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Managing Configuration Complexity with Kapitan: A Practical Guide
In today’s cloud-native world, configuration management has become increasingly complex. As organizations adopt more services and tools, they face a growing challenge: how to effectively manage configurations across different platforms, services, and environments.
The landscape is vast and sometimes overwhelming. We have Helm for Kubernetes package management, Kustomize for configuration customization, Terraform and AWS CDK for infrastructure as code, Pulumi for universal infrastructure as code, and domain-specific languages like Cue and Jsonnet. Each tool serves its purpose well, but rarely does one tool perfectly address all use cases.
This reflects a fundamental truth about modern infrastructure: heterogeneity is inevitable. Organizations rarely have the luxury of standardizing on a single tool or platform. Instead, they must navigate a complex ecosystem where different teams, projects, and requirements demand different solutions. You might use Helm charts for some applications, raw Kubernetes manifests for others, and Terraform for your cloud infrastructure.
This is where Kapitan comes in. Rather than trying to replace your existing tools or forcing you to choose between them…
