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Deploying applications to Kubernetes – the powerful and popular container-orchestration system – can be complex. Setting up a single application can involve creating multiple interdependent Kubernetes resources – such as pods, services, deployments, and replicasets – each requiring you to write a detailed YAML manifest file. Helm is a package manager for Kubernetes that allows developers and operators to more easily package, configure, and deploy applications and services onto Kubernetes clusters. Helm is the first application package manager running atop Kubernetes. It allows describing the application structure through convenient helm-charts and managing it with simple commands. Why is Helm  important?   Because it’s a huge shift in the way the server-side applications are defined, stored and managed. Adoption of Helm might well be the key to mass adoption of microservices, as using this package manager simplifies their management greatly. Helm char...

Want to learn OpenShift? Here's how to install and set up OpenShift OKD to get you started. OKD: The Origin Community distribution of Kubernetes OKD  is the Origin community distribution of Kubernetes  optimized for continuous application development and multi-tenant deployment. OKD adds developer and operations-centric tools on top of Kubernetes to enable rapid application development, easy deployment and scaling, and long-term lifecycle maintenance for small and large teams.  OKD  is also referred to as  Origin  in github and in the documentation. Features: Easily build applications with integrated service discovery and persistent storage. Quickly and easily scale applications to handle periods of increased demand. Support for automatic high availability, load balancing, health checking, and failover. P ush source code to your Git repository and automatically deploy containerized applications. Web console and command-line client for bui...