https://blog.landryzetam.net/tags/kustomize/Recent content in Kustomize on Landry Zetam - Tech BlogHugo -- gohugo.ioen-usSun, 21 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://blog.landryzetam.net/posts/gitops-framework/Sun, 21 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://blog.landryzetam.net/posts/gitops-framework/<h2 id="overview">Overview</h2> <p>The Fako Cluster uses a GitOps approach where <strong>Git is the single source of truth</strong> for all cluster state. Every deployment, configuration change, and infrastructure update flows through Git commits. FluxCD watches the repository and automatically reconciles the cluster to match the desired state defined in code.</p> <p>This post explains the repository structure, the reasoning behind each directory, and how the pieces work together.</p> <h2 id="repository-structure">Repository Structure</h2> <pre tabindex="0"><code>fako-cluster/ ├── apps/ # Application deployments │ ├── base/ # Base Kustomize configurations │ └── staging/ # Environment overlay (what actually deploys) ├── clusters/ # Cluster bootstrap and Flux config │ └── staging/ # Flux Kustomizations that orchestrate everything ├── infrastructure/ # Platform components │ ├── controllers/ # Operators (Cert-Manager, CloudNative-PG, etc.) │ └── configs/ # Configuration for controllers ├── monitoring/ # Observability stack │ ├── controllers/ # Prometheus, Loki, Grafana, etc. │ └── configs/ # Dashboards, alerting rules ├── scripts/ # Deployment and maintenance scripts └── notes/ # Documentation and troubleshooting </code></pre><h2 id="the-basestaging-pattern">The Base/Staging Pattern</h2> <p>The most important concept to understand is the <strong>base/staging pattern</strong> used throughout the repository.</p>