Is pulumi helm release using helm install or helm upgrade?

Question

I am trying to use the new Pulumi helm release (https://www.pulumi.com/registry/packages/kubernetes/api-docs/helm/v3/release/) and now wondering what helm command is wrapped inside here? Is it using helm install underneath or helm upgrade --install?

Thanks

Answer 1

To start with, Helm release resource embeds Helm as a library in the provider.

As for your question, it depends on the state of the release. If it is a fresh install, it should behave similar to a helm install. If the resource is seen to be updating, it triggers the equivalent of helm upgrade.