ImagePullPolicy

• https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/containers/images/

If you don't specify a registry hostname, Kubernetes assumes that you mean the Docker public registry.

imagePullPolicy: Always, IfNotPresent, Never

 kubectl rollout restart

• https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/containers/images/

  imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent

helm show all

• Apr 2025 Kubernetes v1.33: Image Pull Policy the way you always thought it worked!

• Container images
• pullPolicy

imagePullPolicy: {{ .Values.image.pullPolicy }}

See also

• Images, Container images, ImagePullPolicy
• ImagePullPolicy, imagePullSecrets
• Registry, Container registry, infrastructure registry, OCI registry, Docker Hub
• helm create, values.yaml, templates, functions, podAnnotations:, podSecurityContext:, .helmignore