In this expert-led webinar, Christian Hernandez (Argo Project Maintainer, Head of Community at Akuity) walks through GitOps best practices, principles and advanced strategies to optimize your Kubernetes workflows.
GitOps has transformed the way Kubernetes deployments are managed, bringing automation, security, and reliability to modern DevOps workflows. But as GitOps adoption grows, many teams struggle with managing application dependencies, handling secrets, and optimizing CI/CD pipelines.
What you’ll learn:
- GitOps best practices and why they matter
- How to manage Kubernetes YAML efficiently
- Kustomize vs Helm: Which one should you use?
- CI/CD workflows with GitOps
- Managing secrets in Argo CD
Ready to take your GitOps knowledge to the next level? Explore these resources:
Download the GitOps Best Practices E-book: https://landing.akuity.io/gitops-best-practices-whitepaper
Christian’s Example Repo: https://github.com/christianh814/example-kubernetes-go-repo
Gerald Nunn’s (Red Hat) GitOps Standards: https://github.com/gnunn-gitops/standards
Blake’s (Akuity) Blog on Terraform to GitOps: https://akuity.io/blog/yet-another-take-on-integrating-terraform-with-argo-cd
Learn about the Akuity platform: https://akuity.io/
Watch more GitOps webinars and on-demand sessions: https://akuity.io/resources
Part 2 of our webinar series is up! Check out Argo CD Up and Running here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yATHNHLWj-M&ab_channel=Akuity
Part 3 of our webinar series is up! Check out Why CI/CD Pipelines Struggle with GitOps (And How Kargo Fixes It):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ThJQZHBqpU&ab_channel=Akuity
Timestamps:
0:00 Introduction
7:41 Manifest Templating and Patching
24:28 GitOps Repository Directory Structures
33:17 CI/CD with GitOps
38:57 The Rendered Manifests Pattern
56:40 Q&A
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