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Helm 3.x fails with Error: must either provide a name or specify –generate-name

Posted onAuthorgeorgik

If you follow tutorials on using Helm, it might happen that they’re outdated, because they’re targeting Helm 2.x.

Following command for install will fail with error:

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helm install -n aks-georgik-rocks aks-georgik-rocks-chart
Error: must either provide a name or specify --generate-name

The fix is simple. The syntax for helm 3.x is following:

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helm install [NAME] [CHART] [flags]

Just remove -n. The command will look like this:

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helm install aks-georgik-rocks aks-georgik-rocks-chart