How to pass the request-timeout from helm to kubectl

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I'm trying to use helm to deploy applications to kubernetes. In some situations, e.g. working behind proxy, I have to encounter kubectl timeout issue frequently. I can specify --request-timeout when I use kubectl without helm. How can I pass --request-timeout from helm to kubectl? thanks.

Have you considered running a helm pod inside the cluster and use `kubectl --request-timeout` to execute helm commands? — Wytrzymały Wiktor, Feb 24 '20 at 11:58

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Feb 22 '20 at 02:14

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You can specify timeout for install and upgrade using two parameters --wait and --timeout (check helm install options https://helm.sh/docs/helm/helm_install/#options). For example

helm install --wait --timeout 30 demo ./demo

answered Feb 22 '20 at 02:14

Anmol Agrawal

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Looks like this is not working in my env while kubectl --request-timeout is working for me. however timeout issue might vary depending on system, networking env etc. – Michael Feb 23 '20 at 07:13
for helm3 you need to specify units, --timeout 10m for ten minutes – BLang Jul 15 '21 at 18:04

How to pass the request-timeout from helm to kubectl

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