GitOps Workflow Starter Kit
For DevOps engineers and sysadmins who need to stand up a declarative GitOps pipeline without spending a week in documentation rabbit holes.
Annotated Flux v2 + ArgoCD configs, GitHub Actions CI templates, and a PDF guide that gets sysadmins managing Kubernetes workloads declaratively in an afternoon.
- ▸Master orientation guide — GitOps concepts, Flux and ArgoCD setup walkthroughs, day-two operations, and a troubleshooting reference (~5,500 words)
- ▸Flux vs. ArgoCD decision matrix — clear SMB recommendation so you stop second-guessing and start deploying
- ▸20-item pre-deploy checklist — catches cluster, RBAC, secrets, and network problems before they bite you mid-bootstrap
- ▸Annotated Flux v2 configs — gotk-sync.yaml, helm-release.yaml, kustomization.yaml with every field explained
- ▸Annotated ArgoCD configs — application.yaml, app-of-apps.yaml, project.yaml with RBAC, sync policy, and health checks
- ▸GitHub Actions CI templates — PR validation workflow that blocks bad manifests before they hit your cluster; Slack/Teams notification workflow for post-merge visibility
- ▸CI setup guide — explains the CI/CD split, secrets setup, and read-only kubeconfig generation
## goes-well-with
From the same shelf
Kubernetes + Helm Starter Kit for Sysadmins
Annotated Helm chart templates and a kubectl cheat sheet that let a sysadmin deploy their first K8s workload without reading three docs sites.
Kubernetes & kubectl Command Toolkit
The kubectl + Helm reference kit every DevOps engineer bookmarks — annotated YAML starters, command cheat sheets, and troubleshooting flowcharts in one printable bundle.
Terraform IaC Starter Kit for Sysadmins
10 annotated Terraform/OpenTofu configs for AWS and Azure — get from zero to running infrastructure in one afternoon.
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One practical write-up a week from the same workbench these kits come from — plus reader pricing when new kits ship.