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+build/
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diff --git a/charts/readme.md b/charts/readme.md
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+# notes to build and publish the chart to the public repo
+
+mkdir -p ./build/
+
+helm package -u -d build/ continuous-curl-runner/
+
+helm repo index --merge ${WEBMETHODS_HELMCHART_HOME}/docs/index.yaml ./build/
+
+echo "Copying new index and updated packages to the final repo location"
+cp -f build/index.yaml ${WEBMETHODS_HELMCHART_HOME}/docs/
+cp -f build/*.tgz ${WEBMETHODS_HELMCHART_HOME}/docs/
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