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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.
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
Read more in the Helm documentation about these topics:
- [Create your own Helm charts](https://helm.sh/docs/intro/using_helm/#creating-your-own-charts)
- [Package a Helm chart into a chart archive](https://helm.sh/docs/helm/helm_package/#helm-package)
## Authenticate to the Helm repository
To authenticate to the Helm repository, you need either:
- A [personal access token](../../../api/index.md#personalproject-access-tokens) with the scope set to `api`.
- A [deploy token](../../project/deploy_tokens/index.md) with the scope set to `read_package_registry`, `write_package_registry`, or both.
- A [CI/CD job token](../../../ci/jobs/ci_job_token.md).
## Publish a package
NOTE:
You can publish Helm charts with duplicate names or versions. If duplicates exist, GitLab always
returns the chart with the latest version.
Once built, a chart can be uploaded to the desired channel with `curl` or `helm-push`:
- With `curl`:
```shell
curl --request POST \
--form 'chart=@mychart-0.1.0.tgz' \
--user <username>:<access_token> \
https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/<project_id>/packages/helm/api/<channel>/charts
```
- `<username>`: the GitLab username or the deploy token username.
- `<access_token>`: the personal access token or the deploy token.
- `<project_id>`: the project ID (like `42`) or the
[URL-encoded](../../../api/index.md#namespaced-path-encoding) path of the project (like `group%2Fproject`).
- `<channel>`: the name of the channel (like `stable`).
- With the [`helm-push`](https://github.com/chartmuseum/helm-push/#readme) plugin:
```shell
helm repo add --username <username> --password <access_token> project-1 https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/<project_id>/packages/helm/<channel>
helm push mychart-0.1.0.tgz project-1
```
- `<username>`: the GitLab username or the deploy token username.
- `<access_token>`: the personal access token or the deploy token.
- `<project_id>`: the project ID (like `42`).
- `<channel>`: the name of the channel (like `stable`).
## 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/<channel>/charts"'
```
- `<username>`: the GitLab username or the deploy token username.
- `<access_token>`: the personal access token or the deploy token.
- `<channel>`: the name of the channel (like `stable`).
## Install a package
NOTE:
When requesting a package, GitLab considers only the 300 most recent packages created.
For each package, only the most recent package file is returned.
To install the latest version of a chart, use the following command:
```shell
helm repo add --username <username> --password <access_token> project-1 https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/projects/<project_id>/packages/helm/<channel>
helm install my-release project-1/mychart
```
- `<username>`: the GitLab username or the deploy token username.
- `<access_token>`: the personal access token or the deploy token.
- `<project_id>`: the project ID (like `42`).
- `<channel>`: the name of the channel (like `stable`).
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.
## Troubleshooting
### The chart is not visible in the Package Registry after uploading
Check the [Sidekiq log](../../../administration/logs.md#sidekiqlog)
for any related errors. If you see `Validation failed: Version is invalid`, it means that the
version in your `Chart.yaml` file does not follow [Helm Chart versioning specifications](https://helm.sh/docs/topics/charts/#charts-and-versioning).
To fix the error, use the correct version syntax and upload the chart again.
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