Build and apply

Build kustomize overlay and apply directly to cluster

kubectl apply -k ./overlays/prod
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kustomize23 commands
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More kustomize commands

  • Preview output
    kubectl kustomize ./overlays/prod | head -100

    Render kustomize output without applying

  • Set image tag
    kustomize edit set image myapp=myapp:v1.2.3

    Update image tag in kustomization.yaml

  • Add configMapGenerator
    kustomize edit add configmap my-config --from-literal=key=value

    Add a ConfigMap generator entry to kustomization.yaml

  • List resources in overlay
    kustomize build ./overlays/prod | grep "^kind:"

    Quickly list all resource kinds in a kustomize build

  • Apply strategic merge patch
    # Add patchesStrategicMerge in kustomization.yaml

    Use patchesStrategicMerge to partially override base resources

all 23 kustomize commands