andrewDoing/WhyFluxV2

Collection of documentation and resources on Flux v2

Flux v2 and the GitOps Toolkit

Flux v2

• Supports the same workflows as Flux v1, with more flexibility and using Kubernetes-native components.
• Existing Flux and Flux/Helm users are supported and migration is well supported.

getting_started.sh

• Based on: Get Started With Flux v2 Tutorial
• Requirements:
  • export GITHUB_USER=<github_username>
  • export GITHUB_TOKEN=<public_access_token>
  • The personal access token needs to create repositories (check all permissions under repo).
  • Azure CLI
  • Azure Login and subscription
  • A bash terminal
• What this script does:
  1. Installs flux
  2. Logs in to Azure CLI
  3. Creates a resource group and 2 AKS clusters
  4. Executes the staging bootstrap and workflow
  5. Executes the production bootstrap and workflow

terraform/github

• Use terraform to deploy FluxV2
• Documentation

Resources

• Flux v1 to v2 Migration Guide
• FAQ on Flux v2, including key differences from v1.
• Flux v2 Roadmap
• Migrate from the Helm Operator to the Helm Controller

GitOps Toolkit (GOTK)

• GOTK is a set of composable APIs and specialized tools that can be used to build a CI/CD platform on top of Kubernetes.
• Users can make their own workflows using the components.
• Third parties can extend GOTK with new components.