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2. All redirects are tested and working
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3. No rollback scenarios require Hugo functionality
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## Community Documentation Import
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### Helm-Specific Requirement
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The Helm project maintains community governance documents in a [separate repository](https://github.com/helm/community) that need to be included in the website as an unversioned documentation section with proper Docusaurus integration.
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### Solution
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Uses [docusaurus-plugin-remote-content](https://github.com/rdilweb/docusaurus-plugin-remote-content) to import and transform content at build time.
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**Architecture:**
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-**Multi-instance docs:** Community docs are a separate Docusaurus docs plugin instance with `id: "community"`, creating `/community/*` URLs
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-**Content transformation:** Custom functions in `src/utils/communityDocsTransforms.js` handle all content processing
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-**Configuration:** Centralized in `docusaurus.config.js` under `customFields.communityDocs`
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-**Files committed to Git:** Imported files are tracked in version control to maintain clean git status and avoid complex .gitignore management
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-**Build settings:** Uses `performCleanup: false` to prevent file deletion during i18n builds (workaround for [plugin issue #98](https://github.com/rdilweb/docusaurus-plugin-remote-content/issues/98))
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### Content Transformation Features
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**Import notice headers:** Every imported file gets a warning header indicating it shouldn't be edited directly, with a link to the source file in the helm/community repository.
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**HIP (Helm Improvement Proposal) formatting:** HIP documents get special treatment:
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- Metadata fields (hip, authors, created, status, etc.) displayed as a markdown table
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- Sidebar labels include HIP number for easy navigation (e.g., "0023: Utilize Server Side Apply")
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- Frontmatter cleaned to remove duplicate metadata
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**Plain text file handling:**`.txt` files (like meeting notes) are automatically:
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- Converted to `.md` files during import
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- Title extracted from content headers
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- Content wrapped in code blocks to preserve formatting
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**Link transformations:** Only applied for configured exceptions - most links work as-is since the file structure mirrors the source repository.
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### Why imported files are committed to Git
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The `/community` directory mixes imported files from helm/community with locally-maintained community docs. Committing imported files to Git:
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1.**Avoids complex .gitignore patterns** - No need to maintain a parallel list of which specific files to ignore
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2.**Provides clean git status** - Contributors don't see dozens of untracked files during development
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3.**Enables offline development** - With `noRuntimeDownloads: true`, `yarn start` works without network access
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4.**Simplifies mental model** - All files in `/community` are tracked, regardless of source
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The tradeoff of content duplication is acceptable since these files rarely change structure and the import notices clearly indicate they shouldn't be edited locally.
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### Commands
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-`yarn download-remote-community` - Fetch and transform latest content from helm/community repository
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-`yarn clear-remote-community` - Remove imported files (useful for testing)
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### Automated Updates
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A GitHub Action (`.github/workflows/update-community-docs.yml`) runs weekly to:
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1. Check for updates in helm/community repository
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2. Apply transformations and import changes
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3. Create or update a PR if there are changes
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4. Skip if an identical PR already exists
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The workflow can also be triggered manually through GitHub Actions UI.
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### For Contributors
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To add new community documents:
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1. Add entry to `customFields.communityDocs.remoteDocs` in `docusaurus.config.js`
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2. Include optional `meta` field for frontmatter overrides
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3. Add link exceptions only if specific links need custom mapping
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4. Run `yarn download-remote-community` to test import locally
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To modify transformation logic:
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1. Edit `src/utils/communityDocsTransforms.js` for content processing
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2. Test changes with `yarn download-remote-community`
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For earlier versions, see the dev-v2 branch of the main Helm repo [here](https://github.com/helm/helm/tree/dev-v2/docs).
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### Community Documentation
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The Community section imports content from the [helm/community](https://github.com/helm/community) repository. To manage these imported docs:
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#### Download/Update Community Docs
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```bash
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yarn download-remote-community
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```
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This command fetches the latest community documentation from the helm/community repository and applies transformations for proper integration.
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#### Clear Community Docs
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```bash
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yarn clear-remote-community
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```
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This removes the imported community documentation files (useful before re-importing or for troubleshooting).
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The imported docs configuration is defined in `docusaurus.config.js` under `customFields.communityDocs`. See `ARCHITECTURAL_DECISIONS.md` for details on the implementation.
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### Updating the Helm CLI Reference Docs
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The documentation for the list of Helm CLI Commands are [exported](https://github.com/helm/helm/blob/a6b2c9e2126753f6f94df231e89b2153c2862764/cmd/helm/root.go#L169) from the main helm project repo and rendered [here on the website](https://helm.sh/docs/helm) as a reference.
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The community has found Helm v3 to be a vastly improved experience, and community resources like the [helm-2to3 plugin](https://github.com/helm/helm-2to3) are available to assist you in your essential migration. Please ensure that you migrate to Helm v3 before the November 13th deadline, as operating software which no longer receives security patches is a risk best avoided.
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We want to take this moment to thank everyone in the community who has used Helm or contributed an issue or pull request to help improve it. Many great ideas that don’t fit into Helm itself have much success as [related ecosystem projects](https://helm.sh/docs/community/related/). Every time you submit updates to the docs, you’re helping others get started and be more effective with Helm. Thank you all!
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We want to take this moment to thank everyone in the community who has used Helm or contributed an issue or pull request to help improve it. Many great ideas that don’t fit into Helm itself have much success as [related ecosystem projects](/community/related). Every time you submit updates to the docs, you’re helping others get started and be more effective with Helm. Thank you all!
On Wednesday November 12th, during the [Helm 4 presentation at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon](https://sched.co/27Nme), [Helm v4.0.0](https://github.com/helm/helm/releases/tag/v4.0.0) was released. This is the first new major version of Helm in 6 years. <!-- truncate -->
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## What's New
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Helm v3 has served the Kubernetes community well for many years. During that time we saw new ways to use Helm, new applications installed via charts, the rise of [Artifact Hub](https://artifacthub.io/), and numerous tools that build on top of Helm. We also saw where we wanted to add features but the internal architecture of Helm didn't provide a path forward without breaking public APIs in the SDK. Helm 4 makes those changes to enable new features now and into the future.
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Some of the new features include:
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- Redesigned plugin system that supports Web Assembly based plugins
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- Post-renderers are now plugins
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- Server side apply is now supported
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- Improved resource watching, to support waiting, based on kstatus
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- Local Content-based caching (e.g. for charts)
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- Logging via slog enabling SDK logging to integrate with modern loggers
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- Reproducible/Idempotent builds of chart archives
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- Updated SDK API including support for multiple chart API versions (new experimental v3 chart API version coming soon)
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You can learn about more of the changes in the [Helm 4 Overview](/docs/overview).
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## Helm v3 Support
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When a major version of software comes out, it takes awhile to make the transition. Helm v3 will continue to be supported to enable a clean transition period. The dates of continued support are:
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* Bug fixes until July 8th 2026.
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* Security fixes until November 11th 2026.
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Helm releases updates on Wednesdays (typically the 2nd Wednesday in a month) and these dates correspond with release schedule dates. During this time there will be **_NO_** features backported other than updates to the Kubernetes client libraries that enable support of new Kubernetes versions.
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## Learn More
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You can learn about the Helm changes in the [overview](/docs/overview) or find all the changes in the [full changelog](/docs/changelog). The documentation shares many more details as you can find all the ways Helm has stayed the same and the new features you can take advantage of.
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