GitOps Pattern
ELI5 — The Vibe Check
GitOps means Git is the single source of truth for EVERYTHING — code AND infrastructure. Push to the repo, and automation deploys it. Want to know what's running in production? Check the repo. Want to rollback? Git revert. It's Infrastructure as Code cranked to 11.
Real Talk
An operational framework where Git serves as the single source of truth for both application code and infrastructure configuration. Changes are made via pull requests, and automated agents (ArgoCD, Flux) continuously reconcile the live system state with the desired state declared in Git. Provides audit trails, easy rollbacks, and developer-familiar workflows.
When You'll Hear This
"With GitOps, deploying to production is just merging a PR — ArgoCD handles the rest." / "Rollback is just git revert — GitOps gives us an audit trail of every infrastructure change."
Related Terms
DevOps
DevOps is the culture and practice of tearing down the wall between the people who write code (Dev) and the people who run it in production (Ops).
Git
Git is like a magical save system for your code. Every time you save (commit), it remembers exactly what changed.
Infrastructure as Code Pattern
Infrastructure as Code means defining your servers, networks, and databases in code files instead of clicking buttons in a web console. Version it, review