Do Kustomize input files need special syntax, like Helm's {{ }} placeholders?

Select your answer:

A.No, every input file is plain Kubernetes YAML
B.Yes, values are written as {{ .Values.name }}
C.Yes, variables use the ${var} syntax
D.Yes, input files must use the .kyaml extension

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Answer: No, every input file is plain Kubernetes YAML

Explanation

Kustomize is template-free. Bases and patches are ordinary manifests you can apply on their own, and the kustomization.yaml describes how to change them. Flux adds ${var} substitution on top, but that's a Flux feature.

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