> Markdown version of [/playlists/gitops](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/playlists/gitops). Every page supports `.md` or `Accept: text/markdown`. Links point to the HTML versions so they work for humans too. Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Playlist: GitOps 23 videos · 31 moments · 111.1 minutes ## How to GitOps your cluster with Flux - **Defining GitOps and declarative infrastructure management** (01:27, 2min) — GitOps utilizes version control as the single declarative source of truth for managing infrastructure and application configurations. - **Exploring the core benefits of adopting GitOps** (04:26, 2min) — Managing the infrastructure and application lifecycle within a single version control tool enables faster deployments and boosts organizational agi... - **Key differences between DevOps and GitOps methodologies** (07:05, 2min) — While DevOps focuses on collaboration and communication between teams, GitOps relies specifically on automation and tooling to manage code changes. [Learn more](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/547-how-to-gitops-your-cluster-with-flux) ## Securing secrets in the GitOps Era - **Understanding principles and benefits of the GitOps workflow** (01:45, 5min) — How declarative version control establishes a unified deployment path for clusters. [Learn more](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/852-securing-secrets-in-the-gitops-era) ## Improving Developer Happiness with GitOps - **Provisioning APIs through a GitOps workflow** (24:38, 11min) — Using a Git repository as the single source of truth for generating API configurations and validation checks. [Learn more](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/54-improving-developer-happiness-with-gitops) ## GitOps keeps focus on apps, not on infrastructure - **Managing infrastructure declaratively using a GitOps approach** (07:58, 4min) — How using version control as a single source of truth simplifies provisioning and rollback processes. [Learn more](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/182-gitops-keeps-focus-on-apps-not-on-infrastructure) ## A Practitioners Guide to GitOps - Introduction, Principles and Implementation - **Core principles and prerequisites of robust GitOps workflows** (08:21, 6min) — Establishing Git as the single source of truth for immutable, automatically-reconciled infrastructure states. - **Implementing declarative GitOps workflows using Keptn custom resources** (24:46, 3min) — Updating manual pipelines to utilize declarative custom resource definitions and Kubernetes operators. [Learn more](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/372-a-practitioners-guide-to-gitops-introduction-principles-and-implementation) ## Securing Secrets in the GitOps era - **Understanding continuous delivery in the GitOps model** (06:16, 4min) — Git serves as the single source of truth for both application and infrastructure code. - **Additional resources on GitOps and Kubernetes secret management** (47:43, 2min) — Authors and open-source materials offer deeper architectural insights and practical configuration recipes. - **Introduction to securing secrets in GitOps deployments** (00:02, 6min) — Secrets require multiple layers of protection to remain concealed within deployment environments. [Learn more](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/546-securing-secrets-in-the-gitops-era) ## GitOps for the people - **Defining the core principles of declarative infrastructure and GitOps** (08:23, 1min) — Establishing a version control repository as the single source of truth enables automated application lifecycle management. [Learn more](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/815-gitops-for-the-people) ## Convincing Product teams to Adopt Gitops in a Large Org - **Adopting a GitOps model to manage infrastructure state** (03:43, 1min) — Implementing tools like Flux prevents configuration drift by reconciling cloud environments directly from Git repositories. [Learn more](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1936-convincing-product-teams-to-adopt-gitops-in-a-large-org) ## No Keys for the Robot: GitOps as the Control Plane for Autonomous Agents - **Leveraging GitOps for AI auditing and instant rollbacks** (14:34, 3min) — Git repository history inherently provides compliance-ready audit trails and deterministic rollback capabilities for flawed AI decisions. - **Walking through an agent-driven GitOps deployment workflow** (20:09, 1min) — A conceptual runbook demonstrates an AI generating pull requests while GitOps controls successfully block direct cluster modifications. [Learn more](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100095-no-keys-for-the-robot-gitops-as-the-control-plane-for-autonomous-agents) ## Next-gen CI/CD with Gitops and Progressive Delivery - **Treating Git as the source of truth for operations** (04:04, 2min) — How GitOps methodologies use version control to enforce desired state and detect environment drift. - **Managing declarative configuration changes with Argo CD** (06:42, 1min) — How automatic synchronization tools can present operational risks via default big-bang release models. [Learn more](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1603-next-gen-ci-cd-with-gitops-and-progressive-delivery) ## Building a Cloud Platform Where Everything is Just Another Kubernetes Resource - **Designing a self-service internal developer platform with