<ol>
<li>Install <a target="_blank" href="https://docs.brew.sh/Installation">Homebrew</a>; this will be used to install further tools.
</li>
<li>Install <a target="_blank" href="https://www.docker.com/products/docker-desktop/">Docker Desktop</a> and enable Kubernetes from the settings:
</li>
</ol>
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<ol>
<li>Install <a target="_blank" href="https://helm.sh/docs/intro/install/">Helm</a> using Homebrew in the terminal:
<pre><code class="lang-bash"> brew install helm
</code></pre>
</li>
<li>Install <a target="_blank" href="https://k9scli.io/topics/install/">k9s</a> using Homebrew in the terminal:
<pre><code class="lang-bash"> brew install derailed/k9s/k9s
</code></pre>
</li>
<li>Run k9s in the terminal:
<pre><code class="lang-bash"> k9s
</code></pre>
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</li>
<li>Add a helm chart repository to your local machine:
<pre><code class="lang-bash"> # helm repo add [repo] [URL]
 helm repo add bitnami https://charts.bitnami.com/bitnami
</code></pre>
</li>
<li>List helm chart repositories on your local machine:
<pre><code class="lang-bash"> helm repo list
</code></pre>
</li>
<li>Search for installable charts within the repository:
<pre><code class="lang-bash"> # helm search repo [repo]
 helm search repo bitnami
</code></pre>
</li>
<li>Install the <code>bitnami/postgresql</code> Chart into the docker-desktop Kubernetes cluster:
<pre><code class="lang-bash">
 # helm upgrade --install [release] [chart] --create-namespace --namespace [namespace]
 helm upgrade --install release-jelly-postgresql bitnami/postgresql --create-namespace --namespace ns-jelly-postgresql
</code></pre>
</li>
<li>Set the namespace within the Kubernetes context:
<pre><code class="lang-bash"> # kubectl config set-context --current --namespace=[namespace]
 kubectl config set-context --current --namespace=ns-jelly-postgresql
</code></pre>
</li>
<li>List releases in the namespace:
<pre><code class="lang-bash"> helm list
</code></pre>
</li>
<li>Uninstall the last release:
<pre><code class="lang-bash"># helm delete [release] --namespace [namespace]
helm delete release-jelly-postgresql --namespace ns-jelly-postgresql
</code></pre>
</li>
</ol>

1. Install [Homebrew](https://docs.brew.sh/Installation); this will be used to install further tools.
    
2. Install [Docker Desktop](https://www.docker.com/products/docker-desktop/) and enable Kubernetes from the settings:
    

![](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1699742248201/22f861ef-6f47-4578-97a1-90821c12abf0.png align="center")

1. Install [Helm](https://helm.sh/docs/intro/install/) using Homebrew in the terminal:
    
    ```bash
    brew install helm  
    ```
    
2. Install [k9s](https://k9scli.io/topics/install/) using Homebrew in the terminal:
    
    ```bash
    brew install derailed/k9s/k9s
    ```
    
3. Run k9s in the terminal:
    
    ```bash
     k9s
    ```
    
    ![](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1699743176512/7833c257-7b17-448b-b197-1acdab46052b.png align="center")
    
4. Add a helm chart repository to your local machine:
    
    ```bash
    # helm repo add [repo] [URL]
    helm repo add bitnami https://charts.bitnami.com/bitnami
    ```
    
5. List helm chart repositories on your local machine:
    
    ```bash
    helm repo list
    ```
    
6. Search for installable charts within the repository:
    
    ```bash
    # helm search repo [repo]
    helm search repo bitnami
    ```
    
7. Install the `bitnami/postgresql` Chart into the docker-desktop Kubernetes cluster:
    
    ```bash
    
    # helm upgrade --install [release] [chart] --create-namespace --namespace [namespace]
    helm upgrade --install release-jelly-postgresql bitnami/postgresql --create-namespace --namespace ns-jelly-postgresql
    ```
    
8. Set the namespace within the Kubernetes context:
    
    ```bash
    # kubectl config set-context --current --namespace=[namespace]
    kubectl config set-context --current --namespace=ns-jelly-postgresql
    ```
    
9. List releases in the namespace:
    
    ```bash
    helm list
    ```
    
10. Uninstall the last release:
    
    ```bash
    # helm delete [release] --namespace [namespace]
    helm delete release-jelly-postgresql --namespace ns-jelly-postgresql
    ```

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