From 8db79136fcee03fefd849582c8fc872ab45bafda Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: VinayV <36667412+Vinay-Venkatesh@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 26 Apr 2026 20:27:10 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Add Helm as prerequisite and update OTel Operator install

Added Helm installation instructions for OTel Operator and included Helm as a prerequisite.
---
 docs/quickstart.md | 10 ++++++++--
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/docs/quickstart.md b/docs/quickstart.md
index 4a5d6ba..c9d968d 100644
--- a/docs/quickstart.md
+++ b/docs/quickstart.md
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ Otherwise, you will need to have the following:
 2. [KinD](https://kind.sigs.k8s.io/docs/user/quick-start/#installing-with-a-package-manager) - v0.20.x or greater
 3. [kubectl](https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/tools/#kubectl) - 1.27.x or greater
 4. [Python](https://www.python.org/downloads/) - 3.11 or greater
+5. [Helm](https://helm.sh/docs/intro/install/) - 3.x or greater
 
 ## PART 1
 
@@ -57,8 +58,13 @@ kind create cluster --name otel-python-lab
     # Install cert-manager
     kubectl --context kind-otel-python-lab apply -f https://github.com/cert-manager/cert-manager/releases/download/v1.10.0/cert-manager.yaml
 
-    # Install OTel Operator
-    kubectl --context kind-otel-python-lab apply -f https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-operator/releases/download/v0.81.0/opentelemetry-operator.yaml
+    # Install OTel Operator via Helm
+    helm repo add open-telemetry https://open-telemetry.github.io/opentelemetry-helm-charts
+    helm repo update
+    helm install opentelemetry-operator open-telemetry/opentelemetry-operator \
+      --kube-context kind-otel-python-lab \
+      --set "manager.collectorImage.repository=ghcr.io/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-releases/opentelemetry-collector-k8s" \
+      --create-namespace
     ```
 
 3. Verify installation

From 1925ef4a66442de74e35803f34c9c62916eefa4b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: VinayV <36667412+Vinay-Venkatesh@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 26 Apr 2026 20:29:20 +0530
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Switch to Helm for installing OTel Operator

---
 solution/scripts/00-install-operator.sh | 9 +++++++--
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/solution/scripts/00-install-operator.sh b/solution/scripts/00-install-operator.sh
index 30a461c..a45dec4 100755
--- a/solution/scripts/00-install-operator.sh
+++ b/solution/scripts/00-install-operator.sh
@@ -5,5 +5,10 @@ kubectl --context kind-otel-python-lab apply -f https://github.com/cert-manager/
 
 sleep 30
 
-# Install operator
-kubectl --context kind-otel-python-lab apply -f https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-operator/releases/download/v0.81.0/opentelemetry-operator.yaml
\ No newline at end of file
+# Install OTel Operator via Helm
+helm repo add open-telemetry https://open-telemetry.github.io/opentelemetry-helm-charts
+helm repo update
+helm install opentelemetry-operator open-telemetry/opentelemetry-operator \
+  --kube-context kind-otel-python-lab \
+  --set "manager.collectorImage.repository=ghcr.io/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-releases/opentelemetry-collector-k8s" \
+  --create-namespace