helm-external-secrets/docs/guides/using-latest-image.md

You can test a feature that was not yet released using the following methods, use them at your own discretion:

Helm

1. Create a values.yaml file with the following content: ```yaml replicaCount: 1

image: repository: ghcr.io/external-secrets/external-secrets pullPolicy: IfNotPresent # -- The image tag to use. The default is the chart appVersion. tag: "main"

-- If set, install and upgrade CRDs through helm chart.

installCRDs: false

1. Install the crds
```shell
make crds.install

1. Install the external-secrets Helm chart indicating the values file created before: helm install external-secrets external-secrets/external-secrets -f values.yaml

Manual

1. Build the Docker image shell docker build -f Dockerfile.standalone -t my-org/external-secrets:latest .
2. Apply the bundle.yaml shell kubectl apply -f deploy/crds/bundle.yaml --server-side
3. Modify your configs to use the image yaml kind: Deployment metadata: name: external-secrets|external-secrets-webhook|external-secrets-cert-controller ... image: my-org/external-secrets:latest