Flux is a continuous delivery and GitOps toolkit for Kubernetes. It keeps clusters synchronized with declarative configuration stored in Git repositories, OCI artifacts, Helm repositories and storage buckets, automatically reconciling changes so deployed resources match their desired state.
The software uses Kubernetes custom resources and specialized controllers to manage Kustomize configurations, Helm releases, image updates and notifications. It supports multi-tenancy, multiple configuration repositories and integration with Prometheus and other components of the Kubernetes ecosystem.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Continuously reconciles Kubernetes clusters with their declared configuration.
- Supports Git repositories, OCI repositories, Helm repositories and storage buckets as sources.
- Deploys and manages applications using Kustomize and Helm.
- Automates container image discovery, policy selection and configuration updates.
- Supports multi-tenant environments and multiple configuration repositories.
- Provides alerts, event notifications and webhook receivers.
- Uses Kubernetes custom resources and controllers.
- Integrates with Prometheus and the wider Kubernetes ecosystem.
- Offers composable GitOps Toolkit APIs for building custom delivery systems.
- Bootstraps GitOps configuration on supported Kubernetes clusters.
Website: github.com/fluxcd/flux2
Support:
Developer: Flux maintainers
License: Apache License 2.0
Flux is written in Go. Learn Go with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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