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From 24.2 to 24.1

From version 28.1

edited by Diana Strebkova
on 2026/04/20 09:21

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To version 24.2

edited by Diana Strebkova
on 2026/04/20 09:12

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@@ -158,6 +158,10 @@
  == Add public helm chart ==
++{{warning width="70" title="Chartmuseum Deprecation"}}
++Chartmuseum is deprecated in new Harbor versions, we are migrating all helm charts to oci-compatible repositories in Harbor with "PKEY-helm" naming convention. For internal harbor repos, use new approach to add OCI chart repositories in rancher.
++{{/warning}}
++
  In this section, we describe (% style="color:#172b4d" %)how to add public helm charts like the one of DevOps-as-a-Service to a cluster to allow manual deployments.
  (% id="HCreateAppRepositoryinRancher" class="p1" %)
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@
  To add project specific helm charts to Rancher, a Harbor robot account is needed, that is able to read helm charts and pull repositories. If you don't have such an account yet, please follow the instructions given in the [[Create Robot Account section of the Harbor documentation>>doc:Harbor.Harbor 2\.7 Robot Accounts.WebHome||anchor="create_robot_account"]] and make sure to grant at least the following permissions:
--* Read Artifact
++* Read Helm Chart
  * Pull Repository
  (% id="HCreateAppRepositoryinRancher-1" class="p1" %)
@@ -234,6 +234,7 @@
  (% class="p1" %)
  In Rancher UI, switch to the intended cluster and go to Apps/Repositories using the left side menu.
++
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  (% class="p1" %)
@@ -243,7 +243,29 @@
  [[image:attach:Screenshot 2023-04-25 at 13.30.33.png||data-xwiki-image-style-border="true" queryparams="effects=drop-shadow" height="127" width="1100"]]
  (% id="HTarget:http28s29URL-1" class="p1" %)
++==== Target: http(s) URL ====
++{{warning title="Chartmuseum Deprecation"}}
++Chartmuseum in Harbor is deprecated, meaning we won't be able to add internal harbor repositories to Rancher that way anymore. Instead use Target: OCI repository.
++{{/warning}}
++
++(% class="p1" %)
++A name for the Repository has to be set. In the screenshot, the project name CITEST is used, which corresponds to our example from above.
++Choose http(s) URL to an index generated by Helm and provide the Index URL ##https:~/~/registry-<domain>.devops.t-systems.net/chartrepo/<project>/##
++
++(% class="p1" %)
++Replace ##<domain>## and ##<project>## as necessary to match your set-up.
++
++(% class="p1" %)
++For Authentication, select "Create a HTTP Basic Auth Secret" and provide the Username and Password of the Harbor robot account from the previous section.
++[[image:attach:Screenshot 2023-04-26 at 18.10.15.png||data-xwiki-image-style-border="true" queryparams="effects=drop-shadow" height="468" width="1100"]]
++
++(% class="p1" %)
++Click Create.
++
++(% id="HTarget:OCIRepository-1" class="p1" %)
++==== Target: OCI Repository ====
++
  {{info}}
  Now all internal helm charts are stored in harbor folders with -helm suffix. Adding the whole public project doesn't work natively anymore, so each separate chart should be added as a separate repo.//** If you have a real need to add the whole project, please contact support for finding a possible solution.**//
  {{/info}}
@@ -295,12 +295,12 @@
  (% class="box warningmessage" %)
  (((
--ChartMuseum is deprecated. **All harbor charts are removed from ChartMuseum**, and **old HTTP(S)-based chart repositories no longer work in Rancher (for internal harbor charts)**.
++ChartMuseum is being deprecated. After the migration is complete, **all harbor charts will be removed from ChartMuseum**, and **old HTTP(S)-based chart repositories will no longer work in Rancher (for internal harbor charts)**.
  )))
  (% class="box" %)
  (((
--**All your charts are available in the corresponding  `<pkey>-helm` OCI project.**
++**We will make your charts available in the corresponding new `<pkey>-helm` OCI projects. During migration, please adapt your helm push commands and url's for new oci-compatible repository.**
  )))
  There are two ways to migrate your repositories:
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@
 . ##Direct Transition (Editing the Existing Repository)##
 *. Change the target to “OCI Repository”.
--1*. Update the URL as required (the repository name cannot be changed) and add a new robot account for helm project, check documentation above
++1*. Update the URL as required (the repository name cannot be changed), check **Target: OCI Repository** documentation above
 *. After saving, installed apps will automatically start using the updated repository.
 *. (% class="box" %)
  (((
@@ -324,6 +324,8 @@
 . //Special Case: Old Repo Targeting Multiple Chart Repos//
  If your existing repository targets multiple chart repositories and you need the new OCI setup to behave the same way, please **contact support.**
++To ensure a smooth transition, we recommend to **add an OCI-based repository alongside the existing ChartMuseum repository** during the migration phase. If you don't w
++
  | Term | Meaning
  | **Old Repository** | The existing HTTP/HTTPS Harbor ChartMuseum repository.
  | **New Repository** | The new OCI-based Helm chart repository created for your project (e.g. `<chart-repo-name>` in `<pkey>-helm`).
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@
  ##__**Why This Migration Is Required:**__##
--* ##ChartMuseum is deprecated.##
++* ##ChartMuseum is deprecated and will be removed.##
  * ##Applications deployed from old repos keep a reference to that repo inside their labels.##
  * ##Without updating the application to point to the new OCI repo, **Rancher will not detect new chart versions from new repository**.##