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An Open Source solution for implementing efficient and consistent software delivery to #Kubernetes, facilitating best practices using Git, Dockerfile, Helm, and Buildah. https://werf.io/
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From in-house wrapper to @cncf.io project: A look at the open source beginnings of the opinionated, all-in-one CLI tool for building and deploying applications for Kubernetes.
A decade of werf, a software delivery tool for Kubernetes
From in-house wrapper to CNCF project: A look at the open source beginnings of the opinionated, all-in-one CLI tool for building and deploying applications for Kubernetes.
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January 29, 2026 at 6:00 AM
From in-house wrapper to @cncf.io project: A look at the open source beginnings of the opinionated, all-in-one CLI tool for building and deploying applications for Kubernetes.
Today, we’re celebrating 10 years(!) of #werf! If you ever wondered how it all started and evolved during these years, our latest blog post has you covered with a brief history of the project. Enjoy and celebrate with us!
blog.werf.io/werf-project...
blog.werf.io/werf-project...
10 years of werf: The Cloud Native story we made together
Here’s how the project was born and evolved over a decade
blog.werf.io
January 22, 2026 at 9:35 AM
Today, we’re celebrating 10 years(!) of #werf! If you ever wondered how it all started and evolved during these years, our latest blog post has you covered with a brief history of the project. Enjoy and celebrate with us!
blog.werf.io/werf-project...
blog.werf.io/werf-project...
Nelm, the #Helm alternative created in #werf to enhance your experience with deploying Helm charts in #Kubernetes, has just reached its first 1000 #GitHub stars 🎉 github.com/werf/nelm
Meanwhile, new exciting features are coming soon to Nelm — we'll keep you posted! 😉
Meanwhile, new exciting features are coming soon to Nelm — we'll keep you posted! 😉
January 19, 2026 at 4:36 PM
Nelm, the #Helm alternative created in #werf to enhance your experience with deploying Helm charts in #Kubernetes, has just reached its first 1000 #GitHub stars 🎉 github.com/werf/nelm
Meanwhile, new exciting features are coming soon to Nelm — we'll keep you posted! 😉
Meanwhile, new exciting features are coming soon to Nelm — we'll keep you posted! 😉
We’d also like to present this overview (github.com/werf/nelm/di...) of the recent changes in #Nelm. Since Nelm underwent a major refactoring, added 60(!) new features, and resolved many annoying issues, we’d like to consider Nelm v1 stable and complete enough 🎉
New features in Nelm v1.12.0-v1.19.1 · werf nelm · Discussion #514
Nelm has seen significant progress in the last four months. The highlights are: a major refactoring; 60(!) new features; many annoying issues resolved. At this point, we consider Nelm v1 stable and...
github.com
December 12, 2025 at 6:25 PM
We’d also like to present this overview (github.com/werf/nelm/di...) of the recent changes in #Nelm. Since Nelm underwent a major refactoring, added 60(!) new features, and resolved many annoying issues, we’d like to consider Nelm v1 stable and complete enough 🎉
We've seen a lot of new features and fixes in #werf v2.47.1-v2.56.2. They include 4 new commands, 7 new annotations, 48 new CLI flags, and more.
This GitHub announcement summarizes recent changes: github.com/werf/werf/di...
This GitHub announcement summarizes recent changes: github.com/werf/werf/di...
werf new features: New commands, annotations, flags, and other improvements in v2.47.1-v2.56.2 · werf werf · Discussion #7287
During the last 4 months (since werf v2.47.1), we've seen a lot of new features and fixes. This post summarizes them. 4 new commands werf lint: lint Helm templates, a native replacement for werf he...
github.com
December 12, 2025 at 5:59 PM
We've seen a lot of new features and fixes in #werf v2.47.1-v2.56.2. They include 4 new commands, 7 new annotations, 48 new CLI flags, and more.
This GitHub announcement summarizes recent changes: github.com/werf/werf/di...
This GitHub announcement summarizes recent changes: github.com/werf/werf/di...
A proposal for implementing an alternative to Go templates in #Nelm has been submitted!
Interested in using a configuration language or a general programming language to write #Helm charts for your #Kubernetes clusters? Read this document and join the discussion: github.com/werf/nelm/bl...
Interested in using a configuration language or a general programming language to write #Helm charts for your #Kubernetes clusters? Read this document and join the discussion: github.com/werf/nelm/bl...
December 8, 2025 at 1:25 PM
A proposal for implementing an alternative to Go templates in #Nelm has been submitted!
