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WeAreDevelopers LIVE • Oct 19, 2021

GitOps: The past, present and future

Roberth Strand

Stop granting pipelines elevated access to your infrastructure. Discover how a pull-based GitOps model prevents configuration drift and makes rollbacks as simple as reverting a commit.

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#1 about 5 min

Evolution from manual server management to continuous deployment

The transition from manual server configuration and SSH access to infrastructure as code and CI/CD pipelines.

#2 about 3 min

Defining GitOps and operations by pull requests

How adding automation to Git repositories differs from true GitOps and shift-left operational models.

#3 about 2 min

Introduction to Open GitOps and community standards

The formation of the Open GitOps project to provide standardized approaches and education for organizations.

#4 about 8 min

Four core principles defining a GitOps system

The essential requirements for GitOps, including declarative state, immutable versioning, automatic pulling, and continuous reconciliation.

#5 about 8 min

Key benefits of adopting a GitOps workflow

Advantages of GitOps such as faster deployment speeds, simplified security boundaries, built-in documentation, and flexible operator models.

#6 about 2 min

Overview of a typical GitOps deployment workflow

A walk-through of the process where source operators detect changes and update the target system state.

#7 about 3 min

Popular GitOps tools and CNCF ecosystem projects

Evaluating vendor-neutral GitOps solutions like Flux CD, Argo CD, Fleet, and Jenkins X within the CNCF ecosystem.

#8 about 2 min

Addressing common misconceptions and questions about GitOps

Clarifying that GitOps is not strictly limited to Git repositories or Kubernetes environments.

#9 about 2 min

Future trends and adoption rates for GitOps

Predictions for increased community standards, technology integrations, and broader adoption of operator models.

#10 about 3 min

Ways to contribute to the GitOps community

How to get involved by joining the CNCF Slack, contributing to open-source tools, and advocating for GitOps practices.

#11 about 2 min

Choosing between Helm and Kustomize for application definitions

Comparing the use cases and complexities of Helm charts versus Kustomize in a GitOps configuration.

#12 about 2 min

Strategies for advocating GitOps within engineering teams

Using practical demonstrations and whitepapers to showcase the immediate benefits of GitOps to stakeholders.

#13 about 2 min

Applying GitOps practices outside of Kubernetes environments

Exploring how GitOps principles can be adapted for serverless functions, cloud app services, and non-Kubernetes architectures.

#14 about 2 min

Understanding the self-managed nature of GitOps software agents

How operator and controller models run autonomously to detect and apply resource changes without manual intervention.

#15 about 2 min

Integrating configuration management tools like Ansible with GitOps

The potential and limitations of using configuration management tools like Ansible within a strict GitOps framework.

#16 about 2 min

The ongoing role of continuous integration pipelines in GitOps

Why traditional build pipelines remain necessary for compiling code before the GitOps deployment phase takes over.

#17 about 4 min

Managing secrets and security in a GitOps model

Best practices for securely handling encrypted secrets through external key management systems instead of storing them in Git.

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