Create new Helm chart from template

Ensure that your local Phalanx development environment is set up following the instructions in Setting up a Phalanx development environment.

Then, create the files for the new application, including the start of a Helm chart:

phalanx application create <application>

Replace <application> with the name of your new application, which will double as the name of the Helm chart. The application name must start with a lowercase letter and consist of lowercase letters, numbers, and hyphen (-).

By default, this will create a Helm chart for a FastAPI web service. Use the --starter flag to specify a different Helm chart starter. There are two options:

web-service

Use this starter if the new Helm application is a web service, such as a new Safir FastAPI service. This is the default.

empty

Use this starter for any other type of application. This will create an empty Helm chart, to which you can add resources or external charts.

You will be prompted for a short description of the application. Keep it succinct, ideally just a few words, and do not add a period at the end.

Next steps

• Flesh out the basic metadata for the Helm chart: Write Chart.yaml

• Write the Kubernetes resource templates: Write the Kubernetes resource templates

• Define the customization parameters for the chart: Write the values.yaml file

• Define the secrets for your application: Define the application secrets