The Problem
Getting “Error: could not find a ready tiller pod” error when trying various helm commands.
> helm version
Client: &version.Version{SemVer:"v2.14.3", GitCommit:"0e7f3b6637f7af8fcfddb3d2941fcc7cbebb0085", GitTreeState:"clean"}
Error: could not find a ready tiller pod
The Solution
This error is caused due to wrong configuration or version mismatch.
Follow the procedure to install helm and tiller using the below commands:
1. Delete the pre-installed helm:
# kubectl delete svc tiller-deploy -n kube-system # kubectl delete deploy tiller-deploy -n kube-system
2. Install helm and tiller using this commands:
# helm init --client-only # helm plugin install https://github.com/rimusz/helm-tiller # helm tiller install # helm tiller start kube-system