Continuously Reconciled
The fourth GitOps principle: software agents continuously observe actual system state and attempt to apply the desired state.
In more detail
The words continuously and attempt matter: the loop repeats, and it may fail and report back. Applying each commit once and ignoring later drift breaks it.
Related terms
- reconciliation — The repeated check-and-fix loop in which a program compares desired state with observed state and changes the world to match.
- continuous — In GitOps, reconciliation keeps happening over time; it does not have to be instantaneous.
Taught in
- A Hotfix At 3 A.M.: Who Wins At 3:05? — Certified GitOps Associate (CGOA) Exam Prep
- Seven Steps Called GitOps: The Declarative Principle — Certified GitOps Associate (CGOA) Exam Prep
- Twelve Keys To Production: Pulled Automatically — Certified GitOps Associate (CGOA) Exam Prep
- An Hour Without Payments: Continuously Reconciled — Certified GitOps Associate (CGOA) Exam Prep
- Principles Sprint: Six Setups, One Question — Certified GitOps Associate (CGOA) Exam Prep
- Three Minutes Of Waiting: Pull Versus Event-Driven — Certified GitOps Associate (CGOA) Exam Prep
- Forty-Six Of Sixty: The Mock And What It Tells You — Certified GitOps Associate (CGOA) Exam Prep
- The Evening Before: Final Review — Certified GitOps Associate (CGOA) Exam Prep