# K3sClusterResource.addHelmRelease

- Module: [CommunityToolkit.Aspire.Hosting.K3s](/reference/api/typescript/communitytoolkit.aspire.hosting.k3s.md)
- Defined on: [K3sClusterResource](/reference/api/typescript/communitytoolkit.aspire.hosting.k3s/k3sclusterresource.md)
- Version: `13.5.0`
- Kind: `method`

Installs a Helm chart into the k3s cluster.

## Definition

```typescript
interface K3sClusterResource {
  // ... omitted for brevity
  addHelmRelease(
      name: string,
      chart: string,
      repo?: string,
      version?: string,
      namespace?: string): HelmReleaseResource;
}
```

## Signature

```typescript
addHelmRelease(
    name: string,
    chart: string,
    repo?: string,
    version?: string,
    namespace?: string): HelmReleaseResource
```

## Parameters

- `name` (`string`)
- `chart` (`string`)
- `repo` (`string`) `optional`
- `version` (`string`) `optional`
- `namespace` (`string`) `optional` `= default`

## Returns

[HelmReleaseResource](/reference/api/typescript/communitytoolkit.aspire.hosting.k3s/helmreleaseresource.md) `builder`

## Defined on

- [K3sClusterResource](/reference/api/typescript/communitytoolkit.aspire.hosting.k3s/k3sclusterresource.md) -- `handle`