I have a helm chart i need to package using the command helm package https://helm.sh/docs/helm/#helm-package but issue is i need to replace values.yaml file with extra config file depending on what environment
normally i reference this extra config file with
for QA
helm install -f myvalues-qa.yaml -f override-qa.yaml --set foo=bar-qa --set foo=newbar-qa ./redisfor PROD
helm install -f myvalues-prod.yaml -f override-prod.yaml --set foo=bar-prod --set foo=newbar-prod ./redisbut now since i want to package this redis helm charts, how do i package it so that i can switch which config files or extra vars depending the environment?
Here is what i tried
helm package -f myvalues-qa.yaml ./redisError: unknown shorthand flag: 'f' in -f .
What is best way to approach this?
When packaging a Helm chart it isn't possible to customize values. That's because of a helm chart is a generic definition of an app, reusable for one environment to another, which is customized at installing via values.
Apart from that, I understand that you need a way to store the definition of a release (including the helm chart and the values) for every specific environment. There are plenty of tools that let you define a release in a declarative way, here are some:
So, you have a packaged chart where you store the generic app and another file(s) where you store the definitions of the releases of this chart.