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 This repo's directory structure is similar to the `flux2-kustomize-helm-example`
 one.
 
+> **NOTE**: Make sure to not re-use the names of kustomizations, 
+> helm releases, or any other Kubernetes manifests 
+> that are already present in the Stackspin `flux2` directory. 
+> If you do, Flux will alternate between reconciling your 
+> and our kustomization, which *will* result in an unstable situation.
+
 ## Basic configuration
 
 We'll start with a very basic configuration: