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Kubernetes · Command

kustomize build

Kustomize customizes Kubernetes YAML without templates. It builds complete resource YAML from a kustomization file, using shared bases and environment-specific overlays.

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Syntax

kustomize build DIR
kubectl kustomize DIR

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  • kustomization.yaml
  • base
  • overlay
  • patches
  • kubectl apply
  • commonLabels
  • commonAnnotations
  • namePrefix

Source: Kustomize | SIG CLI. Checked 2026-11-03.