kustomize

Customize Kubernetes manifests

low risk

interactive breakdown — edit the command and press Explain

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⚠ Risks & cautions

Always review rendered output before applying.

What it does

Builds overlays of YAML. See the flags and examples below, and run `man kustomize` for the full reference.

Examples

kustomize build overlays/prodRender · explain & risk-check →

kubectl apply -k overlays/prod --dry-run=serverValidate · explain & risk-check →

Related

kubectl apply helm

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Reference text is hand-written and may be incomplete — check man kustomize for your version. Test destructive commands on a non-production system first.