What Is GitOps? | The Definitive Guide

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*What Is GitOps? | The Definitive Guide* 👉 Argo CD Repository: https://github.com/CloudWithVarJosh/ArgoCD-Basics-To-Production 👉 Argo CD Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmPit9IIdzwSR-4FP65oP3AoZCKBvbwXg 👉 Join the Channel to show your support: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaLKKEjj21ucnOYi45ZHwkw/join *Note:* This video is available early for Gold and Platinum members as a way to support the channel. It will be made public in 48 hours. In this lecture, we begin the Argo CD: Basics to Production series by first understanding GitOps from the ground up. Before introducing tools like Argo CD, it is important to clearly understand why GitOps exists, the problems it solves, and how it fundamentally changes the way applications and infrastructure are managed. We start by looking at how application delivery worked before GitOps, where application code, infrastructure, and configuration followed different workflows. We then define GitOps from a CNCF perspective, explain pull-based deployments and continuous reconciliation, and walk through repository structure, ownership, and an end-to-end GitOps workflow. This lecture sets the mental model required to correctly understand Argo CD in the upcoming sessions. 🛠 *What You’ll Learn Today* Why GitOps was needed and the problems it solves What GitOps is (CNCF OpenGitOps perspective) GitOps vs traditional CI/CD driven deployments Repository structure and ownership in GitOps Application repository vs application configuration repository GitOps workflow from code to continuous reconciliation Push-based vs pull-based deployment models Why Kubernetes is the natural home for GitOps Where Argo CD fits into the GitOps model ⏰ *Timestamps* 00:00:00 Introduction and Course Overview 00:01:18 Why GitOps Exists 00:14:30 What Is GitOps? (CNCF Perspective) 00:21:39 Repository Structure and Ownership in GitOps 00:30:04 GitOps Workflow: From Code to Continuous Reconciliation (Argo CD Context) 00:48:34 Deployment Models in Practice: Push-Based vs Pull-Based 00:52:52 Summary, Outro, and What’s Next 📚 *Other Courses* *Kubernetes* 👉 CKA 2025 Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmPit9IIdzwRjqD-l_sZBDdPlcSfKqpAt 👉 Kubernetes Projects: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmPit9IIdzwSv2zwizysG6OwWUACpQFN0 👉 Kubernetes Mega Project: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LXZm0Fryfw *CI/CD (Jenkins)* 👉 Jenkins Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmPit9IIdzwSiYCKOtXUGNwytXXiJ8Rv8 👉 GitHub Repository: https://github.com/CloudWithVarJosh/Jenkins-Basics-To-Production 🔗 *Stay Connected* 👉 LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/varun-joshi-2b516752 👉 GitHub: https://github.com/CloudWithVarJosh 🔖 Hashtags #GitOps #ArgoCD #CloudWithVarJosh #DevOps #Kubernetes #CNCF #CI #CD #GitOpsWorkflow #ContinuousReconciliation #PlatformEngineering