[Question] How to apply a kustomization containing helmCharts

[janbols]

I followed the example described in https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/kustomize/blob/master/examples/chart.md.
It creates a chart in the base dir.

I now want to apply the kustomization using kubectl apply -k dev. This gives the following:

➜  tmp.h6x5IPNa3Q kubectl apply -k dev               
error: accumulating resources: accumulation err='accumulating resources from '../base': '/tmp/tmp.h6x5IPNa3Q/base' must resolve to a file': recursed accumulation of path '/tmp/tmp.h6x5IPNa3Q/base': trouble configuring builtin HelmChartInflationGenerator with config: `
name: minecraft
releaseName: moria
repo: https://itzg.github.io/minecraft-server-charts
valuesInline:
  minecraftServer:
    difficulty: hard
    eula: true
    rcon:
      enabled: true
version: 3.1.3
`: must specify --enable-helm

How can I apply this kustomization? Specifying --enable-helm is not allowed and returns ...

➜  tmp.h6x5IPNa3Q kubectl apply -k dev --enable-helm
error: unknown flag: --enable-helm
See 'kubectl apply --help' for usage.

The only workaround now is to comment out the helmCharts section in the base kustomization.yml. Is this the way it should be?

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[juame]

Hi @janbols
I guess this is related to the integration of kustomize in kubectl. See kubernetes/kubectl#1144.

[epcim]

KUSTOMIZE_ARG ?= --stack-trace --enable-alpha-plugins --load-restrictor LoadRestrictionsNone --enable-exec --enable-helm

you need --enable-alpha-plugins on older versions

otherwise today with KRM function, you can start using rendering outside of kustomize, example: https://github.com/epcim/gitops-infra/blob/master/cluster/sys/adguard/fnRenderHelm.yml

[KnVerey]

I guess this is related to the integration of kustomize in kubectl. See kubernetes/kubectl#1144.

This is correct. See the explanation on that issue, and #4401 for the longer term plan for Helm support.

/close

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@KnVerey: Closing this issue.

In response to this:

I guess this is related to the integration of kustomize in kubectl. See kubernetes/kubectl#1144.

This is correct. See the explanation on that issue, and #4401 for the longer term plan for Helm support.

/close

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