GitOps

GitOps extends infrastructure-as-code by using Git workflows (pull requests, code review, merge) to manage infrastructure changes. Automated operators watch the Git repository and reconcile the actual state with the desired state declared in Git. Benefits include full audit trail (every change is a Git commit), easy rollback (revert the Git commit), consistency (Git is the single source of truth), and developer experience (familiar Git workflow for infrastructure). Tools like Argo CD, Flux, and Terraform Cloud implement GitOps patterns. It's particularly popular in Kubernetes environments.