GitOps Explained for Beginners

GitOps takes the idea of version control and applies it to your entire infrastructure, making git the single source of truth for what should be running. It is a workflow, not a product.

The principle is simple: the desired state lives in a git repository, and a controller continuously reconciles the live system to match it. Changes happen through pull requests, not clicks.

• The repo describes the desired state of the system
• A controller reconciles live state to match
• Changes flow through pull requests and review
• Rollback is a git revert, not a manual fix

Adopt GitOps incrementally, starting with one service and expanding as the workflow clicks.