registry For Helm Charts

Wed, 29 Apr 2020 00:00:00 +0000

The seventh and last part of Azure Container Registry Unleashed is about housing Helm charts in ACR. This post explains how to use ACR as a protected Registry for Helm charts. We walk through the process of creating, publishing, and consuming a sample chart from ACR. However, if you have not used or seen Helm 3 before, consider reading my “Getting started with Helm 3 ” article first.

What Is OCI And What Are OCI artifacts

On top of Docker Registry 2.0, Azure Container Registry supports OCI artifacts. The OCI specification defines a general format for interchanging various artifacts like Docker Images or application bundles such as Helm charts. The official definition of OCI’s responsibility is

Getting Started With Helm 3

Wed, 22 Apr 2020 00:00:00 +0000

Helm 3 is around for a couple of months now. During that time, I recognized more and more customers willing to use Helm 3 to package, distribute, and construct their cloud-native application bundles. Perhaps you have already heard of Helm, but don’t know where to start with Helm exactly? Or you want to learn the differences between Helm 2 and Helm 3. Again others, prefer having all essential information compiled into a single article. Then this is the right one for you! See this post as an introduction to Helm 3; it explains all the major building-blocks and provides - just - enough background information to get started with Helm 3.

The state of Helm 3 - Hands-On!

Wed, 02 Oct 2019 00:00:00 +0000

Helm, is the package manager for Kubernetes. It allows you to install complex applications and maintain the entire application lifecycle using a lightweight and intuitive CLI. You can think of it as the npm or nuget for Kubernetes.

Helm is around for quite some time in the Kubernetes community. The project was started by Deis and Google and is an essential part of CNCF.

Since Helm 3 is available as a beta release, it is the right time to look into it. This article summarizes the upcoming changes and illustrates how Helm 3 could be used to build, distribute, and manage applications in Kubernetes.