Build, configure, package, and deploy to Kubernetes with reliable, composable, single-purpose tools — ytt, kbld, kapp, imgpkg, and kapp-controller.

Welcome to Carvel: Composable Kubernetes Tools.

A practical, in-depth guide to Carvel, the suite of reliable, single-purpose, composable tools for Kubernetes config and delivery. Learn how Carvel applies the Unix philosophy to Kubernetes: the config and packaging problem, the composable toolset, ytt (structure-aware YAML templating and overlays), kbld (image resolution and digest pinning), kapp (application-aware deployment), imgpkg and vendir (bundling and vendoring), kapp-controller (continuous delivery and packaging), operations and workflow (local, CI/CD, GitOps), and Carvel in practice.

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Contents

1. Chapter 1 — What Carvel Is
2. Chapter 2 — The Kubernetes Config and Packaging Problem
3. Chapter 3 — The Carvel Toolset
4. Chapter 4 — ytt — YAML Templating and Overlays
5. Chapter 5 — kbld — Image Building and Resolution
6. Chapter 6 — kapp — Application Deployment
7. Chapter 7 — imgpkg and vendir — Bundling and Vendoring
8. Chapter 8 — kapp-controller — Continuous Delivery and Packaging
9. Chapter 9 — Operations and Workflow
10. Chapter 10 — Carvel in Practice