kapp

name	kapp
description	Use this skill when the user wants to deploy applications to Kubernetes, manage K8s deployments, or work with Carvel tools.

kapp Plugin

A lightweight application deployment tool for Kubernetes. Deploy and manage Kubernetes applications with simple, declarative configuration.

Commands

Application Deployment

• kapp app deploy — Deploy application to Kubernetes
• kapp app list — List deployed applications
• kapp app delete — Delete application from Kubernetes

Utility

• kapp _ _ — Passthrough to kapp CLI

Usage Examples

• "Deploy app to Kubernetes"
• "List K8s applications"
• "Delete K8s deployment"
• "Manage Kubernetes apps"

Installation

brew install kapp

Or via Go:

go install github.com/carvel-dev/kapp/cmd/kapp@latest

Examples

# Deploy application
kapp deploy -f config.yaml -a myapp

# Deploy with namespace
kapp deploy -f config.yaml -a myapp -n production

# Deploy with diff
kapp deploy -f config.yaml -a myapp --diff-run

# List applications
kapp ls

# List in namespace
kapp ls -n production

# Delete application
kapp delete -a myapp

# Any kapp command with passthrough
kapp _ _ deploy -f config.yaml
kapp _ _ ls --all-namespaces
kapp _ _ delete -a myapp -n production

Key Features

• Deploy - Application deployment
• Manage - Application management
• Diff - Change preview
• Simple - Simple YAML config
• Lightweight - Lightweight tool
• K8s - Kubernetes native
• Declarative - Declarative config
• Fast - Fast deployment
• Carvel - Carvel suite
• DevOps - DevOps workflows

Notes

• Part of Carvel suite
• Simple YAML configuration
• Shows deployment diffs
• Great for GitOps workflows