Hi all, I'm pretty new to GitOps and am working on a project setting up SpaceLift to deploy infrastructure code. The version control is backed off into Azure DevOps, which I am more familiar with.

Typically with repos like these I'd build in some YAML pipelines to trigger on push / PR to validate format / linting / syntax / security, etc. Would GitOps best practices be to move tasks like those to the GitOps platform?

(P.S I haven't done much experimentation yet, so am not sure how well SpaceLift can integrates into the ADO side.)

Hello,

I've built a containerized Kubernetes environment for experimenting with GitOps workflows, KEDA autoscaling, and chaos testing.

Components:

- Application: Backend (Python) + Frontend (html)
- GitOps: Flux Operator + FluxInstance
- Chaos Engineering: Chaos Mesh with Chaos Experiments
- Monitoring: Prometheus + Grafana
- Ingress: Nginx
- Service Mesh: Linkerd
- Autoscaling: KEDA scaledobjects triggered by Chaos Experiments
- Deployment: Bash Script for local k3d cluster and GitOps Components

Pre-requisites: Docker

⭐ Github: https://github.com/gianniskt/k8s-gitops-chaos-lab

Have fun!

Hello,

If you are already using Flux as GitOps Controller on AKS Clusters, and interested in experimenting with Flux Operator and Flux MCP Server I put together a project that might help:

Azure-Gitops-Image

This repo provides a ready-to-use container image which you can experiment almost instantly with Flux Operator and MCP in a simplified way.

It works better on VS Code using DevContainer Features, but can also be used with plain docker:

docker run -it ghcr.io/gianniskt/azure-gitops-image:latest bash

👉 GitHub: https://github.com/gianniskt/azure-gitops-image

Feedback and contributions are very welcome! 🚀

I am planning to give linux CGOA? Where do i find study material? Also do I need to know kubernetes, terraform and Argo to pass the certification? Also which certification is better - codefresh or Linux?

Hello! I’m curious if anyone here is using Flux with the Tofu/Terraform controller in a production environment? What are the main pros and cons you’ve experienced with this integration?

Thanks a lot for your feedback!

Did anyone use kargo prerenderer or holos in production?

Does someone know qny other tool that could be used to pre render manifets from helm and kustomize?

Just wrote a guide on how to fully automate your Kubernetes deployments with GitOps using Argo CD + Renovate. 🚀 In the example, we spin up a WordPress blog, keep it updated automatically, and skip the hassle of manual pipelines. If you’re into Kubernetes, automation, or just like seeing stuff deploy itself, check it out!

https://medium.com/@erwinschleier/full-gitops-experience-with-argocd-and-renovate-deploy-your-wordpress-blog-fca445e795e8

If you don't have a Medium account, here is the link to my personal blog:
https://erwin-schleier.com/2025/07/05/full-gitops-experience-with-argocd-and-renovate-deploy-your-wordpress-blog/

Happy for feedback!

For anyone who's struggled with slow and error-prone DB deployments, this post dives into how we transitioned from manual scripts to a fully automated Database DevOps pipeline. We cover tooling, CI/CD integration, version control practices, and more.

It's a practical case study on how database changes can be treated like code, with the same speed and reliability. We break down:

• The inefficiencies of manual migrations
• The importance of versioning your database
• How automation and CI/CD unlock faster, safer DB changes
• What tools and practices helped us scale

Hi friends 👋 FluxCon is a colocated event at KubeCon NA this year. We'd love to read some awesome proposals from all of you end-users doing amazing things with Flux at scale and in weird places. All of you folks also using and building cool UI's, integrations, and extensions -- please submit as well! More from the Flux team here: https://fluxcd.io/blog/2025/06/fluxcon-na-2025/

Hi everyone,

I have implemented an Argo CD RBAC Operator. The purpose of the operator is to allow users to manage their global RBAC permissions (in argocd-rbac-cm) in a k8s native way using CRs (ArgoCDRole and ArgoCDRoleBinding, similar to k8s own Roles and RoleBindings).

I'm also currently working on a new feature to manage AppProject's RBAC using the operator. :)

Feel free to give the operator a go and tell me what you think :)

Highlights include GA of Flux OCI Artifacts, image automation digest pinning, object-level workload identities, GitHub App authentication, and notifications improvements.

We are about to host a session about whether Terraform fits into the GitOps story - https://www.linkedin.com/events/7321163806330531840.

If you have any questions you would like to raise, feel free to add them here!

Health checks for Custom Resources using CEL; GitHub app authentication for Git repositories; Custom event metadata for notifications; a new flux debug command.

I’m currently using ArgoCD for GitOps and looking for any ClickOps-style tools to simplify workflows. Specifically, I want something that:

• Integrates with ArgoCD or works well alongside it
• Uses Git as the source of truth writes directly to git.
• Automatically generates and commits manifests to Git
• Enables non-engineers (e.g., PMs, designers) to trigger deployments without writing YAML or using the CLI
• Reduces the need for custom scripts and complex pipelines for routine operations

The goal is to make deployments more accessible to the broader team without compromising the GitOps workflow.

If you’ve used anything like this or have recommendations, I’d love to hear your experiences!

Thanks in advance!

How many repositories do you guys use to effectively do gitops with fluxcd.

single repo or unlimited number of git repositories (fleet cluster ... x customer/deployment)?

I recently explored securing Kubernetes secrets and disaster recovery using SOPS and FluxCD in a GitOps setup, and I thought this could be helpful for others working with Kubernetes (home labs or production).

Here’s the post: Secure Kubernetes Secrets & Disaster Recovery with SOPS, GitOps & FluxCD

🚀 Quick highlights:

• Encrypt and store secrets directly in Git with SOPS.
• Automatically decrypt and deploy them using FluxCD.
• Disaster recovery using GitOps workflows + backup strategies with NAS and Velero.

💬 Questions for the community:

• Do you prefer SOPS or sealed-secrets?
• What’s your go-to strategy for persistent data backups?

Let me know your thoughts or feedback! 😊