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61 Charts · 58 Stable

Open-source Helm charts, forged to last.

The open-source alternative to Bitnami. Official upstream images, built-in S3 backups, sane security defaults, and day-two operations — MIT licensed, free forever.

Star on GitHub MIT Licensed GPG + Cosign Signed
helmforge — zsh

Install

From zero to production in three commands.

Add the repo, pick a chart, install. That's it.

1 Add repo
2 Update
3 Install
zsh
user@k8s:~ $ helm repo add helmforge https://repo.helmforge.dev
"helmforge" has been added to your repositories
user@k8s:~ $ helm repo update
...Successfully got an update from the "helmforge" chart repository
user@k8s:~ $ helm install my-release helmforge/redis
STATUS: deployed ✓
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Why HelmForge

Built for the day after deploy.

Every chart follows the same direction: predictable installs, clear values, and production-minded behavior from day one.

58 stable charts

Validated for real clusters

Linting, template rendering, unit tests, and live k3d validation before every release.

# Every chart passes:
helm lint --strict
helm template test
helm unittest
k3d deploy + verify
Non-root, hardened

Secure by default

Non-root containers, read-only filesystems, network policies, GPG provenance, and Cosign-signed OCI artifacts.

securityContext:
runAsNonRoot: true
readOnlyRootFilesystem: true
allowPrivilegeEscalation: false
37 charts with backup

Built-in S3 backups

Automated CronJob-based backups to any S3-compatible storage. Restore with a single command.

backup:
enabled: true
schedule: "0 2 * * *"
s3:
endpoint: s3.amazonaws.com
bucket: my-backups
Clean values.yaml

Simple to operate

Readable values, clear docs, and practical features like ingress, TLS, and observability.

ingress:
enabled: true
className: traefik
hosts:
- host: app.example.com
No custom builds

Official upstream images

Every chart uses the official Docker image from the upstream project. No forks, no wrappers.

image:
repository: postgres # official
tag: "17.4"
pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
Free forever

MIT Licensed

Use in production, modify, redistribute. No enterprise tiers, no usage limits, no surprises.

Catalog

A cleaner catalog for common Kubernetes workloads.

Browse application charts with consistent structure, documented values, and production-minded defaults.

61

Charts

58

Stable

37

With S3

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Generic
stable

Multi-purpose chart for Deployments, StatefulSets, Jobs, and CronJobs.

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MySQL
stable S3 backup

MySQL with standalone and source-replica replication architectures.

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PostgreSQL
stable S3 backup

PostgreSQL with standalone and streaming replication support.

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Redis
stable

Redis with standalone and Sentinel high-availability modes.

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MongoDB
stable S3 backup

MongoDB with standalone and replica set configurations.

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RabbitMQ
stable

RabbitMQ with management UI and clustering support.

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Karakeep
stable

AI-powered bookmark manager with Meilisearch and Chromium sidecars.

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Keycloak
stable S3 backup

Identity and access management for SSO and federation.

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Vaultwarden
stable S3 backup

Bitwarden-compatible password manager with self-hosted simplicity.

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Minecraft
stable S3 backup

Minecraft Java Edition server with backup, monitoring, and mod support.

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Pi-hole
stable S3 backup

Network-wide ad blocking with DNS sinkhole and optional recursive DNS.

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WordPress
stable S3 backup

WordPress CMS with MySQL, S3 backup, and production-friendly defaults.

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Strapi
stable S3 backup

Headless CMS with SQLite, PostgreSQL, MySQL, and persistent uploads.

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Answer
stable S3 backup

Apache Answer Q&A platform with SQL backends and S3 backup.

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n8n
stable S3 backup

Workflow automation with queue mode, SQL backends, and backup support.

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Komga
stable S3 backup

Comics and manga server with OPDS, web reader, and S3 backup.

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Guacamole
stable S3 backup

Remote desktop gateway with RDP, VNC, SSH, and SSO integration.

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Cloudflared
stable

Cloudflare Tunnel with outbound-only networking and HA options.

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DDNS Updater
stable

Dynamic DNS updater with web UI and provider coverage.

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Uptime Kuma
stable S3 backup

Self-hosted monitoring with status pages and broad notification support.

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Appwrite
stable S3 backup

Self-hosted BaaS platform with MariaDB, Redis, and microservices.

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Automatisch
stable

Open-source workflow automation platform with PostgreSQL and Redis.

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Authelia
stable S3 backup

SSO, MFA, and OpenID Connect for reverse proxies and apps.

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alf.io
stable

Open-source event management and ticketing with PostgreSQL.

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AdGuard Home
stable S3 backup

DNS ad and tracker blocking with sync and backup features.

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Velero
stable S3 backup

Kubernetes backup, restore, and migration with object storage.

