Core Concepts
4 sectionsCore Concepts
TL;DR
Tilt is a development orchestrator for Kubernetes/Docker stacks: a Tiltfile declares your builds, manifests, and local commands, and Tilt watches the filesystem to keep the cluster in sync in seconds via live update instead of full image re…
Read →How it works
| Function | Purpose | |----------|---------| | dockerbuild() | Build Docker image from Dockerfile | | k8syaml() | Apply Kubernetes manifests | | k8sresource() | Configure a Kubernetes resource | | localresource() | Run local commands (test…
Read →Quick recall Q&A
Tilt eliminates the slow inner development loop of: 1. Make code change 2. Build Docker image 3. Push to registry 4. Update Kubernetes deployment 5. Wait for pod rollout 6. Test change
Read →Additional notes
Tilt is a local Kubernetes development tool that watches your files, rebuilds containers, and updates your cluster in real-time. It uses a Tiltfile (written in Starlark, a Python dialect) to define your development environment.
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