Helm Hook to run kubectl command

Question

I would like to run kubectl command from a pre-upgrade helm hook, but I can't seem to any documentation on how to achieve this.

Do I have to create a docker image that contains kubectl in order to achieve this?

or is there some way of achieving this without using a container?

I have a basic helm hook which looks like this

apiVersion: batch/v1
kind: Job
metadata:
  name: {{ .Chart.Name }}-change-pvc-hook
  labels:
    app: {{ .Chart.Name }}
  annotations:
    "helm.sh/hook": pre-upgrade
    "helm.sh/hook-delete-policy": hook-succeeded, before-hook-creation
spec:
  template:
    metadata:
      name: "{{.Release.Name}}"
      labels:
        app: {{ .Chart.Name }}
    spec:
      restartPolicy: Never
      containers:
        - name: pre-upgrade-change-pvc

if someone could explain how to run kubectl on without a container or how I can achieve this, that would be great

Answer 1

Do I have to create a docker image that contains kubectl in order to achieve this?

Yes, you have to create it because containers usually are Lightweight and contain the most basic stuff. You can create container with kubernetes using Dockerfile.

Second option is to create own mutating webhook which will modify PVC (using patch).

Mutating admission Webhooks are invoked first, and can modify objects sent to the API server to enforce custom defaults. After all object modifications are complete, and after the incoming object is validated by the API server, validating admission webhooks are invoked and can reject requests to enforce custom policies.

This way you could modify PVC before Helm install will create release.