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Helm Issues & Fixes⚓︎

Values not applying⚓︎

  • Symptom: App still runs with defaults.
  • Cause: Forgot -f values.yaml.
  • Fix: Use helm get values myapp to confirm applied values.

Upgrade failed⚓︎

  • Symptom: Helm upgrade errors out.
  • Fix: Use helm upgrade --install myapp ./mychart.

Stale resources after uninstall⚓︎

  • Symptom: PVCs or CRDs remain after uninstall.
  • Cause: Helm doesn’t remove PVCs/CRDs by default.
  • Fix: Manually delete leftover PVC/CRD.

Debugging install⚓︎

  • Use dry-run: helm install myapp ./mychart --dry-run --debug.
  • Template rendering: helm template ./mychart.