flux2/docs/index.md

# GitOps Toolkit

The GitOps Toolkit is a set of composable APIs and specialized tools
that can be used to build a Continuous Delivery platform on top of Kubernetes.

These tools are build with Kubernetes controller-runtime libraries, and they
can be dynamically configured with Kubernetes custom resources either by
cluster admins or by other automated tools.
The GitOps Toolkit components interact with each other via Kubernetes
events and are responsible for the reconciliation of their designated API objects.

!!! hint "Work in Progress"
    We envision a future where **Flux v2** and **Helm Operator v2** will be assembled from
    the GitOps Toolkit components. The Flux CD team is looking for feedback and help as
    the toolkit is in an active experimentation phase.
    If you wish to take part in this quest please reach out to us on Slack or GitHub.

![overview](diagrams/gitops-toolkit.png)

Target features:

- Source management
- Kustomize and Helm support
- Event-based and on-a-schedule reconciliation
- Role-based reconciliation (multi-tenancy)
- Health assessment (clusters and workloads)
- Dependency management (infra and workloads)
- Alerting to external systems (webhook senders)
- External events handling (webhook receivers)
- Source write-back (automated patching)
- Policy driven validation (OPA, admission controllers)
- Seamless integration with Git providers (GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket)
- Interoperability with workflow providers (GitHub Actions, Tekton, Argo)
- Interoperability with CAPI providers

Components:

- [Toolkit CLI](https://github.com/fluxcd/flux2)
- [Source Controller](components/source/controller.md)
    - [GitRepository CRD](components/source/gitrepositories.md)
    - [HelmRepository CRD](components/source/helmrepositories.md)
    - [HelmChart CRD](components/source/helmcharts.md)
    - [Bucket CRD](components/source/buckets.md)
- [Kustomize Controller](components/kustomize/controller.md)
    - [Kustomization CRD](components/kustomize/kustomization.md)
- [Helm Controller](components/helm/controller.md)
    - [HelmRelease CRD](components/helm/helmreleases.md)
- [Notification Controller](components/notification/controller.md)
    - [Provider CRD](components/notification/provider.md)
    - [Alert CRD](components/notification/alert.md)
    - [Receiver CRD](components/notification/receiver.md)

## Get Started

!!!hint "Get started with the GitOps Toolkit!"
    Following this [guide](get-started/index.md) will just take a couple of minutes to complete: After installing the `flux` binary and running a couple of very simple commands, you will have a GitOps workflow setup which involves a staging and a production cluster.

## Community

The GitOps Toolkit is always looking for new contributors and there are a multitude of ways to get involved. Depending on what you want to do, some of the following bits might be your first steps:

- Join our upcoming dev meetings ([meeting access and agenda](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1l_M0om0qUEN_NNiGgpqJ2tvsF2iioHkaARDeh6b70B0/view))
- Talk to us in the #flux channel on [CNCF Slack](https://slack.cncf.io/)
- Join the [planning discussions](https://github.com/fluxcd/flux2/discussions)
- And if you are completely new to the GitOps Toolkit, take a look at our [Get Started guide](get-started/index.md) and give us feedback
- Check out [how to contribute](contributing/index.md) to the project

## Featured Talks
- 12 Oct 2020 - [Rawkode Live: Introduction to GitOps Toolkit with Stefan Prodan](https://youtu.be/HqTzuOBP0eY)
- 4 Sep 2020 - [KubeCon/CloudNativeCon Europe: The road to Flux v2 and Progressive Delivery with Stefan Prodan & Hidde Beydals](https://youtu.be/8v94nUkXsxU)
- 25 June 2020 - [Cloud Native Nordics: Introduction to GitOps & GitOps Toolkit with Alexis Richardson & Stefan Prodan](https://youtu.be/qQBtSkgl7tI)
- 7 May 2020 - [GitOps Days - Community Special: GitOps Toolkit Experimentation with Stefan Prodan](https://youtu.be/WHzxunv4DKk?t=6521)

### Upcoming Meetups
- 19 Oct 2020 - [The Power of GitOps with Flux & GitOps Toolkit - Part 1](https://www.meetup.com/GitOps-Community/events/273640196/)
- 2 Nov 2020 - [The Power of GitOps with Flux & GitOps Toolkit - Part 2](https://www.meetup.com/GitOps-Community/events/273934676/)

We are looking forward to seeing you with us!