This is a sample for how to setup a helm repo in github without gh-pages. This is usable even for private repositories.
$ helm package $YOUR_CHART_PATH/ # build the tgz file and copy it here
$ helm repo index . # create or update the index.yaml for repo
$ git add .
$ git commit -m 'New chart version'You might know github has a raw view. So simply use the following:
$ helm repo add sample 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/benzKSDTC/kube-helm-setup/master/'
$ helm repo update
$ helm search repo nginx
NAME CHART VERSION APP VERSION DESCRIPTION
sample/nginx-ingress 1.40.3 0.32.0 An nginx Ingress controller that uses ConfigMap...If your repo is private you can create a "Personal access tokens" and use it like:
$ helm repo add sample 'https://MY_PRIVATE_TOKEN@raw.githubusercontent.com/benzKSDTC/kube-helm-setup/master/'Note: Becareful who is creating the token and what is its level of access.