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Installing Helm

Install the Helm CLI to manage software packages on your OpenShift Container Platform cluster from a local workstation.

You can also find the URL to the latest binaries from the OpenShift Container Platform web console by clicking the ? icon in the upper-right corner and selecting Command Line Tools.

On Linux

  1. Download the Helm binary:

    • Linux (x86_64, amd64)

      # curl -L https://mirror.openshift.com/pub/openshift-v4/clients/helm/latest/helm-linux-amd64 -o /usr/local/bin/helm

    • Linux on IBM Z(R) and IBM(R) LinuxONE (s390x)

      # curl -L https://mirror.openshift.com/pub/openshift-v4/clients/helm/latest/helm-linux-s390x -o /usr/local/bin/helm

    • Linux on IBM Power(R) (ppc64le)

      # curl -L https://mirror.openshift.com/pub/openshift-v4/clients/helm/latest/helm-linux-ppc64le -o /usr/local/bin/helm

    • Linux on ARM (arm64)

      # curl -L https://mirror.openshift.com/pub/openshift-v4/clients/helm/latest/helm-linux-arm64 -o /usr/local/bin/helm

  2. Make the binary file executable:

    # chmod +x /usr/local/bin/helm

  3. Check the installed version:

    $ helm version
    Example output
    version.BuildInfo{Version:"v3.0", GitCommit:"b31719aab7963acf4887a1c1e6d5e53378e34d93", GitTreeState:"clean", GoVersion:"go1.13.4"}

On Windows

  1. Download the Helm binary: .exe file.
  2. Click Search and type env or environment.
  3. Select Edit environment variables for your account.
  4. Select Path from the Variable section and click Edit.
  5. Click New and type the path to the directory with the exe file into the field or click Browse and select the directory, and click OK.

On macOS

  1. Download the Helm binary:

    • For macOS on Intel (x86_64):

      # curl -L https://mirror.openshift.com/pub/openshift-v4/clients/helm/latest/helm-darwin-amd64 -o /usr/local/bin/helm

    • For macOS on ARM (Apple Silicon):

      # curl -L https://mirror.openshift.com/pub/openshift-v4/clients/helm/latest/helm-darwin-arm64 -o /usr/local/bin/helm

  2. Make the binary file executable:

    # chmod +x /usr/local/bin/helm

  3. Check the installed version:

    $ helm version
    Example output
    version.BuildInfo{Version:"v3.0", GitCommit:"b31719aab7963acf4887a1c1e6d5e53378e34d93", GitTreeState:"clean", GoVersion:"go1.13.4"}