{"id":369,"slug":"gitops","name":"GitOps","short_description":"GitOps is an operational framework that takes DevOps best practices and applies them to infrastructure automation.","url":"https://github.com/topics/gitops","github_count":2942,"created_by":null,"logo_url":null,"released":null,"wikipedia_url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/gitops","related_topics":["devops","winops","git","gitflow","devsecops","infrastructure-automation","infrastructure-as-code","containerization","monitoring","observability"],"aliases":[],"github_url":null,"content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGitOps\u003c/strong\u003e is an operational framework that takes DevOps best practices used for application development such as version control, collaboration, compliance, and CI/CD, and applies them to infrastructure automation. GitOps uses Git repositories as a single source of truth to deliver infrastructure as code.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch1 id=\"gitops-delivers\"\u003eGitOps delivers:\u003c/h1\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eA standard workflow for application development\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eIncreased security for setting application requirements upfront\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eImproved reliability with visibility and version control through Git\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eConsistency across any cluster, any cloud, and any on-premise environment\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch1 id=\"key-components-of-a-gitops-workflow\"\u003eKey components of a GitOps workflow\u003c/h1\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThere are four key components to a GitOps workflow, a Git repository, a continuous delivery (CD) pipeline, an application deployment tool, and a monitoring system.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eThe Git repository is the source of truth for the application configuration and code.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eThe CD pipeline is responsible for building, testing, and deploying the application.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eThe deployment tool is used to manage the application resources in the target environment.\u003c/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eThe monitoring system tracks the application performance and provides feedback to the development team.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\n","created_at":"2024-07-29T13:42:07.258Z","updated_at":"2026-04-13T00:12:39.216Z","topic_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/topics/gitops","html_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/topics/gitops","projects_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects?keyword=gitops","lists_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/lists?topic=gitops"}