Phase 2 · Ch 4 — Declarative Templating & Packaging Engines

Chapter 4: Declarative Templating & Packaging Engines

Coming soon. This chapter dives into Helm architecture, enterprise chart design, Kustomize overlays, and hybrid GitOps-ready workflows.

Planned Topics

  • Helm Architecture: Building enterprise-grade custom charts, _helpers.tpl named templates, control flow, chart dependencies, lifecycle hooks
  • Kustomize Overlays: Directory structures separating base/ from environment overlays (dev/, staging/, prod/) using patches, strategic merges, secret generators
  • Hybrid Workflows: Rendering and patching Helm charts via Kustomize for GitOps readiness
Phase 2 · Ch 3 — State, Configuration, and Workload HealthPhase 3 · Ch 5 — Enterprise Cluster Infrastructure & Networking