#helmfile - August 2022

We’re thinking how we can use helmfile to add a new object definition to a third-party chart we have no control over. I know that it should be possible, but can’t find any examples. Appreciate any help)

Hi All,
How can I add an already deployed helm chart to be managed by helmfile?
Thank you!

Hello everyone, I'm just starting with helmfile and was wandering whether it can sufficiently cover the following use-case:
I have multiple micro-services with separated charts - I use single umbrella-chart to install them at once. Everything works fine until I want to install separate chart into an environment where umbrella had already been installed... I came up with a few hacks but this is wrong and against best practices (according to this issue https://github.com/helm/helm/issues/9433)
Is it possible to manage charts like that with helmfile without aforementioned issue? I.e. install charts both separately and through helmfile?

hello again) I think I miss something about Environment values files https://helmfile.readthedocs.io/en/latest/#environment
as per this example I'm able to use separate values from values.yaml in environments section (in the values.yaml.gotmpl)
But is there a way to simply merge the whole values file from environments section?
my helmfile looks like this right now

environments:
  default:
    values:
      - git::<https://gitlab-ci-token>:{{ env "CI_JOB_TOKEN" }}@gitlab

releases:
  - name: my_app
    namespace: staging
    chart: repo/chart
    version: 0.5.0
    values:
      - "values.yaml"
      - "values.yaml.gotmpl"

Does helmfile support helm’s native hooks?

"<http://helm.sh/hook|helm.sh/hook>": pre-install,pre-upgrade,post-install,post-upgrade

hi everyone, did someone already use th adhoc features ?
i'm trying to add certificate generation to my existing helm charts

releases:
- name: concourse
    <<: *default
    dependencies:
    - chart: charts/certificates/

with a subchart like this

├── charts
│  └── certificates
│     ├── Chart.yaml
│     ├── templates
│     │  └── certificate.yaml
│     └── values.yaml

and i've got an error that i don't understand..
COMMAND:
helm template --debug=false --output-dir=/tmp/chartify1738494718/concourse/concourse/concourse/helmx.1.rendered concourse /tmp/chartify1738494718/concourse/concourse/concourse -f /tmp/chartify1738494718/concourse/concourse/concourse/values.yaml -f /tmp/helmfile3009150001/concourse-concourse-values-5968dd4c6b --namespace concourse

OUTPUT:
Error: found in Chart.yaml, but missing in charts/ directory: certificates]
in ./helmfile.yaml: [exit status 1

COMMAND:
helm template --debug=false --output-dir=/tmp/chartify1738494718/concourse/concourse/concourse/helmx.1.rendered concourse /tmp/chartify1738494718/concourse/concourse/concourse -f /tmp/chartify1738494718/concourse/concourse/concourse/values.yaml -f /tmp/helmfile3009150001/concourse-concourse-values-5968dd4c6b --namespace concourse

OUTPUT:
Error: found in Chart.yaml, but missing in charts/ directory: certificates]

Anyone facing the same issue ?

Command not found even after installing right before

how can I use --three-way-erge with helmfile? I added a new annotation to my deployment and tried to set HELM_DIFF_THREE_WAY_MERGE=true an dthen run helmfile diff but I did not get any changes back