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:

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

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

docker build -f Dockerfile.standalone -t my-org/external-secrets:latest .

1. Apply the bundle.yaml

kubectl apply -f deploy/crds/bundle.yaml

1. Modify your configs to use the image

kind: Deployment
metadata:
  name: external-secrets|external-secrets-webhook|external-secrets-cert-controller
...
        image: my-org/external-secrets:latest