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## Example configuration ## Example configuration
The examples below give a minimal and sufficient configuration for each use-case. For a full description of each command's settings, see [docs/lint_settings.yml](docs/lint_settings.yml), [docs/upgrade_settings.yml](docs/upgrade_settings.yml), and [docs/uninstall_settings.yml](docs/uninstall_settings.yml). The examples below give a minimal and sufficient configuration for each use-case. For a full description of each command's settings, see [docs/parameter_reference.md](docs/parameter_reference.md).
### Linting ### Linting

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---
kind: pipeline
type: docker
name: default
steps:
- name: lint
image: pelotech/drone-helm3
settings:
# Helm_command must be set to "lint" in order to lint :)
helm_command: lint
# Mandatory; must be a path to a chart directory.
chart: ./charts/bloge
# Produce debug output from drone-helm itself and send --debug to all helm commands.
debug: true
# The string given here will be passed verbatim to --set.
values: some=local,helm=values
# The string given here will be passed verbatim to --set-string.
string_values: "notAnInt=5"
# Each file will be passed to --values. Filenames must not contain commas.
values_files: "values/underrides.yml,values/overrides.yml"
# Call `helm dependency update` before linting.
# Note: this setting is on the v1.0 roadmap, but not yet implemented.
update_dependencies: true
# Call `helm repo add` for each repo before linting. Repo names and urls must not contain commas.
# Note: this setting is on the v1.0 roadmap, but not yet implemented.
repos: "eDeath=https://github.com/bug/e-death,idMaker=https://github.com/nmarks/id-maker"
# Give the --namespace flag to all helm commands.
namespace: my_kube_subset

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# Parameter reference
## Something here about how to specify non-string types
* boolean
* list\<string\>
* duration
## Mention that everything can be settings or environment
## Global
| Param name | Type | Purpose |
|---------------------|-----------------|---------|
| helm_command | string | Indicates the operation to perform. Recommended, but not required. Valid options are `upgrade`, `uninstall`, `lint`, and `help`. |
| update_dependencies | boolean | Calls `helm dependency update` before running the main command. **Not currently implemented**; see [#25](https://github.com/pelotech/drone-helm3/issues/25).|
| helm_repos | list\<string\> | Calls `helm repo add $repo` before running the main command. Each string should be formatted as `repo_name=https://repo.url/`. **Not currently implemented**; see [#26](https://github.com/pelotech/drone-helm3/issues/26). |
| namespace | string | Kubernetes namespace to use for this operation. |
| prefix | string | Expect environment variables to be prefixed with the given string. For more details, see "Using the prefix setting" below. **Not currently implemented**; see [#19](https://github.com/pelotech/drone-helm3/issues/19). |
| debug | boolean | Generate debug output within drone-helm3 and pass `--debug` to all helm commands. Use with care, since the debug output may include secrets. |
## Linting
Linting is only triggered when the `helm_command` setting is "lint".
| Param name | Type | Required | Purpose |
|---------------|----------------|----------|---------|
| chart | string | yes | The chart to be linted. Must be a local path. |
| values | list\<string\> | | Chart values to use as the `--set` argument to `helm lint`. |
| string_values | list\<string\> | | Chart values to use as the `--set-string` argument to `helm lint`. |
| values_files | list\<string\> | | Values to use as `--values` arguments to `helm lint`. |
## Installation
Installations are triggered when the `helm_command` setting is "upgrade." They can also be triggered when the build was triggered by a `push`, `tag`, `deployment`, `pull_request`, `promote`, or `rollback` Drone event.
| Param name | Type | Required | Purpose |
|------------------------|----------------|----------|---------|
| chart | string | yes | The chart to use for this installation. |
| release | string | yes | The release name for helm to use. |
| api_server | string | yes | API endpoint for the Kubernetes cluster. |
| kubernetes_token | string | yes | Token for authenticating to Kubernetes. |
| service_account | string | | Service account for authenticating to Kubernetes. Default is `helm`. |
| kubernetes_certificate | string | | Base64 encoded TLS certificate used by the Kubernetes cluster's certificate authority. |
| chart_version | string | | Specific chart version to install. |
| dry_run | boolean | | Pass `--dry-run` to `helm upgrade`. |
| wait | boolean | | Wait until kubernetes resources are in a ready state before marking the installation successful. |
| timeout | duration | | Timeout for any *individual* Kubernetes operation. The installation's full runtime may exceed this duration. |
| force | boolean | | Pass `--force` to `helm upgrade`. |
| values | list\<string\> | | Chart values to use as the `--set` argument to `helm upgrade`. |
| string_values | list\<string\> | | Chart values to use as the `--set-string` argument to `helm upgrade`. |
| values_files | list\<string\> | | Values to use as `--values` arguments to `helm upgrade`. |
| reuse_values | boolean | | Reuse the values from a previous release. |
| skip_tls_verify | boolean | | Connect to the Kubernetes cluster without checking for a valid TLS certificate. Not recommended in production. |
## Uninstallation
Uninstallations are triggered when the `helm_command` setting is "uninstall" or "delete." They can also be triggered when the build was triggered by a `delete` Drone event.
| Param name | Type | Required | Purpose |
|------------------------|----------|----------|---------|
| release | string | yes | The release name for helm to use. |
| api_server | string | yes | API endpoint for the Kubernetes cluster. |
| kubernetes_token | string | yes | Token for authenticating to Kubernetes. |
| service_account | string | | Service account for authenticating to Kubernetes. Default is `helm`. |
| kubernetes_certificate | string | | Base64 encoded TLS certificate used by the Kubernetes cluster's certificate authority. |
| dry_run | boolean | | Pass `--dry-run` to `helm uninstall`. |
| timeout | duration | | Timeout for any *individual* Kubernetes operation. The uninstallation's full runtime may exceed this duration. |
| skip_tls_verify | boolean | | Connect to the Kubernetes cluster without checking for a valid TLS certificate. Not recommended in production. |
### Formatting non-string values
* Booleans can be yaml's `true` and `false` literals or the strings `"true"` and `"false"`.
* Durations are strings formatted with the syntax accepted by [golang's ParseDuration function](https://golang.org/pkg/time/#ParseDuration) (e.g. 5m30s)
* List\<string\>s can be a yaml sequence or a comma-separated string.
All of the following are equivalent:
```yaml
values: "foo=1,bar=2"
values: ["foo=1", "bar=2"]
values:
- foo=1
- bar=2
```
Note that **list members must not contain commas**. Both of the following are equivalent:
```yaml
values_files: [ "./over_9,000.yml" ]
values_files: [ "./over_9", "000.yml" ]
```
### Using the `prefix` setting
Because the prefix setting is meta-configuration, it has some inherent edge-cases. Here is what it does in the cases we've thought of:
Unlike the other settings, it must be declared in the `settings` block, not `environment`.
```yaml
settings:
prefix: helm # drone-helm3 will look for environment variables called HELM_VARNAME
environment:
prefix: armet # no effect
```
It does not apply to configuration in the `settings` block, only in `environment`.
```yaml
settings:
prefix: helm
helm_timeout: 5m # no effect
environment:
helm_timeout: 2m # timeout will be 2 minutes
```
If the environment contains a variable in non-prefixed form, it will still be applied.
```yaml
settings:
prefix: helm
environment:
timeout: 2m # timeout will be 2 minutes
```
If the environment contains both the prefixed and non-prefixed forms, drone-helm3 will use the prefixed form.
```yaml
settings:
prefix: helm
environment:
timeout: 5m # overridden
helm_timeout: 2m # timeout will be 2 minutes
```

