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Managing Infra by levalencia — Agent Skill

Name: Managing Infra
Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Author: levalencia

Managing Infra

Infrastructure patterns for Kubernetes, Terraform, Helm, Kustomize, and GitHub Actions. Use when making K8s architectural decisions, choosing between Helm vs Kustomize, structuring Terraform modules, writing CI/CD workflows, or applying security best practices.

levalencia Updated Sep 8, 2026 3 repo stars

File contents

Infrastructure Patterns

When to Use What

Tool	Use For
Raw K8s YAML	Simple deployments, one-off resources
Kustomize	Environment variations, overlays without templating
Helm	Complex apps, third-party charts, heavy templating
Terraform	Cloud resources, infrastructure lifecycle
GitHub Actions	CI/CD, automated testing, releases
Makefile	Build automation, self-documenting targets
Dockerfile	Container builds, multi-stage, multi-arch

Quick Decisions

Kustomize when: Simple env differences, readable manifests, patching YAML Helm when: Complex templating, third-party charts, release management

K8s Security Defaults

Every workload: non-root user, read-only filesystem, no privilege escalation, dropped capabilities, network policies.

GitHub Actions Patterns

CI workflow: Lint, test, compile on PRs (run on both x86 + ARM)
Release workflow: Multi-arch Docker build on tags (native ARM runners)
Pin actions by SHA, least-privilege permissions

References

KUBERNETES.md - K8s resource patterns
TERRAFORM.md - Terraform module patterns
GITHUB-ACTIONS.md - CI/CD workflow patterns
MAKEFILE.md - Build automation patterns
DOCKERFILE.md - Container build patterns
templates/ - Ready-to-use templates

Commands

kubectl apply -k ./              # Apply kustomize
helm upgrade --install NAME .    # Install/upgrade chart
terraform plan && terraform apply

---name: managing-infradescription: Infrastructure patterns for Kubernetes, Terraform, Helm, Kustomize, and GitHub Actions. Use when making K8s architectural decisions, choosing between Helm vs Kustomize, structuring Terraform modules, writing CI/CD workflows, or applying security best practices.---# Infrastructure Patterns## When to Use What| Tool | Use For || ------------------ | --------------------------------------------------- || **Raw K8s YAML** | Simple deployments, one-off resources || **Kustomize** | Environment variations, overlays without templating || **Helm** | Complex apps, third-party charts, heavy templating || **Terraform** | Cloud resources, infrastructure lifecycle || **GitHub Actions** | CI/CD, automated testing, releases || **Makefile** | Build automation, self-documenting targets || **Dockerfile** | Container builds, multi-stage, multi-arch |## Quick Decisions**Kustomize** when: Simple env differences, readable manifests, patching YAML**Helm** when: Complex templating, third-party charts, release management## K8s Security DefaultsEvery workload: non-root user, read-only filesystem, no privilege escalation, dropped capabilities, network policies.## GitHub Actions Patterns- **CI workflow**: Lint, test, compile on PRs (run on both x86 + ARM)- **Release workflow**: Multi-arch Docker build on tags (native ARM runners)- Pin actions by SHA, least-privilege permissions## References- [KUBERNETES.md](KUBERNETES.md) - K8s resource patterns- [TERRAFORM.md](TERRAFORM.md) - Terraform module patterns- [GITHUB-ACTIONS.md](GITHUB-ACTIONS.md) - CI/CD workflow patterns- [MAKEFILE.md](MAKEFILE.md) - Build automation patterns- [DOCKERFILE.md](DOCKERFILE.md) - Container build patterns- [templates/](templates/) - Ready-to-use templates## Commands```bashkubectl apply -k ./ # Apply kustomizehelm upgrade --install NAME . # Install/upgrade chartterraform plan && terraform apply```

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