Interested in using a configuration language or a general programming language to write #Helm charts for your #Kubernetes clusters? Read this document and join the discussion: github.com/werf/nelm/bl...
Interested in using a configuration language or a general programming language to write #Helm charts for your #Kubernetes clusters? Read this document and join the discussion: github.com/werf/nelm/bl...
Following the recent release of #Helm v4, we’d like to explain how it is different from Nelm we use in #werf. This article provides our detailed comparison and sheds light on the significant enhancements we plan for Nelm. Feel free to share with your #Kubernetes folks!
blog.werf.io/nelm-helm-4-...
blog.werf.io/nelm-helm-4-...
How Nelm compares to Helm 4: Current differences and future plans
Nelm is an alternative tool to Helm 4 that supports deploying CRDs, defining deployment order, advanced resource tracking, and much more.
blog.werf.io
December 4, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Following the recent release of #Helm v4, we’d like to explain how it is different from Nelm we use in #werf. This article provides our detailed comparison and sheds light on the significant enhancements we plan for Nelm. Feel free to share with your #Kubernetes folks!
blog.werf.io/nelm-helm-4-...
blog.werf.io/nelm-helm-4-...
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Nelm is a Helm 3 alternative built by the werf team, designed for Kubernetes deployments
It replaces Helm’s 3-way merge with server-side apply, supports Terraform-plan-style dry runs, advanced resource ordering and encrypted values
➤ https://ku.bz/YTzSDVJdl
It replaces Helm’s 3-way merge with server-side apply, supports Terraform-plan-style dry runs, advanced resource ordering and encrypted values
➤ https://ku.bz/YTzSDVJdl
October 18, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Nelm is a Helm 3 alternative built by the werf team, designed for Kubernetes deployments
It replaces Helm’s 3-way merge with server-side apply, supports Terraform-plan-style dry runs, advanced resource ordering and encrypted values
➤ https://ku.bz/YTzSDVJdl
It replaces Helm’s 3-way merge with server-side apply, supports Terraform-plan-style dry runs, advanced resource ordering and encrypted values
➤ https://ku.bz/YTzSDVJdl
Configurable resource lifecycle and better `werf plan` in #werf v2.49! Our latest release features new annotations (inspired by #Helm hooks) to configure how the resources behave during deployment, new flags to control the output of werf plan, and even more improvements. github.com/werf/werf/di...
werf new features: Configurable resource lifecycle, improvements in plan and more (v2.49.1+) · werf werf · Discussion #7139
The latest werf release adds: new annotations (inspired by Helm hooks) to configure how the resources should behave during the deployment; new flags to control the output of werf plan and nelm rele...
github.com
October 13, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Configurable resource lifecycle and better `werf plan` in #werf v2.49! Our latest release features new annotations (inspired by #Helm hooks) to configure how the resources behave during deployment, new flags to control the output of werf plan, and even more improvements. github.com/werf/werf/di...
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GitHub - werf/werf: A solution for implementing efficient and consistent software delivery to Kubernetes facilitating best practices.
A solution for implementing efficient and consistent software delivery to Kubernetes facilitating best practices. - werf/werf
github.com
September 16, 2025 at 7:37 AM
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Werf is a CLI tool for full-cycle CI/CD to Kubernetes
It supports complete application lifecycle management, including building, publishing, and deploying container images, and offers features like automatic build caching
➜ https://ku.bz/bcbMgkHcz
It supports complete application lifecycle management, including building, publishing, and deploying container images, and offers features like automatic build caching
➜ https://ku.bz/bcbMgkHcz
September 3, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Werf is a CLI tool for full-cycle CI/CD to Kubernetes
It supports complete application lifecycle management, including building, publishing, and deploying container images, and offers features like automatic build caching
➜ https://ku.bz/bcbMgkHcz
It supports complete application lifecycle management, including building, publishing, and deploying container images, and offers features like automatic build caching
➜ https://ku.bz/bcbMgkHcz
Happy to see this real-world experience of using #werf to improve #Kubernetes and CI/CD experience 🙌 dev.to/laplacedaemo...
How werf Streamlined the Transition to Kubernetes and Accelerated Our CI/CD
I’m going to share a case study on how we used werf at Seznam.cz to take a load off our migration to...
dev.to
August 26, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Happy to see this real-world experience of using #werf to improve #Kubernetes and CI/CD experience 🙌 dev.to/laplacedaemo...
