[BUG]: No way to install helm chart from azure ACR repo

[johnwc]

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Task name

HelmDeploy@1

Task version

1.255.0

Issue Description

Using the following task sequence, the HelmDeploy task fails with ##[error]Error: repo darepo01 not found . Running the helm login command does not add the repo to the helm repo list.

Environment type (Please select at least one enviroment where you face this issue)

• Self-Hosted
• Microsoft Hosted
• VMSS Pool
• Container

Azure DevOps Server type

dev.azure.com (formerly visualstudio.com)

Azure DevOps Server Version (if applicable)

No response

Operation system

Ubuntu 22.04

Relevant log output

##[error]Error: repo darepo01 not found

Full task logs with system.debug enabled

2025-05-11T07:57:57.0976265Z ##[section]Starting: helm upgrade
2025-05-11T07:57:57.0987608Z ==============================================================================
2025-05-11T07:57:57.0987816Z Task         : Package and deploy Helm charts
2025-05-11T07:57:57.0988107Z Description  : Deploy, configure, update a Kubernetes cluster in Azure Container Service by running helm commands
2025-05-11T07:57:57.0988343Z Version      : 1.255.0
2025-05-11T07:57:57.0988460Z Author       : Microsoft Corporation
2025-05-11T07:57:57.0988712Z Help         : https://aka.ms/azpipes-helm-tsg
2025-05-11T07:57:57.0988860Z ==============================================================================
2025-05-11T07:57:57.5876611Z [command]/opt/hostedtoolcache/helm/3.16.2/x64/linux-amd64/helm upgrade --namespace my-r --wait --reuse-values site darepo01/my-r-services --version 5.1.0-beta.45.g4e3afbea
2025-05-11T07:57:57.6133396Z Error: repo darepo01 not found
2025-05-11T07:57:57.6178652Z ##[error]Error: repo darepo01 not found
2025-05-11T07:57:57.6331551Z ##[section]Finishing: helm upgrade

Repro steps

- task: KubectlInstaller@0
    displayName: 'Install Kubectl latest'

  - task: HelmInstaller@1
    displayName: 'Install Helm 3.16.2'
    inputs:
      helmVersionToInstall: 3.16.2

  - task: HelmDeploy@1
    displayName: 'helm login'
    inputs:
      connectionType: 'Kubernetes Service Connection'
      kubernetesServiceConnection: 'Dev02 Cluster'
      namespace: 'my-r'
      azureSubscriptionForACR: 'Company24'
      azureResourceGroupForACR: 'USSCPMgmt'
      azureContainerRegistry: 'darepo01.azurecr.io'
      command: 'login'

  - task: HelmDeploy@1
    displayName: 'helm ls (Diagnose)'
    inputs:
      connectionType: 'Kubernetes Service Connection'
      kubernetesServiceConnection: 'Dev02 Cluster'
      namespace: 'my-r'
      command: 'ls'

  - bash: |
      echo "Version: $(chartVersion)"
      helm repo list
      helm repo update
    displayName: 'helm repo update (Diagnose)'

  - task: HelmDeploy@1
    displayName: 'helm upgrade'
    inputs:
      connectionType: 'Kubernetes Service Connection'
      kubernetesServiceConnection: 'Dev02 Cluster'
      namespace: 'my-r'
      command: 'upgrade'
      chartType: 'Name'
      chartName: 'darepo01/my-r-service'
      chartVersion: '$(chartVersion)'
      releaseName: 'site'
      install: false
      arguments: '--reuse-values'

[johnwc]

Never mind, feel like an idiot, didn't realize you can use direct URI based path to chart as chartName.

Changed chartName like this, and it worked.
``

• task: HelmDeploy@1
  displayName: 'helm upgrade'
  inputs:
  connectionType: 'Kubernetes Service Connection'
  kubernetesServiceConnection: 'Dev02 Cluster'
  namespace: 'my-r'
  command: 'upgrade'
  chartType: 'Name'
  chartName: 'oci://darepo01.azurecr.io/heml/my-r-service'
  chartVersion: '$(chartVersion)'
  releaseName: 'site'
  install: false
  arguments: '--reuse-values'
  ``