helm init failed is not a valid chart repository or cannot be reached: Failed to fetch 403 Forbidden
Since November 13, 2020, the new location for the stable repository is https://charts.helm.sh/stable and the new location for the incubator repository is https://charts.helm.sh/incubator.
Try:
helm init --stable-repo-url=https://charts.helm.sh/stable --client-only
or
$ helm repo add stable https://charts.helm.sh/stable
$ helm repo update
| Name | Old Location | New Location |
|---|---|---|
| stable | https://kubernetes-charts.storage.googleapis.com | https://charts.helm.sh/stable |
| incubator | https://kubernetes-charts-incubator.storage.googleapis.com | https://charts.helm.sh/incubator |
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This fixed it for me:
helm repo add "stable" "https://charts.helm.sh/stable" --force-update