A new Kubernetes package installer Helm has long been most-used package manager for Kubernetes. It filled a gap for Kubernetes at a critical time back in 2016 when Google got involved in the project …

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A new open-source Kubernetes package installer is introduced as an alternative to Helm, built around the configuration-as-data philosophy. Unlike Helm's template-heavy approach, it uses an install wizard pattern (inspired by InstallShield and Autoconf) to gather choices, inputs, and facts at install time, then renders configuration using Kustomize. Post-installation customization is supported without clobbering changes on upgrade, by storing fully rendered (WET) manifests and merging updates. The tool supports component selection, fact collection, built-in transformers and validators (including Starlark, CEL, and yq), and OCI-based packages. It integrates with ConfigHub but can be used standalone, and also supports kpt for post-installation change management.