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+---
+stage: Package
+group: Package
+info: To determine the technical writer assigned to the Stage/Group associated with this page, see https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/engineering/ux/technical-writing/#assignments
+---
+
+# Helm charts in the Package Registry **(FREE)**
+
+> [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/18997) in GitLab 14.1.
+
+WARNING:
+The Helm package registry for GitLab is under development and isn't ready for production use due to
+limited functionality.
+
+Publish Helm packages in your project's Package Registry. Then install the
+packages whenever you need to use them as a dependency.
+
+For documentation of the specific API endpoints that Helm package manager
+clients use, see the [Helm API documentation](../../../api/packages/helm.md).
+
+## Build a Helm package
+
+Creating a Helm package is documented [in the Helm documentation](https://helm.sh/docs/intro/using_helm/#creating-your-own-charts).
+
+## Authenticate to the Helm repository
+
+To authenticate to the Helm repository, you need either:
+
+- A [personal access token](../../../api/index.md#personalproject-access-tokens).
+- A [deploy token](../../project/deploy_tokens/index.md).
+- A [CI/CD job token](../../../api/index.md#gitlab-cicd-job-token).
+
+## Publish a package
+
+Once built, a chart can be uploaded to the `stable` channel with `curl` or `helm-push`:
+
+- With `curl`:
+
+  ```shell
+  curl --request POST \
+       --form 'chart=@mychart-0.1.0.tgz' \
+       --user <username>:<personal_access_token> \
+       https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/1/packages/helm/api/stable/charts
+  ```
+
+- With the [`helm-push`](https://github.com/chartmuseum/helm-push/#readme) plugin:
+
+  ```shell
+  helm repo add --username <username> --password <personal_access_token> project-1 https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/1/packages/helm/stable
+  helm push mychart-0.1.0.tgz project-1
+  ```
+
+## Use CI/CD to publish a Helm package
+
+To publish a Helm package automated through [GitLab CI/CD](../../../ci/index.md), you can use
+`CI_JOB_TOKEN` in place of the personal access token in your commands.
+
+For example:
+
+```yaml
+image: curlimages/curl:latest
+ 
+stages:
+  - upload
+ 
+upload:
+  stage: upload
+  script:
+    - 'curl --request POST --user gitlab-ci-token:$CI_JOB_TOKEN --form "chart=@mychart-0.1.0.tgz" "${CI_API_V4_URL}/projects/${CI_PROJECT_ID}/packages/helm/api/stable/charts"'
+```
+
+## Install a package
+
+To install the latest version of a chart, use the following command:
+
+```shell
+helm repo add --username <username> --password <personal_access_token> project-1 https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/1/packages/helm/stable
+helm install my-release project-1/mychart
+```
+
+If the repo has previously been added, you may need to run:
+
+```shell
+helm repo update
+```
+
+To update the Helm client with the most currently available charts.
+
+See [Using Helm](https://helm.sh/docs/intro/using_helm/) for more information.