Helm charts for NF packaging: chart structure, values.yaml, templating

Helm as the Package Manager for Kubernetes

Helm is the standard package manager for Kubernetes, enabling operators to define, install, and upgrade complex applications as reusable chart packages. A Helm chart bundles all the Kubernetes manifests needed to deploy a network function, including Deployments, Services, ConfigMaps, and custom resources, into a single versioned artifact. The chart structure includes Chart.yaml for metadata and dependencies, values.yaml for default configuration parameters, and a templates directory containing Go-templated Kubernetes manifests. This separation allows the same chart to deploy an NF across…