Learn FLUXCD-GITOPS with Real Code Examples

Install FluxCD CLI (`flux`) on local machine

Bootstrap Flux in Kubernetes cluster (`flux bootstrap`) using Git repository

Set up Git repository with manifests, Helm charts, or Kustomize overlays

Configure secrets for Git and container registries

Verify controllers are running and reconciliations succeed

Install Flux CLI

Bootstrap Flux to Kubernetes cluster

Configure Git repository with manifests or charts

Set up secrets and container registry access

Verify controllers are running

Kustomization.yaml - Kustomize overlay resource

HelmRelease.yaml - Helm deployment resource

GitRepository.yaml - source repository reference

ImageUpdateAutomation.yaml - image automation config

Secret management files (SOPS/sealed-secrets)

flux bootstrap github <org>/<repo>

flux create source git <name> --url=<repo_url>

flux create kustomization <name> --path=./apps/webapp

flux reconcile kustomization <name>

flux get all

Supports UTF-8 in manifests and Git repos

Time-zone aware cron jobs for automated deployments

Multi-region GitOps management

Notifications can be localized via messaging tools

GitOps workflows are universally compatible with Git

Web and CLI interfaces

Kubernetes-native controllers accessible via kubectl

Reconciliation visible in Git commits

Notifications for multi-team awareness

Supports multi-cluster visibility

Flux CLI for monitoring

Grafana dashboards for cluster metrics

Optional Web UI via Weaveworks integrations

Notifications via Slack, Teams, Email

No native heavy GUI; CLI and GitOps are primary interface

Track reconciliation status

Monitor applied manifests and Helm releases

Detect drift between Git and cluster

Clean up outdated resources

Audit deployment events

Git repository stores desired state

Cluster state stored in etcd

Secrets managed with SOPS or SealedSecrets

Deployment metrics and events logged

Artifacts like Helm charts stored in Git or Helm repo