Error: no repository definition for https://kubernetes-charts.storage.googleapis.com/, https://kubernetes-charts.storage.googleapis.com/. Please add them via 'helm repo add'

[daixiang0]

I use azure charts as stable, and want to update dependency with local files:

[loki-stack]# helm repo list
NAME  	URL                                      
stable	http://mirror.azure.cn/kubernetes/charts/
local 	http://127.0.0.1:8879/charts             
loki  	https://grafana.github.io/loki/charts    
[loki-stack]# helm dependency update
Error: no repository definition for https://kubernetes-charts.storage.googleapis.com/, https://kubernetes-charts.storage.googleapis.com/. Please add them via 'helm repo add'

But helm need https://kubernetes-charts.storage.googleapis.com/, i do not get it from any docs.

What only can i do is add it:

[loki-stack]# helm repo add stable https://kubernetes-charts.storage.googleapis.com/
"stable" has been added to your repositories
[loki-stack]# helm repo list
NAME  	URL                                              
stable	https://kubernetes-charts.storage.googleapis.com/
local 	http://127.0.0.1:8879/charts                     
loki  	https://grafana.github.io/loki/charts       

Then update succeed:

[loki-stack]# helm dependency update
Hang tight while we grab the latest from your chart repositories...
...Unable to get an update from the "local" chart repository (http://127.0.0.1:8879/charts):
	Get http://127.0.0.1:8879/charts/index.yaml: dial tcp 127.0.0.1:8879: connect: connection refused
...Successfully got an update from the "loki" chart repository
...Successfully got an update from the "stable" chart repository
Update Complete. ⎈Happy Helming!⎈
Saving 4 charts
Downloading grafana from repo https://kubernetes-charts.storage.googleapis.com/
Downloading prometheus from repo https://kubernetes-charts.storage.googleapis.com/
Deleting outdated charts

I have some question:

1. why update dependency with local files need to connect network? All i want is to update locally, why no option support this?

2. why need https://kubernetes-charts.storage.googleapis.com/, and no docs comment it?

Output of helm version:
Client: &version.Version{SemVer:"v2.9.1", GitCommit:"20adb27c7c5868466912eebdf6664e7390ebe710", GitTreeState:"clean"} Server: &version.Version{SemVer:"v2.9.1", GitCommit:"20adb27c7c5868466912eebdf6664e7390ebe710", GitTreeState:"clean"}
Output of kubectl version:

Client Version: version.Info{Major:"1", Minor:"10", GitVersion:"v1.10.12", GitCommit:"c757b93cf034d49af3a3b8ecee3b9639a7a11df7", GitTreeState:"clean", BuildDate:"2018-12-19T11:16:52Z", GoVersion:"go1.9.3", Compiler:"gc", Platform:"linux/amd64"} Server Version: version.Info{Major:"1", Minor:"10", GitVersion:"v1.10.12", GitCommit:"c757b93cf034d49af3a3b8ecee3b9639a7a11df7", GitTreeState:"clean", BuildDate:"2018-12-19T11:04:29Z", GoVersion:"go1.9.3", Compiler:"gc", Platform:"linux/amd64"}

[bacongobbler]

duplicate of #6005.

[daixiang0]

@bacongobbler hi, not only this, but question one has no answer.

[daixiang0]

@bacongobbler any input?

[rosaiahch]

Use below common repository.

k8scka@master:~$ helm3 repo add stable https://charts.helm.sh/stable
"stable" has been added to your repositories
k8scka@master:~$