TERRIBLE to write all those yaml, please DO NOT:

• Hand-write dozens of raw YAML files
• Manage Kafka, Prometheus, Grafana manually
• Copy-paste configs between environments

Helm

• Package manager for Kubernetes objects (like Deployment, Service, ConfigMap, Pod, PVC, etc.)
• NOT a platform manager, but a Kubernetes app installer.
• Instead of 20 YAML files → 1 Helm chart.
  • Auto generates all Kubernetes YAML.
  • Versioned.

<aside> 💡

“I tell Kubernetes what to run and how to configure it.”

</aside>

Visual flow from helm to k8s:

Helm chart (your packaged app)
        |
        v
Helm CLI → talks to Kubernetes API
        |
        v
Kubernetes creates objects:
  - Deployment → runs Pods
  - Service → exposes Pods
  - ConfigMap / Secret → provides configs
  - PVC → persistent storage
        |
        v
Your app runs in cluster

Only Monitoring tools use Helm