GitOps Safety: Rendering Accurate ArgoCD Diffs Directly on Pull Requests

Learn how to enhance GitOps safety through accurate visualization of manifest changes in a 25-minute conference talk from CNCF. Explore the challenges of parsing Helm templates and Kustomize patches while discovering a novel approach to rendering precise ArgoCD diffs directly on pull requests. Master the implementation of ephemeral clusters for visualizing code changes without accessing live infrastructure, and understand how to integrate this methodology into CI/CD pipelines for preventing deployment errors. Examine current tools and methods for ArgoCD change visualization, their limitations, and gain insights into a new tool that streamlines code reviews. Evaluate the capabilities, constraints, and future development possibilities of this innovative approach to GitOps safety and configuration management.