# Preferred k8s metricbeat install: helm or link in documentation?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/preferred-k8s-metricbeat-install-helm-or-link-in-documentation/173184>\
**Category:** Beats\
**Tags:** metricbeat\
**Created:** [March 20, 2019, 3:46pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/preferred-k8s-metricbeat-install-helm-or-link-in-documentation/173184 "2019-03-20T15:46:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![krainboltgreene](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/krainboltgreene/32/37174_2.png) [@krainboltgreene](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/krainboltgreene)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2019, 3:46pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/preferred-k8s-metricbeat-install-helm-or-link-in-documentation/173184/1 "2019-03-20T15:46:08Z")

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I can install metricbeat with either a helm chart or via the link to a configuration from the official documentation, but they're pretty different. Which one should I pick?

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2019, 3:46pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/preferred-k8s-metricbeat-install-helm-or-link-in-documentation/173184/2 "2019-04-17T15:46:10Z")

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