# roboll/helmfile

Deploy Kubernetes Helm Charts

Repository: https://github.com/roboll/helmfile
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/roboll-helmfile
Language: Go
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: kubernetes, helm, chart
Last push: 2023-04-27T03:45:59+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3571, "days_push": 1224, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 4033, forks 552 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:32.807700+00:00)

## What it is
Helmfile is a declarative CLI tool for deploying and managing Kubernetes Helm charts, letting teams define chart releases in a single YAML file. This original roboll/helmfile repository is dead; all development has moved to helmfile/helmfile.

## Use cases
- deploy multiple helm charts declaratively
- manage kubernetes releases in one file
- version control helm deployments
- synchronize helm chart releases across environments
- automate helm chart upgrades in ci/cd

## When to choose
- you need the historical roboll version for reference or legacy pinning

## When to avoid
- you want active development or bug fixes - use helmfile/helmfile instead
- you are starting a new project

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: abandoned
- function: deployment, infrastructure-as-code, configuration-management, cli
- domain: cloud-computing, developer-tools
- platform: cli, go, cross-platform
- tags: helm, kubernetes, declarative-deployment, charts, moved-to-helmfile-helmfile, devops, containers

## Member repositories
- roboll/helmfile (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:32.807700+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:23:49.992936+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/roboll/helmfile (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:32.807700+00:00, sha 8ceff3fffc84)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.