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-# billimek-charts
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+# personal helm charts
+
+See [instructions](https://andrewlock.net/how-to-create-a-helm-chart-repository-using-amazon-s3/) and [helm s3 plugin repo](https://github.com/hypnoglow/helm-s3)
+
+## Installation
+
+```bash
+helm plugin install https://github.com/hypnoglow/helm-s3.git
+source .env
+helm s3 init s3://public/charts
+```
+
+