GitOps Deployment Strategies: A Comprehensive Comparison of Push vs Pull
What is GitOps? GitOps, a concept first introduced by Weaveworks in 2017, focuses on continuous deployment (CD) in cloud-native environments, particularly in Kubernetes-based systems. It involves managing all infrastructure configurations and application settings as code and versioning them through a Git repository. Push-Based Deployment Strategy The push-based approach operates similarly to traditional CI/CD pipelines, with the following key features and processes: Build and Deployment Process Build Phase A CI pipeline is triggered by a developer’s code push The CI server builds and tests the code Container images are built and uploaded to a registry Deployment Phase ...