From DevOps to GitOps - Supercharging Your Kubernetes Workload Deployments

Learn how to revolutionize Kubernetes workload deployments through GitOps methodologies in this 45-minute conference talk from All Things Open 2024. Discover how to move beyond manual resource creation in Kubernetes by implementing automated deployment systems using the Flux Project and software engineering best practices. Master the process of documenting workload configuration changes, enabling peer reviews from network engineers, and maintaining transparent audit trails through Git repositories. Explore practical techniques for declaring desired states in configuration files, managing automatic deployments, and implementing rollback procedures for maintaining system stability. Gain insights into bootstrapping compact clusters for experimental work and proof-of-concept projects, while learning scalable approaches for managing larger Kubernetes environments. Through hands-on demonstrations, understand how to leverage your preferred editor and Git repository to create an efficient, automated infrastructure deployment pipeline.