GitOps operator
A GitOps operator is software that continuously reconciles a system’s runtime state with declarative configuration stored in a version-controlled source.
Automating API Delivery
A GitOps operator is software that continuously monitors a system and synchronizes it with desired configuration from a source such as a Git repository.
- How it is used
- Deploys and maintains API gateway configuration through pull-based synchronization with a Git repository.
- How deep it goes
- Explains monitoring, drift detection, state retrieval, application, placement, and security benefits without detailing operator implementation.
- Examples
- Uses manual gateway changes, decK diff, kubectl diff, Argo CD, and Flux as deployment examples.
- What you can do after
- Operate pull-based deployments that detect configuration drift and synchronize an API gateway with Git-managed desired state.
Kubernetes for Developers
A GitOps operator is a cluster-resident control loop that reconciles running resources with declarative configuration stored in a version-controlled repository.
- How it is used
- Maintains Kubernetes resources from version-controlled configuration through continuous reconciliation.
- How deep it goes
- Defines the control loop and contrasts it with event-driven deployment, but does not detail operator installation or configuration.
- Examples
- Uses Flux as an operator example and Cloud Build with kubectl apply as the contrasting pipeline approach.
- What you can do after
- Evaluate continuous reconciliation as a way to keep a Kubernetes cluster aligned with repository configuration.
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Related concepts
- ArgoCDincludes · Argo CD is a declarative GitOps continuous-delivery tool that deploys and synchronizes applications on Kubernetes from version-controlled configuration.
- pull-based deploymentimplements · A pull-based deployment is a deployment model in which an agent in or near the target environment retrieves and applies desired configuration changes.
- reconciliationimplements · Reconciliation is the process of comparing related states, records, or outputs to identify differences and, when needed, resolve them or bring them into agreement.
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