Aug 12, 2026
GitOps, explained
An interactive walkthrough of GitOps — what it is, why Git is the source of truth, and how changes flow to the cluster.
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interactive explainer
open fullscreen ↗GitOps is easier to feel than to describe in a wall of text. Use the interactive explainer below — then come back to the short field notes.
What to watch for
- Git as the source of truth for desired state
- Controllers reconciling the cluster to match Git
- Pull requests as the change and audit path
- Rollback as “revert the commit,” not SSH and hope
Prefer reading?
See also: GitOps that teams actually adopt for the practical team habits that make GitOps stick.