Kustomize

aid: kustomize
name: Kustomize
description: Kustomize is a Kubernetes-native configuration management tool that lets you customize untemplated YAML files
  for multiple purposes, leaving the original YAML intact and usable as-is, using a template-free approach to configuration
  customization.
type: Index
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
tags:
- Configuration Management
- Containers
- Infrastructure as Code
- Kubernetes
- YAML
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/kustomize/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-03-26'
modified: '2026-04-28'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: kustomize:kustomize
  name: Kustomize
  description: Kustomize is a Kubernetes-native configuration management tool that lets you customize untemplated YAML files
    for multiple purposes, leaving the original YAML intact and usable as-is, using a template-free approach to configuration
    customization.
  humanURL: https://kustomize.io/
  tags:
  - Configuration Management
  - Containers
  - Infrastructure as Code
  - Kubernetes
  - YAML
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://kubectl.docs.kubernetes.io/references/kustomize/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://kubectl.docs.kubernetes.io/installation/kustomize/
common:
- type: Website
  url: https://kustomize.io/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://kubectl.docs.kubernetes.io/references/kustomize/
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://kubectl.docs.kubernetes.io/installation/kustomize/
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/kustomize
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com