helm:debug

Testing & Quality

Debug Helm chart issues - template rendering, value overrides, hook failures

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Debug Helm Charts

When to Use

Helm install/upgrade fails
Template rendering produces unexpected output
Values not applied correctly
Hook jobs failing

Template Debugging

Render templates locally without installing:

helm template kagenti charts/kagenti -n kagenti-system -f charts/kagenti/.secrets.yaml

Render a specific template:

helm template kagenti charts/kagenti -n kagenti-system -s templates/ui-oauth-secret-job.yaml

Compare rendered output with what's deployed:

helm get manifest kagenti -n kagenti-system

Value Debugging

Show computed values:

helm get values kagenti -n kagenti-system

Show all values (including defaults):

helm get values kagenti -n kagenti-system -a

Show chart default values:

helm show values charts/kagenti

Release Debugging

Check release status:

helm status kagenti -n kagenti-system

Check release history:

helm history kagenti -n kagenti-system

Hook Debugging

Hooks run as Jobs. Check their status:

kubectl get jobs -n kagenti-system

Check hook job logs:

kubectl logs -n kagenti-system job/<hook-job-name>

Dependency Issues

Update chart dependencies:

helm dependency update charts/kagenti

List dependencies:

helm dependency list charts/kagenti

Common Issues

Issue	Cause	Fix
`UPGRADE FAILED: another operation in progress`	Stale lock	`kubectl delete secret -n kagenti-system -l status=pending-upgrade`
Template render error	Bad YAML indent	Use `helm template` to see exact error
Values not applied	Wrong `-f` order	Later files override earlier ones
Hook timeout	Job takes too long	Check job logs, increase timeout

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