kubernetes.core.helm_plugin module – Manage Helm plugins

Note

This module is part of the kubernetes.core collection (version 5.0.0).

You might already have this collection installed if you are using the ansible package. It is not included in ansible-core. To check whether it is installed, run ansible-galaxy collection list.

To install it, use: ansible-galaxy collection install kubernetes.core. You need further requirements to be able to use this module, see Requirements for details.

To use it in a playbook, specify: kubernetes.core.helm_plugin.

New in kubernetes.core 1.0.0

Synopsis

• Manages Helm plugins.

Note

This module has a corresponding action plugin.

Requirements

The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.

• helm (https://github.com/helm/helm/releases)

Parameters

Parameter	Comments
api_key string added in kubernetes.core 1.2.0	Token used to authenticate with the API. Can also be specified via K8S_AUTH_API_KEY environment variable.
binary_path path	The path of a helm binary to use.
ca_cert aliases: ssl_ca_cert path added in kubernetes.core 1.2.0	Path to a CA certificate used to authenticate with the API. The full certificate chain must be provided to avoid certificate validation errors. Can also be specified via K8S_AUTH_SSL_CA_CERT environment variable.
context aliases: kube_context string	Helm option to specify which kubeconfig context to use. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable K8S_AUTH_CONTEXT will be used instead.
host string added in kubernetes.core 1.2.0	Provide a URL for accessing the API. Can also be specified via K8S_AUTH_HOST environment variable.
kubeconfig aliases: kubeconfig_path any	Helm option to specify kubeconfig path to use. If the value is not specified in the task, the value of environment variable K8S_AUTH_KUBECONFIG will be used instead. The configuration can be provided as dictionary. Added in version 2.4.0.
plugin_name string	Name of Helm plugin. Required only if state=absent or state=latest.
plugin_path string	Plugin path to a plugin on your local file system or a url of a remote VCS repo. If plugin path from file system is provided, make sure that tar is present on remote machine and not on Ansible controller. Required only if state=present.
plugin_version string added in kubernetes.core 2.3.0	Plugin version to install. If this is not specified, the latest version is installed. Ignored when state=absent or state=latest.
state string	If state=present the Helm plugin will be installed. If state=latest the Helm plugin will be updated. Added in version 2.3.0. If state=absent the Helm plugin will be removed. Choices: "absent" "present" ← (default) "latest"
validate_certs aliases: verify_ssl boolean added in kubernetes.core 1.2.0	Whether or not to verify the API server’s SSL certificates. Can also be specified via K8S_AUTH_VERIFY_SSL environment variable. Choices: false true ← (default)

Examples

- name: Install Helm env plugin
  kubernetes.core.helm_plugin:
    plugin_path: https://github.com/adamreese/helm-env
    state: present

- name: Install Helm plugin from local filesystem
  kubernetes.core.helm_plugin:
    plugin_path: https://domain/path/to/plugin.tar.gz
    state: present

- name: Remove Helm env plugin
  kubernetes.core.helm_plugin:
    plugin_name: env
    state: absent

- name: Install Helm plugin with a specific version
  kubernetes.core.helm_plugin:
    plugin_version: 2.0.1
    plugin_path: https://domain/path/to/plugin.tar.gz
    state: present

- name: Update Helm plugin
  kubernetes.core.helm_plugin:
    plugin_name: secrets
    state: latest

Return Values

Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:

Key	Description
command string	Full `helm` command built by this module, in case you want to re-run the command outside the module or debug a problem. Returned: always Sample: "helm plugin list ..."
msg string	Info about successful command Returned: always Sample: "Plugin installed successfully"
rc integer	Helm plugin command return code Returned: always Sample: 1
stderr string	Full `helm` command stderr, in case you want to display it or examine the event log Returned: always Sample: ""
stdout string	Full `helm` command stdout, in case you want to display it or examine the event log Returned: always Sample: ""

Authors

• Abhijeet Kasurde (@Akasurde)

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