#werf v2.47.0 was released, featuring major #Kubernetes API Server load reduction during deployments (thanks to optimized resource tracking and limited log displaying) and unified and extended capabilities for handling external and internal images in Stapel. github.com/werf/werf/di...
werf new features: Load reduction during deployments and Better image handling in Stapel (v2.47.0+) · werf werf · Discussion #7041
The latest werf release comes with several new features: Major Kubernetes API Server load reduction during deployments. Unified and extended capabilities for handling external and internal images i...
github.com
August 20, 2025 at 6:11 AM
#werf v2.47.0 was released, featuring major #Kubernetes API Server load reduction during deployments (thanks to optimized resource tracking and limited log displaying) and unified and extended capabilities for handling external and internal images in Stapel. github.com/werf/werf/di...
#Nelm, the improved #Helm by #werf, got many new features since its v1.0.0 release five months ago. This post summarises the most significant changes, including 2 new experimental commands, 7 new flags, 2 new annotations, new functions, and several other improvements: github.com/werf/nelm/di...
New features in Nelm v1.1.0-v1.11.0 · werf nelm · Discussion #397
It’s been almost five months since Nelm v1.0.0 was released. Nelm has received many new features, not to mention numerous bugfixes. This post summarises the most significant changes recently introd...
github.com
August 12, 2025 at 6:08 AM
#Nelm, the improved #Helm by #werf, got many new features since its v1.0.0 release five months ago. This post summarises the most significant changes, including 2 new experimental commands, 7 new flags, 2 new annotations, new functions, and several other improvements: github.com/werf/nelm/di...
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Werf is a CLI tool for full-cycle CI/CD to Kubernetes
It supports complete application lifecycle management, including building, publishing, and deploying container images, and offers features like automatic build caching
➤ https://ku.bz/32DBhLmBf
It supports complete application lifecycle management, including building, publishing, and deploying container images, and offers features like automatic build caching
➤ https://ku.bz/32DBhLmBf
August 7, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Werf is a CLI tool for full-cycle CI/CD to Kubernetes
It supports complete application lifecycle management, including building, publishing, and deploying container images, and offers features like automatic build caching
➤ https://ku.bz/32DBhLmBf
It supports complete application lifecycle management, including building, publishing, and deploying container images, and offers features like automatic build caching
➤ https://ku.bz/32DBhLmBf
Tracking rules for #ArgoCD, #Flux, #Prometheus, cert-manager, and more have been added to kubedog / Nelm / werf! Learn how it benefits you and how you can contribute new custom rules for your favourite #CloudNative tools here: github.com/werf/werf/di...
Tracking rules for Argo CD, Flux, Prometheus, cert-manager, Kyverno, and Sealed Secrets · werf werf · Discussion #7002
Kubedog is a library to watch Kubernetes resources in CI/CD deploy pipelines, created and used in werf. It allows adding custom rules to track the deployment process of any resources. These rules h...
github.com
July 25, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Tracking rules for #ArgoCD, #Flux, #Prometheus, cert-manager, and more have been added to kubedog / Nelm / werf! Learn how it benefits you and how you can contribute new custom rules for your favourite #CloudNative tools here: github.com/werf/werf/di...
The #GitHub releases page was updated to better follow the release channels approach implemented for #werf, and a few improvements were made for the release process itself. Find more details here: github.com/werf/werf/di...
Improved release process for werf releases on GitHub · werf werf · Discussion #6979
The GitHub releases page was updated to better follow the release channels approach implemented for werf, and a few improvements were made for the release process. A release for werf is now created...
github.com
July 15, 2025 at 11:43 AM
The #GitHub releases page was updated to better follow the release channels approach implemented for #werf, and a few improvements were made for the release process itself. Find more details here: github.com/werf/werf/di...
Enhanced build reports are another addition introduced in #werf v2.42.0, which aims to improve image building in #Kubernetes. Using these details on build stages helps analyze the effectiveness of your build configuration and evaluate your cache cleanup strategy (based on the cache hit ratio) 🚀
July 15, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Enhanced build reports are another addition introduced in #werf v2.42.0, which aims to improve image building in #Kubernetes. Using these details on build stages helps analyze the effectiveness of your build configuration and evaluate your cache cleanup strategy (based on the cache hit ratio) 🚀
It’s gratifying to see a huge improvement to #Nelm from a third-party #OpenSource contributor, Vladimir! His massive effort introduces the `werf.io/sensitive-paths` annotation, enhancing sensitive data handling with JSONPath expressions. Available in Nelm v1.8.0+. github.com/werf/nelm/pu...
