No, you don’t really have GitOps if your applications are deployed from imperative CI/CD pipelines. GitOps is more than just using Git.

It’s about making Git the single source of truth for your entire system’s desired state. If your deployments still rely on manually triggered pipelines or scripts outside of Git, you’re missing the core benefits. It’s just a fancy CI/CD.

With true GitOps, any change to the application is done via pull request to Git - application deployment is triggered automatically.

GitOps benefits? Increased auditability, simplified rollbacks, improved collaboration, and faster deployments. Everything is traceable and can be reverted to previous states in moments.

Is it easy to adopt full GitOps? No. It requires a shift in mindset and tooling. Is it worth it? Absolutely YES! The increased reliability and speed of delivery are invaluable 💪.

Is Git truly the single source of truth for your infrastructure and applications? If your deployment is automatic - great - but is it auditable?