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FluxCD

The GitOps family of projects.

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Overview

Flux is a tool that automatically ensures that the state of a cluster matches the config in git. It uses an operator in the cluster to trigger deployments inside Kubernetes, which means you don't need a separate CD tool. It monitors all relevant image repositories, detects new images, and updates the desired state in git accordingly.

✨ Key Features

  • Declarative GitOps continuous delivery
  • Automated cluster synchronization from Git
  • Kustomize and Helm support
  • Multi-tenancy and multi-cluster capabilities
  • Image update automation
  • Extensible with a rich ecosystem of controllers

🎯 Key Differentiators

  • More modular and extensible architecture (Toolkit components)
  • Lighter weight and more focused on the core GitOps reconciliation loop
  • Strong integration with Kubernetes-native tooling

Unique Value: Provides a flexible, lightweight, and highly extensible toolkit for implementing GitOps on Kubernetes.

🎯 Use Cases (4)

Continuous delivery for Kubernetes Automated cluster configuration management Keeping container images up-to-date automatically Managing fleets of Kubernetes clusters

✅ Best For

  • Automating the deployment of applications to Kubernetes by monitoring a Git repository for changes.

💡 Check With Vendor

Verify these considerations match your specific requirements:

  • Teams that require a rich graphical user interface out-of-the-box
  • Orchestrating complex, multi-step workflows (Argo Workflows is better)

🏆 Alternatives

Argo CD

Often chosen over Argo CD by teams who prefer a more minimal, API-driven, and modular tool without a built-in UI.

💻 Platforms

API CLI

🔌 Integrations

GitHub GitLab Bitbucket Helm Kustomize Prometheus SOPS

💰 Pricing

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Free Tier Available

Free tier: Open source, self-hosted.

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