GitOps Best Practices I Wish I Had Known Before
Getting started with GitOps can feel like trying to herd cats through a YAML factory while the factory is on fire. It’s one of those things that seems like it ought to be simple (just use Git!), but in practice is much more complex — and you may not realize how much more complex until you’re weeks or more into a project. After years of running GitOps workflows in production across dozens of clusters, I’ve collected a list of best practices that I’m hoping can save you from having to make many of the mistakes I’ve made. Think of it as the GitOps cheat sheet I wish I’d had from Day 1.
