Drop Helm support

Dockerfile

@@ -98,7 +98,6 @@ LABEL maintainer="StackRox" \
       io.k8s.display-name="roxie ACS Deployment Tool"
 
 # Install required tools via microdnf
-# kubectl, helm are available in RHEL repos
 # Note: UBI minimal comes with curl pre-installed, which is sufficient for our needs
 RUN microdnf install -y \
     # Core utilities

README.md

@@ -13,17 +13,12 @@ roxie has been authored with significant AI contributions.
 - Automated waiting for readiness and loadbalancer availability.
 - No fiddling with API endpoints: detects and wires endpoints automatically.
 - No fiddling with init bundles or CRS: roxie generates and handles these bits for you.
-- Operator by default: deploys the ACS Operator without requiring OpenShift/OLM. Helm is also supported.
+- Deploys the ACS Operator without requiring OpenShift/OLM.
 - Ability to replace operator versions (up- and downgrading).
 - Automated fast ACS teardowns.
 - Handles Quay image pull secrets automatically.
 - Verifies image existence before attempting deployment.
 
-Note: Helm charts are currently also supported: use `--helm` to deploy Central and Secured Cluster via Helm. Only
-use this in case you have very specific requirements which force you to use the Helm charts directly.
-One example would be working on the Helm charts and needing to test them independently of the ACS operator.
-Support for Helm charts might be dropped in the future.
-
 ## Quick start
 
 ### Option 1: Deploying using image (Recommended for non-developers)
@@ -120,4 +115,4 @@ docker related targets.
 
 ## Testing (E2E)
 
-The E2E suite expects a valid `kubectl` context.
+The E2E suite expects a valid `kubectl` context.

cmd/deploy.go

@@ -31,8 +31,6 @@ Examples:
 		RunE:      runDeploy,
 	}
 
-	cmd.Flags().BoolVar(&helm, "helm", false, "Deploy using Helm charts instead of operator")
-	_ = cmd.Flags().MarkHidden("helm")
 	cmd.Flags().BoolVar(&olm, "olm", false, "Deploy operator via OLM (requires OLM installed)")
 	cmd.Flags().BoolVar(&konflux, "konflux", false, "Use Konflux images")
 	cmd.Flags().BoolVar(&deployOperator, "deploy-operator", true, "Deploy and check operator (set to false to skip operator deployment/checks)")
@@ -54,15 +52,6 @@ Examples:
 }
 
 func runDeploy(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
-	// Validate flag combinations early, before env initialization
-	if helm && olm {
-		return errors.New("cannot use both --helm and --olm flags together")
-	}
-
-	if helm && len(featureFlags) > 0 {
-		return errors.New("--features flag is not supported with --helm (feature flags only work with operator-based deployments)")
-	}
-
 	log := logger.New()
 	if err := env.Initialize(log); err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -79,10 +68,6 @@ func runDeploy(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if components.IncludesOperatorExplicitly() && helm {
-		return errors.New("cannot use --helm flag with 'operator' component")
-	}
-
 	if components.IncludesCentral() && os.Getenv("ROXIE_SHELL") != "" {
 		return errors.New("already in a roxie sub-shell (ROXIE_SHELL environment variable is set), please exit the shell and try again")
 	}
@@ -122,9 +107,6 @@ func runDeploy(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	}
 
 	if konflux {
-		if helm {
-			return errors.New("cannot use both --helm and --konflux flags together (Konflux requires operator-based deployment)")
-		}
 		if olm {
 			return errors.New("cannot use both --olm and --konflux flags together (not currently implemented)")
 		}
@@ -182,12 +164,6 @@ func runDeploy(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		d.SetEnvrcFile(envrc)
 	}
 
-	if helm {
-		if err := d.SetUseHelm(true); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-	}
-
 	if olm {
 		if err := d.SetUseOLM(true); err != nil {
 			return err

cmd/main.go

@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ var (
 	// Global flags
 	verbose                bool
 	earlyReadiness         bool
-	helm                   bool
 	olm                    bool
 	konflux                bool
 	deployOperator         bool
@@ -48,7 +47,7 @@ Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security (ACS) on any Kubernetes/OpenShift cluster.`,
 }
 
 func init() {
-	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVarP(&verbose, "verbose", "v", false, "Enable verbose output (show CRs and Helm values)")
+	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVarP(&verbose, "verbose", "v", false, "Enable verbose output (show CRs)")
 	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolVar(&earlyReadiness, "early-readiness", true, "Only wait for essential workloads (central/sensor) to be ready")
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(newDeployCmd())
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(newTeardownCmd())

cmd/teardown.go

@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@ func newTeardownCmd() *cobra.Command {
 		RunE:      runTeardown,
 	}
 
-	cmd.Flags().BoolVar(&helm, "helm", false, "Force teardown of Helm deployment")
-	_ = cmd.Flags().MarkHidden("helm")
 	cmd.Flags().BoolVar(&singleNamespace, "single-namespace", false, "Deploy all components in a single namespace ('stackrox' by default)")
 
 	return cmd

flake.nix

@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@
 
               # Essential Kubernetes tools (lightweight)
               kubectl
-              kubernetes-helm
 
               # Optional: Kubernetes utilities (lightweight)
               k9s
@@ -92,7 +91,6 @@
               echo "Available tools:"
               echo "  - roxie ($(roxie version))"
               echo "  - kubectl ($(kubectl version --client --short 2>/dev/null || echo 'not configured'))"
-              echo "  - helm ($(helm version --short 2>/dev/null || echo 'unknown'))"
               echo "  - Go $(go version | cut -d' ' -f3)"
               echo ""
               echo "💡 For full set of pre-installed tooling use:"
@@ -116,7 +114,6 @@
 
               # Kubernetes tools
               kubectl
-              kubernetes-helm
               k9s
               stern
 
@@ -133,7 +130,6 @@
               echo "Available tools:"
               echo "  - roxie ($(roxie version))"
               echo "  - kubectl ($(kubectl version --client --short 2>/dev/null || echo 'not configured'))"
-              echo "  - helm ($(helm version --short 2>/dev/null || echo 'unknown'))"
               echo "  - podman ($(podman --version | head -n1))"
               echo "  - haproxy ($(haproxy -v | head -n1))"
               echo ""