GitOps and Operations

Use failure-specific checks to trace source, build, artifact and deployment problems across a Git and GitOps workflow.

Understand why Kubernetes Secret base64 is not encryption, then separate encrypted Git content from the keys required to decrypt it.

Trace how Argo CD detects drift and applies desired state, and choose a recovery action with deletion and automation in mind.

Install Argo CD, define an AppProject, configure repository access and inspect the first application sync.

Understand the four GitOps principles and decide which repository holds application source and which holds deployment state.