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
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Freemium
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - plans
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/kustomize.png
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: DomainSecurity
    url: security/kustomize-domain-security.yml
  - 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