What is Kubernetes kustomize and how does it differ from Helm for managing application configurations?

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What is Kubernetes kustomize and how does it differ from Helm for managing application configurations?

Key points

  • Kustomize's overlay-based approach allows for environment-specific customization
  • Helm's chart structure provides versioned releases and dependency management
  • Template-free configuration management is a key feature of Kustomize
  • Kustomize is built into kubectl, whereas Helm is a separate package manager

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