#bootstrap

Bootstrap Repository is a GitOps term for the repository that contains the starting configuration for a cluster or fleet. It helps teams, humans, and agents compare declared source state with running systems, then act without pretending a deployment did more than the evidence shows. Source context: Flux documentation.

“The team used Bootstrap Repository before lunch, so the release did not sprint into production wearing untied shoes.”

Cluster Bootstrap is a GitOps term for the first GitOps setup that installs controllers and base configuration. It helps teams, humans, and agents compare declared source state with running systems, then act without pretending a deployment did more than the evidence shows. Source context: Argo CD documentation; Flux documentation.

“The team used Cluster Bootstrap before lunch, so the release did not sprint into production wearing untied shoes.”