Kubernetes YAML Kustomize and CRDs/Generate ConfigMap from literals

Create config objects as part of the build.

Section: Patches and Generators

Generate ConfigMap from literals

yaml
yaml
configMapGenerator:
  - name: app-config
    literals:
      - APP_ENV=production
      - LOG_LEVEL=info

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