kustomize

Kubernetes: creating TLS secrets with kustomize using embedded or external content


Categories: Kubernetes

There are multiple options for creating a TLS secret using kustomize.  One is to embed the certificate content as a base64 string directly in the data, the other is to use an external file. Below is an example kustomization.yaml file that serves as an entry point for both methods. — apiVersion: kustomize.config.k8s.io/v1beta1 kind: Kustomization resources: … Kubernetes: creating TLS secrets with kustomize using embedded or external content

Kubernetes: kustomize with Helm charts


Categories: Kubernetes

kustomize is typically used to overlay a base set of yaml, but it also has the ability to leverage existing Helm charts, and overlay a set of custom values with HelmChartInflationGenerator. In this article, I will use kustomize to deploy the Bitnami NGINX Helm chart with overridden values that provide a customized nginx.conf and custom … Kubernetes: kustomize with Helm charts

Kubernetes: kustomize transformations with patchesStrategicMerge


Categories: Kubernetes

The power of kustomize lies in its ability to transform yaml, and one of the methods for this is  patchesStrategicMerge. Where the strategic merge patch excels is in inserting elements and replacing values, allowing you to specify the desired patch using the same indentation level as the target, which makes the intended result very intuitive. … Kubernetes: kustomize transformations with patchesStrategicMerge

Kubernetes: kustomize overlay to enrich a base resource


Categories: Kubernetes, Scripting

With kustomize built into the kubectl CLI since version 1.14, there is little reason not to take advantage of this overlay system to deploy components to your Kubernetes cluster. Kustomize has the advantage that it is purpose built to understand and validate yaml and Kubernetes CRD, as opposed to bespoke templating solutions using sed/envsubst, Ansible, … Kubernetes: kustomize overlay to enrich a base resource