GitOps is an operational software development framework that enables organizations to manage IT infrastructure using Git and deliver software applications efficiently. It is an evolution of DevOps that combines Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) and DevOps best practices for designing a model that can instantly reproduce the system’s cloud infrastructure and manage architecture based on the state of Git repositories. GitOps relies on Git as a source control system and acts as a control mechanism for developing, editing, updating, and deleting system architecture. Simply put, it is the practice of deploying changes from Git to production Kubernetes clusters in a reliable and automated way.
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