Examining the impact of architectural choices on GitOps’ effectiveness
GitOps is inherently aligned with Kubernetes’ declarative approach to managing infrastructure, where the desired state of the system is described in code. This state is checked into a Git repository, which then serves as the single source of truth. The effectiveness of GitOps is contingent on how well the architectural choices support a declarative model that enables the following aspects:
- Version control: Tracking changes over time, providing a historical context, and enabling rollback to previous states
- Change management: Facilitating peer reviews and approvals for changes to infrastructure code, enhancing the quality and security of deployments
- Automated synchronization: Ensuring that the actual state of the system automatically converges to the desired state defined in the repository
Architectural choices impacting GitOps
When considering the impact of architectural choices...