GitOps

Git as Single Source of Truth

What is GitOps?

  • ✓ Declarative infrastructure and applications
  • ✓ Git as the single source of truth
  • ✓ Automated deployment and synchronization
  • ✓ Continuous reconciliation

GitOps Principles

Declarative

Describe desired state, not steps

Versioned

All changes tracked in Git

Automated

Changes applied automatically

Auditable

Complete audit trail in Git

ArgoCD Overview

  • → Kubernetes-native continuous deployment
  • → Monitors Git repositories for changes
  • → Automatically syncs to cluster
  • → Web UI for visualization

GitOps Workflow

1. Developer commits to Git

2. CI pipeline builds and tests

3. GitOps operator detects change

4. Cluster state updated automatically

Benefits of GitOps

  • ✓ Faster deployments
  • ✓ Better security and compliance
  • ✓ Easy rollbacks
  • ✓ Improved collaboration

Key Takeaways

  • ✓ GitOps uses Git as source of truth
  • ✓ Declarative and automated
  • ✓ ArgoCD enables GitOps for Kubernetes
  • ✓ Improves reliability and speed
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