> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://developer.harness.io/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://developer.harness.io/continuous-delivery/use-continuous-delivery/deploy-services-on-different-platforms/helm/step-reference/helm-bg-deploy.md).

# Helm Blue Green Deploy step

Reference for the Helm Blue Green Deploy step

This topic describes the configuration and settings for the Helm Blue Green Deploy step.

The Helm Blue Green Deploy step deploys using a blue green based strategy. To learn more, go to [Blue Green Deployments](/continuous-delivery/use-continuous-delivery/manage-deployments/deployment-concepts.md#blue-green-deployment).

For a successfully blue green deployment, you will require this deployment step as well as the [Blue Green Swap step](/continuous-delivery/use-continuous-delivery/deploy-services-on-different-platforms/helm/step-reference/helm-bg-swap.md) after this step.

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Harness Delegate version 84300 or later is required for this feature.
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### Name <a href="#name" id="name"></a>

The name for the deploy step.

### Timeout <a href="#timeout" id="timeout"></a>

Enter a timeout for this step. You can use:

* `w` for weeks
* `d` for days
* `h` for hours
* `m` for minutes
* `s` for seconds
* `ms` for milliseconds

### Ignore Release History Failed Status <a href="#ignore-release-history-failed-status" id="ignore-release-history-failed-status"></a>

By default, if the latest Helm release failed, Harness does not proceed with the install/upgrade and throws an error.

Enable this option to have Harness ignore these errors and proceed with install/upgrade.

### Skip Steady State Check <a href="#skip-steady-state-check" id="skip-steady-state-check"></a>

By default, Harness checks to see if a deployed workload has reached steady state.

If you select this option, Harness will not check that the workload has reached steady state.

### Optional Configuration <a href="#optional-configuration" id="optional-configuration"></a>

Add any environment variables here.

### Advanced Options <a href="#advanced-options" id="advanced-options"></a>

See the following:

* [Delegate Selector](/harness-ai/use-harness-platform/delegates/delegate/manage-delegates/select-delegates-with-selectors.md)
* [Conditional Execution](/harness-ai/use-harness-platform/pipelines/step-skip-condition-settings.md)
* [Failure Strategy](/harness-ai/use-harness-platform/pipelines/failure-handling/define-a-failure-strategy-on-stages-and-steps.md)
* [Looping Strategy](/harness-ai/use-harness-platform/pipelines/looping-strategies/looping-strategies-matrix-repeat-and-parallelism.md)
* [Policy Enforcement](/harness-ai/use-harness-platform/governance/policy-as-code/harness-governance-overview.md)
* [Command Flags](/continuous-delivery/use-continuous-delivery/deploy-services-on-different-platforms/helm/native-helm-quickstart.md#configure-command-flags-at-step-level)

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