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---
kind: pipeline
type: docker
name: default
steps:
- name: deploy
image: pelotech/drone-helm3
settings:
# Setting helm_command to "upgrade" is recommended, but not mandatory. If no command is given, the plugin
# infers "upgrade" when triggered by a push, tag, deployment, pull_request, promote, or rollback event.
helm_command: upgrade
# Mandatory.
# The chart to use for this release.
chart: ./charts/bloge
# Mandatory.
# Release name for Helm to use.
release: bloge
# Mandatory.
# API endpoint for the Kubernetes cluster.
api_server: https://k8s.mycompany.example.com/clusters/c-tr1sb
# Mandatory.
# Token to use when connecting to kubernetes.
kubernetes_token:
from_secret: deploybot_token
# Base-64 encoded TLS certificate used by the Kubernetes cluster's certificate authority.
kubernetes_certificate: LS0tLS1CRUdJTiBDRVJUSUZJQ0FURS0tLS0t....
# Specific chart version to deploy.
chart_version: 1.2.3
# Simulate an upgrade without deploying it.
dry_run: true
# Wait until kubernetes resources are in a ready state before marking the release successful.
wait: true
# Timeout for any *individual* Kubernetes operation. The plugin's full runtime may exceed this duration.
timeout: 1m23s
# Force resource updates (helm upgrade --force).
force: true
# Values to set for this helm release. Keys and values must not contain commas.
values:
- image.tag=latest
- image.annotations.deployedDate="${DRONE_BUILD_CREATED}"
# String values to set for this helm release. Keys and values must not contain commas.
string_values: "notAnInt=5"
# Values files to use in this helm release. Filenames must not contain commas.
values_files:
- ./values/underrides.yml
- ./values/overrides.yml
# Reuse the values from a previous release.
reuse_values: true
# Produce debug output from drone-helm itself and send --debug to all helm commands.
debug: true
# Call `helm dependency update` before upgrading.
# Note: this setting is on the v1.0 roadmap, but not yet implemented.
update_dependencies: true
# Call `helm repo add` for each repo before upgrading. Repo names and urls must not contain commas.
# Note: this setting is on the v1.0 roadmap, but not yet implemented.
repos: "eDeath=https://github.com/bug/e-death,idMaker=https://github.com/nmarks/id-maker"
# Give the --namespace flag to all helm commands.
namespace: my_kube_subset
# Connect insecurely to the kubernetes server. Using this setting in production is inadvisable.
skip_tls_verify: true
# Service account to use when connecting to kubernetes. Defaults to "helm."
service_account: deploybot
from_secret: kubernetes_service_account