Add enhanced sensitive data handling by kuzaxak · Pull Request #364 · werf/nelm
Functionality adds similar to helm-diff style of diffing sensitive
data.
Previously, NELM handled sensitive data with an all-or-nothing approach:
Resources marked as sensitive (via werf.io/sensiti...
github.com
July 15, 2025 at 5:43 AM
It’s gratifying to see a huge improvement to #Nelm from a third-party #OpenSource contributor, Vladimir! His massive effort introduces the `werf.io/sensitive-paths` annotation, enhancing sensitive data handling with JSONPath expressions. Available in Nelm v1.8.0+. github.com/werf/nelm/pu...
With #werf v2.39.0, you can use any configuration files (including #Helm charts) from #Git repositories in a centralized and convenient manner. This is a game-changer if you have many similar apps and want to reuse common templates while keeping them in a separate repo. github.com/werf/werf/di...
werf new feature: External configuration includes (v2.39.0+) · werf werf · Discussion #6931
Briefly You can now use any configuration files you need from Git repositories in a centralized and convenient manner. This is a game-changer if you have multiple similar applications and want to r...
github.com
June 27, 2025 at 7:26 AM
With #werf v2.39.0, you can use any configuration files (including #Helm charts) from #Git repositories in a centralized and convenient manner. This is a game-changer if you have many similar apps and want to reuse common templates while keeping them in a separate repo. github.com/werf/werf/di...
Following the recent news, let's spread the word about #werf as a #Kaniko alternative for container image building (and much more) in #Kubernetes for your CI! 🙌 dev.to/evgeniy_frol...
werf as a Kaniko alternative for image building in Kubernetes for your CI
What is Kaniko and why was it needed? Kaniko is a tool for building OCI-compliant...
dev.to
June 24, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Following the recent news, let's spread the word about #werf as a #Kaniko alternative for container image building (and much more) in #Kubernetes for your CI! 🙌 dev.to/evgeniy_frol...
Another new feature that landed in #werf v2.38.0 is the `--debug-templates` flag to enable an advanced #Golang template debugging mode for your werf.yaml and #Helm charts. It allows you to see more detailed errors and leverage new debugging functions. Find more info here: github.com/werf/werf/di...
werf new feature: template debugging mode for werf.yaml and Helm charts (v2.38.0+) · werf werf · Discussion #6921
Briefly A dedicated --debug-templates flag has been introduced to enable an advanced Go template debugging mode. This feature became available starting from werf v2.38.0, which is currently in the ...
github.com
June 24, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Another new feature that landed in #werf v2.38.0 is the `--debug-templates` flag to enable an advanced #Golang template debugging mode for your werf.yaml and #Helm charts. It allows you to see more detailed errors and leverage new debugging functions. Find more info here: github.com/werf/werf/di...
Starting with #werf v2.38.0, you can specify a list of tags you want to keep when the `werf cleanup` command is performed. Use the newly added `--keep-list` option for that. You can also automate the keep-list file generation. Learn more: github.com/werf/werf/di...
werf new feature: keeping tags in werf cleanup (v2.38.0+) · werf werf · Discussion #6918
Briefly Now, in the werf cleanup command, you can specify a list of tags to keep. To do this, just use the newly added --keep-list option. This feature became available starting from werf v2.38.0, ...
github.com
June 24, 2025 at 6:14 AM
Starting with #werf v2.38.0, you can specify a list of tags you want to keep when the `werf cleanup` command is performed. Use the newly added `--keep-list` option for that. You can also automate the keep-list file generation. Learn more: github.com/werf/werf/di...
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Since #Kaniko is officially archived, #Buildah and #werf become more-than-ever viable tools for building your container images in #Kubernetes. Both are #CNCF Sandbox projects. Here's how you can use werf with GitLab CI/CD and GitLab Runner in Kubernetes: werf.io/getting_star...
Getting Started | werf
Consistent delivery tool. Git as a single source of truth. Build, deploy to Kubernetes, stay in sync.
werf.io
June 4, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Since #Kaniko is officially archived, #Buildah and #werf become more-than-ever viable tools for building your container images in #Kubernetes. Both are #CNCF Sandbox projects. Here's how you can use werf with GitLab CI/CD and GitLab Runner in Kubernetes: werf.io/getting_star...
We're delighted to see #Nelm mentioned in the latest Full Circle Magazine issue! fullcirclemagazine.org/magazines/is...
April 29, 2025 at 8:01 AM
We're delighted to see #Nelm mentioned in the latest Full Circle Magazine issue! fullcirclemagazine.org/magazines/is...