GitOps Intensive: Declarative Ops
Reconcile loops, drift detection, and PR hygiene for clusters that should match Git, not drift.
You operate a sample cluster with intentional drift, then practice detection and automated remediation paths. We emphasize PR discipline and reviewer load—not just installing another controller.
What the syllabus includes
- Repo layout patterns for env separation
- RBAC sketches for platform vs product teams
- Drift game day with seeded mutations
- Observability hooks for reconcile latency
- PR template pack for infra changes
- Secrets distribution overview (SOPS-style patterns)
- Office hour on reconciler failure modes
Artifacts you leave with
- Restore a deliberately drifted namespace from Git in under 15 minutes
- Draft an RBAC matrix for two fictional squads
- Ship three reviewed PRs through the class repo
Lead mentor
Minh Chau — Platform engineer; contributes internal runbooks on reconcile hygiene.
Duration: 6 weeks · mixed async · Format: self-paced · Category: portfolio projects · Level: intermediate
Price (informational): 15,600 THB — see Money-Back Policy for eligibility notes.
FAQ
We provide cloud sandboxes. Local kind/k3d setups are optional stretch goals.
We compare trade-offs once, then pick Flux for shared labs to keep focus on process.
Service mesh installation and mTLS bootstrapping are not part of this cohort.
Participant notes
GitOps Intensive’s drift lab mirrored a production incident we had last quarter—without the pager stress.
PR template pack alone saved me from writing the same comment ten times a week.