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Kafka
stable

KRaft single-broker and cluster modes with persistent storage.

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Dolibarr
stable S3 backup

ERP and CRM with MySQL, auto-installation, and persistent documents.

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Mosquitto
stable

MQTT broker with standalone or federated topology and WebSocket support.

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Discount Bandit
stable

Self-hosted price tracker and deal aggregator with SQLite persistence.

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Docmost
stable S3 backup

Collaborative wiki with bundled PostgreSQL, Redis, and local or S3 storage.

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Flowise
stable S3 backup

Visual AI orchestration with standalone or scalable queue architecture.

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phpMyAdmin
stable

Web-based MySQL and MariaDB administration with multi-server support.

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Heimdall
stable S3 backup

Application dashboard for organizing self-hosted services.

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Ghost
stable S3 backup

Modern publishing platform with MySQL backend and S3 content backup.

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Gitea
stable S3 backup

Self-hosted Git service with SQL backends, SSH access, and S3 backup.

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Homarr
stable S3 backup

Modern dashboard with SQL options, integrations, and S3 backup.

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MariaDB
stable S3 backup

MariaDB with standalone and GTID-based replication plus backup support.

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Umami
stable S3 backup

Privacy-focused web analytics with PostgreSQL and auto-generated app secret.

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Metabase
stable S3 backup

Open-source business intelligence and analytics with PostgreSQL and JVM tuning.

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Listmonk
stable S3 backup

Self-hosted newsletter and mailing list manager with PostgreSQL and S3 backup.

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Liwan
stable

Ultra-lightweight privacy-first web analytics with embedded DuckDB.

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Wallabag
stable S3 backup

Self-hosted read-it-later with PostgreSQL, optional Redis, and Symfony config.

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Strava Statistics
stable

Self-hosted fitness dashboard with SQLite and Strava OAuth integration.

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ArchiveBox
stable S3 backup

Self-hosted web archiving with Chromium headless and multi-format capture.

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Cronicle
stable

Multi-server task scheduler with web UI and persistent job storage.

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Countly
stable S3 backup

Product analytics with event tracking, crash reporting, and MongoDB backend.

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Middleware
stable

DORA metrics platform with PostgreSQL, Redis, and engineering performance tracking.

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Apache Superset
stable S3 backup

Data exploration and visualization with Celery workers, PostgreSQL, and Redis.

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Castopod
stable

Open-source podcast hosting with MariaDB and optional Redis cache.

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changedetection.io
stable

Website change monitoring with optional headless browser sidecar.

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ChiefOnboarding
stable

Employee onboarding platform with PostgreSQL backend.

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CKAN
stable S3 backup

Open data portal with DataPusher, Solr, PostgreSQL, and Redis.

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Apache Druid
stable

Distributed analytics database with coordinator, broker, historical, and router.

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ntfy
stable

Self-hosted push notification server with Prometheus metrics and REST API.

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OliveTin
stable

Browser-based UI for predefined shell commands and system actions.

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Open WebUI
stable S3 backup

Self-hosted AI chat platform with Ollama/OpenAI, RAG, PostgreSQL, and Redis.

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FastMCP Server
stable

MCP server with multi-source tool, resource, prompt, and knowledge loading.

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Envoy Gateway
beta

Modern Gateway API implementation with rate limiting, cert-manager, and observability.

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Elasticsearch
alpha S3 backup

Multi-role cluster with automated backups, ILM policies, data tiers, and security by default.

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openHAB
beta S3 backup

Home automation platform with GitOps-friendly live configuration reload via ConfigMaps.

Side-by-side: HelmForge vs the rest.

Official images, no vendor lock-in, MIT licensed. See exactly where HelmForge leads.

Feature comparison between HelmForge, Bitnami, and generic community charts
Features HelmForge Bitnami Generic Community
Container images Official upstream images Custom Bitnami-built images Varies
Image tags Pinned, immutable versions Bitnami-specific rolling tags Often :latest or unpinned
License MIT — forever open source Apache 2.0 charts; images under EULA Varies
Pricing / Tiering 100% Free forever Free only for deprecated legacy images (requires Sales for production) Usually Free
Free images Official upstream, always updated Moved to bitnamilegacy/* — no longer updated Varies
Vendor lock-in None Tied to Bitnami images Low
Built-in backup S3-compatible on 17+ charts Not included Rarely included
Values design Product-oriented (e.g. database.host) Kubernetes-centric abstractions Varies
Database subcharts Self-contained HelmForge subcharts Self-contained (Bitnami) External dependencies
Security defaults Non-root, tight security contexts Non-root Varies wildly
Schema validation Every chart Some charts Rare
Supply chain signing GPG provenance + Cosign on every artifact Image signatures Rare
CI pipeline Lint + template + unittest + kubeconform Internal CI Minimal or none

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