# Install Helm
TIP
Screencast: https://asciinema.org/a/229605?t=136 (opens new window)
Install Helm (opens new window) binary:
export DESIRED_VERSION="v2.13.0"
curl -s https://raw.githubusercontent.com/helm/helm/master/scripts/get | bash
Install Tiller (the Helm server-side component) into the Kubernetes cluster:
kubectl create serviceaccount tiller --namespace kube-system
kubectl create clusterrolebinding tiller-cluster-rule --clusterrole=cluster-admin --serviceaccount=kube-system:tiller
helm init --wait --service-account tiller
helm repo update
Check if the tiller was installed properly:
kubectl get pods -l app=helm --all-namespaces
Output:
NAMESPACE NAME READY STATUS RESTARTS AGE
kube-system tiller-deploy-dbb85cb99-z4c47 1/1 Running 0 28s