#devops

GitOps is a GitOps term for using Git as the source of truth for declarative infrastructure and application operations. 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: OpenGitOps principles; Argo CD documentation; Flux documentation.

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

GitOps Controller is a GitOps term for software that observes source and live state, then reconciles resources safely. 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: Kubernetes controller pattern; Argo CD documentation; Flux documentation.

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

GitRepository Source is a GitOps term for a Flux source object that points to a Git repository. 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 GitRepository Source before lunch, so the release did not sprint into production wearing untied shoes.”

Health Check is a GitOps term for a public-safe signal that says whether an application or resource is usable. 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.

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

Helm Chart is a GitOps term for a package format for Kubernetes resources and templates. 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 Helm Chart before lunch, so the release did not sprint into production wearing untied shoes.”

Helm Controller is a GitOps term for a Flux controller that manages Helm releases declaratively. 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 Helm Controller before lunch, so the release did not sprint into production wearing untied shoes.”

HelmRelease is a GitOps term for a declarative Flux object for managing a Helm chart release. 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 HelmRelease before lunch, so the release did not sprint into production wearing untied shoes.”

HelmRepository Source is a GitOps term for a Flux source object that points to Helm chart storage. 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 HelmRepository Source before lunch, so the release did not sprint into production wearing untied shoes.”

Human Approval Gate is a GitOps term for a required human decision before a change proceeds. 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: OpenGitOps principles.

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

Image Automation is a GitOps term for updating deployment source when an allowed image version is available. 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 Image Automation before lunch, so the release did not sprint into production wearing untied shoes.”

Image Tag Drift is a GitOps term for a mismatch between the image tag in source and the running image evidence. 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 Image Tag Drift before lunch, so the release did not sprint into production wearing untied shoes.”

ImagePolicy is a GitOps term for a Flux image automation rule that selects an image version. 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 ImagePolicy before lunch, so the release did not sprint into production wearing untied shoes.”

ImageUpdateAutomation is a GitOps term for a Flux workflow that writes selected image updates back to Git. 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 ImageUpdateAutomation before lunch, so the release did not sprint into production wearing untied shoes.”

Immutable Artifact is a GitOps term for a build or package that should not change after publication. 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: OpenGitOps principles.

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

Infrastructure Repository is a GitOps term for a repository containing infrastructure definitions and environment state. 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: OpenGitOps principles.

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

Kubernetes Manifest is a GitOps term for YAML or JSON that declares Kubernetes resource state. 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; Kubernetes controller pattern.

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

Kustomize Controller is a GitOps term for a Flux controller that applies Kustomize-based 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: Flux documentation.

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

Kustomize Overlay is a GitOps term for a layer of patches and settings applied on top of a base manifest. 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 Kustomize Overlay before lunch, so the release did not sprint into production wearing untied shoes.”

Kyverno Policy is a GitOps term for a Kubernetes-native policy rule for validating, mutating, or generating resources. 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: Kubernetes controller pattern.

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

Live State is a GitOps term for the current running condition of a cluster, application, or resource. 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; Kubernetes controller pattern.

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