onix/aws-cdk/documentations/helm-updates-release-process.md

Updating Helm Charts and Creating Releases

Overview

This guide provides instructions on how to update Helm charts and create a new release. Follow these steps to ensure your updates are applied and released correctly.

Prerequisites

• Helm installed and configured on your local machine.
• Access to the Helm chart repository and necessary permissions.

Steps to Update Helm Charts

1. Clone the Repository

   git clone https://github.com/beckn/beckn-onix.git
   cd aws-cdk/helm
   

2. Create a New Branch for Updates

   git checkout -b <update-branch-name>
   

3. Update Helm Chart

   • Navigate to the Helm chart directory: helm/registry
   • Modify the necessary files (e.g., values.yaml, templates/, Chart.yaml)

Example change in values.yaml: replicaCount: 3

4. Test Your Changes Locally

**Note: *** Make sure to supply necessary inputs to Helm charts with --set

cd registry
helm lint registry .
helm --dry-run install registry .
helm --dry-run upgrade registry . 

5. Update Chart Version

• Check the current version and increment the version in Chart.yaml

version: 1.1.0

6. Create a Pull Request to push your changes

Creating a Release