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+# YAML File Errors
+
+When the output of a rendered file results in invalid YAML, the resource is not included in base and not deployed.
+Additionally, the file name and error is included in the kots.io/v1beta1.Installer yaml (see the example below).
+The error often references a line number in the rendered content which is inaccessible to the user.
+This proposal attempts to make the rendered output available to the user so that it is easier to debug the issue.
+
+## Goals
+
+- Surface the rendered YAML content to the user when unmarshalling fails
+
+## Non Goals
+
+- Attempt to automate fixing any common errors such as unescaped quotes or line breaks
+- Any additional UI work. This will just focus on surfacing information in the release
+
+## Design
+
+Add a new directory at the root of the file tree `skippedFiles` that will include the raw content of all rendered output for yaml files that failed unmarshalling.
+
+An example installation.yaml file:
+
+```yaml
+apiVersion: kots.io/v1beta1
+kind: Installation
+metadata:
+  name: sentry-enterprise
+spec:
+  channelName: Stable
+  knownImages:
+  - image: docker.io/sentry-enterprise/app:1.0
+    isPrivate: true
+  releaseNotes: |
+    Release 1.0.3
+  updateCursor: "3"
+  versionLabel: 1.0.3
+  yamlErrors:
+  - error: 'yaml: line 26: did not find expected key'
+    path: deployment.yaml
+```
+
+An example file tree:
+
+```
+> upstream
+> base
+> overlays
+v skippedFiles
+  _index.yaml
+  deployment.yaml
+```
+
+skippedFiles/\_index.yaml:
+
+```yaml
+skippedFiles:
+- reason: 'yaml: line 26: did not find expected key'
+  path: deployment.yaml
+```