CGOA Tooling Practice Question
You are using Flux with Kustomize. You want to apply different configurations for production and staging, but both use the same base manifests. Which Kustomize feature allows this?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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Overlays
Kustomize overlays allow patching the base manifests with environment-specific configurations.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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Post-build variables
Why it's wrong here
Not a standard Kustomize feature.
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Overlays
Why this is correct
Overlays are the standard Kustomize method for environment-specific configs.
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Flux Kustomization resource
Why it's wrong here
The resource points to the path, but the feature is Kustomize.
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Helm charts
Why it's wrong here
Helm is a package manager, overlays are Kustomize specific.
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