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Step 3: Package the Helm Chart

Next, add the Replicated SDK as a dependency of the Helm chart and then package the chart into a .tgz archive. The purpose of this step is to prepare the Helm chart to be added to a release.

The Replicated SDK is a Helm chart that can be optionally added as a dependency of your application Helm chart. The SDK is installed as a small service running alongside your application, and provides an in-cluster API that you can use to embed Replicated features into your application. Additionally, the Replicated SDK provides access to insights and telemetry for instances of your application installed with the Helm CLI.

To add the Replicated SDK and package the Helm chart:

  1. In your local file system, go to the gitea directory that was created as part of Step 1: Get the Sample Chart and Test.

  2. In the Chart.yaml file, add the Replicated SDK as a dependency:

    # Chart.yaml
    dependencies:
    - name: replicated
      repository: oci://registry.replicated.com/library
      version: 1.7.0

    For the latest version information for the Replicated SDK, see the replicated-sdk repository in GitHub.

  3. Update dependencies and package the Helm chart to a .tgz chart archive:

    helm package . --dependency-update
    note

    If you see a 401 Unauthorized error message, log out of the Replicated registry by running helm registry logout registry.replicated.com and then run helm package . --dependency-update again.

Next Step​

Create a release using the Helm chart archive. See Step 4: Add the Chart Archive to a Release.