*ksonnet* is a framework for writing, sharing, and deploying Kubernetes application manifests. With its CLI, you can generate a complete application from scratch in only a few commands, or manage a complex system at scale.
`ksonnet` allows you to express the patterns across your
infrastructure and reuse these powerful "templates" across many
services, and then manage those templates as files in version control.
The more complex your infrastructure is, the more you will gain from
using kubecfg.
Specifically, ksonnet allows you to:
**Reuse* common manifest patterns (within your app or from external libraries)
**Customize* manifests directly with powerful object concatenation syntax
**Deploy* app manifests to multiple environments
**Diff* across environments to compare two running versions of your app
**Track* the entire state of your app manifests in version control
Status: Basic functionality works, and the tool is usable. The focus
now is on clearer error reporting and advanced features.
*STATUS: Development is ongoing—this tool is pre-alpha.*
Jessica Yao <jessica@heptio.com>