Helm Charts

Use this repository to submit NCSA Charts for Helm. Charts are curated application definitions for Helm. For more information about installing and using Helm, see its README.md. To get a quick introduction to Charts see this chart document.

Available Charts

This repository currently maintains the following Helm charts:

Chart	Version	App Version	Description
elasticsearch2	0.2.2	2.4.6	Elasticsearch 2.x deployment for legacy applications
fah	1.0.2	8.4.9	Folding@Home - Distributed computing for disease research
geoserver	1.3.0	2.26.1	Open source server for sharing geospatial data
mlflow	1.2.1	2.2.1	Open source platform for the machine learning lifecycle
uptime-kuma	1.0.0	2.0.2	Fancy self-hosted monitoring tool with 90+ notification integrations

Chart Details

• elasticsearch2: Legacy Elasticsearch 2.x chart for applications requiring older Elasticsearch versions
• fah: Supports both CPU and GPU DaemonSets for distributed computing with configurable resource limits
• geoserver: GeoServer deployment with proxy configuration support and persistent storage options
• mlflow: Includes PostgreSQL and MinIO dependencies for complete ML lifecycle management
• uptime-kuma: Self-hosted monitoring with HTTP(s)/TCP/Ping monitoring, status pages, and notifications (⚠️ requires local/block storage, no NFS)

For repository management guidelines and automation details, see AGENTS.md.

Installation

Adding the NCSA Repository

Add the NCSA chart repository to your Helm client:

helm repo add ncsa https://opensource.ncsa.illinois.edu/charts/
helm repo update

Search available charts:

helm search repo ncsa

Installing a Chart

Install a chart from the NCSA repository:

helm install my-release ncsa/<chart-name>

For example, to install the Folding@Home chart:

helm install fah ncsa/fah

For more information on using Helm, refer to the Helm documentation.

Repository Structure

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├── .github/workflows/    # Automated workflows for chart updates
├── charts/               # Chart source files
│   ├── elasticsearch2/
│   ├── fah/
│   ├── geoserver/
│   ├── mlflow/
│   └── uptime-kuma/
├── AGENTS.md            # Repository guidelines and automation
└── README.md            # This file

Each chart directory contains:

• Chart.yaml - Chart metadata and version information
• values.yaml - Default configuration values
• README.md - Chart-specific documentation
• CHANGELOG.md - Version history
• templates/ - Kubernetes manifest templates

Contributing

We welcome contributions to improve existing charts or add new ones!

Chart Maintenance Guidelines

• See AGENTS.md for detailed repository management guidelines
• Each chart has automated version checking via GitHub Actions
• All changes must go through pull requests (no direct pushes)
• Charts should maintain a CHANGELOG.md with version history

Becoming a Chart Maintainer

To maintain a chart, you need to:

1. Be listed as a maintainer in the chart's Chart.yaml file
2. Be invited as a collaborator on this repository
3. Add an OWNERS file to the chart directory listing reviewers and approvers

Pull Request Review Process

• Pull requests require review and approval before merging
• Automated workflows handle version updates and create PRs
• Stale PRs (inactive for 30+ days) will be automatically closed

Support

For issues or questions:

• Open an issue in this repository
• Contact the chart maintainers listed in each chart's Chart.yaml