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Kustomize Explained
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What is Kustomize?
Kustomize is a Kubernetes-native configuration management tool. It can be compared with Ansible in the Linux world. Just as Ansible allows…
Concept
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Why use Kustomize over plain kubectl?
When deploying resources to multiple environments (e.g., Dev, Staging, Prod), you might need slight variations, such as different replica…
Concept
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Helm vs. Kustomize
Helm can also solve this problem using Go templates and values.yaml files. However, Helm is both a templating engine and a package manager,…
Container
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Kustomize Directory Structure
base: Contains the parent or common YAML manifest files (e.g., deployment.yaml) and a kustomization.yaml file defining which resources to…
Architecture
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Transformers in Kustomize
Kustomize uses built-in transformers (controllers) to apply common modifications easily without writing full YAML patches.
Concept
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Customizing without built-in Transformers
If a built-in transformer doesn't exist for a specific field, Kustomize allows you to patch resources manually using YAML or JSON style…
Concept
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Generators
Kustomize includes generators like configMapGenerator and secretGenerator that can create ConfigMaps and Secrets dynamically during the…
Concept
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