DevOps · Flashcard
What is GitOps?
- AAn operating model that reconciles a cluster's live state to a declarative desired state stored in Git
- BA CI/CD pipeline that runs kubectl apply from the build server whenever code is merged to Git
- CA Git branching strategy that dictates how teams merge feature, release and hotfix branches
- DA hosted service that stores Kubernetes manifests and renders them as browsable documentation
Why this is the answer
GitOps is an operating model, not a tool or a Git host: Git holds the desired state and an in-cluster agent reconciles the cluster to it. It's not push CI running kubectl on merge (the model it replaces), not GitFlow (a branching strategy), and not a manifest storage or documentation service.
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