01. Kustomize Overview

• Kustomize Problem Statement & Ideology
• Kustomize vs. Helm: Understanding the differences

02. Kustomize Basics

• Installation and Environment Setup
• The kustomization.yaml file structure
• Understanding Kustomize Output (Build)
• Kustomize ApiVersion & Kind
• Managing Directories and Sub-directories (Demo)
• Common Transformers: NamePrefix, NameSuffix, and Labels
• Image Transformers and Version Management
• Patches Introduction: Dictionary vs. List style
• Different Types of Patches (JSON6902, Strategic Merge)
• Overlays: Managing Base and Environment-specific configs
• Reusable Components

03. Secret & ConfigMap Generators

• Why Generators? Solving the static file problem
• Secret and ConfigMap Generator configurations
• Garbage Collection: Managing hash-appended resource names

04. Other Commands

• Imperative Commands for quick edits
• CI/CD Use-Case: Automating kustomize edit during pipelines