Helm vs Kustomize - The Fight Between Templating and Patching in Kubernetes

A comparison of Helm and Kustomize for defining and customizing Kubernetes applications across different environments.

Kustomize and Helm serve the same primary function. Both allow us to define applications in a more flexible way than using only Kubernetes manifests. However, the way Helm solves the problem is quite different from the approach adopted with Kustomize. Which one is better? Which one should you choose? #helm #kustomize #kubernetes #k8s Timecodes ⏱: 00:00 Intro 03:11 Setup 04:17 Defining applications 11:22 Defining environment-specific application 17:54 Applying unplanned customizations 25:58 Using third-party apps 30:31 Final thoughts ➡ Gist with the commands: gist.github.com/764b402c8979678dfde01fd8f63c22e2 🔗 Helm: helm.sh/ 🔗 Kustomize: kustomize.io/ 📚 DevOps Catalog, Patterns, And Blueprints: devopstoolkitseries.com/posts/catalog/ 📚 Books and courses: devopstoolkitseries.com 🎤 Podcast: devopsparadox.com/ 💬 Live streams: youtube.com/c/DevOpsParadox ➡ Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com/vfarcic ➡ Follow me on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/viktorfarcic/