☸️ Helm Chart Generator

What Can the Helm Chart Generator Do?

The Helm Chart Generator is a free online tool that helps DevOps engineers and Kubernetes developers quickly create standardized Helm Chart templates. Through a visual interface, select the K8s resource types you need and auto-generate Chart.yaml, values.yaml, and template files for Deployment, Service, ConfigMap, Ingress, and more. Pure frontend processing ensures your configuration stays secure.

Core Features

• Multiple Resource Types: Supports Deployment, Service, ConfigMap, Ingress, ServiceAccount, HPA, PVC, and Secret
• Standard Directory Structure: Generates Helm best-practice directory layout with Chart.yaml, values.yaml, templates/
• Template Variables: Uses Helm template syntax ({{ .Values.name }}) with auto-generated defaults in values.yaml
• File Preview Tabs: Switch between generated files with clickable tabs
• Custom Extension: Add custom values via key=value inputs
• One-Click Operations: Generate, copy, download with keyboard shortcuts

How to Use

1. Enter chart name, version, and description

2. Check the K8s resource types you need (Deployment, Service, ConfigMap, etc.)

3. Configure container image, port, replicas, and resource limits

4. Add custom values (key=value format)

5. Click "Generate Chart", switch between file tabs to view each file

6. Copy or download individual files to your project

Use Cases

Case 1: Microservice Deployment

Quickly generate Helm Charts for microservice projects, managing multiple services with unified K8s deployment configs.

Case 2: CI/CD Integration

Use generated Chart templates in GitLab CI or Jenkins Helm deployment pipelines.

Case 3: New Project Scaffolding

Rapidly set up Helm Chart directory structure and template files for new Kubernetes projects.

Case 4: K8s Learning

Understand Helm Chart directory structure and resource template conventions through the visual interface.

Technical Background

Helm is the package manager for Kubernetes, packaging K8s resources as Charts for versioned, one-click deployments. Key files: Chart.yaml (metadata), values.yaml (configurable defaults), templates/ directory (Go template-rendered K8s resources). Helm uses Go text/template engine with Sprig function library for extended capabilities. Best practices include: using helm create for initial structure; grouping values.yaml by namespace; naming template files by resource type (deployment.yaml, service.yaml); running helm lint for syntax checking.