apiVersion: skaffold/v4beta7 kind: Config metadata: name: my-utility-service build: # This tells Skaffold to build the image locally using your Docker daemon. local: push: false # This is the crucial part for your workflow. Instead of pushing to a # registry, it loads the built image directly into your cluster's nodes. # load: true artifacts: # Defines the image to build. It matches the placeholder in deployment.yaml. - image: homelab-operator context: . # The build context is the root directory docker: dockerfile: Dockerfile manifests: helm: releases: - name: homelab-operator chartPath: charts/operator deploy: # Use kubectl to apply the manifests. kubectl: {}