Helm charts package Go applications for Kubernetes deployment by templating manifests, not by processing Go source code directly.
Helm charts are Kubernetes manifests templated for deployment; they do not interact with Go source files like emoji.go or traceviewer/http.go. To deploy a Go application, first build the binary, then create a Helm chart that packages the container image.
go build -o main ./cmd/myapp
helm create my-chart
helm install my-release ./my-chart
Helm is a tool that helps you install and manage applications on Kubernetes clusters. Think of it like an app store for your server infrastructure, where you define how your Go program should run in a reusable package. You use it to deploy your compiled Go code into a running environment without manually writing complex configuration files every time.