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Certified Kubernetes Application Developer CKAD (Kubernetes v1.35 curriculum) · Domain 2: Application Deployment

Helm values: helm show values, --set and -f values.yaml, helm template, namespaces with -n and --create-namespace

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Last reviewed September 25, 2026 · Leer en español

Charts are customised through values. The chart's values.yaml holds defaults, and its templates read them with expressions such as {{ .Values.replicaCount }}. You override the defaults at install or upgrade time without editing the chart itself.

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