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There isn't an architecture diagram, and there should be. Thanks.

Tilt replaces `docker build && kubectl apply` or `docker-compose`. It watches your files, updates automatically, and gives you a UI that shows you error so you don't have to spelunk with kubectl.

It uses minikube or docker-for-desktop or a cloud k8s cluster (AKS, EKS, GKE, whatever).

It's like skaffold or draft or garden.

Does that help?

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"Tilt replaces `docker build && kubectl apply` or `docker-compose`. It watches your files, updates automatically, and gives you a UI that shows you error so you don't have to spelunk with kubectl." => that is very clear, consider merging https://github.com/windmilleng/tilt/pull/930 to add it to your readme

Does it allow you to replace the `docker build` step? Currently we use Nix's buildLayeredImage[0] to build our images and some custom machinery to generate our Kubernetes definitions from this, but I really like Tilt's status TUI.

[0]: https://grahamc.com/blog/nix-and-layered-docker-images

We don't yet, but we're considering it. If you email me (dan at windmill dot engineering) I'd love to hear more of how you use it.

Got it. So I bring the k8s and tilt keeps things refreshed as I'm making changes. Thanks!

Can you explain how it's different from skaffold? I use that heavily.

It's a lot like skaffold. Main improvements (for now): ) a better UI that keeps errors on-screen. Check out our demo video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGeUUmdtdKA ) fast_build allows you to do iterative container builds

If you use skaffold for local dev, a Tiltfile will take 10 minutes to write. Email me at dan at windmill dot engineering and we can pair to get you going. You're the user who would benefit from Tilt immediately.

How is that different from Skaffold or Draft?

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