Flux CD Has a Free API: GitOps for Kubernetes That's Actually Simple

Flux is a CNCF GitOps toolkit for Kubernetes. Unlike Argo CD which needs a central server, Flux runs as controllers inside your cluster — lighter, more Kubernetes-native. Why Flux? CNCF graduated — production-ready, widely adopted Controller-based — no separate server, runs in-cluster Multi-tenancy — native support for team isolation Helm + Kustomize — first-class support Image automation — auto-update images on new releases Install # Install CLI brew install fluxcd/tap/flux # Bootstrap (installs Flux + connects to Git) flux bootstrap github \ --owner = myorg \ --repository = fleet-infra \ --branch = main \ --path = clusters/production \ --personal Define Sources # Git source apiVersion : source.toolkit.fluxcd.io/v1 kind : GitRepository metadata : name : my-app namespace : flux-system spec : interval : 1m url : https://github.com/myorg/my-app ref : branch : main --- # Helm source apiVersion : source.toolkit.fluxcd.io/v1 kind : HelmRepository metadata : name : bitnami namespace : flux-s