# kustomize > Kustomize is a tool to easily deploy resources for Kubernetes. > More information: . - Create kustomization file with resources and namespace: `kustomize create --resources {{deployment.yaml,service.yaml}} --namespace {{staging}}` - Build kustomization file and deploy it with `kubectl`: `kustomize build . | kubectl apply -f -` - Set an image in the kustomization file: `kustomize edit set image {{busybox=alpine:3.6}}` - Search for Kubernetes resources in the current directory to be added to the kustomization file: `kustomize create --autodetect`