+Skip this section if you already have Helm installed in your system. +
+ +You can install Helm by following the official guide. There are different ways to install Helm, depending on your infrastructure and operating system. + + +### Add Penpot repository + +To add the Penpot Helm repository, run the following command: + +```bash +helm repo add penpot http://helm.penpot.app +``` + +This will add the Penpot repository to your Helm configuration, so you can install all the Penpot charts stored there. + +### Install Penpot Chart + +To install the chart with the release name `my-release`: + +```bash +helm install my-release penpot/penpot +``` + +You can customize the installation specify each parameter using the `--set key=value[,key=value]` argument to helm install. For example, + +```bash +helm install my-release \ + --set global.postgresqlEnabled=true \ + --set global.redisEnabled=true \ + --set persistence.assets.enabled=true \ + penpot/penpot +``` + +Alternatively, a YAML file that specifies the values for the above parameters can be provided while installing the chart. For example, + +```bash +helm install my-release -f values.yaml penpot/penpot +``` + +### Configure Penpot with Helm Chart + +In the previous section we have shown how to configure penpot during installation by using parameters or by using a yaml file. + +The default values are defined in the `values.yml` file itself, which you can use as a basis for creating your own settings. + +You can also consult the list of parameters on the ArtifactHub page of the project. + +### Upgrade Penpot + +When a new version of Penpot's chart is released, or when you want to change the configuration of your release, you can use the helm upgrade command. + +```bash +helm upgrade my-release -f values.yaml penpot/penpot +``` + +An upgrade takes an existing release and upgrades it according to the information you provide. Because Kubernetes charts can be large and complex, Helm tries to perform the least invasive upgrade. It will only update things that have changed since the last release. + +After each upgrade, a new *revision* will be generated. You can check the revision history of a release with `helm history my-release` and go back to the previous revision if something went wrong with `helm rollback my-release 1` (`1` is the revision number of the previous release revision). + +### Backup Penpot + +The Penpot's Helm Chart uses different Persistent Volumes to store all persistent data. This allows you to delete and recreate the instance whenever you want without losing information. + +You back up data from a Persistent Volume via snapshots, so you will want to ensure that your container storage interface (CSI) supports volume snapshots. There are a couple of different options for the CSI driver that you choose. All of the major cloud providers have their respective CSI drivers. + +At last, there are two Persistent Volumes used: one for the Postgres database and another one for the assets uploaded by your users (images and svg clips). There may be more volumes if you enable other features, as explained in the file itself. + +You have to back up your custom settings too (the yaml file or the list of parameters you are using during you setup). + + ## Unofficial self-host options There are some other options, **NOT SUPPORTED BY PENPOT**: