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Packaging: Helm 3 & Kustomize

Two complementary tools manage manifest complexity. Helm 3 uses templating plus chart packaging plus release lifecycle management. Kustomize uses structured overlay files that transform base manifests

Learning objectives

  • Explain what problem Helm's templating and Kustomize's overlay approach each solve, and how their underlying philosophies differ.
  • Explain what a Helm chart's values file actually customizes, and how that differs from Kustomize's patch-based approach.
  • Choose between Helm and Kustomize (or use both) for a given packaging and multi-environment deployment need.

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Packaging: Helm 3 & Kustomize

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