portainer/portainer · error

name is required for helm release installation

Error message

name is required for helm release installation

What it means

Error "name is required for helm release installation" thrown in portainer/portainer.

Source

Thrown at pkg/libhelm/sdk/install.go:35

	log.Debug().
		Str("context", "HelmClient").
		Str("chart", installOpts.Chart).
		Str("name", installOpts.Name).
		Str("namespace", installOpts.Namespace).
		Str("repo", installOpts.Repo).
		Bool("wait", installOpts.Wait).
		Msg("Installing Helm chart")

	if installOpts.Name == "" {
		log.Error().
			Str("context", "HelmClient").
			Str("chart", installOpts.Chart).
			Str("name", installOpts.Name).
			Str("namespace", installOpts.Namespace).
			Str("repo", installOpts.Repo).
			Bool("wait", installOpts.Wait).
			Msg("Name is required for helm release installation")
		return nil, errors.New("name is required for helm release installation")
	}

	// Initialize action configuration with kubernetes config
	actionConfig := new(action.Configuration)
	err := hspm.initActionConfig(actionConfig, namespaceOrDefault(installOpts.Namespace), installOpts.KubernetesClusterAccess, nil)
	if err != nil {
		// error is already logged in initActionConfig
		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "failed to initialize helm configuration for helm release installation")
	}

	// Setup chart source
	err = authenticateChartSource(actionConfig, installOpts.Registry)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "failed to setup chart source for helm release installation")
	}

	installClient, err := initInstallClient(actionConfig, installOpts)
	if err != nil {

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at pkg/libhelm/sdk/install.go:35 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of portainer/portainer@17e74456ff (2026-08-26). Data as JSON: /api/errors/32201c24a00cb326. Report an issue: GitHub.