GitOps Glossary Definition

GitOps is a Cloud container or Kubernetes concept used to package, schedule, run, or manage application workloads across distributed infrastructure.

GitOps is a DevOps platform concept used to standardize developer workflows, automate cloud operations, and make delivery capabilities available through self-service tools.

Platform engineers and developers use this concept when standardizing application packaging, scheduling workloads, and running services across clusters.

Related concepts include Container, Container Orchestration and Cluster.

Additional Resource: CNCF Cloud Native Glossary.

Platform teams use this concept to give developers reliable paved paths for building, deploying, observing, and operating services.

Related concepts include DevOps, Platform Engineering and Site Reliability Engineering.

Additional Resource: OpenGitOps Principles.