GitOps and FluxCD: from understanding the paradigm to running production-grade continuous delivery in Kubernetes.https://gitops.bradpenney.io/ Brad Penneyen Wed, 08 Jul 2026 21:53:29 -0000 Wed, 08 Jul 2026 21:53:29 -0000 1440 MkDocs RSS plugin - v1.19.0 https://gitops.bradpenney.io/images/exploring_gitops.png https://gitops.bradpenney.io/ A progressive guide to GitOps and FluxCD — from understanding the paradigm to running production-grade continuous delivery in Kubernetes. https://gitops.bradpenney.io/ Wed, 08 Jul 2026 21:52:43 -0300 Exploring GitOpshttps://gitops.bradpenney.io/ A plain-language reference to the Flux resources developers meet in a cluster: OCIRepository, Kustomization, HelmRelease, and GitRepository explained. https://gitops.bradpenney.io/day_one/flux_resources/ Wed, 08 Jul 2026 21:52:43 -0300 Exploring GitOpshttps://gitops.bradpenney.io/day_one/flux_resources/ GitOps explained for developers and new team members. Learn what changed, why it changed, and how to work confidently with a FluxCD-enabled cluster. https://gitops.bradpenney.io/day_one/overview/ Wed, 08 Jul 2026 21:52:43 -0300 Exploring GitOpshttps://gitops.bradpenney.io/day_one/overview/ The kubectl commands that tell you whether Flux reconciled your changes — and how to read the error conditions when reconciliation fails. https://gitops.bradpenney.io/day_one/reading_flux_status/ Wed, 08 Jul 2026 21:52:43 -0300 Exploring GitOpshttps://gitops.bradpenney.io/day_one/reading_flux_status/ GitOps explained from first principles — what problem it solves, how declared desired state drives your cluster, and where FluxCD fits in. https://gitops.bradpenney.io/day_one/what_is_gitops/ Wed, 08 Jul 2026 21:52:43 -0300 Exploring GitOpshttps://gitops.bradpenney.io/day_one/what_is_gitops/ How enterprise GitOps works: your CI pipeline builds a versioned OCI artifact, Flux reads it from your artifact registry, and your cluster reconciles. https://gitops.bradpenney.io/day_one/your_flux_workflow/ Wed, 08 Jul 2026 21:52:43 -0300 Exploring GitOpshttps://gitops.bradpenney.io/day_one/your_flux_workflow/ Your edge stack — Traefik, cert-manager, external-dns — deployed with zero manual commands: a versioned OCI artifact, a Flux Kustomization, and nothing else. https://gitops.bradpenney.io/essentials/deploying_the_edge_stack/ Wed, 08 Jul 2026 21:52:43 -0300 Exploring GitOpshttps://gitops.bradpenney.io/essentials/deploying_the_edge_stack/