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Certified Kubernetes Application Developer CKAD (Kubernetes v1.35 curriculum) · Domain 2: Application Deployment

Kustomize: kustomization.yaml, resources, namePrefix, namespace, commonLabels/labels, images, patches, configMapGenerator

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Last reviewed September 25, 2026 · Leer en español

Kustomize customises plain Kubernetes YAML without templates. You keep ordinary manifests and describe changes to apply on top of them in a file named kustomization.yaml. Kustomize is built into kubectl, so no extra tool is needed on the exam.

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