GitOps** (18:37, 5min) — Bootstrapping standardized environments using self-service APIs and distributed secret management drastically accelerates secure application deploy... [Learn more](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100137-building-a-cloud-platform-where-everything-is-just-another-kubernetes-resource) ## LLMOps-driven fine-tuning, evaluation, and inference with NVIDIA NIM & NeMo Microservices - **Managing cluster platform infrastructure via GitOps principles** (23:30, 3min) — Establishing version control as the core infrastructure truth aligns application development with Kubernetes cluster operations. [Learn more](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1582-llmops-driven-fine-tuning-evaluation-and-inference-with-nvidia-nim-nemo-microservices) ## Get ready for operations by pull requests - **Introduction to GitOps and the Argo CD presentation** (00:18, 2min) — The foundational principles of GitOps set the stage for exploring declarative infrastructure management with Argo CD. - **Moving from declarative APIs to full GitOps implementation** (14:09, 3min) — Pulling desired configurations directly from a git repository simplifies continuous cluster management and state maintenance. [Learn more](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/108-get-ready-for-operations-by-pull-requests) ## How Cisco embraced a DevOps culture within its network engineering team - **Implementing GitOps principles for predictable code deployments** (18:02, 4min) — Centralizing configurations in version control while leveraging programmatic APIs ensures secure and predictable system updates. [Learn more](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/99-how-cisco-embraced-a-devops-culture-within-its-network-engineering-team) ## Practical tips and tricks for CI/CD success - **Core principles and prerequisites of GitOps implementations** (15:15, 4min) — Exploring the core principles defined by the CNCF for continuous, reliable infrastructure management methodologies. [Learn more](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/370-practical-tips-and-tricks-for-ci-cd-success) ## Software Engineering Social Connection: Yubo’s lean approach to scaling an 80M-user infrastructure - **Automating delivery workflows via centralized gitops patterns** (04:43, 0min) — Adopting central repositories synchronized via automated deployment controllers prevents manual configuration drift across growing deployment states. [Learn more](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1583-software-engineering-social-connection-yubo-s-lean-approach-to-scaling-an-80m-user-infrastructure) ## One Platform Could Not Fit Them All - **Provisioning and connecting virtual clusters using GitOps paradigms** (24:25, 5min) — Using an app-of-apps pattern alongside the central hub dynamically deploys and manages remote virtual clusters. [Learn more](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1919-one-platform-could-not-fit-them-all) ## Simplifying edge app delivery: one workflow, thousands of devices - **Managing edge fleets via GitOps abstraction and Kubernetes patterns** (15:09, 3min) — Consolidating operational configurations into primary git repositories enables teams to maintain fleets concurrently using familiar developer patte... [Learn more](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1608-simplifying-edge-app-delivery-one-workflow-thousands-of-devices) ## Integrating backups into your GitOps Pipeline - **Architecture of a GitOps backup pipeline demonstration** (06:02, 2min) — A test environment combining Kubernetes, Git repositories, Argo CD, and Kasten K10 highlights pre-sync protection workflows. [Learn more](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/757-integrating-backups-into-your-gitops-pipeline) ## Our journey with Spring Boot in a microservice architecture - **Incorporating domain-driven design and declarative infrastructure** (34:17, 2min) — Automating deployment pipelines using GitOps techniques optimizes management within distributed models. [Learn more](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/511-our-journey-with-spring-boot-in-a-microservice-architecture) ## Flex your Energy: Building a Cloud-Native Platform for Renewable Energy Communities - **Automating Kubernetes deployments using Flux CD** (28:17, 3min) — Gitops workflows automatically reconcile cluster states and deploy new container images from the centralized registry. [Learn more](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1990-flex-your-energy-building-a-cloud-native-platform-for-renewable-energy-communities) ## Enterprise Linux as Container Images - **Managing entire infrastructure fleets via automated gitops pipelines** (15:06, 2min) — Synchronizing definition files through a target versioned workflow enables automated updates seamlessly propagated across independent fleets. [Learn more](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1610-enterprise-linux-as-container-images) ## Our GitOps approach for deploying an Identity Provider and an API Gateway in a SaaS company - **Summarizing the automated deployment pipeline and templating workflow** (12:26, 1min) — A full workflow walkthrough reveals how Go templates compile API schemas into deployable gateway routes and static web documentation. [Learn more](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/776-our-gitops-approach-for-deploying-an-identity-provider-and-an-api-gateway-in-a-saas-company)