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An article that could be a tweet (xeet?) but with more context.

tl;dr: avoid Helm hooks when possible.

I totally agree with the statement, yet an example in this article is rather weak. Anyways, if you need to have some imperative actions for your app, it’s always better to use higher level abstractions like ordering on the CD tool level or even an operator.

Having an init container that has access to the API is rather a security concern than a workaround.

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Thomas Stringer Helm Hooks Are An Anti-Pattern and Should Be Avoided Helm has been at the heart of Kubernetes deployments for years. If you are managing any amount of Kubernetes clusters, then you have likely already installed a Helm chart in your environment. And for a good reason, too. It’s a great way to distribute software…
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