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What are common failure modes of GitOps (Argo CD / Flux)?
What are common failure modes of GitOps (Argo CD / Flux)?
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Common failures around GitOps (Argo CD / Flux): blocking the hot path, ignoring backpressure, and weak timeout/retry design. kubectl apply snowflakes bypassing Git.
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Failure modes for GitOps (Argo CD / Flux): Known pitfalls: kubectl apply snowflakes bypassing Git. • Missing timeouts / unbounded retries • No backpressure when downstream slows • Assuming ordering/guarantees the runtime does not provide How seniors prevent them: PR for prod changes; app-of-apps; progressive sync waves. Parent context: Baseline: Desired cluster state lives in Git; controller reconciles continuously. CI builds images; CD is pull-based sync from Git.
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Name concrete failure modes and the mitigation for each — that scores higher than a vague “it can fail.” Desired cluster state lives in Git; controller reconciles continuously. CI builds images; CD is pull-based sync from Git. Auditable deploys.
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Parent context — GitOps (Argo CD / Flux)
Baseline: Desired cluster state lives in Git; controller reconciles continuously. CI builds images; CD is pull-based sync from Git.
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