GitOps ditches hand-rolled deployment scripts for a cleaner, declarative model. Git becomes the truth. Agents like Argo CD or Flux CD watch for changes and sync your clusters on their own.

It’s not just about pushing YAML. Good GitOps setups lean on Kustomize for modular config, wire in automated image updates, and roll out changes safely with Argo Rollouts. Want guardrails? Add OPA or Kyverno to enforce policy.

Big picture: GitOps flips CI/CD on its head. GitOps trades step-by-step deployments for event-driven automation, all versioned like proper infrastructure should be.