Helm
Apache-2.0 Kubernetes package manager
DevOps / Infrastructure · Apache-2.0 · 30.2k
What's Good
Apache-2.0 CNCF. Charts, values overrides, release history, rollback. De-facto packaging lane for most K8s apps. Huge public chart ecosystem and OCI chart support.
The Catch
K8s package manager - not Argo CD/Flux GitOps sync, not a cluster itself. Templating can become spaghetti; you still own values, secrets, and upgrade discipline. Not Kamal/Coolify for VMs.
Verdict
Apache-2.0 K8s packaging. Free forever; GitOps tools are a different layer.
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