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Create Git Pipeline on Rafay in 3 easy steps

Rafay’s Kubernetes Operations Platform includes a GitOps service that enables infrastructure orchestration (Infra GitOps) and application deployment (App GitOps) through multi-stage, git-triggered pipelines. In this blog post, we will discuss setting up a simple pipeline to sync cluster configuration to a Git repo in 3 easy steps.

In this example, we will start with a brownfield cluster that we will import and convert to a ‘Rafay managed’ cluster. We will then initiate a ‘system sync’ operation to write back the cluster configuration to a specified Git repo.

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Step 1: Create a GitOps Agent

We will first need to create a GitOps agent in a Docker instance or a Kubernetes cluster. This agent will enable secure connectivity to your repositories.

To create a GitOps agent, login to Rafay Console

  • Navigate to the GitOps section and select GitOps Agents.
  • Click on New Agent.
  • Fill in the form with appropriate values.

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Step 2: Add Repository

To add the repository, login to Rafay Console

  • Navigate to the Integrations section.
  • Select Repositories and click on New Repository.
  • Fill in all the necessary details as shown in screenshot below ( don’t forget to select the agent created in step 1).

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Step 3: Create Pipeline

  • Navigate to the GitOps section.
  • Select Pipelines and Click on New Pipeline.
  • Click on Add New Stage.
  • In the Action select System sync.
  • Fill in all the necessary details as shown in screenshot below ( don’t forget to select the repository created in step 2, in the Source Repository Section ).
  • Here we have selected cluster as included resource, user can appropriately select any other resource as required.

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  • Click on Add Trigger and fill in the details as shown the screenshot below.

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  • Add the Webhook url and Webhook Secret on the Github → Settings → Webhook section.

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The Process of creating a Git pipeline is now complete. You can now trigger the Pipeline from Rafay, sync the cluster configuration and manage any cluster operations from then on through Git.

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